Martin John Bristow
- Company Stage Manager
- Production Manager
London
Files
- pdf document
Links
- Personal Website
- www.martinjohnbristow.co.uk
- @martinjohnbristow
Reviews
| Year | Review | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | lovely lights that help give the story pace and clarity Susannah Shepherd | ayoungertheatre.com |
| 2018 | Clever use of exterior lighting, well executed by technique. Richard Lambert | theatrereviews.design |
| 2018 | a perfectly timed surge of twinkling lights which underscores a particularly heartfelt moment David Fargnoli | thestage.co.uk |
| 2018 | The lighting cleverly takes us between “Ghost/Dream Worlds” and back to the “Real World” Richard Lambert | theatrereviews.design |
| 2018 | Martin John Bristow’s lighting only embraces it further Tomm Ingram | londontheatre1.com |
Credits
| Year | Role / Type | Name of Production / Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2021 | Deputy Stage Manager Theatre | Dick Whittington |
| 2020 | Stage Manager (On The Book) Theatre | No One In The World Shaun Kerrison |
| 2020 | Production Manager Theatre | The Tempest Tom Littler |
| 2020 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Ghost The Musical Rob Archibald |
| 2020 | Stage Manager Other | Plymouth Point |
| 2019 - 2020 | Company Stage Manager (On The Book) Theatre | Aladdin |
| 2019 | Production Manager Theatre | Emilia |
| 2019 | Production Manager Theatre | Guys and Dolls |
| 2019 | Production Stage Manager Theatre | Post Graduate Musical Theatre Showcase Sherrill Gow and Jenny Sawyer |
| 2019 | Production Stage Manager Theatre | Celestial Bodies Joumana Mourad |
| 2019 | Technical Stage Manager Theatre | Urdang Academy Final Year Musicals Various |
| 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Aziza and The Undeniables Charlotte Desorgher |
| 2019 | Lighting & Sound Designer Theatre | Annie |
| 2019 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Orpheus Descending Marcus Marsh |
| 2016 - 2019 | Production Manager Theatre | Multiple Productions |
| 2018 | Lighting and Sound Designer Theatre | Cinderella |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | String Fever |
| 2018 | UK Production Manager Theatre | The Diana Tapes - UK Transfer Wednesday Derrico |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | As The World Goes Round Stuart Saint |
| 2018 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Hamp |
| 2018 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Sister Act |
| 2018 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Jane Eyre |
| 2018 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | 9 to 5 |
| 2018 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Sweet Charity |
| 2017 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Teeth 'n' Smiles |
| 2017 | Lighting Designer Theatre | StringFever: Live in Leicester Square |
| 2017 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | The Pajama Game |
| 2017 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Rent |
| 2017 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| 2017 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Legally Blonde |
| 2016 | Lighting and Sound Designer Theatre | A Christmas Carol - The Musical Mark Magill |
| 2016 | Lighting and Sound Designer Theatre | Another Night Before Christmas Guy Retallack |
| 2016 | Lighting Designer Theatre | StringFever - Live In London |
| 2016 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Boys James Thacker |
| 2016 | Stage Manager Tour | Julius Caesar Polina Kalinina |
| 2016 | Stage Manager Tour | Shhh! Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster |
| 2016 | Technical Stage Manager Theatre | Garden |
| 2016 | Technical Stage Manager / Lighting Designer Theatre | StringFever: Back In London |
| 2016 | Duty Technician Theatre | Multiple Productions |
| 2015 | Stage Manager Theatre | Dick Whittington |
| 2015 | Company Stage Manager (Relights) Tour | Dickens Abridged Adam Long |
| 2015 | Company Stage Manager (Relights) Tour | The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Reed Martin |
