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Ruth Mestel

Director Writer

My name is Ruth Mestel and I am a London-based creative. Rp'd be Dale Hammond Associates.

Currently an Associate Youth Assistant Director at the Watford Palace Theatre and Associate Artist with Chronic Insanity Theatre. Passionate about activism and wellbeing through writing, as well as developing art as a vehicle for change, especially in environmentalism.

Pronouns she/her

Credits

Director, I’d like to thank…, Lights Down Production 2021
Assistant Director, Protest, RBC Recorded Media/RBC Acting 2021
Assistant Director, The Lunch Bench, RBC Recorded Media/RBC Acting 2021
Director Yikes!, Lights Down Productions and Skin and Blister Theatre, 2021
Assistant Director, Night at the Zoomies (Digital Theatre), Watford Palace Theatre PYT Company, 2021

Training

Young Vic Artist Development 2021 – Introduction to Directing
NSDF Festival 2021 – Assistant Directing with Elin Shoefield
Almeida Young Artist Development 2020
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, 2015 – 2018

Location

London

Experience

Less than 1 year

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

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