Jessy Roberts

She/her. I'm a director from the East Midlands mostly working in form-breaking new writing. I'm a script reader and dramaturg, and I'm the Literary Assistant at Soho Theatre. Find out more here: jessyroberts.org

Credits

DIRECTOR, Thirst, Vault Festival, 1 week, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Undisclosed New Musical directed by Lindsay Posner, 3 week workshop, 2022

DIRECTOR, Branded, Bloomsbury Festival, 1 week, 2022

DIRECTOR, Untitled Sparkly Vampire Show, The Omnibus, 3 weeks, 2022

DIRECTOR, Period Dramas, Pleasance Courtyard (previews at The Other Palace and The Hope Theatre), 3 weeks, 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Broken Lad, Arcola Theatre, 4 weeks, 2021

DIRECTOR, Girls With Wings & Trauma, The Bomb Factory Theatre, 1 week, 2021

DIRECTOR, Hitchhiker, The Rondo Theatre, 1 week, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Absolute Scenes, The Marble Factory/Motion, 1 week, 2021

DIRECTOR, I Hate Alone, The Wardrobe Theatre, 1 week streamed, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Crimes Camera Action, New Old Friends/ Theatre Royal Bath/ National Tour, 12 weeks, 2020-2021

DIRECTOR, When They Go Low, the egg Theatre Royal Bath/ BTA (digital), 2020

DIRECTOR Messy Eaters, teastain theatre/SLAP Festival York Theatre Royal, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Antigone, the egg Theatre Royal Bath/ BTA, 1 week, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Horseshoes for Hand Grenades, East Riding Theatre, 3 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR/DEVISER, Wild Thyme (and Heather), teastain theatre/Fringe Festivals, tour, 2019-2020

Training

MA Drama Directing - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
BA Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance - University of York
Middle Child Associate Writer
Katie Mitchell 2 Day Directing Workshop
Carbon Literary Training
Rash Dash Week Long Residency