Dorothy McDowell
Director
Writer
She/her
I am a director-writer, making female-led, visually exciting theatre with my company Not The Way Forward Productions. I am particularly interested in modernisations and radical retellings of classics. I adapt classic novels for the stage, as well as having a love of early modern and restoration drama. All of my shows have female protagonists, and an at least 60% female cast, and I'm interested in the intersection between direction and design.
Credits
DIRECTING CREDITS
DIRECTOR (short), Queer Shakespeare: Timon Of Athens, 1 night, Etcetera Theatre, 2023
DIRECTOR (short), Bard Bits: Richard III, 1 night, Golden Goose Theatre, 2022
DIRECTOR/ADAPTER, Casterbridge, 3 nights, Hen & Chickens
DIRECTOR/ADAPTER, Casterbridge, 1 week, The Space, 2022
DIRECTOR (short), Bard Bits: Twelfth Night, 2 nights, Golden Goose Theatre, 2021
DIRECTOR/ADAPTER, The Dancing Men, Online, 2020
DIRECTOR/WRITER (short film), Bookish, Cinemagic Film Festival, 2020
DIRECTOR, Richard II, Online, 2020
DIRECTOR, Measure for Measure, Burton-Taylor Studio, 1 week, 2020
WRITING CREDITS
WRITER (short), The Minor Fall, 3 nights, The Space, 2023
WRITER (short), Death of A Romantic, 2 nights, Pomona Theatre/Bread and Roses, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTING CREDITS
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Heartbreak Productions (touring), 3 months, 2023
Training
Old Vic Theatremakers
NorthWall Arts Centre Artslab Directors Residency
National Youth Theatre
National Theatre Introduction to Stage Management