# Robert B Suda

Robert B Suda (a.k.a. Suda Balázs Róbert, born 16 June 1978) is a London-based theatre director, playwright and producer who has a BA and two MAs in cultural management (Janus Pannonius University of Pecs - 2000), theatre project management (University of Pecs 2002) and advanced theatre studies (Theatrology – University of Pannonia 2006). Since 1997, he has directed and produced numerous shows on stage, which have been highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences. He also has significant experience in producing for stage and for TV. He was both educated in and employed Constantin Stanislavski's method of psychological realism Theatrical realism and the directing technique of Bertold Brecht Epic theatre. His works are also highly influenced by neo-expressionism, constructivism and minimalism. In his productions he has combined these techniques with elements of physical theatre, dance, pantomime and minimalist architectural set design both in prose and musical productions. He worked in long-term artistic collaboration with Veronika Karsai pantomime artist and physical-theatre director. During their teamwork they developed and staged two productions (Cursed Cows, richard2nixon) establishing their own theatrical form of expression. Suda's another long-term collaborative artistic colleague was Attila Galambos with whom they not only have written mainstream musicals (That's Enough!, Covershow, Better Than Sex), but Galambos, as an actor, was a part of many of Suda's productions (The Dumb-waiter, Cursed Cows, Covershow, moNOporno). In 2005, he was selected as one of the best young playwrights of the year by the Young Writers’ Association, Hungary, (FISz) for his play Cursed Cows, which he both wrote and directed. The script was published by the Association in 2006.

## Theatre works
### Director

| Dates | Type of production | Title of production | Position | Company / Venue |
| November 2011 – 2013 | musical | Confusion – The Musical | Director (in Development) | Chateau d'If Productions and Entertainment, USA |
| June–August 2011 | comedy | Who Does She Think She Is? | Director | Beez Works Etcetera Theatre, London |
| September 2010 | Tour | Better Than Sex (Jobb, Mint a Szex) | Director | PostMinArt Productions Pince Theatre, Budapest |
| July–August 2010 | musical comedy | Better Than Sex – The Musical | Director | PostMinArt Productions Courtyard Theatre, London |
| May–June 2009 | musical show | Halloween Musical Madness (revival) | Director | Musicalitas Theatrical Ltd. FMK, Budapest |
| May–June 2009 | drama | Beyond Flesh and Blood | Director | JC Theatre productions, Tabard Theatre, London |
| December 2008–June 2009 | drama | MoNOporno (Based on Strindberg's Miss Julie) | Director | Strindberg 2009 Production RS9 Theatre, Budapest |
| October 2008–February 2009 | Tour, musical show | Halloween Musical Madness (Rocky Horror Show, Little Shop Of Horror) | Director | Musicalitas Theatrical Ltd. FMK, Budapest, Austria, Slovakia |
| September 2008–February 2009 | choir concert series | JazzAndMore's Night | Director | SoundCulture Foundation, Budapest |
| December 2006–June 2007 | musical | COVERSHOW - the musical | Director | EXau Theatre Ent. Belvarosi Theatre, Budapest |
| October 2005–June 2006 | drama | richard2nixon (based on Shakespeare's King Richard II) | Director | Melange Cultural Ltd. Thalia Theatre, Budapest |
| October 2004–June 2005 | drama | Cursed Cows | Director | Melange Cultural Ltd. RS9 Theatre, Budapest |
| May 2000–June 2000 | drama | Nicholas Wright's Mrs. Klein | Director | Musico Theatre Art Foundation Kolibri Studio Theatre, Budapest |
| October 2001–June 2002 | drama | The Duchess of Malfi | Second Assistant to the director Tim Carroll, UK | Barka Theatre, Budapest |
| 1999–2001 | drama | The Dumb-waiter | Director | Musico Theatre Art Foundation Mezei Maria Theatre, Budapest |
| 1997–1999 | musical comedy | That's Enough! | Director | Musico Theatre Art Foundation Pataky Arts Centre – Budapest |
| 1997 | drama | Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths (На дне) | Trainee director, Director: Tamas Adam, Hungary | GNM Theatre Productions Jozsefvarosi Chamber Theatre, Budapest |

### Producer

| Dates | Type of production | Title of production | Position | Company / Venue |
| July – August 2010 | musical comedy | Better Than Sex – The Musical | Co-Producer | PostMinArt Productions Courtyard Theatre, London Pinceszinhaz, Budapest |
| December 2008–June 2009 | drama | MoNOporno (Based on Strindberg's Miss Julie) | Producer | Strindberg 2009 Production RS9 Theatre, Budapest |
| December 2006–June 2007 | musical | COVERSHOW – The musical | Co-Producer | EXau Entertainment Belvarosi Theatre, Budapest |
| October 2005–June 2006 | drama | richard2nixon (based on Shakespeare's King Richard II) | Co-Producer | Melange Cultural Ltd. Thalia Theatre, Budapest |
| October 2004–June 2005 | drama | Cursed Cows | Co-Producer | Melange Cultural Ltd. RS9 Theatre, Budapest |

### Dramaturge

| Dates | Type of production | Title of production | Position | Company / Venue |
| October 2003 – June 2006 | drama | Goodrich—Hackett—Kesselman's Diary of Anne Frank | Dramaturge | Budapest Chamber Theatre Tivoli Theatre |
| 2000 | TV-documentary | The Life of Bela Bartok | Dramaturge | Honved Art Ensemble, Budapest |

## Critical reaction

* “With an impressive use of multimedia and a strong all-female cast delivering witty lines, Who Does She Think She Is? captures the fickleness of females and the trials we often face when trying to fit in.”
* “...the show does have originality on its side and a big, beating heart thanks to an enthusiastic six-strong cast”
* ″Well, to be fair, it was quite entertaining.″
* "The result is bold, madcap chaos, as if a GCSE history teacher, undergoing a nervous breakdown, was giving the final lesson of his life. Original, impossible to forget and almost too ridiculous to recommend, this is one of the most bamboozling nights we’ve ever spent at the theatre."
* “Expect the unexpected, leave some prejudices behind and you'll have a rewarding eighty minutes.”
* “...who make a trip here, could catch some twenty minutes of red-hot music, sectioned into lively mini-concerts, and in addition, will get a great minimal-drama without pomposity .”
* “Julie’ll rock you!”
* “The ending praises the prodigious talent of Robert B Suda. Even after the many twists and turns it surprises the audience, whose attention is not let to wander for a second.”

## Awards

While he was working on different stage productions, Mr Suda was a theatre columnist of Musical&Operetta magazine between2003 and 2005 where he published many articles and interviews regarding Hungarian and international musical productions. Mr Suda was commissioned by MUSICALITAS School for Musical and Drama (Budapest) to undertake the role of the drama, musical and theatre history teacher of school for a year term from 2008.
The Young Writers' Association(FISz) published his first collection of dramas in 2007 including the award-winner play Cursed Cows (ÁtkozottTehenek) and the highly successful political play, richard2nixon, co-written by Elod P Csirmaz for the Thalia Theatre, Budapest.