Our guest in this episode is Sean Turner.

Sean is Associate Director on the West End and UK Touring productions of the hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, and has directed numerous productions of the show across the

globe. He has recently completed a tenure as Artistic Director of Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells and he trained at the National Theatre as well as in Devising with Complicite. 

On top of directing shows at venues like the Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre and Trafalgar Studios, Sean was responsible for unearthing the script of Arthur Miller’s first play, No Villain, he then directed the World Premiere at the Old Red Lion and later transferred the production to the West End. Last year Sean’s first foray into film work won an NME Award (Best Music Video, 2022) when he co-directed the video for ‘Wake Me Up’ by the band ‘Foals’. 

During our conversation, we talked about:

• Connecting and bonding a team both at speed and authentically
• Transient teams
• Navigating artistic differences
• Managing feelings
• Kindness and treating people well
• The importance of casting 
• Trust
• Letting people fail
• Being present
• Having to deliver disappointing news
• National Service: Diary of a Decade at The National Theatre by Richard Eyre

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