Lara Lawman
Director | Writer | Practitioner
Lara is an award winning Southwest-based director, movement director, writer and theatre maker. Her practice as a director centres on interdisciplinary, visually explosive work that gives audiences space to emotionally connect with the power of live performance. She is interested in exploring our behaviours - individually and collectively - through humour or heartbreak. Lara’s work spans new writing, devised work, classical texts and musical theatre. Her collaborative and responsive approach is shaped by a PGCE in Drama, years of teaching experience, and a BA in Liberal Arts from the University of Exeter.
Training:
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MA Drama Directing, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
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PGCE Secondary Drama, University of Buckingham
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BA Liberal Arts, University of Exeter

WINNER
Brian Buttle Technical
Theatre Award
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 2025
(The Effect)
FINALIST
Best Two Hander
London Pub Theatre Standing Ovation Awards 2024
(Rosaline and Juliet
by Lara Lawman and Lily Roberts)
Upcoming:
The Penelopiad/Dracula, Bath Theatre Academy, 2026
The Dream Queen (R&D), Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2026
Elevate Shorts, Exeter Northcott, 2026
Recent:
We Will Rock You, Bristol Hippodrome, 2026
The Aquarium of Impossible Things, The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath, 2026
It's Gonna Blow!, The Pleasance Theatre, 2026
Roots and Reflections, The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, 2026
WINNER
Best Director
DarkChat Awards
Edinburgh Fringe 2025
(It's Gonna Blow)
TOP 5 SHOWS OF 2025
Life as Theatre (No.2)
(The Effect)
‘When the work explodes, as it does in Lara Lawman’s scintillating production of 'The Effect', it reminds you that the future of the industry is bright’
Kris Hallet, Life as Theatre
Links:
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Top 5 Shows of 2025, Life As Theatre: Top 5 Shows of 2025 | Kris Hallett- life as theatre
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We Will Rock You, Bristol Hippodrome: She’s a Killer Queen: 'We Will Rock You' comes to Bristol Hippodrome - The Bristol Magazine Online
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Spotlight on Alumni University of Exeter: Spotlight on Alumni | English and Creative Writing | University of Exeter