Kwame Owusu

Director Playwright

Kwame Owusu (he/him) is a London-based director with a First Class BA in Drama and English Literature from the University of Manchester. He is interested in new writing and classic texts which vividly interrogate what it means to survive in the world today.

He is always keen to collaborate with writers, theatre-makers, and musicians in developing new work.

He is currently Resident Assistant Director at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and is studying on an MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck.

Credits

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Closer, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 4 weeks, 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Britannicus, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 4 weeks, 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Scandaltown, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 4 weeks, 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Running with Lions, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 4 weeks, 2022

DIRECTOR, Sunset Baby (Selected Scenes), Gate Theatre, Digital, 2021

DIRECTOR, Whiskey Wednesdays, Kickitdown Productions, Digital, 2021

DIRECTOR, Tina, Kickitdown Productions, Digital, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Bee ('Queers' festival), Old Vic, online, 2021

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, The Big Knife, ArtsEd, 2 nights, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DNA, Lyric Hammersmith Studio, 2 nights, 2021

DIRECTOR, The Wolf From The Door, John Thaw Studio Theatre, 3 nights, 2019

TRAINEE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Utopolis, Manchester International Festival, 4 nights, 2019, (dir: Rimini Protokoll)

DIRECTOR, Rota, Antwerp Mansion, 3 nights, 2019

CO-DIRECTOR, Pomona, theSpaceTriplex (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), 1 week 2018

Training

MFA Theatre Directing, Birkbeck, University of London (2020 - 2022)
Emerging Writers Group, Bush Theatre (2020 - 2021)
BA Drama and English literature, The University of Manchester (2017 - 2020)
Gate Theatre Young Associates Programme (2016 - )
National Youth Theatre (2013 - )

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Curating
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Singing
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

N/A

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