OCEAN THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED - Key Persons
Andrew is an awarding winning musical theatre & opera director and Artistic Director of Ocean Theatre Company. He trained at Rose Bruford College achieving a BA (Hons) in Theatre Directing.
In addition he has worked as Assistant Director with directors including Matthew Warchus (Lord of the Rings workshop) and Timothy Sheader (Nine). He recently was dramaturgical support for Nikolai Forster (Annie, West End).
As a freelance director he has worked in Australia, the USA and the UK on over 50 productions including Ferguson's Gang (Guildford), 25th Putnam Country Spelling Bee (London), Hedgehog's Home (Paris), The Perfect City (UK tour), Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Oliver! (South Hill Park) and The Pirates of Penzance (on board The Golden Hinde).
For Ocean he has directed all of their 24 productions including Sweeney Todd, Titanic, The Pirate Queen, Sister Act, Les Misérables, Beauty & the Beast, Chess, Doctor Dolittle, an original musical: Gemini and The Addams Family.
In addition Andrew has worked with Surrey Arts, Garsington Opera, National Youth Theatre of Wales and the London College of Music.
In addition Andrew has worked with Surrey Arts, Garsington Opera, National Youth Theatre of Wales and the London College of Music.
Last year Andrew directed one of the UK's first productions of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Theatre Royal Nottingham.
Job Titles:
- Music Director
- Musical Director
Emily works as a Music Director, Pianist and Vocal Leader for Musical Theatre and Opera. She graduated from the University of Leeds, The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the prestigious College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. Emily has been Musical Director for Ocean Theatre for over 10 years, producing many of their musicals including Grease, Our House, Legally Blonde and Sweeney Todd. She also conducted the Ocean Theatre 10 Year Anniversary Gala at South Hill Park.
She has been on staff with Cincinnati Opera, Portland Opera and Manhattan Opera as well as projects in the UK for Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne and Garsington Opera. Emily has been Music Director for the Olivier award winning OperaUpClose in West End and touring productions of La Bohème, Don Giovanni and Tosca. She also appeared as an on-stage Pianist in The Events at the Young Vic Theatre, which featured a different community choir in every show.
Passionate about music education, Emily regularly runs workshops for the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, The Southbank Centre, Garsington, Opera North and Southwark Splash.
As a composer Emily has written a full length musical, two children's operas and has been commissioned to write numerous Church and Choral works.
Georgie is a choreographer specialising in Musical Theatre and Contemporary dance. She trained as a dancer at Royal Berkshire Ballet & Theatre School (ISTD in Ballet, Tap, & Modern), 4Motion Dance Theatre and achieved a BA (Hons) in Music at the University of Bristol.
Georgie has worked on over 25 productions including Legally Blonde, Grease, Our House, Annie Get Your Gun and The Godfather Gondoliers as well as gala performances within venues such as The Indigo O2 London, The Rose Theatre & South Hill Park.
As resident Choreographer at Ocean Theatre Company, Georgie has choreographed 13 productions including Sister Act, The Addams Family and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
In addition, Georgie has worked as a dance teacher within local primary schools and coached individual students for auditions, many of which are now studying at drama schools such as The Brit School and ArtsEd.