Tim Dalgleish
As writer/actor/director with Carabosse Theatre Company: Our remit is to create new plays including adaptations of classics. Last year saw a successful production of Medea, the summer of 2025 will see ELECTRA UNBOUND by Tim Dalgleish and Sally Luff.
Two previous noteworthy successful large cast productions include an adaptation of Mervyn Peake's Classic Gormenghast endorsed by Fabian Peake and more recently Dracula which I co-wrote with the Artistic Director and founder of the company Sally Luff.
I have been a stage actor, writer and director for many years. Early on, I was in musicals such as Godspell (which toured Germany), Arnold Bennett's The Card, as well as Ernest in Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest.
My first professional role, and influential on my outlook, was working with what Prof Mike Pearson has called, 'the seminal physical theatre company [of its era]', RAT Theatre company, in a play called Suit of Lights about bullfighting, in which I came off stage literally with bloodied limbs. The year before, I also got a taste of working backstage on the Manchester Royal Exchange production of Hamlet with Robert Lindsey.
My main influences were from the world of physical theatre. My training, was essentially workshopping (and performing) with companies such as Volcano Theatre in Wales. On acting, writing and directing courses Volcano co-opted many practitioners, from whom I gained experience and inspiration, such as, Max Stafford Clark, Ed Thomas and Alan Lyddiard. Other companies and practitioners of a similar ilk and influence include Mark Bell, Hoi-Polloi, Clive Mendus, Kathryn Hunter, Theatre de Complicite, Ken Campbell, Frantic Assembly etc. I was in several very early Mark Bell (best known for The Play That Went Wrong) productions and acted with a variety of companies in more traditional plays by playwrights such as Shakespeare, Chekov, Brecht, Strindberg, Ayckbourn, Priestly and Howard Barker.
I toured Britain, in the children's play Princess completing the tour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1984. At Uni I worked with director (and artist) Shabnam Shabazi and Philip Osment who oversaw our production of Gay Sweat Shop's This Island's Mine (’91) which also went to the Fringe.
I was co-founder of physical and experimental theatre company Barebones Theatre Company in 1993. Highlights were playing Marquis de Sade in a very physical rendition of Peter Weiss' Marat/Sade and co-writing an adaptation of The Collector by John Fowles as well as acting and co-writing many other shows.
In 2012 I workshopped with the RSC then played Snout from a Midsummers Night's Dream as part of their Open Stages programme and Macbeth for the Open Theatre Group's production of Shakespeare's tragedy. For several years, I toured and worked, as an actor and writer, with Voices of the Holocaust Theatre Company and Director Cate Hollis.
In 2015 I did a nationwide tour as the CSM and tour manager on Big Pants and Botox by Louise Roche, starring Mary Jo Randle (Wolf Hall, Pierrepoint, The Bill) which began down south and finished at the Dundee Rep.
I played minor parts in the feature films King of Crime (2018) and Finding Fatimah and was in the award-winning short Imagine (2015) (special mention at the Marbella International Film Festival).
As writer/actor/director with Carabosse Theatre Company: Our remit is to create new plays including adaptations of classics. Last year saw a successful production of Medea, the summer of 2025 will see ELECTRA UNBOUND by Tim Dalgleish and Sally Luff.
Two previous noteworthy successful large cast productions include an adaptation of Mervyn Peake's Classic Gormenghast endorsed by Fabian Peake and more recently Dracula which I co-wrote with the Artistic Director and founder of the company Sally Luff.
I have been a stage actor, writer and director for many years. Early on, I was in musicals such as Godspell (which toured Germany), Arnold Bennett's The Card, as well as Ernest in Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest.
My first professional role, and influential on my outlook, was working with what Prof Mike Pearson has called, 'the seminal physical theatre company [of its era]', RAT Theatre company, in a play called Suit of Lights about bullfighting, in which I came off stage literally with bloodied limbs. The year before, I also got a taste of working backstage on the Manchester Royal Exchange production of Hamlet with Robert Lindsey.
