Experience

FutureEverything

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • May 2022 - Present

  Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom



Warwick Arts Centre and MAC Birmingham

• Director

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Directing The Road to Huntsville by Stephanie Ridings for the Bite Size event at WAC in Nov 2015.



Sheffield Hallam University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Lecturer

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Lecturer on the performing arts for stage and screen Ba hons.



Manchester Metropolitan University

• Myanmar
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Lecturer

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Manchester Metropolitan School of Art Support students from across the School of Art in the delivery of Unit X which is a site specific performance project that is being built in collaboration with the Royal Northern College of Music.



Jamie Fletcher

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Producer

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Live Art Bistro Leeds I have successfully raised support from a variety of backers including the Arts Council England to create the Dancing Bear show which is the second installment in the Dancing Bear Trilogy. This dance theatre piece is focused on the dialogue between the LGBTQ community and the Church. An initial sharing of the piece was recently presented at the Live Art Bistro in Leeds and will go into production during winter 2015


IOU Theatre
• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Creative Producer

  • Mar 2020 - May 2022


XTRAX Arts

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2020

  UK Leading on the delivery of Without Walls and other XTRAX international showcase projects.



Arts Council England

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Relationship Manager Combined Arts

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  North UK

• Relationship Manager Combined Arts

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  UK



The University of Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director/ Mentor

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2018

  The Lowry Supporting the staging of performance poet Ben Mellor's new show titled Kiss it Better. The show is being made with support from the University of Manchester and the Royal hospital in Salford. The show studies the placebo effect and its impact on the medical profession.



Z-arts

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  Directed a new version of the Snow Queen by Philip Osment. The show will tour further in 2016.



HOME Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Was a guest artist on the new Introduction to Directing course in Manchester's new arts venue HOME.



Oldham Theatre Workshop

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Artist

  • Apr 2015 - May 2015

  I designed and delivered a new site-specific outreach project for Plunge Boom theatre in collaboration with Oldham Theatre Workshop.



Plunge Boom

• Artist

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2015

  The shows were supported by and performed at: The Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal and Toronto, Spleen Graz festival Graz Austria, Le Merce festival in Barcelona, Watch This Space Festival at the National Theatre London, The Detmold Festival in Germany and also for Without Walls UK, In addition to this 25 festivals across the UK. I am currently supporting the development of the companies outreach strategy in partnership with the Theatre Workshop Oldham.



The Lowry

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dramaturge/ mentor

  • Oct 2014 - Nov 2014

  The Lowry and Manchester Science Festival Support theatre maker Dr Tuheen Huda in the creation of TRANSMISSIONS, a new play that focused on the science of addiction. The show was made with support from the Manchester Science Festival and Arts Council England



AlbinoMosquito ltd

• Executive Producer

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Z-Arts Manchester. • To generate a diverse range of arts projects, and ensure that they are in alignment with the company’s core objectives and best service the AlbinoMosquito strategic plan. • Collate diverse creative teams to facilitate the projects and to work in collaboration with the companies Artistic Director. • Secure partner organisations, festivals and venues both nationally and internationally to enable the companies projects. • Producing international tours of the work that the company… Show more • To generate a diverse range of arts projects, and ensure that they are in alignment with the company’s core objectives and best service the AlbinoMosquito strategic plan. • Collate diverse creative teams to facilitate the projects and to work in collaboration with the companies Artistic Director. • Secure partner organisations, festivals and venues both nationally and internationally to enable the companies projects. • Producing international tours of the work that the company produces • Responsible for contracting staff and partner organisations • Writing and implementing the company’s equal opportunities, safeguarding and health and safety policies. • To act as representative of AlbinoMosquito at industry networking events. • To work in close collaboration with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and UK Trade & Investment to broaden the companies network of corporate clients Show less



Ministry of Culture Kurdistan & AlbinoMosquito

• Writer/ Director

  • Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

  Sulaymaniyah Write and direct a new production titled Tectonic Plates in Kurdistan in Northern Iraq.



Grand Theatre Groningen

• Director

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  Groningen Area, Netherlands I directed a large new production of the Caucasian Chalk circle by Brecht.

• Director

  • Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

  Z-arts, Manchester I created a large scale performance event to celebrate the buildings 100th birthday. The performance was titled the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Society and had a cast of 70 performers aged from 10yrs - 82 yrs old from across the surrounding community. The event was opened by Sir Richard Leese and pulled in record audience figures.

• Director

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2008

  The Lowry A new production of Macbeth edited by John Hogarth with additions by John Cooper Clarke.



Manchester International Festival (MIF)

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2007

  Manchester Town Hall I directed a large scale performance event that was staged in and around the gothic corridors of Manchester Town Hall for the first MIF in 2007



Royal Court Theatre

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2003

  Royal Court Theatre London and the Contact Theatre Manchester I wrote and directed a new large scale promenade event titled SKITTISH, the show was supported by greenroom arts and The Arts Council England