Layla Se-Eun Kim

Director

Theatre director, translator, dramaturg based in Seoul and London, working in both / between Korean and English. Many working experiences in Musical theater, New writings and Adaptations/Translating works.

Credits

Directing: A Hundred Words for Snow (Dream Art Center, Seoul, Korea), I Wait (The Bunker, Theatre N16), Pie in the Sky (Canal Cafe, Etcetera Camden)
Assistant Directing: Spring Awakening (Manchester Hope Mill Production's Korean Transfer), The King and I (Palladium_as a shadow), 1446 (The Other Palace), Roy Orbison IN DREAMS (Eventim Apollo), Pride and Prejudice (Joannah Tincey), Midnight the Musical, Newsies the Musical (Disney Theatrical)
Translations: Hadestown, Sweeney Todd, Wicked, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Cats, The Immersive Great Gatsby, Something Rotten, Jekyll&Hyde, Daddy Long Legs, Matthew Bourne, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Cirque de Soleil, Wayne Mcgregor, Mark Morris Dance Company, etc.

Training

East 15 Acting School _ MA in Theatre Directing

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Literature
  • Live art
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Singing
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Korean

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