Helen Barnett

Director Movement Director Practitioner Teacher

I am a Director, trained at East 15 Acting School and GITIS in Moscow. I am mostly working with new writing with a focus on female voices, Education and Outreach work. I am a mask specialist and enjoy devising and making through physical storytelling practices. I have run education and outreach programmes for theatres such as Watford Palace Theatre, Polka Theatre, The KILN, The Bush and am an Associate lecturer on the Acting and Creative Theatre courses at Northampton University as well as running the MA Education (Drama) at Middlesex University for Trestle Theatre Company.

Credits

CREATIVE DIRECTOR / Trestle Theatre Company / Current Position
LEARNING AND PARTICIPATION MANAGER / Trestle Theatre Company / 2017-2019
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE / Sphinx Theatre Company/ Current position
DIRECTOR/ How Not To Sink (As part of Women Centre Stage Festival), Hampstead Theatre, 2016
DIRECTOR/ Trapped, Cockpit Theatre, 2016
DIRECTOR/ Spike, Kings Head Theatre, 2015
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/ A Berlin Kabaret, The Warren Brighton Fringe Festival, 2014
DIRECTOR/Careless Sponsored Walks Cost Lives, Island and Welcome Home Lotttery (as part of Women Centre Stage Festival) , National Theatre, 2015
DIRECTOR/ A Mini Midsummer Night's Dream/ Royal & Derngate Theatre, 2013
DIRECTOR/ Loveplay, Royal & Derngate Theatre , 2013
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ A Midsummer Nights Dream, Royal & Derngate Theatre, 4 weeks, 2013
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ The Bacchae, Royal & Derngate Theatre, 8 weeks, 2012
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ Blood Wedding, Royal & Derngate Theatre , 8 weeks, 2012

Training

I studied an MA in Theatre Directing at East 15 Acting School and trained at GITIS in Moscow as part of that.
I have completed the one week Phillipe Gaulier Clown Masterclass in August 2017.
I am a trained designated safeguarding person (completed June 2017).
I am trained in first aid in the workplace ( August 2017) .
I have completed the basic, intermediate and advanced mask and physical theatre training with Trestle Theatre Company.
I am a fellow of higher education.

Location

Hertfordshire

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Singing
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants

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