“A Directing Talent to Discover”
“...Rising star, multi-skilled”
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[Five people in 1930s dress dancing]
![[A black and white photo: Harri is a white woman in her twenties staring directly at the camera, smiling with her head resting on her left hand]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1920599772aec220db8fa9/1600692048683-E758V522KSN36X3YS0G5/CB0C0937-DB9D-4CED-A073-D967A5419A05.jpg)
[A black and white photo: Harri is a white woman in her twenties staring directly at the camera, smiling with her head resting on her left hand]
ABOUT
Harri is a deaf director based in York and has been working in this dirty business that we call show since 2012. She has received training from Graeae, the Young Vic, the Regional Young Directors Scheme as well as the Bristol Old Vic and directed a total of 11 shows.
Harri has an affinity for contemporary theatre including genres like new writing, adaptation and verbatim. She is an advocate for Deaf and disabled creatives and is a self-proclaimed proactive busy body!
To request Harri’s CV please get in touch via the contact section!
News
Autumn 2021 - 39 Steps sad success!
December has arrived and as the year draws to a close it is the time to reflect on the success that has occurred this year.
In November, Harri premiered ‘The 39 Steps’ at Theatre@41. This comedy caper was tragically cut short by cast illness. But despite the disappointment, the reviews were wonderful and the consensus of the critics claimed the show a success with ★★★★ reviews! To chase the post-show blues away find the reviews below:
REVIEW: York Settlement Community Players in The 39 Steps, running until...fate intervened **** - charleshutchpress
Play review by Julia Pattison: The 39 Steps at Theatre @ 41 Monkgate, York | Yorkshire Post
Harri and the cast extend their heartfelt thanks to Charles and Julia for their wonderful words!
Harri is also proud to announce the publication of her blog post ‘Access is Easy’, which features on the Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme. In it she reveals tips, tricks and methods that individuals can implement into their working practice to ensure that they are making their working environments and practice the most accessible it can be. Harri would like to thank Manli Siu and the RTYDS team for giving her this opportunity. Read the blog via the link: Access is Easy: Tips, tricks and advice, by Harri Marshall - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Harri continues to work on ‘Technical Difficulties’. ‘Technical Difficulties’ is a verbatim play that explores the search for human connection in an increasingly digitised world. With the help of Deafinitely’s Freelance Bursary and Graeae’s BEYOND scheme she has released her video, which can be found below, explaining more about the research and development phase. She is now in process of applying for Arts Council funding. Keep up to date with Technical Difficulties via the Facebook page Technical Difficulties | Facebook
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[A stage full of smoke and haze. In the centre a man in a trench coats sits on the edge of an armchair holding a biscuit tin. Around him actors dressed as sheep wander across the space]
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[Three men dressed in 1930s clothing stare at a brassier]
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[Two men in 1930s dress chase each other over wooden trunks]
![Artwork by Katie Marshall [Orange background, black silhouettes create a steam train, Forth Bridge, a flying tiger moth and a man tumbling down some steps. In the centre reads the title ‘The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow, Directed by Harri Marshall’]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1920599772aec220db8fa9/1631201718974-3SOR0PY19H92NOK0V0V5/39+Steps+T41+Logo.png)
Artwork by Katie Marshall [Orange background, black silhouettes create a steam train, Forth Bridge, a flying tiger moth and a man tumbling down some steps. In the centre reads the title ‘The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow, Directed by Harri Marshall’]
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[Two shifty looking men in trench coats, the man on the left is on the telephone]
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[An astonished looking lady in a shawl and headscarf]
Photo credit: John Saunders. Still from 39 Steps.
[Two men: One dressed similarly to Glenn Close, One dressed in a smoking jacket and holding a cat puppet laugh]
A Sample of Shows
Illustrator: Katie Marshall [A poster for the Red Shoes (2019) at the top reads ‘YSCP presents The Red Shoes written by Hans Christen Anderson’ at the bottom reads ‘Adapted by Nancy Harris, Directed by Harri Marshall’. The back ground is white overlaid by black silhouetted trees with twisted bare branches, between them red foot prints recede into the distance]
[Poster for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (2016) The white text in the top left corner reads ‘Abridged by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. Gallows Productions Presents ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ by Tom Stoppard’ In the bottom right the text reads ‘9th & 10th May 7:30pm Theatre Royal Winchester tickets £13.50. Book: 01962840440 www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk’ The image of the poster is a sea of red and pink theatre auditorium seats. In the middle (left to right) a woman and a man sit. Both are white and in their twenties. They stare at the camera with a slight confused look. In front of them, out of focus, we see the arm of a white man wearing a white shirt. In his hand there is a skull turned to the left.]
[Poster for Life through a Convex Lens (2018) Title at the top reads ‘Life through a Convex Lens written and performed by Harry Revell’ at the bottom there is a banner with a blue background with yellow writing that reads ‘TakeOver Festival’ The image of the poster is a beige, sandy coastal setting with hundreds of penguins, among them a toddler in blue trousers and a brown jacket crawls with his back to the camera.]
[Poster for B+ (2018) a white background. The black text at the top reads ‘True Colours Productions in Association with OUDS present an Oxford Pride Event’ the black text at the bottom reads ‘Written by Roisin Moriarty, Directed by Harri Marshall & Marcus Davis-Orrom’. The center image is a line of overlapping rainbow coloured hearts, overlaid on top of that is the main title ‘B+’.
Illustrator: Katie Marshall [Poster for Technical Difficulties (2020) at the top is a banner with a rainbow background that reads ‘Technical Difficulties’ at the bottom the text reads ‘Written & Directed by Harri Marshall, Associate Artist Jake Williams’. The image of the poster is a black background with a silhouette of two hands touching palm to palm. The left hand is white, the right hand is black with its outline creating the imagine of an electrical cable.]
[Poster for Listen Up (2018) to the left of the poster white text reads ‘As part of the Offbeat Festival 2018, Listen up, Written and Directed by Harri Marshall, “Silence is overwhelmingly loud” ‘ The image of the poster is a pale blue background. To the right we see half of a white woman’s face. She has brown hair tied up, a hearing aid can be seen on her ear.
![Poster for Love Bites. Artwork by Katie Marshall [Black and white image of a snail carrying a letter sealed with a heart. Title reads in red letters ‘I Often Think of You’.]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1920599772aec220db8fa9/1631202827053-YRSWQU8AKXI1V0YD3LBP/snail+square+marketing.png)
Poster for Love Bites. Artwork by Katie Marshall [Black and white image of a snail carrying a letter sealed with a heart. Title reads in red letters ‘I Often Think of You’.]
Testimonials
![Red Shoes (2019) [An older white man with white frizzy hair peers through a gold pair of spectacles at a piece of paper. He is wearing a green shirt on top of which is an unbuttoned green leaf patterned silky waistcoat.]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1920599772aec220db8fa9/1600694545023-2HPVPG0KRU259B08ZGRO/YSCP_Red_Shoes_JRS_Small-15.jpg)
Red Shoes (2019) [An older white man with white frizzy hair peers through a gold pair of spectacles at a piece of paper. He is wearing a green shirt on top of which is an unbuttoned green leaf patterned silky waistcoat.]
“supremely assured - ★★★★”
“Top Ten things to see in York”
“Liked it very much....everyone was connected. Very ‘Magnolia’”
“Hilarious”
“Clever, bold, ingenious”
Contact
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