Michael Poynor
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2006 |
Artistic Director
Theatre |
Various Ulster Theatre Company |
|
2006 |
Head of Culture & Arts
Event |
Various Queen's University Belfast |
|
2002 |
Chief Executive
Theatre |
Various Derry Theatre Trust |
Millennium Forum, Derry |
1993 |
Artistic Director
Theatre |
Various |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
---|---|---|
2000 | MBA | Open University |
1998 | Diploma in Management | Open University |
1970 | 2 yr. Stage Management | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Equipment
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I can use:
About me
A Director, Designer, Lighting Designer and Fight Director, he trained for theatre at LAMDA and has been, variously, Artistic Director of the Lyric Theatre (Belfast), Harrogate Theatre (Yorkshire), Overground Theatre (Kingston), Stage 80 Theatre Co. (Belfast), Ulster Youth Theatre and National Youth Theatre of Wales. From 1999 to 2002 he was Chief Executive of the Millennium Forum (Derry) and from 2003 to 2007 General Manager of the Belfast Festival at Queen's and Head of Culture and Arts at Queen's University Belfast. He has been Artistic Director of the Ulster Theatre Company since 1994.He has written a string of pantomimes and adaptations of The Mikado, Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol
Additional skills:
Fight Director member of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat
Equity Register Fight Director
Member of Assocaition of Drama Adjudicators
Industry awards:
Bass Ireland Arts Award (1st prize)(1983)
3 x Peacock Awards (1993):
Best Lighitng Designer
Best Musical production
Best Theatre 'All Rounder'
AIMS Lighting Design Award (1992)
Referees:
Various, depending on area of work.
Please consult
Skills
Secondary Job Title | General Manager |
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Job Titles | Writer, Director, Producer, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Set Artist / Designer, Gaffer / Lighting Director, Creative Director, Events Management / Support, General Staff, Teacher, Lighting Designer |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |
Work Permits | EU |