Trackers of Oxyrhincus: A Reprised Conversation with Jimmy Walters
In the fourth part of this short series of guest episodes before we get back to continuing the journey through the Shakespeare and Jonson cannon today’s episode is a repeat of episode 32 of the podcast, first released in late 2020. Having just produced an episode on satyr play on the main podcast and another on the papyologists who rediscovered the play Trackers for the fledgling Patreon account I was very pleased to be able to talk to theatre director Jimmy Walters who have produced a revival of the play The Trackers of Oxyrhincus by Tony Harrison. To hear from first-hand experience what it was like to produce a modern adaptation of a Greek play, especially something as rare as the satyr play was a real treat. It is, I think, worthy of another listen if you heard it at the time, or a first listen if you have only joined us for the later theatrical periods.
Jimmy Walters has been a professional actor and then director for almost twenty years. In his directing career he has presented work at most of London’s most prestigious off-west end venues, including the Finborough Theatre, Southwark Playhouse and the Jermyn Street Theatre and at other venues around the UK. Since 2022 he has been Education Practitioner for Shakespeare’s Globe leading Shakespeare workshops onsite for children of all ages.
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Jimmy Walters
Jimmy’s credits at the the Finborough Theatre also include an acclaimed production of John Osborne’s A Subject of Scandal and Concern. Other direction includes Julius Caesar (Saatchi Gallery and Chelsea Theatre), Improbable Fiction (Courtyard Theatre), A Naughty Night With Noël Coward (Old Red Lion Theatre), Hamlet (United Arab Emirates Tour and Network Theatre), I the Jury (Hen and Chickens Theatre), Breaded Butler (Troubadour) and Dear Ray (Edinburgh Festival). Assistant Direction includes Young Shakespeare Company tours of Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet (Bloomsbury Theatre), Othello (Riverside Studios) and Knock Yourself Out (Courtyard Theatre).
In 2014 Jimmy formed Proud Haddock with James Ahearne. The company specialises in unearthing stories from the past while finding relevance today. Past productions include Charlies Aunt, The Skin Game, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Square Rounds (also by Tony Harrison), The Dog Beneath the Skin, Mrs Orwell, Julius Caesar, A Naughty Night With Noel Coward, and A Subject For Scandal and Concern.