Lorna McCoid

Lorna McCoid (she/her) is a Writer, Director and Production Designer in film and theatre. She trained as a director at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse (2019-22) and as a writer at the Royal Court Liverpool (2021).

Her film directing credits include "Titania" (post-production) and "The Art Collector" (2018). She has directed 40 acting showreels for the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (2022-23). Her music video directing credits include "Nobody Loves You Like I Do" Rachel Newnham (2023), "No One Knows" Ben Gorb (2021), "Knew It Was" Mazed (2021), "Until the Wheels Stop Turning" Rob Crampton (2020) and "Goodbye" Ben Gorb (2020).

Her theatre directing credits include three R&D performances of "Rosalie and Juliet" Etcetera Theatre (2023), "Silent Cicada" Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse (2022), "Almost Adult" Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2022), "Icing Sugar" Liverpool Everyman Theatre (2021) and "Down Came the Rain" Unity Theatre (2019).

Lorna's production design work includes theatre, films and music videos. Most recently "Emma" directed by Anthony Hett, produced by Tedium Entertainment and Four Eyes Productions (2023).

Credits

THEATRE

DIRECTOR, R&D Rosalie & Juliet - Etcetera Theatre, Little Attic Productions, 2023
DIRECTOR, Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5, Bard Bits Shakespeare Scratch Night, The Golden Goose Theatre, London, 1 night, 2022
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Silent Cicada, Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 2 nights, 2022
DIRECTOR, Almost Adult, Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe, 4 weeks, 2022
WRITER, 10,000 Feet, INK Festival, 4 nights, 2022
DIRECTOR, The Pied Piper, Lowther Youth Theatre, 1 night, 2022
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Icing Sugar/White Lilies, Liverpool Everyman, 3 nights, 2021
DIRECTOR, Down Came the Rain, The Lowry/Unity Theatre, 2 nights, 2019


FILM

DIRECTOR, Titania, Little Attic Productions, 2023
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Emma, Four Eyes Productions, Tedium Entertainment, 2023
DIRECTOR, Hamlet the Movie R&D - Mainstream Arts & Little Attic, 2023
DIRECTOR, 33 Showreel Short Films - LIPA (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) Screen and Theatre Actors, 2022 -23
DIRECTOR, Nobody Loves You Like I Do, Little Attic Productions, 2023
DIRECTOR, No One Knows, Little Attic Productions, 2021
DIRECTOR, Knew It Was, Little Attic Productions, 2021
DIRECTOR, Until the Wheels Stop Turning, Little Attic Productions, 2020
DIRECTOR, Goodbye, Little Attic Productions, 2020
WRITER/DIRECTOR, The Art Collector, Little Attic Productions, 2018

Training

Young Director at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse (2019-22)
Writer, Liverpool Royal Court Stage Write Playwright Development Programme (2021)

Workshop - Slung Low Theatre (2022)
Workshop - Matthew Xia, Artistic Director (2021)
Workshop - John Godber, Playwright (2021)
Workshop - Grace Goulding, Movement Director (2021)
Workshop - Ellie Hurt, Associate Director, (2021)
Workshop - Gemma Bodinetz, Artistic Director (2020)
Workshop - Paul Smith, Artistic Director (2020)
Workshop - George Francis, Musical Director (2020)
Workshop - Yvonne Hurt, Theatre Director (2019)
Workshop - Francesca Peschier, Dramaturg (2019)

Screenskills - Unconscious Bias Training (2021)
Screenskills - Tackling Bullying and Harassment at Work (2021)
Screenskills - Coronavirus Basic Awareness on production training (2021)