Omar Elerian

 
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Biography:
Omar Elerian is a freelance theatre director, writer and dramaturg based in London. Italian of Palestinian descent, Omar trained in Italy and then graduated from Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris in 2005. 

Omar was resident Associate Director at the Bush Theatre from 2012 to 2019, where he commissioned and directed hit shows including Misty by Arinzé Kene, NASSIM by Nassim Soleimanpour, the Olivier-nominated show You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy by Caroline Horton, as well as co-creating site-specific show The Mill: City of Dreams for Freedom Studios and Autoreverse at Battersea Arts Centre. 

Omar is currently developing projects with the Almeida, National Theatre, Staadttheater Mainz, Collective Ma’louba and The Shed in New York.

 
 
PIP Credits: Director - Fireworks (Original, Translation 1 & 2)

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