Belle Bao

She/Her
A passionate female Chinese director who focuses on exploring strong and imaginative visual and aural aesthetics to apply in the theatre and dedicates to making people laugh, think, connected.

Credits

Selected Credits:

DIRECTOR
She and I by Xiao Mi -- A Pinch of Vault 2024; Etcetera Theatre, 2024
VOICE DIRECTOR, Project Sand, Molinare TV & Film, 2023
VOID by Antonia Kleopa -- The Space Theatre 2023; Theatre Deli(Sold-out), 2022
Bubbling by Belle Bao, Jiazheng Li -- Bread&Roses Theatre, Lion&Unicorn Theatre, 2023; Camden Fringe, 2023
The Pudding Club by Belle Bao, Zhiyuan Jiang -- Vault Festival, 2023
There's a Dead Body in my Living Room by Naima Sjoholm -- Vault Festival, 2023; Camden Fringe(Sold-out), 2022
Pass It On by multiple writers -- Theatre 503, Yellow Coat Theatre Company, 2022
Two Clowns by Jaskaran Sahota, Caroline Topouzoglou -- Theatre 503, 2022
The Kung Flu by Cheang Jun Xian -- White Bear Theatre, 2021
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, Lights On LAMDA -- London Wonderground Festival, Underbelly Festival, 2021
The Late Bonian Shen -- Beijing People’s Art Theatre, 2019
Confucius(Devised) -- Beijing Haidian Culture Center, 2018
Jujube by Huang Ying Studio -- Beijing Five-School Union, 2017
Teahouse by Cao Yu -- Beijing People's Art Theatre Juyin Theatre, 2015
Is Me Play(TV Series Short Film), 2016
May 29th(Short Film), 2013
[Uni production]Mr Kolpert by David Gieselmann -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]Keep Your Cool (Devised) -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]Gone South by Mu Yuan -- The Central Academy of Drama, 2014


SOUND DESIGNER
Bubbling -- Bread&Roses Theatre, Lion&Unicorn Theatre, 2023; Camden Fringe, 2023
There's a Dead Body in my Living Room -- Vault Festival, 2023; Camden Fringe(Sold-out), 2022
Two Clowns -- Theatre 503, 2022
The Kung Flu -- White Bear Theatre, 2021
[Uni production]Keep Your Cool -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]The Thunderstorm -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]The Women in Black -- The Central Academy of Drama, 2013
[Uni production]Depressed -- The Central Academy of Drama, 2012

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
A Thousand Papercuts Still Skin Deep by Hector T.J. Huang -- Barons Court Theatre, 2022
[Uni production]Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]Blue Stockings by Jessica Swale -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]Nora by Stef Smith/Henrik Ibsen -- LAMDA, 2021
[Uni production]Farewell Hushih by Mu Yuan -- The Central Academy of Drama, 2013

Writer
The Pudding Club, Co-writer, 60mins theatre play
Bubbling, Co-writer, 50mins theatre play
The Late Bonian Shen, adapted after René Fauchois, Full-length theatre play
The Woman in Black, adapted after Stephen Mallatratt, 60mins theatre play
The Entrance to Heaven, adapted after Jiebing Li, Short play
WO MEN, Co-writer, cross-arts form event
Confucius, Co-writer(Devised)
Depressed, Short play
Shush, Short play

ACTOR
A Ying -- Gu Wenchang — Nation Theatre of China, 2019-2020
Dandan -- Jujube — National Theatre of China, 2014-2019
Xie Li -- Lovers Under the Stars — PengHao Theatre, 2015
Mayumi -- The Company Thanks — National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2015-2016
Beier -- A Chinese Class (Interactive theatre production) — Beijing People’s Art Theatre, 2015
Little Flower -- Five Fools (Children’s Musical) — DrumTower West Theatre, 2015-2016
Zhen Zhen -- Like Shadows — The Central Academy of Drama / Stan Lai’s Performance Workshop Creative Culture, 2014
Anne Frank -- The Diary of Anne Frank — The Central Academy of Drama, GATS Festival, 2013-2014
(Film) Her, The Wound — China Film Art Research Center, 2016

TEACHER (Part-time)
Tsinghua University, The Drama Troupe, 2013-2014
Beijing No. 166 High School, Jinfan Student Theatre, 2013
Beijing No.2 Middle School, Duoyun Student Theatre, 2012-2020

Training

LAMDA [MA Directing 2020-21]
The Central Academy of Drama [Bachelor of Literature, Drama, Film and TV Directing
2010-2014]
Kiln Spark Backstage Skills Training [New Vic Theatre & New Earth Theatre, 2023]
Lindy Hop&Lindy Charleston dance course [Swing Patrol 2022, 4 months]
Poetry and Puppetry Workshop for POGM Artists with Jummy & Zahrah Sheikh [Curious School of Puppetry, 2022]
Devising for BESEA Creatives [Theatre Deli, 2022]