After a B.A. Hons in German and Philosophy from Durham University, Ralph Bridle started to work as an actor

and director from 1969 -1973 on Belfast and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals 1975 he moved from London to Germany,

where he first worked as an Assistant Director of Hans Neuenfels, Jürgen Flimm, Dieter Giesing, Boy Gobert and

Georgij Tostonogow, at Schauspielhaus Köln and Thalia Theater in Hamburg .

From 1985 - 87 he was the Artistic Director of Theater Kiel.

Directing - Theatre :

( Fringe Festival )

1971 Belfast                                                                  The Epic of Gilgamish (stage version)

1971 Belfast                                                                  M.Pagnol: Topaze

1973 Edinburgh Festival                                            The Epic of Gilgamish (new version)

(Germany/Switzerland/Austria/USA)

1980/1 Thalia-Theater                                                Shout Across the River by S.Poliakoff (Germ. premiere)

1981 Staatstheater Darmstadt                                Josef und Maria by P.Turrini

1982 Thalia-Theater                                                    A Taste of Honey by S.Delaney

1982 Madison Wisconsin (USA)                                Dr Faustus by C.Marlowe

1983 Staatstheater Darmstadt                                Summer by E.Bond

1984 Staatstheater Darmstadt                                Bernarda Alba’s House by F.G.Lorca

1984 Nationaltheater Mannheim                           Cloud Nine by C.Churchill

1987 Nationaltheater Mannheim                           Measure for Measure by W. Shakespeare

1987/8 Staatstheater Darmstadt                            Die Schwärmer by R. Musil

1988 Deutsches Theater (E.Berlin)                          Heartbreak House by  G.B.Shaw

1988/9 Staatstheater Darmstadt                            The Alchemist by B.Jonson

1989 Theater a. Neumarkt (Zürich)                        Krieg (Swiss premiere) by R.Goetz

1990 Theater a. Neumarkt                                        Macbeth by W.Shakespeare

1990 Theater Wilhelmshaven                                   Die Minderleister by  P.Turrini

1991 Landestheater Linz                                            Der Traum ein Leben by F. Grillparzer

1992 Staatstheater Kassel                                         Die Schöne Fremde by K. Pohl

1993 Schauspielhaus Zürich                                      Festung (Swiss premiere) by R. Goetz

1994 Staatstheater Kassel                                         Enrico (Opera) by  Manfred Trojahn

1995 Stadttheater Heidelberg                                  Lulu by F.Wedekind

1996 Stadttheater Heidelberg                                  Die Zweite Mrs Kong by  Harrison Birtwistle (Opera - German premiere)

1996 Schauspielhaus Zürich                                      Glengarry Glenross by D.Mamet

1997 Stadttheater Heidelberg                                  Amadis des Gaules (Opera) by  J.C.Bach

2000 (Feb/Mar) Innsbruck Opera                             Was Ihr Wollt (Twelfth Night) - Opera by Manfred Trojahn

2000 (May/June) Stadttheater Nürnberg              The Phonician Women by Euripides

2000 (Sept/Oct) Neustrelitz Opera                          Figaro läßt sich scheiden (The Divorce of Figaro) - Opera by G. Klebe

2002 Staatstheater Kassel                                         Madame Pompadour -  Operetta by Leo Fall

2003 Stadttheater                                                        Ulm Athalia: Oratorio by G.F. Händel

2006 Stadttheater Ulm                                               Lucia di Lammermoor by G.Donizetti

2008 Hamburger Kammerspiele                              Blackbird by David Harrower

2009 Hamburger Kammerspiele                              The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute

2009 Grimeborn Festival, London                            Jephtha by Georg Friedrich Händel

2011 Hamburger Kammerspiele                              Enron by Lucy Prebble

2013 Hamburger Kammerspiele                              Oleanna by David Mamet

2015 Tête-à-Tête Festival                                           Insomnia by Manfred Trojahn

2016 Hamburger Kammerspiele                              The Nether by Jennifer Haley

2018 Hamburger Kammerspiele                              Vincent Will Meer (Theaterfassung)

2019 Arcola Theatre, London                                    Miss Havisham's Wedding Night - Opera

Directing (examples)  -  TV and Film:

1984: „Nebenwirkungen“ („Side-Effects“) Feature TV/90 Mins-16mm for Nordeutscher Rundfunk/ARD

1986 „Ohne Lizenz“ („Unlicensed“)  Feature TV/90min, NDR

1987 „Finale“ TV play/documentary, ZDF - Production: J.J.Plan GmbH

1990 „Den Kopf Hinhalten“  Short Feature (35mm) DEFA Filmproduktion

1991 „Der Ideale Arbeitsplatz“ Short Feature

1994 „Immenhof“ TV Show (5 Episodes, 45minutes/16mm – ZDF/UFA)

1996 „Alphateam“ TV Show (weekly, 45 minutes/video) - German „Emergency Room“ - Multimedia , SAT 1

1997 „Die Wache“ TV Show (weekly, 45 mins/16mm) German version of „The Bill“ -  Endemol, RTL

1999-2006 „Lüthi & Blanc“ (weekly)  Swiss Television SRG

2006 "Schmetterlinge Im Bauch" Producers at Work, Sat1

2009 "Eine Für Alle" Bavaria, ARD

2010  „Genesis II“ and „Top Girls“ Shorts, self production

2011 „Hafentaxi“ Short, self production

2015 „Zwischensaison“ Short Feature, self production

2007-14 "Verbotene Liebe" (regularly) TV Show, Grundy Ufa, ARD ( German Channel 1)

2007-16 "Rote Rosen" (regularly) TV Show, Studio Hamburg, ARD  ( German Channel 1)

2018 "Unter Uns" Daily TV Show, Grundy Ufa, RTL

Forthcoming Project:

2017: Feature Film „Without Stopping“ ( working title 'In Odessa')  Filming in North Germany and Odessa