Alistair David
Choreographer
Photograph: Thomas Cato
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
there is something particularly thrilling about seeing Alistair David’s tightly drilled yet playful choreography performed in the round
The Times on Singin’ in the Rain (Royal Exchange)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The choreography is crisp without feeling mechanical, the ensemble tight-knit and exuberant
WhatsOnStage on Singin’ in the Rain
★ ★ ★ ★
There’s vintage movie pizzazz in the flapper costumes and tap dance routines. Alistair David’s Charleston-inflected choreography sends dancers skating across the stage, arms outstretched like wings or jabbing down like lightning bolts
The Stage on Singin’ in the Rain
★ ★ ★ ★
the universally talented, impeccably costumed cast sing and dance, their fine acting matched by Alistair David’s wistful choreography
The Telegraph on Singin’ in the Rain
★ ★ ★ ★
With relatively little set, the action is carried along by the excellent ensemble and Alistair David’s high-energy choreography
The Guardian on Singin’ in the Rain
Forthcoming work includes Malory Towers (Emma Rice Company/UK Tour); I Can Die Too (Pitlochry Festival Theatre).
In the West End work includes Sister Act (Dominion Theatre/Eventim Apollo/UK Tour/German Tour/Amsterdam/Australian Tour. Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival); The Addams Family (London Palladium/UK Tour); Curtains (Wyndham’s Theatre/UK Tour); Show Boat (New London Theatre/Sheffield Crucible. Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival); If/Then (Savoy Theatre).
Work elsewhere in the UK includes Singin' in the Rain, The Producers (Royal Exchange); Anne Boleyn (Hever Castle); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Sound of Music (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Both nominated for Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival); Me and My Girl, Fiddler on the Roof (Chichester Festival Theatre); Ghost the Musical (UK Tour/Dubai/Moscow/Paris); White Christmas, My Fair Lady, The Way of the World, Annie Get Your Gun, Oliver! (Sheffield Theatres); Sweet Charity (Nottingham Playhouse); Bull (59E59/Sheffield Crucible); Rough Crossing (Theatre Royal Windsor/UK Tour); Anything Goes (UK Tour/Sheffield Crucible); The Two Noble Kinsmen (Royal Shakespeare Company); Only the Brave (Wales Millennium Centre); Tipping the Velvet (Lyric Hammersmith); A Man of No Importance (Salisbury Playhouse); Paper Dolls (Tricycle Theatre); Some Like It Hotter (UK Tour).
International work includes The Book of Mormon, Dance of the Vampires (Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen); My Fair Lady (Aarhus Teater, Denmark).
Concerts and Events include Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate (BBC Proms/Royal Albert Hall); Charlotte Olympia SS17 Fashion Show (Sheraton Park Lane Hotel); 42nd Street (London Palladium); Swing When You’re Winning (director and choreographer for Robbie Williams’ worldwide concert tour).
Television includes choreography for Channel 4, Nickelodeon and MTV.
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
IF / THEN 2025 | SAVOY THEATRE | Choreographer |
ANNE BOLEYN 2025 | Hever Castle | Choreographer |
GHOST THE MUSICAL 2024 | UK Tour/Dubai/Moscow/Paris | Choreographer |
SISTER ACT 2024 | Dominion Theatre/Eventim Apollo/UK Tour/German Tour/Amsterdam/Australian Tour | Choreographer |
WHITE CHRISTMAS 2023 | Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2023 | London Palladium/UK Tour | Choreographer |
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES 2020 | Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen | Choreographer |
CURTAINS 2019 - 2020 | Wyndham’s Theatre/UK Tour | Choreographer |
ROUGH CROSSING 2019 | Theatre Royal Windsor / UK Tour | Choreographer |
MALORY TOWERS 2019 | Wise Children / UK Tour | Choreographer |
THE BOOK OF MORMON 2018 | Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen | Choreographer |
SWEET CHARITY 2018 | Nottingham Playhouse | Choreographer |
ME AND MY GIRL 2018 | Chichester Festival Theatre | Choreographer |
THE PRODUCERS 2018 | Royal Exchange Manchester | Choreographer |
42ND STREET 2017 | London Palladium | Choreographer |
CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA SS17 FASHION SHOW 2017 | LFW / Sheraton Park Lane Hotel | Choreographer |
OKLAHOMA! 2017 | BBC Proms / Royal Albert Hall | Choreographer |
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 2017 | Chichester Festival Theatre | Choreographer |
ONLY THE BRAVE 2016 | Wales Millennium Centre | Choreographer |
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN 2016 | Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
SHOW BOAT 2016 | New London Theatre/Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
TIPPING THE VELVET 2015 | Lyric Hammersmith | Choreographer |
MY FAIR LADY 2015 | Aarhus Teater, Denmark | Choreographer |
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS 2015 | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Choreographer |
KISS ME KATE 2014 | BBC Proms / Royal Albert Hall | Choreographer |
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE 2013 | Salisbury Playhouse | Choreographer |
BULL 2013 | 59E59 / Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
PAPER DOLLS 2013 | Tricycle Theatre | Choreographer |
OLIVER! 2013 | Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2013 | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Choreographer |
SOME LIKE IT HOTTER 2012 | UK Tour | Choreographer |
MY FAIR LADY 2012 | Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
THE WAY OF THE WORLD 2012 | Sheffield Crucible | Choreographer |
THE TWO NOBEL KINSMEN 2006 - 2007 | Royal Shakespeare Company | Choreographer |
SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING | Robbie Williams’ Worldwide Concert Tour | Director and Choreographer. |