Nicola Samer
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2015 |
Resident Director
Theatre |
ALL ON HER OWN / HARLEQUINADE Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company |
Garrick Theatre, West End |
2015 |
Resident Director
Theatre |
THE WINTER'S TALE Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company |
Garrick Theatre, West End |
2015 |
Director
Theatre |
THE SUICIDE SHOP FTG Productions |
St James Theatre, London |
2015 |
Director
Event |
THE POWER OF POISON Exhibitours |
The Old Truman Brewery, London |
2015 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
39 STEPS Fiery Angel |
West End |
2015 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
GHOST STORIES Fiery Angel |
West End |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
GOING BUSH, by Ben Ellis, Declan Greene, Lally Katz, Arthur Meek, Suzie Miller, Kate Mulvany, Thomas Sainsbury IronBark |
Bush Theatre, London |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
LITTLE WOMEN, A New Musical by Steven Luke Walker PTM Productions |
Ivy Theatre, Guildford & Union Theatre, London |
2014 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
ONCE, The Musical ONCE |
Phoenix Theatre, West End |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, by Meredith Willson Paul Taylor Mills Productions |
UK Tour |
2013 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
THE LADYKILLERS, by Graham Linehan Fiery Angel (Liverpool Playhouse, West End, UK Tour) |
|
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
EARTHWORKS, by Tom Morton-Smith Miniaturists |
Arcola |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
COLLISION, by Amy Abrahams, Jamie Griffiths, Tom Morton-Smith & Silva Semerciyan Eyebrow Productions (Latitude & Bestival) |
|
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
RUBEN GUTHRIE, by Brendan Cowell IronBark |
New Wimbledon Studio |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
LITTLE WOMEN, In Concert, by Steven Luke Walker Playhouse Theatre |
|
2012 |
Revival Director
Theatre |
Figaro, by Portugal Bampton Opera (Buxton Opera House) |
|
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
SORRY, by Tanika Gupta. SOUTH AUSTRALIA, by Kenneth Emson. KEEPING THE UK SAFE, by Melissa Bubnic IronBark's THEATRE ASHES |
Latitude Festival |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
MAMAN, by Corinne Salisbury Theatre503 |
|
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
LOYALTY CARDS, by Kenneth Emson Eyebrow Productions |
WriteBites |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
BIGGER THAN ME, by Daniel Kanaber Eyebrow Productions |
WriteBites |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
THE EDGE, by Sophie Reynolds Theatre503 |
|
2011 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN LONDON, by Giuseppe Petrosellini Bampton Opera |
Buxton Festival & UK Tour |
2011 |
Director
Theatre |
THE NEW BLACK, by Robert Reid IronBark's PubPlays |
|
2011 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, by Tanika Gupta English Touring Theatre & Watford Palace |
UK Tour |
2011 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
FLASHDANCE, by Tom Hedley, Robbie Roth & Robert Cary David Ian Productions |
Shaftesbury Theatre, London |
2010 |
Director
Theatre |
CURRENCY PRESS IronBark's PubPlays |
The Black Horse |
2010 |
Director
Theatre |
EXITING IronBark's PubPlays |
The Black Horse |
2009 |
Children's Director/Assistant Director
Theatre |
KES, by Lawrence Till Liverpool EverymanPlayhouse |
Liverpool EverymanPlayhouse |
2009 |
Director
Theatre |
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick & Joseph Stein Cambridge Arts Theatre |
|
2009 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, by Rodgers & Hammerstein David Ian Productions & The Really Useful Group |
|
2009 |
Director
Theatre |
WHO ARE OUR NEW FRIENDS?, by Elena Penga Theatre Lab Company |
Tristan Bates Theatre |
2009 |
Director
Theatre |
THE 52 SHOW Satin Productions |
The Leicester Square Theatre |
2009 |
Resident Director
Theatre |
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, by Dempsey & Rowe No. 1 UK Tour |
|
2008 |
Director
Theatre |
THE CRAZY 50s Il Palchetto Stage |
Italian Tour |
2008 |
Resident DIrector
Theatre |
ASPECTS OF LOVE, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black & Charles Hart UK Tour |
UK Tour |
2008 |
Director
Theatre |
THE 52 SHOW Satin Productions |
Canal Cafe Theatre |
2008 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
PETER PAN Team Productions |
Eden Court, Inverness |
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
LINCOLNSHIRE CHARITY CONCERT Lincolnshire Charity Concert Co. |
|
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
CAN I GET A KISS FROM DAISY?, by Jay Tayloe Old Vic Rehearsed Reading |
|
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
SCENES OF A MASSACRE, by Justin Martin PILOT Theatre |
Birmingham |
2007 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
ROMEO & JULIET, by Georg Benda Bampton Opera |
UK Tour |
2007 |
Associate Director
Theatre |
MY FAIR LADY, by Lerner & Loewe Bronowski Productions |
Malaysia |
2007 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
