Past Productions
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Dark Satanic
The Invisible Man
That Golden Age
The Human Touch
Thorrablot
Spring Reign
The Dark Night
Ira Provitt + the Man
War Stories
Bantams
An Extraordinary Light
G.O.O.S.E.
Last Christmas
Miss Julie
apps!
In a Land Much Like Ours
A Picture of Dorian Gray
Kafkaesque
Tunnel Visions
Poe : Macabre Resurrections
The Airborne Adventures
of Elisabeth and Jeanne
The Myth of Escape
Rid The World
Einstein's Daughter
Under My Skin
Fencing for Losers
Human Habitation
The Opposite of Claustrophobic
Taking Stock
Now Breathe Out
Written and Produced by Rob Johnston
Performed by Emma Romy-Jones
Winner of BEST DRAMA at the
Greater Manchester Frinfe Festival 2017
Written and Co-directed by Rob Johnston
for
Thunder Road Theatre
Produced and Co-directed by Alex Moran
Produced at Harrogate Theatre
Based on the novel by HG Wells
Alex Moran
Christopher Ward
Michael Sabbaton
with
Rob Maloney
Arts Council England funded
Written and Directed by Rob Johnston
Produced by Rebecca Fenwick and Rob Johnston
Exploits of the sea-pirate Mary Read
as recalled by her good friend Anne Bonny
Mary Hooton
Rebecca Fenwick
Joel Parry
Adam Urey
Arts Council England funded
Written and Produced by Rob Johnston
Three wry and humourous stories about carers and the cared for.
"honest and heartfelt"
"the cast deftly balance their way between drama and comedy"
British Theatre Guide
Supported by Arts Council England
with
Amy Spencer | Darren Scott | Lane Paul Stewart
Written by Emma Gibson and Rob Johnston
A work-in-development exploring our relationship with the ecological world.
Told through the eyes of four women across three centuries.
Supported by Arts Council England
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Ben Power
Caught in the crossfire of the Syrian revolution
two British nationals find sanctuary with a family in Aleppo.
Trapped in the city they witness the unfolding of a brutal conflict, their presence putting the fragile safety of their hosts in ever more danger.
Based on real-life
accounts of journalists, aid workers, refugees and British based
Syrians, Spring Reign features live performance, video, original
music, and frontline photography.
Review at British Theatre Guide
Supported by Arts Council England
Commissioned by Oldham Coliseum Engagement + Learning
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Carly Henderson and Chelsea Morgan
Supported by The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
Written by Hayley Squires
for Theatre Uncut
Directed by Rob Johnston
with
Lewis Marsh and Joel Parry
Written
by Emma Gibson and Rob Johnston
Directed by Benedict Power
with
Verity Henry and Joel Parry
Supported by Arts Council England
Thanks also to Emily Spowage
Commissioned by Hyde Festival Theatre
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Peter Wright
with
Andy Avery | Matt Lanigan | Andrew Madden
Robert Moore | Adam Urey
Susie Milne | Kate Mitchell | Mike Howells
Supported by Arts Council England
Written and Directed by Rob Johnston
with
Katherine Godfrey
Supported by Arts Council England
Commissioned by Oldham Coliseum Learning & Engagement
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by
Carly Henderson and Chelsea Morgan
Supported by The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
Written and Directed by Rob Johnston
with
Susie Milne and Adam
Urey
Written by August
Strindberg
Adaptation by Rob
Johnston
Directed by Peter
Wright
with
Susie Milne | Adam Urey | Kate
Mitchell
Poster design by Victoria
Rostock
Supported by Arts
Council England
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Carly Henderson + Richard Fletcher
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Sam Buist
Breathe Out Theatre | Project Korova
Read our 5-STAR Buxton Fringe Review!
See our productions photos from The Kings Arms shows :
Photos by Foulger Photography
Written by Rob
Johnston
from the novel by Oscar Wilde
Read a couple of reviews
everything theatre
Directed by Andy
McQuade
Written by Rob Johnston
with Peter Farrar
Directed by Rob Johnston
Assistant Director : Alex Shepley
Inspired by the stories of author Franz Kafka
Read our reviews
with
Katherine Godfrey | Adam Urey
Make-up | Cara Frost
Photography | Foulger Photography
Commissioned by Oldham Coliseum
Directed by Paul Adams and Rob Johnston
Designed by Simon Wainwright for Imitating the Dog
Commissioned by Second Skin Theatre
Rob adapted 'The Premature Burial' and also wrote the linking story 'The Preacher and The Raven'.
Commissioned by Hyde Festival Theatre
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Peter Wright
with
Natalie Husdan | Susie Milne | Adam Davies
Supported by Arts Council England
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed By John Garfield-Roberts
Produced by Happystorm Theatre and Breathe Out Theatre
with
Susie Wrenshaw | James Jowett | Andrew Roberts-Palmer
Supported by Arts Council England
'Rid
The World' is adapted for the stage by Rob
Johnston
from the screenplay 'Such Impossibilities' by Trevor Griffiths
Supported by Arts Council England
Originally developed for
Breathe Out Theatre | Hyde Festival Theatre | Freerange Theatre
Winner of The 2011 Kings Cross Award for New Writing
at The Courtyard Theatre London
Nominated for Best New Play, Buxton Fringe 2012
Nominated for Best Actress (Amy Spencer) Buxton Fringe 2012
Read the reviews
Short-listed for the Channel Four/Oran Mor
Comedy-Drama Awards 2012
Read the 5* review at Remote Goat
Commissioned by Ignition Stage
Written by Rob Johnston
with
Sylvie Narey-Davey and Phil Briggs
Read the review at the British Theatre Guide
Written and Directed by Rob Johnston
with
Shaun Penton | Danny Stewart | Vince Bowers
Mark Gera | Chris Williams
(Buxton)
Simon Cove | David Degiorgio | Martin Vernon
Roy Vernon | Chris Williams
(Hyde)
Written by Rob Johnston
' ... smart jokes and an
uncompromisingly happy ending ...'
Manchester Evening News
Written by Rob Johnston
'I could have happily spent another hour in the company
of these two loveable misfits.'
Steve Timms - What's On Stage
Written by Rob Johnston
Directed by Peter Wright
for Hyde Festival Theatre
'Women are from Salford. Who cares where
men are from?'
' ...
sensitive, insightful, touching and funny
...'
Altrincham Messenger
Written by Rob Johnston
‘biting and surreal
comedy’
Altrincham Messenger
Winner of Best New Play 2009 at Studio Salford