20 South Street

20 South Street

a creative home for collaboration

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& Working
with
Writers

Theatre
Director

"Glentworth rises to the challenge of the role magnificently... a moving piece of theatre" ReviewsGate

SEVEN and a HALF YEARS by Mark Glentworth

& Working
with
Writers

Theatre
Director

"a challenging show with a nuanced and powerful solo performance" FringeGuru

A Voice by Anne Bertreau

Theatre
Director

"directed by Julia Stubbs and acted with a bruising physicality rarely seen this side of an old Sam Shepard play" The New York Times

In My Name by Steven Hevey

Short
Film
Director

Chicken by Lin Coghlan

Theatre
Director

"20 South Street deserve praise for bringing the work of award-winning Catalan writer Josep Maria Benet i Jornet to a wider audience" Remotegoat

Desire by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet

20 South Street

a creative home for collaboration

The important thing is not to know where you are going, to be open to accidents.
That’s what keeps it fun.

Robert Lepage

20 South Street was founded in 2010 by Julia Stubbs, a theatre director and experienced practitioner with a background in acting, producing, new writing, classical texts, dramaturgy, and devising.

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I’ve always felt that the scene is something that happens in the space between the actors.

Declan Donnellan

Theatre Director

Julia’s process as a director has been greatly influenced by her work as an actor and through watching the productions of theatre companies such as Steppenwolf and Ex Machina, and so she works closely with actors to release the performer’s freedom on stage in order to create visceral, emotional characters.

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SEVEN and a HALF YEARS

A Voice

Desire

In My Name

Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.

Martin Scorsese

Short Film Director

Julia began directing short films in 2020 and she is continuing to collaborate with emerging writers on creating new shorts, bringing the way she works as a theatre director into the production process.

The important thing is not to know where you are going, to be open to accidents.
That’s what keeps it fun.

20 South Street

I’ve always felt that the scene is something that happens in the space between the actors.

Theatre Director

SEVEN and a HALF YEARS

A Voice

Desire

In My Name

Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.

Short Film Director

TO WOMB IT MAY CONCERN

A Clean Slate

Chicken

Ray and Doreen

Looking for a collaborator for your next project?

The important thing is not to know where you are going, to be open to accidents. That’s what keeps it fun.

20 South Street

I’ve always felt that the scene is something that happens in the space between the actors.

Theatre Director

SEVEN and a HALF YEARS

A Voice

Desire

In My Name

Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.

Short Film Director

TO WOMB IT MAY CONCERN

A Clean Slate

Chicken

Ray and Doreen

Looking for a collaborator for your next project?

The important thing is not to know where you are going, to be open to accidents.
That’s what keeps it fun.