Anna Lavender (Stage Management)

Biography

Guildhall Experience

Scenic Carpenter, The Long Christmas Dinner & A Dinner Engagement (Des. Cordelia Chisholm)
Deputy Stage Manager, The Memory of Water (Dir. Joseph Blatchley)
Stage Manager, Autumn Opera Scenes 2017 (Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans)
Stage Manager, The Cherry Orchard (Dir. Christian Burgess)  
Assistant Stage Manager, Opera Makers 2017 (Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans)
Deputy Stage Manager, Notoriously Abused (Dir. Richard Goulding)
Assistant Stage Manager, Balm in Gilead (Dir. Joseph Blatchley)
Costume Assistant, The (Imaginary) Misogynist (Des. Sophie Thomas)
Construction Assistant, Great Expectations (Des. Agnes Treplin)
Assistant Stage Manager, The Crucible (Dir.  Mike Alfreds)

Professional Experience

Assistant Stage Manager, Dracula: The Musical, National Tour (2018 – present)
ASM Dep, Les Misérables, Queen’s Theatre, Delfont Mackintosh Company
Stage Manager, Ricky Whittington and His Cat, Fight in the Dog Co., New Diorama Theatre (Dir. Alex Clatworthy)
Stage Manager, Brilliant Jerks, Lipsink Theatre Production, Vault Festival 2018 (Dir. Rosy Banham)
Stage Manager, Good Girl, Trafalgar Studios 2, Red Lion Theatre, Tom Thumb Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe 2017 (Dir. Matt Peover)
Stage Manager, Hear Me Raw, Áine Flanagan Productions, Edinburgh Fringe 2017 (Dir. Rosy Banham)
Stage Manager, Fight in the Dog Co., Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Stage Manager, Ingrid Oliver: Speech!, Berk’s Nest, Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Runner, The Boy in the Dress, BBC, King Bert Productions (Dir Matt Lipsey)
Venue Crew, Pleasance One, Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Technician, Radio 4 Warm Up: Daphne Sounds Expensive, 2 Northdown
Technician, Lolly Adefope, Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Work Placement - Production Assistant, Treasure Island and Behind The Beautiful Forevers, National Theatre
Work Placement, Institute, Gecko
Work Placement Office and Set Runner, Spy, Hat Trick Productions
Work Placement Costume Department, The Inbetweeners Movie, Big Talk Productions
Work Placement Costume Department, Cuban Fury, Big Talk Productions

Other Training and Qualifications

Full Clean UK Driving Licence
Emergency First Aid at Work
Fire Awareness Training
Grade 5 Music Theory

Skills

QLab Programming and Operating
Score Reading
Photoshop
Basic Costume Alterations

Areas of Interest

New Writing
Live Comedy
Fringe Theatre