Dr. Rob Myles is a multi-award-winning director, actor and teaching artist. After winning The Big Idea Award at The Stage Future of Theatre Conference in 2025, Rob is actively developing the National Repertory Network (nationalrepertorynetwork.com) to create a more stable and optimistic future for theatre in every region of the UK. His book, Innovation & Digital Theatremaking (Routledge), explores how his work in business innovation provides novel problem solving for theatremakers of the future. Rob is a Shakespeare specialist, creator of Original Parallels, The Shakespeare Deck, Illuminated Text, The Show Must Go Online, and the Owning Shakespeare Podcast. In 2020, he directed all 36 First Folio plays of Shakespeare, winning a OneOff Award, and being nominated for The Stage Digital Project of The Year. Rob has since won the British Shakespeare Association Innovation Award and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Interactive Production, with The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. Previously, Rob has played over 30 Shakespearean roles in off-west-end and regional touring productions. A Certified Teacher with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat, Rob is also the resident stage combat instructor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and a fight director for regional theatre and independent film.