LUCY WATERHOUSE
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
ABOUT
Lucy Waterhouse is a choreographer and theatre maker. Her work is driven by provocative ideas and is often inspired by other disciplines such as science and visual art.
Lucy graduated from Bristol University in 2017 with a BA in Theatre and English. Since she has developed the dance theatre work, SCHIELE, which toured in Bristol and Bath. In 2019, SCHIELE was performed at the Royal Academy of Arts for the RA Late: Vienna Cabaret Night, as part of their 'Klimt / Schiele' exhibition.
In 2018, Lucy was awarded the 'Visions of Science Bursary' and as a result created the dance film based on black holes, 'Accrete', in collaboration with researchers in astrophysics from the University of Bath.
As a movement director Lucy has worked with Process Theatre on the touring verbatim production, Things We Do Not Know and is currently working with director, Caroline Hunt, and writer, Adam Peck, on an R&D for a theatre project based on the stories behind fell running.
Previously, Lucy has worked for Rise Youth Dance, Creative Youth Network, Raymond Gubbay and Flying Music Theatre Company, and has performed for Complicite, James Wilton Dance, and TrashDollys.
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Lucy draws a lot of inspiration from work outside of the UK and other disciplines, and is open to collaborative possibilities within the UK and beyond.
Lucy is a theatre and movement director based in London, working across the UK and internationally.
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She recently directed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in New Zealand, a production originally directed by Lucy Bailey, and was selected by the European Theatre Convention as one of six Artists in Residence from across Europe. She undertook the residency at Teatro do Noroeste – CDV in Portugal.
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Lucy was the Associate Director on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar, supporting the UK tour and leading community engagement in each city. She also works on the long-running West End production of Witness for the Prosecution, where she has directed and overseen multiple casts, and previously assisted on Oleanna, one of The Guardian’s Top 10 Plays of 2020.
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Her movement work includes SCHIELE, a dance-theatre piece commissioned by the Royal Academy of Arts, collaborations with scientists through the Visions of Science Bursary, and a recent work at Camden People's Theatre, Movement 3. She has worked on projects with Process Theatre, British Youth Opera, and various new writing and R&D pieces as the movement director.
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Lucy’s work is shaped by collaboration across disciplines and borders, and she’s always open to new creative partnerships.
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