BETHANY PITTS

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​Bethany Pitts is an award winning theatre director specialising in new work, both scripted and devised.

Most recently, Bethany directed Juniper and Jules at the Soho Theatre - opening to critical acclaim.

She was Assistant Director at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 2012–2013, working under Artistic Director Simon Stokes, and prior to that was Resident Assistant Director at Theatre 503. She has trained on the National Theatre Studio Directors Course with world class directors including Katie Mitchell, Lyndsey Turner and through Living Pictures, run by renowned directing coach Elen Bowman. She is currently a recipient of the Arts Council’s Developing Your Creative Practice fund to develop and scale up her work over the next 12 months. She is also a regular director for BADA (British American Drama Academy) and an Associate Lecturer on the Performing Arts BA at Bucks University, as well as working extensively with young people.

In 2021, Bethany directed Sirens by Kenny Emson (Mercury Theatre, Colchester) to critical acclaim. Prior to the pandemic, she was working on the UK premiere The Roommate by Jen Silverman (Theatre Royal Plymouth), and the tour and transfer of Juniper and Jules (Soho Theatre / UK Tour).
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Directing credits include: Deborah by Maud Dromgoole (Audio play – Living Record Festival 2021), Juniper and Jules by Stephanie Martin (Soho Theatre / VAULT Festival - Show of the Week Award 2019) Fuck You Pay Me by Joana Nastari (VAULT & Edinburgh Festivals / Bunker Theatre) A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Gynecologic Oncology Unit by Halley Feiffer (Finborough Theatre, UK premiere – 3 x Off West End Nominations), 3 Billion Seconds by Maud Dromgoole (VAULT / Paines Plough Roundabout); Brutal Cessation by Milly Thomas (Edinburgh 2017); Spine (Underbelly Edinburgh / Soho Theatre / UK Tour – Fringe First Winner); Tether (Underbelly Edinburgh); FreeFall by Vinay Patel (Pleasance Islington – Nominated for Off West End Best Director); DESERT (National Tour / Latitude Festival).

Assistant / Associate directing includes: Song At Twilight by Noel Coward (Theatre Royal Bath) Abi by Athia Sen Gupta (Derby Theatre / Queens' Theatre Hornchurch) Frogman by curious directive (Shoreditch Town Hall / Norwich Theatre Royal / UK Tour) Dark Vanilla Jungle by Philip Ridley (Soho / Pleasance - Fringe First winner); Theatre Uncut (Traverse Theatre Fringe First Winner 2012 / Young Vic).
Credits
Juniper and Jules Soho Theatre (2022)

Sirens Mercury Theatre, Colchester (2021)
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Deborah Living Record Festival (2021)
Director

Juniper and Jules Soho Theatre / Vault Festival - Show of the Week Award 2019 (2019)
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3 Billion Seconds Vault Festival / North Wall / Wilton's Music Hall (2019)
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Fuck You Pay Me Vault Festival / Assembly Edinburgh / Bunker (2018/19)
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​​A Song At Twilight Theatre Royal Bath / UK Tour (2019)
Associate Director to Stephen Unwin

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Gynecologic Oncology Unit Finborough Theatre (2018)
Director

Abi Derby Theatre
Associate Director to Sarah Brigham

The Here and This and Now Drum Theatre Plymouth / Southwark Playhouse 
Director

Tether Underbelly Edinburgh (2015)
Director

Free Fall Pleasance Theatre (2014)
Director

Dark Vanilla Jungle Soho Theatre / UK tour 
Assistant Director to David Mercatali

Theatre Uncut Young Vic
Assistant Director to Hannah Price

Forever House Theatre Royal Plymouth 
Assistant Director to Joe Murphy

The Astronaut's Chair Theatre Royal Plymouth 
Assistant Director to Simon Stokes
REVIEWS
JUNIPER AND JULES
★★★★ "[T]his funny and sweet romance is a must-see...[b]eautifully directed by Bethany Pitts." Arifa Akbar, The Guardian

★★★★ "[A] ribald and funny examination of love and attraction." The Stage

★★★★ "A sharply observant comedy-drama." Attitude

SIRENS
★★★★★ "Director Bethany Pitts lets the play breathe, the rhythm is as perfect as the waves we hear on the shore, and the design is a triumph." British Theatre Guide (Critic's Choice 2021)

FUCK YOU PAY ME
★★★★★ "From a production standpoint, the show is a marvel of anarchic energy and high camp design. Masterfully directed by Bethany Pitts and beautifully designed by Naomi Kuyck-Cohen, the show combines poetry, direct address, audience participation, and set-pieces – both surreal and enchanting – to truly immersive effect." Everything Theatre

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...
★★★★ “The beats and rhythms of Bethany Pitts’s production are very appealing.” Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard

SPINE
★★★★ “...a production by Bethany Pitts that reminds that we can change the world beginning with ourselves and our own community.” - Lyn Gardner, The Guardian 

BRUTAL CESSATION
★★★★ “Directed with an eye for the humour found in moments of bleakness by Bethany Pitts" - The Independent