Experience to date.

1. Stage Manager, “No Place Like Home”, Milk and two sugars theatre company, a new play presented at the Pioneer Stage, 24:7 theatre festival. 2011.

In addition to stage management, I also ran sound and lights. Did sound design for effects used in the production.

2. Stage Manager, “The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit”, Harmonettes company, a musical comedy. Toured various venues in the Cheshire Rural Touring Network. November 2011.

In addition to stage management, I provided the PA, ran sound, did sound design for effects and designed and manufactured some of the props used in the production.

3. Stage Manager, “The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit”, Harmonettes company, a musical comedy. Toured various venues in the Flintshire Rural Touring Network, as well as performances at Action Transport Theatre (ATT) in Ellesmere Port and The Forum Theatre in Chester. March/April 2012.

4. Assistant Stage Manager, “The Collection”, a Schools theatre project for Flintshire County Council, presented at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. July 2012.

Three primary schools performed separate plays based on local history. I also assisted children in building props for the production.

5. Stage Manager for pre performance phase of “Ranger Wooley’s Mission”, Shed Theatr Company, an outdoor promenade play presented at various Country Parks in Denbighshire. July 2012.

Designed and manufactured props, did sound design for effects, wrote and recorded theme music for the piece as well as developing a portable rig for playing sound effects and music. Wrote risk assessment.

6. Stage Manager, “The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit”, Harmonettes company, a musical comedy. Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Gryphon Venues. August 2012.

Ran sound and lights. Did lighting design. Wrote company risk assessment for submission to the venue. Drove the van.

7. Stage Manager, “The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit”, Harmonettes company, a musical comedy. Toured various venues in the Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria Rural Touring Networks, as well as a performance at Action Transport Theatre (ATT) in Ellesmere Port. November 2012.

Ran Sound and lights. Provided PA and lighting desk. Did lighting design for this tour of the production after the company’s acquisition of a lighting rig. Designed and manufactured additional props. Edited and updated the flyers and posters, producing print ready copy. Drove the van.

8. Stage Manager, “Handbag! The Musical” Handbag of Harmonies/Theatre in the quarter production. Toured various venues in the Cheshire rural touring network. March 2013.

I did the sound effects design. Ran Sound and lights for all performances. Provided PA. Acquired props, manufactured flats for set. Drove the van.

9. Stage Manager, “Inspired Two” A schools drama project for Flintshire County Council. Clwyd Theatre Cymru. July 2013.

Two primary schools were involved in the writing two plays. Liaised with Clwyd Theatr Cymru technical staff. Ran sound, called the show. Did sound design and music. Joinery for prop construction. Designed flyer/programme, providing print ready file. Drove van transporting props to the venue.

10. Sound engineer for Ellesmere Port Women’s Community Choir. July 2013.

The choir were taking part in a performance of a musical anthem written about Ellesmere Port, the square outside the civic hall. I provided mixer and various microphones for sound re-enforcement, setting up the microphones for soloists and different sections of the choirs.

11. Stage management support services for the "Warren", a project development week supported by National Theatre of Wales. August 2013.

Carried out location recordings of Q&A sessions at the Gronant Institute and outdoors at the site of the “Warren” on Talacre sand dunes with two brothers who had grown up on the “Warren”. Wrote and performed one of several monologues inspired by stories told by former “Warren” residents. Contributed to musical content. Produced a rolling Powerpoint presentation of historical photographs of the site for the final presentation day. Took part in improvised drama pieces at the “Warren” site for the National Theatre of Wales artistic director.

12. Pre-production stage Manager, “Jane Eyre”, A production of the shared experience adaption by Polly Teale. Performed by 3rd year BA drama students at the Arden school of Theatre, Manchester University as part of their degree course. November 2013.

Produced sound effects and contributed to lighting design. Sourced and manufactured some props.

13. Stage Manager, “The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit”, Harmonettes company, a musical comedy. Toured various venues in the Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Shropshire Rural Touring Networks. November/December 2013.

Ran Sound and lights. Provided PA and lighting desk. Edited and updated the flyers and posters, producing print ready copy. Drove the van.

14. Sound Engineer, “Stories Alive”, a schools spoken word drama project, directed by Janys Chambers. The project was supported by Action Transport Theatre, sponsored by Arts Council of England, The Claire Duffield Foundation, Cheshire West and Chester and Essar Oil UK, as part of a literary education initiative. January/February/March 2014.

