Lysanne van Overbeek

Lysanne is a London based, Dutch born theatre and opera director. Born and raised in the Netherlands, she moved to the UK to study Musical Theatre at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, before deciding to pursue directing.
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Having started out life as a performer, Lysanne decided to change direction. She got a job assisting Jenny Miller on Alcina for Longborough Festival Opera and through that discovered a love of directing. Since then, she has worked for English Touring Opera, Opera Holland Park, Koln Oper, The Arcola, Britten Sinfonia and the Greenwich Theatre.
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As well as this, she began her own company, Over the Pond Productions, which aims to bring people together through theatre whilst sharing and upholding classically European values. Productions include I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Grimeborn), Connections (Online) and Lady of Stavoren (Putney Arches).
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In 2010, merely weeks before she moved to London, Lysanne's mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The fight for a cure and wish to create awareness for the disease led to Lysanne creating Limitless PD, a theatrical project to raise money for the Cure Parkinson's Trust. Dates for the 2023 Opera Gala will be announced soon.

Credits

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Der Schauspieldirektor, Opera Zuid, 2023
DIRECTOR, Iolanta, IF Opera, 2023
DIRECTOR, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, IF Opera, 2023
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Fedora, IF Opera, 2023
DIRECTOR, La Traviata, Brent Opera 2023
DIRECTOR, Opera Gala, Clonter Opera 2022
DIRECTOR, Tutankhamun’s Shoes, English Touring Opera 2022
DIRECTOR, Dido and Aeneas, If Opera 2022
DIRECTOR, Rita, If Opera 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, La Rondine, If Opera 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Little Women, Opera Holland Park 2022
STAFF DIRECTOR, Spring Season, English Touring Opera, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Amadigi, English Touring Opera 2021
DIRECTOR, Orfeo ed Euridice/Zanetto, Barefoot Opera, UK Tour and Arcola Theatre 2021 (OFFIE Finalist Best Opera Production)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Return of Ulysses, Longborough Festival Opera, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ETO at Home, English Touring Opera, 2021
DIRECTOR, The Tales of Hoffman, Opera Integra, 2020
DIRECTOR, Rigoletto, Brent Opera 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Barber of Seville, UK Tour, 9 performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, I Capuleti e I Montecchi, The Arcola Theatre, 3 performances, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Das Rheingold, The Arcola Theatre, 8 performances, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Anna Bolena, Longborough Festival Opera, 5 performances, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Street Scene, Koln Oper, 7 performances, 2019
DIRECTOR, The Magic Flute, Opera Integra, 4 performances, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Carmen, UK Tour, 8 performances, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Rape of Lucretia, 8 performances, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, Kiez Oper Berlin, 3 performances, 2018
DIRECTOR, Lady of Stavoren, The Putney Arches, 2 performances, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Measure for Measure, Greenwich Theatre, 3 performances, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Edward II, Greenwich Theatre, 2 weeks, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/MOVEMENT DIRECTOR, Hansel & Gretel, Celebrate voice, 8 performances, 2017
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Cunning Little Vixen, The Arcola Theatre, 8 performances, 2017
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Max the Brave, Barbican Centre/UK Tour, 3 performances, 2017
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Tosca, Celebrate Voice, 8 performances, 2016
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Alcina, Longborough Festival Opera, 4 performances, 2016

Training

BA(hons) Musical Theatre, Trinitylaban Conservatoire of Music and Dance