Director

Currently:

  • Currently directing One Tiny Penguin, the latest production in the Hippodrome’s acclaimed My First Musical series, following 5-star hits No Such Thing as Wolves, and The Jingleclaw. This new musical for 3+ audiences which runs 5th December - 3rd January at the Patrick Studio.

    Director - Laura Ryder
    Book and Lyrics - Julie Tsang
    Music and Lyrics - Jordan Li Smith
    Movement and Puppetry Director - Matthew Forbes
    Musical Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrators - Auburn Jam
    Musical Director - Livs Needham
    Set and Costume Designer - TK Hay
    Puppet Designer - Mikayla R. Teodoro
    Lighting Designer - Lucy Adams
    Sound Design - Alistair Penman

  • The King Who Banned The Dark
    Based on the book by Emily Haworth-Booth, adapted by Tristan Bernays. An illuminating tale of power, revolution, darkness and light for children aged 5-8.

     A boy who is afraid of the dark grows up to become King. He installs an artificial sun, enforces an "anti-dark" law and the Light Police spread propaganda of the dangers of the dark…the citizens don't need to worry about monsters, crime, or any of the other scary things that might live in the dark. But, what happens when nobody can sleep, and the citizens revolt? A modern fable of community, revolution and courage. 

     Funded by Arts Council England, supported by the Unicorn Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Sheffield Theatres and The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

    Writer: Tristan Bernays

    Director: Laura Ryder

    Lighting Designer: Will Monks

    Composer and Sound Designer: Reisz Amos

    Casting Director: Saffeya Shebli 

    Dramaturg: Caroline Wilkes

    Producer: Hope Ward-Brown


Previously:

  • BSL intergrated, Audio Description intergrated and Creative Captioned.

    Director - Laura Ryder
    Original Director & Writer - Sarah Brigham
    Designer - Rachana Jadhav
    Puppet Director & Designer - John Barber
    Creative Captions - Ben Glover
    Creative Audio Description Consultant - Ben Wilson
    Costume Designer - Tim Heywood
    Composer & Sound Designer - Ivan Stott
    Lighting Designer - Jessica Brigham
    BSL Consultant - Donna Mullings
    Movement Director - Stacey Green

    Photo credit: Graeme Braidwood

  • ‘This is a wonderfully immersive piece of children’s theatre put together with great love and care, and a real understanding of how to entertain youngsters’ - LeftLion

    Writer - Isabella Waldron
    Designer - Alexandrea Hopkin-Spratt
    Composer & Musical Director - Ben Glasstone
    Lyrics - Isabella Waldron & Ben Glasstone
    Lighting Designer - Sam Osborne
    Movement Director - Kimberly Jones

    Photo credit: Tracey Whitefoot

  • Writer - Rae Mainwaring
    Director - Omar Khan
    Designer - Gemma Casey Kirk
    Composer and Sound Design - Lucy James
    Movement Director - Laura Ryder

  • A show which celebrates nature, play and imagination, about getting lost but not too lost.

    Commissioned by Attenborough Arts Centre; in association with Mansfield Palace; supported by Derby Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse

    Devisers and performers - Dylan Bull & Catriona James
    Assistant Director - Octavia Nyombi
    Dramaturg & Early Years’ Theatre Consultant - Sarah Argent
    Set & Costume Designer - Maria Terry
    Sound Designer - Ivan Stott
    LX Designer - Tom Robbins
    Movement Director - Harry Kingscott
    Executive Producer - Rafia Hussain
    Assistant Producer - Humaira Imtiaz
    Production Manager - Simon Birchall
    Stage Manager - Elspeth Goodman

    Photo credit: One Brown Bear  

  • An absurd physical comedy exploring climate apathy. 

    Commissioned by China Plate, In Good Company, Warwick Arts Centre, Attenborough Arts Centre, Midlands Arts Centre. 

    “A brilliantly devised piece” North West End Review

    Co-Devised and Performed by Laura Ryder & Harry Kingscott
    Set & Costume Design - Maria Terry
    Sound Design - Ivan Stott
    Lighting Design - Pete Rickards
    Executive Producer - Rafia Hussain

    Photo Credit: Matt Cawrey

  • “Environmental activism has never looked like this before" Elementary WhatsOn

    A dance theatre show exploring bees, friendship and small acts of rebellion.

    Devised and Performed by Laura Ryder and Freya Sharp
    Director - David Ralfe
    Designer - Maria Terry
    Dramaturg - James Varney
    Sound Design - Luke Galloway

    Photo credit- Luke Galloway