Lisa Goldman is a British theatre director,

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, writer and author. She was Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive of

Soho Theatre The Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, in London, England. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three performance spaces. The the ...

(2006–10) and The Red Room Theatre Company which she founded (1995-2006). In 2008 Lisa was included in the

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’s ‘Influentials’ list as one of the 1000 most influential people in London. Lisa’s book The No Rules Handbook for Writers was published by

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in April 2012. It was cited by

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as one of their top 10 training books of 2012 and was an Amazon UK digital bestseller during November 2012.

Early years

Lisa Goldman (born November 1964) grew up in Walthamstow and Chingford, east London, where she attended local state schools. She went on to gain a first class BA Hons in Drama and English from

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

(1987), a postgraduate diploma in Directing from

Drama Studio London Drama Studio London (DSL) is a British drama school in London. It is accredited by the Federation of Drama Schools. The Drama Studio London was founded in 1966 by actor and director Peter Layton, focusses on developing individual talent nurture ...

(1988) and an MA in Creative and Life Writing from

Goldsmiths College Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...

, London (EU/UK scholarship 2013). Lisa started writing, devising and directing plays at university. Her final project was a physical ecofeminist piece called Mute inspired by ''Woman and Nature'' by

Susan Griffin Susan Griffin (born January 26, 1943) is a radical feminist philosopher, essayist and playwright particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form ecofeminist works. Life Griffin was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1943 and has resided in ...

. Her graduating project from drama school in 1988 was the British premiere of

Heiner Müller Heiner Müller (; 9 January 1929 – 30 December 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdr ...

’s poetic trilogy, ''Despoiled Shore'', ''Medeamaterial'' and ''Landscape with Argonauts''. In 1994 she premiered another trilogy of Heiner Müller's work, ''Russian Gambit'', ''The Duel'' and ''The Foundling''. Lisa’s first professional theatre job was directing a national tour of Twelfth Night which opened at Pleasance 2 at the Edinburgh Festival in 1988. Other early freelance work included assisting at

and

Theatre Royal Stratford East The Theatre Royal Stratford East is a 460 seat Victorian producing theatre in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham. Since 1953, it has been the home of the Theatre Workshop company, famously associated with director Joan Littlewood, whose ...

. At Theatre Royal she also worked as a researcher for ''Down Every Street'' and was a commissioned writer on ''Discover my Dream'' and ''The Good Society''. She was Youth Theatre Director 1988-9. Elsewhere Lisa ran playwriting workshops in schools and directed young people's plays including for Travelling Light and Inner City Theatre Company. She also wrote plays (see Writing). She spent two months recording interviews with residents in East Berlin in 1991-2 about the experience of reunification, for her play ''Electra in Berlin''.

Workers' Theatre Movement

In 1989 Lisa joined Workers' Theatre Movement (WTM) (president

Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the ...

), and ran the company with its founder, actor

Tam Dean Burn Tam Dean Burn (born 1958 in Leith, Scotland) is a Scottish actor who has played a wide range of roles on stage and screen. On television this includes multiple roles on long-running detective series ''Taggart'', youth sci-fi thriller '' Life For ...

from 1989-91. She wrote and directed short plays/raps around issues such as the Poll Tax, Irish self-determination, unemployment, International Women’s Day, May Day, the first Gulf War. These were performed by the group at demos, on the street, in job centres or wherever a political intervention might be made. WTM also ran the Internationale Cabaret in Camden. For WTM Lisa directed a revival of Waiting for Lefty at the Old Red Lion in 1990 with

Ed Bishop George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in ''UFO'', Captain Blue in ''Captain Scarlet and the Myste ...

in the lead role. She also directed the

Bobby Sands Robert Gerard Sands ( ga, Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh; 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member (and leader in the Maze prison) of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze ...

''Trilogy'' in 1991 at the Tramway, Glasgow, performed by Tam Dean Burn, despite calls for the ‘IRA play’ to be banned. In 1991, during the first Gulf War, whilst running a non-stop picket outside the American Embassy, Tam and Lisa set up Artists against the War, working with a diverse group of artists to create art action on the streets against the war. In 2001 they revived this idea after the bombing of Afghanistan.

