CV
Mark Bell as Trevor in The Play That Goes Wrong. Duchess Theatre 2015.
MARK BELL
Curriculum Vitae
Directing
2023 Iolanthe R&D for tour in 2024
2023 Windfall Southwark Playhouse
2022 Cluedo UK National No 1 Tour
2021/22 Horse Country Flying Bridge
Wilton’s Music Hall, touring and Edinburgh Festival 2022
2021/22 Sirens, Men & Crabs Teatro Pomodoro
Unity Liverpool & tour
2020 The Tenants NYC Winterfest
Winner best new play & best Director
2019 The Academy R&D for TV Comedy
2019 Alice in Sunderland NT New Works
Next R&D postponed until 2024
2018-Present La Obra que Sale Mal Various Theatres Mexico
2018 Home R&D Liverpool Everyman
2017-Present The Play That Goes Wrong Lyceum/NWS, Broadway
Winner: Best Direction of a Play 2017 Broadwayworld
2016-2020 The Comedy About a Bank Robbery Criterion London
Best New Comedy nominee Olivier Awards 2017
2016-Present Che Diastro Di Commedia Various, Rome & Touring
2016 Waiting For Waiting For Godot St James Theatre WE
2015-Present Ma Este Megbukunk Central Szinhaz Budapest
2015 The Titanic Orchestra The Pleasance
Comedy Director
2015 Blue Bloods Riverside Hammersmith
By Anna Jordan
2015 The Revengers Tragedy RCSSD
2014 Uncle Vanya St James Theatre
Comedy Director
2014 - Current The Play That Goes Wrong The Duchess, London
And 5 UK no. 1 tours
Winner: Best New Comedy 2015 Olivier Awards
Winner: Best New Play 2015 Broadway World UK Awards
Winner: Best New Comedy 2014 Whatsonstage Awards
2013 Pieces showcase East 15
2012 Cheap Thrills showcase East 15
2011 Colliery Row Liquid Theatre/ACW/
Northern Stage
2011 The Master & Margarita East 15
2011 The Snowfall Etcetera, London
2011 Classic Cuts showcase East 15
2010 Breathing Corpses LAMDA
2008 Comedians LAMDA
2008 A Servant of Two Masters CMU, Pittsburgh
2008 Scapin CMU, Pittsburgh
2007 Agamemnon LAMDA
2006 Antigone LAMDA
2005 Electra LAMDA
2004-5 Feeding Time Liquid Theatre
3 runs at BAC
2004 Marat/Sade LAMDA
2004 The Bacchae LAMDA
2003 The Cudgel and the Rapier BAC/Liquid Theatre
2003 Crave BAC/Liquid Theatre
And touring
2002 The Crucible LAMDA
2001 Fiddlesticks Garlic Theatre
2000 A Midsummer Night’s Dream LAMDA
Just the mechanicals as clowns
1999 Flea Circus Garlic Theatre
1998 George & the Dragon Garlic Theatre
1993 Taken to the Cleaners Edinburgh
2002-13 Co-Artistic Director Liquid Theatre
Teaching
2016-Present MOUNTVIEW MA Directing
2012-2022 RCSSD MA Classical Acting
2020 AB ACADEMY, Rome Opening workshop
2013-2018 RCSSD BA Musical Theatre
2012-2016 COURS FLORENT, Paris Various short courses
2012-2016 EAST 15 BA Physical Theatre
2007 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, USA BA Acting – Commedia
1998-2010 LAMDA BA Acting (2&3yr) & MA
1994-97 UEA Various short courses
Education
École Internationale de Thêatre, Jacques Lecoq. Professional Acting course 1990-92
BA (hons) Creative and Performing Arts, University of Northumbria 1983-86. 2:1