Helen Gardner
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document fileHelen Gardner CV 2024
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2024 |
Alterations Assistant
Theatre |
Police Cops: The Musical Royo Entertainment Ltd |
Southwark Playhouse - Elephant & Castle |
2023 |
Deputy Head of Wardrobe
Theatre |
The Time Traveller's Wife InTheatre Productions |
Apollo Theatre |
2023 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Macbeth Shakespeare's Globe |
|
2023 |
Alterations Assistant
Theatre |
Robin Hood Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2024 |
Laundry & Maintenance Assistant
Theatre |
Guys & Dolls Bridge Theatre |
|
2023 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Rocky Horror Show Sadler's Wells, Peacock Theatre |
|
2023 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Comedy of Errors Shakespeare's Globe |
|
2023 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Meaning of Zong Barbican Centre |
|
2023 |
Head of Wardrobe
Theatre |
Henry V 2023 UK Tour Headlong Theatre |
|
2022 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Henry V Shakespeare's Globe |
|
2022 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
The Tempest Shakespeare's Globe |
|
2022 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare's Globe |
|
2021 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Hairspray 2021-22 UK Tour Mark Goucher Productions |
|
2021 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Mary Poppins Cameron Mackintosh Ltd |
Prince Edward Theatre |
2021 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Performing Arts |
Dance Overture 2021 London Studio Centre |
|
2021 |
Fittings and Alterations Assistant
Performing Arts |
A Little Night Music & Copacabana Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
|
2021 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Dorian: A Rock Musical Ruby In The Dust Theatre |
|
2021 |
Alterations Assistant
Theatre |
The Secret Garden New Creations Collective |
|
2021 |
Costume Maker
Film |
Trinity Tilt Films Ltd |
|
2020 |
Assistant Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story 2019-20 UK Tour Awesome Music Ltd |
|
2019 |
Laundry & Maintenance Assistant
Theatre |
The Red Shoes Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2019 |
Assistant Wardrobe Manager
Theatre |
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story 2019-20 UK Tour Awesome Music Ltd |
|
2019 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
The Turn of The Screw Garsington Opera |
|
2019 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Fantasio Garsington Opera |
|
2019 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Don Giovanni Garsington Opera |
|
2019 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
The Bartered Bride Garsington Opera |
|
2019 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Rocky Horror Show The Churchill Theatre |
|
2019 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Richard III Headlong Theatre |
Bristol Old Vic |
2019 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Richard III Headlong Theatre |
Alexandra Palace Theatre |
2019 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Dirty Dancing The Churchill Theatre |
|
2019 |
Laundry & Maintenance Assistant
Theatre |
Since She Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2018 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Swan Lake Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2018 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Dr Dolittle The Churchill Theatre |
|
2018 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
The Band UK & Ireland Tour David Pugh Ltd |
|
2018 |
Laundry & Maintance Assistant
Theatre |
Saturday Night Fever New Wimbledon Theatre |
|
2018 |
Alterations Assistant
Theatre |
Hairspray UK Tour Mark Goucher Productions |
|
2018 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Chicago Phoenix Theatre |
|
2018 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Crazy For You New Wimbledon Theatre |
|
2018 |
Dresser
Theatre |
This is Elvis Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2018 |
Costume Assistant & Buyer
Theatre |
Tina The Musical Mark Rubenstein Ltd |
|
2017 |
Wardrobe Assistant
Theatre |
Jack & The Beanstalk Cambridge Arts Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Cilla New Wimbledon Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Aida English National Opera |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Tango Moderno Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Hamlet Harold Pinter Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Rambert: Ghost Dancers, The Three Dancers & WIld Horses Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2017 |
Laundry & Maintenance Assistant
Theatre |
Danse Le Nuit Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2017 |
Laundry & Maintenance Assistant
Theatre |
Casanova Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Wonderland New Wimbledon Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Grease New Wimbledon Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
I Capture The Castle Watford Palace Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Wonderland The Churchill Theatre |
|
2017 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Dirty Dancing The Churchill Theatre |
|
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Red Shoes Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Last Tango Adam Spiegel Productions |
Phoenix Theatre |
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Jesus Christ Superstar Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Henry V Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Running Wild Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2016 |
Laundry and Maintenance Assistant
Theatre |
Dr Faustus Duke of York's Theatre |
|
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
ENB: My First Ballet - Sleeping Beauty Sadler's Wells - The Peacock Theatre |
|
2016 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Annie Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2016 |
Costume Assistant
Commercials & Industrials |
Carlsberg Advertisment Hobbyfilm Ltd |
|
2016 |
Laundry Assistant
Theatre |
Immortal Tango Sadler's Wells - The Peacock Theatre |
|
2016 |
Costume Assistant & Dresser
Theatre |
Deathtrap Salisbury Playhouse |
|
2015 |
Costume Assistant & Dresser
Theatre |
Cinderella Salisbury Playhouse |
|
2015 |
Costume Assistant & Dresser
Theatre |
The Magna Carta Plays Salisbury Playhouse |
|
2015 |
Costume Assistant & Dresser
Theatre |
Fallen Angels Salisbury Playhouse |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Lord of The Flies Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Seagull Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Peter Pan Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Spamalot The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Car Man The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
ENB: My First Ballet - Swan Lake Sadler's Wells, Peacock Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
And Then There Were None The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Barnum The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Producers The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Anything Goes The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Anything Goes Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
One Man, Two Guvnors The Churchill Theatre |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Jesus Christ Superstar The Churchill Theare |
