Darren Ormandy – Associate Director
Darren Ormandy worked in business for six years before training as an actor at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He has performed with a variety of companies, from the London and Edinburgh fringes to national large-scale tours including, The Hobbit (UK and Ireland tour), The Tempest and Measure for Measure (RSC), The Taming of the Shrew (English Touring Theatre), Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night (ESC) and Victor’s Life (Arcola Theatre).
His TV and film work includes the CBBC series Patrick’s Planet, together with roles in Casualty, Smack the Pony, Soldier Soldier, Cider With Rosie and Following.
As a writer, he has developed scripts for The Big Telly Theatre Company and Cahoots NI, both based in Northern Ireland, including The Little Mermaid, Finn McCool and The Travelling Teller.
He wrote the adaptation of Hamburg and Sweetmeat, for the Terror Seasons.
His play The Tale of Robin Hood was produced by Creation Theatre Company, Oxford, 2006.
His directing work includes The Signalman, Hamburg and The End of the Party (The Union Theatre), and The Piano Tuner and Extra Time (The Landor Theatre).