Rachel Heyburn

• BA Honours in Film and Theatre: First Class Honours (University of Reading) 
• MA in Theatre Studies by Research: Pass with Merit (University of Reading)

I have been working as a theatre director across West-End, regional, touring and fringe theatre for thirteen years.

I directed Pussy Riot’s 'Refugees In' at the closing evening of Banksy’s Dismaland and the performance was featured in Vice, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Time. Most recently, I have worked as Assistant Director to Loveday Ingram on the Smith & Brant UK Tour of Fatal Attraction.

I also have worked as the Assistant and Associate Director to Olivier-nominated Anna Ledwich on multiple productions, as the Assistant Director on Dublin Carol (dir. Abbey Wright) for The Donmar Warehouse and as the Assistant Director on Resolution (dir. Abbey Wright), a musical, global climate campaign. Resolution was featured on Sky Arts in April 2021 as part of Song for Nature, organised by Janie Dee, featuring Brian May and filmed at the London Coliseum.

• Practitioner at Rose Bruford College, April 2021
• Youth Assistant Director for Heifer Productions (high school: Year 7 - 10), June 2022
• Guest drama teacher at Cranford Community College (high school: Year 7), June – July 2022
• Practitioner at Rose Bruford College, October 2022
• Youth Assistant Director for Heifer Productions (high school: Year 7 - 10), September 2022 - March 2023
• Practitioner at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, April - June 2023

The Other Place had a pivotal role in the development of emerging directors for thirty-five years (from 1974 – 2009) which can provide a meaningful and tangible understanding of its impact on the current cultural landscape for researchers, theatre historians and future theatre directors. This can be achieved by assessing what amenities, opportunities and support emerging directors were offered at The Other Place in order to develop both their craft and careers and how they have continued this methodology into their future work and process.