Alessandra is a director and dramaturg from Birmingham. She was part of the inaugural Jamie Lloyd EMERGE Company and was the Associate Director of Targeted Work at the Lyric Hammersmith before becoming Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse in 2022. Since then, she has been an Associate Artist for Pentabus Theatre and a visiting Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University alongside her freelance directing and dramaturgy work. She is also a board member of Stage Sight (an organisation aiming to create a more diverse and representative off-stage workforce) and a member of the GRT Equity Working Group (advocating for Romani traveller representation).
Theatre
Credits
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
2026
Hampstead Theatre
Associate Director
Director: Michael Longhurst
ALICE BY HEART
2026
LAMDA (Linbury Studio Theatre) & Greenside (Edinburgh Fringe)
Director
BROKEN GLASS
2026
Young Vic
Associate Director
Director: Jordan Fein
THE FARM (R&D)
2026
Chelmsford Theatre
Associate Director
Director: Stef O'Driscoll
THE LITTLE MERMAID
2025
Nottingham Playhouse
Director
TABOO (WORKSHOP)
2025
Young Vic
Associate Director
Director: Michael Longhurst
BRIGADOON
2025
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Associate Director
Director: Drew McOnie
THE THINGS WE DO FOR...
2025
The New Diorama / Kestrel Theatre Company
Director
ELEPHANT
2025
The Menier Chocolate Factory
Associate Director
Director: Jess Edwards
SECOND BEST
2025
Riverside Studios
Associate Director
Director: Michael Longhurst
THE SNOWFLAKE
2025
Birmingham Rep
Associate Director
Director: Matt Aston
BODIES OF WATER
2024
Actors Touring Company
Associate Director
Director: Matthew Xia
LAST GOAL WINS (READING)
2024
The Other Palace
Director
COVEN (R&D)
2024
Seven Dials Playhouse / Kindred Partners
Director
MACBETH
2023
Donmar Warehouse
Assistant Director
Director: Max Webster
THE KELTON HILL FAIR
2023
Tron Theatre & Theatre Royal Dumfries
Dramaturg
Director: Jack Nurse
THE DECIDER (READING)
2023
Donmar Warehouse
Director
NEXT TO NORMAL
2023
Donmar Warehouse & Wyndham's Theatre
Associate Director
Director: Michael Longhurst
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
2023
Royal & Derngate Theatre
GRT Consultant
Director: Lucinka Eisler
PRIVATE LIVES
2023
Donmar Warehouse
Assistant Director
Director: Michael Longhurst
THE CHRISTMAS THAT GOT FORGOT
2022
HMP Spring Hill / Kestrel Theatre Company
Director
TIPPING POINT
2022
Royal Court Theatre / International Residency
Director
CARBON
2022
Royal Court Theatre / International Residency
Director
TWO PALENSTINIANS GO DOGGING
2022
Royal Court Theatre
Assistant Director
Director: Omar Elerian
TAMZARA
2022
The Norwegian Embassy / Unge Viken / Presence Theatre
Director
SCRATCH
2022
Harold Pinter Theatre / JLC EMERGE Showcase
Director
EPHEMERA
2022
Royal Court Theatre (JTU) / Living Newspaper
Director
THREE SISTERS
2022
Lyric Hammersmith Studio / Wimbledon College of Arts
Director
THE AMAZING INVISIBLE WOMAN
2022
Pentabus Theatre
Director
A NUMBER
2022
Old Vic
Assistant Director
Director: Lyndsey Turner
THREE WISHES
2021
Lyric Hammersmith (Main Studio) / START Company
Director
HOT OFF DA PRESS
2021
Lyric Hammersmith (Main Studio) / START Company
Director
ME FOR THE WORLD
2021
Young Vic
Assistant Director
Director: Ali Pidsley
DRYLANDS
2021
Tramshed Theatre
Co-Director
IDYLL
2021
Pentabus Theatre
Assistant Director
Director: Elle While
CALL ME MAYBE
2021
Arcola Theatre
Director
SWAY (A LIVE ACTION AUDIO PLAY)
2020
Virtual Collaborators Festival
Director
TORCH SONG
2019
The Turbine Theatre
Associate Director
Director: Drew McOnie
HATCH
2019
Baron's Court Theatre
Director
CARE
2019
VAULT & Latitude Festivals
Assistant Director
Director: Kane Husbands
BY WAY OF KENSAL GREEN
2019
Theatre503 / Rapid, Write, Response
Director
Alessandra Davison
Director
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