Libby Symons

Actor Creator Producer Director

Libby is a London based actor and creative who works seamlessly with comedy and drama. Her most recent work was shortlisted for Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Shakespeare Shorts.

She is classically trained as an actor by the Oxford School of Drama, returning to the industry in 2023. She was also a 2020 graduate of Fourth Monkey, where she trained in expressive movement and ensemble. In the past she has founded and ran theatre companies, with a focus on production and marketing.

Credits

JOAN OF ARC, Voiceover & Co-Director, Jehanne, a thing impossible, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 2024
OLIVIA, Actor, I Hope You Don't Mind, Omar Elhanbouly, 2024
EMILIA, Actor, Chameleons in Wasteland, LFS, 2023
CRYSTAL, Actor, Y Tho, The White Bear, 2023
HERMIONE, Actor, Shakespeare Returns, Young Vic, Rehearsed Reading, 2023
ROSE, Actor and Production Assist, On The Other Side of The War, Southwark Playhouse, 2023
MARIA, Actor, Twelfth Night, The North Wall, 2023
Producer and Actor, The Fall R&D, VAULT Festival, 2021

Training

Immersion improv
2023 Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship of Contemporary Theatre workshops with Adjoa Andoh.
The Oxford School of Drama One Year Course 2022 - 2023 and Foundation 2014 - 2015
Fundraising Masterclass with David Johnson
Fourth Monkey Two Year Rep 2018 - 2020 Own Your Sh*t! Ewa Kolodziejska

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Theatre making
  • Workshopping & Development

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