Lilac Yosiphon

Director

She/her
I'm the artistic director of Althea Theatre, an international ensemble of British and non-British actors and theatre makers based in London and I'm endorsed by Arts Council England as a promising Exceptional Talent in the UK. I also work with Graeae as a Trainee Director.

Directing credits include Heroes (Work in progress, Vault Festival, nominated for an Origins Award for New Work), The Glass Will Shatter (Omnibus Theatre & UK Tour), Home Sweet Home (Stratford Circus, Jackson’s Lane and ARC Stockton), Jericho’s Rose (co-directed with Mike Cole and Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster, Hope Theatre & Theatre Deli Sheffield), One Last Thing (For Now) (Old Red Lion Theatre, nominated for an Off-West-End Award for Best Ensemble).

I also tutor at Mountview and directs at Identity and NYT.

Credits

Director, Heroes (Work in Progress), Vault Festival/Studio, 3 nights, 2020
Director, The Glass Will Shatter, Omnibus Theatre & UK Tour, 3 weeks 2020
Trainee Director, The Tempest R&D, Graeae, 2020
Director, Home Sweet Home, Jackson's Lane & ARC Stockton, 2019

Training

MA Theatre Directing Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

Attended workshops with Lilo Baur (Complicite), Joe Hill-Gibbins (Young Vic), Christopher Hayden (The Gate), Neil Bettles (Frantic Assembly), Kelly Hunter (Flute Theatre), Raniah Al-Sayed and Fay Simpson (Lucid Body) and Ayse Tashkiran (RSC)

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

What I do

  • BSL interpretation
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Hebrew, French (conversational), BSL (Level 2)

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