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 How Not To Drown, Chalk Farm, The Static, Blackout, Boy Magnet, White Noise.

Choreographer credits include: Assassins (Chichester Festival Theatre); Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney, UK and Ireland tour 21/22).

Movement Director credits include: Great Expectations (Royal Exchange Theatre); James IV, Queen Of The Fight, (Raw Material and Capital Theatres, Scottish tour 2022); Private Peaceful (UK tour 2022); 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); The Full Monty (Sheffield Theatres and West End).

Neil was Associate Director for Frantic Assembly and was nominated for the OffWestEnd award for Best Director for The Unreturning (2019).