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FACILITATION
Current Projects:
Young Company Coordinator at the Bush Theatre-
leading the Bush’s first ever Young Companies.
Most recently- Back Up!, which I created & directed alongside
the 14-17 company in the main house in August 2021.
Coming up- A new show with the 18-25 Young Company, in Aug 2022.
Associate Artist on the Donmar Warehouse’s new Community Residency with Holborn Community Association. Working alongside Jordana Goldbourn and the Young People aged between 13-15 to create some new work.
Associate of National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, including running & curating intake auditions across the UK. Recently, Assistant Director on Silent Statues digital R&D, working with 50 young people over 2 weeks, in partnership with TikTok & directing new writing by Hart Fargo.
Lead Practitioner on Speech Bubbles for Halfmoon Theatre-delivering a targeted, year-long, evidence-based intervention for children in KS1 who have a Speech, Language and Communication Need- since 2018
Member of Old Vic Facilitator Pool and Tender Educational Arts and bespoke workshop creator, invited to devise & deliver custom-made workshops around the themes and process of my artistic practice. Commissioned by organisations such as: Battersea Arts Centre, Theatre Royal Stratford East & Company 3.
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Selected Past Projects:
Workshop Manager at National Theatre- supporting the digital delivery of the Young Producers Course for 16-21 year olds, led by Tobi Kyeremateng & School of Hope led by The Paper Birds.
Lead Artist with artsdepot- creating and leading a series of workshops exploring online exploring wellbeing with local 6th formers, which culminating in making a zine.
Lead Artist with Soho Theatre, working alongside Stories & Supper a Waltham Forest based organisation that supports locally based refugees to deliver workshops exploring storytelling- Nov 2021
Director on Youth Theatre (14-16) at Orange Tree Theatre- Summer 2021
Lead Artist with The Yard Theatre, creating a new piece of work with 11-15 year olds over 6 weeks this summer, to be shared as a gift with members of the local community.
Associate Director at the Kiln Theatre, leading the Young Company (19-25 year olds) through a devising process to create a new piece of work, based on their own experiences, for an online sharing- since Jan 2020
Director of 50+ Group at the Arcola Theatre, working on a new version of Lysistrata which was performed as part of the Creative Disruption Season in Feb 2020.
Lead Facilitator on Dramatic Maths, with Half Moon Theatre. Delivering drama-based interactive maths & problem-solving workshops for pupils in SEN Schools -Since 2018
Assistant Director with The Yard Theatre, assisting artist Paula Varjack on the Yard Youth programme. Working with young people aged 11-15 in Hackney to create a new piece of multiform work about Immigration.
Assistant Director, working on a joint project between The Kiln and a youth centre in Kilburn. Worked weekly with 14-16 year olds on a new piece of work for Mapping Brent Festival in April 2019.
Assistant Director on Yardlings: Bigger & Yardlings: Big, at the Yard Theatre. Bringing together pupils aged 4-7 & 7-11 from 3 hyperlocal school’s weekly to create experimental cross art form work, inspired by them - Sept 2017- July 2019.
Lead Facilitator on Musical Theatre & Theatre School 2, at Theatre Peckham. Assisting 5 separate classes for 5-7 year olds, 8-11 year olds and 12+ and developing singing, dancing and acting skills weekly- since Sept 2017.
Creative Facilitator Trainer, delivering immersive sessions on behalf of Central School of Speech & Drama for TUI staff, on how to facilitate confidently and creatively. Working in Mallorca in March & April 2018 and 2019.
For my full/current CV, get in contact