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. Central to her approach is a commitment to consent-based practice, from the rehearsal room to the stage.
A graduate of King’s College London (BMus Music, First Class) and Trinity Laban (MMus Vocal Performance, Distinction), Eleanor 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, Rigoletto for Regents Opera, and Mansfield Park for Heritage Opera, which she also choreographed. She has also assisted on Rigoletto (Royal Opera House), La liberazione di Ruggiero (Vache Baroque), Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct (Scottish Opera), and Salome and The Ring Cycle (Regents Opera).
Forthcoming projects include Opera Scenes at Trinity Laban, directing and choreographing Come from Away for Stagecoach Shirley, and assisting Sir John Tomlinson on Opera Forge’s upcoming production of Die Walküre.
Eleanor is the Artistic Director of Heritage Opera.
