Nadia Fall

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Nadia Fall is a playwright and theatre and film director. From 2025, she is the artistic director and joint-chief executive of the Young Vic Theatre.

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Early life

She was born to south Asian parents in Southwark, London and raised in and around London as well as in the Middle East. [1] [2] She trained in directing at Goldsmiths College, University of London and on the National Theatre Studio’s directors programme. [3]

Career

Theatre

As a theatre director at the Royal National Theatre her plays included directing The Doctor’s Dilemma in 2012. and writing and directing Home in 2013. [4] [5] She also directed Chewing Gum Dreams by Michaela Coel and Inua Ellams’ adaptation of Three Sisters . She was an associate at the National between 2015 and 2018. [1] [6] She also worked with London's Hampstead Theatre and Bush Theatre, where she directed Taylor Mac's Hir. [7]

She joined Theatre Royal Stratford East as artistic director in 2017. The productions she directed at Stratford East include August Wilson’s King Hedley II starring Sir Lenny Henry and a large-scale production of Noye's Fludde in collaboration with the English National Opera, which won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera. [1] [6] Her programming highlights included a hit revival of Equus , which won three Off-West End Awards in 2020, including Best Production, and later transferred to the West End. [8] [9]

In 2024, she was announced to be succeeding Kwame Kwei-Armah in January 2025 as the artistic director and joint-chief executive of the Young Vic Theatre. [1]

Film

The world premiere of her debut feature-length film Brides will be at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. [10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2025 Brides Director

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Young Vic theatre announces Nadia Fall as new artistic director". The Guardian. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Dex, Robert (21 May 2024). "Stratford East boss Nadia Fall takes over at Young Vic theatre". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Hemley, Matthew (21 May 2024). "Young Vic appoints Nadia Fall as artistic director". The Stage. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Writer-director Nadia Fall on Home, her National Theatre play about the young and homeless". Evening Standard. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Home at National Theatre shines light on homelessness". BBC News. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 Wood, Alex (21 May 2024). "Nadia Fall announced as new artistic director of the Young Vic". Whats on Stage. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nadia Fall joins Theatre Royal Stratford East as artistic director - News - The Stage". 14 June 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "2020 Awards Ceremony – the Offies". Offies.London. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Gans, Andrew (21 May 2024). "Nadia Fall Named New Artistic Director of London's Young Vic". Playbill. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2025). "25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres". The Playlist.net. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bankside Films says yes to Nadia Fall debut 'Brides' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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