ORR BENEZRA-SEGAL
I am a theatre director, playwright and dramaturge based in London.
I was a resident director at the Royal Court in 2021 ('working on new plays’ residency), a resident director at the Almeida theatre 2018-2019, artistic director at the Landor_Space, London 2017-2019 and an artistic director for Naked Theatre from 2016. I completed his MA in directing from LAMDA and BA in theatre from Tel Aviv University.
RECENT WORK
2022 The Band's Visit, Associate Director / London, Donmar Warehouse / Dir: Michael Longhurst.
2022 Antigone, Dramaturge / Athens, Epidaurus festival / Dir: Alexander Raptotasios / Company: Ferodo Bridges
2019/2020 White Plague, Dramaturge / UK tour / Europe tour / Dir: Alexander Raptotasios / Company: Ferodo Bridges
2018 The Existence Formula, Director & Dramaturge / The Bunker Theatre September 2018 London // NYC Fringe Festival October 2018
2018 Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco, Director / March 2018, Landor Space, London // EFG productions
2018 Alice, Director & Writer /January 2014, Landor Space, London. // Three Trees Theatre company.
2017 Sad Girls Director & Dramaturge / March 2017, Katz Space, London // Aug 2017 Edinburgh Fringe // Troika Theatre company.
2017 The Currency Of Sex, Director / Writers Response at Theatre 503. June 2017 // Theatre 503, London.
2016/17 War Whores, Director & Writer / March 2017, The Court Yard Theatre / London // Linbury Studio 18-21 August 2016, London.
2016 Flea devised work / April 2016, LAMDA, Linbury Studio, London.
2014/15 Dark Bread And Bananas, Director & writer / Temu-na Theatre, Tel Aviv.
2014 Woyzec / July, Tel-Aviv University, BA showcase.
2013/2014 For Rent, Director & Writer / Tzavta Theatre Tel-Aviv, Israel.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WORK
2016 Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown LAMDA production at Linbury Studio, London (6-14 Aug). Director: Stephen Barlow.
2016 The Pitmen Painters LAMDA production at Linbury Studio, London (24.5-3.6).
Director: Gwenda Hughes.
2016 The Ritual Slaughter Of Gorge Mastroumus LAMDA production at Linbury Studio, London (31.3-7.4). Director: James Kerr.
2016 Fiddler On The Roof LAMDA production at the Posk Arts Centre, London (10-17 Feb).
Director: Caroline Leslie.
EDUCATION
2016 MA Theatre Directing, London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Arts, London UK (LAMDA).
2014 BA Theatre, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Israel (TAU).
2014 BA Biblical Secular Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel (TAU).
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
Resident director, working on new plays, Royal Court, London (2021)
Eurodram winner for best play: War Whores / playwright (2020)
Resident Director, Almeida, (2018-2019)
A member of the artistic committee, Tzavta Theatre Tel Aviv (2013-2017)
Dramaturg, 8th and 9th Reading Festival Tzavta atre Tel Aviv (2013-2014)
Dramaturgy grant, first prize, Tzavta Reading Festival (2013)
Shay Agnon Award for text edit and performing, Tel Aviv University (2013)
Karov Theatre, First prize for new writing, Dark Bread And Bananas, Tel Aviv (2014)
