OLIVER LIDERT
DIRECTOR
About
Oliver is originally from the US and comes from a multi-ethnic Jamaican and Jewish background. He has worked in numerous counties and cities including Melborn, Broadway and the West End.
Oliver trained at the Ira Brind College of Performing Arts (University of the Arts, Philadelphia), receiving a BFA in Musical Theatre. He then went on to pursue an MA in Acting and Music Theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama, UK, graduating in 2008. In 2010 he returned to CSSD as part of their PhD program. Oliver was also part of the Young Vic Young Directors Program.
His credits in theatre and film involve both the US and the UK, having appeared in shows like The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, the original cast of The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Porgy & Bess at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the original cast Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre, the original cast Aladdin at Prince Edward Theatre, the original cast The Prince Of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre, Dear Even Hanson, and Propaganda the Musical. Oliver recently played multiple roles in the Warner Brothers Internatinal animated feature Mummies.
Oliver has directed numerous productions and workshops. The Songs I’ll Never Sing at the St James Studio, My Story In You : The Music Of Oliver Payne at The Other Palace. Confessions Southwark Playhouse, In Pieces: The Music of Joey Contraras The Crazy Coq, The Madwoman of Chaillot at The Arts Bank Philadelphia, Urinetown Urdang City , Three Penny Opera WAC Arts, Villain De Blanks at The Crazy Coq, and Revelry at the Other Palace.
Oliver is part of the writing duo Kansley and Lidert who have created a catalogue of shows and songs. Their musical Fable was shortlisted for the Stiles and Drew award. In addition to this he is part of the creative team WMT, with notable composer and MD Simone Manfredini and award winging Italian writer Tobia Rossi.
SOME OF OLIVERS REVIEWS
Miss I-Doll (The Other Palace)
"Written by Tobia Rossi and Oliver Lidert with a score by Simone Manfredini, a bubblegum exterior hides an unforgiving OTT satire that pulls no punches. This daring approach sees delicious political jabs and pop culture references coexist in quite the imperfectly accomplished production led by an indefatigable actor."
★★★★ Broadway World (Cindy Marcolina)
"The script from Rossi and Lidert is satirical genius. It plays into the stereotypes we're all too familiar with and have strong emotions for, whether it be love or hate; the despicable villain, the almost too-good-to-be-true contestant. It uses these stereotypes and turns them on their heads entirely, creating an entirely new narrative."
★★★★★ Stage To Page
Urinetown (Alexander Gibson Theatre)
"It was a royal flush for the Royal Conservatoire's performance of Tony award-winning Urinetown in Glasgow last week. Drawing on Theatre of the Absurd, clowning and Bertolt Brecht, this Tim Burton-esque musical uses quirky song and dance to explore humanity's deepest, darkest truths."
★★★★★ Broadway World (Robbie McFadzean)
"Urinetown is another great success for the RCS team; they have transformed it way beyond its original limitations into something even more musical, entertaining and refreshing. A super production of an offbeat musical. Reimagined as an actor-musician piece, the music and the entire show comes alive at the hands of Director Oliver Lidert and the exceptionally talented Conservatoire cast."
★★★★ Lisainthetheatre
Children of Eden (New Athenaeum Theatre)
"Directed by Oliver Lidert, the students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - have staged an impressive production of Children of Eden."
★★★★ Broadway World (Natalie O'Donoghue)
" Lidert's touches of modernisation, his experience and affection for the project shine through in every scene."
★★★★ Lisainthetheatre
CONTACT
INSTA: @OLIVERLIDERT
