Hana Tamaru is a UK-based Japanese theatre-maker, facilitator and actress.
Her practice focuses on producing and directing new devised theatre productions, often working with creatives of different nationalities and backgrounds. She plans and leads workshops to create spaces and performances that foster cultural integration, aspiring to break the walls of language and culture through arts.
Outside of her theatre productions, she is a facilitator and an administrator with experiences across both creative and corporate sectors including; FOH Operations Coordinator at The Old Vic, Project Administrative Assistant at The Old Vic, Assistant Producer at Four Wheel Drive Theatre, Administrative Assistant at the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom.
She graduated from MA in Theatre-Making at University of York with Distinction after obtaining BA in Policy Making at Keio University in Japan. She is an alumni of New Earth Performers Academy 2023.
WORK & EDUCATION
2025 - present FOH Operations Coordinator (The Old Vic) | London
2024 - 2025 Project Administrative Assistant (The Old Vic) | London
2023 - 2024 Administrative Assistant (The Embassy of Japan in the U.K.) | London
2023 - 2023 Assistant Producer (Four Wheel Drive) | York
2021 - 2022 MA in Theatre-Making (University of York) | York
2017 - 2021 BA in Policy Making (Keio University) | Kanagawa
