MA Theatre Directing 2023/24

Elliot Aitken

Elliot (he/him) is a theatre director whose work combines transness, horror, and homoeroticism with accessible practice. Directing Credits: Company (ADC Theatre), E.M Forster’s Maurice (Corpus Playroom), COW (King’s Head Theatre), The Tempest (Howard Theatre), Face to the Wall (Mountview) and CUADC/Footlights Pantomime: Rapunzel (ADC Theatre). Assisting/Associate Credits: Oklahoma! (Mountview), The Merry Wives of Windsor (The Mack), Little Shop of Horrors (ADC Theatre). He is a recipient of The Leverhulme Scholarship.

 

Lilly Butcher

Lilly (she/they) is a director, sound designer and Co-Founder of BossyB*tch Productions, originally from Coventry. Her work focuses on new writing, queer retellings, verbatim historical work and physical theatre. Directing credits include; In Memoriam (★★★★★ Theatre Scotland), Frankenstein (Exeter Northcott) and The Last Words (TheSpaceUK).

 

Eilidh Evans

Eilidh (she/her) is a director, writer, and performer from Birmingham. Her work encompasses both theatre and film, approaching storytelling through relevant political and sociological lenses. Directing credits: Ceramic Flowers (2022); Lady Birds (2023); Three More Sleepless Nights (2024). Assistant Directing credits: The IT and The Accordion Shop (Dir. Eloise Lally); Six Characters Looking for an Author (Dir. Rupert Hands); Global Majority (Dir. Rupert Hands).

 

Anna Galek

Anna trained at RCSSD and originally comes from Poland. She specialized in devised theatre and also performed in London, Wales and during Edinburgh Fringe (Land of the Dragon, ★★★★★ The Stage). Anna was a puppet maker for Peter Pan at Polka Theatre (The Offies 2015). In 2018 Anna directed The Witch’s Necklace at Juozo Miltinio Drama Theatre.

 

Tania Khan

Tania is an actor and theatre maker from East London. As an animal rights and environmental advocate she aims to shed light on humanity’s relationship to the more-than-human world through her work.

 

 

Craig Legg

Recent directing credits: Your Call is Important to Us (Riverside Studios, Hammersmith), A Super Happy Story About Feeling Super Sad (The MAC Belfast). Winner of the Wales Final One Act Play Festival 2023. Assisting credits: Sunday in the Park With George (Dir Sally Ann Gritton), Comedy of Errors (Dir Abigail Graham) and Thirsty (Dir Scott Le Crass).

 

Rosie Martin

Rosie (they/them) is a director, intimacy director, and writer from Essex, currently based in London. Directing credits include: Yesterday an Incident Occurred, GOAT: The Musical, Celebration: The Musical, Pippin, Promethea, On Social Media, Warehouse: The Musical, The Lock In, The Strange Affair of Hershcel Grynspan, Carrie: The Musical. Assistant Directing credits include: She Loves Me, Matilda: The Musical, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Intimacy Directing credits include: Cracks, Legally Blonde: The Musical and Childs Play. Rosie also runs workshops at Goldsmiths University of London and Colchester Sixth Form College.

 

Anna Wellman

Anna is a director and Co-Founder of Blah Blah Theatre from Surrey, with work that focuses on music theatre, improvised theatre and fresh interpretations of popular texts. Directing credits include: Company (RHUL), The Exhibit (Windsor Fringe) and Now. Here. This. (Edinburgh Fringe).

 

Fiona Winning

Fiona (she/her) is a director, photographer and Co-Founder of BossyB*tch Productions, originally from the Midlands. Her work focuses on new writing, spanning retellings, musicals and visual storytelling. Directing credits include: In Memoriam (★★★★★ Theatre Scotland), The Last Words (TheSpaceUK), The Duchess of Malfi (Exeter Cathedral) and The Last Five Years.