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Rob Salmon: Director

Rob is a Theatre Director and Arts Educator who specialises in artist/talent development and is the Head of Creative Engagement at the world-famous Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.

He has more than 20 years of experience as a director and facilitator where he has led over 150 productions, ranging from five-star work on the fringe to sell-out actor-musician productions in venues across the UK.  He has devised and delivered numerous education, youth, and community theatre projects for organisations including New Vic Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse (Leeds Playhouse), Salisbury Playhouse, Dukes Theatre Lancaster, and the New Wolsey Theatre, where he was the Associate Director (2008-20) and the Festival Director of Pulse Festival/Pulse Presents (2013-20).  Rob is the founder and Artistic Director of the multi-award recognised theatre company People You May Know.

Jack and the Beanstalk is Rob’s 15th Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto written by Peter Rowe, having directed Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, and last year’s Robin Hood at The Varieties.

Work directed by Rob has been seen by almost half a million people and includes:  Aladdin and Jack & the Beanstalk (with Peter Rowe), Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood, Sleeping Beauty, Dick Whittington, Beauty and the Beast, The Laramie Project, The 39 Steps, Be My Baby, Woyzeck, The Wind in the Willows, How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found, DNA, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Turn of the Screw, The Crucible, Four Nights in Knaresborough, Grimm Tales, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Vernon God Little, Jack Sheppard, Our Town, and The Dumb Waiter (New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich); Aladdin, Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood, Dick Whittington, Guys & Dolls, Oliver! and The Wizard of Oz (Stafford Gatehouse Theatre); Eckerslike & Sons, The Buskateers, The Secret Seven, and The Famous Five (Markmark Theatre Company); Spring Awakening, Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! Polly Honeycombe, The Elephant Man, and Lancaster Tales (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster); The Cemetery Path, Movings Stories, and Face It  (New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme); Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Salisbury Playhouse); Contributor for The Time of Your Life and Dramaturg for Institute (Gecko Theatre Co.); Dramaturg for Police Cops (Police Cops Theatre Co.); You The Makers (Birmingham Rep/Liverpool Everyman); Romeo & Juliet (RSC Open Stages); Reading for Material Girl (Theatre by the Lake); This is All for You, Nice Guys, The Goldilocks Principle, Births, Deaths & Marriages, Frequently Asked Questions, and Party Piece (People You May Know).

Social media: Twitter: @crateoflearning / Instagram: @robdirector