Soeren Wellens

Hello, my name's Soeren and I am originally from Germany. After working as a drama and languages teacher for 13 years, I started studying an MA in Theatre Directing at UEL in 2020 and will graduate from this course in the summer of 2022. Recently, I have been working a lot on devising political theatre pieces about housing issues, failings of the DWP and the negative sides of the Olympics.
I have some experience of working professionally in the theatre (quite some time ago now), as a performer and an assitant director. I have worked a lot in amateur dramatics too.
I am interested in working as a director professionally and I am captivated by moments on stage when someone's life grinds to halt, when they dig deep into their soul and emotions, when the bare their most inner turmoils. I am interested in putting scripted work onto the stage.
Preferred pronouns: he/him

Credits

Professionally:
BASTIAN BALTHASAR BUX, Die Unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story), VSB Monchengladbach-Krefeld (Germany), 2 years, 1998-2000

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Die Riemannoper, VSB Monchengladbach-Krefeld (Germany), 7 months, 2000-2001

FREDERIC, Crashing the Housing Party, Brickfield Newham, 2 nights, 2021


DIRECTOR, Sixty-Nine, 1 night, 2022

CHAD/ENSEMBLE, The Shadows of the Olympics, Timber Lodge Cafe, 3 nights, 2022.

DIRECTOR, Keith, UEL Studio 2, 1 night, 2022.

Amateur (selection):
BENNY, Rent, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild, 1 week, 2013
MORTIMER BREWSTER, Arsenic and Old Lace, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild, 1 week, 2013
LAWRENCE, Calendar Girls, DAODS, 1 week, 2013
ALGERNON MONTCRIEFF, The Importance of Being Earnest, DAODS, 1 week, 2014
POTTS, Mojo, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild, 1 week, 2015

Training

MA in Theatre Directing (2020-2022)
MA in Literature and Linguistic (English and French, 2002-2008)