What shows or projects have you done with ETT?
Equus (Assistant Director).
Finish the sentence: Touring is important because…
It allows a wide range of audience to share and witness theatre.
Where is home for you?
London
How did you bring home with you on tour?
Overpacked
Which city was your favourite to visit on tour with ETT?
Manchester
What gem did you discover on tour with ETT (could be a landmark/park/cafe/pub etc)?
The Bristol Railway Path
What are your touring essentials?
Mini Coco butter and Baby wipes
Let people see your work far and wide - you never know who you could inspire.
"A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind". - Eugene Ionesco
What music inspires you?
Destiny’s Child, Reggae and Dancehall.
What piece of writing or quote inspires you?
“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.” –Eugene Ionesco
What, for you, makes a good piece of art?
Something that inspires and makes you forget about the outside world for a moment.
What have been your career highlights so far?
Each new project I’ve been a part of each one has taught me so much.
Please can you tell us what you would say to emerging artists to encourage them to take their work on the road or join an ETT tour?
It’s so important! Let people see your work far and wide – you never know who you could inspire.
Window or aisle seat?
Window
Favourite way to travel?
Plane
If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?
I want to be Storm from the X- men
Denzel Westley-Sanderson’s biog:
Denzel is a Theatre Director and workshop facilitator based in London; Denzel trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts on the MA theatre directing course graduating in 2017. After graduating Denzel was a part of the resident directors’ pool at the Almeida Theatre in 2017-2018. Denzel has worked across several different genres and styles of performance, working with New Writing, Musicals, Opera, Devising and Dance theatre, working alongside the CTC Dance Company as the company’s Director- In 2019 Denzel directed the show Identity, which won the award for ‘Exciting New Work’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Denzel has previously worked with the participation team at the Donmar Warehouse on a number of schools project across London. In 2020, Denzel was the Co-director for Jesus Christ Superstar- The Concert at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. In December 2020 Denzel was the associate director for Dick Whittington at the National Theatre in 2022 as associate director on Small Island.
In 2021 Denzel was awarded the RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award.
Other theatre includes, as director: Another F***ing Play About Race, All The Conversations We Haven’t Had Yet at Arts Ed; Beneatha’s Place at Mountview, Jesus Christ Superstar The Concert (co-director) at Regent’s Park; Much Ado About Nothing (co-director) at Karamel Club; Identity at Turbine and Forest Fringe, Greenside; I… at Tristan Bates; Tiger Mum at Theatre503; Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Elbows at Bunker; Saturday at Karamel Club; Eigengrau at Mountview; Playhouse Creatures (rehearsed reading) for Incognito; The Chairs for The Custard Factory. As associate director: In London’s West End: Equus (associate director): Equus at Theatre Royal Stratford East and on UK tour; Trenches at Bridewell. As assistant director: Hansel and Gretel at Regent’s Park; The Wild Duck (resident director) at the Almeida; End of the Pier at Park Theatre; Jesus Christ Superstar (creative assistant) at Regent’s Park; Urinetown at the Pleasance; A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Karamel Club; The Comedy of Errors at Mountview.
Further reading:
Instagram: westleysanderson
Our co-production with Theatre Royal Stratford East directed by Ned Bennett wins Best Play Revival
Movement Director on Equus, Cougar, Dealing with Claire, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Rules for Living at ETT
An Actor.
