JACK STORM (he/him)
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER

  • Jack is an accomplished Director, Artist, Choreographer and Show Creator. Originally studying Art and after graduating from Bird college in Musical Theatre, Jack has spent the past 17 years in the entertainment industry.

    Jack's credits include: P&O Cruise line (UK), Sesame Street (World Tour), Barney Let's Go! Live (World Tour), Harrods (London) Sensual Dreams (Hippodrome, London) Never Forget the Musical -World Premiere (Savoy, London) The EXO Gala (Japan) SkySea Cruise Line (China, Japan & South Korea).

    Jack has Tour Managed, Directed and Choreographed internationally for companies such as Charming Entertainment (UK)Premier Stage Productions (UK) Boxtree Productions(UK) BBC (UK and Europe), Nickelodeon (London) and Trevor Sorbie (UK) . Jack’s creativity was scouted in 2015 for Universal Studios in Singapore, aided in the initial plans for 20th Century Fox World in Malaysia and was a Choreographer for finalists in The Voice of China.

    In the most recent years Jack had been Artistic Director for SeaCruiseUK, creating and supplying entertainment to cruise lines and resorts worldwide, his credits there include: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (Europe) SkySea Cruise Line (China) Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line/Margaritaville at Sea (USA) Mano Cruises (Israel) Louis Hotels (Cyprus) Celestyal Cruises (Greece), Dream Cruises (China) and Astro Ocean Cruise Line (China) where he created the production of ‘Ocean Legend’ gaining a cruise critic nomination for best production.

    Adding to current projects Jack is a director and Choreographer for PHA Pantomimes nationally and continues to work as a director a Choreographer with some of RuPaul's Drag Queens.

    Now as a freelance creative Jack's accomplishments continue to grow working this year as a creative with the Eurovision Song Contest, Royal Caribbean International and with his own musical #NoFilter being produced at Edinburgh Fringe.

TYRRELL JONES (he/him)
DIRECTOR

  • Freelance theatre director, Artistic Director of Knaїve Theatre, Core Artist at Unlimited Theatre & Lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire.

    Tyrrell is a director with a broad experience across styles and genres. He specialises in small scale high impact new work. He is best known for his long running internationally award winning 'Bin Laden: The One Man Show' which has toured three continents and has been translated into Norwegian for touring there. Other notable works include an adaptation of Karel Čapek's sci-fi classic 'War with The Newts' (national touring 2018) and a festival of digital experimental work during the pandemic 'The Digital Lyceum' for which he premiered new works by Kamal Kaan and Lavinia Murray.

    Recent works include 'Bin Laden: the One Man Show' (Norwegian Language) at Norsk Teateret in June and 'Mr Brightside' as part of Leeds 2023 in September/October.

    In addition to his work as a director he also works as an associate director and assistant director. He has assisted directors such as Indhu Rubasingham, James Brining, Amy Leach, Lucian Msamati, Max Webster & Mark Rosenblatt.

    Tyrrell also has experience as a drama school director and has directed Eugène Ionesco's 'The Rhinoceros', Bertolt Brecht's 'St. Joan of the Stockyards' (both at Leeds Conservatoire) and two devised pieces at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds.

    INDUSTRY AWARDS

    ▪ Heddadagene, ('Bin Laden: The One Man Show' in Norwegian) Oslo 2023 ▪ Summerhall Lustrum Award, War with the Newts, 2018

    ▪ Supported Artist at the Royal Exchange Theatre, 2017-18

    ▪ 8 International Awards for Bin Laden: The One Man Show (including ‘Best Theatre’ Adelaide Fringe Festival 2019, ‘Critic’s Pick’ Hollywood Fringe 2016, Broadway Baby Golden Bobby 2013)

    ▪ KSF Artist of Choice, 2015

    Training MFA Theatre Directing - Birkbeck, University of London