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Joanne Fisher
Managing Director

Contact
Address:
Studio 63
Cariocca Enterprises, 2 Hellidon Close, Ardwick
Manchester
Lancs
M12 4AH
United Kingdom

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Telephone: 01612929464
Fax: 0871 9184086
Mobile Phone Number: 07956 423895

Information: BA (Hons) Acting Studies
PGCE teaching certificate
Advisory Board Member 'The Arden'
Spotlight member
Directors Guild of Great Britain


An imaginative, creative

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.

 

What parents say;

Hi Jo and the Team at Footlights. Just want to thank you for the wonderful work you have done over the past 2 years! Bryony's confidence has grown soooo much! Can you believe she used to be quiet & shy!
Its become a major part of Bryony's after school activitives!
KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK!! X X

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