Lydia Cook
Theatre Director FacilitatorLydia Cook (she/her) is a director/theatre maker based in Bristol who works across the UK and Internationally. The work that excites Lydia is immersive, courageous and bold, with elements of music and movement. Her aim as a director is to showcase the voices of people from global majority backgrounds and queer LGBTQIA+ communities and shine a light on their stories. Lydia aspires to create theatre that is accessible for all to experience and enjoy.
Please contact me Via Email on : lydia.cook@hotmail.co.uk
Credits
Assistant director, Oliver Twist Adapted by Adam Peck, Tobacco Factor, 7 weeks, 2023-2024Director, Holes by Tom Basden, Ancient Courtyard Theatre,
Wuzhen, China, 1 Week, 2023
Director, The Future Is Beige by Hannah Ali Khan, Bristol Old Vic, 2023
Director, Holes by Tom Basden,Wardrobe Theatre ,1 week, 2023
Director,Cthulhu Ascending by Max Kyte,Christchurch Studios ,2023
Assistant director, Emilia,Circomedia,2 weeks,2023
Training
MA Drama Directing Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolBA Musical theatre Bristol Institution of Performing Arts
Location
BristolExperience
10+ years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Dance
- Film - short
- Live art
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- Music
- Opera
- Radio/Audio
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Devising
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Facilitating
- Movement Direction
- Music - Can learn by ear
- Music - Plays Instruments
- Outdoor performance
- Performance Art
- Physical Theatre / Mime
- Puppetry
- Site Responsive/Immersive
- Street Theatre
- Teaching / Coaching
- Theatre making
- Verbatim theatre
- Working with disabled artists
- Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
- Working with learning disabled adults / children
- Working with learning disabled artists
- Working with young people
- Working with young people with special educational needs
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
