Originally from Exeter, I am a Director and Writer with a love of theatre, TV and film that has entertainment at its heart. I make engaging work for audiences that makes them laugh, and cry, and cry with laughter.

I am co-host and producer of the podcast Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre for The Other Palace. I co-founded Exeter Fringe Festival and was Festival Director from 2019 – 21, and am a Junior Associate at the King’s Head Theatre.

I recently judged for the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize, and the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composers & Writing Teams scheme.

Credits as Director include:

Lovers Actually (The Other Palace); Homo Alone (The Other Palace); Dick Whittington (Exeter Northcott Theatre); Mermaid (Theatre503); High School Musical (Hall for Cornwall); Forgotten Fellow (The Lion and Unicorn)

As Associate Director:

Bang Bang! by John Cleese (UK Tour); Monmouth: The Westcountry Rebellion (Marine Theatre).

As Resident Director:

Club Tropicana  (UK Tour).

As Assistant Director:

Spring Awakening 15th Anniversary Concert (Victoria Palace), Beauty and the Beast (Exeter Northcott Theatre); Hot Flushes The Musical (UK Tour); Buttons: A Cinderella Story, High Ridin’ by James Hogan, For Reasons That Remain Unclear by Mart Crowley (King’s Head Theatre); The Monstrum(Marine Theatre & The Egg at Bath Theatre Royal).

Youth Theatre, Workshops & Teaching:

High School Musical, Matilda, We Will Rock You (Hall for Cornwall); Applying to Fringe Festivals  (Plymouth University); Producing a Festival  (Exeter Northcott Theatre); Acting Through Song  (Falmouth University); Comedy in Acting (Exeter College)

Alex has a breadth of experience delivering workshops both in person and online, and teaching at cultural institutions like Hall for Cornwall, as well as educational establishments like Exeter College and Plymouth University.

His workshops are created based on practical experience from a career in the arts. Subjects include:

• Audition Preparation
• Audition Rep
• Acting in Musical Theatre
• Acting in Comedies
• Monologues
• Acting Through Song
• Acting in Pantomimes
• Writing Pantomimes

If you’d like a workshop based on a subject you don’t see in the list above, get in touch to create a bespoke session for your attendees.