ALEXANDER
RAPTOTASIOS
ABOUT
I am a theatre director and writer from Greece and the artistic director of Ferodo Bridges CIC, a theatre company producing immersive and participatory plays for an international audience. In 2009 I graduated from Brighton University's Performance & Theatre BA course and later went on to study for an MA in Physical Theatre at St. Mary's University and an MA in Directing at LAMDA. Further studies include seminar courses on Ancient Greek Drama, Mask and Sound at the Ancient Theatre of Dodone with Nikos Karathanos, Michael Marmarinos and Ancient Greek Chorus with Michael Marmarinos and Stathis Livathinos from the National Theatre of Greece.
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My work explores the limits of interaction between audiences and performers and tries to create a temporary space that will host a debate, an exchange and the possibility for creating a temporary community.
My directed work has been presented in NY (3DollarBill) Athens (Greek National Opera, Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Bageion, BIOS), London (BAC, Pleasance, 3Space, Oxo Tower), Brighton (Fringe, The Basement), Berlin (English Theatre Berlin), Copenhagen (HIT - Copenhagen Festival) and South Korea, where our production of 'Across the Border' (CakeTree Theatre) won the Best New Director and Best New Play. I have also worked as a producer and performer with Vacuum Theatre and as an assistant with the Actors Touring Company, Theatre Rites and the Manchester International Festival.
DIRECTING CREDITS
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2023 APOCALYPSE, by A. Raptotasios 3 Dollar Bill - Brooklyn, New York
2022 Antigone, by Sophocles Athens & Epidaurus Festival - Athens (Stage H')
2020/21 The Events, by David Greig Greek National Opera - Athens
& 8 Regional Theatres: Corfu, Kozani,
Roumeli, Thessaliko, Kalamata, Crete,
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2018/21 The White Plague by A. Raptotasios Greenwich Theatre, Landor Space
& UK National Tour, English Theatre Berlin,
Copenhagen Festival (CPH), BIOS - Athens
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2019 Hotel Apocalypse, by A. Raptotasios Bageion - Athens
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2017 Macbeth (adapt. of W. Shakespeare play) The Pleasance - London
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2014 Primark on Acid by Ferodo Bridges 3Space - London
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2012 Across the Border by A. Raptotasios Battersea Arts Centre &
(adapt. of J. Saramago novel 'Death Interrupted) Etcetera Theatre - London Miryang & Keochang Festivals - South Korea
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2011 Dreamshop by A. Raptotasios Indigo & Terra Nova, Athens
2009 The Nightmare of the Green Rabbit by A. Raptotasios Sallis Benney Theatre Brighton Fringe
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ASSISTANT DIRECTING
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2017 The Welcoming Party Manchester International Festival
Theatre Rites (Sue Buckmaster)
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2016 The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus (D. Greig) Young Vic - London
ATC (Ramin Gray) Manchester Royal Exchange,
Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
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Birdy by W. Wharton (N. Wallace) LAMDA Linbury Studio
directed by Matt Poever
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Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein POSK Theatre, London directed by Caroline Leslie
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2011 Lorca's Last Day (based on Lorca's letters) Michael Cacoyannis Foundation directed by Yannis Iordanidis Athens
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2010 California Dreaming by V. Katsikonouris Reg. Theatre of Thessaly
directed by Yannis Iordanidis Larisa, Greece
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2009 Fever by Wallace Shawn WWII Museum, Athens
directed by Athanasia Karagianopoulou
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