Bethan Clark

Fight & Intimacy Director

Dramatic Combat Instructor

About

HI, I'M BETHAN

I am a certified Fight Director and Intimacy Director working in Theatre, TV and Film.

Whether you require a single moment or an expansive scene of dramatic combat or intimacy I can facilitate and collaborate to make action which is embodied, bold, dramatic and truthful.

My practice is built on 18 years in the industry, starting out as an an actor. After completing

training at Drama Centre (MA Classical Acting) and at Exeter University (BA Drama) I went on to work professionally as an actor and fight performer in theatre and film. Alongside acting I was an applied drama workshop facilitator, working across the UK and Europe providing training to all ages and backgrounds of participants and specialised in working within prisons using drama and theatre as a creative and explorative outlet. My passion for physical storytelling led me to retrain as a Fight and Intimacy practitioner.

This combination of industry experience and drama facilitation informs my work and provides the foundation of my practice: inclusivity, kindness, supported challenge, collaboration and creativity.

"there’s no doubting the skill it takes to stage such an intricate and elaborate fight sequence, with credit to Bethan Clark for this. One of the strongest moments of direction is a stunning intimate sequence"

COWBOIS

"moments of extreme intimacy and passion. Bethan Clark, the production’s intimacy director, along with James-Davis and Glean, succeeded in producing woops from the audience during the ‘racier’ moments of the show."

ROMEO & JULIET (Manchester Royal Exchange)

"It’s dark, gritty and quite violent in places, with Bethan Clark’s impressive fight direction having real impact in the intimate auditorium."

SNOWFLAKES

"The high point is a revelatory love scene in which Jack and Miss Lillian... prove that consent really is sexy, their panted volleys of “Can I?” and “Yes!” escalating as their hands climb each other’s bodies."

COWBOIS

"Explosive wrestling bouts erupt with satisfyingly physical grappling overseen by fight director Bethan Clark"

AS YOU LIKE IT

"Plus there is one of the best shootouts you are likely to see with a long clash of firing guns that leave a heavy scent of smoking gun around the stage."

COWBOIS

"The murder... manages to be tender and horrible. I'm not sure I've seen the closing scenes of this great play done better"

OTHELLO

"Bethan Clark (intimacy and fight coordinator) does a wonderful job here, and frankly brings the magic of love making to the stage in a thoughtful way."

COWBOIS

"Who doesn't love a good sword fight? The choreography used throughout is gritty and real"

MACBETH

"We cannot talk of physicality without mentioning the love scene between Heaven and Melville, which is perhaps the most well-choreographed and visually moving intimacy scene I have ever seen in theatre.... Choreographers everywhere ought to take note of Bethan Clark’s fantastic work."

COWBOIS

"the final scene is nothing short of brilliant in delivering a suitable finale to an outstanding performance."

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

"some of the most violent fights and disturbing torture we have ever seen at such close quarters"

SNOWFLAKES

"Dorian’s stabbing of Basil to death is vicious in its mechanical brutality"

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

"there’s no doubting the skill it takes to stage such an intricate and elaborate fight sequence, with credit to Bethan Clark for this. One of the strongest moments of direction is a stunning intimate sequence"

COWBOIS

"moments of extreme intimacy and passion. Bethan Clark, the production’s intimacy director, along with James-Davis and Glean, succeeded in producing woops from the audience during the ‘racier’ moments of the show."

ROMEO & JULIET (Manchester Royal Exchange)

"It’s dark, gritty and quite violent in places, with Bethan Clark’s impressive fight direction having real impact in the intimate auditorium."

SNOWFLAKES

"The high point is a revelatory love scene in which Jack and Miss Lillian... prove that consent really is sexy, their panted volleys of “Can I?” and “Yes!” escalating as their hands climb each other’s bodies."

COWBOIS

"Explosive wrestling bouts erupt with satisfyingly physical grappling overseen by fight director Bethan Clark"

AS YOU LIKE IT

"Plus there is one of the best shootouts you are likely to see with a long clash of firing guns that leave a heavy scent of smoking gun around the stage."

