Sophie Gilpin

Sophie Gilpin is an award-winning theatre, opera and film director based in West Yorkshire. Sophie has a BA in Theatre & Performance Studies from the University of Warwick and an MA in Arts Management, Policy & Practice from the University of Manchester where her research focus was on cultural policy. She is also Co-Founder of SWAP’ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera) and a regular guest speaker and discussion panellist on directing, arts leadership, and diversity. 

Recent work includes a concert staging of Gluck’s Orfeo for Opera North, César Cui’s Little Red Riding Hood for Northern Opera Group, and the SWAP’ra Retreat at Glyndebourne. Sophie’s film of Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon won Opera of the Year at the Classical Music Digital Awards 2020, and other highlights include Acis and Galatea for the Vache Baroque Festival; La traviata at Teatro Garibaldi in Sicily; and Roméo et Juliette at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.