Rachel Warr

Director Dramaturg Puppetry Director Writer Collaborator

I am theatre director and dramaturg specialising in puppetry and new writing. I have directed productions for small, mid and large scale venues. My productions have been presented at venues that include: The Barbican Centre, Victoria & Albert Museum, Little Angel Theatre, as well at venues in Czech Republic, Singapore, France, Germany, Romania and Canada.
My work has been nominated for a Total Theatre Award and won a Royal Society Television Art and Craft Award.
I am currently a Performer in Residence for the Centre for Performance Science, a Research Fellow at the Victoria & Albert Museum and Artistic Director of Dotted Line Theatre.

Preferred pronoun: Her/she.

Credits

Selection of recent work:
DIRECTOR/WRITER, Las Meninas/Fountain, Castelier Festival, Current
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Dotted Line Theatre, 2012-current
TUTOR/CO-ORDINATOR, Writing for Puppetry, 2013-current
ARTISTIC CONSULTANT, I Piano, Tour, 2019/2020
WORKSHOP LEADER, Clod Ensemble Reboot, 2019
WORKSHOP LEADER, Izmir Puppet Days Festival Turkey, 2019
WORKSHOP LEADER, Puck Theatre Romania, 2019
DIRECTOR, Tricks with Strings, Victoria & Albert Museum, 2018 / 2019
DIRECTOR/WRITER, Stories on a String, UK Tour, 2018
DIRECTOR/WORKSHOP LEADER, SEN projects, hand of, 2018 / 2017
COLLABORATOR, Theatre de la Pire Espece Canada 2017
ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER / PUPPETEER, Film Fear TV trails, 2016
MENTOR/CO-DIRECTOR, The Invention of Shoes, Mela Festival, 2016
ASSOCIATE ARTIST, Mercury Theatre Colchester, 2016

Training

Associate Artist, Little Angel Theatre: Rod puppets Peter O' Rourke
Marionettes Ronnie Le Drew, Carving course John Roberts.

Training in dance (classical, contemporary, historic), mask & movement.

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Literature
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Editing
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can Read
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Prop Making
  • Puppetry
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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