Lisa Spirling
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Born and bred in Lancashire, Lisa read Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London before studying directing at LAMDA. She is an award winning freelance director and since August 2016 the Artistic Director of Theatre503.
Along with extensive freelance directing credits in 2008 Lisa set up Buckle for Dust Theatre Company with producers Claire Birch and Juliette Rawlins and writers Ali Taylor and Lou Ramsden. With a commitment to creating opportunities for theatre's most distinctive voices. Buckle For Dust's inaugural production was COTTON WOOL at Theatre503 which garnered the Meyer Whitworth Award for its writer Ali Taylor. Lisa then directed Buckle For Dust's production in association with ETT of Lou Ramsden's HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS at Soho Theatre.
Previously Lisa was the Artistic Coordinator of the JMK Trust’s Regional Directors Program. The role included delivering workshops, supporting emerging theatre directors, the selection and awarding of Leverhulme Arts Scholarship bursaries and managing relationships with major venues and companies around the country. The programme places huge emphasis on access to the arts, identifying talent and developing progression routes. www.jmktrust.org
She is the recipient of a Creative Industries Award from The Hospital Club, London and her work with Idiots of Ants has led to a nomination from the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Lisa was also the Education Project Manager for the National Theatre's ground breaking Art of Regeneration program.
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AS DIRECTOR | ||
WOLFIE 2019 | Theatre503 | By Ross Willis |
2018 | The Bunker / Hampstead Theatre | written by Terry Johnson |
DESCRIBE THE NIGHT 2018 | Hampstead Theatre: Main Space | By Rajiv Joseph |
IN EVENT OF MOONE DISASTER 2017 | Theatre503 | By Andrew Thompson |
DEPOSIT 2017 | Hampstead | By Matt Hartley |
KEN 2016 | Hampstead Theatre: Downstairs | By Terry Johnson |
JUMPY 2016 | Theatr Clwyd | By April De Angelis |
PINE 2016 | Hampstead Theatre: Downstairs | By Jacqui Honess-Martin |
HELLO/GOODBYE 2015 | Singapore Repertory Theatre | By Peter Souter |
DEPOSIT 2015 | Hampstead Theatre: Downstairs | By Matt Hartley |
THE NINE O'CLOCK SLOT 2014 | Ice & Fire Theatre Company / The Red Gallery (Shoreditch) | By Hannah Davies and Annecy Lax |
DONKEYS' YEARS 2014 | Rose Theatre (Kingston) | By Michael Frayn |
THE GARDEN OF MS HARRIET FIGG 2014 | Old Vic Theatre | As part of the Old Vic 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala |
FAULT LINES 2013 | Hampstead Theatre Downstairs | By Ali Taylor |
I KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT EVE 2013 | Hampstead Theatre Downstairs | By Colette Kane |
HERE 2012 | Rose Theatre (Kingston) | By Michael Frayn |
IDIOTS OF ANTS 2011 | Pleasance, Edinburgh | Also directed between 2007 - 2009 |
HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS 2011 | Buckle For Dust (in association with English Touring Theatre) / Soho Theatre | By Lou Ramsden |
WHERE WE ARE NOW 2010 | Theatre503 | By Dominic Cavendish |
BOEING BOEING 2010 | Alley Theatre (Houston, Texas) | By Marc Camoletti (trans. Beverley Cross) |
TERMINAL FOUR PLAY 2009 | Theatre503 at Latitude Festival | Book by Julian Woolford and Music by Richard John |
COTTON WOOL 2008 | Theatre503 | By Ali Taylor |
BEOWULF 2007 | Storm on the Lawn, Theatre Royal Bath | Adaptation by Nicola Baldwin |
IDIOTS OF ANTS 2007 | Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh / Arts Theatre | By Ben Wilson & Elliot Tiney |
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2006 | Jacksons Lane Theatre | By Adrian Berry |
1001 NIGHTS NOW 2006 | Northern Stage / adapted for the British Museum | By Maziar Bahari & Shazia Mirza |
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING 2006 | Pentameters Theatre | By Sylvester Stein |
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES 2006 | Pleasance Theatre, London | By Eve Ensler |
GAS AND AIR 2005 | Pleasance Theatre, London | By Lou Ramsden |
THE LYING KIND 2005 | LAMDA Linbury Studio | By Anthony Neilson |
NO ONE MOVE 2005 | Barons Court Theatre | By George Gotts |
AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR |
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IN A FOREST, DARK AND DEEP 2011 | In A Forest Ltd. / Nica Burns / Nimax Theatre / Vaudeville Theatres | Written and directed by Neil LaBute |
ENRON 2010 | Noel Coward Theatre, West End / Headlong Theatre | Associate Director of West End recast and National Tour |
THE HYPOCHONDRIAC 2009 | English Touring Theatre (ETT) | By Molière |
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR |
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ENRON 2010 | Noel Coward Theatre, West End | As Resident Director |
KING LEAR 2008 | Liverpool Everyman / Young Vic | By William Shakespeare |
BOEING BOEING 2008 | UK Tour | By Marc Camoletti |
24 HOUR PLAYS (2005/06) | Old Vic Theatre Company | Directed by Josie Rourke and Nikolai Foster |
AS NT STAFF DIRECTOR | ||
DANTON'S DEATH 2010 | National Theatre - Olivier Theatre | By Georg Buchner |
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS | ||
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE 2012 | Drama Centre | By Georges Feydeau |
THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAYGLO 2011 | Y Touring Theatre Company | By Abi Bown |
SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS 2011 | East 15 Drama School at Tristan Bates Theatre | By Roy Williams |
SIX CHARACTERS LOOKING FOR AN AUTHOR 2008 | Year Out Drama Company | By Luigi Pirandelllo |
BLOOD WEDDING 2007 | Year Out Drama Company | By Federico García Lorca |
DRIVING MISS DAISY 2006 | Box Clever Theatre Company | By Michael Wicherek |