Niki Robinson

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Rehearsal studios

I can use: Rehearsal Studios

About me

Stage One Producers alumni, Niki trained in acting and musical theatre at the B.R.I.T performing arts school in London (one of the first 100 students) and as a post graduate at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama firstly with a P.G Certificate Directing Text with Young People in association with the National Theatre, and most recently a Masters in Applied Theatre.

She has more than 20 years’ experience as an actor, arts education consultant, festival planner, workshop facilitator, writer, producer and agent.

For several years she co-ran ACE funded Freeflow Productions at South Hill Park, and produced many large pantomimes, shows and outdoor community productions.

For six years she produced the Children’s International Arts Organization (CIAO!) summer festival which gave up to 3000 young people a week a chance to engage in the visual and performing arts.

She began her first school in 2002, and later opened her own ofsted registered performing arts studios – Artemis Studios – in 2007 0 now a non-profit and going ful time from 2018 - offering top quality arts education to 16-18 year olds.

In 2008 she founded the Windsor Globe www.windsorglobe.co.uk – an annual festival with a large pop-up theatre in Windsor - this runs bi-annually is set to return in August 2019.

She joined Reading Rep in March 2016 as Executive Director, and produced shows there with companies including the Oxford Playhouse The Hexagon and Nicholas Thompson Productions.

She left RR in May 2017 to begin Henchbird Productions (a cooperative company of female creatives who produce theatre and film, and mentor young women in the arts), and to promote The History of Everything 2017/18 tour.

She has a diverse skill set, and has worked with some wonderful theatres and venues (including Oxford Playhouse, Hexagon, The Kenton, South Hill Park Arts Centre), and exciting practitioners like Harper Ray at the Globe, and emerging producers like Nick Thompson.
Additional skills:
DBS checked
Licensed chaperone
Highly IT literate
Trained actor
Driver with cars
Large network of both people and practical resources
Industry awards:
Pride of Bracknell - Creating opportunity for young people in the arts.
Pride of Reading (for Ben Hur as producer) - Engaging young people in the arts.
Referees:
Harper Ray - Globe Theatre
Adrian McDougall - Blackeyed Theatre

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Production Co-ordinator
Job Titles	Creative Director, Teacher, General Staff, Chaperone / Driver, Casting Assistant, Sales, Events Management / Support, Marketing / PR, Production Support, Production Supervisor, Production Coordinator, Production Manager, Production Assistant (PA), Producer, Director, Writer
Years in industry	6+ years
Work Permits	EU