Ruth Allison

Director Facilitator Dramaturg Playwright

Hello! I am a director, facilitator and dramaturg based in Greater Manchester with particular interest in working with and for Young People. I have a flair for writing, devising and directing socially engaged theatre, as well as utilising drama as a tool for education, promoting access to the arts for all (She/her).

Credits

-CO-DIRECTOR, FACILITATOR, All Aboard! Plays from the Platform by Janys Chambers, 3 months, 2023.
-FACILITATOR, DRAMATURG, Saturday Social- Around the World in 80 Days, Bolton School/The Octagon, Bolton, 3 months, 2023
-CO-DIRECTOR, FACILITATOR, Midsummer Mixtape- The Octagon, Bolton, 2 weeks, 2023.
-DIRECTOR, One Play, One Day 4, Reload Theatre Company, 1 day, 2023.
-FACILITATOR, DRAMATURG, Saturday Social- Alice in Wonderland, Bolton School/The Octagon, Bolton, 6 months, 2022-23
-DIRECTOR, PLAYWRIGHT, The Nutcracker (Sort Of), The Octagon, Bolton, 3 months, 2022
-DIRECTOR, FACILITATOR & DRAMATURG, Something Wicked, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, 6 days, 2022
-DIRECTOR, FACILITATOR & DRAMATURG, Social, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, 8 Months, 2021-22
-DIRECTOR, FACILITATOR & DRAMATURG, Young Rebellion, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, 8 Months, 2021-22
-PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR, Friends in Fiction, St Sebastian's and Faith Primary Schools (Liverpool), 3 Months, 2021
-WORKSHOP FACILITATOR & PRODUCTION CREATIVE, More Than Blanket Baths and Bedpans, Digital Project, 3 Months, 2020
-DEVISING ARTIST & DRAMATURG, See No Evil, The George Harrison Studio Theatre, 1 Month, 2020
-EVENT DIRECTOR, Don't Fear Femme, 92 Degrees (Hardman Street, Liverpool), 1 Month, 2020

Training

First Class BA (Hons) Applied Theatre and Community Drama (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, 2018-2021)

Location

Greater Manchester

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Editing
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Singing
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Writing

Additional Languages

N/a

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