OMAR ELERIAN is a director, dramaturge, and performer. He studied physical theatre at Lecoq in Paris, a school that focuses on the poetry of the body and on play. His work includes Jericho House’s The Tempest, which premiered in Palestine and Israel before coming to the Barbican, London; You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy, nominated for an Olivier and winner of The Stage’s Best Solo Performance; The Mill – City of Dreams in Bradford, Yorkshire; Testadi Rame at the Teatro Fortezza Vecchia, Italy; and Les P’tites Grandes Choses at the Maison de Arts du Cirque et du Clown, France. He is currently Associate Director at the Bush Theatre, London, where he has worked on numerous productions including Chalet Lines, Perseverance Drive and The Islands.