Keshini Ranasinghe

Wardrobe Assistant
Dresser
Location: Greater London

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Credits

Year	Role / Type	Name of Production / Director	Company / Venue
2020	Laundry Assistant Theatre	The Comeback	Sonia Friedman Productions Noel Coward Theatre
2020	Laundry Assistant Theatre	A Christmas Carol	The Old Vic The Old Vic Theatre
2020	Dresser Television / TV	The Third Day Live	Punchdrunk Osea Island
2020	Dresser Theatre	Leopaldstadt	Sonia Friedman Productions Wyndhams Theatre
2019	Wardrobe Manager Theatre	When the Crows Visit	The Kiln Theatre The Kiln Theatre
2019	Wardrobe Manager Theatre	The Kings of Hells Palace	Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre
2019	Dresser Theatre	Tree	The Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre
2019	Wardrobe Manager Theatre	Wife	The Kiln Theatre The Kiln Theatre
2019	Principal Dresser Cover Theatre	9 to 5 Musical	ATG Productions The Savoy Theatre
2019	Dresser/Laundry Cover Theatre	Twilight Zone	Kenny Wax Productions The Ambassadors Theatre
2019	Dresser Theatre	The American Clock	The Old Vic Theatre Company The Old Vic Theatre
2018 - 2019	Dresser Theatre	A Christmas Carol	The Old Vic Theatre Company The Old Vic Theatre
2018	Dresser Theatre	King Lear	Ambassador Theatre Group Duke of York’s Theatre
2017 - 2018	Dresser Theatre	The Ferryman	Sonia Friedman Productions
2017	Dresser Theatre	Wind in the Willows	Jamie Hendry Productions The Palladium
2017	Dresser Theatre	Carousel	English National Opera The Colisseum
2017	Wardrobe Mistress (Cover) Theatre	The Buried Child	Ambassador Theatre Group Trafalgar Stuidos
2017	Wardrobe Mistress (cover) Theatre	An Inspector Calls	PW Productions The Playhouse Theatre
2017	Dresser (cover) Theatre	Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time	National Theatre Productions The Gielgud Theatre
2016 - 2017	Wardrobe Assistant/Dresser Theatre	Once in a Lifetime	The Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre
2016	Dresser Theatre	1984	Sonia Friedman Productions The Playhouse Theatre
2016	Dresser Theatre	Guys and Dolls	Runway Productions Pheonix Theatre
2015 - 2016	Dresser Theatre	Guys and Dolls	Runway Productions Savoy Theatre
2015	Dresser Theatre	Gypsy	David Ian Productions Savoy Theatre
2015	Dresser Theatre	Madam Butterfly	Raymond Gubbay Royal Albert Hall
2015	Wardrobe Assistant (Cover) Theatre	A View from a Bridge	The Young Vic Wyndhams Theatre
2014	Dresser Theatre	King Charles III	Sonia Friedman Productions Wyndhams
2014	Dresser Theatre	1984	Sonia Friedman Productions Playhouse Theatre
2014	Wardrobe Mistress Tour	Come, been and gone	Michael Clark Company Trafo Centre, Budapest & Stratrouville Theatre, Paris
2013 - 2014	Deputy Wardrobe Mistress Theatre	Mojo	Sonia Friedman Productions Harold Pinter Theatre
2013	Deputy Wardrobe Mistress Theatre	Chimerica	Sonia Friedman Productions Harold Pinter Theatre
2013	Dresser Theatre	Chimerica	Almeida Theatre Almeida
2013	Laundry/Maintenace Theatre	Trash Cuisine	The Young Vic
2013	Dresser Theatre	Carnaby Street Musical	Carl Leighton-Pope Hackney Empire
2012	Dresser Theatre	Singin' in the Rain	Stage Entertainment Palace Theatre
2011 - 2012	Dresser Theatre	Cinderella	Theatre Royal Stratford East Theatre Royal Stratford East
2011	Dresser Theatre	Wicked	Ambassador Theatre Group Apollo Victoria Theatre
2011	Dresser Theatre	RSC New Work Season	Royal Shakespeare Company Hampstead Theatre
2010 - 2011	Dresser Theatre	Roundhouse Season	Royal Shakespeare Company The Roundhouse
2010	Dresser Theatre	Les Miserables in Concert	Cameron Mackintosh O2
2010	Dresser Theatre	Les Miserables 25th Anniversary tour	Cameron Mackintosh The Barbican
2010	Seamstress/Presser Other	Various Fashion shoots	Pamela Chapman
2010	Costume Assistant Film	The Morganna Show	Running Bare Pictures
2010	Dresser Theatre	Cinderella	English National Ballet Coliseum
2010	Wardrobe Assistant Theatre	Marriage of Figaro/ Armida	Garsington Opera Garsington
2010	Wardrobe Assistant Film	Music Video for Ill Defined (Hit That Floor)	Creative Bone
2010	Costume Designer Theatre	Little Fish	2325 Theatre The Space
2009 - 2010	Dresser Theatre	Twelfth Night	Royal Shakespeare Company Duke of Yorks Theatre
2009	Costume Assistant Theatre	The Saving of Santa	Space Productions The Space
2009	Costume Assistant Theatre	Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol	Southwark Playhouse Southwark Playhouse
2009	Costume Assistant Film	Marty (Unplugged)	Robot Butler Productions
2009	Wardrobe Assistant/Dresser Theatre	The Marriage of Figaro	Vignette Productions Wiltons Music Hall
2009	Wardrobe Mistress Film	United	Jokers Pack
2009	Costume Dresser Film	Ten Minutes	Panico
2009	Dresser (work expierence) Theatre	Taming of the Shrew	Royal Shakespeare Company Novello
2008 - 2009	Wardrobe Assistant/Dresser Theatre	Little Fish	2325 Theatre Camden People's Theatre & The Space
2008	London Admin Assistant Theatre	London Season	Royal Shakespeare Company
2005	Wardrobe Assistant Event	Brighton Carnival/Nottinghill Carnival	Positive Productions Brighton and London

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2003	Theatre and Visual Art BA Hons	University of Brighton

Equipment

I own and can operate: Janome 423s sewing machine, tefal steam generator iron

About me

I have been working in wardrobe for a couple of years. I have experience in working as a dresser for west end musicals and plays. As a Deputy Wardrobe Mistress in the west end for plays and as a Wardrobe Mistress for a mini international tour. I also have experience as a Costume daily for television. I'm a hard worker but also great to be with in a team. I always happy to muck in, bake a cake and make a good cup of tea when needed.

Additional Skills

Can do fittings, alterations and knitting.

Additional Information

I own a Janome 423s sewing machine and a tefal steam generator iron

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Dresser
Job Titles	Admin Assistant, Costume Assistant, Dresser, Theatre Administrator, Wardrobe Assistant, Wardrobe Manager, Wardrobe Supervisor
Years in industry	6+ years
Company Experience	International Touring Theatre, National Theatre, Regional Theatre
Languages Spoken	French
Experienced In	Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Live Events, Musicals, New Writing, Opera, Pantomime, Shakespeare, Tragedy
Interested in	Cruises, European Tour, Live Events, UK Tour, World Tour

Professional Recommendations

Sophie Addyman · Dresser
Pleasure to work with. Always smiling and happy. Skilled and hardworking. Would love to work with her again.
Naomi Weight · Wardrobe Manager
Hard working, professional with an infectious laugh! Brightened each & every day at work. Pleasure to work with her. I hope to have the opportunity to do it again.