About
Tim Jackson is a Director and Choreographer based in London and New York. Tim's critically acclaimed work in theatre, opera and screen has been seen in the West End, on Broadway, throughout the UK and internationally.
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Current/recent work:
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Director of THE LEAST PROBLEMATIC WOMAN IN THE WORLD starring Dylan Mulvaney at the Lucille Lortel Theatre this fall. Produced by Seaview, Wessex Grove and Wagner Johnson Productions.
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Director and Choreographer of TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) at The American Repertory Theater, following an acclaimed run at The Criterion Theatre, West End. ​
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Director of THE PARENT AGENCY by David Baddiel and Dan Gillespie Sells (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) at Chester Storyhouse, produced by Scenario Two.
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Director and Choreographer of FAGHAG starring Dylan Mulvaney (Soho Theatre/Assembly Rooms)
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Director and Co-Choreographer of the WhatsOnStage Award-Winning production of SOMETHING ROTTEN (Drury Lane, West End) featuring an all-star cast including Jason Manford, Marisha Wallace and Richard Fleeshman.​​
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Choreographer of DOCTOR WHO: THE GIGGLE starring Neil Patrick Harris as The Toymaker, which recently aired on BBC ONE and Disney + and is available to stream.
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Choreographer of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, directed by Maria Friedman and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez.
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Tim trained at Mountview Academy (MA in Musical Theatre Performance) and at Oxford University (MA in Music) as a choral scholar, and gaining a First in Orchestration. Over the past twenty years, Tim has worked in a variety of artistic roles, including in the West End as a Director, a Choreographer, a Musical Director, a Music Arranger, and as a Performer. Tim has also worked extensively as a singer and vocal coach around the world, and was Vocal Coach to Bill Nighy for his Oscar-nominated performance in the feature film LIVING.
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Tim has a passion for new work, developing over 20 new musicals. They include THE SEASON and TREASURE ISLAND, and MONA LOSER. In 2022 Tim directed the first UK revival of KINKY BOOTS.​
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The West End production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, which Tim choreographed, won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, and the production received the most 5 star reviews in West End history, also winning Best Musical at the Critics Circle Awards. Further West End credits include CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF starring Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell, KEAN starring Sir Anthony Sher, A CHRISTMAS CAROL starring Brian Conley and STEPPING OUT starring Amanda Holden. Tim choreographed LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Manchester Royal Exchange, nominated for Best Musical at the MTAs and THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾, which was nominated for a UK Theatre Award. Tim was nominated for Best Choreographer for PARADE in the BroadwayWorld Awards.
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Tim's choreography for television includes four OLIVIER AWARDS Ceremonies, Let's Sing And Dance for COMIC RELIEF and BBC ONE's NEW YEAR'S EVE midnight celebration watched by over 10million people worldwide.
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Further credits can be found here

Photo: Emilio Madrid
Photo: Pamela Raith