Helen is highly skilled in many areas- this is because Helen enjoys all aspects of productions and knows that working in each of these areas will help her in other areas of her career. Directing helps writing which helps stage management which helps acting which helps teaching and so on and so forth. Being skilled in many areas of a production enables support and skills and an utter respect for each and every other member of a production. In the long run Helen will be writing and later a mix of both acting and directing her own feature films and stage productions.

Helen is dedicated to Film, TV, Theatre and voice work. From producing to set building to Stage management to chaperoining and being A.D. there are not many aspects of creating a production Helen has not worked in! Below is a selection of such work.

Job Title	Production	Company or Venue	Details	Dates
DSM	Darling Buds of May; The Musical	The Kings Theatre, Southsea	Calling the show, including lights, flys and Musical Director.	April 2008
Producer	Series of short theatre plays and street theatre pieces.	Launch of HRH Queen Victoria (Cunard), Southampton	Produced 5 day event for the launch. The event included nearly 100 actors, stilt walkers, singers, dancers and a horse!	October 2007- December 2007
Stage Manager and on site director	Festival of Christmas	Festival of Christmas	Co-ordinating four stages with non stop entertainment over a 3 day period. Assisted by stage managers for each stage and crew.	November 2007- December 2007
DSM	The Snow Queen	The Kings Theatre, Southsea	Calling the show which included lights, sound, flys, crew and setting off pyros.  Kings Theatre is a number one theatre.	November 2007
Event Manager	Groombridge Halloween	Groundlings Theatre Company and Groombridge House Estate	Stage management and co-ordinator duties.	October- November 2007
Stage Manager	Sex FM	Face Front Inclusive Theatre	General stage management duties. Included making/ finding all props, buying costumes, in charge of van and various other jobs as required. http://www.facefront.org/	January 2007
Company Manager	Cinderella	Paul Hammond Productions/ The Cresset Theatre, Peterborough.	Company Manager for this large scale production of named actors and dancers. Oversaw general production of the rehearsals and show and other jobs as required. http://www.cresset.co.uk/	December 2006- January 2007
Producer	Drama School Pantomine, Cinderella	Groundlings Drama School	Publicity and SM throughout rehearsals.	October- December 2006
Camera Operator	Happy Days	NDTC Films	Camera Operator for this short film. Film can be viewed on www.ndtc.co.uk	November 2006
Producer	Stepping Out	The Kings Theatre (Groundlings Theatre)	General duties including pubicity.	September 2006
Producer and Stage Manager	A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and The Magician's Nephew	The Groundlings Open Air Theatre Tour	In addition to acting and directing Producing role included publicity. General stage management roles.	May 2006- August 2006
Chaperone	Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (Feature film)	Warner Brothers	Chaperoning the children acting in the 5th Harry Potter film. Stars include Dame Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Daniel Radcliff and many more!	April 2006- present date
Drama Teacher	Ongoing. Teaching drama.	Dramarama Theatre School	Drama workshops in various schools including Queen Elizabeth Secondary School for Girls, South Hampstead Junior School, Hampstead Infants and Easter Drama School. http://www.dramarama.co.uk/	March 2006- present date
Stage Manager	Bugsy Malone (Stage production, Kings Theatre, Southsea)	Groundlings Theatre Company	Stage mangement duties including repairs for three motorised cars and one motorised van and set- two turntables on two levels with staircases and a multitude of other stuff including splurge guns and collapsing tables! Cast of 72 children and 20 crew. http://www.kings-southsea.com/	April 2006
Chaperone	Penelope (Feature film)	Working Title Productions	Chaperoning the children on set. Stars include Reese Witherspoon, Christina Ricci, Richard E. Grant, James MacAvoy and Peter Dinklage. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/fullcredits	Feb- March 2006
Drama Teacher	Various workshops (inc. Magicians Nephew)	The Groundlings Theatre Company	Various drama workshops. http://www.groundlings.co.uk/drama_past_tutors.shtml	Spring 2006
Stage Manager	The Wizard of Oz	Paul Hammond Productions	Stage Manager plus also DSM and ASM duties. Called the show, special effects, props. Show had a cast of 120 children plus main cast of professional actors. Stars include Colin White (Grange Hill), Jake Maskall (Eastenders) and Juliette Kaplan (Last of the Summer Wine).	Dec 2005- Jan 2006
