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Robin Hood
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· 2003 Tour
· 2002 Tour
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· Burke & Hare
· Hunchback
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About The Company
· Education
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| Geoff Beale Artistic Director | |
| Geoff co-founded Ophaboom in 1991. Since then, much of his time has been spent either performing with, or teaching workshops in the style of Ophaboom. He trained intensively with Desmond Jones, Antonio Fava, and Carlo Boso, all of whom specialise in physical theatre and commedia. Geoff has studied with Complicite, Monika Pagneau, Philippe Gaulier and Theatre de Soleil, and has performed for a number of companies, including Kazzum. He also acted as Patrick Stewart's flying double in Christmas Carol. | |
| Howard Gayton Artistic Director | |
| Howard studied Drama at Exeter University, and went on to train in physical theatre at the Desmond Jones School. He is a co-founder of Ophaboom, and has directed and acted in all of their shows from 1993. Over the past ten years, he has worked as a puppeteer at the Norwich Puppet Theatre, and at the Little Angel Theatre, London, where he has recently started to devise and direct shows, the most recent being a glove puppet adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Howard is currently studying part-time for an MPhil at Kent University; he also studies Tai Chi at the Mei Chuan Academy, London. | |
| Sarah Ratheram Performer | |
| Sarah studied at New College Oxford and trained at East 15 Acting School. Her stage credits include Hunchback of Notre Dame, Faustus, and The Miller's Tale (Ophaboom), Around the World in Eighty Days (BAC), Tom Sawyer (Magic Mirror), The Jungle Book (Colour House), Casting Shadows (Dixon Studio), and Macbeth (Sound and Fury). | |
| Nick Chee Ping Kellington Performer | |
| Nick trained in Physical Theatre at Hope Street Liverpool, Ecole Philippe Gaulier, Circomedia, and L.H.U.C. He has performed with a number of theatre companies, including Spike Theatre, Walk the Plank, and Gooseberry Fool. | |
| Claire Jones Performer | |
| Claire trained at Hope Street's Physical Theatre Programme, Actors Space Barcelona, and L.H.U.C. She has worked as a performer, musician, and musical director. Claire also sings with home grown Liverpool band Ella Guru, and is a classically trained pianist. | |
