Gala Gordon
- Actress
- Producer
Gala Gordon is a British producer and most recently been appointed Contributing Editor at Harper's Bazaar to cover the West End theatre shows online and in print.
Gala has co-founded a new production company with actress Lily James. They develop thought-provoking and innovative film, television and theatre.
Previously, Gala founded her former production company Platform Presents to create a platform for rising talent: actors, writers and directors, with a particular interest in female voices. In a quest to discover new and exciting writing talent, Gala initiated the Platform Presents Writers Prize amassing up to 3000 entries per year from across the globe. During this time, Gala worked with many formidable writers including, Robert Schenkkan, Kenneth Lonergan and Mary Laws. As a result of the Prize, Platform Presents produced the European premiere of Mary Law's play Blueberry Toast at the Soho Theatre (Fleabag), which received critical acclaim. Harper's Bazaar selected Gala as a 2020 Change Maker, whilst Vanity Fair, Forbes, The Evening Standard and The New Yorker reviewed her company's work.
Tipped by ES Magazine as 'a woman pivoting to transform London's West End,' Gala was chosen as a UK representative of the theatre industry to discuss Rebuilding our Capital of Culture interviewed by Chief Theatre Critic, Nick Curtis.
Gala has co-founded a new production company with actress Lily James. They develop thought-provoking and innovative film, television and theatre.
Previously, Gala founded her former production company Platform Presents to create a platform for rising talent: actors, writers and directors, with a particular interest in female voices. In a quest to discover new and exciting writing talent, Gala initiated the Platform Presents Writers Prize amassing up to 3000 entries per year from across the globe. During this time, Gala worked with many formidable writers including, Robert Schenkkan, Kenneth Lonergan and Mary Laws. As a result of the Prize, Platform Presents produced the European premiere of Mary Law's play Blueberry Toast at the Soho Theatre (Fleabag), which received critical acclaim. Harper's Bazaar selected Gala as a 2020 Change Maker, whilst Vanity Fair, Forbes, The Evening Standard and The New Yorker reviewed her company's work.
Tipped by ES Magazine as 'a woman pivoting to transform London's West End,' Gala was chosen as a UK representative of the theatre industry to discuss Rebuilding our Capital of Culture interviewed by Chief Theatre Critic, Nick Curtis.
