Creativity In Motion

Rachael Nanyonjo is an international stage director and choreographer based in London working across new writing, music theatre, opera and film.

 

As a director and storyteller, physicality is integral to her creative process. Her areas of interest include new writing, Africa and the diasporic experience, LGBTQ plus experience and class, children’s stories, and comedy.

Rachael creates visceral, impactful, and innovative theatrical and cinematic experiences, with storytelling and movement at the heart of her work. Her practice transports audiences into bold and imaginative worlds.

 

With a vast choreographic language, Rachael has a unique ability to work closely with actors to build nuanced characters and develop their own physical movement vocabulary. In addition to theatre, she works across industries including fashion, live events, education, and corporate projects.

 

Most recently Rachael choreographed for the Royal Ballet and Opera in London the Jette Parker Summer performance, along with being a part the Aix en Provence Festival Women in Opera Académie 2026 and is a supported artist at the festival.

 

Rachael has worked on five West End productions, including Retrograde at the Apollo Theatre by Ryan Calais Cameron; Misty by Arinzé Kene (nominated for four Olivier Awards); Disney’s Newsies (winner of the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer); The P Word Olivier Award for Best Production in an Affiliate Theatre; Boys from the Blackstuff; and the Pinter at the Pinter season by the Jamie Lloyd Company.

She also directed and choreographed Recognition, Talawa Theatre Company’s 2023 production about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, which was nominated for four Off West End Awards, including Best Director and Best Choreographer, and won Best Musical Direction.