Nadia Fall is the new Artistic Director of the Young Vic theatre in London. She was formerly Artistic Director and CEO of Theatre Royal Stratford East, and was an associate director at the National Theatre from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this she spent many years as assistant and protégé of acclaimed theatre and film director, Sir Nicholas Hytner. Her work includes a critically acclaimed production of Mike Leigh's cult classic Abigail's Party, August Wilson's King Hedley II and The Village at Stratford East; Three Sisters (in a new version by Inua Ellams), Home (also as writer), The Suicide, Our Country’s Good, Dara, Chewing Gum Dreams (created by Michaela Coel), Hymn and The Doctor’s Dilemma at the National; Talking Heads at The Bridge; Hir and Disgraced at Bush; Way Upstream at Chichester; Hobson’s Choice at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; and The Maids and Oliver Twist at the Lyric Hammersmith. In 2018 she completed her debut short film, BUSH, with Neon Films and Film4. In 2020 she filmed NO MASKS, a Sky original drama based on the stories of key workers from the community and their fight against the coronavirus, starring Russell Tovey, Anya Chalotra and Eamonn Walker. Fall also filmed her production of Alan Bennett’s TALKING HEADS (THE OUTSIDE DOG), for BBC One, starring Rochenda Sandall. In 2020, Fall was named as a Sky Arts ambassador in 2020 and included as a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2023. BRIDES is Nadia’s debut feature film.