The Red Room

In 1994 Lisa found a derelict room above what is now The Lion and Unicorn pub in Gaisford Street, Kentish Town and persuaded the new owner to let her create a theatre there. She was soon joined by administrators Catherine Thornborrow and Emma Schad. The Red Room Theatre Company launched in October 1995 with ''The Shorewatcher’s House'' by

Judy Upton Judy Upton (born 1967) is a British playwright. Life She collaborated with Lisa Goldman at The Red Room Theatre Company. She also wrote radio plays for the BBC. ''Ashes and Sand'' has been adapted into film. Awards *1994 George Devine Award, f ...

, going on to produce 12 new plays in its first year, including ''Sunspots'' and ''Stealing Souls'' by Upton, ''The Night Before Christmas'' by

Anthony Neilson Anthony Neilson (born 1967, Edinburgh) is a Scottish playwright and director. He is known for his collaborative way of writing and workshopping his plays. Much of his work is characterised by the exploration of sex and violence. Neilson has bee ...

, ''Creamy'' by Leon London and ''Bacillus'' by Kay Adshead. The Red Room went on to have residencies at The

Finborough Theatre The Finborough Theatre is a fifty-seat theatre in the West Brompton area of London (part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) under artistic director Neil McPherson. The theatre presents new British writing, as well as UK and world p ...

in 1997 and

Battersea Arts Centre The Battersea Arts Centre ("BAC") is a performance space specialising in theatre productions. Located near Clapham Junction railway station in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, it was formerly Battersea Town Hall. It is a Grade ...

(BAC) in 1998-9. The company also produced plays at the

Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. The Bush Theatre strives to create a spa ...

and the

Traverse Theatre The Traverse Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1963 by John Calder, John Malcolm, Jim Haynes and Richard Demarco. The Traverse Theatre company commissions and develops new plays or adaptations from contemporary pla ...

, (''Stitching'' and ''The Bogus Woman''), Soho Theatre (''Animal'') and toured nationally and internationally. The Red Room gained revenue funding in 2001 from

Arts Council England Arts Council England is an arm's length non-departmental public body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It is also a registered charity. It was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three s ...

after the success of ''The Bogus Woman'' by Kay Adshead. ''The Bogus Woman'' had been commissioned through ''Seeing Red, a Festival of Dissent'' at BAC involving sixteen new short plays by writers including David Eldridge,

, Rebecca Prichard, Parv Bancil, Dona Daly, Peter Barnes, Roney Fraser Munro and Conspiracy, a situationist club and precursor of scratch nights run by Tam Dean Burn. Another of the commissioned plays, the controversial ''Made in England'' by Parv Bancil, also went on to have a successful tour. In 2001, Lisa Goldman, Tam Dean Burn and Emma Schad set up Artists against the War when the US bombed Afghanistan after 9/11. In 2003, on the eve of war in Iraq, Lisa curated ''Going Public'' at the

Tricycle Theatre The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as ...

, a day-long event involving a diverse range of 30 theatre companies (including

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

and

Cardboard Citizens Cardboard Citizens is the UK's only homeless people's professional theatre company, and the leading practitioner of Forum Theatre and the Theatre of the Oppressed methodology in the UK. The acclaimed theatre company works with people who have exper ...

) in a performed debate about theatre's role as a public form. The last play Lisa directed for the Red Room was ''

Hoxton Story {{italic title ''Hoxton Story'' is an epic and poetic multi-plot fable marking the 10th anniversary of the multi-award-winning theatre company The Red Room. Inspiration Hoxton, England, became notable in the 1990s as a groovy district of loft ...

'' in 2005 which she also wrote, based on the oral history archive she created through 40 hours of interviews with people living on the housing estates in the area. Hoxton Story was an immersive site specific critique of gentrification, involving local people and professional actors, with scenes set in and around a council flat on Arden Estate, a fake art gallery, a funeral cortege, a Hoxton Square bar and Hoxton Hall. As well as directing plays for the Red Room, Lisa also notably commissioned and produced

’s controversial plays ''The Censor'' in 1997 (Time Out Live Award; Writers Guild Best Play) which the Red Room transferred from the Finborough to the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...

Duke of York's Theatre The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster, London. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre until her death in 1935. Designed by th ...

and New Ambassadors Theatre and ''Stitching'' in 2003 (Time Out Live Award, the Stage best performer Selina Boyack, a Herald Angel award and runner up Evening Standard Award).

