Jennifer Lane Baker (she/her) is a theatre director and facilitator. She trained on the MFA Theatre Directing programme at Birkbeck and at Curve in Leicester, and she holds a degree in English Literature from Durham University (where she was a recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for the Arts).

Jennifer is currently developing new actor-musician folk musical The Snare and Feral with the Daywalkers Collective, and is the UK associate director on The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum.

She has directed and worked as associate/assistant director on productions in the West End, across the UK, and internationally in the USA, Australia and Japan. Jennifer also regularly teaches and facilitates workshops at leading drama schools - please get in touch if this is of interest.

She was recently associate director on A Chorus Line at Sadler’s Wells and on UK tour. Prior to this she worked as resident director on The Lehman Trilogy in the West End and on international tour.

Jennifer is passionate about making work that is visually exciting, dynamic, camp, and heartfelt, with storytelling and audience at the heart of her practice. She loves music, dance, and silliness.

Aside from all this, Jennifer also enjoys crafting, reading, frequenting art exhibitions and travelling the world. And talking!