Mike Ashcroft
Movement Director
Photograph: RSC - The Witch of Edmonton
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Mike is an Associate Artist of The Royal Shakespeare Company.
His current productions include The 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables (Cameron Mackintosh Ltd) now playing on Broadway and in Japan, Spain, Australia, South Korea and Canada.
For the RSC, The Christmas Truce, directed by Erica Whyman. Henry IV parts One & Two and The Witch of Edmonton, directed by Gregory Doran.
For Playful Productions, the present UK tour of Dirty Dancing.
After training at Dartington College of Arts, Mike went on to work as a performer with DV8, The Kosh and ManAct. He was a member of Johnny Hutch’s acrobatic troupe The Halfwits with Danny La Rue and Britt Ekland, and was a Dougie Squires dancer to a TV audience of over 5 million.
Mike’s history as a performer, director, and deviser of theatre, which encompasses the worlds longest running musical, countless Shakespeare productions, and the simple one-man show, makes him unique in his field.
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HAMLET | BBC | Starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, directed by Gregory Doran |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ROBIN HOOD: The Legend | Regent's Park Theatre | Dir. Melly Still |
FATAL ATTRACTION | Theatre Royal Brighton | Dir. Loveday Ingram |
THE WRECKERS | Glyndebourne Opera | Dir. Melly Still |
DMITRY | Marylebone Theatre | Dir. Tim Supple |
RAVENS: SPASSKY VS. FISCHER 2021 | Hampstead Theatre | Dir: Annabelle Comyn |
ALCINA | Glyndebourne | Dir. Francesco Micheli |
THE LOVELY BONES UK TOUR | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Dir. Melly Still |
STONES IN HIS POCKETS | Rose Theatre Kingston and Theatre Royal Bath Productions | Dir. Lindsay Posner |
CENDRILLON | Glyndebourne | Dir. Fee Dunn |
THE WATSONS | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Sam West |
ROMEO & JULIET and RICHARD III | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre | Dir. Lindsay Posner |
THE LOVELY BONES | Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Northern Stage | Dir. Melly Still |
VICE VERSA | RSC | Dir. Janice Honeyman |
SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY | RSC | Dir. Erica Whyman |
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Glyndebourne | Dir. Melly Still |
WENDY AND PETER | RSC | |
HENRY V | RSC | |
KING LEAR | RSC | Dir. Gregory Doran |
HENRY IV PARTS I & II | RSC | Dir. Gregory Doran |
HENRY V | Michael Grandage Company | Dir. Michael Grandage |
LES MISERABLES | Cameron Mackintosh | Dir. Trevor Nunn |
THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE | RSC | Dir. Erica Whyman |
THE WITCH OF EDMONTON | RSC | Dir. Gregory Doran |
THE POWER OF YES | The National Theatre | Dir. Angus Jackson |
RESURRECTION BLUES | The Old Vic | Dir. Robert Altman |
COSI FAN TUTTE | English National Opera | Dir. Sam West |
SPEAKING LIKE MAGPIES | RSC | Dir. Rupert Goold |
LIFE IS A DREAM | Donmar Warehouse | Dir. Jonathan Munby |
ROSA'S BAR | Wired Aerial Theatre | Dir. Mike Ashcroft |
PUNK ROCK | Hammersmith Lyric | Dir. Sarah Francom |
BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL | RSC | Dir. Josie Rourke |
NAKAMITSU | The Gate Theatre | Dir. Mike Ashcroft and Jonathan Munby |
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Sean Holmes |
ORESTES & A COMEDY OF ERRORS | Shared Experience | Dir. Nancy Meckler |
SEARGEANT MUSGRAVE'S DANCE | THE CONTRACTOR | THE SINGER | Oxford Stage Company | Dir. Sean Holmes |
ROMANS IN BRITAIN | Sheffield Crucible | Dir. Sam West |
THE LOST CHILD PROJECT | David Glass Ensemble, Cambodia | Dir. David Glass |
CLOSE THE COALHOUSE DOOR | Newcastle Playhouse | Dir. Sam West |
A TALE OF TWO CITIES | Salisbury Playhouse | Dir. Joanna Read |
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS | LORD OF THE FLIES | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | Dir. Mike Ashcroft |
Work for the RSC includes:
HAMLET, RICHARD II, WENDY AND PETER, CARDENIO, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE ROMAN ACTOR, TAMING OF THE SHREW, TAMER TAMED, RICHARD III, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, OTHELLO, A NEW WAY TO PLEASE YOU (Asssociate Director), SEJANUS, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE CANTERBURY TALES, JULIUS CAESAR, THE TEMPEST, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, MACBETH, MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Musical), A COMEDY OF ERRORS, MACBETH and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST.