Becky Deeks

Director Playwright Facilitator Performer

I am a female director (she/her) based in Birmingham but from South East London. I work at the Birmingham REP and direct the Young Adult Company. I also work as a drama practitioner for the REP in schools and community settings and lead the playwriting courses, having some experience as a writer. I have previously worked as a freelance director and actor in theatres, prisons and informal settings. I am particularly interested in working on community projects, site-specific pieces and working with casts of young people. I have a background in competitive sport and I am currently interested in theatre exploring women in sport. I am very interested to hear from anyone with this specific interest.

Credits

DIRECTOR, The Pack, Wonder Fools/Traverse Theatre/Birmingham REP, Digital Performance, 2021
DIRECTOR, Big Love, Birmingham REP, 2020 (currently postponed)
DIRECTOR, Lord of the Flies, Birmingham REP, 2020 (currently postponed)
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Made in Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery/Birmingham REP, 2020 (currently postponed)
DIRECTOR, PLAYWRIGHT, If I Ruled the World, Birmingham REP, 2020 (currently postponed)
DIRECTOR, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, Birmingham REP, 2019
DIRECTOR, Peter Pan, Quinton Community Centre, 2019
DIRECTOR, Times They Are A'Changin', Birmingham REP, 2018
DIRECTOR, Midsummer Night's Dream (in Punjabi/English), Nishkam Academy/Oxford University/E2E, 2018
DIRECTOR, Macbeth, Old Rep, 2017
DIRECTOR, Twelfth Night, Birmingham REP, 2017
CO-DIRECTOR, Not Alice, Hinckley and Bosworth Museum, 2017
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Ramayana, Birmingham REP, 2016
DIRECTOR, Richard III, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, 2015
DIRECTOR, Love and Money, The Bristol Pear, 2013
CO-DIRECTOR, When Life Gives You Lemons, Midlands Arts Centre, 2013
DIRECTOR, Arabian Nights, Red River Youth Theatre, 2013
DIRECTOR, Tom's Midnight Garden, Atkins Gallery, 2012
DIRECTOR, Jekyll and Hyde, Red River Youth Theatre, 2011
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Jungle Book, Red River Youth Theatre, 2010
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Steal Away, Red River in partnership with Stop the Traffik, Vienna, 2010

Training

Drama and Theatre BA - University of Birmingham
Postgraduate Diploma in Performing Arts - Royal Northern College of Music

Location

West Midlands

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Creative Access
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Languages
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Prop Making
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

German

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