Lydia McKinley

MA Drama Directing Student


Biography

Lydia McKinley is a theatre director and dramaturg who works mainly in the development of new-writing.  She is currently finishing an MA in Drama Directing at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and is based between the South West and London.

Her work tends to centre around the female experience, the politics of gender and the climate crisis.

Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor