Theatre Director //
Movement Director //
Sound Designer //
Neil is Artistic Director of ThickSkin, An award winning theatre company based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. He has directed work that has toured the UK and to New York and Brazil, Winning numerous awards at the Edinburgh Fringe including a Fringe First for ‘How Not To Drown’ in 2019.
As an experienced workshop leader and teacher he has led workshops and residencies all over the world in devising and physical theatre.
He was Associate Director for Frantic Assembly, directing 11 Ignition project performances and the national tour of Anna Jordan’s ‘The Unreturning’ for which he was nominated for ‘Best Director’ at the Off West End awards 2019.
As Associate Movement Director on the multi-award winning ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ until 2021, he worked on the shows in London, New York, Melbourne, San Fransisco and Hamburg.
Neil was nominated for a What’s On Stage award for the sound design on ThickSkin’s Blood Harmony in 2023. Most recently he composed the music and sound for Peak Stuff which has been touring the UK.
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