JOHN KACHOYAN

John is an emerging theatre director whose work has been seen in the UK, North America and Australia. Credits include readings and productions at The Finborough Theatre, OVNV at The Old Vic, The Young Vic, Soho Theatre, Old Red Lion and Darlinghurst Theatre (Sydney). He is a former Resident Assistant Director at the Finborough Theatre, holds an MA from the Central School of Speech & Drama and originally trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

He is currently the Associate Director on the UK Tour of The Man and will next direct the Australian premiere of his adaptation of La Dispute.

"...Kachoyan is a young director to watch...a show worthy of the Almeida, Royal Court or the National." ~ Fringe Review on The Captive by Ben Ellis (Finborough Theatre)

"...a multi layered, hard hitting triumph...Ellis and Kachoyan are huge assets to the London theatre scene." ~ Fringe Review on Unrestless by Ben Ellis (Old Vic New Voices)

DAVID LOCKWOOD

David is the co-director of The Bike Shed Theatre, a 60-seat theatre specializing in new writing. For The Bike Shed, he has directed Circus Britannica (which transferred to Theatre 503), The Dumb Waiter, The Little Prince, The Magic Flute and Beanfield (which transferred to the Tobacco Factory). In 2010, the theatre was nominated for a Peter Brook Empty Space Award. David has also directed youth theatre productions, most recently Lyme Youth Theatre’s NT Connections play, and has assisted on productions of La Boheme (Palestinian National Theatre and tour), Far From The Madding Crowd (Dorset Corset) and The Borrowers (Basingstoke Haymarket).

He graduated as a director from Cygnet Training Theatre in 2006.