Christa Harris (Director)
AGENT: Jessica Reid
jessica@collectiveagents.co.uk
Christa is the Artistic Associate of Olivier-nominated Les Enfants Terribles. She is also the co-founder of arts organisation WildChild which champions new voices from unrepresented backgrounds and aims to create social mobility in the arts.
CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE:
Associate Director | Lord of the Rings | New Zealand & Australia
PREVIOUS PROJECTS INCLUDE:
Associate Director | Lord of the Rings | Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Time Traveller's Wife | Associate/Resident Director | Apollo Theatre
Spring Awakening | Director | Trinity Laban
Summer Camp For Broken People | Pleasance and Summerhall
Back to the Future the Musical | Resident Director | Adelphi Theatre, West End
Creative Consultant | LAPLAND UK
Park Bench (Act 1) | Park Theatre
Love & Information | University of Birmingham
United Queendom | Les Enfants Terribles, Kensington Palace
Mr Men & Little Miss on Stage | World Tour
The Hole | National Youth Theatre, Old Rep
One Duck Down | UK Tour
Inside Pussy Riot | Les Enfants Terribes, The Saatchi Gallery
Freak | The Space
Drinks | Peckham Safehouses 1 & 2
139 Copeland Road | Peckham Safehouses 1 & 2
Twelfth Night | Bear Pit Theatre
WORKSHOP / IN DEVELOPMENT
Nasty (put some clothes on) | Matthew Schmolle Productions in association with The Park Theatre and Soho Theatre
Summer Camp for Broken People | ReCREATE, Pleasance Theatre
PREVIOUS SHORTS + FESTIVALS
Glow Up |Tristan Bates Theatre
The Streets | Arcola Theatre
Magical, Transcendental, Telepathic Show of the Mystic Medium Extraordinaire; Claire Voyant | The Other Palace
And the Future Will Take Care of Itself | Jermyn Street Theatre
May the Bridges You Burn Light Your Way | Park Theatre
Secrets | Hackney Empire
Shakespeare on the Streets | Theatre Absolute
Epiphany by Rachel Dealtry | Midlands Arts Centre
Dramatic Acts | Birmingham Old REP
PREVIOUS PROJECTS AS ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE AND RESIDENT:
The First Hippo on the Moon | Les Petits Theatre Dir. Finn Cauldwell | Ed. Fringe & World Tour [staff director]
The Game’s Afoot | Les Enfants Terribles Dir. James Seager & Oliver Lansley | Madame Tussauds | [assoc. director]
The Sherlock Holmes Experience | Les Enfants Terribles Dir. James Seager & Oliver Lansley | Madame Tussauds | [assoc. director]
Kiss Me Quickstep | Dir. Theresa Heskins | New Vic Theatre & UK Tour [asst. director]
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe| Dir. Tessa Walker | Birmingham REP [asst. director]
A Third | Finborough Theatre | Dir. Josh Roche | [asst. director]
Only On Sundays by Joe White | Birmingham REP | Dir. Fiona McDonnell | [asst. director]
AWARDS
JMK Regional Bursary, Birmingham REP – 2015 –2016
SCARE CON Award for ‘Best scare attraction’ for 139 Copeland Road 2016
VAULT Festival Award 2018 ‘Best Family Show’ for One Duck Down
Olivier Award - Best New Musical 2022 for Back to the Future the Musical
Whatsonstage Award 'Best New Musical 2022' for Back to the Future the Musical
www.christaharris.co.uk