Directors // Mitch Sebastian

Olivier Award and Theatregoers’ Choice Award Nominee Mitch Sebastian created The Ratpack Live from Las Vegas which embarked on three UK tours before opening in the West End in 2003 where it played for four years.  Recently (2009-10), the hit show returned to the Adelphi Theatre in the West End for a special, limited engagement.  2008 marked the launch of The Ratpack Live from the Sands, which toured the USA as part of the Professional Theatres’ Broadway season.  The show was also produced in Germany, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Spain and Canada and is now in its third year.  Mr. Sebastian also created, directed, and choreographed The Opera Show at Kilworth House Theatre before it opened in America and embarked on a world tour, gathering international critical acclaim.  He is currently working on the concept for a revival of Stephen Schwartz’s landmark show, Pippin. 

West End:  Christmas with The Ratpack (Adelphi/Novello Theatre/Savoy Theatre/Palladium) La Cava (Victoria Palace/Picadilly Theatre) Playhouse Creatures – The Peter Hall Company (Old Vic Theatre) Romance Romance (Gielgud Theatre).

Regional:  Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Crazy For You (Kilworth House Theatre).

Off West End:  Pippin (Bridewell Theatre) Lucky Stiff (Bridewell Theatre) Hell Can Be Heaven (Pleasance Theatre) Eyam (Bridewell Theatre) Tales My Lover Told (King’s Head Theatre) The Adventures of Dick Barton (Warehouse Theatre, Swan Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre) Merrily We Roll Along (Royal Academy of Music) International Productions; Chicago (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Baalbeck Festival, Lebanon—The 2005 Arts Festival of Lanarca, Cyprus) Fame (The 2003 Arts Festival of Lanarca, Cyprus) Evita (The 2002 Arts Festival of Lanarca, Cyprus) The Wow Show (Boulevard Theatre, Eilat, Israel) Twist of Fate (Singapore Repertory Theatre—World premiere) Sing to the Dawn (Singapore Repertory Theatre—World premiere).

Opera & Concerts; Mr. Sebastian recently collaborated with Japanese performance artist, Omote, to create Savior IV for the Japanese Embassy, performed worldwide. He choreographed One, the largest and most expensive concert ever produced in Israel for Rita. He also staged several larger scale productions for the LPO under the directorship of Kurt Masur. OperaBabes world tour (Sony Records), Magic of the Musicals (Palladium Theatre and UK tours), Marti Webb in concert (UK tour), Sinatra (UK tour), Iolanthe for the D’Oyly Carte (UK tour), Pirates of Penzance (Kilworth House Theatre).

Television: In 2004 he directed and choreographed the Lawrence Olivier Award Ceremony, choreographed the children’s TV animation series Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto! (BAFTA Award 2006), and directed for television, The Ratpack Live From Las Vegas (available on DVD worldwide). Mr. Sebastian has also choreographed and staged the launch of Singapore's second National Television Channel, TV Works, a spectacular star-studded event which was transmitted live to millions throughout Asia.