Elliot Aitken

He/Him. Early career theatre director whose work combines transness, horror, and homoeroticism, with accessible practice. Loves queer reimaginings of musicals and classic plays.

Credits

Director, Mother of Pearl -- Scratch My Pushback, Riverside Studios, 1 Night, 2024
Director, Ivories, Backstage Theatre, 1 night, 2024
Director, Face To The Wall, Mountview Studios, 1 night, 2024
Director, COW, King's Head Theatre, 1 week, 2023
Director, Company, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2022
Director, CUADC/Footlights Pantomime: Rapunzel, 2 weeks, 2021
Director, Maurice, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2020
Director, The Tempest, Howard Theatre, 1 week, 2019

Assistant Director, It's OK, I Still Think You're Great, Barons Court Theatre, 2 weeks, 2024
Assistant Director, Forgotten In The Land of Egypt (Mango Ensemble Mentorship Scheme), Seagull Theatre, 1 week, 2024
Assistant Director, Queer Cowboys, King's Head Theatre, 1 week, 2024
Assistant Director, Oklahoma!, Mountview Studios, 1 night, 2023
Assistant Director, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Mack, 2 weeks, 2024
Associate Director, Attrition, Curve Leicester, 1 week, 2022
Accessibility Consultant, Little Shop of Horrors, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2021
Associate Director, Singin' In The Rain, ADC Theatre, 2 weeks, 2022
Organiser/Facilitator, Top Surgery Fundraiser/Open Mic Evening, The Blue Moon, 1 Evening, 2022

Training

MA Theatre Directing -- Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, 2023-2024
BA (Hons) English – University of Cambridge, 2018-2022

Mango Ensemble/Lyric Hammersmith Directing Mentorship – 2024
Disability Awareness Training – UnityWorks, 2023
Deaf Awareness Training (12 Hour) – Enhance The UK, 2023