Soho Theatre

In 2006, Lisa took over as Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive of Soho Theatre Company. She introduced a strong intercultural programme, for which the company was shortlisted for a Peter Brook Empty Space Award. In 2009 Lisa was also included in the Evening Standard’s ‘Influentials’ list as one of the 1000 most influential people in London. Her new strategy for the company involved retaining a writer-centred programme whilst strongly encouraging international collaboration, cross disciplinary work, free expression and the development of diverse artists and audiences. Notable new writing during her Soho programme (Jan 2007-May 2010) included the multi-award winning ''Baghdad Wedding'' by Hassan Abdulrazzak, the first British play about the war on Iraq to be written by an Iraqi; ''Everything Must Go'', the first UK plays written in response to the economic crash of 2008; ''Orphans'' by

Dennis Kelly Dennis Kelly is a British scriptwriter for theatre, television and film. His play ''DNA'', first performed in 2007, became a core set-text for GCSE in 2010 and has been studied by approximately 400,000 students each year. He wrote the book ...

, ''Pure Gold'' by Michael Bhim, ''Static'' by Dan Reballato, ''The Long Road'' by Shelagh Stevenson (co-pro Synergy), ''Midsummer'' by David Greig (co-production

) ; ''Aalst'' and ''Venus as a Boy'' (co productions

National Theatre of Scotland The National Theatre of Scotland, established in 2006, is the national theatre company of Scotland. The company has no theatre building of its own; instead it tours work to theatres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations, both at h ...

), ''White Boy'' by

Tanika Gupta Tanika Gupta (born 1 December 1963) is a British playwright. Apart from her work for the theatre, she has also written scripts for television, film and radio plays. Early life Tanika Gupta was born in London to immigrant parents from Kolkata, ...

(co-production

), ''An Oak Tree'' by

Tim Crouch Tim Crouch (born 18 March 1964) is a British experimental theatre maker, actor, writer and director. His plays include ''My Arm'', ''An Oak Tree'', ''ENGLAND'', and ''The Author''. These take various forms, but all reject theatrical conventions ...

, ''Kim Noble will Die'', '' Marisa Carnesky’s Magic War'', ''Roaring Trade'' by Steve Thompson, ''This isn’t Romance'' by In-sook Chappell (winner of the Verity Bargate Award 2007); ''A Couple of Poor Polish Speaking Romanians'' by Dorota Maslowska, English version by Lisa Goldman and Paul Sirett; '' Piranha Heights'' (Runner-up What's On Stage Best Production and Writers Guild Best Play) and ''

Leaves of Glass ''Leaves of Glass'' is the sixth adult stage play by Philip Ridley. It premiered at the Soho Theatre in London, England, on 3 May 2007. The play was commissioned and directed by Lisa Goldman after being greatly impressed by Ridley's previous ad ...

'' by

Philip Ridley Philip Ridley (born 1957 in East London) is an English storyteller working in a wide range of artistic media. As a visual artist he has been cited as a contemporary of the 'Young British Artists', and had his artwork exhibited internationally. ...

, ''Moonwalking in Chinatown'' by Justin Young; ''Iya Ile'' by

Oladipo Agboluaje Oladipo Agboluaje (born 1968) is a British-Nigerian playwright. He was born in London Borough of Hackney, Hackney and educated in Britain and Nigeria, studying theatre arts at the University of Benin (Nigeria), University of Benin. He later wrot ...

(co-production

Tiata Fahodzi Tiata Fahodzi (ti∙a∙ta fa∙hoon∙zi) – meaning "theatre of the emancipated" – is a British African theatre company founded in 1997 by Femi Elufowoju Jr. It receives funding as a National Portfolio Organisation of the Arts Council England ...

, runner up Olivier Award); ''This Wide Night'' by

Chloe Moss Chloë Moss (born 1976 in Liverpool) is an English playwright and screenwriter. Early life Moss grew up in Liverpool and attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where she studied film. She joined the Royal Court's Young Writers programme ...

(winner of Susan Smith Blackburn Award); ''Joe Guy'' by Roy Williams (co-production Tiata Fahodzi); ''God in Ruins'' by

(RSC) and ''Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness'' ( Headlong); ''The Kitchen'' (

Gob Squad Gob Squad is a British-German collective based in Nottingham and Berlin. They have worked collaboratively since 1994 in the fields of performance, video installation and theatre. History Gob Squad was founded in 1994. At the time, its members wer ...

