Guy is a freelance theatre director and writer working in the UK and internationally. He grew up in Southport, Lancashire, and after studying Industrial Economics at the University of Nottingham, trained as a theatre director at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Guy worked as Assistant and Associate Director on numerous productions in the West End and at the Royal Shakespeare Company. His award winning career now spans a wide range of genres, from new musicals to Shakespeare to theatre films.
Theatre
Awards
ST Life theatre awards nomination
2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Singapore Reperatory Theatre
Production of the Year
broadwayworld award nomination
2023
Stumped
Hampstead Theatre
Best New Regional or Touring Production
broadwayworld award nomination
2023
Stumped
Hampstead Theatre
Best New Production of a Play
independent film awards
2022
The System
Semi Finalist
lonely wolf international film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Experimental Film
latitude film festival silver award
2022
The System
Best Director
latitude film festival bronze award
2022
The System
Best Feature
oncomm nomination fordim nomination for digitagital theatre
2022
The System
Finalist
oncomm nomination
2022
Being Mr Wickham
Digital Theatre
sensei tokyo film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Young Filmmaker
sensei tokyo film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Feature Film
sensei tokyo film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Directing
sensei tokyo film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Original Concept
hawaii magma film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Feature Film
hawaii magma film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Directing
hawaii magma film festival nomination
2022
The System
Best Young Filmmaker
broadwayworld Spain award nomination
2021
My Fair Lady
Liceu Opera Barcelona, Spain
Best Theatre Event
great British pantomime award nomination
2019
Cinderella
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Best Director
great British pantomime award nomination
2019
Cinderella
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Best Panto
great British pantomime award nomination
2019
Snow White
Manchester Opera House
Best Panto
west end Wilma award nomination
2019
An Evening With Bonnie Langford
Richmond Theatre
Best Solo/Cabaret Show
st life theatre award nomination
2018
Julius Caesar
Fort Canning Park, Singapore
broadwayworld award nomination
2014
Cool Rider
Lyric Theatre / Duchess Theatre, West End
Broadwayworld award nomination
2013
Farragut North
Southwark Playhouse
Best Director of a Play
broadwayworld award nomination
2013
Farragut North
Southwark Playhouse
Best New Production Off West End
MTM uk award
2013
Fresher the Musical
Pleasance Theatre
Best New Musical
broadwayworld award nomination
2013
Fresher the Musical
Pleasance Theatre
Best Off West End Musical
edinburgh fringe arden award
2007
the bear who paints
Pleasance Theatre
director's guild award
2003
Proof
NSDF Finals
Best New Director
new theatre award
2003
Proof
NSDF Finals
Best Direction
Credits
Les Misérables
2026
Scenekvelder, Norway
Director
joyride
2026
Malmö Opera
Adaptor & Director
being mr Wickham
2026
Garrick Theatre, West End
Director
Midsomer murders
2025
UK Tour
Adaptor & Director
miss saigon
2025
Gothenburg Opera
Director
joyride
2025
China Teatern, Sweden
Adaptor & Director
macbeth
2025
Singapore Reperatory Theatre
Director
cool rider
2024
London Palladium
Original Director
being mr Wickham
2024
Jermyn Street Theatre
Director
joyride
2024
Malmö Opera
Adaptor & Director
being mr wickham
2023
59e59 New York, USA
Director
jack and the beanstalk
2023
Manchester Opera House
Director
stumped
2023
Hampstead Theatre
Director
miss saigon
2023
Scenekvelder, Norway
Director
a midsummer night's dream
2023
Singapore Reperatory Theatre
Director
Peter Pan
2022
Manchester Opera House
Director
stumped
2022
Original Theatre Onlin
Director
some mothers do 'ave 'em
2022
UK Tour
Writer & Director
the system
2021
Original Theatre Company
Director
my fair lady in concert
2021
Liceu Opera Barcelona, Spain
Director
bring it on
2021
Southbank Centre
Director
being mr wickham
2021
UK Tour
Director
cinderella
2019
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Director
snow white
2019
Manchester Opera House
Director
the food of love
2019
Royal Festival Hall
Director
yes, prime minister
2019
Theatr Clwyd
Director
an evening with bonnie langford
2019
Richmond Theatre
Director
legally blonde the musical
2019
Trinity Laban
Director
some mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
2018
UK Tour
Writer & Director
moving stories
2018
Houses of Parliament
Director
cinderella
2018
Manchester Opera House
Director
Julius caesar
2018
For Canning Park, Singapore
Director
of mice and men
2018
UK Tour
Director
hand to god
2017
Cadogan Hall
Director
made in dagenham
2017
Trinity Laban
Director
moving stories
2017
Theatre Royal, Haymarket, West End
Director
the food of love
2016
Cadogan Hall
Director
an evening with bonnie langford
2016
London Hippodrome
Director
a whirligig of time
2016
Royal Shakespeare Company
Director
death and the maiden
2015
English Theatre Frankfurt, Germany
Director
billy
2015
Mountview
Director
cool rider
2014
Lyric Theatre / Duchess Theatre, West End
Director
the collector
2014
English Theatre Frankfurt, Germany
Director
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS
FARRAGUT NORTH | Southwark Playhouse
MARGUERITE | Tabard Theatre
PLAY-IN-A-DAY SERIES | London Bridge Tunnels
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS | Arts Ed
COMPANY | Arts Ed
THE GHOST TRAIN | The Lost Theatre
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME | Cockpit Theatre
FRESHER THE MUSICAL | Pleasance Theatre and Edinburgh
HUMBLE BOY | Nottingham New Theatre
PROOF | NSDF Finals
METAMORPHOSIS | British American Drama Academy
DISCO PIGS | The Karamel Club
THE BEAR WHO PAINTS | Pleasance, Edinburgh
AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
THE 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR HER ROYAL MAJESTY THE QUEEN | Windsor Castle
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING & LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST | Dir. Christopher Luscombe | Royal Shakespeare Theatre and West End
SPAMALOT | Dir. Christopher Luscombe | West End & UK Tour
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT | Dir. Christopher Luscombe | Menier Chocolate Factory
DANDY DICK | As Resident | Dir. Christopher Luscombe | UK Tour
MEGAN MULLALLY AND THE SUPREME MUSIC PROGRAM | Creative Associate | West End
AS PRODUCER
70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR HRH PRINCE CHARLES | Buckingham Palace