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Education:
Lancaster University 1994 to 1997
Degree – 2:1 Theatre Studies
Newstead Wood School, Orpington, Kent 1987 to 1994
GCSE – 8 subjects A grade
2 subjects B grade
‘A’ level – Theatre Studies – B, Art/Art History – C, English – C.
Work to date: Founding member of WishWorks- puppet shows, stilt walking and storytelling for schools, festivals, events and parties. We have performed extensively for local councils, wildlife trusts, community organisations and corporate events.
Our most recent project Fynn Dragon and the Ugly Bugs (2005) is an anti-bullying
puppet show for primary schools, funded by the Art Council, England and Brighton
and Hove City Council.
We are involved with Creative Partnerships, Hastings and East Sussex.
We lead carnival workshops as part of the PATINA carnival, Lewes, and run
the Hamsey Parish carnival.
We lead workshops in story-writing and puppet making for children and adults, for the able bodied and those with extra support needs.
My role within the company is of Chair Designate. I am a performer, workshop leader, writer and co-devisor and make some of the puppets, set and costumes.
I have a strong administrative role- making bookings, writing, organising publicity and mail-outs and chairing meetings.
I also do my own financial administration, dealing with invoicing,
tax
and funding applications.
May 07 – Calamity Sal for The Cowboy Cabaret, Kommedia Theatre, Brighton
Feb 07 to June 07 – Puppeteer for the Sooty Show (Sooty’s Magic Castle, Izzy Wizzy Holiday Show, Wet and Wild) for JB Entertainments and Events
Oct 06 to Feb 07 – Puppeteer for the Little Angel’s production of the Snow Queen
(Peter Glanville)
Oct 06 to date – Performing historical characters (Queen Elizabeth, Florence Nightingale, Boudiccia) in schools for Creative Education UK.
May 06- Calamity Sal in “Big Iron”, Last Word Theatre Company, for the Brighton
Fringe festival
March 06- “Dot” the alcoholic mother in a Kittyflicks film production with Uplands School, Brighton
Dec 05- Performer/deviser in “Pocket the Clown” a scratch performance by Jim Marcovitch at the BAC
02- Assistant to magician Lynn Thomas
02- Teaching Drama mornings in a secondary school in Brighton covering topics from ritual to Shakespeare
June-Aug 01- Touring with the Cycle Circus, taking a musical puppet show about environmental awareness around the west of England on bicycles
June-Sept 2000- Storytelling with puppets as part of the Faraway Wish Puppet Theatre. In play schemes and early years settings and at children’s parties- for disabled and able bodied children
Jan 2000- Leading workshops in Forum theatre in schools as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival
1998- A German/English co-production, In collaboration with ARENA Festival, Erlangen, Germany
1997-98- métro-boulot-dodo theatre company. Performer, workshop leader, administrator and lighting technician. Touring and attending festivals in France, Germany and Serbia, performing in large Experimental Theatre venues. Leading short and residential workshops with GCSE and A-level students teaching Experimental theatre and devising techniques
LAMDA examinations in speech and drama up to Bronze medal standard. Yearly productions at the Patricia Hammond School of Dramatic Art in Chislehurst, Kent. |
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Skills: Stilt walking, Horse riding (own horse), Reiki, Inversion Therapy (acrobatic massage) ZeroBalancing, ITEC Holistic massage. Basic computer skills, Choi Kwang Do (martial art), puppet and carnival costume making, listening, car driving. |