); ''The Diver'' (co-production Setagaya Theatre, Japan with Kathryn Hunter and Hideki Noda); ''Fathers Inside'' (

National Youth Theatre The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and registered charity in London. Its aim is to develop and nurture young people through creative arts and theatrical productions. Founded in 1956 as the world's first youth th ...

);

Bette Bourne Bette Bourne (born Peter Bourne, 22 September 1939) is a British actor, drag queen, campaigner, and activist. His theatrical career has spanned six decades. He came to prominence in the mid-1970s onwards after joining the New York-based alterna ...

Mark Ravenhill Mark Ravenhill (born 7 June 1966) is an English playwright, actor and journalist. Ravenhill is one of the most widely performed playwrights in British theatre of the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His major plays include ''Shoppin ...

: ''A Life in Three Acts''; ''Promises, Promises'' by

Douglas Maxwell Douglas Maxwell (born 1974 in Girvan) is a Scottish playwright, whose work has been performed throughout Scotland, the UK and abroad. Life & work He was born to two teachers in Girvan on the Ayrshire south-west coast of Scotland. He has one sis ...

; ''Shraddha'' by Natasha Langridge

Meyer-Whitworth Award The Meyer-Whitworth Award was a literary prize established in 1991 and awarded from 1992 until 2011 to new British playwrights to help them further their careers. The £10,000 prize, one of the largest annual prizes for play writing in the UK, was ...

; ''Behud'' by

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (born Watford) is a British Sikh writer who has written extensively for stage, screen and radio. Her play ''Behzti'' (''Dishonour'') was cancelled by the Birmingham Rep after protests against the play by Sikhs turned violent ...

runner up

Index on Censorship Index on Censorship is an organization campaigning for freedom of expression, which produces a quarterly magazine of the same name from London. It is directed by the non-profit-making Writers and Scholars International, Ltd (WSI) in association w ...

Award; ''

Blasted ''Blasted'' is the first play by the British author Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1995 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London. Synopsis The play is set in an expensive hotel room in Leeds. Ian, a foul-mouthed middle-aged tabloid ...

'' by Sarah Kane (

Graeae Theatre Company Graeae Theatre Company, often abbreviated to just Graeae (pronounced "grey-eye") is a British organisation composed of deaf and disabled artists and theatre makers. As well as producing theatre which it tours nationally and internationally to tradit ...

);

Spill Festival SPILL Festival of Performance is an artist-led biennale of experimental theatre and live art in the UK which began in 2007 and takes place in a variety of venues in London and Ipswich, England. The festival is produced by Pacitti Company and the Art ...

including

Forced Entertainment Forced Entertainment is an experimental theatre company based in Sheffield, England, founded by Tim Etchells in 1984. Details and history Forced Entertainment originally focused on making and touring theatre performances before expanding to lon ...

's ''Void Story''. Lisa Goldman made the first London invitation to

Belarus Free Theatre Belarus Free Theatre is a Belarusian underground theatre group. Under the current political system the Belarus Free Theatre has no official registration, no premises, nor any other facilities. Rehearsals and performances (always free of charge ...

with their productions ''Being Harold Pinter'' and ''Generation Blue Jeans''.

Directing

2012

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’s ''

Dangerous Lady ''Dangerous Lady'' was a four-part British mini-series TV drama, which aired on ITV and was based on Martina Cole's 1992 novel of the same name. The series premièred in 1995 and starred Sheila Hancock, Jason Isaacs, Susan Lynch and Owen Teale. ...

'', adapted by Patrick Prior,

. Nominated for two Off West End Awards 2013 2010 ''Inheritance'' by Mike Packer,

Live Theatre Company Live Theatre, formerly Live Theatre Company, is a new writing theatre and company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As well as producing and presenting new plays many of which go on to tour nationally and internationally, it seeks out an ...

. Runner up David Hargreaves best performer The Journal Culture Awards 2010 2010 ''Behud'' by

, Coventry

Belgrade Theatre The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built in Britain after the Second World War and is now a Grade II listed building. Background Coventry was the fastest growing city in ...

and Soho Theatre Company. Runner up

Award 2010. 2009 ''Shraddha'' by Natasha Langridge, Soho Theatre Company.

2010. 2009 ''Everything Must Go'' – short pieces including by Kay Adshead, Megan Barker, Marisa Carnesky,

Will Eno Will Eno (born 1965) is an American playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. His play, '' Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. His play ''The Realistic Joneses'' appeared on Broadway in 2014, wher ...