DON GIOVANNI, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hampstead Garden Opera |
Upstairs at the Gatehouse |
2007 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
FOLLIES, by Stephen Sondheim Richard Douglas Productions |
Palladium Theatre, London |
2007 |
Resident Director
Theatre |
MY FAIR LADY, by Lerner & Loewe Bronowski Productions |
Singapore |
2006 |
Director
Theatre |
MISS JULIE, by August Strindberg Sterts Theatre |
Sterts Theatre |
2006 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
A FAMILY AFFAIR, by Alexander Ostrovsky Arcola Theatre |
Arcola Theatre |
2006 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
EUGENE ONEGIN, by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky British Youth Opera |
Peacock Theatre |
2006 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
MY FAIR LADY, by Lerner & Loewe Bronowski Productions |
Larnaca International Festival, Cyprus |
2006 |
Director
Theatre |
JEW! (A MUSICAL) Lost Theatre Festival |
Courtyard Theatre, London |
2006 |
Director
Theatre |
THE LAST DAYS OF EMPIRE, by Albert Atta CITY Shorts Festival, London |
Pleasance Theatre, London |
2005 |
Director & Writer
Theatre |
SLEEPING BEAUTY & THE AIRPLANE, by Nicola Samer Middlesex University, London |
Middlesex University |
2005 |
Director & Writer
Theatre |
THE PUPPET SHOWMAN, by Nicola Samer Middlesex University, London |
Middlesex University |
2004 |
Director
Theatre |
THE TEMPEST, by William Shakespeare The New Theatre, Sydney |
The New Theatre, Sydney |
2003 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
DANCING AT LUGHNASA, by Brian Friel The New Theatre, Sydney |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2007 | Attachment TOSCA | Royal Opera House, London |
2006 | Stanislavsky, Biomechanics, Chekhov | Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, GITIS, Moscow |
2006 | MA Theatre Directing | Middlesex University |
2003 | Script Writing | Eastern Suburbs College, Sydney |
2003 | Puppet Making | Eastern Suburbs College, Sydney |
2003 | Directing | National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Sydney |
2002 | B.Design Visual Communications (Hons) | University of Technology, Sydney |
2001 | Design | Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London |
1998 | Commedia dell'Arte | Australian Theatre for Young People |
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About me
Nicola is currently the Associate Director on Graham Linehan's THE LADYKILLERS (Liverpool Playhouse, West End & UK Tour).Nicola Samer gained her MA Theatre Directing in London (Middlesex University), Russian Academy of Dramatic Arts, GITIS, Moscow. Additional training includes the 2010 Lincoln Centre Theatre Directors' Lab (New York), Directing at NIDA (Sydney) and working on attachment with the Royal Opera House (London).
Directing includes: Sell-out UK premiere of Brendan Cowell's RUBEN GUTHRIE (IronBark, New Wimbledon Studio), Eyebrow Production's COLLISION, by Amy Abrahams, Jamie Griffiths, Tom Morton-Smith & Silva Semerciyan (Latitude & Bestival), EARTHWORKS, by Tom Morton-Smith (Arcola), Steven Luke Walker's LITTLE WOMEN, In Concert (Playhouse Theatre, West End), Bampton Classical Opera's FIGARO, by Porugal Revival (Buxton Opera Festival), IronBark's THEATRE ASHES (Latitude), including the premier of 6 new plays by Melissa Bubnic, Ben Ellis, Kenneth Emson, John AD Fraser, Tanika Gupta & Joel Horwood. Corinne Salisbury's MAMAN & Sophie Reynold's THE EDGE for Theatre503, Kenneth Emson's LOYALTY CARDS and Daniel Kanaber's BIGGER THAN ME for Eyebrow Productions. Bock, Sheldon, Harnick's Stein's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Cambridge Arts Theatre), THE 52 SHOW (Leicester Square Theatre), Elena Penga's WHO ARE OUR NEW FRIENDS? (Theatre Lab), Jay Tayloe's CAN I GET A KISS FROM DAISY? (Old Vic, reading); Strindberg's MISS JULIE (Sterts Theatre, Cornwall); Justin Martin's SCENES OF A MASSACRE (Custard Factory, Birmingham); Albert Atta's THE LAST DAYS OF EMPIRE (Pleasance, London) and Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST (New Theatre, Sydney).
Other credits include: Associate Director on Tanika Gupta's GREAT EXPECTATIONS (English Touring Theatre & Watford Palace), FLASHDANCE (West End), MY FAIR LADY (Bronowski Productions, Malaysia); KES (Liverpool Everyman Playhouse); Resident Director on UK tours of ASPECTS OF LOVE and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK; SOUND OF MUSIC (UK Tour), FOLLIES (London Palladium); DANCING AT LUGHNASA (New Theatre, Sydney) and EUGENE ONEGIN (British Youth Opera, Peacock Theatre).
Nicola is co-founder of IronBark, presenting Australian Theatre in the UK.
Additional skills:
New Writing
Musical Theatre
Opera
Adaptation
Biomechanics
Dramaturgy
Mask Work
Classic Texts (specialising in Shakespeare & Chekhov)
Stanislavsky
Photography
Puppetry
Design
Industry awards:
Received Chroma award (Australia) for artwork 'Gravities' which was exhibited at the New South Wales Art Gallery
Awarded scholarship to attend Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Job Titles | Director, Creative Director |
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Years in industry | 6+ years |
Work Permits | Australia, EU, USA |