ABOUT
Sara (she/her) is an Italian-Palestinian actor, director, writer and producer, with a passion for bringing silenced voices to the forefront. She is also the Artistic Director of Creative Vortex Productions - a female-led production company focused on bridging the worlds of community and commercial theatre.
Sara graduated from Goldsmiths University of London with a BA in Drama and Theatre Arts, but first began her acting training in Italy. For almost two decades, Sara has been involved in staging and producing a variety of shows - including two performing arts festivals across the UK and the USA, two UK tours and one-week long residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Sara’s credits include assistant directing for the National Theatre, as well as creative internships at London Artists Project (LAP), BBC News and Phantom of the Opera, Haymarket.
Sara is primarily a devised theatre practitioner, with a passion for community-driven projects. She has always been interested in collaborating with dual heritage and bilingual artists like herself, as a means to explore questions of cultural identity on stage. For this reason, her mission as an artist is to create work that celebrates diversity and highlights the experiences of underrepresented groups.
Sara is currently based between the UK, Italy & Spain.
DIRECTING
Sara is a trained theatre-maker, with a musical theatre background and an in depth experience of devised, immersive, physical and community theatre.
Her craft is influenced by practitioners such as as Augusto Boal, Tadashi Suzuki, Yevgeni Vaktangov, Jacques Lecoq, as well as the words of Caryl Churchill and Franca Rame.
Collaboration is at the heart of Sara's directing style, as she truly believes that teamwork makes the dream work. For this reason, Sara always aims to promote open communication, mutual respect and trust amongst her creative team and actors. To Sara, theatre has space for no-ego and equality is central to creating a healthy work-environment, where everyone feels supported and free to explore.
Recent credits include: Barrio, Rehearsed Reading (Dir. The Jago Dalston, 2025); Big Tree (Dir. Network Theatre, 2024); Inside: The Life & Work of Judith Scott (AD. The National Theatre’s Immersive Storytelling Studio, 2023); Pal Joey (AD. Tower Theatre, 2023); The Barrio Project (Dir. Temple of Art & Music, 2022)
ACTING
Sara brings nearly two decades of acting experience to her craft. From the age of eight to eighteen, she honed her skills at various youth and semi-professional theatre schools across Italy, including the prestigious Giampiero Ingrassia Theatre School in Rome. Her training encompassed a diverse range of disciplines, from musical theatre and commedia dell’arte to classical drama.
After graduating from Goldsmiths University with a BA in Drama & Theatre Arts, she went on to complete a UK tour, as well as a week long residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For more acting credits and information, please visit Sara’s Spotlight
WRITING
Sara has been writing short stories for as long as she can remember. In 2021, she completed her first full-length play, The Barrio Project.
Her writing delves deeply into themes such as the migrant experience, intercultural identity, loss, grief, hope, and freedom. Sara is currently redeveloping an enhanced version of Barrio, which is set to be performed across the UK and Europe in 2026.
PRODUCING
Sara’s initiation into the role of Producer took place during a creative internship at London Artists Projects (LAP). Over time, she nurtured a keen interest in orchestrating live performance events that centre around community engagement and advocate for impactful causes.
Sara revitalised Creative Vortex Productions in 2023, after she was appointed as its new Artistic Director, and is currently serving as Lead Producer on the company’s upcoming production of Barrio. She is also responsible for designing and spearheading CVP’s Participation Programme.
In response to the events unfolding in the Gaza Strip since October 7th 2023, Sara co-curated and produced 3 arts fundraisers to generate support for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP): Voices For Gaza (RichMix, London) & Frames of Freedom (Avalon Cafe, London & Primeyarc, Great Yarmouth).