Shôn Dale-JonesShôn Dale-Jones

Shôn Dale-Jones

Shôn is a producer, director, performer and writer with the BBC, Barbican, National Theatre Wales and Sydney Opera House.

He has presented his work all over the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Australia.
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Shôn has presented his work all over the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Australia. He is best known as an award-winning writer/performer with his comic creation, Hugh Hughes and his hit shows Floating, Story Of A Rabbit, 360, Stories From An Invisible Town and Things I Forgot I Remembered. Winner of Best Scripted Comedy Drama at the BBC Radio Awards.

Shôn is also Artistic Director for theatre company, Hoipolloi, for whom he wrote The Duke, and Me and Robin Hood, solo shows devised to raise funds for Save the Children's Child Refugee Crisis Appeal and StreetChild. Whenever possible, the show is presented free, with audiences asked to make a donation to the charity rather than buy a ticket. The show has enjoyed sell out runs at the Royal Court, the Soho Theatre, the Cambridge Junction and the Edinburgh Festival where it won a Scotsman 'Fringe First' award. To date, Shôn has raised over £50,000 and counting.

Television

The Island
Writer / Creator
BBC2015
Off the Map with Hugh Hughes
writer/ performer
BBC2015

Film

Can I Help
Writer/Director/Performer
2013
Mam
Writer/ Director/ Performer
2012
Simply Wonderful
Writer/Director/Performer
2012
How I Got Here
Writer / Director / Performer
Shon Dale-Jones2010

Theatre and Live Performance

The Duke
Actor / Writer
Hoipolloi2017
Me and Robin Hood
Actor / Writer
Hoipolloi2017
Things I Forgot I Remembered
Writer / Performer
National Theatre Wales2013
Stories from an Invisible Town
Hugh Hughes
2012
Wonderful World Of Hugh Hughes
Hugh Hughes
Barbican2010
360
Hugh Hughes
Barbican/New York/Sydney Opera House/Moscow/Singapore2010
The Doubtful Guest
Writer / Director / Performer
Theatre Royal, Plymouth; Cambridge Arts Theatre; Traverse2008 — 2009
Story Of A Rabbit
Hugh Hughes
Barbican / Traverse / Barrow Street Theatre / New York & Sydney Opera House2007 — 2011
Floating
Hugh Hughes
Barbican / Traverse / Dublin Festival / New York & Sydney Opera House2007
The Imposter
Writer / Director / Performer
Palace Theatre, Watford; Everyman, Liverpool2006
My Uncle Arly
Writer / Director / Performer
Unicorn Theatre, London; UCLA2003

Awards

BBC Audio Drama Awards
Winner
Best Scripted Comedy Drama2012
Off-West End Award
Nominee
Best Male Performer / Best Production / Best Entertainment & Best Music (Wonderful World Of Hugh Hughes)2011
Time Out Critics Choice
Winner
(The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes)2010
M-ie Best Live Theatre Award
Winner
(Floating)2009
Total Theatre Awards
Nominee
(The Doubtful Guest)2009
The Scotsman's Edinburgh Fringe First Award
2007
The Stage Awards
Nominee
Best Actor2006
Total Theatre Awards
Winner
(Floating)2006

Podcast and Online Content

Hash Helmet
Writer / Performer
BBC Online2015

Radio

Cracking
Writer Peformer
2023
A Disappearing Town
Writer / Performer
BBC Radio 42012
Floating
Writer / Performer
BBC Radio 42011

News

2018 Edinburgh Line Up Announced at the Pleasance Theatre!

17th May 2018

Exciting news today as the Pleasance Theatre announced the full line up for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Shôn Dale-Jones' 'The Duke' at Edinburgh

15th August 2017

The Guardian has featured Shôn Dale-Jones one man show, 'The Duke' - "The Duke is a one-man show about a crisis that affects us all

Shôn Dale-Jones returns with 'Me and Robin Hood'

17th May 2017

Shôn Dale-Jones' returns with a new play, 'Me and Robin Hood', produced by Hoipolloi and the Royal Court Theatre