BIO
Jordan Langford
(He / Him)
Director/ Choreographer
Jordan Langford is a director and award-winning choreographer committed to creating bold, dynamic theatre that champions working-class and marginalised voices, often using music and movement to enhance and unlock stories.
Jordan is a member of Stage Directors UK, the Movement Directors Association, and the Young Vic Creators Program.
Originally from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Jordan graduated as Head Boy from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in 2013. Following a successful career as a performer, Jordan completed an MA in Directing (Distinction) at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and has recently completed his Certification as an Intimacy Coordinator at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Jordan is the 2025 winner of the Le Classique De Danse Award for Theatre Choreography and is nominated for the Carl Alan Award 2025 for Theatre Choreographer.
Director Credits include:
Loop (Northern Tour, including Leeds Playhouse); Out of Time (Union Theatre); Flutter-Bye (Ironworks Studios, Brighton); Kerry Ellis Does Christmas (Leatherhead Theatre); Sleeping Beauty (Brighton Metropole); Riddles and Romance (Underbelly Boulevard, Soho); Build a Rocket (GMFringe Award Nominee – UK Tour including Wonderville – West End and Edinburgh Fringe Festival); At Last, It's Summer (Workshop and Concept Album recorded at Abbey Road Studios / Capitol Records, Los Angeles, featuring Kerry Ellis, Jason Manford, David Bedella, Anita Dobson & Janie Dee); and Happy (R&D and Community Tour, Sheffield Crucible).
Associate / Assistant Director Credits include:
If/Then (Associate Director & Choreographer to Bill Buckhurst and Alistair David – European Premiere – Savoy Theatre); At Last, It's Summer (Associate to Ian Talbot OBE – London Palladium); The Tempest (Assistant to Corrine Kilvington – site-specific – Theatre Space North East); and The Passenger (Assistant to Walter Meierjohann – audio/visual installation – Manchester Jewish Museum).
Choreographer Credits include:
Jordan is the 2025 winner of the Le Classique De Danse Award for Theatre Choreography and is nominated for the Carl Alan Award 2025 for Theatre Choreographer.
Aladdin (Palace Theatre, Redditch); At Last, It's Summer (London Palladium); Kerry Ellis Does Christmas (Leatherhead Theatre); Cinderella (Brighton Metropole); The Tempest (Movement Director – Theatre Space North East); The Wizard of Oz (UK Open-Air Tour); Aladdin (Brighton Centre); Peter Pan: The Musical (European Tour); Secret Santa: The Frost Files, Snow White, and Peter Pan (Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne). Jordan has also worked as Associate Choreographer for MSC Cruises and currently serves as Creative Producer at Brick Lane Music Hall, East London (Winner of the UK Pantomime Award, 2025), where he has choreographed and staged pantomimes, variety shows, and summer seasons.
Drama School Directing Credits include:
Anything Can Happen In The Theatre (Institute of the Arts, Barcelona); Jack and the Beanstalk (Leeds Conservatoire / City Varieties); The Government Inspector (The Scottish Institute); The Theory of Relativity (Institute of the Arts, Barcelona); Robin Hood (Leeds Conservatoire / City Varieties); Sweet Charity (Festival Theatre Studios, Edinburgh – The Scottish Institute); Dick Whittington (Leeds Conservatoire / City Varieties); and Ink (Courtyard Theatre, Rose Bruford).
Intimacy Direction credits include:
The New Adventures of Peter Pan (Mercury Theatre, Colchester), Birdland, Women Beware the Devil, and The Judas Kiss (Rose Bruford College).
Shadowing experience includes:
Evita (Curve Theatre, Leicester), 101 Dalmatians (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), and Otello (Royal Opera House).
Jordan is also a recognised Adjudicator of Dance Competitions and Festivals and a proud member of the All England Dance panel. He is an Honorary Member of the NATD (National Association of Teachers of Dancing).
Recent Adjudication credits include:
TDCI Scholarships, UK National Championships, KO Dance Events, Richmond Festival of Dance, NATD Theatrical Scholarships, Ultimate Victory Dance Championships, StarzUK (UK & International), Magnetar Events, Solent Dance Festival, Strictly MT Festival, VIBE Ultimate Dance Competition, All Stars Dance Competition, Huntingdonshire Festival of Dance and the Arts, Ash Dance Festival, and Dance Equality.
As of 2024, Jordan is also a mentor on the Mercury Creatives Programme at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, supporting the next generation of theatre-makers through professional development and industry insight.
From 2014 to 2019, Jordan served as Artistic Director of The Talentz Theatre Company in Kent, where he programmed and directed a diverse slate of full-scale productions, including performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, and played a key role in developing new creative projects and opportunities for young performers.
Jordan currently leads outreach activity as Outreach Coordinator at Brick Lane Music Hall, where he oversees an annual project for young people, commissioned in partnership with The Boleyn Trust. This initiative delivers creative facilitation in East London schools and, from 2024, has expanded to include a scholarship programme, increasing access to high-quality arts experiences for underrepresented communities.
He holds a Certificate in Education (Education, Training, and Skills Sector) from the University of Hull, qualifying him to teach in Further and Higher Education.
His extensive workshop facilitation credits include:
Mercury Producers Programme, The Starlight Academy - Isle of Wight, The Hammond, Leeds Conservatoire, Rose Bruford College, Emil Dale Academy, London College of Music, ROM Theatre Arts, NODA Summer School, Spirit Young Performers, City Academy at Sadler’s Wells, Leicester College of Performing Arts, StarzUK Associates, Step Up Performing Arts Academy, and York College.