Léa des Garets
Actor Writer/Playwright Producer Theatre-Maker Voice ArtistHi! My name is Léa des Garets (she/they). I am a queer migrant actor, playwright, producer and theatre-maker from Bordeaux, France.
After an English degree at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and two years lecturing French at Cambridge University, I started a career in the performing arts in the UK with Night Train Theatre Company.
I was one of the 10 mentees selected for Projekt Europa’s Empower mentorship programme, which supports and champions migrant theatre talent in the UK. I recently translated into English Pauline Sales' "WOMENHOUSE", a text which was part of the Omnibus and Art Translated collab festival "Plays across a divided Europe". On top of my writing and translating projects, I work as an actor on stage, screen and as a voice artist between France and the UK
My work, whether it be in a creative or a producing capacity, aims to give more visibility to hidden voices from the past and the present, focussing particularly on international voices, female-led narratives and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Credits
- Translator & lead actor, WOMENHOUSE, Omnibus, 2023- Writer & lead actor, GEORGE, Criterion Theatre, 2023 (programmed for a 3-week run in 2024 at the Omnibus)
- Lead actor, I AM THE WIND, Omnibus, 2022
- Lead actor, GAIA & THE GLOBE, R&D in Exeter, 2022
- Lead actor & Producer, MAKLENA, Ukranian and UK tour, 2017-2019
- Lead actor, HENRY V, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 2015
- Supporting role, PATIENCE, Minack Theatre, 2017
- Lead actor, DON QUIXOTE, La Halle Aux Grains, 2021
- Lead actor, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, ADC Theatre, 2016
VOICE:
- Narrator & Character, "Conte-Moi l'aventure", Chérie Fm Radio, 2021-2023 (2million listens, 4 seasons of 10 episodes)
- Writer, narrator & characters, "Bonjour, London", Chérie Fm Radio, 2022 (1 season of 10 story episodes and 60 mini episodes)
Training
University of Cambridge (2014-2017)Ecole Normale Supérieure (Double English Masters)
Sorbonne University (Undergrad in Lettres Modernes and English)
Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles
Meisner Technique, Impulse Company (1 Year Course)
The Unseen
Workshops: Lecocq, Clown, Puppetry, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Dance (salsa, period)
I am also an experienced workshop leader and facilitator.
Location
LondonExperience
5-10 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Film - feature
- Film - short
- Literature
- Radio/Audio
- Theatre / Live perfomance
- TV - drama
- Visual arts
What I do
- Devising
- Dramaturgy
- Languages
- Performing
- Physical Theatre / Mime
- Producing
- Puppetry
- Teaching / Coaching
- Theatre making
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
French, Spanish and German
