Lydia Scott Johnson
Director Deviser Movement Director FacilitatorLydia (She/Her) is a British director working across theatre, musical theatre and opera.
She is an interdisciplinary director, with a strong musical background and many credits as a choreographer. Her interests are in female led work, political work and devising. She also is interested in making work staged in non traditional theatre settings such as immersive, interactive and site specific productions. Her aim is to engage as many women as possible in theatre at all levels.
Lydia trained as a director at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and is an alumna of the University of Exeter, where she read Drama, received a music scholarship and worked as a professional choral singer while studying. She has additionally trained with the National Youth Theatre, British Youth Opera and Royal Opera House.
Credits
DIRECTOR, Octopus, Wardrobe Theatre, 1 Week, 2024DIRECTOR, Hardly Working, Bristol Old Vic Theatre & Edinburgh Festival, 2.5 Weeks
Choreographer, Chicago, Trinity Theatre, 4 days, 2023 & Revived 2024
Director, Matilda, Heaver Castle Open Air Theatre, 3 Days, 2023 Assistant Director, Twelfth Night, Malcolm X Centre, 1 Week, 2024
Assistant Director, Sir John in Love, Opera Holland Park, 1 Week
Assistant Director, The New Musketeers, Trinity Theatre, 4 Weeks, 2022/3
Assistant Director: Miracle on 34th Street, Trinity Theatre, 2 Weeks, 2022
Training
BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL | MA Drama Directing | 2023/24NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE | Acting, Directing, Creative Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion training | 2017 - Present
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE | Observership & Mentorship | 2022
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER | BA Drama | 2016-2019
DANCE TRAINING - ISTD & RAD | Completed grades in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz
CERTIFIED YOGA TEACHER | Yoga Alliance International
MUSIC TRAINING | ABRSM Diploma in Classical Singing Performance attained with Distinction | Deputise for The Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laben Chapel Choir | 2021 - Present
PROFESSIONAL CHORAL SCHOLAR | University of Exeter | 2016-2019
Location
LondonExperience
1-2 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Dance
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- Music
- Opera
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Choreography
- Devising
- Directing
- Facilitating
- Movement Direction
- Music - Can learn by ear
- Music - Can Read
- Music - Singing
- Performing
- Physical Theatre / Mime
- Puppetry
- Site Responsive/Immersive
- Teaching / Coaching
- Theatre making
- Verbatim theatre
- 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
