Education

BA (1st Honours degree) Theatre: Design for Performance
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Oct 2005 – June 2008

Dramatics 40 credits
Gothenburg University. Aug 2003 – Jun 2004
A full-time course on the history and theory of drama and theatre,
including theoretical and practical modules.

Fine Arts Foundation course
Wiks Folkhogskola, Uppsala. Aug 2001 – Jun 2003
A full-time course including modules of painting, sculpture, printing, and drawing.

Litterature 20 credits
Uppsala University. Jan - Jun 2001

 

 

Design work

2009

The Prisoner of Zenda adapted by Leon Rubin (Set and costume design) Dir: Glen Walford.
Clifftown Studion, Southend. East15 Acting School.

A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner (Set and costume design) Dir:Samuel Miller.
Clifftown Studion, Southend. East15 Acting School.

Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Jr. (Set and costume design) Dir: Ian MacKenzie-Thurley.
Goodenough College, London. Bloomsbury Opera.

The Ventriloquist by Larry Tremblay (Set and costume design) Dir: Yolanda Ferrato.
The Rosemary Branch Theatre, London. Quebec Culture Festival 2009.

The Silents (Lighting design) Devised. Dir: Rachel Parish
The Albany, London and Brighton Fringe Festival 2009. Three Birds Theatre.

2008

Graeculus by Gerrard Martin (Costume design/making) Dance performance piece.
British Museum, London. UK Foundation for Dance.

Live Performance piece by Athina Vahla. (Costume design/making)
Science Museum, London.

At Home (Design/direction) A short devised piece performed backwards.
Black Performance Laboratory, Central Saint Martins, London

A Monopoly Game (Costume and props). Devised piece. Dir: Anastasia Revi
Scene Pool, Camden People’s Theatre, London.

Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas (Opera version, CSM design showcase) Dir: Ian MacKenzie-Thurley
Cochrane Theatre, transferred to Brady Arts Centre, London.

From the Pit of my Stomach by Rayna Campbell (Set and costume) Dir: Anastasia Revi
Etcetera Theatre, London. Crazy Mother Truckers Ltd..

2007

Playhouse Creatures by April De Angelis (Costume) Dir: Zizi Sulkin
Theatro Technis, London. Tower Theatre

In Hysterics by Yolanda Ferrato (Set and costume). Dir: Justin Martin
The Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival

2006

Biegga savkala ahte douddara douhken lea soames (Dance film, 8 mins) (Set and costume)
DoP: Ken Are Bongo. Choreographer: Elle Sofe Henriksen
Winner of Best Film and Audience’s Award at the Same Film Festival 2007

2005

Huset som Rut glomde by Eva Brise (Set and costume) Dir: Louise Boregard
Unga Folkteatern, Gothenburg, Sweden.

På väg hem by Maja Kekonius (Short film, 17 mins) (Set and props) Dir: Maja Kekonius
Gothenburg Academy of Film. Gothenburg, Sweden

Störst är Kärleken by A Reynolds & M Buffini (Set and costume) Dir: Ulrica Almgard.
Redbergsteatern, Gothenburg, Sweden

I stand before you naked by Joyce Carol Oates (Set and costume) Dir: Vanja Nilsson
Unga Folkteatern, Gothenburg (and touring), Sweden


 

Work placements / assistant work

Assistant Set Designer. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Designer: John Riseboro
St. Stephen's, London. Antic Disposition. March 2009

Assistant Set Designer. Venus & Adonis . Designer: Netia Jones
Wilton's Music Hall, London. Jan - Feb 2009

Art Dept. Assistant. Various Projects. Production Designer: Eric Rehl. 2008

Deputy Stage Manager. Sleepwalk. CSM promenade showcase
Cochrane Theatre May 2008

Workplacement in Scenic Art dept.
National Theatre March/April 2008

Assistant Costume Designer/ Maker. Pheadre. Designer: Stella Scott.
Offstage Theatre. Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007

Work placement with prop/costume maker Leigh Cranston
Jan – April 2007

Assistant set/light designer. Pissungen. Designer: Niklas Eriksson
Teater Bhopa, Gothenburg, Sweden. Aug – Oct 2004

Assistant costume designer/maker. Designer: Erika Von Weissenberg
Allikateatern, Gothenburg. Jan – Mar 2004

Workplacement in Masque and Wig Dept.
Stockholms Stadsteater, Sweden. Aug 1998

 

Other work

Production Manager/ Lighting Designer. Inside Outside.
Central Saint Martins. Performance Design and Practice 3rd year showcase.

Workshop leader coordinator. Don Giovanni Widening Participation Project
Central Saint Martins. Dec 2008 - April 2009

Design transfer coordinator. Don Giovanni. Cochrane Theatre/ Brady Arts Centre
Central Saint Martins. Jan - Feb 2009

Casual Technicia/ FoH staff
Cochrane Theatre. Aug 2007 - ongoing

Follow spot operator
Gothenburg International Theatre and Dance Festival 2006

Carer/ team coordinator
Gothenburg City Council, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sept 2004 – Aug 2005
Working with 2 groups of adolescents with special needs/ learning difficulties. Responsibilities included co-ordinating a staff team of 4-7and general admin, as well as planning and leading activities for weekend and summer camps.

Light/sound operator.
Teater AktOr, Gothenburg, Sweden. Feb – June 2005

Carer
Beannachar Camphill Community, Aberdeen. Aug 1999 – Aug 2000
Full-time voluntary work within a social training centre for young adults with special needs. I was responsible for a girl with behavioural problems and led teams of young adults in garden, kitchen and laundry workshops. I also initiated and planned several artistic workshops and events during the year.

Film projectionist
Cinema Grona Ladan, Sigtuna, Sweden. Aug 1997 – June 1999

 

Other

Co-president of the Performance Society for Student’s Union (University of the Arts London) 2006-2007.
This included organising and leading theatre workshops, inviting lecturers, putting on a live art event and directing a theatre production with a large cast and team.

Participant in SBTD’s Taking Flight workshops in 2007/08.
Nottingham, Prague, London (V&A).

General computer skills (Word, Excel, Photoshop)

Clean Driving Licence