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Ruth Carney
MGA Directing and Acting Advisor

Theatre Director

Ruth is currently Associate Director on The Lord of The Rings, Theatre Royal Drury Lane London.

Most recently Ruth directed A Model Girl, Greenwich Theatre, the UK Professional Premiere of The Laramie Project at Sound Theatre, London and the World Premiere of The Lemon Princess by Rachael McGill from an original idea by Ruth Carney at The West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.

Other directing credits include:  My Matisse ; Blue Remembered Hills; Measure for Measure; The Sea; Music Lessons; Family; Company; Mina Laury; Emma and Oleanna

She was joint Artistic Director of the New British Writing Season for the Caird Company), this showcased over fifty new pieces of work.

As an Associate Artist Ruth worked on the BBC Concert Orchestra performance of Pal Joey and On Your Toes performed on BBC Radio Two.

Ruth assisted Hettie Macdonald on the National Theatres production and tour of Sanctuary by Tanika Gupta.

Ruth has a  BA(hons) from the University of Sheffield and an MA in Theatre Directing from The Russian Theatre Academy, Moscow and Middlesex University, London.  Ruth was also a participant on the Directors Course at The National Theatre.

Future projects include:  Working on a film with Noel Clarke writer of Kidulthood and Adulthood.  She is also developing a verbatim play called Sisters about British Muslim Women by Stephanie Street.  Sisters has been developed in association with The National Theatre Studio.

 

 

 

Chris Hatt
MGA Musical Theatre Advisor
West End Musical Director

Chris trained at Surrey University and the London International Film School. His theatre work as Musical Director includes over 30 rep musicals for Bruce James Productions, 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' (UK tour and West End), 'Our House' (West End and future UK tour), 'Footloose' (UK tour and future West End), and 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' (UK tour). He is also Musical Supervisor of First Family Entertainment, a new pantomime company set up by Clear Channel UK and the Ambassadors Theatre Group. He has also written a number of musicals, including 2 children's shows, currently touring the UK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katie Jordan
MGA Casting Advisor
Casting Director

Katie began her career as a dancer. She was a scholarship student at the Italia Conti Theatre Arts school. During her career performing on both the Stage and Screen, Katie toured the world with Paris Can Can, first, as a dancer and then as Dance Captain. Now nearly 4 years later she has been working as the Artistic Director and Casting Director for the show for the last two years. For the Paris Can can Katie has also been presenting and dancing on Australian TV, taking interviews on the Radio and for all the main newspapers including publicity photo shoots. She is now currently casting for Patrice Marques for 'Park Avenue Events' in New York and also many of her solo projects all over the world.

In London Katie manages many Models and Dancers throughout the industry and in the last year she has produced fashion shows abroad, as well as numerous dance shows.


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