Afton Aitkenhead
Theatre DirectorThey/them
Afton has been involved in theatre since they were a teenager, when they joined their local youth theatre company. They went on to study BA Acting at the University for the Creative Arts, which they graduated from in 2021 with 2:1. During their time at university, Afton began teaching youth theatre and discovered their love of directing. They set up her own company, Phenix Youth Theatre 2019 and has directed 3 plays there, including 2 as part of National Theatre Connections youth theatre festival. They also assistant directed 2 productions at university alongside their studies in acting.
Credits
DIRECTOR, Ducks, Barons Court, 5 days, 2021DIRECTOR, Before I talked to shoes, Barons Court, 5 days, 2021
DIRECTOR, Striving for Perfection, Farnham Maltings, 1 day, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, BLANK, Online, 2 days, 2021
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR, The Wolves, Farnham Maltings, 1 day, 2020
Training
BA (Hons) Acting, University for the Creative Arts 2018-2021, 2:1Unlocking the Director's Imagination, Irina Brown, Rose Bruford Summer school, 2021
Location
LondonExperience
1-2 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Dance
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Devising
- Languages
- Movement Direction
- Physical Theatre / Mime
- Teaching / Coaching
- Theatre making
- Working with young people
- Working with young people with special educational needs
Additional Languages
French, Spanish, Italian
