Isabella Forshaw

I am a theatre director (she/her) who enjoys making queer and female-led work that foregrounds joy in narratives that explore culturally marginalised perspectives. I am particularly interested in the politics of the domestic world, and seek to engage with contemporary social discourse surrounding femininity, sexuality and mental health.

I also enjoy working with new writing in a dramaturgical role, and am keen to work with new scripts and writers.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Spark (short), Reboot Festival @ Barons Court Theatre, Reboot Festival, 3 nights, 2023

DIRECTOR, Sink (short), Golden Goose Theatre, 1 night, 2023

DIRECTOR, A Queer Car Crash (short), Et Cetera Theatre, 1 night, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, La Voisin, Dir. Becca Chadder, VAULT Festival, 1 week, 2023

DIRECTOR, Boys, Assembly Roxy, 1 week, 2022

DIRECTOR Catching Up, The Space @ Symposium Hall, 1 week, Edinburgh Fringe 2021

DIRECTOR, Consent, Bedlam Theatre, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR, Mother and the Monster, Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 1 week, Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Training

Workshop: Directing Julius Caesar and Conceiving a Production with Atri Bannerjee

Weekly directing workshops with Director's Cut Theatre Company at the Southwark Playhouse, 2023-present

English Literature MA, First Class Hons. University of Edinburgh