Felix Barrett, MBE is the artistic director of Punchdrunk,[1] a British theatre company founded in 2000.[2] [3] [4] In 2015, a new company was formed, Punchdrunk International, which produces a selection of Punchdrunk’s commercial productions for national and international audiences.
Barrett is a graduate and Honorary Doctorate in Drama of the University of Exeter and was one of the first recipients of a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Breakthrough Fund Award (supporting exceptional arts practitioners in the development of their vision).[5] He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to theatre.[6]
Barrett is the creator and executive producer of The Third Day, a co-production between Sky Studios and HBO, in partnership with Plan B Entertainment, writer Dennis Kelly and Punchdrunk International. It was the company's first TV production and aired in the UK and the US in 2020.[7]
In 2023, Barrett was announced as the Director for the new stage show Paranormal Activity, based on the film franchise.[8] The show is planned to debut in Leeds, transferring to London at a later date.