Represented by Andy at Cowley, Knox & Guy as a director.
Currently;
Associate Director to Iqbal Khan on Silence at Tara Theatre.
Upcoming;
Assistant Director to Philip Howard on Medea on the Mic at A Play, A Pie, and A Pint.
Developing;
Trompe L'Oeil by Cecile Durel.
The Next Train at Platform Two by Grant McDonald.
Previously;
Assistant Director to Beth Morton on Beauty and the Beast at Beacon Arts Centre.
Director of The Bench at The Customs House.
Director of Dance The Colour Blue at the Old Gym Theatre.
Associate Director to Abdul Shayek on Silence at Tara Theatre (R&D).
Assistant Director to Celine Lowenthal on Sugar Coat at Southwark Playhouse.
Assistant Director to Debbie Hannan on Exodus, a National Theatre of Scotland production.
Photo by Alan Maclean (Studio 10 Photography).
Director
The Bench
by Jeff Brown.
Produced by Natasha Haws, performed at The Customs House.
When you find yourself cast adrift in a strange country, there’s no substitute for finding your soulmate. Even if you’re playing in the Premier League…
Complete strangers, Vicky and Adi's paths cross on a park bench and in the ensuing week they find that, despite their very different lives, they have more in common than they think.
A moving, funny, heart-warming tale of love, loss, and football, and a reminder of how hard it is to be young and to find a glimmer of hope and happiness, no matter what riches are laid at your door.
Cast:
Hannah Marie Davis as Vicky
Jason Njoroge as Adi
Abigail Lawson as Ange
Adam Donaldson as Mike
Dan Howe as Lad
Zac Anders as Boy
Writer: Jeff Brown
Director: Olivia Millar-Ross
Producer: Natasha Haws
Technical Manager: Jordon Embleton
Lighting Designer: John Rainsforth
Set and Costume Designer: Lee Ward | Hollow Productions
Marketing: Paul Jeffrey
Photography by Wycombe 89 Media
Reviews
"The play is skilfully directed by Olivia Millar-Ross who does a fantastic job of keeping the story moving smoothly between locations and emotions" - Cultured. North East
"...the direction from Olivia Millar-Ross is crisp and pacy." - Sunderland Echo
"The obvious enjoyment of the full house was shown by frequent bursts of laughter and complete silence in the serious sections, topped off with a standing ovation." - British Theatre Guide
"There are some difficult topics tackled in Jeff Brown’s script and they are presented with a great deal of sensitivity. I was very impressed by the delicate way each of the challenging aspects of this production were presented to the very appreciative audience." - InNewcastle
Dance The Colour Blue
by Kenny Burnham.
Produced by ACS, performed at the Old Gym Theatre.
Dance The Colour Blue is a meditation on the silent grief we carry for the people we once were. During a shift at The Everlasting Arms, Nicky meets pub regular Mikey, and is reminded of a life beyond the walls of her lonely flat. As their acquaintance grows, he shares a possession of value with her. Before long, Nicky realises she is on a quest for home - a place that has never existed.
Cast:
Habiba Saleh as Nicky
Rory Grant as Mikey
Nicola Docherty as Liz
Dani Heron as Suzy
Kareem Nasif as Pete
Billy Mack as Don
Writer: Kenny Burnham
Director: Olivia Millar-Ross
Producer: ACS
Movement Director: Sasha Harrington
Lighting Designer: Michael-Alan Read
Assistant Director
Beauty and the Beast
By Alan McHugh.
Performed at Beacon Arts Centre.
Once upon a time, in the fairytale land of Auchterdreich, Inverclyde… the vain Prince Sebastian refused to marry the Witch Queen - Deadly Nightshade - who cursed him to live as a hideous beast unless he could find true love.
When Dame Betty Blumenthal, her hapless boy Boabby and their best friend Belle arrive on holiday with nowhere to stay, the Beast’s trusty servant, old Angus McFungus, thinks that Belle might be the one to break the curse, and invites them up to the castle… whilst hoping to get aff with Betty!
Join our evil witch, our cursed prince, our fairytale princess, our dopey dame, her silly son and a castle full of enchanted prisoners on a roller coaster ride of thrills and spills, to cheer the goodies and boo the baddies and discover if true love will win the day in time to defeat the curse.
