Tania is a Portuguese theatre maker, director and dramaturg who graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, the King’s Head Theatre and the Royal Opera House’s JPA Opera Directors Training Programme led by Katie Mitchell. She has recently been Resident and International Associate Director on &JULIET (West End), a Guest Artistic Director for the King's Head Theatre and currently specialises in development of new work.
Awards and Nominations
2023 WhatsOnStage Award Winner of Best Off-West-End Production for But I’m a Cheerleader
2023 BroadwayWorld Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical for Mayflies
2022 BroadwayWorld Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical for But I’m a Cheerleader
2022 OFFIE Award Finalist for Best Direction of a Musical for But I’m a Cheerleader
2021 Recipient of DYCP Grant with Placement at Leicester Curve
2018 OFFIE Award nomination for Best New Musical for It’s Only Life
2017 OFFIE Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical for Paper Hearts
2012 Scottish Daily Mail Drama Award Winner for The Picture House
List Of Productions
2024
YOU&IT | Workshop | Wonderville UK
SONGS FOR SLUTTY GIRLS | The Other Palace Studio
SPRING AWAKENING | Urdang | Bernie Grant Arts Centre
RENT | Arts Ed
2023
ONCE UPON A MATRESS | Guildford School of Acting
MT PRIDE LAB | Guest Artistic Director | King's Head Theatre
MAYFLIES | York Theatre Royal
A MOTHER'S SONG | Macrobert Arts Centre
2022
BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER | Winner Best Off-West-End Production | Turbine Theatre
STATE FAIR | Mountview Academy of Performing Arts
2021
[TITLE OF SHOW] | Mountview
2020
THE BOW MAKER | National Theatre of Scotland
2019
NINE | Mountview Academy of Performing Arts
MASTERS AND JOHNSON | Dundee Rep
LIMBO: CITY OF DREAMS | Edinburg Festival Fringe / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
2018
IT'S ONLY LIFE | Union Theatre
THE LOST ONES | Theatre Royal Stratford East / The Bush
THE TOYBOY DIARIES | Hope Mill Theatre
DEPTFORD WIVES | East 15
2017
TENDERLY | New Wimbledon Theatre
XY | The Other Palace
2016
PAPER HEARTS | Underbelly, Edinburgh / Upstairs at the Gatehouse / First Stage, Germany
PIECE OF SILK | The Hope Theatre
2015
HELLO AGAIN | The Hope Theatre
ASSOCIATE & RESIDENT DIRECTOR
IN DREAMS | Associate Director | Director: Luke Shepherd | Leeds Playhouse/ Mirvish Theatre, Canada
& JULIET | Resident Director | Director: Luke Sheppard | Shaftesbury Theatre
HEATHERS | Assistant/ Resident Director | Director: Andy Fickman | Theatre Royal Haymarket
THE STATE OF THAT PLACE | Associate Director | Director: Pedro Ribeiro | Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival