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Jaz Woodcock-Stewart is a director working in Theatre, Performance, and Screen. She is from Dudley and is based in London.
She is the co-writer and director of Lands (2017-18) and writer and director of Civilisation (2019-2021), a collaboration with acclaimed choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple. Civilisation won the Jury Prize at the European Festival for Young Stage Directors at Dresden Staatsschauspiel. Jaz will direct a new work for Dresden Staatsschauspiel in 2023.
She trained on the National Theatre Studio Directors Course, the Acting and Contemporary Theatre course at East 15 and Dartington College of Arts.
She was nominated by the National Theatre as part of mitos21, the European Theatre Network, to create a new piece at Performance Laboratory Salzburg 2019.
In the UK, she has been the finalist for several directing awards; Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2020, Genesis Future Directors Award 2019 and 2017, the RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2018 and the JMK Award 2016.
She is the Artistic Director of award-winning arts company, Antler (Winner of IdeasTap Underbelly Award, Winner of Pulse Festival Suitcase Prize, Nominated for The Stage Best Ensemble Award, Winner of Best Short Fiction at BFI Future Film Festival) who have transferred shows to the Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre, HOME, BAC and New Diorama as well as internationally to Hellerau.
Antler were an Associate Company at the Bush Theatre 2017-18.
Jaz is an associate artist at Brixton House.
Credits
Credits
- AS DIRECTOR
- AS STAFF/ RESIDENT/ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
- AS CO-CREATOR
- DRAMATURGY
- SHORT FILM
- EDUCATION/ TRAINING
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2023Production (role): PARADISE NOW!Company: Bush TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2022Production (role): ELECTRIC ROSARYCompany: Royal Exchange TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2022Production (role): GULLIVER'S TRAVELSCompany: Unicorn TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2021Production (role): CIVILISATIONCompany: New Diorama / HOME / HellerauProject details:
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Date: 2021Production (role): MADRIGALCompany: RCSSDProject details: Devised by Jaz and the company
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Date: 2020Production (role): FENCompany: LAMDAProject details:
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Date: 2020Production (role): LEARNING PIECECompany: The PlaceProject details:
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Date: 2019Production (role): ANNA FIERLINGCompany: East 15 Acting SchoolProject details: A version of Brecht's Mother Courage
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Date: 2019Production (role): CIVILISATIONCompany: UnderbellyProject details:
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Date: 2019Production (role): SOMETHING NEWCompany: Thomas Bernhard Institut/NT/Mitos21,Project details: Performance Laboratory Salzburg, Theater at the KunstQuartier
Nominated by the National Theatre to attend
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Date: 2018/2019Production (role): BROTHERCompany: YardProject details: R&D
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Date: 2018Production (role): LANDSCompany: Antler/ Bush TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2018Production (role): THE BACCHAECompany: East 15 Acting SchoolProject details: by Euripides in a version by David Greig
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Date: 2018Production (role): WIFMON (R&D)Company: National Theatre StudioProject details: Jaz was on a writing attachment at NT Studio
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Date: 2017Production (role): DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WOMAN FOLLOWING A TRAGIC EVENT (Work in Progress)Company: The YardProject details: First Drafts
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Date: 2017Production (role): LANDSCompany: AntlerProject details: Run at Summerhall as part of Edinburgh Fringe
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Date: 2017Production (role): FIRST SECOND (Workshop)Company: Oxford School of DramaProject details:
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Date: 2016Production (role): LANDS (R&D)Company: Antler / BACProject details:
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Date: 2016Production (role): DAYS LIKE THISCompany: Antler/ BACProject details: Befestival
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Date: 2016Production (role): IF I WERE MECompany: Antler / Soho TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2016Production (role): YOU'RE SO RELEVANTCompany: Young VicProject details: Short play by Joel Horwood as part of the Five Plays Project
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Date: 2015Production (role): IF I WERE MECompany: Antler / Underbelly / Bush TheatreProject details:
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Date: 2014Production (role): WHISTLEBLOWERCompany: Theatre503Project details: Short play by Nasi Voutsas
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Date: 2014Production (role): SCHOOLBOYCompany: The CockpitProject details: Short play by Sam Grabiner
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Date: 2013Production (role): DREAMS OF A SCHOLARCompany: OvalhouseProject details: Short play by Emma Denis-Edwards
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Date: 2012Production (role): THIS WAY UPCompany: AntlerProject details: Debut at Edinburgh Fringe
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2019Production (role): ALL ABOUT EVECompany: Sonia FriedmanProject details: Directed by Ivo Van Hove
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Date: 2017/2018Production (role): NETWORK (Staff Director)Company: National TheatreProject details: Adapted by Lee Hall based on the Paddy Chayevsky film.
Directed by Ivo Van Hove. -
Date: 2016/2017Production (role): LAZARUS (Resident Director)Company: King's Cross TheatreProject details: by David Bowie and Enda Walsh.
Directed by Ivo Van Hove. -
Date: 2016/2017Production (role): ADLER AND GIBB (Assistant Director)Company: Royal Court and In Company Collective TourProject details: Written and directed by Tim Crouch.
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Date: 2016Production (role): SHAPE OF THE PAIN (Assistant Director)Company:Project details: By Chris Thorpe.
Concept and direction by Rachel Bagshaw.
R&D. -
Date: 2016Production (role): TORTOISE (Assistant Director)Company: Arcola TheatreProject details: Rehearsed reading
Directed by Ellen McDougall. -
Date: 2015Production (role): MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Assistant Director)Company: Young VicProject details: Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins.
As part of the Jerwood Assistant Director Programme 2015/2016 supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation. -
Date: 2014Production (role): STINK FOOT (Assistant Director)Company: The YardProject details: Directed by Jeff James.
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Date: 2014Production (role): EYE OF A NEEDLE (Assistant Director)Company: Southwark PlayhouseProject details: Directed by Holly Roughan
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2013Production (role): WHERE THE WHITE STOPSCompany: Antler / Underbelly / The Bush / New Diorama / UK TourProject details: Directed by Richard Perryman
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2016/2017Production (role): EUROHOUSECompany: Summerhall and UK TourProject details: By Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas.
Nominated for a Total Theatre Award for Innovation, Experimentation and Playing with Form.
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2012Production (role): EMMELINECompany: AntlerProject details: Writer and Co-Creator.
Winner of Best Short Fiction at BFI Future Film Festival, Winner of Youth Jury Prize at Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Official Selection for New York International Children's Film Festival, Melbourne International Children's Film Festival, Singapore International Children's Film Festival, amongst others.
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DateCompany
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Date: 2016Company: National Theatre Studio Director's Course
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Date: 2015/2016Company: Jerwood Assistant Director Programme, Young Vic
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Date: 2011-2012Company: Darlington College of Arts
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Date: 2009-2012Company: EAST 15 Acting School, BA (Hons) Acting and Contemporary Theatre, 1st Class