COWBOIS

"The murder... manages to be tender and horrible. I'm not sure I've seen the closing scenes of this great play done better"

OTHELLO

"Bethan Clark (intimacy and fight coordinator) does a wonderful job here, and frankly brings the magic of love making to the stage in a thoughtful way."

COWBOIS

Credits

CREDITS

2024 - 2025

INSIDE NO. 9 | Wyndham's Theatre | Dir. Simon Evans * Fight Director BY THEIR FRUITS | Theatre 503 | Dir. dkfash * Intimacy Director CINDERELLA | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Jon Pashley * Intimacy Director LOVE PLAY | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Dir. Ola Ince * Fight Director PRINCESS ESSEX | Shakespeare's Globe | Dir. Robin Belfield * Fight Director OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD | Lyric Hammersmith | Dir. Rachel O'Riordan * Fight and Intimacy Director THE HOT WING KING | National Theatre | Dir. Roy Alexander Weise * Fight and Intimacy Director BRASSED OFF | Theatre by the Lake | Dir. Liz Stephenson * Fight Director CORAM BOY | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Anna Ledwich * Fight and Intimacy Director TWELFTH NIGHT | Shakespeare North Playhouse | Dir. Jimmy Fairhurst * Fight and Intimacy Director WEDDING BAND: A LOVE HATE STORY IN BLACK AND WHITE | Lyric Hammersmith | Dir. Monique Touko * Fight and Intimacy Director ROMEO AND JULIET | BADA | Dir. Bethan Clark & Rebecca Todd * Co-Director and Fights & Intimacy JANE EYRE | Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Dir. Victoria Moseley * Fight Director ROMEO AND JULIET | RSC | Dir. Philip J Morris * Fight and Intimacy Director COWBOIS | Royal Court & RSC | Dir. Charlie Josephine & Sean Holmes * Fight and Intimacy Director
Previous selected credits

