Amelia Thornber

Theatre Director DJ Producer Artist Radio Host

Amelia is a mixed, working class artist currently based in Oxford but grew up near to Manchester. She's passionate about increasing representation in the industry and supporting early-career artists.She makes work that is joyful, engaging and a good night out. She is interested in creating welcoming environments for audiences and using unusual spaces.
She works across artforms and loves collaboration.

She also has a passion for music and sound.

She / Her

Credits

Director / Story Seekers / Oxford Playhouse Plays Out Tent Tour / Summer 2024

Assistant Director / Pied Piper: A Beatbox Musical / Co-Directed by Ria Parry and Conrad Murray / Battersea Arts Centre 2023

Assistant Director / Brown Boys Swim / John Hoggarth / National Tour 2023

Associate Director / Family Tree / Matthew Xia / ATC UK Tour 2023

Associate Director / No Dogs Audio Drama / Anna Glynn / January 2023

Assistant Director / Brown Boys Swim / John Hoggarth / Edinburgh 2022

Assistant Director / No Dogs / Flintlock Theatre / June 2022

Assistant Director / Animal Rocks / Oxford Playhouse Plays Out / May 2022

Assistant Director / The Mountaintop / Chipping Norton Theatre / April 2022

Assistant Director / Emma Rice R&D / Bristol Old Vic Theatre School / Dec 2021

Assistant Director / Workshop / The Old Vic / Oct 2021

Assistant Director / Bagdad Cafe / The Old Vic / 2021

Assistant Director / Alchymy Monologues / 2021

Associate Producer - The North Wall Arts Centre, 2020 - Current

Training

Tamasha Directors 2021 - 2022

Stage One - West End Producing Workshop 2021

Wise Children Summer School, Adapting and Directing with Laura Keefe and Emma Rice 2020

RTYDS 3 Month Placement, The North Wall Arts Centre, 2020

Stage One, Bridge the Gap 2019 - 2020

China Plate, Optimists 2020

RTYDS Intro to Directing, The North Wall Arts Centre, 2019

Roundhouse, Young Producer 2018 - 2019

ArtsLab Summer 2018, S A F A R I - The Wardrobe Ensemble & The North Wall Arts Centre

Location

Oxfordshire

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • DJ
  • Editing
  • Facilitating
  • Mixing
  • Producing
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development

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