Julian Woolford is a British theatre director, writer and educationalist based in the UK and working internationally. He was educated at the University of Kent and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is currently Head of Musical Theatre at GSA Guildford School of Acting, the conservatoire based at the University of Surrey. Previously he was Artistic Director artistic director at Sevenoaks Playhouse, the Global Search for New Musicals at the International Festival of Musical Theatre, and associate director of the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch.