Malachi Bogdanov
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Associate Director of the English Shakespeare Company (1997–2000) Malachi Bogdanov directed international tours of productions including A Midsummer Night's Dream
, A Threepenny Opera, Romeo and Juliet
, Hamlet
, Titus Andronicus
and an award winning production of Richard the Third (UK and Australian Tour – Herald Angel for best production at the Edinburgh Festival
). Currently a freelance artist he has directed over 70 professional shows and works all over the world.
In 2003 he wrote and directed Bill Shakespeare’s Italian Job at the Edinburgh Festival and was the subject of a BBC
documentary. In 2004 it also toured to the Neuss International Shakespeare Festival in Germany as well as returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has directed a number of shows for the Neuss festival including his productions of Macbeth Kill Shakespeare (2004) and a new adaptation of Marlowe’s Edward the Second (2006). The same year Malachi directed MODERN CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN written and performed my Murray Lachlan Young, the show toured throughout the UK and gained five star reviews from The Scotsman and The List during its run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In Italy Malachi has recently directed a new version of Alice in Wonderland for La Botte E Il
Cilindro as well as directing Dracula
, L'Anconitana, A Midsummer Night's Dream
, Romeo and Juliet
, The Taming of the Shrew
and The Merchant of Venice
all in Italian and produced by MabTeatro. In February 2006 Malachi directed for MabTeatro the Italian version of Macbeth Kill Bill
Shakespeare that toured Italy
.
Recently in the UK Malachi has directed Stone Soup (2005) and Pandora’s Box
(2006 Birmingham MAC and Edinburgh Festival) and Pinocchio
(MAC 2006). In 2006 he was commissioned to write and direct a new version of The Odyssey, From Ithaca With Love,
which was performed in June 2006 to celebrate the opening of the prestigious new
Millennium Point Building in Birmingham. Currently Ithaca
he is delevloping a film script based on the play.
In 2007 Malachi Directed his first feature film "La Mandragola" (The Mandrake Root
) for which he also wrote the screenplay
. The film was shot in the city of Sassari
(Sardinia
, Italy
) for the production company European Drama Network
and nominated by the Royal Television Society for best drama.
Malachi is an Honorary Professor of Northumberland University, Newcastle.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, A Threepenny Opera, Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
, Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, and possibly George Peele, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy, and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were...
and an award winning production of Richard the Third (UK and Australian Tour – Herald Angel for best production at the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
). Currently a freelance artist he has directed over 70 professional shows and works all over the world.
In 2003 he wrote and directed Bill Shakespeare’s Italian Job at the Edinburgh Festival and was the subject of a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
documentary. In 2004 it also toured to the Neuss International Shakespeare Festival in Germany as well as returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has directed a number of shows for the Neuss festival including his productions of Macbeth Kill Shakespeare (2004) and a new adaptation of Marlowe’s Edward the Second (2006). The same year Malachi directed MODERN CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN written and performed my Murray Lachlan Young, the show toured throughout the UK and gained five star reviews from The Scotsman and The List during its run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In Italy Malachi has recently directed a new version of Alice in Wonderland for La Botte E Il
Cilindro as well as directing Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
, L'Anconitana, A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
, The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
and The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
all in Italian and produced by MabTeatro. In February 2006 Malachi directed for MabTeatro the Italian version of Macbeth Kill Bill
Kill Bill
Kill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2....
Shakespeare that toured Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Recently in the UK Malachi has directed Stone Soup (2005) and Pandora’s Box
(2006 Birmingham MAC and Edinburgh Festival) and Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
(MAC 2006). In 2006 he was commissioned to write and direct a new version of The Odyssey, From Ithaca With Love,
which was performed in June 2006 to celebrate the opening of the prestigious new
Millennium Point Building in Birmingham. Currently Ithaca
Ithaca
Ithaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
he is delevloping a film script based on the play.
In 2007 Malachi Directed his first feature film "La Mandragola" (The Mandrake Root
Mandrake Root
"Mandrake Root" is a song by Deep Purple that is featured on their debut album Shades of Deep Purple. The title is in reference to the hallucinogenic mandrake plant, but is also the name of a pre-Purple band that Blackmore was trying to form in Germany when he got the call from Deep Purple's...
) for which he also wrote the screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
. The film was shot in the city of Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
(Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) for the production company European Drama Network
European Drama Network
European Drama Network is a producer and online distributor of modern movies of classic plays and texts. Founded by producer Simon M. Woods in 2007, it first film was The Mandrake Root, based on the play The Mandrake by Niccolò Machiavelli in 1518, and directed by Malachi Bogdanov...
and nominated by the Royal Television Society for best drama.
Malachi is an Honorary Professor of Northumberland University, Newcastle.