Nicole Behan

I am a Theatre Director with a focus on new writing, immersive and interactive theatre which seeks to create connection
and provoke social change.
I create collaboratively for traditional stage and site specific settings- exploring form, place and space.
I work nationally, but am based in Liverpool where I am passionate about regional theatre practice and demystifying the industry for emerging artists.

Credits

Coming up:
Director, My Beautiful Laundrette, Leicester Curve & National Theatre's Theatre Nation Partnerships National Tour, 6 weeks 2024

Previous:
DIRECTOR, Stocking Fillers, Liverpool's Royal Court, 3 weeks, 2023
DIRECTOR, Squad Goals, School & Community Touring, 4 weeks, 2023
DIRECTOR, Deep Blue, Liverpool Everyman Theatre, 4 performances 2022
DIRECTOR, Christmas Countdown, Liverpool BID Company, 12 performances 2021 & 2022
DIRECTOR, Peter Pan, School & Community Touring, 4 weeks, 2022
DIRECTOR, Deep Blue, Digital, 2021
DIRECTOR, Twisted, Digital & Touring, 2020
DIRECTOR, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Liverpool Everyman Theatre, 4 performances 2019
DIRECTOR, Baltic Alight, Northern Lights, 4 performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, Squad Goals, Altru, School & Community tour, 4 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Typhoon & The Pedal Players, North West Festival Tour, 2018
DIRECTOR, I Spy a Yeti, North West Library Tour, 2 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Come Closer: Memories of Partition, Royal Exchange Theatre & Manchester Museum + Community Tour, 2 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Qualified, Renshaw Street, 3 performances, 2018
DIRECTOR, You Me + The Goalpost, Octagon Theatre, 5 performances, 2016
DIRECTOR, I Spy a Yeti, Bolton MBC & Storybarn, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, Shortcut to Bliss, Kitchen Street, 4 performances, 2016
DIRECTOR, How May I Direct Your Call, Light Night Liverpool, 4 performances, 2015
DIRECTOR, Northern Flight, Liverpool Everyman Theatre, 1 week, 2015

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Ghost Caller, Headlong, Director Holly Race Roughan 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, R&D with Headlong, National Theatre Studio, 1 week, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, R&D with Out of Joint, National Theatre Studio, 1 week, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Tree, Young Vic & Manchester International Festival, 12 week run, 2019
UNDERSTUDY DIRECTOR, The Snow Queen S Nixon & M Chatterton Liverpool Everyman Playhouse, 9 week run, 2018

YOUTH/COMMUNITY
CO-DIRECTOR, Soapbox, Liverpool Everyman Theatre, 1 week, 2021
CO-DIRECTOR, Crowd, Liverpool Playhouse Theatre, 1 week, 2019
CO-DIRECTOR , Until They Kick Us Out Liverpool Everyman Playhouse, For/With/By Festival Birmingham REP, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, Greek Myths- Youth Theatre Gala, Storyhouse, 2018
DIRECTOR, If You Go Down to The Woods, Petty Pool College Manchester Metropolitan University, 2017
DIRECTOR, Saltscape Sessions, Mid Cheshire College Manchester Metropolitan University, 2017
DIRECTOR, The Shadow Boy A Haynes, Octagon Theatre, 2016
DIRECTOR, Whoever You Are - I Townsend, Octagon Theatre2016
DIRECTOR, The Decree - J Leech, Octagon Theatre, 2016

Training

Directing, with Katie Mitchell, National Theatre Studio 2020
Springboard - Young Vic 2018
Observer Mondays Director - Royal Exchange Theatre 2018
Supported Artist - Octagon Theatre Bolton 2017
Introduction to Directing - RTYDS/ Dark Horse 2014
Drama & Theatre BA Hons - Liverpool Hope University 2010