Sita Thomas

Sita is a multidisciplinary director from Pembrokeshire. She is a Creative Associate at Wales Millennium Centre and Headlong Origins Director.

She has previously worked as Co-Artistic Director (maternity cover) at Common Wealth theatre, and Trainee Artistic Director at Bush Theatre (as part of Artistic Directors of the Future’s Up Next). As a staff, associate, assistant and movement director, Sita has worked at National Theatre, Southbank Centre, Royal Court, Theatre Royal Stratford East, National Youth Theatre, Out Of Joint, and Watford Palace.

Recent directing credits include Go Tell The Bees (National Theatre Wales), Under the Mask (Tamasha, Oxford Playhouse), Le Cabaret de Rien and Romani Girl (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and We Are Shadows: Brick Lane (Tamasha, Rich Mix). Sita leads Tamasha’s Directors, a year-long artist development programme.

Sita holds a PhD from the University of Warwick and a Masters in Movement Direction from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is an Ambassador Trustee of Young Vic and Trustee of Emergency Exit Arts. She is part of the advisory group for Refugee Week. Sita is also a presenter of Channel 5’s milkshake!