CREDITS
CURRENT:
Fun Home (Director)
Mountview
Choreographer: James Cousins | Musical Director: Inga Davis-Rutter | Designer: Gregor Donnelly | Lighting Designer: Mark Dymock | Sound Designer: Andy Graham
GUYS & DOLLS (Associate Director)
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Choreographer: Arlene Phillips with James Cousins | Musical Director: Tom Brady | Designer: Bunny Christie | Lighting Designer: Paule Constable | Sound Designer: Paul Arditti
Abigail's Party (Assistant Director)
Stratford East
Director: Nadia Fall | Set and Costume Designer: Peter McKintosh | Movement director: James Cousins | Lighting Designer: Howard Harrison | Sound Designer: Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
The Baker's Wife (Associate Director)
The Menier Chocolate Factory
Director: Gordon Greenberg | Choreographer: Matt Cole | Musical Director: Stuart Morley | Designer: Paul Farnsworth | Lighting Designer: Paul Anderson
2024
Dorfman 50th Private Event (Director)
The Royal Opera House
Director: Lily Dyble | Produced by Blonstein Productions | Musical Director: Tom Brady | Lighting Designer: Petter Skramstad
With All Our Hearts (Associate Director)
Adelphi theatre
Director: Arlene Phillips | Musical Director: Matt Brind | Book: Rob Madge | Lighting Designer: Paul Anderson
2023
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes (Director)
Waterperry Opera Festival and Opera Holland Park
Director: Lily Dyble | Choreographer: George Frampton | Musical Director: Aleksandra Myslek| Designer: Caitlin Abbott
2022
THE WATER DIVINER’S TALE (Director)
Opera North: UK Tour
Director: Lily Dyble & Deborah Cohen | Designer: Catherine Morgan | Conductor: Timothy Burke
SWEENEY TODD (Director)
The Egg Theatre Bath
Director: Lily Dyble | Choreographer: James Cousins | Musical Director: Josh Cottell | Designer: Caitlin Abbott | Lighting Designer: George Seal
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (Associate Director)
Nevill Holt Opera/Royal Opera House/DRET: UK Tour
Director: Jonathan Ainscough | Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers
LIKE DOLLS OR ANGELS (Assistant Director)
The King’s Head Theatre
Director: Annabel Arden | Designer: Imogen Melhuish | Lighting Designer: Jonathan Chan
LA BELLE SAUVAGE: NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE (Associate Lighting Designer to Jon Clark)
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Co-directors: Emily Burns and James Cousins | Designer: Bob Crowley | Lighting designer: Jon Clark
2021
THE BOOK OF DUST; LA BELLE SAUVAGE (Associate Lighting Designer to Jon Clark)
The Bridge Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Co-directors: Emily Burns and James Cousins | Designer: Bob Crowley | Lighting designer: Jon Clark
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS (Director)
The Cockpit Theatre (Tête À Tête)/ The Mercer Gallery
Composer: Charlotte Marlow
FORBIDDEN TOUCH (Co-director)
Welsh National Opera /National Opera Studio
Director: Emma Jenkins | Conductor: Conductor: James Southhall
BREATHE (Director)
Orchestra For The Earth
DOP: Alana Mcgeough | Conductor: John Warner
BOREDOM BUSTER (Curator)
NHS Arts and Culture
Director: Anna Farthing
2020
ACE DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVE PRACTICE (Director/Librettist)
Composer: Lewis Murphy
Mentors: Mark Ravenhill & Emma Jenkins
LE PETIT PRINCE (Director)
Royal College of Music
Conductor: Bradley Wood
FOLK TALES (Director)
The Cockpit Theatre (Tête À Tête)
Composer: Charlotte Marlow
OPERA TO DIE FOR (Assistant Director)
Welsh National Opera /National Opera Studio/Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Director: Emma Jenkins | Conductor: Sian Edwards
2019/2018
DREAM (Director)
Waterperry Opera Festival
Conductor: Ashley Beauchamp
THE FAIRY QUEEN (Assistant Director)
Waterperry Opera Festival
Director: Ruth Mariner | Conductor: William Cole
GONE (Assistant Director)
Theatre 503 | Original Impact Theatre | Camden Fringe
Director/Writer: Megan Jenkins
MACK AND MABEL (Director/Choreographer)
Winston Theatre | Music Theatre Bristol
Musical Director: Harry Loble | Producers: Harry Petty & Grace Calvert
SIDE BY SIDE (Performer)
Bristol Hippodrome
Director: Matthew Illife | Musical director: Harry Haden Brown
PRODUCTION TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:
DON GIOVANNI (Directing placement)
Longborough Festival Opera
Director: Martin Constantine | Conductor: Thomas Blunt
AMADEUS (Lighting design placement - Jon Clark)
The National Theatre
Director: Michael Longhurst | Lighting Designer: Jon Clark | Designer: Chloe Lamford | Choreographer: Imogen Knight
FATHERLAND (Stage management placement)
Royal Exchange Manchester
Co-Author and director: Scott Graham | Co-Author and Composer: Karl Hyde | Co-Author and writer: Simon Stephens | Designer: Jon Bausor | Lighting Designer: Jon Clark
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL: Theatre and Performance Studies BA (Hons)
First Class Honours
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE & YOUNG VIC: Opera Directing
ABRSM: Grade 8 Trombone, Grade 8 Singing, Grade 7 Piano
ISTD: Advanced 2 Tap, Advanced Modern
RAD: Advanced Ballet