Natalie (Nat) is a British-Italian theatre director, born and raised in Derby. She creates interdisciplinary, highly visual productions across new writing, devised work and classical texts. Her work is defined by bold theatricality and a desire to challenge form. She believes theatre should wake you up — like the most intense moments in life do.

Originally training as a theatre maker at East 15, Nat went on to complete an MA in Directing at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she won the E Roberts Award for Outstanding Achievement. She was a finalist for the JMK Award in 2026 and was nominated for Best Director at the Off West End Awards for her production of Marius von Mayenburg’s The Ugly One. In 2024, she was the Jerwood Assistant Director at the Young Vic.

Nat has worked with leading theatres, producers and artists across the UK and the West End. She is currently Associate Director to Sir Trevor Nunn and has collaborated with Patrick Marber on multiple productions, including the Olivier-nominated What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Over the past year, she has been a close collaborator with David Cromer, working as his associate on Gatsby: An American Myth, a new musical in development with music and lyrics by Florence Welch.

Her directing work includes Henry V, an all-female and non-binary production which she directed and adapted in Bristol. The production ran for six weeks to five-star reviews and was described as “fizzing with animalistic energy.”

Nat is represented by Charlie MacVicar at Berlin Associates.

Upcoming:‍ ‍‍

Speculations by Torben Betts‍ ‍ Dir. Sir Trevor Nunn. Marylebone Theatre. Associate Director

No Man’s Land by Harold Pinter ‍ ‍ Dir. Patrick Marber. Donmar Warhouse. Associate Director

Training and Programmes:

Bank Cohort 2024 Sheffield Theatres

MA Drama Directing Bristol Old Vic (Award for Outstanding Achievement) 2022 - 2023

New Perspectives Associate Artist 2023

East 15 Acting School BA (Hons) Acting & Physical Theatre 2012 - 2015 (First-Class)