Anna Karenina

Associate Director (Bristol Old Vic Theatre )

Directed by Polina Kalinina

When her brother’s affair is discovered, Anna Karenina crosses the country by train to help save his marriage. But on her arrival at the station, a charged encounter with a dazzling young cavalry officer sends Anna on a course of action that could destroy her own marriage and tear her life apart.

Meanwhile, rejected by his beloved, Kostya Levin vows never to marry. As Anna opens herself up to love, Kostya tries in vain to shut himself off from it. Kindred spirits, Anna and Kostya are torn between desire and duty, sexual and parental love, self and society – and they won’t live a lie.

In a world of fakery, public shaming and patriarchal oppression, they are compelled to live truly – or not at all.

An Edinburgh Lyceum and Bristol Old Vic Theatre co-production.

Gaze

Assistant Director (Northern Stage)

Directed by Tilly Branson

Hope previously worked as assistant director to Tilly Branson on her production of Gaze by S L Page in November 2021.

Spanning time from the 1890s until now, GAZE is a play which follows two women on their journeys to discovering their identities. Alice Guy Blaché, the first real-life female filmmaker, is desperate for artistic license as her film career is burgeoning in the late 19th century, but faces countless barriers and betrayal. Rose, a modern day film student, is grappling with her mental health in her battle to find a sense of purpose in her life.

Three Seagulls

Assistant Director (Bristol Old Vic Theatre)

Directed by Sally Cookson

Devised by the company

Designed by Cat Fuller

Hope recently worked as an assistant director to Sally Cookson on her adaptation of The Three Seagulls, a take on the Chekhov classic. The company, formed of the final year Bristol Old Vic BA Acting students, devised the production and it played on the main stage of the Bristol Old Vic in July 2021.