Tian Brown-Sampson

Tian Brown-Sampson is a British-Caribbean theatre director, producer, movement director, writer, dramaturg, translator and facilitator. She is a strong advocate of promoting diversity, representation and accessibility on and off stage and in positions of power and leadership. She is currently a Trustee for Theatre503.

Her focus has centred around Black; East and South East Asian (ESEA); South Asian; and D/deaf and disabled communities within the new writing sector.

Current ventures revolve around creating large ensemble pieces and immersive, gamified

experiences around socio-political topics.

SELECTED CREDITS INCLUDE:

Directing:

The Promise (Kings College London); The Lesson (Theatre503); Violet (Pleasance Theatre); babydyke (Talawa, BBC Radio 4); Bougie Lanre’s Boulangerie (Talawa Theatre); Two Billion Beats (Orange Tree Theatre); In the Black Fantastic (Southbank Centre); Days of Significance (Arts Ed).

Associate Directing:

Roots (Almeida Theatre); Passing Strange, Further Than the Furthest Thing and Ivan and the Dogs (Young Vic); A Dead Body in Taos (Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Wilton’s Music Hall, Warwick Arts Centre); Moreno (Theatre503); and Gin Craze! (Royal and Derngate, Northampton).

Movement Directing:

The Soon Life (Southwark Playhouse); Makeshifts and Realities (Finborough Theatre); Possession (Arcola Theatre); Til Death Do Us Part (Theatre503); Heard (Camden People’s Theatre); and Spring Awakening the Musical (SOAS).