Jonathan O'Boyle

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Jonathan is Director of the School of Musical Theatre at Arts Educational School. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Birkbeck, University of London where he graduated with an MFA in Theatre Directing. He was previously Trainee Associate Director at Chichester Festival Theatre and Associate Director at Theatre503.

He won Best Director of a Musical and Best Musical Production at the 2021 Off West End Awards for his production of The Last Five Years (Southwark Playhouse). His production of Hair won the 2018 WhatsOnStage award for Best Off-West End production.

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You won't have seen a better production of The Last Five Years before. I'd even go for as to say it is the definitive production.
WhatsOnStage on The Last Five Years (Southwark Playhouse)

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Jonathan O’Boyle’s celebration of the songs of Irving Berlin arrives at the right moment .. plenty of vim and heart
The Times on Top Hat (The Mill at Sonning)

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Ravishingly good … an unalloyed masterwork
The Stage on Aspects of Love (Southwark Playhouse)

Theatre

Production	Company	Notes
THE LAST FIVE YEARS 2021	Garrick Theatre	West End transfer
TOP HAT 2021	Mill at Sonning	Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin Based on RKO’s Motion Picture Book by Matthew White & Howard Jacques
LOOKING GOOD DEAD 2021	UK Tour	Adapted by Shaun McKenna from the novel by Peter James
PROUD 2021	Turbine Theatre	By Graham Lappin, Mark Anderson & Lee Freeman
THE WEDDING SINGER 2021	Arts Ed	Music by Matthew Sklar Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Book by Chad Beguelin & Tim Herlihy
THE LAST FIVE YEARS 2020	Southwark Playhouse	Written and composed by Jason Robert Brown Actor-Musician production Off-West End Awards for Best Director of a Musical and Best Musical Production Nominated for WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End Production
THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT 2019	Hope Mill Theatre	Book by Allan Knee Music And Lyrics by Andre Catrini
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT 2019	Arts Ed	Songs by George and Ira Gershwin Book by Joe DiPietro
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA 2019	Cadogan Hall	Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II New Book by Douglas Carter Beane Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
CRUEL INTENTIONS 2019	Palais du Variété Spiegeltent, Edinburgh/Bill Kenwright Ltd	Created by Lindsey Rosin and Jordan Ross
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS 2019	Soho Theatre/Take Two Theatricals	UK Premiere By Max Vernon Nominated for Off-West End Award for Best Musical Production
HAIR 2019	UK Tour	Book and Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and Music by Galt MacDermot
ASPECTS OF LOVE 2019	Hope Mill Theatre/Southwark Playhouse	Music and Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart Nominated for Best Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical & Best New Production of a Musical, 2018 Broadway World UK Awards
PETER PAN 2018	Park 200	By J.M. Barrie Nominated for Off-West End Award for Best Director
A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK 2018	Trafalgar Studios 2	By Ken Urban
RAIN MAN 2018	Bill Kenwright Ltd/UK Tour	By Dan Gordon Extended into 2019
RASHEEDA SPEAKING 2018	Trafalgar Studios 2/Troupe Productions	UK Premiere, starring Tanya Moodie and Elizabeth Berrington By Joel Drake Johnson Nominated for Off-West End Award for Best Director
PIPPIN 2018	Southwark Playhouse/Hope Mill Theatre	Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and Book by Roger O. Hirson Shortlisted for Off-West End Award for Best Musical Production
THIS HOUSE 2018	Headlong/UK Tour	Replica Director By James Graham Dir. Jeremy Herrin
DEAR BRUTUS 2017	Southwark Playhouse	By J.M. Barrie
HAIR 2017	UK Tour/The Vaults/Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester	Book and Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and Music by Galt MacDermot Winner of What's On Stage Award for Best Off West End Production Shortlisted for Off-West End Award for Best Musical Production
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS 2017	Dominion Theatre/Playful Productions	Resident Director Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Book by Craig Lucas Dir. Christopher Wheeldon Nominated for Best New Musical, 2018 Olivier Awards
THIS HOUSE 2016 - 2017	Chichester Festival Theatre/Garrick Theatre	Associate Director By James Graham Dir. Jeremy Herrin Nominated for Best Revival of a Play, 2017 Olivier Awards
THE JUDAS KISS 2016	Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto/Brooklyn Academy of Music	Associate Director By David Hare Dir. Neil Armfield
FOUR PLAY 2016	Theatre503	By Jake Brunger Nominated for 2016 Off-West End Award for Best Director
MACK AND MABEL 2015	Chichester Festival Theatre/Playful Productions	Associate Director By Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart Dir. Jonathan Church
SENSE OF AN ENDING 2015	Theatre503	By Ken Urban Time Out Critic's Choice Nominated for Best Direction of a New Production of a Play, 2015 BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards
THE VERB, 'TO LOVE' 2015	Old Red Lion/Aria Entertainment	Book, Music and Lyrics by Andy Collyer
THE SURPLUS 2015	Young Vic	Schools Theatre Production
BULL 2015	Young Vic	Associate Director By Mike Bartlett Dir. Clare Lizzimore 2015 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
MADE IN BRITAIN 2015	Old Red Lion	By Ella Carmen Greenhill * * * * ... incandescent with feeling ... O’Boyle’s production is so intense, so contained - The Times
THIS IS MY FAMILY 2014	Sheffield Lyceum/UK Tour	Associate Director By Tim Firth Dir. Daniel Evans
ALL THE WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE 2014	Young Vic 5 Plays	New play by Neil LaBute
WATER UNDER THE BOARD 2014	Theatre503	By Christopher A. Adams
BASH 2014	Trafalgar Studios 2	West End transfer Time Out Critic's Choice Nominated for Best Direction of a New Production of a Play, 2014 Broadway World Awards
BASH 2014	Old Red Lion	By Neil LaBute * * * * ... entirely gripping - What's On Stage Compelling, confident and provocative - The Stage
THE MONSTER BRIDE 2013	Tristan Bates Theatre	By Brendan Cull
LAST ONLINE TODAY 2013	Sheffield Crucible New Writing Project	By Dominic Aitken
GUINEA PIGS 2013	Sheffield Crucible New Writing Project	By Matt Medlock
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AMADEUS 2014	Chichester Festival Theatre	By Peter Shaffer Dir. Jonathan Church
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS 2013	Young Vic	By Kander & Ebb Dir. Susan Stroman
THIS IS MY FAMILY 2013	Sheffield Crucible Studio	By Tim Firth Dir. Daniel Evans
BULL 2013	Sheffield Crucible Studio/59E59, New York	By Mike Bartlett Dir. Clare Lizzimore
MY FAIR LADY 2013	Sheffield Crucible	By Lerner & Loewe Dir. Daniel Evans
THE VILLAGE BIKE 2012	Sheffield Crucible Studio	By Penelope Skinner Dir. Jonathan Humphries
SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME 2012	Southwark Playhouse	By Frank McGuinness Dir. Jessica Swale
THE PROVOKED WIFE 2012	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	By John Vanbrugh Dir. Nick Bagnall

Opera

Production	Company	Notes
MANON 2013	Royal Opera House	By Massenet Assistant Director Dir. Laurent Pelly, Revival Dir. Christian Rath

Other

Production	Company	Notes
WORKSHOPS	Young Vic	Taking Part workshops; Talk Back and Q&A; Onstage workshops; Parallel Production of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
WORKSHOPS	Sheffield Theatres	Sheffield Theatres Summer School 2013; NT Connections 2013; The Lab: Drama School Auditions; Page to Stage workshops
DIRECTING WORKSHOP	National Student Drama Festival