Who we are.

curious directive is a Norwich-based theatre company led by Artistic Director, Jack Lowe. curious directive collaborates with a family of actors, creatives and technicians, but we always work with new people on each project encouraging the evolution of methodology, form and content. We work with a range of different producers to deliver our work.

Within the curious directive ensemble:

Artistic Director, CEO and Technical Dramaturg
Jack Lowe / jack@curiousdirective.com

Creative Associates
Adam Alston (theatre and performance studies), Rhys Thomas (production), Karina Sugden (marketing), Gareth Taylor (movement) and Russell Woodhead (story).

Our Board of Trustees for 2021/22

Stephen Crocker, CEO Norwich Theatre (Chair), Joana Gana, accountant at KPMG Tiernan Fitzgibbon, Barrister at Five Paper, Ollie Hester, Producer at The Dots, Jennifer Jackson, freelance artist, Kumiko Mendl, Artistic Director of New Earth Theatre & Petia Tzanova, Arts & Culture Consultant / The Management Centre.

Collaborating Scientists
Deciphering - Prof.Genevieve von Petzinger (Paleo-archaeology) / Frogman - Jamie Craggs (coral reef science)  / Spindrift - Dr. Saphire Lally, Prof. Johnjoe McFadden & Prof. Jim Al-Khalili (Quantum Biology)  / Pioneer - Dr. Lewis Dartnell (Astrobiology) / The Kindness of Strangers - Tracy Dye (Paramedic Science) / After the Rainfall - Dr. Henry Ferguson-Gow (Myrmecology) / Your Last Breath - Prof. Mike Tipton (Cold water immersion) / Return to the Silence -  Dr. Chris Burgess (Neuroscience).

R&Ds Prof. Martin Hendry (Astronomy), Dr. Kevin Moffat (Genetics), Simon Watt (Evolutionary Biology), Robert Howell (Physics) and many, many more.