Danny Newton (Stage & Costume Management)

Biography

Guildhall Experience

Stage Manager, The Tale of Januarie (Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans)
DSM, Mavra & Iolanta (Dir. Kelly Robinson)
ASM, The Rape of Lucretia (Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans)  
ASM, Mephisto (Dir. Wyn Jones)
Automation Operator, Playtime, (Dir. Abigail Yeates)

Professional Experience

ASM Dep, Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre (Dir. Matthew Warchus)
ASM Dep, Around the world in 80 days, St James Theatre (Dir. Lucy Bailey)
ASM Dep, Miracle of 34th Street, UK Tour (Producer, Paul Taylor-Mills)
Stage Manager, ENCORE – 40 Years of NYMT, Adelphi Theatre (Dir. Chris Cumming & Jeremy-James Taylor)
Stage Manager, S&S Awards Gala, St James Theatre, (Dir. Simon Greiff)
Stage Manager, Vast White Stillness, Old Ship Cellars (Dir. Dan Ayling)
Stage Manager, Prodigy, St James Theatre (Dir. Kate Golledge)
Rehearsal Stage Manager, Spring Awakening, Leicester Curve (Dir. Nikolai Foster)
Rehearsal Stage Manager, The Battle of Boat, The Rose Theatre, Kingston (Dir. Kate Golledge)
Rehearsal Stage Manager, BRASS, Hackney Empire (Dir. Hannah Chissick)
DSM, Riders to the Sea/Savitri, Peacock Theatre (Dir. Rodula Gaitanou)
DSM, The Ragged Child, Rose Theatre, Kingston (Dir. Jeremy-James Taylor)
Rehearsal DSM, Sweet Charity, Curve Leicester (Dir. Lotte Wakeham)
ASM Book Cover, BRASS – A New Musical, City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds (Dir. Sara Kestelman)
ASM, The Other School, St James Theatre, (Dir. Lotte Wakeham)
Work Placement ASM, Exterminating Angel, The Royal Opera (Dir. Tom Cairns)
Work Placement ASM,  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Dir. Peter Hall)
Artist Liaison Assistant, Be Man Kind, Silk Street Theatre (Producer, Jess Richardson)
Artist Liaison Assistant, Hey! Old Friends - Sondheim 85th gala, Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Dir. Bill Deamer)
Production Assistant, Breeders, St James Theatre (Production Manager, James Henshaw)
Props Buyer, American Idiot – The Musical, The Arts Theatre (Production Manager, James Henshaw)

Other Training and Qualifications

IPAF 3a & PAV, full clean UK driving licence, Grade 5 Theory, A Level Music, emergency first aid at work, working at height

Skills

Score reading, cueing to music, prop sourcing, use of eChameleon motion control software, basic AutoCAD skills, Photoshop, good needlework skills, scheduling

Areas of Interest

Opera, Musicals, West End, regional theatre, stage management (all rolls including ASM Book cover & ASM Dep), automation, tours, company management