The Red Helicopter

Credits include: Women on the Verge (Derby Theatre); Harm’s Way (The Lowry, Manchester); Black Crows (Arcola Theatre, Clean Break); Orange (Script Cymru); Matches for Monkeys (The Chelsea Theatre); Debris (Theatre 503, BAC Critics’ Choice Season, The Traverse Edinburgh and Staatstheater Biennale, Germany); Blackout (The Soho Theatre); The Watched (Tour); The Supposed Person (Le Petit Herbertot, Paris); Hysteric Studs (BAC and Theater Lab, Houston).

For the National Theatre Studio: Heartbroken Mary Looses Struggle with the Serpent of Time; A Rock and a Hard Place; Killing Brando.

Tessa was an Associate Director at the Soho Theatre from 2001 – 2003 and, from July 2008, has been the Literary Director at Paines Plough Theatre Company.

Cecilia trained in stage and costume design at the Motley Theatre Design course and now works across a broad area of design from physical and experiential pieces to theatre and events. She designed sets for Kanye West and Lady Gaga whilst assisting Es Devlin in New York; recently made props for productions at The Gate and the Arcola Theatre and worked as principle set and costume designer for Bompas & Parr on the Architectural Punchbowl.

Her project previous to working for LAB this summer, was designing set and costumes for a new play by Penny Skinner for the ‘heat&light’ youth theatre at Hampstead Theatre.

Eilidh studied at Rose Bruford College where she trained on the Actor Musicianship course. She works as an Actor Musician (playing the Violin, Accordian, Guitar and Piano) and as a Musical Director, leading singing and music workshops for children and adults.

Theatre credits include: As Musical Director; Park High School Musical (R.B.C/Paines Plough, The Unicorn Theatre); Our Country’s Good (West Sussex County Youth Theatre, directed by John Ward); The Rose Tattoo (R.B.C, Jeremy Harrison). As performer; Some Machine (R.B.C/ Paines Plough, The Unicorn Theatre); Carmen (R.B.C, Leicester Square Theatre); Britten’s Noyes Fludde (Cheltenham International Music Festival, Martyn Brabbins).

Movement and choreography credits include: Richard III (Love and Madness, Riverside Studios); The Little Mermaid; Tom’s Midnight Garden (Nottingham Playhouse); The Monster Under the Bed; Father Christmas and the Last Present; Young Europe (Polka Theatre); AD2030 (Kali Theatre, Decibel 09); Bellerophon (Release the Hounds, Bridewell Theatre); The Fair Maid of the West; The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus (Third Party Productions, directed by John Wright, UK tour); Eye to Eye (winter/walker @ Resolution!);
Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep (Paddock Productions/ Farnham Maltings); Teddy in his Rucksack (Quicksilver Theatre, UK Tour).

Credits as director/choreographer include: The Great Piratical Rumbustifiation (winter/walker supported by Travelling Light/Take Off Festival); Veiux Amants (Beatabet Collective, Shunt Vaults); Body Stories (Orpheus Centre, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House); FIVE (Theatre Hullabaloo and Theatre Direct, Toronto).

Kitty specialises in physical work for young audiences.

During the past six years as a Fight Director, Richard has worked with numerous organizations including The BBC, Glyndebourne Opera House, The Young Vic, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, as well as on the recent production of Peter Pan at the O2 Arena. He has also worked with the English Speaking Theatre in Poland and various productions nationwide.

Richard regularly teaches stage combat and acting at East 15 Acting School and various institutions throughout the country, including Exeter and Winchester Universities. He also works as an actor and combat performer in both theatre and film.

Alex trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama on their Theatre Practice Degree. Alex’s work in theatre began at the National Youth Theatre where he recently performed in collaboration with Kneehigh Theatre Company. Since graduating, Alex has worked for numerous organisations including the National Youth Theatre, Little Angel Theatre and on the Almeida’s Trainee Workshop Leader Programme, delivering workshops for young people. Alex has recently been short listed for Birkbeck’s MFA Theatre Directing.

Theatre includes:
As director: Zeera (Hampstead: Heat and Light); Untitled (Almeida Theatre). As producer: Tabernacle Children’s Puppetry Season, Suspension Youth Showcase

(Little Angel Theatre). As assistant director: 28 (Central School of Speech and Drama), 100 Words (NYT).

Kim is currently in the second year of a degree in Arts Management and Event Management and has been a member of the Young Friends of the Almeida since January 2009. Kim is looking to pursue a career in Stage Management and has just finished an internship at the Royal Court Theatre, working on Roy William’s Sucker Punch.