Caroline Leslie

Director & Dramaturg

Caroline is an award winning theatre director specialising in new writing and touring work. Acclaimed productions include Bleak Expectations at The Criterion Theatre and Wipers Times at The Arts Theatre, West End.

Awards and Nominations

List Of Productions

2024

MURDER FOR TWO | Chipping Norton Theatre/ National Tour

SWIVE | LAMDA 

2023

BLEAK EXPECTATIONS | Criterion Theatre

KILLING JACK | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

2022

SLEEPING BEAUTY | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

BLEAK EXPECTATIONS | Watermill Theatre

THE KITCHEN SINK | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

2019

SO HERE WE ARE | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG | LAMDA

2018

THE WIPER'S TIMES | Art's Theatre, Trademark Productions, Simon Friend

TRIAL BY LAUGHTER | Watermill Theatre / National Tour

2017

FLARE PATH | LAMDA

2016

UNCLE VANYA | LAMDA

2014

A BUNCH OF AMATEURS | Watermill Theatre

SWEENEY TOOD | LAMDA

2013

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME | Chipping Norton Theatre

TIME AND THE CONWAYS | LAMDA

2012

RADIO TIMES | Watermill Theatre / National Tour

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE | Watermill Theatre

DESIGN FOR LIVING | Salisbury Playhouse

2010

ALADDIN | Salisbury Playhouse

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | As Associate | Dir. Katie Mitchell | National Theatre

OR YOU COULD KISS ME | As Associate | Dir. Neil Barlett | National Theatre

DAISY PULS IT OFF | Watermill Theatre

PAINS OF YOUTH | As Associate | Dir. Katie Mitchell | National Theatre

2009

CINDERELLA | Salisbury Playhouse

2008

MAGICAL TALES FROM HANS | Creation Theatre

HAYFEVER | RWCMD

THE 39 STEPS | South Korea

THE HERBAL BED | Salisbury Playhouse

2007

KINDERTRANSPORT | RWCMD

THE 39 STEPS | Staff Director | Criterion Theatre

LITTLE ME | NYMT

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | NYMT

2006

THE CRUCIBLE | RWCMD

DON JUAN RETURNS FROM THE WAR | NAFA, Singapore

ONE OF A KIND | YOUNG VIC

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2021 - Present | Course Leader MA Directing Programme | LAMDA

2014-2021 | Head of Acting | LAMDA

2006 - 2007 | Artistic Director | NYMT

2003 -2004 | Associate Director | Salisbury Playhouse

2001 - 2003 | Head of Youth Theatre | Salisbury Playhouse

2000 - 2002 | Assistant Director / Casting | King's Head Theatre