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Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol is a British director working internationally across Opera, Theatre and Film. 
Mathilda also composes music for Theatre and Screen. 

​THE GUARDIAN  ★★★★"This lesser-known darkly compelling work is given a smart production that fizzes with contemporary relevance and puts female voices to the fore"  

THE STAGE ★★★★"Clever and thought provoking"​​

 

CLASSYKEO The British director delivers a modern and daring adaptation, while remaining true to the original spirit of the comic opera. It's a feast for the eyes, making the audience almost want to join the fun…​​

 

OLYRIX The production brims with vitality, and this conceptual shift never hinders the dramatic flow. The action unfolds with remarkable clarity, supported by virtuosic actor direction in a precisely choreographed whirlwind of events.

 

​DIAPASON ...one is quickly swept along by a production of impeccable theatrical precision, propelled by an irresistible momentum.McNicol's dynamic direction of actors vividly defines each character.​​"

 

Barbarina is no longer an innocent young girl, and Susanna is no longer merely the potential victim of the Count's advances, but manipulates him to her own advantage."​​

 

DEIANIRA  Director Mathida du Tillieul McNicol has gone a step further. Here, Griselda is an independent and emancipated woman. The director has brought the story into the present day. This works because nothing has changed in relationships and marital strife since ancient times. The opera delivers a concentrated dose of marital warfare with collateral damage, not just the trials and tribulations of love, but also transgressions, unfair games, mutual hurt, and insults​

 

RESMUSICA Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol, through her perfectly oiled direction of the actors, succeeds in making the numerous plot twists of this ''mad day'' both clear and believable... she shows from the outset, the predatory behavior of men towards men but refrains from presenting them in an overly Manichean way... ​

 

THE INDEPENDENT "As pacy as a netflix thriller... Director Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol trades togas and spears for TV-realism and anonymous 21st century rooms of power"​​

 

THE ARTS DESK★★★★"Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol and an impressive young cast lend it pace, focus and dramatic flair, along with that timely political edge"​

 

THE STAGE ★★★★"Seriously involving"​

 

MUSIC OMH ★★★★ "An innovative and interesting take on Puccini's classic... La boheme, on a small-scale, but with a big heart"​​​​

© 2026 Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol

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