Maisie
Newman


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Working-class, Jewish director, choreographer + writer for theatre and opera based in East London and Bristol. 

Currently on commission as a librettist for a new English Touring Opera for young and SEND audiences. 

For an up to date list of most recent credits and email address, please see CV .



MIDDLETOWN
Director 
Guildford School of Drama (BA Acting)

Writer
Will Eno

Composer and Sound Designer
Johnny Edwards 

Costume Design
Zoe Murdoch 

Set Design
Tara Usher

Lighting Design
Jon Stacey

Photography
Steve Gregson 



Synecdoche New York meets The Truman Show meets small town American life. 

Middletown  is a deeply moving and funny play exploring the universe of a small American town. As a friendship develops between long-time resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between. 

Maisie worked closely with sound designer Johnny Edwards to construct an intimate and hyper naturalistic sound world with live microphones.  This often descended into chaos, absurdity and surrealism and lay the foundation for a meta-style concept on the production based off the works of Charlie Kaufman. 
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