Harvey Evans creates theatre that brings people together: playful, musical, and driven by shared discovery. His work thrives on immediacy and connection, with performers taking risks, audiences leaning in, and stories unfolding with energy, intimacy, and theatrical flair.

He has directed across opera and theatre, with recent work including The Bartered Bride for Bristol Opera, La Traviata for Wedmore Opera, a site-specific production placing a community chorus at the heart of the piece; Scenes from Under Milk Wood with Nova Music Trust at Spitalfields and Presteigne Festivals; and Gwlad! Gwlad! at the National Eisteddfod, a bold, time-shifting exploration of Welsh identity and nationhood.

His practice moves fluidly between professional and community settings, often bringing these worlds together to create work that feels inclusive, ambitious, and immediate. He has worked as Assistant and Associate Director with Welsh National Youth Opera and Bampton Classical Opera.

Originally trained as a baritone at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Harvey brings a strong musical instinct to his directing, with a particular sensitivity to text and narrative. A Welsh speaker, his work is deeply connected to language, culture, and place.

He is an ongoing collaborator with Operasonic, currently developing Capata’s Adventure, a new form of opera for babies and their caregivers, and for Deaf and hearing audiences alike, reimagining who opera is for and how it can be experienced. With Operasonic, he also created The Game, a short film about grassroots rugby funded by the Arts Council of Wales and British Council, and has represented the company at RESEO and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

Harvey is particularly drawn to work that opens doors to new audiences, and to creating theatrical experiences that feel shared and accessible. Upcoming work includes further R&D on Capata’s Adventure and his return to Wedmore Opera to direct Die Fledermaus.