Directing
After careers spent in the professional theatre working variously for the RSC, the English Shakespeare Company, The Apollo Society, the Royal Opera, the Old Vic and numerous other companies and projects, Sue Best and Philip Bowen now focus on community projects. They have directed shows with several local community groups including Builth Wells Community Arts, Red Kite in Hay and of course their very own Living Willow Community Company. Shakespeare Link has a long and fruitful relationship with the Mid Powys Youth Theatre and has run workshops and directed several shows including A Mid-Summer Nights Dream and Nicholas Nickleby.
The latest project in discussion is a community production of Twelfth Night on Twelfth Night on the Isle of Muck in Scotland!
Fees for community projects are negotiable, so please contact us to discuss details if you’re interested.
Signed Shakespeare
Shakespeare has been translated into over 80 languages around the world but never before into Sign on film; this has created a way of making Shakespeare accessible to the deaf. In association with The Sign Language People we have already filmed The Tempest, A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream and most recently Twelfth Night. We are currently seeking funding to continue the series. We are proud that this work has become the inspiration for deaf projects in ASL by our sister company Shakespeare Link Canada.
“The whole project was wonderful - fascinating, I’ve developed a much greater insight into Shakespeare” Jeff Wilson – Deaf Actor