Ella Murdoch is an emerging director based in London, working in theatre and outreach & participation
'Ella Murdoch's direction keeps the action moving at pace and inserts enough surprises to ensure that we are never bored’
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'Ella is an exceptional assistant director... she has a director’s instinct. I felt very comfortable handing over some scene work for her to develop with the actors. I was thrilled with the results... She was invaluable in the final stages - giving perceptive and actionable notes.'
Ella was a Trainee Resident Director at The King’s Head Theatre from 2020-22 and previously worked for The National Theatre’s Learning department as Young People's Programme Coordinator. As an outreach & participation facilitator, she has worked for The Lyric Hammersmith, Theatre Royal Stratford East, LAMDA, The Space and Group 64 Theatre for Young People. She studied Drama, Applied Theatre and Education at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2016. She is mentored by the brilliant Tinuke Craig.
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Previous productions include: Let's Pause There at The King's Head Theatre and The White Bear Theatre, Look Who’s All Grown Up by Abigail Chandler and Giddy Tuppy by Laura Horton at The Space. She is currently developing a piece of gig theatre exploring female mental health.
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Assistant Director credits include: Potted Panto at The Garrick (dir. Richard Hurst), new musical The Sorcerer’s Apprentice at Southwark Playhouse (dir. Charlotte Westenra), Claire Dowie's Death and Dancing (dir. Eloise Poulton) and Victoria Wood's Good Fun (dir. Annabel Leventon) at The King’s Head Theatre, as well as Mark Ravenhill's La Boheme.
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Photo by Ross Kernahan