Performance Company, Performer / Artist / Creative, Producer / Programmer / Administrator, Production Manager / Technician / Maker
Wales
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Independent Director, Performer, Facilitator and Technician
Gwen Thomson is an experienced theatre/film maker having worked in the sector for 22 years.
She began her career as a sound engineer at Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester & Scottish Television before working in outdoor and indoor theatre and film as a director, performer, technical manager and dramaturge. She has been called the “theatrical Swiss army knife”.
Recent work includes directing circus/theatre company Cimera’s mid-scale, bilingual production of ‘Drudwen’, which toured Wales in 2019. She recently completed ‘Echdoe’ – a film for BBC cymru and Ffilm Cymru and is a creative agent for Arts Council of Wales – taking creativity into schools.
Gwen lives off-grid in North Wales with her young family and an enigmatic bunch of ducks.
Areas of work
Aerial, Busking, Circus, Digital, Physical Theatre, Puppetry, Street Theatre, Walkabout
Additional Areas of Focus
Environmentally Focussed, Family Friendly, Outdoor Arts Sector Development, Outdoor Arts Sector Training
Aerial, Busking, Circus, Digital, Physical Theatre, Puppetry, Street Theatre, Walkabout
Additional Areas of Focus
Environmentally Focussed, Family Friendly, Outdoor Arts Sector Development, Outdoor Arts Sector Training
