Jessica Millward

She / her
I work primarily in new writing. I'm very interested in work with a political edge, with women at the centre.

Originally from Sheffield, trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA).

Credits

DIRECTOR, Fritz and Matlock, Pleasance Theatre, 2 weeks, 2021

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Operation Crucible by Kieran Knowles, Dir. Bryony Shanahan, Sheffield Theatres Studio, 3 weeks, 2021

DIRECTOR, Without Malice or Ill Will, Crucible Theatre Sheffield Theatres, Together Season Festival, 1 night, May 2021

DIRECTOR, Without Malice or Ill Will, Tour, May to July 2019, Tour included: CAST (Doncaster), Buxton and Manchester Fringe Festivals and Community Venues across
the North of England.

DIRECTOR, A Life Sentence, Wandsworth Fringe, The Cat’s Back Theatre, May 2019, 2 nights, May 2019.

DIRECTOR, Sierra Nevada, Theatre 503 (Rapid Write Response) 2 nights, April 2019.

DIRECTOR Aquamarine, BITS, Cuckoo Bang, The White Bear Theatre, 2 nights, February 2019.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Operation Crucible by Kieran Knowles, Dir. Bryony Shanahan, E59 59 Brits off Broadway festival & Davenport Theatre, New York City, October and May 2018.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Laramie Project Dir. Sam Curtis Lindsay & Lisa Came (Hackney Showroom Young Actors, July 2018)

‘MAKING ROOM’ OBSERVER DIRECTOR:
Chicken Soup by Ray Castleton and Kieran Knowles, Dir. Bryony Shanahan (Sheffield Theatres, February 2018)

Training

LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS, Foundation Diploma.
NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN, Senior Course