I’m a stage director.

I’m based in Scotland, but work all over the place, directing plays, musical theatre, and sometimes opera.

I’m into words, dramaturgy and playfulness, and my work usually involves music and song as key parts of the storytelling. I work on projects at range of scales, creating processes that support actors and acting.

Alongside my freelance work, I’m a part-time faculty member for the Musical Theatre department at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

‘Tom Cooper’s remarkable production’ - Times Literary Supplement (A Day by the Sea)

‘brilliantly directed by Tom Cooper’ - corrblimey.co.uk (Armour: a herstory of the Scottish Bard)

‘director Tom Cooper worked wonders… seriously high mischief’ - bachtrack (Gianni Schicchi)

‘this is musical theatre that is challenging, compelling and compulsive’ - The Stage (Myths and Hymns)

‘the best joy ride ever. Each musical number is a story within a story, fantastical in its unique creativity, simply brimming with ideas…. Director Tom Cooper leads his company with aplomb’ - musicaltheatrereview (Big Fish)

‘a first-rate production’ - Lancashire Evening Post (La Traviata)

‘fantastic… the musical’s abundant comedy works at every turn… bravo director Tom Cooper’ - thequintessentialreview (A Little Night Music)

‘expertly nuanced performances… beautiful, intelligent, moving’ - Financial Times (The Trojan Women)

‘a company that demands to be taken seriously’ - The Scotsman (Part of the Picture)

FORTHCOMING

November 2025: Aladdie a family pantomime, for Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

March 2026: Amelie, actor-muso production for Royal Conservatoire of Scotland BA Musical Theatre