April 2019
Based on a book by Michael Morpurgo
Adapted by Daniel Buckroyd
Puppet design & direction - Maia Kirkman-Richards
Set & Costume Design - Lizzy Leech
Sound Design & Composition - Anna Cock
Theatre Director
"What a radiant production Jessica Daniels has made" The Guardian
"A tremendous and deeply moving production from Jessica Daniels" The Stage
Photo by Leonie Spilsbury
I'm a UK-based theatre director. I make work that is playful, truthful and fun. In 2022 I was nominated for Best Director at the UK Theatre Awards for my production of Michael Morpurgo’s The Mozart Question at the Barn Theatre.
Other accolades for my work include:
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The Guardian’s Top 10 shows (2022) - The Mozart Question
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The Stage’s Top 10 Shows outside London (2019) - The Butterfly Lion
As Associate Director my work includes the National Theatre's Connections programme and the 25/26 UK tour of 2:22 A Ghost Story (starring Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton).
Previously I was the Resident Director of the Olivier Award-Winning Girl From the North Country. This included two West End transfers, the North American premiere in Toronto, a UK/Ireland tour as well as the original cast at the Old Vic.
In 2019 I co-founded the arts collective MAGNA - to find out more about our work check out: wearemagna.org