Ruth Carney

Ruth is currently Creative Associate at Sheffield Theatres. Ruth has just directed Suitcase City for Sheffield Theatres.  She was Associate Director on the UK tour of Our House The Musical and she was Associate Director on The Lord of The Rings, Theatre Royal Drury Lane London, both directed by Matthew Warchus.

Most recently Ruth directed A Model Girl, Greenwich Theatre, the UK Professional Premiere of The Laramie Project at Sound Theatre, London and the World Premiere of The Lemon Princess by Rachael McGill from an original idea by Ruth Carney at The West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.

Other directing credits include: Les Liaisons Dangerous; My Matisse; Blue Remembered Hills; Measure for Measure; The Sea; Music Lessons; Family; Company; Mina Laury; Emma and Oleanna. Ruth was joint Artistic Director of the New British Writing Season for the Caird Company), this showcased over fifty new pieces of work. As an Associate Artist Ruth worked on the BBC Concert Orchestra performance of Pal Joey and On Your Toes performed on BBC Radio Two. Ruth assisted Hettie Macdonald on the National Theatres production and tour of Sanctuary by Tanika Gupta.

Ruth has a BA(hons) from the University of Sheffield and an MA in Theatre Directing from The Russian Theatre Academy, Moscow and Middlesex University, London.  Ruth was also a participant on the Directors Course at The National Theatre.

Future projects include: Sisters by Stephanie Street (a verbatim piece about British Muslim Women developed with the National Theatre Studio)