Career
Educated in French, Zeldin began directing at school and while still a university student created a production of Calderon de Louisiana Barca"s Constant Prince in Cairo, working with local musicians. After graduating, Zeldin began work at the Mariinsky Opera directing the Russian premiere of Powder her Face by Thomas Adès, as well as works by Puccini and Ravel. In 2010 he was selected to helm the European Theatre Company at the Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, collaborating again with artists from the middle east on a production of Romeo and Juliet in Arabic and Italian designed by George Tsypin.
In 2011, he was invited to South of Korea to direct Macbeth with Yi Youn Taek"s Goripae Group (Korean Critics" Choice) and In January 2012, he created a new piece, "Shemehé", for the British Council-National Theatre Studio-Rustaveli National Theatre Georgia and Black Battles with Dogs at the Southwark Playhouse.
In 2013, Zeldin assisted Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne on their revival of A Magic Flute. He has also collaborated with dancer Mélanie Lomoff on CODE UNKNOWN, acting as outside eye/dramaturg (Opera Estate/ Bassano Delegate Grappa, Mousonturm Frankfurt).
Since 2011, Zeldin has formed an ensemble of actors in the United Kingdom with the aim of collaborating together long term in projects where he writes through a devising process. Their projects include DOING THE IDIOTS (Northwest Territories STUDIO 2012) (A response to Lars Von Trier"s film THE IDIOTS) by Zeldin, SHEMEHE and BEYOND CARING (YARD THEATRE, 2013) by Zeldin Beyond Caring transferred to the National Theatre in May 2015.
