Lydia Cook

MA Drama Directing Student

Biography

Lydia Cook is a Bristol based director/theatre maker whose style is immersive, courageous and bold with elements of music and movement.  Her aim as a director is to showcase the voices of people from global majority backgrounds and queer LGBTQIA+ communities and shine a light on their stories.  Lydia aspires to create theatre that is accessible for all to experience and enjoy.

Credits include Legally Blonde the Musical (Redgrave Theatre, 2025).  Little Shop of Horrors (Redgrave Theatre, 2024).  Holes by Tom Basden (The Wardrobe Theatre, 2023) and Assistant Director for Emilia by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Directed by Sally Cookson (Circomedia Bristol, 2023).

Lydia graduated from the MA Drama Directing course at  Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2023.

Associated Courses

Full Time Professional Training Courses
MA Drama Directing
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The School is in a beautiful part of Bristol, overlooking a huge park called the Downs. We sometimes take advantage of our close proximity to the Downs during the summer term, practising fight and dance routines, or voice or singing classes! Dan Hall, BA Professional Acting student
Sat 30 Nov 2024 - Sat 30 Nov 2024
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Jack Frost & The Winter Freeze
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Virtual School Tour An inside look into training at BOVTS.
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BOVTS student awarded Luke Westlake Scholarship 2023 2nd yr BA Professional Acting student Tamzin Khan
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Lucy Kirkwood’s Hedda in a unique experiment at Bristol Old Vic Announcing a brand-new co-production.