Kayla Feldman
Director / Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Kayla is a Co-Founder of Snapper Theatre. She trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. In 2019 she took part in Directors Lab North, Toronto, an invite-only international exchange network for directors. In 2021, she co-founded the Sovereign Writers Group, an all-female writing collective.
In 2019 Kayla was the Associate Producer for Maiden Speech Festival.
In 2022 Kayla was selected to take part in the Royal Court's NO BORDERS Artists Project.
She was Longlisted for Pentabus Writer in Residence and Traverse Theatre Breakthrough Writers in Residence in 2022.
Her play WATCHDOG was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Playwriting, Shortlisted for RSC’s 37 Plays Project, Longlisted for Theatre503 International Playwriting Award, was a Top Ten Finalist for Titchfield Festival Theatre New Playwrights Competition and received an Honourable Mention from the Jewish Playwriting Contest.
Kayla has been a tutor and director at several drama schools including Mountview and Identity School of Acting. She writes regular articles for Medium and has just published her first poetry collection, TIKVA.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THEATRE | ||
WATCHDOG | New play | |
DEATH BY MISADVENTURE | Swans Events | Immersive show |
HOWL | In collaboration with Adam Fox | Writer TBC |
SCREEN | ||
CICALA | Leelah McEvoy | As Writer |
PLUNGE | Short film in development |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AS DIRECTOR | ||
PICKLE 2024 | Soho Theatre | By Deli Segal NOMINATED: Off West End Award for BEST NEW PLAY NOMINATED: Off West End Award for BEST PERFORMANCE PIECE NOMINATED: Off West End Award for SOUND DESIGN |
THE ARC 2023 | Soho / Emanate | By Amy Rosenthal, Alexis Zegerman & Ryan Craig |
PICKLE 2023 | Soho Theatre / Tanya Truman | By Deli Segal |
RIGHT DISHONOURABLE FRIEND 2023 | VAULT Festival / MetaMorph / Enough Helen | By Eoin McKenna & Phoebe Batteson-Brown |
PICKLE 2022 | Park Theatre / Tanya Truman | By Deli Segal |
SWIMMING 2021 | White Bear Theatre | *Nominated: Standing Ovation Award, London Pub Theatre Awards |
WELL-GROOMED / TERMINATION / LEVEL THIRTEEN 2019 | Phoenix Artist Club / Caspa Arts | By Michelle Payne / Cherry Eckel / Janice Hallett |
DEAR PETER 2019 | Maiden Speech Festival | By Evangeline Dickson |
CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP 2019 | Maiden Speech Festival | As Writer & Director |
A-GAY 2019 | Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin | By Conor Gormally |
WE'VE BEEN BETTE 2018 | Theatre503 / Catalyst Festival | By Becky Downing |
THE KNOCK 2018 | Southwark Playhouse / Little Pieces of Gold | By Karen Morash |
LOBSTER 2018 | Theatre503 | By Lucy Foster |
LOBSTER 2017 | Karamel Club / Catalyst Festival | By Lucy Foster |
NUMBERS 2017 | Mountview Studios | By Kieron Barry |
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | ||
BAD JEWS 2022 | Arts Theatre West End | Directed by Michael Longhurst - Revival by Jon Pashley |
SLEEPWALKING 2020 | Hampstead | By Hannah Khalil |
ACCEPTANCE 2018 | Hampstead Theatre | By Amy NG |
GRAND HOTEL 2017 | Unicorn Theatre | Book by Luther Davis, Music and Lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright |
AS YOU LIKE IT 2017 | Mountview Studios | By William Shakespeare |
STUCK 2017 | Seven Dials Club / Encompass Productions | Dir. Charlotte Donachie |
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 2016 | Mountview Studios | By William Shakespeare |
OTHER THEATRICAL WORK | ||
HEAR ME OUT 2019 | Camden People’s Theatre / Snapper Theatre | As Writer/Performer/Producer |
THOMAS 2019 | VAULT Festival / Snapper Theatre | As Producer |
HEAR ME OUT 2018 | Tristan Bates Theatre / Maiden Speech Festival | As Writer/Performer |
THE WAY OUT 2018 | Make Space Productions | As Dramaturg |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
JOY 2023 | Anthony Joblin | Short Film |
MUSICION, CLOWNING AROUND, CAKE 2019 | Scott Horgan | By Scott Horgan |