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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.

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In The Wings...

          

BORIS GODUNOV                        Royal Opera House         January 2026

LIVING                                             Sheffield Crucible           March 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

© 2025 by Bret Yount

Website design: Enric Ortuño

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