ABOUT
Serdar Biliş was born in Istanbul where he studied theatre before moving to London to pursue directing. He now works internationally, especially in London and Istanbul. He holds an MA in Theatre Directing from Middlesex University. In London he was invited to the National Theatre Directing Course and was the winner of Channel 4 Director’s award. In the UK he has worked as an associate director at the Arcola Theatre London and the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. His focus has been on developing new plays as well as adapting classics. He is responsible from Drama and Performing Arts at Zorlu PSM and artistic director for his independent theatre company Pürtelaş theatre. Serdar is currently devoloping a new musical about the iconic figure “Afife Jale” who was the first ever Muslim woman to go up on stage in Istanbul. Serdar is also committed to teaching and has been a lecturer at Kadir Has University for the past ten years. He teaches directing for the post graduates and devises projects with the final year acting students. He also has been teaching and directing at Teatro Della Toscano, Scuola di formazione del mestiere dell’attore in Firenze since 2018.
Productions:
The Time Regulation Institute by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar – SAATLER KOLEKTİF
Aydınlıkevler by Yılmaz Erdoğan – BKM
Iphigenia by Euripides – Istanbul Municipal Theatre
Alice by Murat Uyurkulak / Aylin Alıveren – ZORLU PSM / BKM / ID
The Seagull by Anton Chekov – Istanbul International Theatre Festival / Pürtelaş Theatre
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare – Bursa Municipal Theatre
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare – Istanbul Municipal Theatre
Bright Phoenix by Jeff Young – Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Sex And The Three Day Week by Stephen Sharkey – Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
War by Lars Noren – Purtelas Theatre
Curse Of The Starving Classes by Sam Shepherd – Eskisehir Municipal Theatre
Knives In Hens by David Harrower – Arcola Theatre
Tempest by William Shakespeare – Istanbul International Festival
May Queen by Stephen Sharkey – Liverpool Everman and Playhouse
Tartuffe by Moliere – Arcola Theatre
Night Just Before The Forests by Koltes – Arcola Theatre
At Kadir Has he has developed numerous shows
Mother Courage – A devised play based on Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht
Birthday party – A devised play based on Festen by David Eldridge
Oresteia by Aeschylus
Innocence by Dea Loher
Lunapark – A devised play based on Kasimir And Caroline by Oden Von Horvarth
Lear by William Shakespeare
Dream by William Shakespeare
Şahmeran – A devised based on Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig
Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill
At Scuola di formazione del mestiere dell’attore.
A Midsummer night’s dream by William Shakespeare
The Seagull by Anton Chekov
A Devised Project Based on Autobiographical Stories