Bryony Shanahan is a freelance theatre director. Between 2019-2023 she was Joint Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

THEATRE CREDITS include: SAME TEAM STREET SOCCER (Traverse Theatre); BLOODY ELLE (West End, Soho Theatre, Royal Exchange); NO PAY? NO WAY!; BEGINNING; LET THE RIGHT ONE IN; NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE; WUTHERING HEIGHTS; QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE; NOTHING (Royal Exchange Manchester).

Other directing credits: TRADE (Young Vic); ENOUGH (Traverse Theatre); CHICKEN SOUP (Sheffield Theatres), OPERATION CRUCIBLE (59E59 NYC, Sheffield Crucible, UK Tour); BITCH BOXER (Soho Theatre, UK Tour); WEALD (Finborough Theatre); BOYS WILL BE BOYS (National Theatre); CHAPEL STREET (National Tour); YOU AND ME (Greenwich Theatre and National Tour)

Awards: Genesis Future Directors Award.