My main influences were from the world of physical theatre. My training, was essentially workshopping (and performing) with companies such as Volcano Theatre in Wales. On acting, writing and directing courses Volcano co-opted many practitioners, from whom I gained experience and inspiration, such as, Max Stafford Clark, Ed Thomas and Alan Lyddiard. Other companies and practitioners of a similar ilk and influence include Mark Bell, Hoi-Polloi, Clive Mendus, Kathryn Hunter, Theatre de Complicite, Ken Campbell, Frantic Assembly etc. I was in several very early Mark Bell (best known for The Play That Went Wrong) productions and acted with a variety of companies in more traditional plays by playwrights such as Shakespeare, Chekov, Brecht, Strindberg, Ayckbourn, Priestly and Howard Barker.
I toured Britain, in the children's play Princess completing the tour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1984. At Uni I worked with director (and artist) Shabnam Shabazi and Philip Osment who oversaw our production of Gay Sweat Shop's This Island's Mine (’91) which also went to the Fringe.
I was co-founder of physical and experimental theatre company Barebones Theatre Company in 1993. Highlights were playing Marquis de Sade in a very physical rendition of Peter Weiss' Marat/Sade and co-writing an adaptation of The Collector by John Fowles as well as acting and co-writing many other shows.
In 2012 I workshopped with the RSC then played Snout from a Midsummers Night's Dream as part of their Open Stages programme and Macbeth for the Open Theatre Group's production of Shakespeare's tragedy. For several years, I toured and worked, as an actor and writer, with Voices of the Holocaust Theatre Company and Director Cate Hollis.
In 2015 I did a nationwide tour as the CSM and tour manager on Big Pants and Botox by Louise Roche, starring Mary Jo Randle (Wolf Hall, Pierrepoint, The Bill) which began down south and finished at the Dundee Rep.
I played minor parts in the feature films King of Crime (2018) and Finding Fatimah and was in the award-winning short Imagine (2015) (special mention at the Marbella International Film Festival).
October 2024
Medea by Euripides adapted by Carabosse Theatre Company
A powerful and unforgettable theatrical experience!
The Carabosse Theatre Company is proud to present a new unique & immersive adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea by Euripides
Step into the World of Ancient Corinth and you will be transported into the heart of Ancient Greece, where passion, betrayal and
revenge take centre stage.
The Carabosse Theatre Company, who brought you the hugely successful production of ‘Dracula’ last year, is renowned forpushing
the boundaries of traditional theatre and with Medea , we have created an environment where the lines between
audience and actors blur, drawing you deeper into the story than ever before.
Medea was written by Euripides and tells the harrowing tale of a woman scorned by her husband, Jason ( yes, the Jason who stole
the Golden Fleece with his Argonauts ) who abandons her for another. In her anguish, Medea plots a chilling
revenge that will leave you on the edge of your seat. This production captures the raw emotion and intensity of this timeless tragedy,
making it a must-see event. An evening of passion, power, and the dark depths of the human soul.
Audience reactions:
'I was completely blown away... the costumes, the lighting, the movement,
the dialogue and the stellar performances...
What an incredible experience... I was left with tears in my eyes and pretty much speechless.'
'Totally gripping'
'The masks were beautiful and the attention to detail was lovely'
Medea by Euripides adapted by Carabosse Theatre Company
A powerful and unforgettable theatrical experience!
The Carabosse Theatre Company is proud to present a new unique & immersive adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea by Euripides
Step into the World of Ancient Corinth and you will be transported into the heart of Ancient Greece, where passion, betrayal and
revenge take centre stage.
The Carabosse Theatre Company, who brought you the hugely successful production of ‘Dracula’ last year, is renowned forpushing
the boundaries of traditional theatre and with Medea , we have created an environment where the lines between
audience and actors blur, drawing you deeper into the story than ever before.
Medea was written by Euripides and tells the harrowing tale of a woman scorned by her husband, Jason ( yes, the Jason who stole
the Golden Fleece with his Argonauts ) who abandons her for another. In her anguish, Medea plots a chilling
revenge that will leave you on the edge of your seat. This production captures the raw emotion and intensity of this timeless tragedy,
making it a must-see event. An evening of passion, power, and the dark depths of the human soul.
Audience reactions:
'I was completely blown away... the costumes, the lighting, the movement,
the dialogue and the stellar performances...
What an incredible experience... I was left with tears in my eyes and pretty much speechless.'
