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Joanne Fisher |
Managing Director
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New address
Pod 15
The GreenHouse
Media City UK
M50 2EQ
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0161 684 2354 |
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0871 9184086 |
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07956 423895 |
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Jo Fisher is the Managing Director of Footlights Theatre School & Academy Ltd. Jo has a varied past having become Manchester's first milkwoman at the age of 18 it was clear she was not going to take the easy road. She went on to run market stalls all over Mancehester before giving up her entrepreneurial spirit to rediscover her first love -acting.
Jo's passion for the stage began when she was very young although she didn't professionally train until her early twenties. She then went on to Manchester's prestigious Arden school of theatre to train as an actress. On graduating she was lucky enough to get work playing Lady Macbeth touring the Northwest, and also performing in Switzerland for FIFA delegates. Jo loves the theatre,film and performance and most all the kids! Her tireless efforts has taken Footlights from a very small school( 15 pupils) in 2005 to a network of schools in Greater Manchester with 4 franchisee/directors and 8 schools, she now loves that she combines her passion for the arts and business.
Jo has built up many many years of experience as a childrens theatre director, ( she was selected to direct a play for the common wealth games). She also has extensive teaching experience in colleges & universities as well as young offender institutes, schools, well being centres and many more. Jo also has televison and voice over experience.
Admitting that much of her time is taken up in the office these days Jo feels that the children being happy, encouraged and creative at the schools is at the heart of everything Footlights believes in.
Jo and all the team pride themselves on offering you a personal service, with an open door policy.
Qualifications & Experience
BA (Hons) Acting Studies
PGCE teaching certificate
Spotlight member
Directors Guild of Great Britain
An imaginative, creative energetic actor, director, teacher, writer & freelance practitioner with extensive experience of working with undergraduates, adults and young people, both in an educational setting as well as in the business sector and entertainment industry. Her work has taken her throughout the UK and internationally to Switzerland on several occasions. Jo regularly co ordinates and supplies her specially trained staff as well as herself for external projects for companies such as Key 103, Virgin, Trafford Housing Trust, Womens Aid and many other charities and commercial businesses.
A selection of recent work
Directing
‘A Song for the Lovers’ The Lowry
‘Womens Aid Project’ Various venues
‘Voice over’ (Punjabi) Voice Over
‘Animal Farm’ Young offenders institute, Cheshire
‘Once a Catholic’ Lostock Arts College
‘The Balcony’ The Manchester College (degree students)
Acting
‘Waterloo road’ (BBC) ‘Tess’
‘Kelloggs ad’ ‘mum’
‘Macbeth’ 'Lady Macbeth'
‘Hindley’ 'Myra Hindley'
Teaching (Current)
Contemporary Theatre The Arden Degree level
Dance Improvisation The Manchester college A level students
Trained with
The renowned Keith Johnstone – week residential
Augusto Boal - Brazilian Forum theatre practitioner (as well a many other forms of community theatre)
Max Stafford Clark – from The Royal Court.London and artistic director of ‘Out of joint’
Frantic Assembly – physical theatre company
Tipp – theatre in prisons and probation
Previous work includes:
· Project co ordination for People First Housing Association (Voice over)
· Trainer to adults returning to education , completion straight into industry.
· Trainer adults to teach
· Outreach to adults from under privileged areas.
· Artistic Director or Footlights Theatre School, Manchester & Cheshire.
· Produced ‘Treasure island’ 2007
· Project managed young offender project
· Director & writer of smallscale production for Manchester Adventure Playgrounds, celebrating 30 years at Zion Arts Theatre.
· Project Manager responsible for coordinating team of twelve staff for provision for 70 children. (4- 12yrs old)
· Director of large scale musical play in association with Cultureshock & the Commonwealth games, involving 120 primary school children, 14 core cast members and the Northern Chamber Orchestra.
· Co-ordinator of New writing Festival at Contact Theatre. |
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