Aaw thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
Well, I trained in Performing Arts at Manchester Met University in England, where I got interested in the technical side of productions, especially the lighting, and took the technical
theatre part of the course. After I graduated in 1997 I worked as a volunteer/casual for quite a few arts festivals around the UK, working with professional artists and techies on projects from London to Glasgow.
In 1999 I sent my CV to my hometown
venue, The Brewhouse, offering myself as a volunteer as I would be back in town for a while. To my surprise they rang me up and offered me a job!! I started as an assistant to the Technician there, working on the many touring productions that used to visit us. By 2001 I had taken over the
role as the Head Technician as my predecessor wanted to take early retirement, and in 2003 when the
venue was taken over by the local council and turned into a community arts
venue, I was appointed as Technical Manager.
The
Venue itself is a converted Brewery Maltings in a town called Burton upon Trent in the middle of England. My main responsibility is the
Theatre which is of a Studio type with retractable raked seating (capacity of about 230). There is also a Bar/Bistro which has a small
stage for Live Music and Stand Up Comedy. There are several studio spaces for classes and rehearsals, an animation studio, a small cinema, a recording studio, a digital video editing suite and a couple of
gallery spaces.
There is a
website (although its not very good), if you want a look at what we do.