LEXIE WARD
AS DIRECTOR
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS
2023
Beauty and the Beast by Jon Monie. UK Productions. Mansfield Palace Theatre.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: Murder at the Movies by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect. The SpaceUK, Symposium Hall,
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: Murder on the Disorient Express by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect. The SpaceUK, Symposium Hall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2022
Beauty and the Beast by Jon Monie. UK Productions. Festival Theatre Malvern.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect. The SpaceUK, Symposium Hall. Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2021
Sleeping Beauty by Daniel Bye & Sarah Punshon. Shared Experience Theatre. Touring Production.
Our Charlie by Natalia Lewis. R&D 2021 at Theatre by the Lake
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect. The SpaceUK, Symposium Hall. Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Great Bellini by Rich Allden. Compacts (Online)
Found Fettle (Illustrated Audio Play) Devised by the Company, Theatre by the Lake Young Creatives
2020
Black Dark by Aimee Shields. (Radio Play) Get Out Theatre
Imagine There is Music Playing (Online) by E.L. Norry. Coronavirus Theatre Club
Girlfriends The Musical by Howard Goodall. Stanwix Theatre, The University of Cumbria
A Series of Public Apologies (In Response to an Unfortunate Incident in the School Lavatories (NT Connections) by John Donnelly. Theatre by the Lake Young Actors
2019
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect at Bar Bados (Edinburgh Fringe)
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, adapted by Michael Spencer. Theatre by the Lake Young Actors
Terra/Earth (NT Connections) by Nell Leyshon. Theatre by the Lake Young Actors
We Know Now Snowmen Exist by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect Theatre at The Space
2018
Little Red Riding Hood by Michael Spencer. The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm
We Know Now Snowmen Exist by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect Theatre at The Old Fire Station
2017
An Austentacious Murder by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect Northern Tour
Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer. West Walls Theatre
2016
Et Tu Shakespeare? by Michael Spencer. Highly Suspect Northern Tour
One Man Two Guvnors by Richard Bean. West Walls Theatre
2015
The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow. West Walls Theatre
2014
Tom Dick and Harry by Ray & Michael Cooney. West Walls Theatre
2013
Boeing Boeing by Marc Carmoletti. West Walls Theatre
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
2023
Mind Mangler:Member of the Tragic Circle (Dir.Hannah Sharkey) by Henry Lewis, Johnathan Sayer & Henry Shields. Mischief Theatre. Virgin Voyages, The Resilient Lady.
2022
The Borrowers (Dir.Zoe Waterman) by Theresa Heskins. Theatre by the Lake.
Magic Goes Wrong (Dir. Adam Medaggio / Associate Dir. Hannah Sharkey) by Mischief Theatre and Penn & Teller. UK Tour.
2021
Magic Goes Wrong (Dir. Hannah Sharkey) by Mischief Theatre and Penn & Teller. Apollo Theatre, London
The Promise- The Opera (Dir. Lucy Bradley) by Nicola Davies & Daniel Saleeb. R&D & Community Workshop
2019
Habeus Corpus (Dir. Emily Jane Grant) by Alan Bennett. Stanwix Theatre, The University of Cumbria
2018
Sense and Sensibility (Dir. Juliet Forster) by Jessica Swale. Theatre by the Lake
TRAINING
2016-7
MA Directing - Distinction. University of Cumbria
2006-9
BA Hons Performing Arts – First Class Honours. Cumbria Institute of the Arts
Other
Arts Award Discover & Explore Advisor Training (Qualified Sept 2019)
Chaperone Licence (Certified until April 2024)
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS
2023
Off Fest Nomination. A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery.
2022
JMK Longlist for a proposed production of hang by debbie tucker green.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe. A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery.
2021
MGC Futures Bursary Recipient.
2019
Cumbria Culture Awards Live Production of the Year (Finalist). We Know Now Snowmen Exist
2018
Carlisle Living Awards- Creative City Maker (Finalist). Highly Suspect Theatre
Carlisle Fringe Creative Spark Commission for New Theatre. We Know Now Snowmen Exist
2016
Carlisle Living Awards – Culture City Maker (Finalist)
Cumbria Culture Awards Live Production of the Year (Finalist). The 39 Steps
NODA Awards (Finalist) – The 39 Steps. Best Play, Lead Actor, Lead Actress
2015
NODA Award (Winner) Best Director, (Finalist) Best Play. Tom Dick and Harry.