Staff and Tutors
DIRECTORS
RUTH CARNEY
Ruth is currently Associate Director on The Lord of The Rings, Theatre Royal Drury Lane London. Most recently Ruth
directed A Model Girl, Greenwich Theatre, the UK Professional Premiere of The Laramie Project at Sound Theatre, London
and the World Premiere of The Lemon Princess by Rachael McGill from an original idea by Ruth Carney at The West Yorkshire
Playhouse, Leeds. She was joint Artistic Director of the New British Writing Season for the Caird Company). As an Associate
Artist Ruth worked on the BBC Concert Orchestra performance of Pal Joey and On Your Toes performed on BBC Radio Two. Ruth
assisted Hettie Macdonald on the National Theatre production and tour of Sanctuary by Tanika Gupta. Ruth is also a selector
for the National Student Drama Festival, a festival in Scarborough showcasing the best new talent. Ruth has a BA (Hons)
from the University of Sheffield and an MA in Theatre Directing from The Russian Theatre Academy, Moscow and Middlesex
University, London. Ruth was also a participant on the Directors Course at The National Theatre.
DAVID NEWMAN
Trained at the University of Warwick and the National Theatre Studio Director‚s
Programme. In 2000 David was awarded an Arts Council Bursary to work as
Trainee Director at Nottingham Playhouse under Giles Croft. He was Resident
Director at Sheffield Theatres working alongside Michael Grandage on the
2003/04 season and assisting Nikolai Foster on A Chorus Line, Anna Mackmin
on The Crucible, Michael Grandage on A Midsummer Nights Dream and Timothy
Sheader on Piaf. As Director: Girl in the Goldfish Bowl (Sheffield Theatres)
The Jazz Conductor (Sheffield Theatres) Kitty's Story (Nottingham Playhouse,
Roundabout) When the Wind Blows (Southwark Playhouse) Bitter Fruit of Palestine
(Caird Company at Barons Court) I Am a Camera (Caird Company) Angels in
America (Warwick Arts Centre) The Country Wife (Rose Bruford College), selected
for the 50th Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival at the Stephen
Joseph Theatre, The American Clock (Rose Bruford) Twelfth Night (Rose Bruford)
Company (Welsh College of Music and Drama) Also two platform performances
of The Haunted House and Casina by Plautus at the National Theatre (Olivier).
In 2006 David worked for a month as Associate Director at the National Theatre
Studio where he developed new plays by William Gaminara, Diane Samuels and
Joe Fisher. He was also invited to lead a Director's Week on Restoration
Comedy. David is a selector for the National Student Drama Festival.
RÓISÍN MCBRINN
Róisín's most recent work was directing Crestfall at Theatre 503, Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltes at LAMDA and Sleeping
Beauty at the Helix Theatre Dublin. Other projects include The Field (Tricycle); Tejas Verdes (b*spoke at Project Dublin);
Whereabouts (Fishamble Theatre Co); A Thousand Yards (Southwark); References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Arcola); Gompers
(Arcola) and Giants Have Us In Their Books (International Studio Dublin, Nominated Best Production, Dublin Fringe Festival).
Other work includes Smaller as resident director for Kathy Burke (with Dawn French and Alison Moyet on UK tour/West End);
Shoot The Crow as staff director for Robert Delamere (Sonia Friedman/West End); Fuddy Meers as staff director for Angus Jackson
(Scamp /Arts Theatre) and The Quare Fellow as staff director for Kathy Burke (OSC tour). Róisín was resident Asst. Director
at the Donmar (03-04) working with Michael Grandage on After Miss Julie and Caligula as well as Pacific Overtures; Hotel In
Amsterdam and Accidental Death Of An Anarchist. She won the Young Vic/Jerwood Young Director's Award in 2004.
HAMISH GRAY
Hamish has worked extensively as both a director and actor since training at the Arts Educational School of Acting in 1995.
He was artistic director of Two Colour Theatre Company who were the resident company at the Tabard Theatre for five years where
he directed four Time Out Critic's Choice productions. Hamish also teaches and guest directs at several drama schools.
JOANNA TURNER
Joanna has just finished working as Staff Director on 'La Cenerentola' at the Welsh National Opera. Her previous experience as
Director include Francis Beckett's 'Money Makes You Happy' (Bridewell & White Bear), 'Macbeth' & 'Measure for Measure' as part of
'Bard at the Bridewell' (Bridewell Theatre), Francis Beckett's 'Hide the Front Page!' (Hen & Chickens) and Alison Carr's 'Boys Don't
Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses' (Etcetera). She has worked as assistant director on Lee Blakeley's 'Die Fledermaus'
(Scottish Opera), Giles Block's 'Troilus & Cressida' (Shakespeare's Globe), Marcus Romer's 'Beautiful Thing' (Bolton Octagon)
and Kate Saxon's 'Humble Boy' (Northcott), Lucy Bailey's 'Twelfth Night' (Manchester Royal Exchange. Joanna is Artistic Director
of Baseless Fabric Theatre Company and Co-director of Education Company, DramaLab Ltd.
HOWARD LEE
Howard Lee trained at RADA and also at the Jacques Lecoq Mime School. Howard has had and still enjoys an eclectic career spanning
30 years, from Summer Season Rep to street performing clown and Children's TV presenter. He has numerous television drama and film
credits including the Oscar nominated Hindi movie 'Lagaanç. His one-man show The Lion and Albert at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
won a 5 star review in "The Scotsman".
SIGGI LINDAL
Siggi trained at the Arts Educational London School of Acting. From 2000 - 2003 he was the Associate Director of Two Colour Theatre
Company, the resident company at the Tabard Theatre. He regularly directs at East15 Acting School and ALRA.