Jonathan Moore
Jonathan is an actor, writer and director. He has played leading roles on stage (Royal Shakespeare Co., Royal Court Theatre, Chichester Festival, Royal Exchange Theatre), television and radio. He has directed plays and music theatre world premieres (English National Opera, Scottish Opera, BBC TV, Munich, Venice, Barbados etc.)
His plays include:
Street Captives (Edinburgh Festival/Royal Exchange Theatre/Gate Theatre) Obstruct the Doors, Cause Delay and Be Dangerous (Cockpit Theatre) Treatment (Edinburgh Fringe First Award/Donmar Warehouse and performances worldwide /BBC Film starring Jonathan Moore and Gabriel Byrne), Behind Heaven (Royal Exchange Theatre/Donmar Warehouse), Regeneration (Half Moon Theatre) This Other Eden (Runner-up Verity Bargate Award, Soho Theatre Co.) Fall From Light (Royal Exchange Theatre commission)
Text for music theatre:
Adapted and directed Greek, from the play by Steven Berkoff, music by Mark Antony Turnage (Munich Biennale/Best Libretto Award), (Edinburgh International Festival and English National Opera at the Coliseum/Olivier Award Nomination) Horse Opera (Channel 4 film, music by Stewart Copeland) East and West, text and direction (Almeida Theatre, music by Ian McQueen), Mottke the Thief, text and direction, (Bonn Opera, music by Bernd Franke).
'Moore tackles relationships, religion and violence head on.'
New Musical Express
'Treatment is one of the most vibrant and astonishingly truthful pieces of theatre to have emerged in recent years. Moore writes and performs with passion and intensity and possesses an extraordinary mature talent.'
Drama Magazine
'Watching this play, I had some idea what a sense of discovery spectators must have had that May night in 1956 when ‘Look Back in Anger’ exploded onto stage...'
Boston Phoenix
'Deals with the raw violence of street-fighters with a starkness and purity seldom encountered in the theatre. A daring and poetic use of language.'
Time Out Magazine
'This explosive drama which rocks... with its violence and energy...'
The Independent
'Moore's artistry lies in the delicate weave of realism and ritual... At home with both the male and female sensibility, Moore weaves magic.'
Toronto Globe and Mail
'For the first time on TV – fact or fiction – here is a drama which enables us to take a glimpse inside the mind and morality of football fans… remarkable, sharp and frightening.'
The Daily Express
'The most exciting piece of theatre now in town.'
Toronto Now Magazine
'Moore’s Miracle Treatment!'
London Evening Standard
'Theatre at its best!'
Financial Times