Ali Pidsley

Ali is a freelance Theatre Director & Maker from Yorkshire.

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He is a founder and co-runner of Barrel Organ Theatre, for whom he has directed award-winning productions NOTHING and Some People Talk About Violence. In 2014 Ali was the recipient of the Buzz Goodbody Award for Directing. In 2019 he also founded Holy What theatre.

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He trained at the University of Warwick and has worked as Assistant/ Associate Director with the National Theatre, Headlong, Chichester Festival Theatre, the Royal Exchange, the Leeds Playhouse, The Gate, and Forced Entertainment.

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He has also worked as a dramaturg, script-reader and with community and youth groups around the country.

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Ali is proud to be a selector for the National Student Drama Festival.