Dr Jim Reynolds
Department of Performing Arts
Kingston University London
United Kingdom
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in Drama. I have also taught at Queen Mary (London) and Rose Bruford. Before that, I worked as a Drama Teacher (1996-2006), as an actor and acting coach, and have led a range of text, devised, applied and youth theatre projects - mounting work on London stages such as the Tricycle Theatre, Hammersmith Lyric, The Cockpit, Kingston's Rose - and directed the UK stage premiere of Howard Barker's 'Knowledge and a Girl' at the Edinburgh Festival (2015). My research includes the co-edited books 'Addiction and Performance' (CSP 2014) and 'Howard Barker's Theatre: Wrestling with Catastrophe' (Bloomsbury Methuen 2015), which was shortlisted for the 2016 Society for Theatre Research book prize. I have also published on the cinematic adaptation of graphic novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the National Theatre's adaptations of children's literature. I am currently working on 'Robert Lepage/Ex Machina', a monograph forthcoming in 2018.
Research Interest
Theatre Practices of Robert Lepage and Ex Machina, Theatre Practices of Howard Barker and the Wrestling School, Theatre Practices of Outside Edge (Theatre for Recovery)
Publications
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Reynolds J. KILL ME SENTIMENT: V For Vendetta and comic-to-film adaptation. Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance. 2009 Sep 1;2(2):121-36.
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Reynolds J, Zontou Z. Ten years on the edge: Phil Fox reflects on a decade of recovery from addiction through applied theatre. Journal of Applied Arts & Health. 2011 Aug 22;2(2):165-72.
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Reynolds J. Hypermobility and Uncanny Praxis in Robert Lepage and Ex Machina’s Devised Solo Work. Journal of Contemporary Drama in English. 2017 Apr 1;5(1):55-69.
