Lucy Bradley

I am a director working in the UK and Europe in settings ranging from large-scale Opera houses, regional theatres, site specific locations and drama schools.

Young people and community often play a vital part in my work. I have worked with marginalised or hard to reach groups leading projects in pupil referral units, within refugee centres, and with vulnerable young people and those at risk of exclusion. Inclusion and empowerment are at the heart of my work.

I am resident director of The National Opera Studio

You can find more information at www.lucybradley.org

Credits

Associate Director, The Handmaid's Tale/ San Francisco Opera/ September 2024

Director, Garsington Gala/ Garsington Festival/ Summer 2024

Revival Director/ Tosca/ Royal Opera and Ballet, Jan 2024 &

Director, The Flying Dutchman/ Operaupclose/ UK Tour 2023

Director, The Promise/ Handpicked Productions/ UK Tour 2023

Associate Director, Nixon in China/ Teatro Real, Madrid/ May 2023

Director, Henny Penny/ Guildhall School of Music and Drama/ Sept 2019 - Present

Associate Director, The Handmaids Tale/ Royal Danish Opera House/ March 2020 - Postponed to 2022 due to Covid 19.

Revival Director, Street Scene/Opera Monte Carlo/ 6 weeks/ 5
Performances/ 2020

Revival Director, Street Scene/ Oper Koln/8 weeks / 7 Performances 2019

Director, Where the Wild Things Are/ Glyndebourne Education/ 1 week/ 1 performance 2019

Director, No Sound Ever Dies/ Brooklands Musuem, Surrey/ 6 Months/ 2 Performances/ 2018

Director, Recital 1/ British Museum/2 weeks/ 2 Performances/ 2018

Associate Director and Revival Director, Street Scene/ Teatro Real, Madrid/ 6 months/ 12 Performances/ 2018

Director, Eugene Onegin/ OperaupClose/Arcola Hackney and Tour/ 6 Months 2017

Director, Belongings/ Glyndebourne Education/ 3 months/ 3 performances / 2017

Director, Opera Scenes/ Morley College, Bridewell Theatre /3 months/ 3 performance 2017

Director, The Wind in the Willows/ ALRA/8 weeks/5 performances/ 2016

Director, The drummer boy of Waterloo/ Jubilee Opera/ 3 performances / 2015

Director, Tycho's Dream/ Glyndebourne Education/ 3 performances/ 2014

Director, Grimm Tales/ ALRA/ 8 weeks/ 3 performances/ 2014

Director, The Blank Canvas/ OperaUpClose, King's Head Theatre/ 3 performances / 2014

Director, Into the Harbour/ Glyndebourne Education/ 2 performances/ 2013

Co-Director, An ode to my Sisters/ West Wing, Slough and SE Tour/ 8 weeks/ 2008

I have revived productions for The Chatelet, Paris and The Grand Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona.

I have worked regularly as an assistant and staff director for Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne Festival. I have worked extensively as an assistant elsewhere including for Teatro alla Scala, Milan; Den Jyske Oper, Denmark; Opera North, Glyndebourne Festival, The South Bank Centre, The Opera Group, Rifco Arts and The Young Vic.

Training

Inclusive theatre training with Chicken Shed Theatre Company
1 week intensive with Augosto Boal on The Rainbow of Desires
Forum Theatre with cardboard citizens
Puppetry with The Little Angel theatre