WENDY: A PETER PAN STORY | Theatre Royal Bath | Dir. Jenny Davies A LITTLE PRINCESS | Theatre by the Lake | Dir. Liz Stephenson BEAUTY & THE BEAST | The Capitol, Horsham | Dir. Julie Atherton CINDERELLA | Lyric Hammersmith | Dir. Tonderai Munyevu * Intimacy Director COWBOIS | RSC | Dir. Charlie Josephine & Sean Holmes * Fight and Intimacy Director ROMEO & JULIET | Manchester Royal Exchange | Dir. Nicholai La Barrie * Intimacy Director GOD OF CARNAGE | Lyric Hammersmith | Dir. Nicholai La Barrie THE ODYSSEY: EPISODE 5 - THE UNDERWORLD | National Theatre | Dir. Emily Lim *Fight and Intimacy Director THE SWELL | Orange Tree Theatre | Dir. Hannah Hauer-King * Intimacy and Fight Director SOVEREIGN | York Theatre Royal | Co-Dir's Juliet Forster, Mingyu Lin and John R. Wilkins A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Chichester Festival Theatre | Dir. Jon Pashley * Fight and Intimacy Director DIXON AND DAUGHTERS | National Theatre & Clean Break | Dir. Róisín McBrinn TERRORE E MISERIA DEL III REICH | Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi, Milan | Dir. Ben Naylor * Fight and Intimacy Director SNOWFLAKES | Park Theatre | Dir. Mike Cottrell THE WITNESS | Avant Cymru | Dir. Rachel Pedley * Intimacy Director MY BROTHER'S KEEPER | Theatre 503 | Dir. Robert Awosusi *Fight and Intimacy Director HEX * | National Theatre | Dir. Rufus Norris * as Fight Consultant THE LAVENDER HILL MOB | On UK Tour 2022 - 2023 | Dir. Jeremy Sams THE PRINCE | Southwark Playhouse (Metal Rabbit Productions) | Dir. Natasha Rickman MACBETH * | Avant Cymru | Dir. Matthew Bool * as Co-Fight Director SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE * | East 15 | Dir. Polina Kalinina * as Co-Fight Director THE BEAUX STRATAGEM | E15 | Dir. Jon Edgley Bond BLOOD WEDDING | CSSD | Dir. Ben Naylor *Fight and Intimacy Director BETWEEN THE ROOTS AND WINGS | CSSD | Dir. Martin Wylde GALÁPAGOS | CSSD | Dir. Gemma Aked-Priestley MARVIN'S BINOCULARS | The Unicorn Theatre | Dir. Hannah Quigley AS YOU LIKE IT | Northern Broadsides & New Vic Theatre | Dir. Laurie Sansom THE BOLDS | The Unicorn Theatre | Dir. Lee Lyford HEX * | National Theatre | Dir. Rufus Norris * as Fight Consultant THE LOWER DEPTHS | CSSD | Dir. Ben Naylor OUR LADY OF BLUNDELLSANDS | Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse | Dir. Nick Bagnall MARVIN'S BINOCULARS | The Unicorn Theatre | Dir. Justin Audibert SNOWFLAKES | Dissident Theatre @ The Old Red Lion | Dir. Mike Cottrell BUNKER | Harpy Productions @ The Lion & Unicorn | Dir. Coral Tarran HAMLET | CSSD | Dir. Ben Naylor THE EFFECT | English Theatre Frankfurt | Dir. Audrey Sheffield MACBETH | Queens Theatre Hornchurch & Derby Playhouse | Dir. Douglas Rintoul THE LAST SHIP | US Tour | Dir. Lorne Campbell As associate Fight Director for Rc-Annie Ltd: NIGHT, MOTHER | Hampstead Theatre | Dir. Roxana Silbert FAUSTUS, THAT DAMNED WOMAN | Lyric Hammersmith | Dir. Caroline Byrne HELLO AND GOODBYE | York Theatre Royal | Dir. John R Wilkinson OUR LADY OF KIBEHO | Theatre Royal Stratford East | Dir. James Dacre A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE | York Theatre Royal | Dir. Juliet Forster *Fight and Intimacy Director MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE | Leicester Curve | Dir. Nikolai Foster ROBIN HOOD | Queens Theatre Hornchurch | Dir. Douglas Rintoul BOUDICA | Courtyard Theatre, RCSSD | Dir. Jon Pashley MOLD RIOTS | Theatr Clwyd | Dir. Katie Posner AS YOU LIKE IT | NT Public Acts & Queens Theatre Hornchurch | Dir. Douglas Rintoul MACBETH | Antic Disposition | Dir. Ben Horslen & John Risebero ANGUIS | Avalon Arts at Gilded Balloon Taviot | Dir. Lucy Jane Atkinson BONES | Courtyard Theatre, RCSSD | Dir. Martin Fylde & Diane Alison-Mitchell THE HIRED MAN | Queens Hornchurch, Hull Truck & Oldham Coliseum | Dir. Douglas Rintoul CYMBELINE | Courtyard Theatre, RCSSD | Dir. Ben Naylor & Anna Healey IN BASILDON | Queens Theatre Hornchurch | Dir. Douglas Rintoul THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY | Tilted Wig Productions | Dir. Sean Aydon AS YOU LIKE IT | Eton College | Dir. Scott Handy THE LAST SHIP | Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto | Dir. Lorne Campbell ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS | Eton College | Dir. Angus Graham-Campbell KES | Leeds Playhouse | Dir. Martin Leonard THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | Polka Theatre | Dir. Roman Stefanski HANSEL & GRETEL* | Rose Theatre Kingston | Dir. Rosie Jones * as co-Fight Director THICK AS THIEVES | Clean Break & Theatr Clwyd | Dir. Roisin McBrinn MACBETH | Merely Theatre | Dir. Abigail Anderson DWAYNE I GOF | Theatr