Alice Chambers

She/they

Director and dramaturg interested in new writing, co-creation processes and working across disciplines to uproot classic texts.

Credits

AS DIRECTOR
The Nag’s Head / Park Theatre / October 2023 / 2 weeks
The Nag’s Head R&D / Norwich Theatre Royal / June-July 2023
Sky Comedy Rep Festival / Sky Studios & Birmingham Rep / May 2023 / 1 week
Bruk Pocket Gyal by Asia Wray
The Start of a Beautiful Friendship by Georgie Morrell
Tree Shall Not by Doug Crossley
The Mother Sh*t / Stumble Trip / Pleasance Theatre / November 2022 / 2 weeks
A Gem of a Place / BOLDText Collective [Community Director] / 2 weeks
Little Amal’s Walk in Birmingham / Birmingham Rep / 3 visits over 2 days
The Fallen Follie / Golden Goose Theatre / March 2022 / 3 nights
Park Bench Plays Live (West Midlands tour) / Birmingham Rep / Sept 2021 / 3 weeks

AS ASSISTANT + ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Nativity! The Musical / Birmingham Rep + Jamie Wilson / October-January 2023
Sky Comedy Rep Festival / Birmingham Rep / March 2022 / 3 days
The Play What I Wrote / Birmingham Rep + Tour / December-February 2022 / 3 months
Albatross / Playground Theatre / October 2021 / 3 weeks
Park Bench Plays / Sky Arts & Birmingham REP / July 2021 (filmed)
Scenes from an Execution / Rose Bruford College / December 2019 / 3 nights

AS FACILITATOR
Lord of the Flies / The Company / Young Rep Summer Festival / July 2023
[Blank] / The Company / Young Rep Summer Festival / July 2023
Chaos / Inters Group / Young Rep Summer Festival / July 2023
Shadow Mentor Director / NT Connections / Spring 2023
Midsummer Night's Dream + Twelfth Night / Young REP / July 2022 / 2 days
Roots to Routes Programme / Lightpost Theatre / June-July 2022
Young Rep (Adult, Juniors) / Facilitator / 2021-2022
Rep Summer Schools / Play in a Week 13+, Marcus Rashford, Visual Theatre / July 2021
Empower Her Voice / Summer Theatre Facilitator / July 2020 + 2021

LITERARY ROLES
Intro to Playwrighting / Reader / Royal Court Theatre / 2023
Papatango Prize / Reader / 2023
Finborough Theatre: Literary Assistant + Reader / 2019-2022
Bruntwood Prize / Reader / 2022
ETPEP Prize / Reader / 2022
Birmingham Rep + Sky Comedy Rep / Reader / 2021-present
Painkiller Project / Director Pool / 2020
The Poetry Society / Reader / 2017
Penguin Books / Internship / 2016
The Literary Review / Reader / 2016

Training

MFA Theatre Directing at Birkbeck
National Student Drama Festival 2018, 2019
BA Hons in English Literature
National Youth Theatre 2014