Directing for the Stage - Workshop with Tara Noonan
Directing for the Stage - Workshop with Tara Noonan
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In this workshop, Tara will take you through the director’s process from start to finish, talking about finding the right team, working with writers and designers, casting, and running a rehearsal room. There will also be a Q&A at the end!
If you have any access requirements for attending the workshop then please email: gabbie@gabriellasills.com
Tara Noonan (She/Her)
Tara is a director and facilitator from South London. Immediately after graduating with an MA in Directing with Distinction from Mountview, she directed the social media smash hit musical Diary of a Gay Disaster at the King's Head, a show that later went on to win the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Studio Production.
She has been workshopping new plays and musicals for the last three years, including Bollywood Rose by Ajay and Sumerah Srinistav, Worn Out by Zoë Morris and Meg McGrady for BYMT, Between The Sheets by Joel Priest, and others that have gone on to professional productions.
Selected credits include:
As Director: The Gardening Club at the New Wimbledon Theatre; The Musical Medea Upstairs at the Gatehouse; Spring Awakening at Phoenix Arts Club; and Strings at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre.
As Assistant/Associate Director: Dick Whittington and his Catford Cat (Broadway Theatre Catford); Floella Benjamin's Coming To England (UK tour); Songs for a New World (Upstairs at The Gatehouse); Batboy and Bare (London Palladium); and Close Enough To Touch (Theatre503).
Alfresco Actors
Alfresco Actors brings the magic of live theatre to the great outdoors, transforming stunning open-air venues into stages under the sky. From classic heartwarming adaptations to witty farces, we have a commitment to captivating storytelling, toe-taping tunes, and unique settings, creating unforgettable experiences that celebrate the beauty of nature and the power of theatre. As a female-run company, founded by a Durham University graduate, the company unites like minded creatives who are passionate about making high-quality theatre.