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Catherine Church Jules Bushell Helen Morley Simon Plumridge Su Houser Associates Board of directors


 

Sarah Thom - Associate Artist

Sarah played Margaret the waitress in P4’s The Visitation of Mr Collioni (04)
Sarah trained with Jacques Lecoq and Philippe Gaulier. Last year she toured with Kaos in “ Alice” and “The Importance of Being Earnest”, as well as performing in and co-producing “Still Life” at the Aldwych Tube Station with her own site-specific company, angels in the architecture,- for whom she has just movement directed “The Round Dance” at The Round House, London. She has worked extensively for Trestle Theatre, most recently in the Royal National Theatre version of “The Adventures of the Stoneheads.”
Other theatre includes tours for Ophaboom, Kazzum, Jactito Jasperian Theatre plus “Illusion” (Battersea Arts Centre), “Dido, Queen of Carthage, (Rose Theatre, Bankside) and “Savage Love” (Brockley Jack/Edinburgh)

Colin Carmichael - Associate Artist

Colin played Roberto Collioni in P4’s The Visitation of Mr Collioni (2004)
Colin trained at E15. He has toured extensively with Ridiculusmus and Scarlet Theatre and worked with The Clod Ensemble.
He is a co-founder of Brian: "The Boy Band of Theatre", in their self devised work he has played Billie Holiday, Nick Cave and a naked Souzaphone player.
He loves The Archers, Kirsty and his Riley Elf.
Colin was the original deviser and performer in the preview performances of The Visitation of Mr Collioni at the Salisbury Playhouse in 2003.
Theatre: Exhibitionists, Da Da Music (Ridiculusmus) Love and Other Fairy Tales, The Wedding (Scarlet Theatre), Kiss my Echo (Clod Ensemble), Bournemouth Ballads, Artfactory (Brian).
TV includes: Coupling, Dead Ringers (BBC) and various infamous adverts.

Hattie Naylor - Writer

Hattie Naylor is a Bristol based writer and has written for: Theatre, Opera, Film and Radio. DUSTY’S STORY (short film) was included in the 1998 London and Edinburgh Film Festival. She has recently completed a libretto of THE ODYSSEY for the composer Julian Grant and Tête à Tête, and is currently writing a new play: IVAN AND THE DOGS for Trestle Theatre and The Unicorn, to be premiered at the Edinburgh Festival next year before touring nationally.

Anna Maria Murphy (Writer and Poet)

Anna has written the text for the last three P4 shows she has worked extensively with Kneehigh Theatre, including writing text for the acclaimed ‘The Red Shoes’(2001). Other work for Kneehigh includes: Wild Walks, Telling Tales, Shop of Stories(Site Specific), Tate Gallery – St Ives, Commission to write stories inspired by paintings and Sculptures.For Theatre Alibi work includes: Witchey-Eye, Congor Pie (1998), In One Ear, Clockwork (2001)
Other: Published by Transworld: Poems by Eden. Writer for the Eden Project: Site stories and poems.

"Inventive, poetic and touching theatre." Total Theatre 2004

Allison Amin - COSTUME DESIGNER

Allison is a costume designer working primarily with dance companies. She trained initially as a dancer and then went on to work in wardrobe at Laban London, where she was head of department for several years. She has designed for a number of choreographers and repertory companies, notably Yolande Snaith TheatreDance, Phoenix Dance, Candoco, Small Bones, Transitions and Rambert.  In 2005 she worked with Platform 4 to produce Underwater Picnic at Bevois Town Primary School, supported by Creative Partnerships and regularly works with Hampshire Dance.

David Duffy  - RELIGHTS

David returns to Platform 4 after previously touring with Claustrophobia and Shiver. David was Technical Manager at NPV Arts for six years, and the company lighting designer for Magic Eye Theatre. Recent work includes Production Manager for The Work's 'Project D', Lighting Design for 'Happy Returns' at Sadlers Wells, Art Director on 'Mucky Fingers' and Technical Stage Manager on 'Thalidomide!! A Musical'. David is a co-founder of Get Learned Productions.

Alex Weller - COMPANY MANAGER

Alex has worked as a Stage Manager on both a National and International level.
Having initially studied Music Technology, he moved into Stage Management; starting out as ASM on the Spiderman Stunt show in Thorpe Park.
Since then he has worked in Dubai, Qatar and Thailand. His productions include Peter Pan, Jungle Book, Beauty and the beast, Ali Baba, Pinocchio, and Treasure Island.
Nationally Alex has toured Hansel and Gretel, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds; Love and Other Fairy Tales, Scarlet; Arabel's Raven, Anthem for Doomed Youth, It was a Dark and Stormy Night and Shoah, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton; Alice in Wonderland, Wind in the Willows and Jane Austen's Emma,  Chalkfoot Theatre Arts. Alex is very pleased to be working again with Platform 4 , having previously Stage Managed last years tour of Shiver.

Thomas Wallis - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Tom studied Performing Arts at Winchester University and graduated in 2006.  He has devised work and performed with his theatre company The Galloping Cuckoos.  Their work includes Potatoes and Other Less Beautiful Apples.  Tom has also led workshops in various secondary schools.


Useful Links:
http://www.hatfair.co.uk
http://helenmorley.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/
http://www.theatre-royal-winchester.co.uk
http://www.outrageous.co.uk
http://www.wkac.ac.uk
http://www.mouthandtrousers.org.uk

Platform 4 Associates