Alea Associates

Associate Director

At University she directed Greenland by Howard Brenton and Mourning Becomes Electra but Eugene O’Neil. As Stage Manager, she managed a new write called Believe It of Not.

Since leaving University, as an Assistant Director she has worked on three productions for Connaught Productions at the Frinton Summer Rep. They were The Decorator and How the Other Half Lives assisting Jonathan Holloway and I Ought to Be in Pictures assisting Edward Max. As a Production Manager she brought Carol Churchill’s play This is a Chair to the Camden Fringe last year. She has also worked as a designer and technician for Nadine’s Window, designing The Children’s Hour and Daisy Pulls if Off for Baron’s Court Theatre.

She also works as a creative workshop facilitator, her most recent project has been a national initiative working with a group aged 14-25,on accessibility into culture.

Helmi has a strong grounding in performance and as part of her final year wrote and performed a stand up comedy set at the Kings Head pub in Crouch End.

Designer

Alex first became aware of Alea Theatre when designing Arnošt Goldflam’s Dolls and Dollies as part of SJC Production’s Home. The site specific collaboration brought together a collection of artists to present and perform their work in an Edwardian mansion in South London. Alex enjoys any opportunity to devise and create original work in theatre, film and photography.

Performer/Deviser

Chris has been living and acting in London for several years, performing in everything from classical theatre to new writing. The most recent of which saw him playing an urbane London fox as part of the Camden Fringe.

His last appearance at the space was as Jimmy in “A Time To Remember”

and this is his first time with Alea Theatre, who are providing him with the chance to combine all his previous experience into a piece of new writing originating from two classic scripts.

Performer/Deviser

Prior to this she gained a BA (hons) Drama with Music degree from the University of Huddersfield. Since graduating Hester has had success in two touring productions. The first ‘Wasted’, a road safety production touring to schools within the Leicestershire area with the company Citizen 598, playing teenager Chloe. Her second tour was in ‘Aladdin’ with Chaplins Pantomimes touring from London playing Dame Widow Twanky.

Hester also appeared in Universal Citizens production of ‘Panphobia’ at the Lost theatre earlier this year and is looking forward to making her official fringe debut in ‘Antagone’.

Associate Director

Since graduating Adam has directed and assistant directed a variety of professional shows in London. Directing credits include Aleastory for ‘The Festival Of…’ with Alea Theatre, Fractured with Knock-On Theatre and The Trunk at The Canal Cafe.

Assistant directing credits include Doctors Daughter with Joyce Branagh at Central School of Speech and Drama with a cast of 20 students, Riff Raff with Bill Buckhurst at the Arcola with Alarum Theatre Company, Twelfth Night at The Bridewell Theatre with C Company, and The Return from Parnassus with James Wallace and The Sea Voyage with James Chalmers at Shakespeare’s Globe.

Adam is currently rehearsing Tales of the Harrow Road, which will be opening at the Soho Theatre later this year.

Adam has attended John Menzies Kitchen open access courses run by Tom Stoppard and Joe Hill-Gibbons at Bristol Old Vic, as well as Shakespeare’s Globe Directors Day run by Tim Carroll. He was also invited to attend the Company of Angels Young Theatre Makers annual workshop.

Adam has also worked at Shakespeare’s Globe as Education Events co-ordinator representing the Globe at the STAA (Shakespeare Theatre Association of America) and BSA (British Shakespeare Association) conferences in London.

Adam is an Associate Director with Alea Theatre Company and is the founder of Washed Away Theatre project.