|
2015 |
Dresser
Theatre |
The Sound of Music The Churchill Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Dance Til Dawn Adam Spiegel Productions |
Aldwych Theatre |
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Shadows of War Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Beauty & The Beast Sadler's Wells Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Black Coffee The Churchill Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Blockbuster The Musical Croydon Fairfield Halls |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat The Churchill Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Blockbuster The Musical The Orchard Theatre |
|
2014 |
Costume Supervisor
Film |
Sealed With A Kiss Tualen Pictures Ltd |
|
2014 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Musical Icons SG Productions Ltd |
|
2014 |
Costume Standby
Film |
Welcome to Curiosity Jericho Lane Pictures Ltd |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Annie Get Your Gun The Churchill Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Rock of Ages Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Rock of Ages The Churchill Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Evita The Orchard Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Happy Days - A New Musical The Orchard Theatre |
|
2014 |
Costume Cutter Assistant & Costume Maker
Theatre |
Under The Vaulted Sky Rosemary Lee Projects |
|
2014 |
Wig & Makeup Assistant
Theatre |
Swan Lake New Wimbledon Theatre |
|
2014 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Sunny Afternoon Hampstead Theatre |
|
2014 |
Costume Assistant
Performing Arts |
Something Old, Something New The Musical Theatre Academy |
Bridewell Theatre |
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Tonight's The Night Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2014 |
Dresser
Theatre |
West Side Story Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
|
2014 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Brown North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2014 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Conflict North Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2014 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Monsters North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Steampunk Santa and The Sparkcatchers North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Because We Can Can North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
The Ubu Plays North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
The Insect Plays North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Stalingrad North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Apocalypse North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2013 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
The Nose North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2012 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
The Night Before Christmas North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2012 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
And The WInner Is North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2012 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2012 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
West Side Story North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2012 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
The Lives They Left Behind North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2011 |
Wardrobe Instructor
Performing Arts |
The Rainbow Goblins North West Kent College |
Miskin Theatre |
2011 |
Costume Maker
Theatre |
Constance Good Night Out Presents |
|
2011 |
Costume Maker
Theatre |
Etherdome Penny Dreadful Productions |
|
2011 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
A Midsummer Night's Dream Iris Theatre |
Actor's Church, Covent Garden |
2010 |
Costume Maker
Theatre |
Edward II Em-Lou Productions |
|
2010 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Fallen Upswing |
|
2010 |
Creator Maker
Theatre |
Some Machine Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance |
|
2010 |
Costume Assistant (Work Placement)
Theatre |
Aida Royal Opera House |
|
2010 |
Creator Maker
Theatre |
The Love of a Nightingale Rose Bruford Theatre & Performance |
|
2009 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Loyal Women Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance |
|
2009 |
Costume Maker
Theatre |
Crabbit! The Musical Haylon Ltd |
|
2009 |
The Possibilities
Theatre |
Costume Assistant Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2007 | 3 A-Levels, 4 AS-Levels, 11 GCSES | Beaverwood School for Girls |
2010 | Costume Production BA (Hons): 2.1 | Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance |
2011 | Secretarial Diploma - Distinction | Pitman Training |
2013 | City & Guilds: PTLLS (Level 4) - Pass | Bexley Adult Education College |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: I have a domestic sewing machine, domestic overlocker, domestic coverstitch machine, hand held steamer, steam generator iron and domestic iron
I can use:
About me
I am a freelance Wardrobe Deputy and Assistant with over 10 years’ experience of working in the theatre industry on both West End and repertory theatres on many large-scale musicals, plays, ballets and operas as well on tour. I am currently the Deputy Head of Wardrobe on ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’ at the Apollo Theatre. Prior to that I was a Wardrobe Assistant at Shakespeare’s Globe for two seasons and the Head of Wardrobe on Headlong Theatre’s 2023 UK tour of ‘Henry V’.I have also worked as a Wardrobe Assistant on both the 2021-22 UK tour of ‘Hairspray’ and on ‘Mary Poppins’ at the Prince Edward Theatre and as the Assistant Wardrobe Manager for 2019-20 UK tour of ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’.
I am highly organised but also have the flexibility to respond to the challenges of West End and touring productions. I am well versed in the organisation and running of the Wardrobe Department and its equipment in a safe, tidy and effective manner.
As a seasoned Wardrobe Assistant, I am proficient in the daily set up of the quick-change areas and dressing rooms, pre-setting costumes and accessories in a careful and precise manner. I regularly dress and assist actors of all genders, performing quick changes and always ensure that the actors are dressed to the highest standard and that the artistic integrity of the costume designs are delivered throughout the production’s run. From my extensive dressing experience, I always make sure that all costume requirements and dressing needs are met in a flexible, efficient as well as friendly manner.
My hand and machine sewing skills are excellent and I regularly assist in the constructing, fitting, altering, repairing, laundering and maintenance of modern and period costumes in a wide variety of fabrics.
I enjoy being an active part of the backstage team. I maintain a friendly, approachable but professional manner with everyone and keep a level head when emergencies arise with minimal supervision. I am always willing to use my initiative, learn new methods, form excellent working relationships and be resilient when meeting new challenges.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Costume / Costume Support |
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Job Titles | Costume / Costume Support, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK) |