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Rachel trained on the National Theatre Director’s Course, and on the Professional and LEM course at The Jacques Lecoq School.
Her work has been performed at the National Theatre, Barbican, Southbank Centre, Lincoln Center New York and the Young Vic, amongst others.
Rachel is co-founder of Akin. Akin are produced by Farnham Maltings. She co-founded FAT CONTENT and their award winning work toured widely in the UK. She was a finalist in the National Theatre Women of Tomorrow Directors Award 2019.
DIRECTOR
2021. We Real Cool, Devised by company, Central School of Speech and Drama
2020. We Cover The Universe, by Akin, Barbican Theatre
2020 (postponed) A Threshold words & lyrics by Abi Zakarian music & lyrics by Colm Molloy Southwark Playhouse
2020 Nest by Anna Beecher, Southbank Centre, London
2020 God Of Carnage, Yasmina Reza, Mountview
2019 Nest by Anna Beecher, Lincoln Center, New York/ UK tour
2018 If We Were Older by Alice Schofield, New Views winning play 2018, Dorfman, National Theatre
2018 Massive Sense Of Urgency by Madi Maxwell Libby, Ovalhouse
2017 Unsung Heroes created by the Young Vic Taking Part company, parallel project to How to Win Against History
2017 Skin Of The Teeth by Anna Beecher, Pleasance Edinburgh, Vault Festival
2017 New Views (Staged readings) National Theatre
2017 Nest by Anna Beecher, Brighton International Festival, artsdepot, Take Off Festival
2016 The Curtain by Eve Leigh, The Clare, Young Vic,Young Vic Taking Part
2016 The Musicians by Patrick Marber, artsdepot, National Theatre Connections
2015 Friends Reunited by Alecky Blythe, The Clare, 5 Plays Project, Young Vic
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
2020 Noah and the Peacock, directed and written by Jeff James, Nottingham Playhouse
2019 NT Connections Festival , Stuff by Tom Wells, terra / earth by Nell Leyshon and Choreography by Anthony Missen & Chaos by Laura Lomas, Dorfman, National Theatre
2017/18 Hedda Gabler (lead 2.5 weeks of rehearsals) National Theatre UK and Ireland tour Dir.Ivo Van Hove
2017/ 2019 The Shape Of The Pain By Chris Thorpe Dir.Rachel Bagshaw, BAC, New Wolsey, Summerhall, Wilton’s Music Hall
2016 How To Win Against History Assembly, Edinburgh Dir. Alex Swift
REHEARSAL CONSULTANT
2017 A View From The Bridge, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Dir. Ivo Van Hove
STAFF DIRECTOR
2016 Hedda Gabler, Lyttelton, National Theatre, Dir. Ivo Van Hove
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
2015 La Musica The Maria, Young Vic Dir. Jeff James
2014 The Beauty Project Dir Kirsty Housley The Maria, Young Vic Young Vic Taking Part
THEATRE-MAKER
2014 Lie Back And Think Of England Vault, Glastonbury, Ed Fringe, Vault Festival
2011 Roasting: A Creature Cabaret Duckie, Southwark Playhouse, Latitude, FAT CONTENT Theatre Company
2011 The Gannet Latitude, Pleasance, Edinburgh, FAT CONTENT Theatre Company
2010 The Man I Cure National tour, FAT CONTENT Theatre Company
EDUCATION & PARTICIPATION
2018- 2021 Rose Bruford visiting director tutor on Scenic Design BA
2019 - 2020 National Theatre Connections workshops for Directors Weekends
2018/2019 The BRIT School frequent visiting director practitioner on The Bridge Company course and Post 16 course
2018 National Theatre Page to Stage conference on Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre and tour.
2018 National Youth Theatre workshop with Epic Stages course
2017 National Theatre Learning Tall tales family weekend workshop and devising workshop
2017 Young Vic Taking Part clowning workshops
TRAINING
National Theatre Director’s Course
Young Vic Jerwood Assistant Director Program
The Jacques Lecoq School Professional Course and Laboratory Of Movement Study 2011- 2013
The BRIT School Of Performing arts