George Mann

George Mann is co-artistic director of Ad Infinitum and a freelance theatre director based in Bristol and working internationally.

George founded Ad Infinitum in 2007 after training at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris (2004-06). Over the last 18 years he has devised, directed, written and performed for the company.

Credits include: Odyssey, winner of ‘The Stage Best Solo Performer Award’ which toured internationally for 10 years; Translunar Paradise, winner of nine awards, toured the world including a 3-month tour of Brazil; Light, 4 London runs including a sell out at Barbican as part of the 2015 London International Mime Festival, touring internationally for four years; the critically acclaimed Extraordinary Wall [of Silence], toured the UK and made into a feature film for international screening during the pandemic; Beautiful Evil Things, number 4 in The Guardian’s ‘Best Theatre of 2022’ which continues to tour nationally and internationally; and Last Rites (★★★★ ‘Tremendous’ - The Guardian) that premiered at Mime London and will be touring mid-scale venues in the UK in 2025 and beyond.

George won the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic’s Quercus Trust Award in December 2014 and was Associate Director at Bristol Old Vic 2015-17. His critically acclaimed main stage directorial work at Bristol Old Vic includes: Pink Mist, written by Owen Sheers, which transferred to Bush Theatre London in 2016; and Medea, a new version written by Chinonyerem Odimba incorporating Euripides’ text in a translation by Robin Robertson in 2017.