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{{Short description|English theatre director (active 1998– )}}
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'''Sasha Regan''' (née Leask) is an English theatre director. In 1998, she founded the [[Union Theatre (London)|Union Theatre]],<ref>[http://www.uniontheatre.org/home.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027225818/http://www.uniontheatre.org/home.html |date=October 27, 2008 }}</ref> a small fringe venue on the premises of a disused paper warehouse on Union Street in the London borough of [[Southwark]]. She has been in charge of the theatre ever since.


[[File:Sasha (12) - Full Resolution.jpg|thumb|Sasha Regan, October 2020.]]
As a director, Regan has won critical praise for a number of productions including ''Sweeney Todd'', ''The Mikado'', ''HMS Pinafore'', ''The Pajama Game'', ''Cabaret'' and ''Annie Get Your Gun''.
'''Sasha Regan''' (née Leask) is an English theatre director. In 1998, she founded the [[Union Theatre, London]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Theatre {{!}} Home |website=uniontheatre.org |url=http://www.uniontheatre.org/home.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212154525/http://www.uniontheatre.org/home.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2005 |access-date=2008-12-14}}</ref> a small fringe venue on the premises of a disused paper warehouse on Union Street in the London borough of [[Southwark]]. As of November 2020, she was still in charge of the theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=Sasha Regan Steers her Pirate Ship to London's Palace Theatre |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Sasha-Regan-Steers-her-Pirate-Ship-to-Londons-Palace-Theatre-20201112 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> Her theatre credits include ''[[Sweeney Todd (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'', ''[[The Pajama Game]]'', ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' and ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Top 5 Showtunes: Sasha Regan {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/sasha-regan-my-top-five-showtunes_40384.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=16 March 2019|url=https://www.wiltons.org.uk/whatson/698-sasha-regan-s-all-male-h-m-s-pinafore|title= Sasha Regan's All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore|website=Wilton’s|access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>


In 2007, Regan was awarded the Stage One Bursary for New Producers by the [[Society of London Theatre]]. This was followed by more success when the Union won in the category of Up-and-Coming Theatre at the 2008 Empty Space Peter Brook Awards.<ref>[http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/22337/royal-court-and-union-theatre-scoop-top ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612032108/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/22337/royal-court-and-union-theatre-scoop-top |date=June 12, 2011 }}</ref>
In 2007, Regan was awarded the Stage One Bursary for New Producers by the [[Society of London Theatre]]. More success followed when the Union took home the Up-and-Coming Theatre Award at the 2008 Empty Space Peter Brook Awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal Court and Union Theatre scoop top awards |first=Lalayn |last=Baluch |date=2008-11-04 |work=[[The Stage]] |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/22337/royal-court-and-union-theatre-scoop-top |access-date=2008-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612032108/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/22337/royal-court-and-union-theatre-scoop-top |archive-date=2011-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Regan is a mother of two, Nellie and Bea.
Regan is a mother of two.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:26, 27 September 2023

Sasha Regan, October 2020.

Sasha Regan (née Leask) is an English theatre director. In 1998, she founded the Union Theatre, London,[1] a small fringe venue on the premises of a disused paper warehouse on Union Street in the London borough of Southwark. As of November 2020, she was still in charge of the theatre.[2] Her theatre credits include Sweeney Todd, The Pajama Game, Annie Get Your Gun and H.M.S. Pinafore.[3][4]

In 2007, Regan was awarded the Stage One Bursary for New Producers by the Society of London Theatre. More success followed when the Union took home the Up-and-Coming Theatre Award at the 2008 Empty Space Peter Brook Awards.[5]

Regan is a mother of two.

References

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  1. ^ "Union Theatre | Home". uniontheatre.org. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Sasha Regan Steers her Pirate Ship to London's Palace Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ^ "My Top 5 Showtunes: Sasha Regan | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. ^ "Sasha Regan's All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore". Wilton’s. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ Baluch, Lalayn (2008-11-04). "Royal Court and Union Theatre scoop top awards". The Stage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-12-14.