Alexandra Spencer-Jones

Director

Agent

Simon Blakey
  • +44 207 908 0977

Alexandra is Artistic Director of the theatre company ‘Action to the Word’ (www.actiontotheword.com).  She won the Musical Theatre Matters:UK award for Best Emerging Artist for the writing and direction of the new musical CONSTANCE & SINESTRA AND THE CABINET OF SCREAMS.

Projects Include:

UPSTART! SHAKESPEARE’S REBEL DAUGHTER JUDITH
Director
Edinburgh Fringe/Gilded Balloon

GODSPELL
Director
Assembly Festival Edinburgh/Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

SWEENEY TODD
Director
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

URINETOWN
Director
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

LEGALLY BLONDE
Director
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

CITY OF ANGELS
Director
Rose Bruford

BATBOY
Director
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

A GENEROUS LOVER
Edinburgh Festival and Camden People’s Theatre
Director
Voted ‘Best of the Fest’ One of The Scotsman’s 10 Top Picks

★★★★ “Elegant, incisive and intoxicating” – The Scotsman

“A masterclass in solo work…exquisite” – Fringe Review

★★★★ “A fierce originality and a cutting charm” – The List

★★★★ “Extremely absorbing and impressive” – ScotsGay

★★★★★ “Unmissable” – To Do List

STREET SCENE
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Director

★★★★  The Herald

‘Bravo and brava to all concerned. This is a production of infinite quality’ Glasgow Theatre Blog

CONSTANCE & SINESTRA
Director
Ruse Bruford

GOBSMACKED
Director
US Tour

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE – Anthony Burgess
Director
Glynis Henderson Productions / Action to the Word
New York

WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN
Director
LIPA

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE – Anthony Burgess
Director
Glynis Henderson Productions / Action to the Word
The Park Theatre

★★★★★
BroadwayWorld.com

★★★★
‘Stylish, stylised, and drenched in sweat, the show has a breathless, exhilarating energy’  The Stage

 ★★★★
‘a kind of Berkoff ballet, true to the spirit of the source material, but imprinted with an originality that will stay with you after the play ends’ BritishTheatre.com

★★★★
‘a striking rendition of a modern classic’  Daily Express

★★★★★                                ★★★★★
LondonTheatre1                    The Reviews Hub


DRACULA
Adaptor / Director
Latitude Festival & Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival
Glynis Henderson Productions / Action to the Word

OUR LADY OF 121st STREET
Rose Bruford

THE PRIORY
BSA

ALL DAY PERMANENT RED
Oxford School of Drama

RENT
Birmingham School of Acting

CLOUD 9 – Caryl Churchill
Birmingham School of Acting

THE ORESTEIA: EUMENIDES
Also Translator
Action to the Word, Camden People’s Theatre, London

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE – Anthony Burgess
Glynis Henderson Productions / Action to the Word
International Tour (Australia, Norway & Hong Kong)

MAN-1, BANK-0 – Patrick Combs
Soho Theatre, London

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE – Anthony Burgess
Glynis Henderson Productions / Action to the Word
The Soho Theatre, London & UK Tour

CONSTANCE & SINESTRA (and the Cabinet of Screams)
Also Co-Writer
Action to the Word / ATG
The New Wimbledon Studio & Edinburgh Festival 2011
Winner: 2011 Musical Theatre Matters: UK Awards – Best Emerging Artist

TITUS ANDRONICUS – William Shakespeare
Action to the Word, Edinburgh Festival 2011

THE ORESTEIA: CHOEPHORI
Also translator
Action to the Word / St Giles, London

THE ORESTEIA: AGAMEMNON
Also translator
Action to the Word / Camden People’s Theatre

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – William Shakespeare
Action to the Word / Camden People’s Theatre

ROMEO & JULIET – William Shakespeare
Action to the Word / AbbeyFest, London

SHAKESPEARE SHORTS: Or What’s In a Name?
Action to the Word / Edinburgh Fringe


Associate Credits Include:

SIX
West End, UK Tour and International productions
Associate to Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage

STEPPING OUT
Theatre Royal Bath
Associate to Maria Friedman

OLIVER!
Grange Park Opera

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
West End

PETER GRIMES
Associate & Movement Director to Jeremy Sams
Grange Park Opera

HOPE – Scott Williams
Royal Court, Liverpool

LA PERICHOLE
Associate Director to Jeremy Sams
Garsington Opera

THE WIZARD OF OZ
Assistant Director to Jeremy Sams
Really Useful Group / London Palladium

Call Simon to discuss Alexandra or other Directors

+44 207 908 0977