Bara Caws | Dir. Bethan Llwyd THE LORD OF THE FLIES | Theatr Clwyd & Sherman Theatre | Dir. Emma Jordan ABIGAIL'S PARTY | Queens Theatre Hornchurch | Dir. Douglas Rintoul CARMEN THE GYPSY | Romany Theatre Company at Arcola & UK tour | Dir. Abigail Graham THE CEASEFIRE BABIES | NT Connections | Dir. Tom Hughes OTHELLO | Liverpool Everyman | Dir. Gemma Bodinetz PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT | Queens Theatre Hornchurch | Dir. Douglas Rintoul REARED | Theatre 503 | Dir. Sarah Davey-Hull DNA | National Youth Theatre | Dir. Sean Hollands THE ROVER | RCSSD | Dir. Ben Naylor & Anna Healey THE LAST SHIP | Nothern Stage | Dir. Lorne Campbell LEGACY | York Theatre Royal | Dir. Kate Veysey ROPE | Queens Theatre Hornchurch & New Wolsey | Dir. Douglas Rintoul OTHELLO | Eton College | Dir. Scott Handy BAD GIRLS | The Arts Centre Edge Hill Uni | Dir. Clare Chandler SISTER ACT | The Arts Centre Edge Hill Uni | Dir. Rachel Griffiths THE INVISIBLE MAN | Queens Theatre Hornchurch | Dir. Ryan McBryde BEWEEP, OUTCAST | RCSSD | Dir. Martin Wylde THE DEVILS | RCSSD | Dir. Ben Naylor & Anna Healey BOOM | Theatre 503 | Dir. Katherine Nesbitt RICHARD III | Antic Disposition | Dir. Ben Horslen & John Riseboro EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE: THE YORK SUFFRAGETTES | York Theatre Royal & Pilot Theatre | Dir. Juliet Forster & Katie Posner THE BORROWERS | Polka Theatre | Dir. Lee Lyford OUT THERE ON MEAT RIDGE ROAD | Trafalgar Studios | Dir. Harry Burton SPRING OFFENSIVE | Omnibus | Dir. Marie McCarthy HAMLET | ALRA | Dir. Dickon Tyrell DR ANGELUS | Finborough Theatre | Dir. Jenny Ogilvie DNA | National Youth Theatre | Dir. Sean Hollands THE INVISIBLE MAN | Paines Plough | Dir. Olusola Oyeleye THE GREAT DIVIDE | Finborough Theatre | Dir. Rory McGregor HALLOWEEN CABARET | Twin and Tonic | Dir. Louise Holland HOLLIE CAN | National Youth Theatre | Dir. Sean Hollands MACBETH | Omnibus Theatre | Dir. Gemma Kerr BLUE STOCKINGS | The Brit School | Dir. Sarah Niven HAMLET | Sutton Valance School | Dir. Ben Fewson TREASURE ISLAND | University College School Hampstead | Dir. Conor Abbott THE LADYKILLERS | Eton College | Dir. Timothy Howe As Associate Fight Director TOM MOLINEAUX | Jack Studio Theatre | Dir. Kate Bannister
KILL YOUR LOVER (Short Film - in Post Production) | Switchblade Cinema | Dir. Alex Austin & Kier Siewert Fight Arranger FRANK (Short Film) | National Theatre Wales | Dir. Jesse Briton Fight Arranger THURSDAY (Short Film) | MetFilm | Dir. Anabel Barnston Action Coordinator and Intimacy Director THE LAST UNION (Short Film) | Ardvale Films | Dir. Liam Abbott Action Coordinator and Armourer SIFT,SIMMER,SHRED (Short Film) | Studio 206 | Dir. Caglar Kimyoncu Fight Arranger REDCAP (Short film) | MetFilm | Dir. Giles Reeve Action Coordinator & Fight Arranger THE LAST DAYS (Short film) | Tannahill Productions | Dir. Dipo Baruwa-Etti Assistant Stunt Coordinator DASHCAM (Feature Film) | Blumhouse Productions | Dir. Rob Savage Fight and Action Double for Lead BULL (Feature Film) | Plastic Fish (BULL) Ltd c/o Tea Shop Productions | Dir. Paul Williams Action/Fight Assistant RUINED (Short Film) | Glad Moss Films | Dir. Glad Moss AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS (Feature Film) | Shudder Films | Dir. Jonathan Kevorkian Fight and Action Assistant HERETIKS (Feature Film) | Sterling Pictures | Dir. Paul Hyett Fight and Action Assistant GENESIS (Feature Film) | Next Level Films | Dir. Freddie Hutton-Mills and Bart Ruspoli Action and Fight Performer WE STILL STEAL THE OLD WAY (Feature Film) | Evolution Pictures | Dir. Sacha Bennett Fight and Action Assistant HOWL (Feature Film) | Starchild Pictures Ltd | Dir. Paul Hyett Fight and Action Assistant ARTHUR AND MERLIN (Feature Film) | Myrrdin Ltd | Dir: Marco Van Belle Fight and Action Assistant
BADC Certified Dramatic Combat Teacher MA European Classical Acting: Drama Centre, London BA (Hons) Drama (1st): Exeter University Industry Training & Qualifications: Replica & Blank Firing Handgun: Instructor, Consultant and Sourcing. Enhanced DBS Mental Health First Aid Certification L2 Emergency First Aid at Work L2 Disability and Wellbeing Training Inclusivity and Unconscious Bias Training Harassment and Bullying at Work Conflict Resolution Trauma Informed Teaching Practice Safeguarding within Colleges and Universities: Educare LGBTQI+ Training H&S Risk Assessment and Consultation Further training Goju-Ryu Karate: 1st Dan Black Belt Aerial Stunt Rigging and Acrobatics: European Stunt School + production experience HEMA Training Motion Capture Armourer: prop weapon sourcing, maintenance, consultancy and hire.

