Lydia Parker
Theatre director Dramaturg Playwright Actor ProducerShe/Her. I am originally from New York but have lived in London for over twenty years. I trained as an actor at Stella Adler Conservatory/NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Drama Studio, London. I am a freelance director and Artistic Director of Over Here Theatre Company which produces primarily new American plays. I am interested in new writing that is surprising, insightful and relevant. Having written comedy sketch shows for many years, both live and for BBC Radio 4, I also enjoy comedy, both dark and light. I have volunteered for eight years for Scene and Heard, the children’s theatre charity, directing professional actors in short plays written by children.
Credits
Director, One Whole Night, The White Bear, 2 weeks, 2023Director, Maybe, Probably, The Old Red Lion, 4 weeks, 2022
Director, Belvedere, The Old Red Lion, 2 weeks, 2021
Director, The Actor’s Nightmare, The Park Theatre, 4 weeks, 2019
Director, Superman and Me, Canal Cafe Theatre, 1 week, 2018
Director, Dolphins and Sharks, The Finborough, 3 weeks, 2017
Director, Our American Cousin, The Finborough, 3 weeks, 2016
Training
New York University Tisch School of the Arts/Stella Adler Conservatory BFA(Hons)Drama Studio, London
Circle Repertory School, NYC, Playwriting and Directing
Advanced Classical Directing at Young Vic Genesis with Giles Taylor
Location
LondonExperience
10+ years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Film - short
- Live art
- Radio/Audio
- Streaming
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Editing
- Music - Can learn by ear
- Music - Can Read
- Music - Singing
- Performing
- Producing
- Set Design
- Teaching / Coaching
- Video Design
- Working with learning disabled artists
- Working with young people
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
Good French and Spanish
