Thomas Henderson

Thomas has specialised for many years in staging operas and musical theatre, due to his strong musical background. However, through his English degree and beyond, he has spent many years studying the works and dramaturgy of such practitioners as Beckett, Pinter, Brecht and Boal. With his experience as a director and assistant director being on large-scale productions for both Fringe and professional stages, he is keen to expand his experience of straight theatre which, so far, comes predominantly from acting and study.

Credits

Assistant Director, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera North, 4 months, 2019/20;
Second Assistant, The Greek Passion, Opera North, 6 weeks, 2019;
Assistant Director, Georgiana, Buxton International Festival, 7 weeks, 2019;
Assistant/Revival Director, Americana Scenes, National Opera Studio, 2018;
Assistant/Revival Director, Handel Scenes, National Opera Studio, 6 weeks, 2017;
Assistant Director, The Watchers In The Wings, Royal Opera House Youth Company, 2016;


Director, The Threepenny Opera, Aberdeen University Opera, 2019;
Director, The Mould that Changed the World, Charades Theatre Company, Edinburgh Fringe, 2018;
Director/Writer, Loose Operatic Women, Edinburgh Studio Opera, Edinburgh Fringe, 2017;
Director, The Marriage of Figaro, Edinburgh Studio Opera, 2017;
Director, The Medium, Magnetic Opera, Barons Court Theatre, 2017;
Director, La Boheme, Magnetic Opera, Edinburgh Fringe/Barons Court Theatre, 2016;
Director, Maria Stuarda, Magnetic Opera, Edinburgh Fringe/Stirling Castle/Falkland Palace, 2015;
Director, The Barber of Seville, Magnetic Opera, Edinburgh Fringe, 2014;

Training

MA English with Music Studies; Opera Directing at Academia Europea di Firenze; Diploma di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana (C2)