Elsa Strachan
Director
Assistant Director
She/ Her
I mostly work with writers directing and developing new plays but I am also interested in directing revivals and adapting classical texts.
I love work that focuses on personal relationships and family dynamics.
I grew up in rural Scotland and am interested in exploring the tension between the countryside and the city.
I have also frequently work with actor-musicians on plays with music.
Credits
I am currently assistant director on Operation Epsilon at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.
Director credits:
DIRECTOR, Mum, Tramshed Theatre, 2 shows, 2023
DIRECTOR, In the Queue for the Healer, Theatre 503 (Rapid Write Response), 2 shows, 2023.
DIRECTOR, Living on the Hyphen, R&D, 1 work in progress sharing 2023.
DIRECTOR, For You I’d Wait, Golby and West/ Union Theatre, 2 weeks, 2022.
DIRECTOR, Blood, Music Video, 2022.
DIRECTOR, Dismantling the Reindeer, Bread and Rose Theatre, 2 shows, 2022.
Assistant Director credits:
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Stray Dogs, Theatre 503, 3 weeks, 2023.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Phaedra, Rose Bruford/ Omnibus Theatre, 1 week, 2022.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 3 Winters, Rose Bruford/ Battersea Arts Centre, 1 week, 2022.
Training
MA Directing, Rose Bruford College
GEKO Theatre, 1 week Residency in Physical Theatre
Arthaus Berlin, 2 week Residency in Devised Theatre