AMY LEACH

Amy grew up in Darwen, Lancashire and attended the youth theatre at the Bolton Octagon Theatre. On graduating from University, Amy co-founded the award winning theatre company for young people, en masse, with playwright and composer Oliver Birch. en masse toured nationally and internationally between 2003 & 2011. For en masse, Amy directed and produced UK tours of Spaceship ’87, The Echo Chamber (Fringe First Winner 2003), The Ignatius Trail (Fringe First Winner 2004), The Shelter, The Iceberg and We All Fall Down, as well as directing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in co-production with the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster.

Amy has a multitude of directing credits and is Deputy Artistic Director of Leeds Playhouse. She is a passionate advocate for and champion of creatively accessible theatre.