ABOUT

Director. Developer of New Work. Cross-Cultural Programmer.

Bronagh Lagan is an award-winning theatre director whose work centres on developing and staging ambitious new writing, with a particular focus on under-represented voices and cross-cultural narratives.

Originally from Northern Ireland, her artistic practice is shaped by a deep awareness of political history, identity and the power of storytelling to bridge communities. She has directed across the West End, major UK regional theatres and international opera houses, working at scale while remaining rooted in new work development.

Bronagh directed the Olivier-nominated Cruise by Jack Holden, the first new play to reopen the West End following the pandemic, at both the Duchess and Apollo Theatres. She later directed the filmed version at Shoreditch Town Hall, which won the ONCOMM Award for Best Recorded Show.

Her productions frequently sit at the intersection of music, politics and global storytelling. She directed the London premiere of Flowers for Mrs Harris starring Olivier Award-winner Jenna Russell; reimagined Rags by Charles Strouse and Stephen Schwartz in collaboration with Schwartz for a new actor-musician production; and directed the world premiere of Umm Kulthum & the Golden Era, the first bilingual English-Arabic musical of its kind, staged at the London Palladium, the National Theatre of Bahrain and Dubai Opera House.

Her wider credits include work at the London Coliseum (ENO), Theatre Royal Haymarket, Riverside Studios, Hope Mill Theatre and across the UK and internationally. Her productions have toured nationally, been distributed on BroadwayHD and generated internationally released cast recordings.

Alongside directing, Bronagh works closely with writers and composers from early development through to premiere production. She is part of the From Page to Stage literary department at Aria Entertainment and is a regular practitioner at leading drama schools, shaping emerging artists and advocating for bold, inclusive programming.

Her work is driven by a belief that theatre should expand the canon, connect cultures and operate at both artistic and civic scale.