Annys Whyatt

Director Producer Applied Theatre practitioner

I am a theatre-maker and applied theatre practitioner with many years experience working in educational and community settings. I am originally from Bristol and trained with the Bristol Old Vic Company where I first learnt about new devising techniques and became interested in being a theatre maker.I have been based in London since 2015, gaining my undergraduate degree in Drama and Performance (with a minor in Applied Theatre) and later trained with The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

As an applied theatre practitioner I have worked with a number of theatres and companies such as; The Old Vic, The Almeida, NYTW, The Space. Working with young people and community members is at the heart of my practice and I understand the importance of the arts within these settings.

As a theatre-maker I have had the privilege to work with so many artists and companies, it’s hard to briefly write about them all. In 2018, I co-founded the company; Damsels Reconstructed where we took our debut piece, Three Bloody Marys, Please to Battersea Arts Centre and Southend Fringe Festival. Most recently, I worked on an R&D of The Lesson with Icarus Theatre. This was an ACE funded R&D working with creative captioning (the captions became a design element and were embedded into the performance rather than just subtitled captions) and how to make theatre more accessible for deaf and people who are hard of hearing.

I am also a recipient of Ignite 2021 award by Trinity Laban for The Sleep Project.

Currently I am working as Schools Producer at The Almeida Theatre in the Participation Team as well as freelancing for other theatre companies based in London working with young people and community members.

Credits

ARTHUR, by Barrel Organ Theatre Company — Assistant Producer
2022

TOWN², by Barrel Organ Theatre Company — Assistant Producer
2022


YOUNGERS, by Kestrel Theatre Company — Assistant Producer
2022 - NDT Broadgate


THE SLEEP PROJECT, by Annys Whyatt — Creator / Producer
2022 - Theatre Deli


ALMEIDA THEATRE, London - Schools Producer
Sept 2021 - Present

THE OLD VIC THEATRE, London - Freelance
Sept 2021 - Present

ICARUS THEATRE COMPANY, London - Assistant Director
July 2021 - July 2021

CLEAN BREAK THEATRE COMPANY, London - Freelance Digital Administrator
July 2021 - July 2021

LEWISHAM EDUCATION ARTS NETWORK, London - Admin and Finance Officer
March 2021 - October 2021

THE OTHER GUYS, by Shireen Mula— Assistant Producer
2020

THE OLD VIC THEATRE, London - Education and Community Intern
August 2019 - March 2020

THE SPACE THEATRE, London — Workshop Facilitator
January 2019 - January 2020

THE BUNKER THEATRE, London — Volunteer Coordinator and Admin Support
January 2018 - June 2018

NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP — Co-deviser / facilitator
2017 - Edric Theatre

Training

MA Advanced Theatre Practice - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - 2019

BA (Hons) Drama and Performance - London South Bank University - 2018

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Access consultancy (including BSL, audio-description and neurodiversity)
  • Creative Access
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Puppetry
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with disabled artists
  • 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
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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