Carla Kingham

Hello.

I am a London-based theatre practitioner working primarily in the development of new work. I am devoted to developing new plays and theatre experiences that excavate the depths of human relationships and challenge preconceptions. I am enthusiastic to innovate and explore form through my practice, working collaboratively to discover new ways of telling stories and creating great experiences for audiences. I am a passionate and ambitious director with a flair for achieving detail, nuance and aesthetic cohesion in my work.

I have presented work at venues including Theatre503, Oxford Playhouse, HighTide Festival, Finborough Theatre, Old Red Lion, VAULT Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe, and have worked extensively as an associate and assistant director both nationally and internationally.

My experience working on new plays extends from developing and directing new plays for production, to script reading, directing readings and supporting devising processes. I have worked on short plays and readings by exciting new playwrights for companies and at venues such as The Bush, Pint-Sized, PLAY, Old Vic Theatre, Chelsea Theatre, Clapham Omnibus and The Pleasance. I have been a script reader for PapaTango, The Bush and Theatre503.

I am as passionate about arts education and the impact of participatory arts as I am about creating new work. ​I have run youth and community projects for Hoxton Hall, Young Vic and in association with Arts Council England. Other freelance facilitation work includes CSSD and ArtsDepot.

I am a member of StageDirectors UK, AMA and Cultural Governance Alliance.

Preferred pronouns: She/Her

Credits

DIRECTOR, A Fairytale Revolution, Theatre503, 4WKS, 2019
DIRECTOR, Cinderella and the Beanstalk, Theatre503, 4WKS, 2018
DIRECTOR, Awakening, Underbelly (Edinburgh), 4WKS, 2018
DIRECTOR, Isaac Came Home From the Mountain, Theatre503, 4 WKS, 2018
DIRECTOR, No Place Like Hope, Old Red Lion, 3WKS, 2017
DIRECTOR, Sea Fret, Old Red Lion/HighTide, 4WKS, 2017
DIRECTOR, You’re Human Like the Rest of Them, Finborough Theatre, 3WKS, 2017
DIRECTOR, After the Heat, We Battle for the Heart, VAULT Festival, 1WK, 2016
DIRECTOR/CREATOR, No Border, Theatre503 / Oxford Playhouse, 4 performances, 2015


ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Les Misérables, Dir. James Grieve, SPIRA (Sweden), 4 months, 2017
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Lotty’s War, Dir. Bruce Guthrie, National Tour, 4 months, 2016

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Sex with Strangers, Dir. Peter Du Bois, Hampstead Theatre, 5wks, 2017
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Les Misérables, Dir. James Grieve, Wermland Opera (Sweden), 6 months, 2016

Training

BA(Hons) Acting - Mountview
MSt Creative Writing - Oxford University
Royal Court Young Writers Programme
Making Theatre with Young People - Company3