Edwina Strobl

Edwina Strobl is a stage director working in comedy, cabaret, drama and opera. Her skills include developing new works and testing the boundaries of genre. She is passionate about stories that use humour and bold theatricality to inspire their audiences and interrogate the contemporary world. She is the Artistic Director of London based production company Flugelman Productions which focusses on the development of work with emerging artists. She was a StoneCrabs Young Director 2016-17. She received an MA in Text and Performance from Birkbeck and RADA and holds a BA in History from University College London.

Preferred pronouns She/Her.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Music by Hangdog, Hangdog, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 4 weeks, 2023

DIRECTOR, Opera Scenes, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 1 performance, 2023

DIRECTOR, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Somerset Opera, 3 performances - community opera, 2022

DIRECTOR, Le dernier sorcier, Gothic Opera, 5 performances - fringe opera, 2022

DIRECTOR, NewsRevue, Canal Cafe Theatre, 6 weeks, 2022

DIRECTOR, MAKE ME: audio drama podcast, Flugelman Productions, Episode 1 'Minority Fetish' & Episode 3 'MEAT', 2021

DIRECTOR, Coronavirus: A Great British Farce, UK Tour, over 4 weeks, 2021

DIRECTOR, The Magic Flute or the stories they tell, Above the Stag, 1 week, 2021

DIRECTOR, N89, Matchstick Theatre, 4 weeks, 2020

DIRECTOR, L’Elisir d’Amore​, Red Earth Opera, 1 week, 2019

DIRECTOR, News Revue, Canal Cafe Theatre, 6 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR, The Institute of Nuts, Matchstick Theatre, 3 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR, La Cenerentola, Red Earth Opera, 1 week, 2018

DIRECTOR, When The Friendship Has Sailed, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 4 weeks, 2018

DIRECTOR, Boxman, Brighton Fringe/Blue Elephant Theatre, 3 weeks, 2018

DIRECTOR, The Poetry We Make, VAULT Festival/Brighton Fringe/ RADA Festival/ Old Red Lion, 4 weeks, 2017-2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Knoxville: Summer 1915, the Royal Opera House, Antony McDonald, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Crucible, Berlin Opera Academy, Jennifer Williams, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Giuilio Cesare, Bury Court Opera, Greg Eldridge, 2018

Training

2019 Opera Directing workshop with Katie Mitchell and Elaine Kidd - Royal Opera House, London

2018 Laughter Yoga Facilitator Certificate - Laughter Yoga International, London

2017 Lecoq Masterclass with Complicite’s Kate Higginbottom - Pants on Fire, London

2016-17 StoneCrabs Theatre Company - Trainee Director

2014-15 Royal Academy of Dramatic Art & Birkbeck University of London - Master of Text and Performance Received Master of Arts with Distinction

2009-14 University College London, University of London - Bachelor of History Received Upper 2nd Class Honours

2013 Yoga Teaching Certificate - Sukha Mukha Yoga, Sydney