Katie Balmforth

Assistant Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Location: Newton-le-Willows, England, UK

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Katie Balmforth CV 2023

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Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2023	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	2023 Season Theresa Heskins	New Vic Theatre, Newcastle Under Lyme
2023	Associate Props Supervisor Theatre	Rock Follies, 4000 Miles, Bonnie & Clyde, Home I'm Darling, West Side Story, Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol Propworks	London
2023	Props Supervisor Theatre	SpongeBob SquarePants Selladoor	UK & Ireland Tour
2023	Props Supervisor Theatre	The Time Machine Orignial Theatre Company	Small Regional Tour and Livestream
2022	ASM Book Cover Theatre	Henry VI Rebellion & War of the Roses Owen Horsley / The Royal Shakespeare Company	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2022	ASM Book Cover Theatre	Tina the Tina Turner Musical Phyllida Lloyd / Mark Rubinstein Ltd	Aldwych Theatre
2021	Props Supervisor Theatre	Bring It On The Musical Guy Unsworth / Selladoor Worldwide	UK Tour
2021	Props Supervisor Theatre	How to Survive an Apocalypse Jimmy Walters / Proud Haddock	Finborough Theatre
2021	CSM on the Book Theatre	Being Mr Wickham Guy Unsworth / Original Theatre Company	Livestream
2020	Props Supervisor Theatre	Snow Queen Abigail Anderson / Julie Clare Productions	Park Theatre
2019	Deputy Stage Manager Theatre	Napoli Brooklyn Lisa Blair / Original Theatre	Tour, Park Theatre London
2019	Props Supervisor Theatre	Billy Bishop Goes To War Jimmy Walters / Proud Haddock	Southwark Playhouse
2019	ASM Book Cover Theatre	Doctor Dolittle Christopher Renshaw / Music & Lyrics	UK & Ireland Tour
2018	Props Supervisor Theatre	Billy Bishop Goes To War Jimmy Walters / Proud Haddock	Jermyn Street Theatre
2018	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Flowers for Mrs Harris Daniel Evans / Chichester Festival Theatre	Chichester Festival Theatre
2018	Deputy Stage Manager Theatre	Jerusalem Lisa Blair / The Watermill Theatre	The Watermill Theatre
2018	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	The Big Corner Elizabeth Newman / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2018	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	East is East Ben Occhipinti / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2018	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Hamlet David Thacker / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2018	Deputy Stage Manager Theatre	Jane Eyre Elizabeth Newman / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2017	ASM Book Cover Theatre	The Addams Family Matthew White / Music & Lyrics	MES Theatre Singapore
2017	Assistant Stage Manager / Book Cover Theatre	The Addams Family Matthew White / Music & Lyrics	UK & Ireland Tour
2017	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Meat Pie, Sausage Roll Kevin Shaw / Oldham Coliseum	Oldham Coliseum
2017	Deputy Stage Manager Theatre	Educating Rita Elizabeth Newman / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2017	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Sleeping Beauty Bill Buckhurst / The Watermill Theatre	The Watermill Theatre
2016	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	2015/2016 Season Various / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2016	Assistant Stage Manager on the Book Theatre	The Secret Garden Elizabeth Newman / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2016	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Singin' In The Rain Elizabeth Newman / Octagon Theatre
2016	Assistant Stage Manager on the Book Theatre	Two 2 David Thacker / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2015	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	2014/2015 Season David Thacker / Octagon Theatre	Octagon Theatre Bolton
2015	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Legally Blonde The Musical Mitch Sebastian / Kilworth House Theatre	Kilworth House Theatre
2014	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Calamity Jane Nikolai Foster / The Watermill Theatre	The Watermill Theatre
2014	Crew/ASM (Work Experience) Theatre	Avenue Q Cressida Carre / Sell A Door Theatre Company	Crewe Lyceum/Manchester Palace
2014	Assistant Stage Manager (Work Placement) Theatre	The Pajama Game Richard Eyre / Chichester Festival Theatre	Shaftesbury Theatre
2014	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	The Magic Flute Martin Constantine / RWCMD	Sherman Cymru, Cardiff
2013	AV Designer/Op Theatre	Rent Bruce Guthrie / RWCMD	Bute Theatre
2013	Stage Manager (on the book) Theatre	A Play In A Day Pop Up Theatre Company	Camden Peoples Theatre, London
2013	Stage Manager Event	2.8 Hours Later - Asylum Sling Shot
2013	Stage Manager (on the book) Theatre	A Play In A Day Pop Up Theatre Company	RADA, London
2013	Stage Manager Event	Dance: Make Your Move British Red Cross	02, London
2013	Stage Manager Event	2.8 Hours Later - Asylum Slingshot
2013	Assistant Stage Manager Event	Dance: Make Your Move British Red Cross	Alleyn's School, London
2013	Event Assistant Event	Liberation International Music Festival Music in Action	Jersey (Various)
2013	Stage Manager (on the book) Theatre	Britain's Got Talons Embers Theatre Company	Highbury, London
2013	Assistant Stage Manager Theatre	Spring Awakening Assembled Junk
2013	Stage Manager Event	Time Winders Slingshot	Exeter
2013	Company Stage Manager (on the book) Event	Fright at the Oscars Dying for Dinner (Murder Mystery Events)	Various Northwest
2013	Company Stage Manager (on the book) Event	Dead Reckoning Dying for Dinner (Murder Mystery Events)	Various Northwest
2012	Stage Manager Event	2.8 Hours Later Slingshot
2012	Technical Stage Manager Theatre	Punchline Preston Guild Festival 2012	Preston
2012	Stage Manager Event	Olympic Torch Ceremony MJD Events and Productions	Orford Park, Warrington

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2014	MA Stage and Event Management	Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
2012	BA Hons Drama and Theatre Studies	Liverpool Hope University

Equipment

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About me

Knowledgable, professional and passionate

- Book Cover
- QLab to a high standard
- Photoshop
- prop sourcing
- prop making
- cooking/food props
- show calling
- sound, lighting and av operation
- rigging
- focussing
- running rehearsals
- get in/fit up/get out
- van pack/unload
- creating the book
- counterweight, hemp and automated flying
- basic score reading
- quick changes
- scene/set changes
- rehearsal room mark up

Referee:
Shaun Corcoran (SM - Tina the Tina Turner Musical)

License & Passport

Passport:	Yes
Driver's License:	Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Deputy Stage Manager
Job Titles	Stage Manager, Production Support
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)

Highlights

Jane Williamson (Deputy Stage Manager)
Katie was a reliable and trustworthy member of the stage management team for Spring Awakening. Always willing to help, and to ensure that everything was done efficiently and with a smile! A pleasure to work with her.
Karl Barnsley (Director)
Katie was great fun to work with. Intelligent, knowledgable and did a good job. I would love to work with her again.
Fiona Hilton (Production Manager)
Katie is enthusiastic and very willing to learn and enrich her experience in stage and event management. I have been very pleased with her work ethic and I'm happy to give her responsibility within her role as I can trust her to fulfill it. Katie is always a pleasure to work with.