Leigh Tredger

Biography

Leigh began her training at the University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa) as an actress, dancer and director. She joined Phenduka Dance Theatre, training in African (Zulu) contemporary dance and choreography. In 2005 she moved to London and started working extensively within the ambit of physical and devised theatre, new writing, as well as directing traditional realist plays. Theatre directing credits include: Kafka v Kafka, Peer Gynt, The Libertine, Meaning of LOL, Three Nights, Rainshark, Faust is Dead, De Sade’s Tree and Electra. In 2012, Leigh completed an MA in Performance Making at Goldsmiths University, achieving a distinction. Her practice-based research focused on scenography, site–specific performance and devised theatre. Since graduating, Leigh has collaborated in performance projects for the Battersea Arts Centre and The Doodle Bar. Whilst at Regent’s University, Leigh conducted practice-based research in ‘Martial Acting’ (2012), ‘Puppetry’ (2013) and ‘Shadow Puppetry’ (2014). In the summer of 2016, Leigh will be conducting ‘Puppetry Animation’ research with Regent’s Acting and World Theatre students.

Research Interest

Physical and movement theatre