Newcastle University

Background

Before coming to Newcastle Peter Reynolds was an Education Associate of the National Theatre and the Creative Director of the National's double BAFTA award winning performance-focused website, www.stagework.org.uk. At the National he also worked on documenting the rehearsals of many of the UK's leading theatre directors including Peter Hall, Nicholas Hytner, Phyllida Lloyd and Melly Still. He has run theatre workshops on behalf of the British Council and others in many parts of the world and published extensively in the area of performance and pedagogy including: 'Practical Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare' (OUP) and, with Richard Hahlo, 'Dramatic Events' (Faber). He is an International partner investigator at the Australian Research Council funded centre for the history of the emotions in Europe, 1100-1800, based at the University of Western Australia. In the summer of 2012 Peter is organising a conference at Newcastle in collaboration with Northern Stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the School of English, focusing on International Shakespeare. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Deputy Head of School. Section Head, Creative Writing.

Qualifications

B.A. M.A. PGCE (Sussex)

Previous Positions

Head of the School of Arts, Roehampton University

Honours and Awards

2 BAFTAS (Interactive) for Stagework, 2005
United Nations World Sumit award for Stagework's e-learning, Tunis, 2005
BETT award, best Key Stage 3/4 Stagework's e-learning materials, 2006
Shortlisted for a WEBBY (Cultural Institutions) New York 2006

Informal Interests

Walking, theatre, Norwich City FC

Research Interests

Shakespeare, performance and pedagogy; contemportary British theatre; drama, theatre and prisons; documenting live performance and rehearsal

Other Expertise

Theatre workshop leader

Current Work

Creative Director of the National Theatre's performance web site: www.stagework.org.uk Observation and documentation of rehearsal and performance; commissioning learning materials; creating text for the site; strategic development

Esteem Indicators

Double BAFTA award winner (2005); awarded UN award for E-learning (2005); winner of the BETT 2006 (British Educational Technology Association) award for e-learning materials for KS 3/4

Funding

£650,000 from DCMS (2004); £470,000 from DCMS (2006)

Industrial Relevance

Education Associate of the National Theatre (cultural industries). Experienced at working with internet design and development companies in the private sector

Undergraduate Teaching

Reading in Action

Conventional Theatre? The Bacchai to Blasted

Shakespeare in Performance

Postgraduate Teaching

Dramatic Style (MA Creative Writing)

• Reynolds K, Reynolds P. All Plot and no Passion? Adapting 'His Dark Materials' for the stage. In: Adaptation as a Strategy in Children's Literature. 2003, Plovdiv, Bulgaria: University of Plovdiv.