Jessica Murdoch

I'm Jess Murdoch (she/her) an actor and director originally from Manchester and now based in London.

My most recent directing project was my adaptation of Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors' which toured around schools and universities in the USA for a month before returning to do a home run in the ADC Theatre (Cambridge).

The work I most enjoy involves devising and physical theatre, and projects in which the cast and crew work closely and collaboratively to create and grow innovative and provocative pieces.

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Previous praise:

"[...] Jessica Murdoch’s distinctive approach brings a new spirit to the masterpiece." -- CAST: The Comedy of Errors, VARSITY, 4.5 stars

"In director Jessica Murdoch’s fabulously jazzed-up adaptation, tightly choreographed musical numbers sit side by side with Shakespearean English." CAST: The Comedy of Errors, TCS, 5 stars

"[...] the ultimate credit for this production must go to Director Jessica Murdoch. Pomona was clearly a meticulous labour of love, and it paid off." -- Pomona, VARSITY, 5 stars

"Murdoch’s vision was innovative and exciting, creating theatre that was intriguing and horrifying to watch in equal measure." -- Pomona, VARSITY, 5 stars

"It is a rare production that can get an entire audience to collectively lean forward in their seats, but this one manages it. It really is theatre at its best." -- Pomona, VARSITY, 5 stars

"Murdoch’s blocking is fantastic [...] and her team have chosen a fantastic, relevant and important play [...] I do not hesitate to recommend this production." -- Wish List, TCS, 4 stars

Credits

DIRECTOR, CAST 2019: The Comedy of Errors, Various venues across the USA, 5 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR, Wish List, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2018

DIRECTOR, Pomona, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2018

MOVEMENT DIRECTOR, King Charles III, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2018

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, The House They Grew Up In, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2018

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Killology, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2018

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2018

ASSOCIATE/MOVEMENT DIRECTOR, Boys Will Be Boys, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2018

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Gypsy, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2017

Training

National Youth Theatre (Acting Intake)
Royal Exchange Young Company (Young Performers)