Cast:
Jane McCarry
Mark Cox
Jimmy Chisholm
Lee Samuel
Shannon Swan
Sam Willison
Alison Hunter
Natalie Tedesco
Alistair Fitton
Sean Van Oostum
Writer: Alan McHugh
Director: Beth Morton
Assistant Director: Olivia Millar-Ross
Musical Director: John Kielty
Sound Designer: Corey Jackson
Choreographer: Georgina Mannifield
Lighting Designer: Simon Hayes
Production Manager: John Wilkie
DSM: Dayna Cumming
SM: Laura McGarvey
ASM: Lara Cassidy
Wardrobe Supervisor: Karen Short
Props Assistant: Chloe MacMaster
✮✮✮✮ The Stage
✮✮✮✮ Broadway World
✮✮✮✮ Braw Theatre
✮✮✮✮ Corr Blimey
Sugar Coat
by Lilly Pollard and Joel Samuels.
Produced by Emma Blackman, performed at Southwark Playhouse.
A feminist gig theatre show about love, loss and lubrication. Based on a true story, Sugar Coat is a hilarious and heartfelt mix of rebellious empowerment and laugh-out-loud teen angst.
Performed by an all female and non-binary band, Sugar Coat follows one woman’s coming-of-age journey, spanning across eight years of sexual highs and lows, with sprinklings of 90s nostalgia and an unashamedly queer and feminist call to arms.
Cast:
Dani Heron
Eve de leon Allen
Sarah Workman
Rachel Barnes
Anya Pearson
Co-writers: Lilly Pollard and Joel Samuels
Director: Celine Lowenthal
Assistant Director: Olivia Millar-Ross
Co-musical Directors: Lilly Pollard and Anya Pearson
Composer: Lilly Pollard
Producer: Emma Blackman
Associate Producer: Josephine Shipp
Sound Designer: Lucy Baker-Swinburn
Sound Operator: Raffaela Pancucci
Lighting Designer: Martha Godfrey
Set and Costume Designer: Ruth Badila
Production Manager: Misha Mah
Company Stage Manager: Summer Keeling
Social Media Marketing: Millie Whittam
Marketing Consultants: Emma Martin Arts Marketing
PR Consultant: Chloe Nelkin Consulting
Photography by Ali Wright
Reviews
✮✮✮✮✮ Broadway World
✮✮✮✮✮ All That Dazzles
✮✮✮✮✮ The Reviews Hub
✮✮✮✮✮ ReviewsGate
✮✮✮✮ The Guardian
✮✮✮✮ The Stage
✮✮✮✮ London Theatre Reviews
Exodus
by Uma Nada-Rajah.
A National Theatre of Scotland production, it performed at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, then toured Scotland.
Bold, satirical and uncomfortably funny, Exodus explores systematic deception and the indifference to human suffering.
In her bid to become the country’s leader, Home Secretary Asiya Rao prepares to make a major policy announcement that will establish her as the front-runner of the political race. Alongside her cut-throat and calculating advisor Phoebe, she embarks on a publicity stunt starting with a photo shoot by the white cliffs of Dover. But rather than the tide washing her reputation clean, something else washes up…
An omen or an opportunity? The women are determined to keep their eyes on the prize, no matter the human cost.
Cast:
Aryana Ramkhalawon as Asiya
Habiba Saleh as Haben
Sophie Steer as Phoebe
Anna Russell-Martin as Tobi
Writer: Uma Nada-Rajah
Director: Debbie Hannan
Assistant Director: Olivia Millar-Ross
Producer: Ailie Crerar-Blythe
DSM: Katie Stephen
Set and Costume Designer: Alisa Kalyanova
LX Designer: Laura Howard
Video: Rob Willoughby
Sound Designer/Composition: Mark Melville
Casting Director: Laura Donnelly CDG
BSL Interpreters: Ali Gordon and Amy Cheskin
Dramaturg: Rosie Kellegher
Fight Director: Janet Lawson
Off-stage Voices: Tyler Collins
Opera Singing: Lea Shaw
Reviews
✮✮✮✮✮ ThreeWeeks Edinburgh
✮✮✮✮✮ The Sunday Express
✮✮✮✮ The Observer
✮✮✮✮ WhatsOnStage
✮✮✮✮ The Scotsman
✮✮✮✮ Broadway Baby
✮✮✮✮ The Guardian