'Totally gripping'
'The masks were beautiful and the attention to detail was lovely'
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PLAYLIST
July 25 - Electra Unbound (Aegisthus/Agamemnon, Assist. Dir.) A new interpretation of the Ancient story written by Tim Dalgleish and Sally Luff, Carabosse Theatre Company, Swinfin Harris Hall, Milton Keynes. Dec 24 - Medea (in Ten Minutes) part of a 50th Year Anniversary celebration of Stantonbury Theatre in Milton Keynes, headlined by Jacqui Dankworth. Oct 2024 - Medea - (Creon/Chorus, Asst. Dir.) Adapted by Tim Dalgleish and Sally Luff, Carabosse Theatre Company, Swinfin Harris Hall, Milton Keynes. Oct/Nov 2023 - Dracula - (Dracula, Asst Dir.) Adapted by Tim Dalgleish and Sally Luff, Carabosse Theatre Company,Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes. May/2019 Burretti: The Man Who Sewed the World, (BBC announcer, Detective Walker, TV Director, Chorus) Chrysalis Theatre, Milton Keynes. Jan/2019 Robin Hood in Stonyland, (the Dame) part of StonyWords, Stony Stratford Theatre June/2017 Vocal Pearls, (MC) for Junction 14 A Cappella group, with Cornerstone Children's choir, No Strings, Wednesday's Wolves, and Strickly Harmony, Stantonbury Theatre June/2017 – Stony Live Macbeth, speech Act 1 sc. 7, High Street. May/2017 – Macbeth Screen Norhants promo video, Northampton. Mar/Apr - 2017 An Inspector Calls - (Arthur Birling) J.B.Priestly, Shires Repertory Company, Northampton. June 2016 - Stony Live (Shakespeare Festival) x2 Shakespeare sonnets Stony Stratford Theatre Society to mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Cock and Bull hotel covered carpark May 2015 - Real Ale and Drama Shots 3 - (various playwrights) Mylo in 'Mylo M' by Eamonn Dolan for Carabosse Theatre, Buszy, Milton Keynes. March-June 2015 Big Pants and Botox by Louise Roche. Tour Manager/CSM: Tim Dalgleish, Starring: Mary Jo Randle (The Bill, The Lakes, Cutting It, Wolf Hall etc.) Tour: Grantham, Telford, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Chesham, Potter's Bar, Derby, Dundee, Blyth, Basildon. March 2015 A Doll's House/All My Sons: Selected Scenes - (Torvald/Joe) Ibsen & Miller, Shires Repertory Company, Wellingborough. Nov 2014 An Inspector Calls - (Arthur Birling) J.B.Priestly, Shires Repertory Company, Northampton. Oct 2014 Gormenghast – (Dr Alfred Prunesquallor) First major stage adaptation officially authorized by the Mervyn Peake estate. Carabosse Theatre Company, Chrysalis Theatre, Milton Keynes. Dec 2013 – Apr 2014 Fragile Fire – (Adam Czerniakow) Voices of the Holocaust: Birmingham, Watford, Hove, Chesterfield, Milton Keynes etc. Mar 2014 If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lempkin and the Treaty Against Genocide – Robert Skloot (various, rehearsed reading), Voices of the Holocaust, Portsmouth University Theatre. Feb 2014 An Relaxed Evening of Entertainment – (Special Guest) Arts One Hundred, Newport Pagnell. Nov 2013 Real Ale and Drama Shots 2 – (Man Walks into a Bar, Healing Scars) various playwrights, Carabosse Theatre, Creed Street Sept 2013 William Shakespeare: A Selection - (Richard III) Carabosse Theatre, Westbury Arts Centre Jan - July 2013 - Meaning (Viktor Frankl) adapted from ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ by Viktor Frankl, (tour) Voices of the Holocaust: Bedford Corn exchange, Sheffield Library Theatre, Chipping Norton Theatre, Northwall Arts Theatre, Oxford, Interaction Milton Keynes, High Wycombe Theatre, Portsmouth University, Milton Keynes Synagogue etc. July 2013 Bench Marks – (Manager/Gangster) various playwrights, Carabosse Theatre, Creed Street May 2013 Real Ale and Drama Shots – (Portfolio Manager) various playwrights, Carabosse Theatre, Creed Street Nov 2012 Macbeth – (Macbeth) William Shakespeare, The Open Theatre Group, Milton Keynes Sept 2012 Playlets by Shakespeare - (Richard III) FringeMK and Fortune's Fool