{"id":35,"date":"2023-01-03T21:11:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T21:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T17:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:55:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<p>About Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right; \"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1;\">LOREM CORPORATE CEO<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><sign>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"line-height: 2.0;\">Benn Marshall<\/span><\/sign><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration-style: initial;\">Over 25 years of technical performing arts experience ranging from producing and directing to lighting, sound and projection, with experience of live events, productions and design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration-style: initial;\">Freelance Theatre Technician, Electronics Engineer, Teacher of Computing,&nbsp; Design and Technology and Technical Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration-style: initial;\"><strong style=\"font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Associate member of the&nbsp;<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Association of British Theatre Technicians.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration-style: initial;\"><strong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;\"><\/strong><span style=\"color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 2px; text-align: center;\">Member of BECTU Union.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; line-height: 1.3em; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important; word-spacing: 0px !important;\">Qualifications and Education<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 20px; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; line-height: 1.65em !important;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Post Graduate Certificate in Design and Technology. Bath Spa University.<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">BSc (hons) in Design and Technology and Education.<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">HND, HNC and ONC in Electronic Engineering.<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Bronze Award &#8211; ABTT<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Silver Award (Stage Technician) &#8211; ABTT<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Manual Handling &#8211; City and Guilds<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Using PPE \/ Working at Heights &#8211; ABTT<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Level 2 Front of Stage Pit Barrier Operations<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Level 3 Stewarding at Spectator Events<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Fire Safety<\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(31, 39, 50); border: 0px; font-family: Poppins !important; font-variant-numeric: normal !important; font-variant-east-asian: normal !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; line-height: 1.65em !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important;\">Emergency First Aid at Work<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; line-height: 1.3em; color: #454545; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; border: 0px;\">Other Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 20px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px;\">DATA Health and Safety training in Design and Technology, including tools and processes across Resistant Materials, Systems and Control, Food and Textiles.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px;\">NCFE \u2018C\u2019 Programming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans'; line-height: 1.3em; color: #454545; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; border: 0px;\">CPD training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 20px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px;\">Lighting masterclass &#8211; Rondo Theatre &#8211; December 2014<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px;\">Pyrotechnics masterclass &#8211; Egg Theatre &#8211; January 2015&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Non-Academic Achievements.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Queen\u2019s Scout Award in Scouting.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Fully qualified Scout Leader, holding the Wood Beads.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Radio amateur course and current intermediate Licence.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Sea Kayak Expedition to Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. Summer 2000.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Level 1 Kayak Coach.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Assistant Director for LIVE \u201907, the festival of Scouting, held at the O2 with 2000 in the cast and 30,000 audience.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"border: 0px; text-align: left;\">Video production on the main stage at the World Scout Jamboree 2007 with 40,000 participants from 156 different countries.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Recent main productions \/ Theatre work includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border: 0px; font-weight: bold;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px;\">Sound hire and operation for Little Shop of Horrors, Curtain Up, Roper Theatre April 2018<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px;\">Staged Events Manager, lighting engineer and projection. West Sussex International Jamboree. August 2017<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Special Effects Producer, Bath Unity Players Dec 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Sound Engineer, Guys and Dolls. Bath Theatre School. Kingswood Theatre. July 2014.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Lighting Engineer for Al Weiwei, Bath Drama. Rondo Theatre. April 2015.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Lighting Designer for Building Bridges, Unity Players, Rondo Theatre. May 2015.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Technical Producer for Beauty and the Beast, Roper Theatre, Feb 2016.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Sound Engineer, Hot Mikado. Curtain Up. Julian Slade Theatre, April 2016.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Sound Engineer, Guys and Dolls, Curtain Up. Julian Slade Theatre, April 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 14px; word-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.3em; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Main Theatre Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; color: #454545; font-family: 'Open Sans'; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Producer and Director, Bath Gang Show. 1997 &#8211; 2012.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Assistant Stage Manager, Bath Stage Club, Bath Pavilion, January 1999.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Stage Manager, Bath Stage Club. Bath Pavilion, January 2000 and 2001.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Producer and director for opening ceremony of the Avon Jamboree 2004. 4000 Audience.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Producer \u2013 Unity Players Pantomime of \u201cSing a Song of Six Pence\u201d 2005<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Stage Management and Lighting \u2013 Canadian Central Jamboree 2005. 4000 Audience.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Staged Events Manager for Avon Scout Jamboree 2007 and 2011.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Video Production and operation for World Scout Jamboree, 2007. 90,000 Audience over the 10 days.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Assistant Director on the Production team of LIVE 07. 2000 Cast, 24,000 Audience over 2 performances at the O2 Arena.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Staged Events Manager for West Sussex Jamboree. 2008 and 2013.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Co-Director and Producer for Hayesfield Girl&#8217;s School Production of Little Shop or Horrors. Hayesfield School, January 2008 60+ Cast, 800 Audience over 3 performances.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Producer and Director, A Christmas Carol. Rondo Theatre. December 2008. 25 Cast, 400 Audience over 4 performances.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Co-Director and Producer for Hayesfield School Technology Colleges Production of The Wizard of Oz. Hayesfield School, Feb 2010.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Sound Engineer, Macbeth \u2013 Unity Players. Rondo Theatre 2011<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Producer and Director, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Rondo Theatre. 2010<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Theatre Technician \u2013 Various Stage Coach productions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Production and Staged Events Manager for Kent International Jamboree Staged Events \u2013 August 2009<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Stage \/ Production Manager for Norfolk International Jamboree Staged Events \u2013 August 2010 and 2014.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Assistant Producer for Aladdin, Bath Unity Players. Roper Theatre. Dec 2011.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: 0px;\">Technical Director for Jack and the Beanstalk, Bath Unity Players, Dec 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actts.co.uk\/WPfinal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}