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British playwright and director

Nadia Fall is a playwright and theatre and film director. From 2025, she is the artistic director and joint-chief executive of the Young Vic Theatre.

Early life

She was born to south Asian parents in Southwark, London and raised in and around London as well as in the Middle East. She trained in directing at Goldsmiths College, University of London and on the National Theatre Studio’s directors programme.

Career

Theatre

As a theatre director at the Royal National Theatre her plays included directing The Doctor’s Dilemma in 2012. and writing and directing Home in 2013. She also directed Chewing Gum Dreams by Michaela Coel and Inua Ellams’ adaptation of Three Sisters. She was an associate at the National between 2015 and 2018. She also worked with London's Hampstead Theatre and Bush Theatre, where she directed Taylor Mac's Hir.

She joined Theatre Royal Stratford East as artistic director in 2017. The productions she directed at Stratford East include August Wilson’s King Hedley II starring Sir Lenny Henry and a large-scale production of Noye's Fludde in collaboration with the English National Opera, which won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera. Her programming highlights included a hit revival of Equus, which won three Off-West End Awards in 2020, including Best Production, and later transferred to the West End.

In 2024, she was announced to be succeeding Kwame Kwei-Armah in January 2025 as the artistic director and joint-chief executive of the Young Vic Theatre.

Film

The world premiere of her debut feature-length film Brides will be at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2025 Brides Director

References

  1. ^ "Young Vic theatre announces Nadia Fall as new artistic director". The Guardian. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. Dex, Robert (21 May 2024). "Stratford East boss Nadia Fall takes over at Young Vic theatre". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. Hemley, Matthew (21 May 2024). "Young Vic appoints Nadia Fall as artistic director". The Stage. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. "Writer-director Nadia Fall on Home, her National Theatre play about the young and homeless". Evening Standard. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. "Home at National Theatre shines light on homelessness". BBC News. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ^ Wood, Alex (21 May 2024). "Nadia Fall announced as new artistic director of the Young Vic". Whats on Stage. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  7. "Nadia Fall joins Theatre Royal Stratford East as artistic director - News - The Stage". 14 June 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  8. "2020 Awards Ceremony – the Offies". Offies.London. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  9. Gans, Andrew (21 May 2024). "Nadia Fall Named New Artistic Director of London's Young Vic". Playbill. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  10. Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2025). "25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres". The Playlist.net. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  11. "Bankside Films says yes to Nadia Fall debut 'Brides' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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