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, stirring the imagination and asking, this is what it really means to be alive.

Originally training as a theatre maker at East 15, Nat later completed an MA in Directing at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she won the E Roberts Award for Outstanding Achievement. She was nominated for Best Director at the 2023 Off West End Awards for her production of The Ugly One by Marius von Mayenburg and was the 2024 Jerwood Assistant Director at the Young Vic.

Nat has worked with leading theatres, producers, and artists across the UK, the West End, and internationally. Recent collaborations include Samuel D. Hunter’s Clarkston at Trafalgar Theatre; a new musical with lyrics by Florence Welch, directed by David Cromer; A Streetcar Named Desire at Sheffield Theatres, nominated for a What’s On Stage Award for Best Play Revival; and multiple projects with Patrick Marber, including the Olivier-nominated What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.

Most recently, she directed and adapted the critically acclaimed all-female and non-binary production of Henry V, which ran for six weeks in Bristol and was described as “Pure magic - Bristol’s cultural highlight of the year.”

Nat has several exciting projects in development, including INTO THE PIT, a devised interdisciplinary solo show exploring the history of coal, class, and our own personal pits through performance, cabaret, drag and multimedia.

Nat is represented by Charlie MacVicar at Berlin Associates.

Current/Upcoming:

Director | Days of Significance, by Roy Williams Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Director | Lulu, by Frank Wedekind adapted by Angela Carter Tobacco Factory Theatres.

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)