Jordan Langford
Director Choreographer Movement Director
He / Him
Northern, working-class Director & Choreographer
Jordan is passionate about working with new writers and new work, as well as adding contemporary twists to classics. Jordan is a member of Stage Directors UK.
Originally from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Jordan graduated as Head Boy from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in 2013. Following a successful career as a performer, Jordan has been working as a creative for the past five years. Jordan is currently studying for an MA in Contemporary Directing Practice at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance under Irina Brown.
Credits
DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHER, The Little Mermaid (UK Tour), 6 months, 2022
DIRECTOR, Happy (R&D), Sheffield Crucible, 1 week, 2021
DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHER, At Last It’s Summer (Workshop - Danielle Tarento), 2 weeks, 2021
CO-DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHER, Lost in Music (Scarborough TEC Theatre), 1 week, 2021 (Rehearsed via Zoom)
DIRECTOR, Once Upon A Pud: A Potted Pandemic Panto (Rowntree Park, York) (Cancelled due to COVID-19), 2020
CHOREOGRAPHER, Peter Pan (Italian Tour), 6 months (Cut short due to COVID-19), 2020
RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER, Brick Lane Music Hall, (2017 - 2020)
DIRECTOR, Little Shop of Horrors (E M Forster Theatre, Tonbridge), 1 week, 2019
CHOREOGRAPHER Secret Santa: The Frost Files (Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne), 5 weeks, 2018
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHER, Jesus Christ Superstar (E M Forster Theatre, Tonbridge), 1 week, 2018
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER, MSC Cruise Lines (MSC Meraviglia), 9 months, 2018
Training
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
MA in Contemporary Directing Practice under Irina Brown
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts (HEAD BOY)
AWARDS: Student of The Year 2013, Principals Award for Acting
National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre
York College: BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting)
Triple Distinction
University of Hull: Certificate of Education 2021 (Education, Training and Skills Sector)
Workshops:
Old Vic 12 Workshops – facilitated by Alistair Wilkinson:
A Director’s Preparation Through Embodied Research (Madelaine Moore) Sound Design Basic Toolkit (Nicola Chang)
Designing Through Twists and Turns (Cindy Lin)
Working with Writers (Milli Bhatia).
Directing for Musical Theatre (Jamie Armitage)
Movement Direction: Working with Text (Ingrid Mackinnon) Artistic Leadership and Directorship (Nottingham Playhouse) Creating and Devising Theatre (Annabel Arden - Complicité)
Greek Chorus Workshops (Shona Morris)
Viewpoints as articulated by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau (Dr Jay Skelton)
Epic Theatre (Walter Meierjohann)