Dialogue - About Us

ABOUT US

Dialogue is a London based international theatre company. It was established in 1996 by German director Patricia Benecke and British actor Patrick Driver. As co-artistic directors, they find and produce all company productions. In 2009, Dialogue were joined by consultant producer Ghislaine Granger (Told by an Idiot and Improbable Theatre) and assistant producer Simona Hughes.

The company has so far presented seven British premieres and introduced several international writers to the UK. We are committed to bringing this work to as wide an audience as possible and deliver free drama workshops alongside all productions. Dialogue is a registered charity. Company patrons are Max Stafford-Clark, Christoph Marthaler, Georgia Oetker and Nadim Sawalha.

PATRICIA BENECKE

Apart from directing all of Dialogue's work, Patricia is a freelance director in the UK and Germany. Previous work includes Miss Julie at... Read More

PATRICK DRIVER

Apart from his work for Dialogue, Patrick's recent theatre credits include Bus Stop at the New Vic, Stoke and Stephen Joseph Theatre... Read More

PRODUCTIONS TO DATE:

1996 - 2003: Bodo Kirchhoff's The MC of a Striptease Act Doesn't Give Up, staged in London, Germany, Holland, Italy, Ireland ,USA and the Edinburgh Festival

1998: Urs Widmer's Top Dogs, a site specific performance at The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane

2000: Thomas Brussig's Heroes like Us, in association with NXT, at the Edinburgh Festival

2001: Tankred Dorst's Merlin, the English premiere of this modern German classic, at the Riverside Studios Mainhouse

2003: Top Dogs revival at Southwark Playhouse

2005: Top Dogs national tour

2006: Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt at Bush Theatre/Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh Festival)/UK tour.

2008: Helter Skelter / Land of the Dead by Neil LaBute at Bush Theatre.

2008: Wedding Day at the Cro-Magnons by Wajdi Mouawad at Soho Theatre.

2010: UK Tour of The Furies/Land of the Dead/Helter Skelter by Neil LaBute

2010: Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad at Old Vic Tunnels

Photographer: (above) Camilla Watson,
(top) Katrin Ribbe