Jonathan O’Boyle

Jonathan is an award-wining theatre director. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Birkbeck, University of London where he graduated with an MFA in Theatre Directing.  He was previously Trainee Associate Director at Chichester Festival Theatre and Associate Director at Theatre503.

Directing Credits Include: BARNUM (Watermill Theatre); PIPPIN – 50^TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ‘90S MUSICAL (The Other Palace); CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL (UK Tour,Bill Kenwright Ltd); THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Off WestEnd Award for Best Director of a Musical and Best Musical Production, WhatsOnStage Award Nomination, Garrick, International Tour, Southwark Playhouse); WISH YOU WERE DEAD, LOOKING GOOD DEAD (UK Tour, Peter James Productions); HAIR (WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End Production, Hope Mill Theatre, The Vaults, UK & International Tours); TOP HAT (The Mill at Sonning); A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK, RASHEEDA SPEAKING, BASH LATTER DAY PLAYS (Trafalgar Studios); PROUD (TurbineTheatre); THE VIEW UPSTAIRS (WhatsOnStage Award Nomination, SohoTheatre); RAIN MAN (UK Tour, Bill Kenwright Ltd); ASPECTS OFLOVE, PIPPIN (Hope Mill Theatre, Southwark Playhouse); CRUEL INTENTIONS (Bill Kenwright Ltd); THIS HOUSE (Headlong/NationalTheatre, UK Tour, co-directed with Jeremy Herrin); DEAR BRUTUS (Southwark Playhouse); THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT (Hope Mill Theatre); Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA (Cadogan Hall); PETER PAN (Park Theatre); FOUR PLAY, SENSE OF AN ENDING (Theatre503); THE SURPLUS, ALL THE WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE (Young Vic); and THE WEDDING SINGER, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, SEASON’S GREETINGS (ArtsEd).  

Associate Director Credits Include: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Dominion); THE JUDAS KISS (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Ed Mirvish Theatre,Toronto); AMADEUS (Chichester Festival Theatre); THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (Young Vic); and BULL (Sheffield Theatres, Young Vic).

Alongside his directing work, Jonathan is the Director of the School ofMusical Theatre at ArtsEd.