, Maxwell Golden, Paula Stanic, Steve Thompson,

. 2009 ''This Isn’t Romance'' by In-sook Chappell, Soho Theatre Company and

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's ''The Wire'', Verity Bargate Award 2007 2008 ''Piranha Heights'' by

, Soho Theatre Company. Runner-up Whats On Stage Best Production and Writers Guild Best Play 2008 ''A Couple of Poor Polish Speaking Romanians'' by Dorota Maslowska, English version by Lisa Goldman and Paul Sirett, Soho Theatre Company. 2007 ''Baghdad Wedding'' by Hassan Abdulrazzak, Soho Theatre Company and

Sunday Play. Winner of George Devine Award and

2007 ''

'' by

, Soho Theatre Company 2005

by Lisa Goldman, The Red Room Theatre Company,. 2003 ''Bites'' by Kay Adshead,

2003 Produced ''Stitching'' by

2003 ''Going Public'' – a performed debate at the

about theatre as a public form involving 30 theatre companies and MC’d by

Lemn Sissay Lemn Sissay FRSL (born 21 May 1967) is a British author and broadcaster. Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been chancellor of the University of Manchester since 2015, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trus ...

2002 ''Playing Fields'' by Neela Dolezolova, Soho Theatre Company 2002 ''Animal'' by Kay Adshead, Soho Theatre Company 2001 ''My Sky is Big'' by Rob Young, 35mm 14min film,

National Film Theatre BFI Southbank (from 1951 to 2007, known as the National Film Theatre) is the leading repertory cinema in the UK, specialising in seasons of classic, independent and non-English language films. It is operated by the British Film Institute. Hist ...

2000 ''The Bogus Woman'' by Kay Adshead, The

, The

, national and international tour and

Sunday Play.

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...

First award 2000,

Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards The Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards (MENTA) were a theatre awards ceremony that recognised live theatre within Greater Manchester. They were administered by the ''Manchester Evening News'', and presented at an annual ceremony in Manchester, ...

runner up,

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize established in 1978, is the largest and oldest playwriting prize for women+ writing for English-speaking theatre. Named for Susan Smith Blackburn (1935–1977), alumna of Smith College, who died of breast cancer. W ...

finalist; 2000 ''Made in England'' by Parv Bancil,

Watermans Arts Centre Watermans Art Centre is a combined arts centre. It is located in Brentford, England alongside the banks of the River Thames overlooking Kew Gardens in West London, England. It includes a 239-seat theatre, a 125-seat cinema two galleries and tw ...

Etcetera Theatre The Etcetera Theatre is a fringe venue for theatre and comedy. It was founded in 1986 and is situated above The Oxford Arms pub in Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden. The Theatre won the ''1996 Guinness Ingenuity Award for Pub Theatr ...

1999 ''Leave to Remain'' by Leon London,

1999 ''Ex'' by Rob Young,

Opera Festival 1998 Two month residency at the

. ''Seeing Red'', a festival of dissent: 30th anniversary of 1968, 1st anniversary New Labour Government. Writers included Kay Adshead, Peter Barnes, Parv Bancil, Tony Craze, Dona Daly, David Eldridge,

, Roney Fraser Munro, Roddy McDevitt, Rebecca Prichard,

. 1997 ''Obsession'' by Rob Young,

Guinness Ingenuity Award 1997 Three month residency at the

. Produced ''The Censor'' by

, ''Touscon'' by Lisa Perotti. Directed ''People on the River'' by

, ''Surfing'' by Rob Young. Guinness Ingenuity Award 1996 ''White Unto Harvest'' by Mavis Howard Guinness Ingenuity Award 1996 ''Sunspots'' by

The Red Room Theatre Company 1996 ''The Body Trade'' by Deborah Lavin The Red Room Theatre Company 1995 ''The Shorewatcher's House'' by

The Red Room Theatre Company

Playwriting

Lisa’s produced full-length plays include ''Hoxton Story'' (2005 site specific), ''Discover my Dream'' (1991 co-writer Debbie Plentie,

); ''The Diaries of Hannah Cullwick'' (1990 Writer in Residence Essex University); ''Flying Colours'' (1993 Travelling Light Tour); ''On the Bridge'' (1989 co-writer Sarah Tuck,

Oval House Theatre Ovalhouse, formerly called Oval House Theatre, was an Off-West End theatre in the London Borough of Lambeth, located at 52–54 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SW. It closed in 2020, and moved to Brixton, becoming the Brixton House theatre (located ...

