George Turvey

George co-founded Papatango in 2007 and became its sole Artistic Director in January 2013. He has been awarded the Genesis Foundation Prize and named in The Stage 25 for his work championing new talent.

As a dramaturg, he has led the development of all of Papatango’s productions, including the Olivier Award-winning Old Bridge. Direction for Papatango includes: The Watch House (UK Tour); Here (Southwark Playhouse); The Silence and the Noise (UK Tour); Shook (Southwark Playhouse/UK Tour, nominated for 7 OffWestEnd Awards including Best Director and Best Production; also broadcast on Sky Arts);Hanna (Arcola Theatre/UK Tour); The Annihilation of Jessie Leadbeater (ALRA); After Independence, winner of the Alfred Fagon Audience Award (Arcola Theatre/BBC Radio 4); Leopoldville (Tristan Bates Theatre); and Angel (Pleasance London/Tristan Bates Theatre).

For screen he has directed Heathen Land (Papatango/Birdie Pictures).

George trained as a director on the National Theatre Studio Directors’ course and as an actor at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA). He has appeared on stage and screen throughout the UK and internationally, including the lead roles in the world première of Arthur Miller’s No Villain (Old Red Lion Theatre/West End) and Batman Live World Arena Tour. He is the co-author of Being A Playwright: A Career Guide For Writers.