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Hannah Drake

Director

I'm Artistic Director of Bristol-based Insane Root Theatre Company, which specialises in taking familiar stories and putting them in unfamiliar locations. Emphasis on physical and musical storytelling, adapting Shakespeare and ensemble performance. She/Her

Credits

DIRECTOR, Rumpelstiltskin, The New Room, 4 weeks, 2019
CO-DIRECTOR, Flies, Pleasance 2/Edinburgh Fringe, 3 weeks 2018
DIRECTOR, Romeo & Juliet, Eastville Park Swimming Pool (Site Specific), 6 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, The Tempest, St John on the Wall's Crypt (Site Specific), 4 weeks 2017
RESIDENT DIRECTOR, Jane Eyre, UK Tour/National Theatre & BOV, 7 months, 2017
DIRECTOR, Orpheus & Eurydice, Clifton Suspension Bridge Vaults (Site Specific), 3.5 weeks, 2017
DIRECTOR, The Room Upstairs, Cheltenham Everyman/Wardrobe Theatre Bristol, 2 weeks, 2016
DIRECTOR, Macbeth, Redcliffe Caves (Site Specific), 6 weeks, 2016
DIRECTOR, The Brave Tin Soldier, Zion Centre, 2 weeks, 2015
DIRECTOR, NewsRevue, Canal Cafe London, 6 weeks, 2015
DIRECTOR, Macbeth, Redcliffe Caves (Site Specific), 4 weeks, 2015

Full list of credits available here: www.hannahdrakedirector.com/cv

Training

MA Drama Directing - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - 2009-10

Location

Bristol

Experience

10+ years

What I do

  • BSL interpretation
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can Read
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching

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