Theresa Heskins

Theresa Heskins

Director

For the New Vic: Treasure Island, Votes for Women, Around the World in 80 Days with Kenny Wax Family Entertainment, Simon Friend and The Royal Exchange (winner of the Cameo Page to Stage Award); The Snow Queen (winner of a UK Theatre Award, Best Show for Children and Young People);  Peter Pan in Scarlet, Kiss Me Quickstep, Robin Hood & Marian, Hoard Festival in association with the National Theatre Studio, Dracula, The Borrowers, The 101 Dalmatians, Widowers’ Houses, A Christmas Carol, Far From the Madding Crowd Where Have I Been All My Life?, Alice in Wonderland; The Rivals, The Admirable Crichton, Peter Pan, Bleak House, Humble Boy, The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, The Wicked Lady, A Voyage Round My Father, The Weir, Great Expectations, The Wizard of Oz, Cider With Rosie, Jamaica Inn, The Glee Club.

Shows created for the New Vic at Christmas have been produced all over the UK, including by the Watermill Theatre, Northern Stage, Edinburgh Lyceum, Cardiff Sherman, Kingston Rose and Northampton Royal.

She studied at Oxford University and trained at Birmingham Rep on the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme.