Julia Samuels Email & Phone Number

I am a freelance theatre and film director, writer, creative consultant and facilitator. My work is political, personal, collaborative and also playful. I am passionate about making art which invites us to have nuanced, progressive and difficult conversations about things that seem stuck, complicated or can be polarising.I am interested in stories and voices that have been under-represented – and then reaching audiences who have been under-represented too. I am particularly interested in women’s stories and smashing patriarchal norms.From 2006-21, I was co-founder/artistic director of award-winning theatre company 20 Stories High, making ground-breaking theatre productions and TV adaptations including “I Told my Mum I was going on an RE Trip…” (BBC) - a verbatim piece about young women’s abortion experiences, and Buttercup (BBC) - a lyrical one-woman performance, exploring surviving sexual abuse.Since leaving the company, I have been collaborating with some brilliant organisations including: Contact, Everyman Playhouse, Unity, Storyhouse, Multi-Story Orchestra, Theatre by the Lake, University of Manchester. And with inspiring artists....Brodie Arthur, Amy Vreeke, Afreena Islam-Wright and Saphena Aziz. I am also proud to be on the board of Heart of Glass.

Listed skills include Theatre, Acting, Directing, Arts Administration, and 4 others.