David Furlong is from Mauritius and grew up speaking both English and French. He trained in France at the prestigious National Theatre where he also worked with international directors including Deborah Warner and Hans Peter Cloos.
Totally bilingual, he’s an experienced actor on stage (Lead role in Montserrat (Paris), and Orestes in The Flies (London), among others, as well as on screen. He works both in Paris and London in French and English (with or without accent) and also runs Exchange Theatre for which he also directs, writes and teaches drama. He was resident director at the French Institute for two years.
He was also Young Vic Jerwood assistant director, where he directed Tempests in 2021 about invisibilized mixed identities. He’s also a Brown man, exploring in particular the decolonization of representations as an experienced deviser passionate about historical pieces. (Noor, The Great Experiment with Border Crossings, The Cat in Reboots)
Draining The Swamp by David R Hill
DRH Arts Ltd/ OSO Arts Centre/ Oxford Playhouse (2024)
Dom Juan (The Vaults), The Call (CPT), In Exchange (online)
Artistic Director ( & Creative Producer): Programming, curating, producing and facilitating with Exchange Theatre’s space THE TRAP (2022/2023)
Tempests by Gael Le Cornec
Young Vic Theatre / Jerwood Programme
The Cat in Reboots
An anti-racist and anti-bias interactive revisit of Puss in Boots, devised by the company: French Institute / Exchange Theatre (2020)
The Flies by Jean-Paul Sartre
Bunker Theatre UK / Exchange Theatre (2019)
Becoming BERENICE by Racine, translated by Rosie Hilal
Voila Festival/Exchange Theatre/Theatre Forge (2018)
Break of Noon by Paul Claudel
Finborough Theatre / Exchange Theatre (2018)
The Misanthrope by Molière
CPT /Drayton Theatre / Exchange Theatre (2017 & 2018: Offie nominated: best production
The doctor in Spite of Himself by Molière
Drayton Arms Theatre / French lycee / Exchange Theatre (2016): Offie nominee: best director
L’histoire du Soldat Opera by Stravinsky/Ramuz
Geneva’s Opera studio
I live with Freddie Mercury by Thierry Margot
Café Théatre des Chartrons / Bordeaux (2013)
Scrooge adapted after Charles Dickens (bilingual)
French Institute in London / Exchange Theatre (2012)
Lady Mac Wata by Magali Ngongon Ngege
Lion and Unicorn Theatre / Exchange Theatre (2011)
Saturday French Tales residency
French Institute in London / Exchange Theatre: 12 shows (2011 & 2012)
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