Paul Crewes
Producer

Until August 2005 Paul was the producer for Metal working with Jude Kelly on a number of projects including the Olympic bid for 2012.  Until July 2004 he was Producer of the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds where he programmed the Quarry and Courtyard Theatre, alongside the Artistic Director.  He was responsible for setting up 12 productions a year including co-productions with Kneehigh Theatre Company, Improbable Theatre Company, the international collaboration of Homage to Catalonia with Northern Stage and Teatre Romea.  He also co-produced commercial and West End transfers. Before working at the Playhouse he was at Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Paines Plough Theatre Company and Bristol Old Vic and Bristol Hippodrome where he started his career in 1985.  He is on the advisory board for Scottish Dance Theatre and a ‘Thinker’ for Improbable Theatre.
As well as now working with Kneehigh he also has his own company, which has recently completed a successful regional tour of a new production called ‘Doorman’.