Neil Bettles (he/him)

Neil is a Theatre Director, Choreographer and Movement Director.

As co-founder and Artistic Director of ThickSkin, his directing credits include Peak Stuff, Driftwood, How Not To DrownChalk FarmThe StaticBlackoutBoy MagnetWhite Noise. Recent work includes Movement Director for James IVQueen Of The Fight, (Raw Material and Capital Theatres) Scottish tour 2022. Choreographer for Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks, UK and Ireland tour 21/22. Movement Director for Private Peaceful, UK tour 2022. Neil was Associate Director for Frantic Assembly and was nominated for the Off West End award for Best Director for The Unreturning (2019). As Movement Director, Carmen (Opera Wuppertal, Germany); The James Plays 1, 2 & 3 (National Theatre of Scotland, EIF and National Theatre); Blood Wedding and The Bacchae (Royal & Derngate). As Associate Movement Director, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016 - 2021; Heisenberg (Wyndhams Theatre); The Light Princess (National Theatre) and The Full Monty (Sheffield Theatres and West End).