Oscar Simms is a young director and musician based in London. In 2024, he was Young Artist Director with Waterperry Opera Festival and in 2025 he will assist directors at the London Handel Festival, Opera North, Southbank Centre, Opera Holland Park and Buxton International Festival.

Oscar is a Trustee of Music & Theatre For All and is especially interested in storytelling in community settings. As a workshop facilitator, he has worked in a range of community settings with Create, the UK’s leading participatory arts charity.

He also works regularly with the Pimlico Musical Foundation and his 2023 production of Noye’s Fludde followed a six-week programme of workshops delivered in local primary schools, connecting Britten’s opera to teaching about climate change.

Oscar holds a First-Class degree in Music from the University of Cambridge.