Director
"A Triumph from start to finish"
The Stage on The Entertainer (Nuffield Theatre)
selected productions
Current/Up Next
​Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | Shakespeare's Globe | Summer 2025
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Princess Essex
Shakespeare's Globe
photo: Johan Persson
photo: Johan Persson
photo: Helen Murray
photo: Johan Persson
Blue/Orange
Richard Burton Company
photo: Jorge Lizalde
photo: Jorge Lizalde
photo: Jorge Lizalde
photo: Jorge Lizalde
Twelfth Night
Royal Shakespeare Company
photo: Joe Bailey
photo: Joe Bailey
photo: Joe Bailey
photo: Joe Bailey
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
ICTheatre
photo: Sam Cartwright
photo: Sam Cartwright
photo: Sam Cartwright
photo: Sam Cartwright
Previous
​Mother Goose | James Barry & Robin Belfield | Theatre Royal Winchester
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Princess Essex | Anne Odeke | Shakespeare's Globe
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​37 Plays Project (rehearsed readings) | Beltane by Billie Collins | Go Back Home by Hannah Shury-Smith | Evie of Windrush by Joan Jackson-Callen | The RSC
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Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | The RSC (First Encounters Tour)
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​Red Velvet | Lolita Chakrabarti | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
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​The Merchant of Venice | William Shakespeare | The RSC (First Encounters Tour)
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Sapho & Phao | John Lyly | The RSC (Next Generation)
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Walking The Chains | ACH Smith | Passenger Shed, Bristol
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Othello | William Shakespeare | Nuffield Theatre & Yellowtale Theatre
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Hibiscus Hotel | Robin Belfield | Yellowtale Theatre, Nassau, Bahamas
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Treasure Island | Toby Hulse | The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
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A Christmas Carol | adpt. David Holman | The Dukes, Lancaster
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The Entertainer | John Osborne | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
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"Direction from Robin Belfield ensures the humour never feels misplaced, and the play's commitment to addressing these issues head on while providing laughter is commendable...A rare achievement"
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Theatre Weekly on Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe)
"Inspiring"
Drama & Theatre on Twelfth Night (RSC)
"Robin Belfield's Fast moving, wonderfully engaging adaptation"
Jewish Renaissance on The Merchant of Venice (RSC)
Training
'Amplify' Management Training | The Management Centre / The RSC | 2017
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Staff Director | National Theatre | 2008-2010
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Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme | Nuffield Theatre | 2003-2005
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Assistant Director | Bristol Old Vic | 2001
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BA (Hons) Drama - 1st class | University of Bristol | 1998-2001
"The integration of acrobats and aerialists is very neatly done in Robin Belfield's lively production, which uses height and length to convey a real sense of the architecture of the [Clifton Suspension] bridge." ​
The Guardian on Walking the Chains