Tim Evans

Artistic Director & CEO

Tim is a multidisciplinary theatre-maker with over 25 years of experience in performance, production, writing and direction.

After training as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Tim co-founded The Factory in London, developing groundbreaking approaches to the performance of new and classic texts.

The Factory's productions of Hamlet and The Seagull, performed by a multi-year ensemble acting company, challenged theatrical conventions and developed new audiences across the UK.

Critics hailed the work as 'a theatrical coup'… 'heart-in-the-mouth theatre, unbearably poignant' (The Evening Standard), and 'as unforgettable and moving as any theatre I've seen' (The Guardian). "It's a rare for a play to create such profundity" stated The Times.

Mark Rylance, the company’s patron, paid tribute saying:

"Tim Evans and Alex Hassell are truly dismantling the fourth wall of modern Theatre. I have witnessed pure magic in their play and shared directly with their actors an experience I normally only find in a wonderful rehearsal room - the experience of spontaneous discovery and original creation."

In addition to productions, Tim launched The Factory Writers Studio, collaborating with emerging talents such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, John Donnelly, Tim Price, and Joel Horwood.

Tim's work has been seen at Shakespeare's Globe, Bristol Old Vic, Soho Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, York Theatre Royal, as well as various performances and projects throughout the UK, Europe and the United States.

He created a TED Talk for the TEDx event at CERN's Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and in 2023, he worked at the National Theatre Studio as a dramaturge for Chris New's "Pilgrim Plays".

He has also created work for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC One, BBC Four, and ITV1. Recently, Tim worked as a script consultant on BBC television's "Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story" and served as an associate director on Adam Welsh's "There For The Grace of God Go I" - a co-production between ARC Stockton and Camden People's Theatre.

Founding of Powerhouse

In 2017, following the loss of his younger brother Alex to suicide, Tim returned to his hometown of Hereford.

His aim, to develop creative opportunities for young people in the area, improve access to live arts, and expand creativity-based mental health provision.

In 2018, he and Amy Howard established Powerhouse, launching creative skills development sessions for young people and rural communities. During this period he also oversaw a two-year programme of new writing at The Courtyard Hereford, relaunching it as The Writing Room in partnership with Feral Productions.

In 2019, Tim was commissioned by 2Faced Dance to adapt and direct John Masefield's novel 'The Box of Delights' into a large-scale promenade production across the city of Hereford. The production received 4 stars in The Guardian, and was selected as one of the Top 5 shows to see in the UK that year.

As part of a groundbreaking three year pilot project (2019-2022) the organisation embedded itself in empty city centre shops and retail spaces in Hereford, undertaking all operational and creative projects within a high street environment.

The project successfully brought arts and culture to new audiences and championed creative engagement at the heart of its community.

Powerhouse facilitated over twenty separate projects in-house and through cultural partnerships; including new writing theatre, short films, photography exhibitions, festivals, art installations, and digital screenings.

Tim spearheaded Powerhouse’s successful bid for capital development funding from Stronger Hereford and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.

The organisation is now poised to build upon the impactful work it’s achieved over the last few years, and establish a new city centre home, launching in 2025.