Tristan Jackson-Pate trained initially as an actor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He now makes theatre that’s hopeful and curious about the world, rooted in the belief that stories can change the way we see it. He is Artistic Director for the Award Winning People’s Theatre Collective in Banbury and an Associate Artist of Royal & Derngate and Human Story Theatre.

 

Tristan has written and directed five original family theatre pieces for PTC (Robin Hood, Cinderella, Treasure Island, Myth and Myth II: Heroes and Halfwits), a storytelling piece for Oxford Playhouse (Story Seekers) a gig theatre piece co-produced with Royal & Derngate (Song of the Summer), a game theatre comedy inspired by the world of Dungeons & Dragons (Sam & Zoe Vs Evermore) and a film exploring the internet and social media (Do You Accept?), which has been screened to thousands of young people in UK schools, presented with interactive online drama workshops.

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Other Directing credits include: Cinderella (Nottingham Playhouse), Hoppily Ever After: The Frog Prince Musical, Cinderella Ice Cream Seller, Jack! and Suddenly a Star (Little Seeds, The Story Museum, UK Tours and Edinburgh Fringe), Remember Me (Fir Tree Theatre, UK Tour), The Scar, A Home for Harmony and Pete Stays Home (People's Theatre Collective, The Mill Arts Centre, UK Tours), Mr Stink (Heartbreak Productions, UK Tour) Robin Hood: A Musical Celebration (South Hill Park), The Wind in the Willows (Creation Theatre), The Fourth Dog (Human Story Theatre) and Holmes and Watson: The Farewell Tour (Edinburgh Fringe and UK Tour, David Adkin LTD).

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Tristan would like to thank his wife and children for their support. For more information please visit: tristanjackson-pate.co.uk