SOPHIE GILPIN
STAGE DIRECTOR
Sophie is a freelance theatre and opera director, CEO of SWAP’ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera), and Artistic Director of HeadFirst Productions. She has directed productions for companies including HeadFirst Productions, Fulham Opera, Hampstead Garden Opera, Riverside Opera/Rose Theatre Kingston, Celebrate Voice, and Re:Sound Music Theatre/Oxford Lieder Festival, and has worked as an Assistant Director for companies including Opera North, Buxton International Festival, Iford Arts and Opera up Close.
Die Fledermaus | Celebrate Voice
Michael Bracegirdle
Lynsey Docherty
Lynsey Docherty
Romeo & Juliet | Riverside Opera
Rose Theatre Kingston
Calum Dwyer
Alice Weber
Anna Goodhew
Calum Dwyer
Alice Weber
Anna Goodhew
La Bohème | HeadFirst Productions
Stockwell Playhouse
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
La Bohème | HeadFirst Productions
Stockwell Playhouse
Pauls Putnins
Pauls Putnins
La Traviata | Hampstead Garden Opera
Jackson's Lane Theatre
Esme Bronwen Smith
Esme Bronwen Smith
La Traviata | Hampstead Garden Opera
Jackson's Lane Theatre
David Booth
Eleanor Ross
David Booth
Eleanor Ross
Don Giovanni | HeadFirst Productions
Pleasance Theatre Islington
Elizabeth Roberts (left)
Ian Beadle (back left)
Matthew Sprange (centre)
Sian Cameron (back right)
Jorge Navarro Colorado (right)
Elizabeth Roberts (left)
Ian Beadle (back left)
Matthew Sprange (centre)
Sian Cameron (back right)
Jorge Navarro Colorado (right)
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