Welcome


Welcome to Jo Murphy’s website. Jo is a drama specialist of many years standing and offers an extensive range of skills be it directing, taking new and innovative workshops, one to one tuition on a variety of themes or education consultancy. read more...

Acting Tuition


Jo is extremely original in her tuition, offering a kind of 360 degree approach to preparing actors for stage and film. She works with you to establish a suitable plan of attack in relation to the character you have been asked to play. read more...

Freelance Direction

Jo has directed, with unrelenting passion, fascination for psychological and sub-textual detail, and a deep respect for the dedication she has encountered amongst her students, a vast and various body of work. read more...

Jo Blogs


There’s a huge amount of pretentious nonsense spouted about producing great drama: the most vital thing you can do on stage is actually BE there – and I mean, really be there – the root of that old cliché, ‘presence.’ read more...

“Joanna Murphy at Bedales: Wonderfully imaginative and exciting productions.” - Richard E Grant