Dana Hudson

Dana Hudson is a British director, choreographer/movement director, writer and Co-Founder/Resident Director of Ethereal Theatre company. She is part of the Director's Cut where Dana directs and facilitates workshops in association with Southwark Playhouse. She has achieved positive reviews for her work and is a current recipient of the Arts Council's DYCP fund.

Dana has directed original work, Musical Theatre, Shakespeare, Pantomime and Immersive Theatre to date. Last Christmas she worked as Director and Choreographer on 'The Musical That Goes Right', which debuted at The Cockpit for a three-week run.

As a theatre-maker and director she aims to champion under-represented voices to create bold, daring work which highlights the intricacies and challenges we face as people. Dana aims to abandon elitist forms of theatre and give a platform to people with great ideas who simply love theatre. Her approach as a Director is to work collaboratively across all areas of production. Dana works as a responsive director, combining exercises from Laban and Meisner and invites actors to explore and play by asking questions during the entire process.

Credits

DIRECTOR, The Scene: New Writing Festival, Get Over It Productions & The Bread and Roses Theatre, 1 show, 2022.

DIRECTOR, Impossible Coffee (Excerpt), Director’s Cut & Southwark Playhouse, 1 show, 2022

CHOREOGRAPHER, The Gifted, Theatre Peckham, 1 show, 2022

DIRECTOR, 80/20 Workshops, Theatre Peckham, 2022

CHOREOGRAPHER, New Year’s Eve at Studio 54, MC Restaurants, 1 show, 2021

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER/WRITER, The Musical That Goes Right, Ethereal Theatre & The Cockpit, 3 week run, 2021

ASSISTANT TOUR DIRECTOR, Richard II: The UK Tour, Quandary Collective, 2 month run, 2021

DIRECTOR, 'Lady' Macbeth R&D, Dance Attic, 2021

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER/WRITER, You Can Do Anything: A Musical Concert, Ethereal Theatre Company, 1 week run, 2020

DIRECTOR/WRITER, The Bog Roll Bandits, Ethereal Theatre Company, 3 part series, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER, Sweeney Todd, Ethereal Theatre Company / Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 3 week run, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER, Little Shop of Horrors - Ethereal Theatre Company / Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2 week run, 2017

CHOREOGRAPHER, Bring It On – RHUL Musical Theatre, 1 week run, 2017

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/MOVEMENT DIRECTOR, Sleeping Dogs Lie, Ethereal Theatre Company / Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 1 week run, 2016

CHOREOGRAPHER, RENT, RHUL Musical theatre, 1 week run, 2016

CHOREOGRAPHER Cinderfella, RHUL RAG, 1 week run, 2016

Training

BA (Hons) Drama & Creative Writing, Royal Holloway University of London, 2017
Gap Year Course, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama - 2013
Acting Course, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts - 2012