Robin Belfield
theatre director | writer | educator
ABOUT ME
Born in The Bahamas, I'm a theatre director, writer and educator with experience in making theatre of different scales and in a variety of settings - from Shakespeare to verbatim theatre.
I'm passionate about developing new talent and pride myself on the collaborative nature of my working process.
LATEST
Princess Essex by Anne Odeke
(Now playing at Shakespeare's Globe)
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It’s Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1908. Princess Dinubolu of Senegal enters a beauty contest at the iconic Kursaal, Europe’s biggest entertainment complex. Meet: Princess Essex.
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A fast-paced, music-filled, empowering comedy based on the incredible true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK.
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"Saucy and subversive...
Robin Belfield's Assured Production"
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The Times
​​"Excellent direction"
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London Theatre Reviews
​​"POwerful"
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All That Dazzles
​​"exhilarating"
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Afridiziak
"robin is a generous collaborator who is
super-skilled at making Shakespeare
relevant for our times"
Ingrid Mackinnon (Movement & Intimacy Director)
Get in touch
Represented by:
Michelle McGivern
Wright and Murray Creative Management
+44 (0)20 3092 374
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Headshot Photography: Chris Georghiou