Laura Hensley

Director

I am an emerging theatre and radio director and recent graduate of BOVTS MA Drama Directing. My main focus is on new writing, and I also love creating work for family audiences. I have also worked extensively in opera and am trained in European Theatre Arts; my interests are eclectic and wide ranging. I see my role as a facilitator, creating safe spaces for exploration, and am drawn to stories which feel optimistic and can leave an audience with hope.

Preferred pronouns: She, her, hers.

Credits

Director, Fewer Emergencies, Rose Bruford College, 4 performances, 2021
Director, Blink, BOVTS, 1 week, 2020
Assistant Director, 62 Sperm Whales (Evan Lordan), BOVTS, 1 week, 2020
Assistant Director, The Laramie Project (Nancy Medina), BOVTS, 1 week, 2020
Assistant Director, Macbeth (Toby Hulse), BOVTS, 2 weeks, 2020
Assistant Director, A Christmas Carol (Lee Lyford), Bristol Old Vic, 7 weeks, 2019-20
Director, Ring, BOVTS Write Night, 2019
Assistant Director, L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Marcio da Silva), Cockpit Theatre, 2019
Assistant Director, Cosi Fan Tutte (Marcio da Silva), St Mary in the Castle, 2018
Assistant Director, Acis and Galatea (Marcio da Silva), John Mackintosh Theatre, 2018
Assistant Director, Dido and Aeneas (Marcio da Silva), John Mackintosh Theatre, 2018
Assistant Director, Don Giovanni (Marcio da Silva), St Mary in The Castle, 2017
Director, Can't Stand up for Falling Down, 2014, Rose Bruford College



Training

MA Drama Directing - BOVTS
BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts - Rose Bruford
Institut del Teatre, Barcelona, (January - April 2014)
Gardzienice Summer Intensive (August 2014)

Location

Bristol

Experience

2-5 years

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Spanish (Conversational), German (Basic), French (Basic)

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