Lola Barak

Lola Barak (she/her) is a director based in London focussed on classical retellings with an emphasis on under-represented narratives, specifically in classical texts. She is interested in pieces that comment on young people’s identity in a rapidly changing technological world and seeing how traditional literature can still speak to that shared experience. She is also very interested stories concerning the modern Jewish community. Trained in the UK, America, and Continental Europe, she is currently writing a short film in collaboration with Accidental Donkey Productions.

Credits

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, Dracula, UK TOUR, Blackeyed Theatre, 8 MONTHS, 2024
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Sherlock Holmes and The Valley of Fear, UK TOUR, Blackeyed Theatre, 4 MONTHS, 2024
DIRECTOR, Lucid, SAE, 2023
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR, Accidental Donkey Productions, Ongoing, 2023
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Hamlet, Prague Shakespeare Company, 4 weeks, 2023
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Midsummer Nights Dream, Prague Shakespeare Company, 4 weeks, 2023
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Henry V, Prague Shakespeare Company, 4 weeks, 2023
DIRECTOR, Shakespeare Reading Series, University of Edinburgh, 2 weeks, 2023
DIRECTOR, Twelfth Night, University of Edinburgh, 6 weeks, 2022
DIRECTOR, Art, University of California, 6 weeks, 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Medusa Thread, Launchpad Theatre, 6 weeks, 2021
ACTOR, Charity Monologue Series, Three Pound Coin Productions, 2 weeks, 2021
ACTOR, So What Happened Last Night, Three Pound Coin Productions, 5 weeks, 2020
DIRECTOR, Pool No Water, Minerva Theatre Company, 4 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Medea, Minerva Theatre Company, 3 weeks, 2018

Training

MA (Hons) English Literature - University of Edinburgh (2019-23)
Intimacy Coordination - Prague Shakespeare Company (2023)
Theatre Directing Concentration - University of California (2021)
Shakespeare Awards - Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (2019)