PRODUCTIONS
SHOWREEL EXPERIENCE PRESS PUBLISHED WORKS
My work spans new plays, original musicals, game theatre and reimaginings of classic stories, often developed in collaboration with young people and professional artists. Here are some of the projects I’ve been part of in recent years.
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Photography credits: Rosy Addison, David Warren, Richard Budd, Dave Fawbert, Alex Harvey-Brown, Geraint Lewis, Andrew Walmsley, Mike Murrary, Anna Anderson
SHOWREEL
CURRENT WORK
National Theatre Connections, Mentor Director, 2025
Cinderella Ice Cream Seller A new musical by David Gibb, produced by Little Seeds. UK Tour & Edinburgh Fringe, 2025 (Director)
All of Them, Dead A new play by Thom Munden, R&D produced by Everybody Panic, 2025 (Dramaturg)
EXPERIENCE
Having trained initially as an actor, my work as a writer, director and dramaturg now spans a decade. I aim to create socially relevant, music-led theatre across stage, schools and site-specific spaces.
TRAINING & ASSOCIATE ROLES
Associate Artist, Royal & Derngate, Northampton - 2020-Present
Associate Lecturer (Acting Through Song), Northampton University, 2015-2024
Mike Bartlett Playwriting Programme, Oxford, 2023
Associate Artist (Inspire Artist Development Programme), Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham, 2018-2019
JMK Director Development Workshops Programme, Birmingham Directors Group, Rep Theatre, 2017-2019
BA Honours in Acting: First Class, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 2007-2010
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Finalist: Scriptwriters & Co International Festival (short play ‘Those Big Feelings’), 2025
Most Engaging Event: Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar Beyond (‘Lily’s Special Recipe’ storytelling performance), 2025
Nominated for the Celebrating Culture & Heritage Award, Northamptonshire Community Foundation Awards, 2023
Charity and Community Award Winner (People’s Theatre Collective), Cherwell Business Awards, 2022
Oxfordshire Theatre Makers Emanate Showcase Award Winner (Sam & Zoe Vs Evermore), 2020
Pint Sized Plays Supported Writer, 2019
Shortlisted for the Royal Court Writers Group, 2019
PRESS
“Director Tristan Jackson-Pate shows exceptional sensitivity in his handling of the material, allowing silence and stillness, subtle prop moves and clothing changes, to speak as loudly as the dialogue... Remember Me succeeds not just as powerful and intimate theatre but as an important contribution to public discourse about dementia care in the UK.”
Remember Me / Photography credit: Geraint Lewis
“This adaption of the legend of Sherwood Forest, performed in the round…beautifully managed by Jackson-Pate’s direction, with so much technical and stage awareness… Robin Hood: A Musical Celebration hits the target!”
“Tristan Jackson-Pate’s direction makes this a pacy, engaging affair, blending improvisational moments with effective choreography... a charming hour of your time, the perfect escape for families this festive season.”
Cinderella Ice Cream Seller / Photography credit: Andrew Walmsley
“The music throughout the entirety of the gig-show is phenomenal as it is impressive.”
“All the cast clearly revelled in this new theatrical experience providing a raw energy to the show, managing to recreate the vibrancy of a particular era of live music in Northampton.”
Song of the Summer / Photography credit: Rosy Addison
“Jackson-Pate’s production immerses the audience, with beautifully linked snippets of the action… an excellent piece of drama”
“Tristan Jackson-Pate’s delightful production attracted a large audience of very young children... they giggle noisily at the witty visual and verbal gags... they respond enthusiastically to questions from the cast... a feel good production for the summer holidays.”
A Home for Harmony / Photography credit: Rosy Addison
“This double act sparkles like the Blue Carbuncle… throw in some well-choreographed, ridiculous stage fighting, a seduction scene confusing for everyone involved, some excellent lurking and a post-coital handshake, and it becomes an excellent romp of a mystery that will have you laughing along.”
PUBLISHED WORKS
MYTH
Get ready to dive headfirst into the chaos and comedy of Ancient Greece! MYTH is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud romp through the greatest hits of Greek mythology, brought to life by the muses themselves. Expect towering Titans, bickering Olympians, bewildered mortals and a whole lot of divine drama. With cheeky original songs and sharp comic twists, this myth mash-up is perfect for young audiences and grown-up history buffs alike. Big on laughs, full of heart, and bursting with mythological mischief, this one’s got epic written all over it.
MYTH II: HEROES & HALFWITS
Not every Greek hero was, well… heroic. Some were a bit rubbish. This is their story. MYTH II flips the toga on traditional mythology, celebrating the bumblers, blaggers and beautiful disasters who stumbled their way into legend. Who needs strength and valour when you’ve got bad decisions and blind luck? Packed with big laughs, epic fails and questionable choices, this hilariously human take on Greek myth proves that even halfwits can make history. A gloriously silly sequel, or a standalone saga of its own!
Published by Off The Wall Plays
Performance licences available on request. Please apply via Off The Wall Plays.
Recently produced by Nottingham Playhouse Young Company, Lancing College UK, in Edgcomb Maine and Rose Valley Pennsylvania
EXPLODED VIEW
A gripping short play that explores the insidious ways coercion, entitlement, and toxic masculinity manifest in everyday interactions. Through a series of unsettling encounters at house parties and in public spaces, the play gradually deconstructs a pattern of behaviour that many will recognise all too well, highlighting the cumulative impact of so-called “minor” acts of misogyny.
Exploded View is one of several original plays commissioned as part of ENACT, a ground-breaking theatre and PD programme developed by People’s Theatre Collective and funded by the Home Office. ENACT empowers young people to explore themes of consent, gender, power and emotional literacy through live performance, workshops and guided discussion.
This and other plays from ENACT: Volumes 1 & 2 have been performed in schools across the UK and used as a springboard for rich, often challenging conversations around respect, safety, and how we respond to everyday sexism.
Exploded View is free to access and use with school and community groups, offering teachers and facilitators a powerful resource to prompt open, age appropriate discussions around healthy relationships and behaviour.
Published by Hollywell Press as part of the anthology ‘Enact: Volume 1’ by People’s Theatre Collective.
Available as a free download, to use licence free via People’s Theatre Collective’s website.
I’ve also written scripts for several children’s sightseeing tours across European cities from Rome, to Brussels, Oxford and London!