Olly Crick    Artistic Director

BA Exeter University

PGCE London University

Diploma in Drama Instruction and Direction British Theatre Association

Vocational Courses

People

Nigel Jamiseson, Intriplicate Mime, Trestle Theatre, John Wright, Barry and Joan Grantham, Pierre Hollins, Phillipe Gaullier, Monika Pagneaux, Ben Benison, Ric Morgan, Carlo Boso, Ferrucio Soleri, C.P.R.,Eugenio Barba and Odin Teatret, Bhavai Theatre, Sandra Reeves, Christopher Connolly, Theatre de Complicite, Ninian Kinnear-Wilson, Stephano Perocco.

Subjects

Feldenkrais Technique, Mask Theatre, Mask Making, Commedia dell'arte, Eccentric dance, Clowning, Bouffons, Physical Theatre, Improvisation, Directing, Shamanism, Body/Image/Space, Puppetry for T.V.,Comedy, Juggling and Circus Skills.

Teaching

Also taught Performing arts at Cirencester college, Gloscat and Stroud FE colleges

Hereford College of Art and Design 1995- 2004 Drama Lecturer

Guildford School of Acting  1992-6   Commedia dell'Arte/Acting Tutor

FOOLTIME    1987-92  Commedia dell'Arte, Foundation Course         Director, Masks, New Circus, Circus         Skills, Routine Building, Outreach          Worker, Clowning, Curriculum          Development

LAMDA    1986-88  Commedia dell'arte and Dramatic          Structure.

RADA     1986-88  Maskwork and clowning

Middlesex University   1984-88  Mime, Physical theatre, Improvisation,         Maskwork.

Short Courses/Masterclasses

Manchester University, Vauxhall Community Circus, City Literary Institute, Hereford Youth Circus, Hereford Youth Theatre, Circus Eruption Integrated Circus, Circus Hullabaloo, Tower Hamlets Adult Education, Southmead Further Education, Stoke Lodge Continuing Education, Special Needs Units in Mainstream Schools, Special Needs Schools, The Arts Educational Drama School, Guildhall Drama School, Webber Douglas Drama School, Khel Khiloney Toy Library (Delhi,India), Bristol Puppet Centre, Norwich Puppet Centre, Swamp Circus, Greentop Community Circus, Torrington Literature Festival, Viana do Castello special school (Portugal) , Penzance Puppet Festival, Thorndike Theatre, Brighton Animation Festival, Yeovil 6th Form College, Bristol Old Vic Youth Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Centre Selavy ( France ), International School Theatre Associations Festivals ( Geneva, Zurich, Budapest, Istanbul , Stratford, Tanzania and Belgium), Huddersfield University, Down Ampney Primary School, Arad Goch theatre Company, Torch Youth theatre, Austin Commedia Society, Austin Texas, Bahrain International School,

school Arts Week 2001, Star Centre Special needs drama group, Gloucester University, Loughbrough University, Market Theatre Ledbury, Cirencester College;Gloucester Artists in School (Belcarras school, Longlevens Primary, Painswick summer school); Ridings Academy in Winterbourne; Queen’s Theatre youth drama, Hornchurch, Essex.

Academic

Paper on “Commedia in the Community” at International conference on theatre at Westminster University may 2010

Paper on "Commedia dell'Arte, Training the Modern Actor" at International Conference on Commedia dell'arte at the Wimbledon College of Art, October 1996

Paper on " Shakespearean Perspectives, What can we learn about acting contemporary acting styles from a comparison between Shakespeare and Commedia dell'arte" at the University of Westminster, organised by the International Society of Renaissance Studies, September 1997.

Published

Article on Mime in England for 'Theatre Ireland' 1985

Article on Street theatre in India for 'The Catch' 1994

Article on Performing Mr. Punch for 'Animations' and Punch International 1996

Co-Author “Commedia Dell’Arte, a resource book for Troops” , Routledge April 2001

“Rehearsing our Roles” TIE and Citizenship, TIDE publications April 2002

Direction and Devising

Two scripts currently in development with Silicon media

HCA “Lark Rise to Candleford”, Courtyard Theatre Hereford 2009

Old Spot Theatre Company wrote and directed “Chancers”, autumn/winter community tour 2009/2010

Old Spot Theatre Company / Cheltenham Everyman wrote and directed “the Old Spot Christmas Carol” Christmas season 2008-9

Old Spot Theatre Company “The King of Spain’s Daughter”, community tour 2008-9

Jenny Wren/Old Spot Theatre Company wrote a Gloucester version of Goldoni’s “Servant of Two Masters” summer 2008

Directed “Servant of two Masters” in a co-production between Rednock School and Old Spot Theatre

HCAD BA Performing Arts Course final show “Lark Rise to Candleford”

Old Spot Theatre Company “The Curse of Elverado”, Everyman Outreach tour 2007-2008

Old Spot Theatre/Festival Players “Treasure Island” National Tour Summer 2007

Old Spot Theatre Company “A Gloucester Scaramouche”, community venue tour 2006-2007

Old Spot Theatre Company “ An Old Spot Nativity” 3 revivals, one current

Old S pot Theatre Company “Pirates of The River Severn” community venue tour 2005-2006

Old Spot Theatre Company “Hot Crackling” Everyman Outreach Tour 2004

Rambling Roses “Where There’s a Will”(wrote and directed) village hall tour 2004

Old Spot Theatre Company   “Town and Country” , Prema Arts Centre, 2003

Everyman Summer School 2003,

HCA  “The Taming of The Shrew”

HCA “The Comedy of Errors”

HCA  “Rewards and Faeries     2001”

Worcester Technical College  “The Odyssey”, by Derek Walcott  2001

Hereford Comedy Company  “Island of Women”, touring CDA  2001

HCA  “Red Noses” by Peter Barnes    2000

Hereford Comedy Company  “One Bad Apple”, touring CDA   2000

HCA  “The Conference of the Birds”    1999

HCA  “Ubu Roi” and “Ubu Esclave”,Alfred Jarry  1998

Roughcast Players  “The Flying Doctor”, Moliere    1997/8

HCAD  The Servant of Two Masters, Goldoni  1997

Ass/dir HCAD   “The Trial”, Kafka     1996

Circus Eruption “The Computer of Doom”    1993

NoFit State Circus  “An Enemy of the State   “  1993

Swamp Circus   “The Ride of the Zoom Zoo Spirits”   1993

Punch Drunk   “East of Easton”      1993

John Lee   “Blue Moon”      1992

Swamp Circus   “Flabbergasted   “   1992

NoFit State Circus  “Take a Chance”      1991

NoFit State Circus  “A Wish Washes Whiter”    1990

GRIM    “Grim King of The Ghosts”    1990

Unfortunati   “4 Zannis, Splitter Splits, Punch's Progress”  1984