Lisa Goldman

Lisa is the new Artistic Director of Soho Theatre and Baghdad Wedding is her second show in this role, following on from the success of Leaves of Glass. As founding Artistic Director of the Red Room, Lisa developed and directed a huge body of radical new writing over 10 years. Her production Hoxton Story, was a site-specific walkabout piece which she wrote and directed. Other recent new plays developed and directed include The Bogus Woman (Fringe First- Bush/Traverse/tour/Radio 3 Sunday play), Bites (Bush Theatre) and Animal (Soho Theatre), Hanging (CBL Radio 4 Friday play) all by Kay Adshead, curating Going Public (Tricycle Theatre), Playing Fields by Neela Dolezalova (Soho Theatre Company), Made in England by Parv Bancil, Sunspots, Know Your Rights and People on the River all by Judy Upton. Ex, Obsession and Surfing (Critics’ Choice BAC) and a 35mm short film My Sky is Big (NFT 1 & festivals) all by Rob Young. Lisa’s long term producing collaboration with Anthony Neilson has enabled the creation of some of his finest work – The Censor, Stitching (both Time Out Live Award winners) and The Night Before Christmas. In 2001 Lisa co-founded Artists Against the War.

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