Projects
Directing
As an emerging director, I have learnt primarily through directing and assistant directing Youth Theatre productions. I have also worked with studio theatre, Alphabetti Theatre and set up the company, Girl Next Door.
Credits include:
Bobby Robson Saved My Life by Tom Kelly (Rehearsed reading, Sir John Mills Theatre, Eastern Angles, 2024)
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Impulse by Louise Marie Powell & Ahh Women by Clare Baker (Your Voice, North East: Live Theatre, 2023)
Where did all the Magpies go? by Holly Readshaw (The Customs House, 2023)
Soapbox Racer by Ben Schwarz (Alphabetti Theatre, 2023)
More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish by Sore Slap Theatre (Alphabetti Theatre, 2022).
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Head Girl by Girl Next Door (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Durham Fringe, Laurels, The Central Bar & Live Theatre Elevator Festival, 2022)
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Rect.ify by Kat Beeson (Alphabetti Theatre, 2021)
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"Bowden directs with empathy and grace, ensuring that we genuinely care about these people's fates" - The Stage
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"Deftly directed by Rosie Bowden (...) Soapbox Racer is a joy to watch" - Cultured North East
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"Rosie Bowden beautifully grounds these weightier moments without letting the narrative sag" - Prodigal Geordie
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"This narrative is brought to life through the directive vision of Rosie Bowden, who creates a determined rhythm and pace throughout the piece, to keep it fresh and flowing easily" - Theatre and Tonic
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"Rosie Bowden's direction expertly contains the multi-faceted staging, which is simple in terms of the set, yet complicated in physical movement and the staging of the intricacies of the script" - Broadway world
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Impulse by Louise Marie Powell (left) and Ahh Women by Clare Baker (right), 2023. Photo by Von Fox.
Where did all the Magpies go? by Holly Readshaw,
2023. Photo by Benjamin Michael Smith.
Soapbox Racer by Ben Schwarz,
2023. Photo by Von Fox.
More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish by Soreslap Theatre,
2022. Photo by Benjamin Michael Smith.
Head Girl by Girl Next Door, 2022.
Photo by Emma Solomon Photography.
Assistant Directing
Credits include:
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Laurels and National Theatre Studio R&D by Jamie Eastlake and John Hickman
(Director, Jamie Eastlake, NT studio and Laurels, 2024)
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Wintry Tales: Snow-covered Maps and Mountainous Mayhem by Lisette Auton, in collaboration with Newcastle schools
(Director, Becky Morris, Live Theatre, 2023)
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Virtual Horizons by Maureen Lennon
(Director, Jack Chamberlain, Hull Truck Theatre, 2023)
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, translated by Hansol Jung
(Director, Corinne Kilvington, Theatre Space North East 2023)
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The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
(Director, Jake Smith, The Customs House, 2022)
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Nativity! The Musical by Debbie Isitt and Nicky Ager
(Director, Sarah Cowell, CAST at Whitley Bay Playhouse, 2022)
Wintry Tales: Snow-covered Maps and Mountainous Mayhem by Lisette Auton, 2023
Photo by Mark Savage
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Virtual Horizons by Maureen Lennon, Hull Truck Theatre, 2023
Photo by Anete Sooda photography
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, adapted by Hansol Jung, Theatre Space North East, 2023
Photo by Oak Photo
The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. The Customs House, 2022.
Photo by Wycombe 89.
Facilitation
I have worked as a facilitator since completing my actor-training and I am proud to work with several different organisations across the North East.
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I regularly facilitate drama and musical theatre based sessions with Newcastle Theatre Royal, Live Theatre and CAST.
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I also facilitate Creative Writing with school children at Live Tales and I have worked with Timbadash on their multi-sensory workshops. I also tutor young people for LAMDA examinations.
Amble Youth Project, 2022.
Photo by Oliver Frater.
Technical work
A lot of my technical work is self-taught and is primarily in stage managing Fringe and Youth Theatre shows, as well as Assistant Stage Managing on a larger scale. I also have experience as a Follow Spot operator and Sound No.2.
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Experience includes:
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Stage Manager, Colliery Boys R&D (Laurels, 2024)
Stage Manager, Gerry and Sewell (Live Theatre, 2023)
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Deputy Stage Manager, Youth Theatre showcases (Newcastle Theatre Royal, various dates)
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Stage Manager, Father Unknown (North East Young Lads and Dads, Durham Gala, Northern Stage, 2023)
Stage Manager, Grimm (Sugarpunch, 2023)
Stage Manager, More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish (Alphabetti Theatre, 2022)
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Stage Manager, Head Girl (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2022)
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Assistant Stage Manager and Sound No.2, Sleeping Beauty (Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 2021)
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Gerry and Sewell, Live Theatre. 2023
Photo by Von Fox.
Father Unknown, North East Young Lads and Dads, Northern Stage, Durham Gala, 2023
Photo by Benjamin Michael Smith
Everything else!
As a Theatre Maker, I often find myself in lots of different creative scenarios, from prop making to hosting post show discussions! I enjoy doing a whole range of jobs to expand my theatre knowledge!
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Producer and Host ("Lasses" night, Alphabetti Theatre, 2023 - present)
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Overnight Chaperone (Ailey Project UK, Dance Consortium, Newcastle Theatre Royal, 2023)
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Post show discussion host (Newcastle Theatre Royal, 2022 - Present)
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Arts Council Youth Advisory Co-Chair (2021 - 2023)
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Cover dresser, The Adventures of Robin Hood in Cooksonville (The Customs House, 2022)
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Costume sourcing and fixing, Love Labour's Lost and Hamlet (Theatre Space North East, 2022)
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Prop sourcing and production support, Rapunzel (The Customs House, 2021)
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Lasses, Alphabetti Theatre
Love Labour's Lost, Theatre Space North East, 2022
Photo by Oak Photo
The Play That Goes Wrong Post Show Discussion 2022
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