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TEACHING & WORKSHOPS

As a certified Senior Teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat my aim is to encourage and empower my students for the practical application of their skills in the industry. I work both within drama schools and universities as well as providing bespoke workshops for organisations and public BADC certification courses.

British American Drama Academy: resident Intimacy and Fight Director. Co-devised and teach a bespoke consent focused and ensemble building workshop for students and staff each term.

Arts Ed: visiting combat and intimacy tutor and director for the BA Acting. Providing tuition and training in dramatic combat and intimacy practice and production choreography.

MetFilm School on BA Acting for Screen BA and MA Screen Acting: devised an intensive module on fundamentals of unarmed and armed fighting for film for film. Training systems are unarmed, knife, longsword and handguns. Intimacy Coordination support for films.

Avant Cymru and Cult Cymru: provided BADC certification courses in Cardiff and Rhondda Valley.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Summer School BADC Standard Level Course. Fight & Intimacy Direction for MA Classical and Contemporary Actings courses for the past 10 years includes: The White Devil, Blood Wedding, Mother Courage, In Hell and Hamlet.

East 15 Acting School on BA Acting and Stage Combat: guest tutor and fight director.

Prior to my teacher training and alongside acting I was an applied drama workshop facilitator. I facilitated with all ages and backgrounds of participants and specialised in working within prisons for 5 years, using drama and theatre as a creative and explorative outlet. This extensive experience of drama facilitation enhances my work as I am experienced at devising bespoke intimacy and fight courses and workshops to meet a variety of requirements.

Recent clients include: RSC, Lyric Hammersmith, NYT, NYMT, MetFilm School, York Theatre Royal, Geese Theatre Company, St Georges International School Luxembourg, The Wellcome Collection, University for the Creative Arts on BA Acting and Performance, Wimbledon School of Arts (UAL) on BA Acting and Performance, Arts Ed, CSSD, British American Drama Academy.

BADC CERTIFICATION COURSES

I regularly teach BADC Certification Courses that are open to individuals who want to learn new skills and further their training. Available courses are found at the link below. Or join my mailing list for updates when new courses go online.

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