"everything a piece of theatre should be: not just funny, tense and alarming, but politically engaged, angry and inspirational."
★★★★★ The Guardian on The Voice Thief
"Lesley Sharp gives a stunning performance in this chokingly intense gothic from Robert Alan Evans."
★★★★ Time Out on The Woods
"Tiger and Tiger Tale is a magical dramatization and a modern metaphor for the dual nature of human beings."
★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide on Tiger Tale
"Rob Evans's insights into the power-play that makes some kids the bullies and others their prey are gut-wrenching and yet hilarious."
★★★★ The Herald on Pondlife
Represented by
Mel Kenyon, Casarotto Ramsay
mel@casarotto.co.uk

Rob Evans

Rob is a playwright, director and devisor working across art-forms for audiences of all ages. His work is regularly produced across the UK and internationally.

2026Wind in the Willows — Rose Theatre Kingston
2026Lightning Ridge (tour) — Catherine Wheels
2025Wee Nutcracker — Scottish Ballet
2024When I Lie To You Do You Love Me More (Si je te mens, tu m'aimes) — Theatre du Prisme, France
2024Pondlife McGurk (Simon la Gadouille) — France
2024Odd and the Frost Giants — Unicorn Theatre
2023Too Close to the Sun — Barrowland Ballet
2023Lightning Ridge — Catherine Wheels
2022Death Drop: Back in the Habit — Trafalgar Entertainment
2022Lightning Ridge — Catherine Wheels
2021Christmas Dinner — Edinburgh Royal Lyceum
2021The Ache — RWCMD
2020Fairy Poppins and the Naughty Winter Ghost — Leeds Playhouse
2020A Real Christmas Ghost Story — Theatre Clwyd
2020See, Hear and Speak — The Lockdown Plays
2019When I Lie To You Do You Love Me More — Theatre du Prisme
2019The Tale of Little Bevan — Pentabus
2019The River and the Mountain — LAMDA
2018The Woods — Royal Court Theatre
2017Crumble's Search for Christmas — West Yorkshire Playhouse
2016Little Boxes — Theatre Centre
2015Little Red — Barrowland Ballet
2014The Voice Thief — Catherine Wheels
2013Tiger and Tiger Tale — Barrowland Ballet
2013The Sleeping Beauties — Sherman Cymru
2012Peter Pan — Sherman Cymru
2012Mikey and Addie — London 2012 Festival
2011Kes — Catherine Wheels
2011Caged — Catherine Wheels
2010Pobby & Dingan — Catherine Wheels
2010The Cracks — BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2010Mr Snow — MacRobert Arts Centre
2009The Night Before Christmas — MacRobert Arts Centre
2008Pondlife McGurk — Catherine Wheels
2007Kappa — Catherine Wheels
2006Pinocchio — Northampton Theatre Royal
2005Aruba — People Can Run (UK, Ireland and US tour)
2004A Girl in a Car with a Man — Royal Court Theatre
2003My Dad's Dad — Corsica Festival of New Scottish Writing
2001Dead Pan — The Arches Theatre
2001Ghost Shirt — The Tron Theatre
2000The Hunting of the Snark — Stephen Joseph Theatre

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