Jessica Daniels

Jess is a freelance theatre director, previously nominated for Best Director at the UK Theatre Awards for The Mozart Question.

Her work has been included in The Guardian’s Top 10 shows (2022) & The Stage’s Top 10 shows (2019). In 2023 she was longlisted for the Sir Peter Hall Director Award.

Directing credits include: Lynn Faces (New Diorama/Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe), Constellations, The Mozart Question, The Butterfly Lion (Barn Theatre) The Snow Queen (South Street Arts Centre); Beige (VAULT Festival); A Pupil (Park Theatre); Connect NOW Monologues (The Old Vic); Conquest (VAULT Festival / The Bunker); The State We’re In (Theatre503)

Jess has been the Resident Director of the Olivier Award-Winning Girl From the North Country since it began at The Old Vic in 2017. This includes two West End transfers, the 2019 North American premiere in Toronto, and the 2023 UK/Ireland tour.