| 2015 | Company Stage Manager (Relights) Tour | The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged) Austin Tichenor |
| 2015 | Production Manager Theatre | Dickens Abridged Adam Long |
| 2015 | Lighting Designer Theatre | A Christmas Carol... More or Less Guy Retallack |
| 2015 | Lighting and Sound Design Theatre | Simpatico William Birch |
| 2015 | Lighting and Sound Design Theatre | Strawberry Starburst Elizabeth Kent |
| 2015 | ASM Cover Tour | The Two Gentlemen of Verona Rob Faulkner |
| 2014 - 2015 | Lighting Designer Theatre | It's A Wonderful Life Guy Retallack |
| 2014 - 2015 | Duty Technician Theatre | Multiple Productions |
| 2014 - 2015 | Freelance Technician and Operator Theatre | Multiple Productions |
| 2014 | Company Stage Manager Theatre | Aladdin Ben Lambert |
| 2014 | Technical Stage Manager / Lighting Designer Tour | StringFever 10 out of 10 UK Tour |
| 2014 | Production Stage Manager Theatre | The Curing Room Joao De Sousa |
| 2014 | Lighting Designer Theatre | Isolated Incident Hugh Futcher |
| 2014 | Production Stage Manager Theatre | The Curing Room Joao De Sousa |
| 2014 | LX and Video Operator Theatre | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Lou Stein |
| 2014 | Lighting Designer/Operator Theatre | Amaka Lucy Thackeray |
| 2014 | Stage Manager Theatre | What If....? Elizabeth Kent |
| 2014 | Freelance Technician Theatre | Multiple Productions |
| 2014 | Sound Designer/Operator Theatre | Fucking Outside The Box Jessica Burgess |
| 2014 | Freelance Technician and Operator Theatre | N.O.W. 14 |
| 2013 | Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre | Mad Mitch Lauren Lamarr |
| 2013 | Freelance Technician Theatre | Europa Joe Gallagher |
Education
Year Qualification Where 2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Education with Teaching Qualification University of Stirling 2002 MFA Acting Course Actors Studio Drama School (New York) 1998 BA Dramatic Studies Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Additional Skills
Company Stage Management
Production Management
Stage Management
Show Calling
Technician
Lighting Rigging
Lighting Programming
Lighting Operator
Lighting and Sound Design
Sound Operator
Get In/Outs
Full Clean Drivers Licence
Additional Information
Referees
Penny Horner - Executive Director - Jermyn Street Theatre (Employer)
Mark Magill - Artistic Director - Stockwell Playhouse (Employer)
Neil Kagan - Production Manager - Urdang Academy (Employer)
Please contact me for details. Additional referees available upon request.
About me
I am an experienced and accomplished Company, Production and Stage Manager and Theatre Technician having been employed in the performing arts since 1998.
My recent roles have included Freelance {production Management for Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Company Stage Manager (On The Book) and Production Manager for Stockwell Playhouse (2016 - 2019). I have previously been Company Stage Manager (Relights) for UK Tours.
My technical skill sets include designing, programming and operating LX, Operating Digital Mixing Consoles and programming QLab. I have mixed small scale musicals and sound designed for plays. I have worked as a duty technician and freelanced at a variety of London venues including The Kings Head Theatre, The Yard Theatre, The Pleasance Theatre, The Park Theatre and The Vault Theatre.
From 2018 – 2020 I sat on the Theatre Safety Committee. This is a cross-industry body that monitors developments and disseminates information relating to health and safety in the theatre industry.
Skills
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Years in industry
- 6+ years
- Company Experience
- International Touring Theatre
- Regional Theatre
- UK Touring Theatre
- Interested in
- Cruises
- European Tour
- Live Events
- UK Tour
- World Tour
- DBS checked
- No
- Driving Licences
- Standard
- Organisation Memberships
- SMA (UK)
- Experienced In
- Comedy
- Community
- Dance
- Devised
- Drama
- Festival
- Fringe
- Live Events
- Musicals
- New Writing
- Outdoor Events
- Pantomime
- Shakespeare
- Showcase
- Tragedy
- Industry Training
- First Aid (Any)
- Tallescope Training
