Metal Rabbit Productions was established in 2012, since then it has produced quality new work in London, on tour in the UK and in New York, garnering multiple OffWestEnd and Broadway World award nominations.

Its first production was Ernest Hemingway's Fiesta in February 2013 at the Trafalgar Studios, followed by Johnny Got His Gun in May 2014 at the Southwark Playhouse. The company continued to producer exciting new writing for the next several years. Today George Warren and Sofi Berenger continue to produce engaging new work in London and beyond. Metal Rabbit Productions has premiered the works of Phillip Ridley and produced the debut plays by writers Lisa Carroll, John Webber, Henry Devas, Tess-Berry Hart and Mike Stone.

Previous productions include: The Prince (Southwark Playhouse), Mediocre White Male (Kings Head Theatre & Park Theatre), Spiderfly (Theatre503), We’re Staying Right Here and Fishskin Trousers (Park Theatre); Cuckoo (Soho Theatre); Tonight With Donny Stixx (The Bunker); Cargo (Arcola Theatre); Radiant Vermin (Bristol Tobacco Factory, Soho Theatre, 59E59 NYC); Lardo (Old Red Lion); Johnny Got His Gun (Southwark Playhouse and UK Tour); and Ernest Hemingway’s Fiesta (Trafalgar Studios).

To contact George and/or Sofi please email: info@metalrabbitproductions.com

SOFI BERENGER

CO-DIRECTOR

Sofi is a Sri Lankan theatre producer hailing from Melbourne, Australia. She is currently the Senior Producer at Kings Head Theatre. Previously, she was the Producer & General Manager for VAULT Festival, General Manager of Olivier-award nominated Les Enfants Terribles and Producer of London’s Free Open Air Theatre Season at The Scoop. Sofi is the chairwoman for Iris Theatre based in Covent Garden.

As well as specialising in site-specific work, Sofi also independently produces a lot of new writing with first time playwrights with Metal Rabbit Productions at venues such as Soho Theatre, Park Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Theatre503, St James’ Theatre and Arts Theatre. Sofi won an Off West End award in 2017 and is a Stage One bursary recipient.

Around producing and running a venue, Sofi teaches Intro to Festival Producing for the Central School of Speech & Drama masters students and guest lectures and mentors with organisations such as VAULT Festival, Stage One, Lyric Hammersmith and Mountview.

GEORGE WARREN

CO-DIRECTOR

George Warren worked as a script developer for Scottish Screen, Summit Entertainment (now Lionsgate), Nutopia and Sky Drama.
From 2015-2018 he worked with international sensation Gandini Juggling, for whom he produced touring shows Sigma (Assembly, Edinburgh 2017) and Spring (Saddler’s Wells, 2018), and the company’s first tour of the USA with their show 4x4: Ephemeral Architectures.

Further work includes with puppet company Monstro Theatre, for who he produced two tours of their show Bookstory and their new show The Dong with a Luminous Nose at the Little Angel Theatre in September 2019 with over 100 puppets, and sonic theatre company ERRATICA. Since founding Metal Rabbit he has worked across all shows as script developer.

OLI SEYMOUR

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

A radio and theatre producer, Oli’s recent projects include producing The Power of Adventure, a six-part series interviewing adventurers, and assisting on Metal Rabbit’s Spiderfly (Theatre503, December 2019), which received four-star reviews across the press. 

He’s also produced award-winning radio series, including Something Understood (BBC Radio 4) and Pause For Thought (BBC Radio 2). Other popular radio projects he’s assisted on include Sleeping With…David Baddiel (Audible), Christmas: What The Fa-La-La-La-La?!? (Audible), and The Walk (BBC Radio 4).

Metal Rabbit Productions is proudly supported by Stage One New Producers and Arts Council England