British stage director and choreographer
British stage director and choreographer
Eleanor Strutt is a British stage director and choreographer whose work spans opera and musical theatre. She is driven by a deep passion for the interplay between text, music, and movement, creating storytelling that feels both emotionally grounded and physically expressive.
A graduate of King’s College London (BMus Music, First Class) and Trinity Laban (MMus Vocal Performance, Distinction), Eleanor recently completed her Junior Fellowship as Assistant Director at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (2024–25).
Her recent directing highlights include two European premieres - If I Were You (Jake Heggie) and of Fellow Travelers (Gregory Spears & Greg Pierce) - and The Crucible (Robert Ward) for UCOpera, L’Elisir d’Amore for Opera South East, and Singin’ in the Rain for Geoids Musical Theatre, which she also choreographed. She has also assisted on Rigoletto (Royal Opera House), Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct (Scottish Opera), and Salome and The Ring Cycle (Regents Opera).
Forthcoming projects include directing Rigoletto for Regents Opera’s Summer Tour 2026, Mansfield Park for Heritage Opera and assisting Sir John Tomlinson on Opera Forge’s upcoming production of Die Walküre.
Eleanor is the Artistic Director of Heritage Opera.