Theatre Company, Westbvry Studios, Milton Keynes. Mar 2012 Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages – (Snout) William Shakespeare, RSC Stratford-upon-Avon Mar 2012 This Man's Art - (Co-Presenter, Richard III) William Shakespeare, The Open Theatre Group, Milton Keynes April 2012 The Seagull – (Dorn) Anton Chekov, Pepper’s Ghost Theatre Company, Milton Keynes Dec 2011 Russian Winter: Chekov, poetry and music - (Various/MC) The Open Theatre Group, Milton Keynes ec June 2011 Your Loving Brother Albert – (Sergeant) Dir. Roy Nevitt, Madcap Theatre May 2011 A Midsummer Night’s Dream – (Snout/Wall) William Shakespeare, Pepper’s Ghost Theatre Company, Milton Keynes Dec 2010 Death and the Maiden – (Gerardo) Ariel Dorfman, The Open Theatre Group, Milton Keynes Other plays and parts include: Witches (05) – (Witch), Hand Me Downs (99) – (Victim), The Mandate (98) – (Visitor), The Collector (97) – (Frederick), The Duchess of Malfi (97) (Dir.) Down to the Marrow (97) – (Man), Marat/Sade (96) – (Sade), The Sneeze (95) – (Opera Spectator), Done It! (95) – (Mr Ross), A Stab in the Dark (95) – (Aids Victim), An Evening of Sex and Violence (94) – (Hammer), After Liverpool (94) – (Man in bed), Tree (94) – (Various), Taken to the Cleaners (92) – (unnamed), This Island’s Mine (91) – (American) Edinburgh Fringe, Equus (91) – (Alan), Road (90) – (Scullery), A Fist Full of Fingers (89) – (Various), The Elephant Man (89) - (Pinhead Manager/Policeman/Lord John) Concrete Cowgirls (89) – (City boy), Confusions (88) – (Waiter), In the Beginning (88) – (Man), Miss Julie (88)– (Reveller), An Inspector Calls (88) – (Arthur), Fiddler on the Roof (87)– (Fyedka), The Love of a Good Man (87) – (Trod), The Good Person of Szechwan (86) – (Nephew/Yang Sun), Stride (86) – (Stone), Ode to Freedom (86) – (Herr Stein), The Genesis Roadshow (85)– (Godling), Princess (84) – (Prince) Edinburgh Fringe, Suit of Lights (84) (Jesus Christ/Bull),The Card (84)– (Duncalf), Day Trip to Troy (83) – (Tnan), The Importance of Being Earnest (83) – (Jack-Ernest), Godspell –(83) (Disciple), The Miracle Worker (82) - (Captain Keller), Agippa (81) - (Decius), Ernie’s Incredible Hallucinations (78) - (Doctor) |
REVIEWS
Dracula 'An ambitious and bold production... Fantastic set and excellent performances... Plenty of dry ice but not too much gore!' Carole Matthews, Sunday Times bestselling author. 'Two Dracula's... a genuis piece of direction, both exquisitely acted... Jordan Murphy romantic... sexy... raunchy... Tim Dalgleish scary, vulgar... complelling... It was mesmering to watch.' Jasmine Storm, Reviews and Views Gormenghast World premiere and first major stage adaptation of Mervyn Peake's Penguin Classic. Officially endorsed by Fabian Peake and the Mervyn Peake estate. I was a co-writer and actor (Dr Alfred Prunesquallor) on this ambitious project for Carabosse Theatre. Peake's book is a cult classic with many extreme, odd and amusing characters: Steerpike, Swelter, Fuschia, Lord and Lady Groan and the Prunesquallors. 'The set was itself a tour de force... An excellent performance... from a company that needs no encouragement ... an inspired cast' MK Pulse Magazine '...a marvellous evening... a wonderful and impressive show' Fabian Peake Fragile Fire A true story from the Second World War based on the events of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and the resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. I was co-writer and actor on this play for Voices of the Holocaust Theatre Company an international and UK touring company dedicated teaching the history of the holocaust. 'Sensitively acted and produced' playstosee.com ☆☆☆☆ A Midsummer Night's Dream 'I was delighted to see Tim Dalgleish show his range playing two characters that couldn’t be more different: the uptight, pompous Egeus and the childishly enthusiastic Snout The Tinker.' Matthew Taylor |
