Lita Doolan

Director Writer

Welsh Director/Writer creating new writing in contemporary settings that puts conflict under the magnifying glass. Experimental approaches added to naturalistic writing.

Credits

AWARDS
Off West End Nomination After Shark (WRITER/ DIRECTOR)
Oxford Playhouse Playwright Award
Verity Bargate Long List

WRITER, Storm, Oxford Playhouse, 2010
DIRECTOR/PERFORMER, Mary Blandy's Gallows Tree, Oxford Playhouse and Edinburgh Fringe 2011
WRITER, Divine Prostitutes, Sherman Cymru 2011
WRITER, Looking for Lineker's, Hampstead Theatre 2011
WRITER, Darcy Bruce, Theatre 503, 2012
DIRECTOR/WRITER, Churchill's Children, The Warren, Brighton Fringe 2012
WRITER, VPT Shorts, Lyric Theatre Edinburgh 2014
DIRECTOR/WRITER, She liked pretty things, Stockwell Playhouse, 2016
DIRECTOR/WRITER, Dynwen's Last Symphony, Stockwell Playhouse, 2017
DIRECTOR/WRITER, Time for Tea, Lost Theatre and Camden Fringe 2018 (Critics Choice)
WRITER/PERFORMER, Mary Blandy's Gallows Tree, The Warren, Brighton Fringe 2019
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, Power of One, Glasgow Literary Festival. 2020
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, Rainbow Poetry, Dublin Pride, 2020
WRITER, Clapton Pond, Green Curtain Theatre, 2020
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, How to be young again, Burning Man, 2020
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Lockdown, From Home, Moving Pictures Theatre, 2020
WRITER, Ice Cream Cake, Tickle & Scratch, 2020
WRITER, Kerry, Writers Room 2020
WRITER, Why the sky speaks at night, Factory Theatre 2020
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Ain't No Female Romeo, Melbourne Fringe & Living Record, 2021
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Wyre Lady of Fleetwood, Brighton Fringe 2020
POET, PERFORMER, Going Incognito, Rounded Radio 2022
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Anne Bayne of Duddingston Loch, Brighton Fringe 2022
WRITER/DIRECTOR, After Shark, Manchester Fringe 2022
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Audrey’s Art Club, Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Training

Sherman Theatre Translation for Theatre
East 15 Physical Theatre
Genesis Young Vic Sound Design and Dramaturgy
Ideas Tap Production and Marketing
UAL Graphic Design

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • AR / VR
  • Crafts
  • Fashion
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Graphic / product design
  • Live art
  • Music
  • New technologies / digital
  • Photography
  • Radio/Audio
  • Streaming
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Lighting Design
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Set Design
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

Additional Languages

French, German, Spanish, Italian, Welsh

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