

Olivia Furber is a theatre director and writer experienced in mixed media and multi-lingual performances. She received a collaborative MA in International Performance Research from the Universities of Helsinki, Warwick & Amsterdam and went on to take up a movement director traineeship at Opera North in 2015. She has directed & assistant directed work for York Theatre Royal, Ensemble52 & Theatre Hullabaloo. She is co-artistic director of ivo theatre for whom credits include: In the Vice Like Grip of It (co-produced by The Lowry, ARC & Theatre in the Mill), Unofficial Translation (TATE & Fuse Gallery) & The Land’s Heart Is Greater Than Its Map (Meta Theater & The Albany).