Work

This is a selection of some of my past works. Brief show info and selection of reviews:

I primarily work with material that interests me. Most of the work I have been involved in has either been with companies I work with devising material or indeed have founded and lead in the creation and generation of material. Below is a small selection of some of the projects I have worked on.

In my early career I wanted to be an Actor. I don't think I fully understood what this meant. I learnt, over time, that my want to create, devise and generate is is what I actually want to do.

So many wiser, clever, more experienced (and well also children!) people have said to me it is important to do what you love.

So I do, I make the work I want to see in the world and teach others how I'd want to learn .

How To Climb Mount Everest
By Autojeu Theatre

Autojeu’s heart-warming tale of embracing life sees one man’s epic rise from the doldrums of his office existence to become a Mount Everest conqueror, his journey spiralling from the mundane to the ridiculous along the way.

"...the actors make the most charming duo of any play this year"

PRAGUE POST: Prague, Czech Republic

"The very nature of How To Climb Mt. Everest is a circus of caricatures and buffoonery executed with a captivating blend of mime and deft physical prowess. Gibbs and Ozguc were geniuses of malleability in both expressively and interpretation of genre."

FRINGEREVIEW.COM: London, England

BEOWULF by Autojeu Theatre

An age-old tale is brought to life as never before in a physical, musical, and riotously funny play.

An epic that inspired the human fascination with telling tales, entertaining over campfires and captivating imaginations. Autojeu Theatre brings to life one of history's oldest and most famous tales. BEOWULF, the hero of the Geats comes to the aid of the King of the Danes in a heroic epic that will live on forever. A stand-up-saga adventure.

"despite some dazzling other shows at Prague Fringe this year, this is easily one of the best."

PRAGUE POST: Prague, Czech Republic

"Our programme is what dreams are made of, sometimes fantastical with a Beowulf stand-up"

DREAMS BEFORE DAWN: Paris, France

"Pythonesque in their approach, mercurial in their depictions, irreverent in their storytelling, skilled in their craft,"

FRONT ROW CENTRE: New York, USA

"Gibbs...is endlessly inventive in the way he creates different characters and tells the tale, effortlessly switching voices and posture to suit whatever is occurring in the narrative."

BRITISH THEATRE: London, England

The Last March by Old Salt Theatre

Dog sleds, icy adventure, and a bitter race to the end; The Last March is the thrilling comedy of Captain Scott’s last daring bid to conquer the South Pole is brought to life onstage. Using spirited humour, frantic physicality and of course bucket loads of revitalising tea.

"Huge inventiveness and ingenuity… uplifting and poignant”

THE STAGE: London, England

“A charming and comically tragic hours’ worth of entertainment”

THE PUBLIC REVIEWS: London, England

“Not only funny, but spectacularly, wilfully silly... it is inspired stupidity”

THE LONDONIST: London, England

"Sam Gibbs believably manages a range of roles from Captain Oates to the expedition’s Dr Bill Wilson. Treading a fine line between comedy and pathos"

THE STAGE: Exeter, England

Floor Plan by Openbatch Theatre

The audience witness the space transform into a factory when a floor plan is laid with electrical tape. The factory is bought to life. The action is punctuated by a series of narratives that focus on moments of humanity in an oppressive environment.•

"The success of Floor Plan lies in the sense of atmosphere that emerges as the three elements interact both in harmony and in discord. Openbatch create a unique and engaging piece of theatre, forcing their audience to examine their own place in a society which places increasingly less value on the individual."

BEHIND THE FRINGE: Barnstaple, England

"The people from Openbatch have made a blend of sound art and theatre that is not "musical theatre" (viz. the avantgarde alternative to opera) but in which the music is not ornamental either - the sound is truly part of the performance"

NEU/NOW: Vilnius, Lithuania

This is a selection of some of my past works. Brief show info and selection of reviews:

How To Climb Mount EverestBy Autojeu Theatre

BEOWULF by Autojeu Theatre

The Last March by Old Salt Theatre

Floor Plan by Openbatch Theatre

How To Climb Mount Everest
By Autojeu Theatre