Nancy is the recipient of the 20/21 Peter Hall Bursary (National Theatre), the 2018 Sir Peter Hall Director Award (Royal & Derngate/ETT), 2017 Genesis Future Director Award (Young Vic) and the 2014 Emerging Director’s Prize (Tobacco Factory Theatres). She is a visiting director at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was joint artistic director and co-founder of the Bristol School Of Acting. In 2022 she was appointed Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic.
Giving the opening keynote at The Stage’s Future of Theatre 2024, in association with Moore Kingston Smith, Bristol Old Vic artistic director Nancy Medina spoke about the future of new writing and the industry’s responsibility to new voices. Here is her speech in full...
