Credits
Current Work
For Glyndebourne Opera: Uprising- a new opera composed by Jonathan Dove to premiere in 2025, Alcina and The Wreckers to open in 2027.
Les Misérables for Cameron Mackintosh LTD – opened in Cardiff (2010) then on Broadway (2014) and now playing in the West End, USA, South Korea, Holland and Japan.
Mike is an Associate Artist of The Royal Shakespeare Company
Mike received a 2015 Helpmann Award® nomination for Best Choreography in a Musical – Les Misérables.
Past Work
| ROBIN HOOD: The Legend | Regent's Park Theatre | Dir. Melly Still |
| CENDRILLON | Glyndebourne | Dir. Fiona Shaw |
| THE WRECKERS | Glyndebourne Opera | Dir. Melly Still |
| DMITRY | Marylebone Theatre | Dir. Tim Supple |
| RAVENS: SPASSKY VS. FISCHER | Hampstead Theatre | Dir: Annabelle Comyn |
| ALCINA | Glyndebourne | Dir. Francesco Micheli |
| THE LOVELY BONES UK TOUR | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Dir. Melly Still |
| STONES IN HIS POCKETS | Rose Theatre Kingston and Theatre Royal Bath Productions | Dir. Lindsay Posner |
| FATAL ATTRACTION | Theatre Royal Brighton | Dir. Loveday Ingram |
| THE WATSONS | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Sam West |
| ROMEO & JULIET and RICHARD III | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre | Dir. Lindsay Posner |
| VICE VERSA | RSC | Dir. Janice Honeyman |
| SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY | RSC | Dir. Erica Whyman |
| THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Glyndebourne | Dir. Melly Still |
| WENDY AND PETER | RSC | Dir. Jonathan Munby |
| THE TEMPEST | RSC | Dir. Rupert Goold |
| KING LEAR | RSC | Dir. Gregory Doran |
| HENRY IV PARTS I & II | RSC | Dir. Gregory Doran |
| HENRY V | Michael Grandage Company | Dir. Michael Grandage |
| LES MISERABLES | Cameron Mackintosh LTD | Dir. James Powell, Laurence Connor |
| THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE | RSC | Dir. Erica Whyman |
| THE WITCH OF EDMONTON | RSC | Dir. Gregory Doran |
| THE POWER OF YES | The National Theatre | Dir. Angus Jackson |
| RESURRECTION BLUES | The Old Vic | Dir. Robert Altman |
| COSI FAN TUTTE | English National Opera | Dir. Sam West |
| SPEAKING LIKE MAGPIES | RSC | Dir. Rupert Goold |
| LIFE IS A DREAM | Donmar Warehouse | Dir. Jonathan Munby |
| ROSA'S BAR | Wired Aerial Theatre | Dir. Mike Ashcroft |
| PUNK ROCK | Hammersmith Lyric | Dir. Sarah Francom |
| BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL | RSC | Dir. Josie Rourke |
| NAKAMITSU | The Gate Theatre | Dir. Mike Ashcroft and Jonathan Munby |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Sean Holmes |
| ORESTES & A COMEDY OF ERRORS | Shared Experience | Dir. Nancy Meckler |
| SEARGEANT MUSGRAVE'S DANCE | THE CONTRACTOR | SINGER | Oxford Stage Company | Dir. Sean Holmes |
| ROMANS IN BRITAIN | Sheffield Crucible | Dir. Sam West |
| THE LOST CHILD PROJECT | David Glass Ensemble, Cambodia | Dir. David Glass |
| CLOSE THE COALHOUSE DOOR | Newcastle Playhouse | Dir. Sam West |
| A TALE OF TWO CITIES | Salisbury Playhouse | Dir. Joanna Read |
| ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS | LORD OF THE FLIES | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff | Dir. Mike Ashcroft |
| KEAN | Apollo Theatre | Dir. Adrian Noble |
Work for the Royal Shakespeare Company
HAMLET, RICHARD II, WENDY AND PETER, CARDENIO, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE ROMAN ACTOR, TAMING OF THE SHREW, TAMER TAMED, RICHARD III, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, OTHELLO, A NEW WAY TO PLEASE YOU (Associate Director), SEJANUS, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE CANTERBURY TALES, JULIUS CAESAR, THE TEMPEST, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, MACBETH, MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Musical), A COMEDY OF ERRORS, MACBETH and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST.
Films
Richard III, Henry IV and Hamlet starring David Tennant, Sir Antony Sher, Sir Patrick Stewart and directed by Sir Gregory Doran. Illuminations and BBC
A Brief History
After training at Dartington College of Arts, Mike went on to tour the world as a performer with DV8 Physical Theatre, The Kosh and ManAct. He was a member of Johnny Hutch’s acrobatic troupe The Halfwits with Danny La Rue and Britt Ekland, and was a Dougie Squires dancer to a TV audience of over 5 million. Mike has also played Baby Tarzan in Dubai and Billy The Dog in Newcastle and Dundee. He was artistic director of his own physical theatre company Slack Dance devising, performing and touring four solo shows The Crooner, Ropeman, Le Baton, and The Wizard of Oz in Three Minutes. Including Doorways, directed by Marcello Magni and Riding The Storm directed by Paul Hunter.