). Plays given rehearsed readings only include ''The Good Society'' (1993) and ''Electra in Berlin'' (1995). Lisa also co-translated with Paul Sirett ''A Couple of Poor Polish Speaking Romanians'' by Dorota Maslowska which she also directed for Soho Theatre Company (2008)

Collaborators

Notable actors Lisa has worked with include:

Jimmy Akingbola James Olatokunbo Akingbola (born 7 April 1978) is an English television, theatre and film actor. Early life Jimmy Akingbola was born in London to parents of the Yoruba tribe who had emigrated from Nigeria. In 1996, Akingbola started at the A ...

Ishia Bennison Ishia Bennison is a British actress, best known for her television appearances, although she is also a veteran stage actress. Bennison is originally from Hull in Yorkshire. Career One of her earliest roles was playing a nurse in the 1980 Charl ...

Lucy Briers Lucy Jane Briers (born 19 August 1967) is an English actress. Her film, stage and television roles have included appearances in '' Pride & Prejudice'' (1995) and sitcom '' Game On''. Early life Briers was born on 19 August 1967 in Hammersmith, ...

Silas Carson Silas Carson (born 1965) is an English actor, mostly known for playing Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and Viceroy Nute Gunray in all three of the ''Star Wars'' prequels and providing the voice of the Ood in ''Doctor Who''. Life and career In ''Sta ...

Anna Carteret Anna Carteret (born 11 December 1942) is a British stage and screen actress. Biography Carteret was born as Annabelle S. Wilkinson on 11 December 1942 in Bangalore, British India, the daughter of Peter John Wilkinson and his wife Patricia Ca ...

, Claire Louise Cordwell,

Frances Cuka Frances Cuka (21 August 193616 February 2020) was an English actress, principally on television, whose career spanned over sixty years. In her later years, she was best known for playing Grandma in the sitcom ''Friday Night Dinner'' from 2011 to ...

Noma Dumezweni Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969) is a British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her performance as Ruth Younger in ''A Raisin in the Sun'' at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. In 2 ...

, Miranda Foster, Tristan Gravelle, Val Lilley, Jennifer Lim, John Macmillan,

Kika Markham Erika S.L. "Kika" Markham (born 1940)''birth registered 4th quarter (Oct, Nov, Dec) 1940'' is an English actress. Early life Markham is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She has three sisters: Petra, Sonia a ...

Maxine Peake Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in the BBC One sitcom ''dinnerladies'' (1998–2000), Veronica Ball in the hit Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'' (2004–2007), Marth ...

Lara Pulver Lara Pulver (born 1 September 1980) is an English actress. She has played Erin Watts in the BBC spy drama '' Spooks'' and Irene Adler on BBC's TV adaptation '' Sherlock''. She won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical i ...

Matt Rawle Matt Rawle is a British actor. He was born in Birmingham on 10 March 1974. He has appeared in many high-profile theatre productions which include ''Martin Guerre'', '' Evita'' and ''Zorro''. His performances in the theatre have seen him nominated ...

Andrea Riseborough Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in ''Venus'' (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), '' Never Let Me Go ...

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, Sirine Saba,

Ruth Sheen Ruth Sheen is an English actress. From the late 1980s, she has appeared in British television shows, films and plays. A participant in the films of Mike Leigh, she won the European Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Shirley in Leigh ...

Andrew Tiernan Andrew James Tiernan (born 30 November 1965) is a British actor and director. Biography Theatre Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London in 1984 to study a three-year diploma in acting at the Drama Centre Lo ...

Luke Treadaway Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor and singer. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christ ...

Ben Whishaw Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor and producer. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in ''My Brother Tom'' (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the titl ...

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Facilitation

Lisa has worked internationally as a facilitator, producer and researcher including in Brazil, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Norway, South Korea, US, Sweden, Finland, France,''The Fence'' website
/ref> Lithuania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Ireland. Lisa works as a dramaturg with writers at all stages and runs masterclasses internationally. She has taught widely and recently led MA courses at RADA, City University, Essex University and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also a trained coach and facilitator of action learning.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldman, Lisa British theatre directors 1964 births Living people