Hi, I’m Freyja, and I’m a theatre director, maker and practitioner.

I’m interested in new and participatory work, non-theatre spaces, and creating communally, in collaboration with all sorts of people.

Currently I am an Education and Community Associate at the Old Vic and an Associate Director for National Theatre Connections.

A Dad’s Guide to Losing A Child

Produced by Yet Another Carnival at Storyhouse, Chester

Performer and Writer | Thomas Frith

Co-Directors and Creators | Freyja Winterson and John Young

Riot Act

Commissioned as part of People Power Passion for Luton Borough Council

Lead Artists | Yet Another Carnival and Dark Olive

Director | Freyja Winterson for Yet Another Carnival

Producer | Amber Knipe for Dark Olive

Designer | Lauren Connolly

Composer and Sound Designer | Conrad Kira

Lighting Designer | Aaron J Dootson

When The Light Goes Out

Commissioned as Performance Maker by Cheshire East Reflects, events in Crewe town centre and Tatton Hall National Trust

Lead Artists | Yet Another Carnival

Director and Lead Performance Maker | Freyja Winterson in collaboration with John Young and Thomas Frith

Design | Pip Snow

Producer | Dark Olive

Storyhouse Community Launch

Lead Artist for Yet Another Carnival

In partnership with Fallen Angels, Passion For Learning, Encompass, Russell Kirk, Ben Lanchin and the clowns, Peewee the busker, Karamba Samba, Chester Hungarian Society, Little Actors Theatre

The Book Worm Leader | Matthew Harrison-Lord

Such a joy to be at @ntconnections Director’s Weekend to lead the 40 or so directors of Brain Play by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor & Paul Sirett in a day’s workshop unpacking the text, and exploring how they might go about directing it
Such a joy to be at @ntconnections Director’s Weekend to lead the 40 or so directors of Brain Play by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor & Paul Sirett in a day’s workshop unpacking the text, and exploring how they might go about directing it! It has been such a joy to see this play develop from initial workshop, to internal read through to it being out across the UK and Ireland in the hands of amazing young people!
With @ntconnections 2025 really getting started this weekend, I’m feeling very lucky to be returning as an Associate Director - I loved working with two schools to transfer their shows to the NT this summer.. pictured is the fantastic @national
With @ntconnections 2025 really getting started this weekend, I’m feeling very lucky to be returning as an Associate Director - I loved working with two schools to transfer their shows to the NT this summer.. pictured is the fantastic @nationaltheatre Dorfman team teching some video mapping created by a phenomenal young person
So fab to be back @orangetreetheatre for a few weeks of Summer Holiday Projects 🍊 🌳 ☀️
So fab to be back @orangetreetheatre for a few weeks of Summer Holiday Projects 🍊 🌳 ☀️
Such a joy to be at @ntconnections Director’s Weekend to lead the 40 or so directors of Brain Play by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor & Paul Sirett in a day’s workshop unpacking the text, and exploring how they might go about directing it With @ntconnections 2025 really getting started this weekend, I’m feeling very lucky to be returning as an Associate Director - I loved working with two schools to transfer their shows to the NT this summer.. pictured is the fantastic @national So fab to be back @orangetreetheatre for a few weeks of Summer Holiday Projects 🍊 🌳 ☀️