Frank Thompson - Resident Children's Director |
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Training: Laine Theatre Arts, Epsom. Frank has just directed a sell out run with Fascinating Aida, celebrating 25 years (Jermyn Street Theatre). He has worked on this and the Toronto production of The Sound of Music. In 2007 he staged and co-directed a new production of The Marriage of Figaro (Classical Opera Company, Sadlers’ Wells and UK tour). In 2006 Frank co-directed and choreographed Rags the musical (Chelsea Theatre). He has also choreographed for the opera band Amici (2006 UK, Australian and New Zealand stadium tour). Other credits include: associate choreographer for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (original London production, London Palladium, 2005 Broadway production, Ford Centre and the first UK tour, which opened in Sunderland 2005), a new production of Tom Foolery with Kit & the Widow & Dillie Kean (Jermyn Street and UK tour), the critically acclaimed productions of Aladdin and A Christmas Carol directed by Suzie McKenna (Hackney Empire), No One in the World (a new musical directed by Steven Dexter), A Chorus Line (directed by Gillian Gregory), MGM with Cyd Charisse and The Styne Way with Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno (London Palladium), The Ultimate Knees Up, Cinderella and Mother Goose (Hackney Empire), The Beaux Stratagem and The Boy Friend (Wimbledon), The Fleet's In (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Slapper and Slaphead (Royal Exchange, Manchester). He was assistant choreographer on War and Peace (ENO) and resident choreographer for the Miss Saigon School. Frank has reproduced work for The Royal Varity Show, Proms in the Park, Children in Need, Blue Peter, The Varity Club of Great Britain Awards and ITV’s The Christmas Show. Theatre performance includes: the closing performance of Cats (New London), War and Peace (Coliseum), La Cava (Churchill, Bromley and Piccadilly), The Pajama Game (Birmingham Rep, Princess of Wales, Toronto and Victoria Palace), S’Wonderful (London Palladium), Hey Mr Producer! (Lyceum), Cats (New London & UK Tour), Sunset Boulevard (Adelphi), Pickwick The Musical (UK Tour), West Side Story and Mother Goose (York Theatre Royal). Film and television performance includes: Reach for the Stars (documentary based around the Sylvia Young Theatre School), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - The Making of a Musical, Turning Point (documentary), Hey Mr Producer!, Cats The Film, Hale & Pace & The People Program, Great Westerners, Free Time and CITV. Other performances include: Tom Jones, All We Need is Love, Jethro Tull 25 Years Celebration, Elaine Page, As If We Never Said Goodbye, The South Bank Show, This Is Your Life - Petula Clark, The Laurence Olivier Awards and The Royal Variety Performance. |













