Helen Evans, Ph.D
D I R E C T I N G
AMOUR
Trinity Laban 3rd final Production (2023)
The Albany Theatre, Deptford, London
Choreographer: Khiley Denman
Musical Director: Verity Quade
GRIMM TALES by Phillip Pullman
Cossons School of Performing Arts
(rehearsed and performed remotely, during lockdown, 2020)
With musical composition by Tom Knowles
INDUSTRY SHOWCASES (2015-19)
For Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
The Ambassador's and Leicester Square Theatres,
London's West End
Musical Directors: Verity Quade, Jody Robinson and Louisa Green
Choreographers: Lucinda Lawrence, Graham Newell, Jason Pennycooke, Khiley Denman and Darragh O'Leary
THE DREAMING
For Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Laban Theatre (2017)
Musical Director: David Randall
Choreographer: Matt Cole
SPECTACULUM
For Trinity Laban (2016)
Laban Theatre
Musical Director: David Randall
Choreographer: Matt Cole
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
For Trinity Laban (2015)
Blackheath Halls
Choreography: Jason Pennycooke
Musical Director: David Randall
ANYTHING GOES
For Trinity Laban (2014)
Blackheath Halls
Choreographer: Jason Pennycooke
Musical Director: Candida Caldicott
COMPANY
For Trinity Laban (2014)
Blackheath Halls
Musical Director: Tony Castro
Choreographer: Helen Evans
ELECTRA
For The Musical Theatre Academy (2013)
The Courtyard Theatre, London
Vocal Coach: Nia Lynn
Movement Director: Nick Crossley
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
For The Musical Theatre Academy (2012)
Waterloo East Theatre
Composition: The Cast
ZOMBIE PROM
For The MTA (2011)
The Drill Hall
Musical Director: Annmarie Lewis Thomas
Choreographer: Lisa Donmall-Reeve
EPSOM DOWNS
For The MTA (2010)
The Drill Hall
C R E D I T S
June 2023 ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN AIRIELAND National Tour
For The Dot Collective
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May 2023 AMOUR Albany Theatre (Deptford)
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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April 2023 PROJECT PORTMANTEAU The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft
Arts Board Funded R&D for The Dot Dot Collective
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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July 2020 GRIMM TALES (Phillip Pullman's version) Online Cossons School of Performing Arts
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2019 and INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Leicester Square Theatre, London
2018 Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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2018 TEECHERS The Brook Theatre, Chatham
For Cossons School of Performing Arts
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2017 THE DREAMING Laban Theatre
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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For Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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For Trinity Laban Conservatoire
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For The Musical Theatre Academy
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For The Musical Theatre Academy
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For The Musical Theatre Academy
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For The Musical Theatre Academy
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For The Musical Theatre Academy
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University of Chichester
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For Antic Disposition
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MA Practice-as-Research outcome
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MA Practice-as-research outcome
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Bretton Hall College of the University of Leeds
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