Alex Chisholm
Alex studied History at Oxford University.
She spent a year studying with Ian McKellen, Cameron Macintosh Professor of
Contemporary Theatre, before completing the Postgraduate Directing course at
Drama Studio London.
Alex
was appointed Literary Manager at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in December 2001
and Associate Director in January 2007. For West Yorkshire Playhouse she has
directed several productions including Scuffer and Sunbeam Terrace by Mark Catley, Tender Dearly and Non-Contact Time by Jodie
Marshall, Huddersfield by Ugljesa
Sajtinac, English version by Chris Thorpe, and two radio programmes in
co-production with the BBC: Night Lights and Writing the City. In
January 2005 she was invited by Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade
to direct the Serbian Premiere of Huddersfield.
This production is still running in repertoire and has won 8 national awards.
Previously,
she spent seven years as a freelance director, assistant director and workshop
leader, working for companies including Birmingham Rep, Chichester Festival
Theatre, Royal National Theatre, Red Shift and Paines Plough.