Classes from six primary schools in the Ellesmere Port environs attended performances of a play based on the folk tale “The Pied Piper” at Action transport Theatre. Subsequently each school chose a folk tale from a pre prepared short list. The director and I then visited the schools, spending three days in each. During the first day the children took part in various drama activities, concentrating on reading and writing scenes based on folk tales. On the second day I set up a temporary recording environment in the class room and over the remaining two days recorded the children reading their chosen folk tale. It was organised so that each child had at least one line to read (depending on the choice of story and number of children in the class). I also recorded the children making sound effects to support the story. I then edited the six stories to produce a series of radio style recitations. I also wrote and performed a series of short musical pieces appropriate for each story as intros and outros. I then compiled these into an audio CD, which I produced copies of for each school, and for Ellesmere Port library. The stories were premiered at the library as part of an initiative to encourage the children to go to the library. I also did the graphic design for the CD case and inlays.

15. Stage Management, “The Waiting Room”, a play written and directed by Janys Chambers based on conversations in the outpatient department at Denbigh Hospital. The production was commissioned by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, as part of their arts in health and well being initiative. May 2014.

In addition to the usual stage management functions I also wrote lyrics and co-wrote the music to a song inspired by one of the stories in the play. I played guitar accompaniment to the song live during the performance. After the final performance of the play I set up a temporary recording environment at the director’s house and recorded the performance as a radio play to be broadcast on hospital radio and to be used in various staff training activities. I edited this recording to produce CD versions for distribution. I also did the graphic design for the publicity poster/flyer, producing print ready copy.

16. Stage Management, “Crossing Borders”, an adaption of “The Secret Garden”. A schools theatre project for Flintshire and Denbighshire county councils, presented at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. June/July 2014.

Three primary schools each presented one act of the “Secret Garden” Liaised with Clwyd Theatr Cymru technical staff. I carried out sound effects design and sourced suitable music tracks used during the play. I also wrote a melody for a traditional Indian lullaby sung during the performance. I ran sound and called the show for the performance. I was involved in prop construction and designed the publicity flyer, producing print ready copy.

17. Pre-production stage Manager, “More Light”, A production of the play by Bryony Lavery. Performed by 3rd year BA drama students at the Arden school of Theatre, Manchester University as part of their degree course. May/June 2015.

Produced sound effects and contributed to lighting design. Sourced and manufactured some props.

18. Stage Management, “Crossing Borders II”, A new play based on the Welsh legend of “Cantre'r Gwaelod” A schools theatre project for Flintshire and Denbighshire county councils, presented at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. June/July 2015.

Three primary schools each presented one act of the “Cantre'r Gwaelod” Liaised with Clwyd Theatr Cymru technical staff. I carried out sound effects design and sourced suitable music tracks used during the play. I ran sound and called the show for the performance. I was involved in prop construction and designed the publicity flyer, producing print ready copy.

19. Stage Management and a small speaking part, “The D-Word”, a play written and directed by Janys Chambers about dementia. The production was commissioned by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, as part of their arts in health and well being initiative. July 2015.

The play was performed as staff training at a nursing conference and in Glan Clwyd hospital and at public access venues. I sourced music, produced sound effects and carried out general stage management activities. I also carried out venue surveys. Designed program and flyer, producing print ready copy.

20. A retour of “the D-Word”. September/October 2015.

The play was performed as staff training at a nursing conference and in various hospital, two high schools, Gyndwr University and at public access venues.

21. Excerpts from Richard II. March 2016

Three scenes from Shakespeare’s Richard II were performed over the Easter weekend in Flint Castle, Flint High Street and Sainsbury’s Supermarket Flint. The production was commissioned and sponsored by CADW to celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary and the association of Richard II with Flint Castle. I carried out site surveys, risk assessments for each of the venues and compiled the Event Management Documentation to comply with Flintshire County Council and CADW requirements. I sourced music, produced sound effects and carried out general stage management activities. I also carried out venue surveys. Designed program and flyer, producing print ready copy.

22. Excerpts from Macbeth. April 2016

Following the success of the Richard II production at Flint Castle, CADW commissioned a school Shakespeare project which consisted of dramatic scenes from Macbeth, dance scenes based on the play and a battle scene, all performed at Flint Castle by pupils from a local school. We used the same Event Documentation as for Richard II. I again sourced music, produced sound effects and carried out general stage management activities, designed program and flyer, producing print ready copy. I also manufactured several prop halberds for use in the battle scene.

23. Stage Management for “Crossing Borders III” A adaption “The Railway Children” A schools theatre project for Flintshire and Denbighshire county councils, presented at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. July 2016

. Three primary schools each presented one act of the “The Railway Children” Liaised with Clwyd Theatr Cymru technical staff. I carried out sound effects design and sourced suitable music tracks used during the play. I ran sound and called the show for the performance. I was involved in prop construction and designed the publicity flyer, producing print ready copy.