Robert Icke

Director

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  • ROMEO AND JULIET

    by William Shakespeare

    Headlong: National Tour

    Romeo

    ROMEO AND JULIET

    Headlong: National Tour (2012)

    'A Romeo and Juliet to die for... Startlingly fresh... it's terrific and hails the arrival of an impressive new director.'

    Lyn Gardner, Guardian

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    Romeo
  • BOYS

    a world premiere by Ella Hickson

    Headlong @ Soho Theatre / Hightide

    Boys

    BOYS by Ella Hickson

    Headlong @ Soho Theatre (2012)

    'the superlative cast, directed by Robert Icke, embodies [the play's] roller-coaster rhythms... with all the spontaneity and self-consciousness of last-gasp youth.'

    Ben Brantley, New York Times

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    Boys
  • 1984

    by George Orwell

    Headlong: National Tour: 2013

    NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

    by George Orwell

    Headlong: National Tour (2013)

    a new adaptation

    created by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan

    dates coming soon!

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  • ABOUT ROBERT

    biography and CV

    BIOGRAPHY

     
    Robert was Artistic Director of the Arden Theatre Company in Stockton-on-Tees from 2003-7, and of the Swan Theatre Company from 2005-8. He was awarded the Susie Gautier-Smith prize for his contribution to theatre.

    He is currently Associate Director at Headlong.

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  • CATALYSTA

    a world premiere by Allister Bain

    Oval House Theatre

    Catalysta

    CATALYSTA by Allister Bain

    Oval House Theatre (2008)

    'Bain knows how to keep an audience hooked... Catalysta whips up a storm that's almost as fierce as the hurricane that blasted Grenada in 2004.'

    Jane Edwardes, Time Out

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    Catalysta
  • THE ALCHEMIST

    by Ben Jonson

    Liverpool Playhouse

    The Alchemist

    THE ALCHEMIST by Ben Jonson

    Liverpool Playhouse (2012)

    'the final... stunning 15 minutes tap into the terrible emptiness you feel when you realise you've been conned'

    Lyn Gardner, Guardian

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    The Alchemist
  • HEADLONG

    Associate Director

    Headlong

    HEADLONG

    Working alongside Artistic Director Rupert Goold, Robert is currently full-time as Associate Director at Headlong, working on every one of the company's productions.

    His work at Headlong includes Boys, Romeo and Juliet and Decade (Associate Director, also conceived and developed the show with Rupert Goold).

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  • CONTACT DETAILS

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    Contact

    Get in touch

    Robert is not currently represented by an agent.

    He can be reached c/o the Headlong offices: 34-5 Berwick St, London, W1F 8RP.

    He can also be e-mailed directly:
    rob (at) roberticke.com

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