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PERSONAL INFORMATION (Restricted online)

London based

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EMPLOYMENT – LIGHTING DESIGNER, TOURING RE-LIGHTER, TECHNICIAN, MANAGER.

Various freelance work in theatre and events; including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Court Theatre, Albany Theatre Deptford, Hampstead Theatre, Laban Centre for Contemporary Dance, The Place for Contemporary Dance, Stan Wont Dance at the Royal Festival Hall for Simon Byford, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, Menier Chocolate Factory, Notting Hill Gate Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, The National Opera Studio, The Encephalitis Society, Lucien Mansell for Epping Forest Arts, Jono Kenyon for Germination, and Josh Tomalin for the NHS. Longer contracts include…

Sept – Nov 09: ETT, The Hypochondriac, UK Tour, Prod LX & Re-lighter for Charles Balfour

August 09: LYC, The First Thing That Ever Ever Happened, Lyric Hammersmith, Lighting Designer

July 09: PIT Theatre, A Stroke of Genius, Pleasance Edinburgh, Lighting Designer

Feb - April 09: Graeae Theatre, Whiter than Snow, UK Tour, Technical Stage Manager (Re-lights) for Richard G Jones.

Dec - Jan 08/09: The Place for Contempoary Dance, Resolution Festival, Technician + Lighting Designer.

Oct – Dec 08: ATC / Young Vic, The Brothers Size, UK Tour and Istanbul, Technical Stage Manager (Re-lights) for Mike Gunning.

May – June 08: Headlong Theatre, The English Game, Mid-scale UK Tour, Production Electrician and Re-lighter for Charles Balfour.

April 08: Ffin Dance, Birds of a Feather, UK Tour, Lighting Designer and Production Manager.

Jan – Mar + July 08: Vincent Dance Theatre, Act One, UK Tour and festivals in Bilbao and Barcelona, Re-lighter for James Harrison.

Oct  – Dec 07: Tall Stories, The Snow Dragon, 21-state USA tour, Stage Manager & Re-lighter.

Sept 07: Laban School of Dance, MA showcases, Lighting Technician & Designer.

July – Aug 07: Assembly Universal Arts at the Edinburgh Fringe, Deputy Technical Manager.

June – July 07: The Bridge Theatre Company, Find Me, Cockpit Theatre, Lighting Designer.

Mar – May 07: National Theatre, Olivier Theatre, Man of Mode, Rose Tattoo, A Matter of Life and Death, Lighting Technician.

Mar – Apr 07: Quicksilver Theatre Company, Watercolours UK Tour, Lighting Designer.

Feb – March 07: Neal Street Productions, West Yorkshire Playhouse & Peepolykus, Hounds of the Baskervilles Mid-scale UK Tour, Re-lighter + ASM for Jackie Shemesh.

Dec – Jan 06: Campus West Theatre, Welwyn Garden City, Aladdin, Chief LX.

Oct – Dec 06: Louder Than Words, Noise Ensemble Holland/Belgium Tour, Deputy LX.

Sept – Nov 06: Gavin Robertson, Message in a Bottle UK Tour, Re-lighter for Fi Simpson.

July – Sept 06: Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe, Wildman Room, Venue Technician.

Apr 05 – May 06: Asylum Nightclub, Hull University, Sound and Lighting Technician.

June - July 04: National Youth Theatre, Office Assistant.

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EDUCATION

1st Class BA (hons) in Drama from the University of Hull.

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
·A Level Theatre Studies (A), Philosophy and Ethics (A), English Literature (B)
·A/S Level General Studies (B), Mathematics (D). 10 G.C.S.E's (2 A*'s, 7 A's, 1 B)
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WORK EXPERIENCE

Mar 06: National Student Drama Festival, Venue Co-ordinator of the New Hall.
Oct 05: Battersea Arts Centre, Lighting Assistant to Katharine Williams on Baba Yaga.
Mar 05: National Student Drama Festival, Venue Co-ordinator of the Grand Hall.
July - Aug 04: Z Theatre Company, Technical Manager, taking six shows to Venue 45 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Mar – Apr 04: National Student Drama Festival, Crew.
July - Sept 03: National Youth Theatre, LX Crew, Immaculate Conceit, Lyric Hammersmith Studio, Murder in the Cathedral (Westminster + Southwark Cathedrals), Kes (Lyric).
July - Sept 02: National Youth Theatre, Threepenny Opera, Lyric Hammersmith, ASM.           
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ROLES ON MAINHOUSE PRODUCTIONS AT UNIVERSITY

Lighting Designer: The Libertine, Egbert in the Underworld, The Laramie Project, Underground (studio)
Production Manager:King Ubu
Deputy Stage Manager: Papa Joe
Lighting Assistant: The Stork

I also worked on smaller productions in various areas including Stage Management, Construction, Wardrobe and FoH.
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OTHER

I am the 2006 winner of the Michael Northen Bursary award from the Association of Lighting Designers, an award for showing ‘exemplary talent in lighting design’ and ‘creative flair’. Examples of my work can be seen at http://www.ald.org.uk/bio.php?number=1492.

I spent 3 months in 2008 travelling solo in India and Nepal. Highlights include mountain biking down the highest road in the world (5606m), teaching in a remote Ladakh school, and being the first non-Nepalese person to visit a remote village where I spent 5 days during the Hindu festival of Dasain. In Nepal I trekked for 15 days with a 21Kg pack to Everest Base Camp (5364m), Kala Patthar peak (5550m), Gokyo Ri peak (5357m), Nangkar Tshang peak (5083m), and managed to survive crossing Cho La Pass (5368m) which is considered ‘challenging mountaineering’ by Lonely Planet. Above 5000m there is just 50% of the oxygen available at sea level. In July 08 I walked and climbed solo 70Km through Spain’s toughest mountains, the Picos de Europa range. In 2005 I enjoyed travelling on a round-the-world plane ticket to India, Kashmir, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and California with a friend. I especially enjoyed camping and trekking in the Kashmiri Himalayas, teaching in rural Thailand, and throwing myself out of planes and off cliffs in New Zealand. Hobbies include top-rope climbing.    

I am a member of the Association of Lighting Designers and BECTU with public liability insurance. Registered as self-employed. Standard Disclosure CRB.

Experience of moving light programming on ETC Congo and Avolites Azure. Small amount of experience with Avo Pearl and Zero 88 Frog II. Generic programming experience on Strand 300 and 500 series, ETC Expression range, Zero 88 Frogs and Compulite consoles. Experience of operarting analogue sound desks.

As well as standard computer programmes, I have experience using AutoCAD and Vectorworks CAD software and Adobe Audition/ Cool Edit Pro and Avid Xpress Pro sound and film editing software.