Rosanna Mallinson
Director & Dramaturge
Rosanna is a director and dramaturge who specializes in dynamic physical theater, immersive events and mystery writing. She is the founding director of the award winning, international theater company Akimbo Theatre Ltd. who create shows with a unique blend of movement, martial arts, storytelling and clown.
Directing
Rosanna trained at Trinity College Dublin and at École Internationale de Théâtre Jaques Lecoq in Paris in both traditional and physical theater. She has directed for large and small spaces, from the Soho Theatre in London to the Gaiety Theatre Dublin, as well as outdoor and site specific locations such as Opera Holland Park and Wiltons Music Hall.
Her award winning, international physical theater company, Akimbo, blends clown, movement and martial arts to create dynamic, high spectacle performances. Their new show “Lotte” is in development with Nordland Visual Theatre in Norway and Jacksons Lane in London, and will be premiering late 2024.
She has created theater for a range of audiences, including young children, teenagers and adults. She is an avid writer and reader of mysteries with sci-fi, horror or fantastical twists, as well as a champion for stories which bring underappreciated voices back into the conversation.
Reviews for Rosanna's Work
"“ingeniously conjured… holds even the smallest children spellbound”
“disorienting, nightmarish and incredibly compelling piece of theater that will give you shivers as you leave the auditorium”
"tightly plotted, gripping and excellently directed - cannot be recommended too highly"
“Cleverly blending local historical fact with fiction… the innovative theatrical/interactive murder mystery format is engaging… a hugely enjoyable way to spend an evening”
“subtle, ingenious, quietly satisfying and insidiously memorable”
"This has everything, humor, depth, gravity defying fight scenes - simply flawless"
"Sensational"
"Quick, slick and endlessly inventive"
AKIMBO
Physical Theatre Company
AKIMBO is a multi-award winning international physical theatre company co-founded by Rosanna at l’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in 2021. They make action-packed theatre that challenges social norms and plays with perspectives. Using an innovative creative language that blends razor sharp physicality, clown and martial arts, our work is like a comic book: violent, beautiful, funny and epic.
After the success of their debut show NO ONE, their newest production LOTTE is in development with Nordland Visual Theatre in Norway and Jacksons Lane in London, and will be premiering late 2024. Inspired by the life of Lotte Reininger, the production blends theatre, dance, acrobatics, shadow puppetry, movement and storytelling.
Selected Productions
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- Lotte
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- No One
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- Gauche, Gauche, Gauche!
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- 2085
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- Nightcore_Remix
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- Dead Quiet
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- Silhouette in the Smoke
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- Death of the King
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- The Tragedy of Macbeth
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- Blood Will Have Blood
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- The Turn of the Screw
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- Little Red Riding Hood
Immersive Events
Bespoke Experiences and Interactive Narratives
Rosanna was the artistic director and writer for immersive and site-specific company, ImmerCity. Over ten years, she wrote and directed over twenty events, including the incredibly successful Immersive Mystery series. She has created interactive corporate events for Jo Malone, Weddings at Wilton’s Music Hall, haunted ghost walks for Opera Holland Park and Sherlock Holmes themed escape rooms. Get in touch if you need an industry expert to create your bespoke event or run a workshop on immersive practices.
Dramaturgy
Creation and Clarification
Rosanna is a dramaturge with over 11 years of experience in writing, directing and devising. If you are looking for support to bring your vision to life then please send me an email and let me know about your project, what ever stage of development you are at.