Deirdre Daly

BOOT - The Lion & Unicorn, March 2022

★★★★☆ @TheReviewsHub
★★★★ @TheStage
★★★★ @NorthWestEnd
★★★★ @closeupculture
★★★★ @LondonTheatre1

“Williams’ carefully woven plot & characters are perfectly matched to Deirdre Daly’s tight direction” The Stage

''The play rattles along at a pace resembling a Japanese bullet train.... as taut as a bowstring, nicely building to a crescendo" Close Up Culture


Deirdre is an experienced Theatre Director with an interest in work which places women's narratives centre stage. She has a background in directing both large scale, site specific shows, and loves small, intimate venues.

Deirdre recently directed the dark comedy, 'Boot', with Pig Wig Productions at The Lion & Unicorn, she also worked as director on ‘The Tide Mills Project’ - an ambitious large scale site-specific show on the beach at Newhaven, East Sussex.

During Lockdown Deirdre was busy writing her own play and she directed ‘Stuck Like Me’ which was performed online at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2021.

Deirdre was Associate Director on a 3 month UK tour of 'Antigone' and was AD with Dante Or Die on a UK tour of the site specific show, ‘Take On Me’.

Deirdre is currently directing and co-producing 'The Pinot Princess' at Omnibus Theatre and she is producing Laura Lomas' play, 'Chaos' at Brighton Fringe Festival.

She/Her

Credits

'The Pinot Princess' - with Unclouded Moon at Omnibus Theatre, London

'Chaos' by Laura Lomas National Theatre Connections Play at Brighton Fringe 2024

'Sho Ho Ho!' - Director with Director's Cut - Komedia, Brighton, December 2022

'Boot' - Director - Lion & Unicorn, London, March 2022

'Hidden' - Writer and Director, Lantern Theatre, Brighton, December 2021

'Tide Mills Project' - Director - Newhaven Beach - large scale site specific show, September 2021

'Stuck Like Me' - Director - online Edinburgh Fringe, August 2021

'Art From the Heart' - Director with Director's Cut, Southwark Playhouse, July 2020

'Fractus', Virtual Reality Director - July 2020

'The Faces of One Day' - Director with Director's Cut, Southwark Playhouse, July 2019

'Antigone' - Associate Director - 3 month UK tour including The Lowry, Greenwich Theatre & Winchester Theatre, Sept - Nov 2017

'She Denied Nothing' Associate Director - Immersive play - Brighton Fringe, 11 Shows. Brighton Fringe Festival, May 2016

'Take On Me' - Assistant Director with Dante or Die - Site Specific Play across UK Leisure Centres. 6 weeks, Sept - Oct 2016

'Dr Blighty' - Assistant Director with Nutkut Theatre Company - Site specific show at Brighton Pavilion - Brighton Festival, 4 weeks, May 2015

'Home Fires' - Assistant Director to Terry Donovan with Inroads Productions, Newhaven Fort. 7 Site Specific shows, October 2014

'One Minute' by Simon Stephens - Director - Tristan Bates, June 2014

Training

MA in Theatre Directing - St Mary's University, Twickenham. 2014.

PGCE in Drama Teaching - Middlesex University 1992.

Theatre Re - Southwark Playhouse - corporal mime

Theatre 5O3 Play Writing Short Course led by Rex Obano.

Year long Play & Screen Writing Course - Scriptease

Various Workshops for theatre directors at Young Vic Creators Programme.