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London, Gb

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Tall Stories is a registered charity which tours the UK and the world with its exciting blend of storytelling theatre, catchy music and lots of laughs. Responsibilities include: Tour Booking & Programming•Support Artistic Director and Executive Director on artistic strategy. •Sign off all deal memos.•Contract all venues.•Lead international bookings with pre-existing partners with support from Artistic Director and Executive Director. Production & Company •Deliver International projects along with support from Production Coordinators. •Lead on Company Health & Wellbeing. •Recruiting & contracting new creatives. •Support Production Coordinators in casting. •Support Production Coordinators in recruiting stage management teams. •Support Production Coordinators in contracting cast and stage management. Finances •Managing six figure production budgets on all projects (West End, No1 Tours, US Tours & other international partnerships) with support from Executive Director. •Producing budgets for head of departments (marketing, production manager, costume etc).•Finalise settlement figures with venues.•Creating cast & company payment schedules.

London Colney, England, United Kingdom

General• With support from the General Manager and the shows’ Production Managers/CSMs, organisethe logistics of UK and international touring projects, including coordinating set, costumes andprops for rehearsals and the get-ins/get-outs of the productions, visa applications etc.• Engage all creative team for all projects keeping them up to date with plans ahead and bookingthem in for rehearsals and get-ins as appropriate, send schedules as necessary/coordinateProduction Assistant in sending of schedules.• Lead the recruitment of stage management roles, organising interviews with the Artistic Directorand General Manager.Casting• Coordinate casting on all productions, including arranging auditions, creating casting breakdowns, attending showcases, liaising with agents.• Offer and contract all actors and creatives. Financial• Support the General Manager with payment schedules and invoicing as required.• Manage the access budget for productions, with support from the General Manager.• Follow TS financial procedures and ensure reporting is timely and accurate.Access and Diversity• Maintain and implement the diversity and inclusion casting policy.• Develop Tall Stories access performance programme and resources, ensuring that the companyreach new and diverse audiences, and audiences with additional needs.• Work alongside the General Manager and Tour Booker to make sure access performances areprogrammed and well marketed.• Send out information to venues regarding access performances and research audiences in thissector.• Make links with relevant sector organisations to ensure TS are at the forefront of EDI within thefield in regard to production, touring and casting.• Write quarterly reports on EDI progress for productions as contribution to the Board reports.Islington studio• Support the Creative Programmes Coordinator on projects and touring that crossover with mainhouse production e.g schools touring, resources, workshops.

London, England, United Kingdom

Rebranded and renamed from Blueleaf Theatre Ltd. Founded and manage the organisation, working as a producer alongside directing full-length productions. The business focuses on creating new work and artist development. Responsibilities included: • Responsible for financial reporting and recording with HMRC and Companies House as a private limited company. • Raising over £100,000 for commercial projects through private investors, sponsorship, and fundraising. Creating investment packs to maintain these relationships and an open line of communication on all outcomes. • Forming creative teams and negotiating contracts through the network of contacts I had built in the industry according to the requirements of each project. This included other ventures such as our 'Pathways Programme' that provided affordable workshops with West End Artists such as Ameena Hamid and Sam Newton. • Casting productions using Spotlight, managing a large number of submissions, maintaining communication with agents when keeping them up to date with audition info and results/feedback. • Managing the open script submission service - reading scripts and providing feedback or taking scripts on to develop through rehearsed reading or R&D. • Managing the payroll of projects, making sure artists are paid weekly during longer running productions. • Overseeing the box office systems with the venue, for example Line-Up, booking in complimentary tickets as required, managing press night and post-show events.• Leading marketing campaigns for projects and productions including social media and collaborating with PR companies (Chloe Nelkin) when required.

London, England, United Kingdom

The Green Man in Putney is a large pub with outside garden. While theatres were closed during the pandemic I started as a part-time team member before being promoted to full-time supervisor and then to assistant manager. • Assisted the General Manager in running the pub, leading the team during day and night shifts to maintain a high quality of service to sustain our regular customer base as well as building new relationships with new customers. • Scheduled and managing bookings via Design My Night. Including Pre-orders of food and drink for larger events of in some instances up to 50 people and during busy periods such as Euros 2020. • Organised the preparation of events, for example St. Patrick’s Day music, weekly pub quiz, and Easter Egg Hunt.• Took up the role of Christmas Coordinator in 2021, responsible for creating events, including a Christmas Festival, Christmas Jumper Day, and Christmas Day three-course meal. • Assisted in the marketing strategy of the pub, for example leading on social media campaigns on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, sending out a mailer each month, leading to an average revenue of around £75,000 per week. • Oversaw procedures in the kitchen, carrying out weekly and daily checklists using Alert65, Food Alert. Managing labelling of food.• Undertook administrative duties such as managing stock levels, re-ordering, managing email company account and carrying out safe checks daily.

London, England, United Kingdom

Founded and manage the organisation, working as a producer alongside directing full-length productions. The business focuses on creating new work and artist development. • Productions featured including Mites (Tristan Bates Theatre), Hedgehogs & Porcupines (Old Red Lion Theatre), That Moment (UK Tour). • Raised capital totalling over £100K for productions through investment, sponsorship, and fundraising, maintaining long term relationships• Generating and implementing effective marketing strategies through collaborating with graphic designers, PR companies and media outlets directly that lead to financially successful productions. • Understanding the nuances of working with a variety of individuals in different environments for example negotiating contracts with agents to working in a rehearsal room with performers. • Formed detailed business plans in order to maintain core values of organisation along with financially sustainable operations. • Collaborating with a range of emerging artists working on both professional productions and assisting on artist development. through script reading service and scratch night performances.

London

Free & accessible rep performer training programme.• Responsible for development and growth of membership alongside managing productions. Alumni include Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen), Billy Nevers (& Juliet) and Isabella Pappas (Finding Alice, Appropriate). • Implementing and executing the membership growth strategy, successfully implemented leading to over 1000 members and 30 schools. • Coordinating with creative teams in order to maintain communication with everyone, noting meetings when necessary to communicate back to the Artistic Director.• Generating detailed schedules for productions, particulary important for shows with multiple casts, in some cases involving over 300 performers. • Managing a range of budgets up to £150,000 and understanding the objectives of different projects when participation is more important than production values and maintaining creatives' expectations on each project. • Researching new communities to engage with and booking venues and rehearsal spaces for projects. • Assisting in forming and building relationships with parents/guardians of young performers via email, telephone and in person in order to develop a rapport, leading to a long-term membership with the company, maximising the performer's potential and in many cases professional work.

London, England, United Kingdom

180 seat venue in Lambeth. Responsible for directing in-house productions including the youth theatre programme alongside assisting in the administration of producing shows. • Assisted in programming in house productions assessing commercial value with how they may contribute to the venue's mission and values.• Successfully cast in-house productions through spotlight and Mandy networks in order to present the highest calibre of talent in an Off-West End venue. • Assisted in the marketing of productions, collaborating with a graphic designer on images, leading social media campaigns, and press releases.• Led creative teams on productions I directed, collaborating with producers, designers, and stage management team. • Worked with a wide range of performing talent in productions in the rehearsal room, developing an understanding of the nuances that come with working with high profile talent.• Demonstrated a passion for accessible theatre through free participation opportunities with the youth theatre programme, giving young performers from underrepresented groups the platform to show their talents. • Conducted administrational duties while leading youth theatre programmes including National Theatre Connections, co-ordinating with partner venues, generating schedules, maintaining communication with parents and chaperones through the process. • Fostered relationships with writers, creative teams, and performers on both a one-to-one basis and as a team through directing multiple projects.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Theatre And Performance

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