Episode 34 - Michael Oakley - The Amplify Podcast

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown.

These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.

 On the podcast today is Michael Oakley. Michael’s theatre work includes: Romeo and Juliet (Globe Theatre), No Fucks Given (Vaults Festival), Much Ado About Nothing (Globe Theatre), Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s The Invisible (Bush Theatre); The Life and Times Of Fanny Hill (Bristol Old Vic Theatre); As You Like It (OSC & Wilderness Festival); Variation on a Theme (Finborough Theatre). 

 In 2012, Michael was Co-Artistic Director of Theatre on the Fly - a pop-up venue at Chichester Festival Theatre designed by Turner Award-winning Architects Assemble - where he directed a production of April De Angelis’ Playhouse Creatures. Prior to this, Michael was Trainee Director in Residence at Chichester and a recipient of the prestigious JMK Award for young directors. In addition to working alongside Trevor Nunn, he has been associate director to Jonathan Kent, Richard Eyre, Adrian Noble and Jonathan Church.

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