Linda Muirhead

Linda Muirhead

Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
Theatre Arts Manager

Contact details

Telephone
0121 414 5677
Email
l.muirhead@bham.ac.uk

As Theatre Arts Manager I specialise in stage management teaching and support, as well as having oversight for the delivery of all theatrical and practical activity in drama.

My role is varied- both teaching practical production skills, and advising and facilitating students, colleagues and industry partners in their creative work.

Qualifications

  • BA- Stage Management Studies, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 2000

Biography

After a decade freelancing in the theatre industry, I joined the University of Birmingham’s Drama department as Stage Manager in 2008.

I have worked up and down the UK - from Pitlochry Festival Theatre to Bristol Old Vic in a range of stage management roles. I have worked on all shapes and sizes of performances within production teams- including musicals, new writing, site-specific pieces, pantomimes, park promenade shows, immersive works, youth theatre and large scale tours.

After touring I settled in Birmingham and have worked with Birmingham Rep, Birmingham Opera Company, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and BBC Birmingham.

Teaching

Convenor for the following undergraduate modules:

BA Drama and Theatre Arts:

  • Theatre Crafts 1: Production Allocation
  • Theatre Crafts 1: Production Arts
  • Theatre Crafts 2
  • Theatre Crafts 3

BA Drama and English / Film / Creative Writing:

  • Production Skills (upcoming 2025)

BA Cultural and Creative Industries:

  • Creative Realisation: Crafting Outputs (upcoming 2025)

Beyond these I contribute to a very wide range of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the following fields: 

  • Stage Management
  • Production Management
  • Theatrical Health and Safety