JAMES BAKER
Director (Assistant)
Represented by:
Keddie Scott Associates
All enquiries to:
Anthony Williams (Agent)
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Email: [email protected]
07950 331 464
jam espeterbaker@gm ail.com www.jam espeterbaker.com Flat 1, 11 Beaufort Ave. M anchester. M 20 1LL .
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS
Ø Tutor of the Year 2008
Ø Directing World UK Skills Awards in Acting and Musical Theatre - Winner (2008-2012)
Ø Best Fringe Productions 2014 – MTA Awards (Nominated Little Shop of Horrors)
TRAINING
U.C.L.A.N: BA (Hons) in Theatre and English
Chester University: Certificate in Further and Higher Education
East 15 Acting School: Directing Theatre (2 N.C.D.T Credits)
M.i.f.l
Mundella Theatre Company 1995-1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DIRECTOR
PARADE – THE MUSICAL by Jason Robert Brown. (Hope Mill Theatre, May 2016)
PARALLEL by Laura Lindsay (Harrogate Theatre 2015 and UK No. 1 Tour 2016/17)
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE by Jim Cartwright (King’s Arms Theatre, 2015)
THE LAST FIVE YEARS by Jason Robert Brown (King's Arms Theatre, 2014)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (Kings Arms Theatre, 2013)
SPRING AWAKENING - THE MUSICAL by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater (King's Arm's Theatre, 2013)
ALL BECAUSE OF MOLLY by Paul Furguson (Organised Chaos, The Lowry & Regional Tour, 2010)
URINETO W N! by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann (Blackpool & Fylde, 2013)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
M ASTERS ARE YO U M AD? by Glynn Maxwell (Dir. Robin Norton-Hale, Chester Performs - 2012)
THE NAKED TRUTH by Dave Simpson (Dir. Stephen Leatherland, No.1 UK Tour - 2010)
ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR
INTO THE WOODS (Dir. Matthew Xia, The Royal Exchange, 2015) - Observing Director
TWELFTH NIGHT (Dir. Alex Clifton, Chester Performs, 2012)
LOOK UPO N THESE W O RDS (Dir. Lin Hixon, Nuffield/World Tour 2010)
INSISTENT FOOT RO UTINE (Choreo. Rachael Nelson, Roundhouse, London)
SHIT AT COFFEE (Choreo. Rachael Nelson, Greenroom, Manchester).
PRODUCER
FOOL FOR LOVE (Dir. Helen Parry, The King’s Arms 2014)
PLAY-4-FREE FESTIVAL – Creative Director (2012-present)
GUEST LECTURES/APPEARNCES
THE FUTURE OF THE FRINGE with Lyn Gardner (Waterside Arts Centre, 2015)
FUTURE TALKS – PRODUCING FRINGE THEATRE (UCLAN)
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION & TRAINING
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Production
Footloose
2013
Urinetown – The Musical
Punk Rock
2013
Agents Showcase
Seussical
2012
Bat Boy – The Musical
2011
Bad Girls – The Musical
Evil Dead – The Musical
A Clockwork Orange
2010
Trainspotting
Little Shop of Horrors
2008
Labyrinth
2008
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Peter Pan
2006
SKILLS/WORKSHOPS
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Directing Shakespeare. RSC. 2009. The Drama Centre, London.
Lighting Design. Tribal. 2007. London.
Contemporary Theatre Performance. In-Transit, HAB. Autumn 2008.
Acting Workshop. Reform Theatre Company. Winter 2007.
Year
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2007