Kim Pearce

Kim Pearce (born 1985) is an English theatre director.[1]

Education

Pearce attended Dame Alice Harpur School (now part of Bedford Girls' School). She went on to study at Warwick University then trained on the Theatre Directing MFA at Birkbeck College, University of London.[2]

Work

Selected theatre productions

• Forgotten by Daniel York at the Arcola Theatre [3]
• Love Steals Us From Loneliness at Camden People's Theatre and Chapter Arts Centre[4]
• Unearthed on UK tour[5]
• Solomon Child at the Manchester Royal Exchange Studio
• Cheaper Than Roses at Warwick Arts Centre Studio
• The Skriker at Warwick Arts Centre Studio

Other work

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time UK and Ireland Tour, Resident Director, 2014-15[2]
• The Suicide at the National Theatre, Staff Director[6]
• Moon Tiger at the Theatre Royal, Bath and UK tour, Assistant Director [7]
• Ghosts for ETT, Assistant Director
• Sweeney Todd at Chichester, Assistant Director
• The Way of the World at Chichester, Assistant Director
• A View from the Bridge at the Royal Exchange, Assistant Director
• Zack at the Royal Exchange, Assistant Director
• The Lady from the Sea at the Royal Exchange, Assistant Director
• Mogadishu at the Royal Exchange and Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), Assistant Director

Pearce was also associate director of the pop-up Theatre On The Fly venue created with Assemble at Chichester Festival Theatre.

She is Associate Director for Papergang Theatre,[8] and is working as a dramaturg for Yellow Earth Theatre and Gaggle Productions.

Awards

Pearce was recipient of a 2011/12 Regional Young Directors Scheme bursary and runner-up for the 2013 JMK Young Director award.[2]

References

1. "Kim Pearce". Nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
2. "Kim Pearce - Creative". Curiousonstage.com.
3. "Forgotten @ The Arcola Theatre Review". Theatrefullstop.com.
4. "Love Steals Us From Loneliness". Chapter.org.
5. "Unearthed". Everymantheatre.org.uk.
6. Erdman, Nikolai (15 June 2016). The Suicide. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781474292719 – via Google Books.
7. Lively, Penelope (20 January 2014). Moon Tiger. Oberon Books. ISBN 9781783196005 – via Google Books.
8. Widya, Clarissa (26 November 2015). "Lactose Intolerant – Invite". Papergang.co.uk.