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Employment Until recently (July 2009) I was working as the Head of the Theatre School at Wimbledon College of Art, London. The Theatre School comprised two Foundation Degrees, a large BA (Hons) undergraduate Theatre programme with five pathways and an MA in the Visual Language of Performance. This role now no longer exists, as a result of the latest restructuring of the College management, and, as a result, I've chosen to accept a voluntary redundancy package. Until 2002 I was a Principal Lecturer and the Subject Leader of two undergraduate courses: BA(Hons) Set Design for Stage and Screen and BA(Hons) Technical Arts and Special Effects. In October 2010 I began working, on a very part-time basis, for a former Wimbledon Technical Arts student who has founded, and is the Principal of, a new Academy of Visual Arts (AVA) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I'm teaching occasional projects, tutoring across all year groups and assisting with the strategic development of the Academy. Rather flatteringly I've also been elected as Associate Principal. In July 2011 the first crop of graduates from its 3 year programme mounted their final exhibition and I chaired the final examination board. You can see the Academy's website here. So, now it's semi-retirment with opportunities for freelance work enthusiastically considered! |
Professional Theatre PracticeNB Any press reviews are linked via the show's title. Production photographs and costume designs are linked at the bottom of each entry. |
| March 2009 | Blok
Busta |
Dir.
Alkis Kritikos |
| December 2006 | Late
Night Movie An NPV Arts production at the Magic Eye Theatre, Peckham, London. |
Dir.
Teresa Early |
| March 2005 |
'Feelgood' Frankfurt's English Theatre (Germany) Set and Costume design |
Dir.
Phil Young |
| January 2005 |
'Feelgood' Vienna's English Theatre (Austria) |
Dir.
Phil Young |
| June 2004 |
'Roast
Beef' Trojan Horse Theatre Company's production at Riverside Studios |
Dir.
Alkis Kritikos |
| November 2003 |
'The Tunnel of
Obsession' Contemporary Stage Company's production at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon |
Dir.
David Graham-Young |
| February 2003 |
'The
Dinner' Theatro Skala, Larnaka, Cyprus. |
Dir. Alkis Kritikos |
| October 2002 |
'Mystery of the Rose
Bouquet' Contemporary Stage Company's production at the Old Red Lion, Islington. |
Dir. David Graham-Young |
| October 2001 | 'Mister Paul'
by Tankred Dorst Contemporary Stage Company's production at the Old Red Lion, Islington |
Dir. David Graham-Young |
| 'All
Cloned Up' by Mike Bennett X-cert productions
with Pluto Productions. |
Dir. Alkis Kritikos | |
| October 2001 | Invited for a performance at
the annual national theatre awards for Greece at Club 22 in Athens.
Followed by 4 performances at the Bloomsbury theatre, London prior to a
national tour. |
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| August - September 2001 | 4 week run at the Pleasance at
the Edinburgh Festival. |
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| January 16th - February 5th 2001 | 3 week run at the Kings Head, Islington of the new comedy musical. | |
| December 2000 - January 14th 2001 | 5 week run at the Grace Theatre, Battersea | |
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October 2000
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A week-long showcase
at Wimbledon Studio Theatre |
| October 2000 | 'Ghosts' by Henrik Ibsen Contemporary Stage Company's production at the Old Red Lion, Islington |
Dir. David Graham-Young |
| March 2000 | 'A Summer's
Day' by Slawomir Mrozek Contemporary Stage Company's production at the Old Red Lion, Islington |
Dir. David Graham-Young |
| June 1998 | 'The Frog and the Lion
Fairy' from The Orange Fairy Book by Andrew Lang Commissioned by the National Theatre of Cyprus for a London Greek schools tour. Adaptation of the text. Set and costume design. |
Dir. Alkis Kritikos |
| Feb. 1997 | 'Tartuffe' by Molière For the National
Theatre of Cyprus in Nicosia |
Dir. Alkis Kritikos |
| March 1996 | 'The Beggars Opera'
by John Gay New version
by Mick Fitzmaurice and Andrew Peggie |
Dir. Mick Fitzmaurice |
| Sept. 1995 | 'Tonight Lola
Blau' by Georg Kreisler British
première |
Dir. Phil Young |
| May - July 1992 | 'Don't Play With
Love' ('On Ne Badine Pas Avec L'Amour') by Alfred De Musset The French Institute
and Rudolf Steiner House, London. |
Dir. Jean-Marc Lanteri |
| Easter 1992 | 'Blood Brothers' by Willy Russell German première,
Heilbron. |
Dir. Phil Young |
| January 1992 | 'In Other Beasts The
Best'
Theatro Technis,
Camden, London |
(co. Dir. Alkis Kritikos) |
| Sept. 1991 | 'The
Knickers' by Carl Sternheim Lyric Theatre,
Hammersmith, London |
Dir. Phil Young |
| Sept. 1990 | 'Rough for Theatre 1 &
2' by Samuel Beckett (British première)
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Dir. Alkis Kritikos |
| August 1990 | 'The Train Years' (a Company devised show) MOMI (Museum of the
Moving image, London) |
Dir. Phil Young |
| March 1990 | 'Les Miroirs Brisés'
by Annie Corbier French Institute,
London |
Dir. Phil Young |
| Feb. 1988 | 'The
Collector' by David Parker Portlands Playhouse,
London |
Dir. Alkis Kritikos |
| April - Sept. 1986 | 'Crystal Clear' (New production) National
