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BECKY HOPE-PALMER

director & dramaturg

Becky is a Scottish theatre director, facilitator and writer based in Edinburgh. She trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and as Resident Trainee Director at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. She has been a finalist for the prestigious JMK Award 2019/2021 and is an Associate Artist with She Productions in East Yorkshire. 

Her recent theatre credits include: Woman Walking (Sylvain Productions with Perth Theatre); God Catcher (Petrichor Productions); The Steamie (Dundee Rep); Bloodbank, He Who Opens the Door, Not Now, Absolute Bowlocks, Celestial Body (A Play, A Pie, and a Pint); Seven Against Edinburgh, Macbeth (Lyceum Theatre); Jekyll and Hyde (MGA); Glory On Earth, Little Women The Musical, Faustus - That Damned Woman, 9 to 5 The Musical, The Pajama Game, Bad Roads, Much Ado About Nothing, Enron, Blue Stockings (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); The Comedy of Errors (Petersfield Shakespeare Company); The Fairy that Fell off the Christmas Tree, Bombshells, It's Different for Girls (She Productions). 

Becky’s first play with music, Seven Against Edinburgh, was produced by the Lyceum Theatre in 2022. She is currently under commission, writing a musical for Charades Theatre Company, which will be performed in New York in Autumn 2024. 

Becky has a great passion for outreach, learning and participation. Working across a variety of educational institutions and engagement departments in Scotland. Most recently writing and co-directing her first musical, Seven Against Edinburgh for the Lyceum’s inaugural Young Company. This work has involved Associate roles with the York Mystery Plays and the Lyceum. She also developed an online creative workshop programme for members of the ME/CFS community.