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As a young actor Jonathan Holloway visited the 1972 Edinburgh Fringe in a show by African playwright Wole Soyinka, saw live work by Steven Berkoff, Lindsay Kemp and Jerzy Grotowski, and himself began making theatre in the early 1980’s. He is a prolific unconventional director, writer and lighting designer, and has written copiously for the BBC. Jonathan co-founded ACE funded Red Shift Theatre Co which toured extensively for 25 years. He ran an Edinburgh Fringe venue 1983-1987, won many awards and his company was profiled on BBC2’s Late Show.

Jonathan is currently researching for a play about the early British film industry and writing an original drama for Brighton based Sweet Talk Productions. In March 2023 he directed his own stage version of Charles Dickens’ The Signalman for Creation Theatre which enjoyed an extended run. In March/April 2023 Chung Ying Theatre Company re-mounted his modern version of Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities in Cantonese at Hong Kong’s Kowloon Cultural Centre, recreating his 2016 production. He and actor-musician Liam Grundy appear on the podcast ‘Walking Out’ on Podbean, Spotify and Amazon Music. Jonathan adapted Dickens’ The Signalman for BBC radio b’cast on Christmas Day 2022. (“Pick of the Day” – The Times.  “one of the best audios of this year. 10/10” – Sci-Fi Bulletin.  “Jonathan Holloway’s dramatisation ticks all the right boxes” – Radio Times Review) He wrote a modern adaptation of Gaslight – the play by Patrick Hamilton which defined domestic coercive control (now available as a podcast on BBC SOUNDS) – for Johnny Vegas’ Woolyback Productions with original music by Imelda May. It was first b’cast in February 2023. His spectral dramas No Conferring and The Affair at Grover Station are available online. All ten 60′ episodes of Jonathan’s BBC adaptation of CP Snow’s ‘Strangers and Brothers’ and his Orwell season  (inc the Prix Italia winning 1984) are available on Audible.

Jonathan has 40 years of professional writing and direction behind him.  He managed an Edinburgh Fringe venue and performed in, directed, lit and wrote shows for 24 Edinburgh Festivals where he won three consecutive Scotsman Edinburgh Fringe First Awards.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); won for the BBC a First Prize at the Prix Italia; is an Honorary Fellow of St Mary’s University College; won several Charrington London Fringe Awards, a Stage Edinburgh Festival Award, the Shakespeare Prize at The World Festival of Theatre in Chile and a UK DCMS Business in the Arts Award. He was Associate Artist at Kingston University and Associate Artist at Central School of Speech and Drama’s Centre for Excellence in Theatre Training.  He served for three years on the Board of the Edinburgh Fringe and also for three years on the Participant’s Council. He was a member of the Advisory panel of the National Campaign for the Arts. “99.9% pure theatrical magic” – Time Out Magazine    “Jonathan Holloway: pure art extract” – Sunday Times.  An example of outstanding press interest was Jess Edwards‘ production of Jonathan’s reivention of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ produced by Francesca Moody at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival : ★★★★ – The Times:  ★★★★★ – British Theatre Guide:  ★★★★ – Three Weeks:  ★★★★ – Broadway Baby:  ★★★★★ – Views from the Gods:  ★★★★ – Everything Theatre.

Jonathan is represented by Rachel Daniels at Berlin Associates, London, England. 

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