Singing Casting Director	Bugsy Malone	The Groundlings Theatre Company	Singing casting director- auditioning over 300 children for a major production at The Kings Theatre, Southsea.Auditions took place over two full weekends with a series of six one hour auditions each and every audition day.	Nov 2005
Drama Workshops	Theatre Forum	Futures Theatre Company	Forum theatre for 10- 12 year olds in south London. As an actor Helen spoke to children who then joined in scenes trying to change certain situations. Seperate "Joker" hosted the forum.	Sept 2005- Nov 2005
Publicity Officer	Summer Festival 2005	The Groundlings Theatre Company	Helen visited for two weeks to boost excisting publicity. Audiences significantly improved during this period.	Aug 2005
Drama Workshops	Drama Workshops	Big Fish Theatre Company	Workshops aimed at 9-11 year olds in South London. Dealing with drugs, alcohol and tabacco. Plus many other issues from running away to personal safety. http://www.bigfishtheatre.com/	May 2005- July 2005
1st AD	Finsbury Fuss (short film)	CS Shed Productions	All duties of 1st AD.	March 2005
3rd AD	Her Beginnings (short film)	CS Shed Productions	All duties of 3rd AD, including all extras and location manager.	March 2005
Runner	Smile (short film)	RFT Films	Short film shot over five filming days. Directed by double BAFTA winner Noella Smith.	Feb 2005
Continuity	Boys, boys, boys. (short)	RFT Films	Short film.	Jan 2005
Head of Props	One Wedding (short film)	RFT Films	Short film. Brought and organised all props. Worked with other crew.	Feb 2005
Boom opertator	Lucoway	RFT Films	Boom operator.	Jan 2005
Runner	Wasp (short)	RFT Films	General duties of a runner.	Jan 2005
Stage Manager	Summer Festival 2004	The Groundlings Theatre Company	Two month open air tour of south coast to stately homes and castles. Both stage and tour manager with cast of 11 professional actors and four productions playing in rep. Oversaw getin and get outs, calls, running repairs, liased with venues plus other duties expected of SM.	June 2004- August 2004
Producer	Huge number of productions. Includes Bugsy Malone, Stepping Out, The Snow Queen, Female Transport, 1664 and many Shakespeare productions.	The Groundlings Theatre Company	Over a period of two years duties included producer(all productions), writer (1664), teacher(at Groundlings Drama School), set builder(many productions), set painter(many productions), stage manager(Bugsy Malone plus others), director(Female Transport plus others), actor(most productions), secretary(all productions), PA, publicity officer(including summer festivals), head of box office(Mostly summer productions), FOH, Leafleting, finances, tour manager and many other duties as required.	Sept 2002- Sept 2004
Producer (Writer/Director & Actor)	Roundabout	Roundabout Films (own film company)	Sole producer overseeing/initiating everything. Location manager. Co-ordinator. Special effects- including car crash and arieal shots! Film later nominated for best short drama in film festival.	March 2002- Nov 2002
Fundraiser	Roundabout	Roundabout Films (own film company)	Organised a number of fundraising events including sponsored walk, sponsored silence, boot sale and "Rocky Horror Picture Show" fancy dress party all to various success. Overall raised enough funds to make the 18minute short film.	March 2002- Sept 2002
Head of Drama Department	Mayfield Seondary School- Weekend school	Portsmouth City Council	Employed by the council to run drama classes every weekend for Year 6 pupils with special needs about to start secondary school. During this two-year period Helen wrote and directed two end of year productions in the school theatre. Each show was a musical performed by all students who also were taught the instruments. Also taught stage combat, confidence building, singing, physical theatre, ensemble, dance and drama technique.	Sep 2000- July 2002
LX Operator	ECS3 Final	Wiltshire Studios	Lights operator	March 2002
2nd AD	Perception	UOP Films	2nd AD duties.	Apr 2001
Stage Manager	Jarry Disembrained	Wiltshire Studio	Stage Manager for Three short plays based around the work of the controversial and obnoxious playwright Alfred Jarry, born 1873 who wrote his most famous works whilst intoxicated with absinthe.	Dec 2000
Stage Manager	Laughter Lines	Wiltshire Studio	Stage manager, calls and technician.	Apr 2000
Front of House	Huge number of productions	New Theatre Royal	Front of House at one of Portsmouth's main theatres	Sept 1999- June 2002

 

 

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Sascha Bowling

Helen Oakleigh (Camera Operator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michael (Stand-in)

Markprin

Helen Oakleigh (Camera Operator)