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Bret Yount

Equity Registered Fight Director

I am, at heart, a storyteller. Although I have trained as a scientist, an actor and a fight director, my goal is always to tell the story. I have always felt that a big part of my job is to serve the director’s concept by telling the story whilst keeping the actors and audience safe, both physically and psychologically. The transcendent moment for me is that point in the rehearsal room when the writer’s words, the director’s vision, the actors’ capabilities and my expertise coalesce into something that makes the audience gasp while offering the actors a way to safely tell the story. Those moments are what make me love my job and keeps me passionate about theatre.

Equity Fight Director
Bret Yount Equity Fight Director
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In The Wings...

EQUUS                                            Menier Chocolate Factory          Spring 2026​

SAMSON ET DALILA                   Royal Opera House                     Spring 2026

RELICS                                            Lyric Hammersmith                   Summer 2026

I PURITANI                                    Royal Opera House                     Summer 2026

UN BALLO IN MASCHERA        Opera Holland Park                    Summer 2026

"A mention must also go to Bret Yount, the show's fight director, who has navigated one of the most believable fight scenes I've ever seen on stage."

THE FIFTH STEP - @sohoplace

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