Paul Batten

Production Manager
Location: Witney, England, UK

Documents

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2009 Set & Lighting Designer
Theatre 		The Morning After
EEE Motion Dance Theatre 		BYT/Tour
2009 Production Manager
Theatre 		Pi Luea
Greenwich Docklands & International Festival 		The Royal Arsnel
2009 Lighting Designer
Theatre 		Laurel & Hardy
Chalkfoot Touring Theatre Co 		Jermyn St Theatre West End London

Education

Year Qualification Where
2005 City and Guilds Teaching Certificate Abingdon and Witney College
1982 2 yr. Stage Management Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
1978 Diploma in General Design. Herefordshire College of Art & Design

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit:

I can use:

About me

Paul Batten trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Paul has worked for many years in the theatre and entertainment industry.

He is a freelance Production Manager, Designer, Maker, Lighting Designer and Pyrotechnical Designer for many different types of events.

In his career, he has also had the opportunity of touring with several different Theatre companies and music groups both nationally and internationally. As well as professional pursuits he also finds time to teach part time in theatre production at Abingdon and Witney College, where he is their resident designer.
Additional skills:
Skills
 Production & Event Management.
 Stage set, prop, mask, puppet design, construction & painting.
 Costume design.
 Fire Sculptures.
 Celebratory Arts.
 Lighting Design.
 Pyrotechnics.
 Teaching, organising & running workshops.
Referees:
TOURING THEATRE & SITE SPECIFIC:
John Morton
Development Director
Pentabus Theatre Co.
Bromfield
Ludlow
SY8 2JU.
TEL: removed COMMUNITY THEATRE:
Neil Beddows
ActaCentre
Gladstone St
Bedminster
Bristol
BS3 3AY
TEL: removed
TOURING THEATRE/LIGHTING DESIGN/PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT/DESIGN
Phillip Dart Director
Chalkfoot & Channel Theatre Co
Central studios
36 park place
Margate
Kent
CT19 1LE removed EDUCATION WORK/SET DESIGN
Judy Gray
Head of performing arts
Abingdon &Witney College
Wootton Rd
Abingdon
OX14 1GG
removed
PRODUCTION & THEATRE MANAGEMENT
Tim Hawkins, Financial Director,
Komedia, Gardner St Brighton
TEL: removed TECHNICAL / PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Brendan Murray Director
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company The Annexe, SS Mary & Johns School
Meadow Lane
Oxford OX4 1TJ
Tel removed

project management:
Jaqui Ibison
Oxford inspires
removed

Skills

Job Titles Stage Manager, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Support, Costume Designer, Prop Maker, Set Artist / Designer, Set Builder, Lighting Tech / Operator, Creative Director, Events Management / Support, General Staff, Lighting Designer, Theatre Technician
Years in industry 6+ years
Work Permits EU