

Rebecca Mahar
Acting. Combat. Intimacy. Design. Education. Scholarship. Consent-Based Practice.
Rebecca is a multi-hyphenate, interdisciplinary, award-winning, artist, educator, and scholar working primarily in theatre. A Certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors & Coordinators and an Advanced Actor-Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, she brings rigour and excellence to every aspect of her work.
Born and raised in Alaska, Becca is currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland, while pursuing a PhD in European Theatre at the University of Edinburgh. You can find her writing in arts and theatre criticism on her blog Speak the Speech, and at All Edinburgh Theatre.
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Upcoming Work
Fight Direction for
"Nottingham"
with The EdinBards
Spring 2026
Fight & Intimacy Direction for
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
with GUTTER.
04-07.03.2026
Fight Direction, Intimacy Direction, and Dramaturgy for
"Romeo & Juliet"
with Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company
09-13.02.2026
Fight Direction for
"The Ladykillers"
with Edinburgh People's Theatre
18-21.03.2026