Doris de Vries (she/her) is a director, dramaturg, and theatre maker based between Dublin and Amsterdam.

She is a director of Gift Horse Theatre, with whom she has directed four plays to date. Her 2025 Dublin Fringe Festival show don’t copy me (copy) was awarded the George Fitzmaurice Fringe Award and she made her Edinburgh Fringe directorial debut in 2025 with Swiping Right by Sophie Anna Veelenturf (BE).

She has assistant directed Ivo van Hove, Leopold Witte, and Olivier Diepenhorst, and works as a dramaturg for emerging artists like David Roos (NL) and Dominic O’Brien (IE).

Across 2026, Doris will develop her creative practice through mentorship with Dead Centre’s Artistic Directors and immersion in the company’s creation processes. She will be Assistant Director on a new Dead Centre production, take part in the the company’s development workshops, and hold a workshop on a new project of her own, fully supported and produced by Dead Centre.