Belle Streeton
Director Co-artistic Director Assistant Director Creative Producer FacilitatorBelle (she/her) is an OFFIE nominated director based in Bristol. Who is committed to creating inclusive theatre experiences. Drawing from her background in non-traditional storytelling methods and gig theatre, she wants to develop work that explores multiple mediums in technology & music. Her interests lie in new writing that investigates socially conscious topics. She is also keen to adapt classic texts & novels that draw non-traditional audiences to the theatre.
As a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of Concrete Youth, a charity committed to creating accessible sensory theatre for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Belle has led touring productions since 2019. Her expertise extends to facilitating sensory workshops, fostering creativity and growth in every participant. In her work at the company, Belle will make history in November 2024, when she directs the first ever West End production for audiences labelled with PMLD, Sensory Cinders.
Credits
UpcomingDirector - SENSORY CINDERS, @sohoplace
Creative Producer - LEVEL UP! R&D, a musical written by Lucie Watson
Past Credits
Director - SENSORY CINDERS R&D/Concrete Youth, National Theatre Studio and Barnsley Civic Theatre, July 2024
Director - THE NOBODIES/Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, The Wardrobe Theatre, June 2024 (part of MA course)
Director - THE WHISPERING JUNGLE UK TOUR/Concrete Youth; The Lowry, Mercury Theatre, Applecart Arts Centre (London), Cornerstone Arts Centre, Attenborough Arts Centre, Nonsuch Studios, Interplay Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Barnsley Civic Theatre, Henshaw Arts Centre & Norwich Theatre, 8 week run, 2023
Director - TO THE MOON AND BACK UK TOUR/Concrete Youth, Interplay Theatre, Birmingham MAC (Midlands Arts Centre) , Cambridge Junction, Hull New Theatre, Dorchester Arts Centre, Mercury Theatre Colchester, Capital Theatre Edinburgh, Cornerstone Arts Centre, The Baths Hall Scunthorpe, Cast Doncaster, The Lowry, The Met Bury. 6 week run, February 2023.
Director - THE WHISPERING JUNGLE UK PILOT TOUR/Concrete Youth, Hull Truck Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, Colchester Arts Centre & Dorchester Arts Centre, 2 week run, July 2022.
Director - AT THE GATE/Hull Urban Opera, 1 week run, March 2022
Director - WINTER WONDERLAND/ Concrete Youth, Online show 2020 (OFFIE Nomination)
Director - SHEEBA'S ADVENTURE TO JOPPLETY HOW/ Concrete Youth, Online show 2020 (Scene Saver award nomination)
Director - THE COLOUR FAMILY/Radio Play, Christchurch Studios, Bristol 2024
Assistant Director - JULIUS CAESAR/ Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Malcolm X Centre, 1 week run, March 2024 (as part of MA course)
Assistant Director, FAUSTUS/ From Below Theatre, Stage at the Dock Hull/ 1 week run, 2022.
Assistant Director, HULL AND HIGH WATER/ Hull Truck Theatre, 2 weeks run, June 2021 (RTYDS placement)
Assistant Director - WE USED TO BE CLOSER THAN THIS/ Middle Child, Queens Gardens, Hull 1 week run, July 2021.(RTYDS placement)
Training
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MA in Directing 2023Regional Young Theatre Directors Scheme on a three month placement in 2021 with Middle Child Theatre and Hull Truck Theatre.
Graduate in Drama and Theatre Practice from The University of Hull 2018.
Makaton level 1
Location
BristolExperience
5-10 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Film - short
- Literature
- Live art
- Music
- New technologies / digital
- Opera
- Photography
- Radio/Audio
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Creative Access
- Devising
- Directing
- DJ
- Dramaturgy
- Facilitating
- Mixing
- Outdoor performance
- Performance Art
- Producing
- Puppetry
- Site Responsive/Immersive
- Theatre making
- Verbatim theatre
- Working with disabled artists
- Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
- Working with learning disabled adults / children
- Working with learning disabled artists
- Working with young people
- Working with young people with special educational needs
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
No
