Born London, June 11th, 1959

• Married to Tim Hawes (Professional Freelance Trumpet Player)
• 3 children

Training

• LAMDA Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT from 1979 – 1987

•  Theatre Royal Windsor ASM / DSM
• Annie – Victoria Palace Theatre  ASM /DSM
• Pirates Of Penzance – Theatre Royal Drury Lane Stage Manager
• La Cage Aux Folles – London Palladium Stage Manager
• Hinge and Bracket at the Comedy- Company Stage Manager
• 1987 – 1994    PA to Lee Menzies
• 1994 – 1995    Temporary work for Agents / General Managers / Publicists around the West End of London
• Licensed by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead as a Chaperone.
• October 2010 set up Master classes in The Art of Auditioning teaching children all over the UK and Ireland.
• February 2012 Oberon Books published CHILDREN IN THEATRE. A practical guide for performing children and their parents.
• Lectures to parents, agents and stage management on the subject of children in professional entertainment.
• February 2014 – started Performing Arts Courses.
• Specialist in licencing children to work in the UK and abroad with fairly frequent trips to the City of Westminster Magistrates Court.
• Member of the Casting Directors Guild
• 2020   Awarded an Olivier in Special Recognition of her Contribution to the Industry.

1995 – Present

Casting Director / Administrator

• Overseeing all aspects of casting children, licencing (UK and overseas), scheduling rehearsals and performances and employing chaperones and tutors in London and on tour.

CURRENT & FORTHCOMING

As Children’s Casting Director 

• LES MISERABLES Queens Theatre, London / UK and International Tour
• MISS SAIGON UK and International Tour
• MARY POPPINS at the Prince Edward Theatre 2019
• FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 
• IDENTICAL Nottingham and Bath
• THE WATSONS – Harold Pinter Theatre
• JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT London Palladium
• BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

As Children’s Manager / Administrator:

• MATILDA The Musical                                         Cambridge Theatre
• MATILDA The Musical                                         UK Tour

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

For Cameron Mackintosh Limited –

• OLIVER!  –  London Palladium 1995 and the tour/Theatre Royal Drury Lane 2008 and the tour
• LES MISERABLES on Tour
• LES MISERABLES at the 02
• MARY POPPINS in London and on Tour
• MISS SAIGON in London and on Tour
• HEY MR PRODUCER! at the Lyceum
• OKLAHOMA! at the Lyceum

For The Really Useful Group –

• THE SOUND OF MUSIC
• WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
• THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

OTHER PRODUCTIONS

• A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Garrick Theatre London
• A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, All Indian UK Tour
• A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER, Donmar Warehouse and West End
• ANNIE, Apollo Victoria and UK Tour
• ANNIE GET YOUR GUN UK Tour
• ASPECTS OF LOVE, Menier Chocolate Factory
• BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Dominion Theatre
• BEFORE THE PARTY Almeida Theatre
• BLACK AND WHITE BALL, The King’s Head
• BUGSY MALONE, Queens Theatre
• CAROUSEL, Savoy Theatre
• CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Novello Theatre
• CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
• CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, Various Productions
• CHRISTMASAURUS – Eventim Apollo
• CONSENT at The Harold Pinter Theatre
• DR DOLITTLE, Labatts Apollo and UK tour
• EDNA, Haymarket Theatre and UK Tour
• EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES – National Theatre
• FENCES – Theatre Royal Bath / Tour and Duchess Theatre London
• FINDING NEVERLAND – The Curve, Leicester
• GOODNIGHT MR TOM, Phoenix Theatre and UK Tour
• GONE WITH THE WIND, New London Theatre
• GYPSY       Chichester Festival Theatre / Savoy Theatre
• HEATHCLIFF, Labatts Apollo and UK Tour
• IMAGINE THIS, New London
• KRISTINA @ the Royal Albert Hall, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus
• LAUTREC, Shaftesbury Theatre
• MACBETH, Gielgud Theatre
• MADAM BUTTERFLY, Royal Albert Hall
• MEDEA, Queens Theatre
• NINE, Donmar Warehouse
• PORGY AND BESS, Savoy Theatre
• RUTHLESS Arts Theatre London
• SOUTH PACIFIC    UK Tour
• SHOWBOAT, Prince Edward
• SPEND SPEND SPEND, Piccadilly Theatre
• TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES, Savoy Theatre
• THE BRIDGE – short film
• THE FERRYMAN at the Gielgud
• THE FIX, Donmar Warehouse
• THE FULL MONTY, UK Tour
• THE KING AND I, London Palladium and UK Tour
• THE KING AND I, Royal Albert Hall
• THE LION KING UK Tour  Various Venues and Basel
• THE SECRET GARDEN, Aldwych Theatre
• THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE – Leicester Curve & the Menier Chocolate Factory
• THE SOUND OF MUSIC UK TOUR David Ian Productions & Bill Kenwright Limited
• THE TURN OF THE SCREW  Almeida Theatre
• SHREK the Musical, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
• WHITE CHRISTMAS, Various Venues
• I’D DO ANYTHING (The Search for OLIVER!) BBC TV