Bio
Paula Rodríguez is an award-winning director and writer working internationally. She is a member of Spain’s Academia de las Artes Escénicas.
Her work centres on the reinvention of classical texts through a global and inclusive lens.
Recent directing credits include Tras ellas (de Celestina a Xirgu) at the Festival Internacional de las Artes Escénicas (Uruguay) and Ana por Ana (Barroco a Compás Flamenco), produced by Histrión Teatro and premiered at the Almagro International Classical Theatre Festival. Her productions have been featured at international festivals including the Golden Age Festival of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), the Nuevo Siglo Drama Festival Chamizal, and the Heart of America Festival (USA) and at respected UK venues such as the Bush Theatre and the Playground Theatre. Paula is the co-founder of Teatro Inverso, known for the award-winning production Rosaura, inspired by Calderón’s Life is a Dream (Walker Reid Prize, Association for Hispanic Classical Theatre, USA ). She is also the creator of Project AURIC, which presents bilingual, accessible performances of classical texts combined with live contemporary music. Currently developing The Other Solos, Shakespeare, a new play about migrants’ voices.
She has facilitated the workshop Reinventing the Classics internationally at renowned institutions, including Syracuse University (NY) and UCL London. She directed Lysistrata (Uprising) for the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London (2025) and Mad for Love for the British American Drama Academy in London (2023), where she currently serves as Director of the Spanish Theatre Program. Paula is also the founder of Our New Gold, an international digital festival exploring 17th-century Hispanic theatre today.
As an actor, Paula has performed at the Bridge Theatre, Young Vic, Orange Tree Theatre, Cervantes Theatre, and Chichester Theatre Festival in the UK, as well as with Spain’s National Classical Theatre Company (CNTC) and Teatro de la Abadía.
She is a graduate of the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD) in Madrid and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD) in London.