tour |
Dir. Tony Allen |
| September 1985 | 'Crystal Clear' (New production) Plymouth Theatre
Royal |
Dir. Tony Allen |
| July 1984 | 'MEND Benefit'
Phoenix Theatre, St
Martins Lane, London |
Dir. Antonia Bird |
| Jan. 1984 | 'Miss Julie'
by August Strindberg, at the Sir Richard Steel Theatre, Chalk Farm, London. Set design |
Dir. Alkis Kritikos |
| March 1983 | 'Crystal Clear'
(West End production of this company devised show) Wyndhams Theatre, London. Set and costume design |
Dir. Phil Young |
| Feb. 1981 | 'Staircase' by Charles Dyer Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead Lighting design |
Dir. Ian Kelgren |
| Dec. 1980 | 'Nightingale
Orange' by Andrew Taylor Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead. Set, costume and lighting design |
Dir. Hugh Thomas |
| July - Sept. 1979 | 'Fir Chlis' Gaelic Theatre
Company Tarbert, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides. (For the Edinburgh Festival and the autumn tour of the Scottish Highlands and Islands) Production manager, set, costume and lighting designs |
Dir. Mairead Ross |
| Nov. 1978 | 'A Golden Country'
by Shusaku Endo Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Sound Design |
Dir. Richard Negri |
| July - Sept. 1978 | 'Shared
Experience' Full-time participant in the formative workshops of the company and development of their first national tour. Performer |
Dir. Mike Alfreds |
| June 1978 | 'Childsplay' Formed an ad hoc professional company to perform this piece at Wimbledon School of Art, designed by third year students. |
Director and writer. David Burrows |
| July - Sept. 1977 | 'The Man of La Mancha'
(Leigh, Darion, Wasserman) 'The Lesson' (Ionesco) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Shakespeare) 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum' (Leigh, Darion, Wasserman) For summer season at Manitou Wabing summer camp, Ontario, Canada Set and costume designs |
Dir. There were two directors but I can't remember their names! |
| Autumn 1976 - Spring 1977 | 'The Seven Deadly Sins'
Dance in Action Company. National tour of medium scale theatres and arts centres Costume and mask designs |
Dir. Gerard Bagley |
| Summer 1976 | 'Brian And Viv Have Never
Had Sex' by Goodall/McCabe/Stewart-Richardson Round House Downstairs Director and lighting designer |
Dir. David Burrows |
| Autumn 1975 | 'The Marat/Sade' by Peter Weiss Tower Arts Centre, Winchester. Set and costume design |
Dir. Mick Jones |
| 1973 | 'The Incredible Thingummy'
by Mike Melia Cockpit Theatre, London. Set design and construction |
Dir. Mike Melia |
| June 1972 | 'The Marat/Sade' by Peter Weiss Phoenix Theatre, Leicester Set and costume design |
Dir. Les Perrin |
| Oct. 1971 | Leicester Schools tour
('Clowns' - company devised) Phoenix Theatre, Leicester Costume and props design |
Dir. Mick Jones |
| Sept. 1971 | 'Passion' by Edward Bond Phoenix Theatre, Leicester Set design |
Dir. Liane Aukin |
| Nov. 1970 | 'A Midsummer
Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare Gateway Theatre, Chester. Costume design |
Dir. Julian Oldfield |
| July - Sept. 1970 | 'Dance in
Action' (works with 5 choreographers for the British Dance Drama Theatre Company) Designed the programme for the year long national tour to schools, medium scale theatres and arts centres. Costume, prop and mask designs |
Choreographers included: Yoma Sasburgh, Geraldine Stephenson and Gerard Bagley |
| 1971 - 1974 | Various assistant design/model making/prop making jobs for the Royal Shakespeare Company, York Theatre Royal, the'69 Theatre Company in Manchester and the West End ('Pippin', 'The Good Companions') as a freelance. |
| April - Sept. 1967 | Glyndebourne Festival Opera: 'Super' for three of the season's productions and for the company's first European tour to Scandinavia. |
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Exhibitions, Consultancies and Publications 2010:
academic advisor to AVA (Academy of Visual Arts, Ljubljana,
Slovenia) and design project leader. 2000: Current research: The Life and Work of Richard Negri (working title of a book examining the influence, as a theatre designer and teacher, of the designer of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester)) 1999: Exhibitor at Time and Space. Exhibition of the Society of British Theatre Designers held at the Royal College of Art in March - April. Articles for 'Broadcast' and 'Visions' (BBC quarterly publication) 1998: 'The Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture' - Routledge. Contributed the entry on set design. 1997 - 2000: External Examiner for the BA (Hons) Theatre Design course at the University of Central England (Birmingham Institute of Art and Design) and the BA (Hons) course in Technical Theatre Arts at the Arden School of Theatre, Manchester. (Manchester University). 1996: 'The Gangway
Directory' Designed and published the Directory for the World Wide
Web. The Directory featured new performing arts graduates from twenty
universities and colleges throughout the UK, and was initially launched in
July 1995 as a hardcopy publication. 'Gangway' is a company
co-founded in 1994 with theatre director Jonathan Martin with the aim to
promote interdisciplinary developments between graduates in the performing
arts. |
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