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Lizzie Birrenbach

Directing

MFA Classical and Contemporary Text Class of 2025

Bio:

Nationality: German

Visa Status: UK Work Visa Application in Progress

Scholarships/Awards: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Trust

Skills:

Languages: German (Native), Russian (Intermediate)

Singing: Classical

Previous Training/Qualifications: BA Theatre Studies & Slavistics (1.9), Universität Leipzig (2023)

Other: Bartending, Horse Riding, Drivers License

Work Experience:

Director, Master & Margarita (J.C. van Itallie after M. Bulgakov), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Assistant Director, ANTIGONE (Sophokles), RCS (dir. Leonor Estrada Franke)

Moderator/Editor/Co-Director, The Dragon Mountain (Mockumentary), RCS On The Verge Festival

Assistant Director, Richard II (Shakespeare), Shakespeare’s Globe (dir. Michael Brown)

Assistant Director, Opera Double Bill: The Raven/Erwartung (Hosokawa/Schönberg), Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig (dir. B. Von Poser)

Second Assistant Director, Herr Kleee und Herr Feld (Bergmann), Hamburger Kammerspiele (dir. U. Maack)

Editor/Asisstant Director/DOP, MASCHA (Documentary), Freie Universität Berlin

Director, A Doll’s House (Ibsen), University of Glasgow

Workshops:

Voice Workshop, Nadine George (Voice Studio International/RCS), May 2024

Writing Workshop, Gary McNair (RCS), November 2023

Writing Development & Research Workshop, Philip Howard (Traverse/RCS), February 2024

Viewpoint Workshops, Josh Armstrong (RCS), April 2024

Intimacy Co-ordination, Sharon McKay (RCS), November 2023