Dialogue - About Us

ABOUT US

Dialogue Productions is a London-based theatre company set up to enhance cultural dialogue by premiering the best and most relevant of contemporary international drama in the UK and working with international collaborators.

We are committed to bringing this work to as wide an audience as possible. The company has so far presented seven British premieres and introduced several writers to the UK.

Dialogue is a registered charity and free drama workshops are offered alongside all productions. Company patrons are Max Stafford-Clark, Christoph Marthaler and Nadim Sawalha.

PATRICIA BENECKE

Apart from directing for Dialogue, Patricia works as a freelance director in the UK and Germany. Previous repertory work includes Strindberg's Miss Julie at Mercury Theatre Colchester, Nathan the Wise at State Theatre Darmstadt, the German premiere of Realism (Anthony Neilson) and... Read More

PATRICK DRIVER

Patrick began his career at the Edinburgh Festival playing the title role in Howard Brenton's Christie in Love. Apart from his work for Dialogue, Patrick's recent theatre credits include Faith Healer, Othello and Drowning on Dry Land at Salisbury Playhouse, Anthropology at Latitude Festival, Ma Rainey's Black... 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 at the Edinburgh Festival

1998: Urs Widmer's Top Dogs, presented as a site specific performance at The Truman Brewery in 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 the Bush Theatre, Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh Festival) and on national tour.

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