My adventures have taken me from small regional theatre to The Royal Albert Hall and the Birmingham NEC; from an hour’s photo shoot to 3 months on a film set and the ever present long running TV dramas...even Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge! In recent years, film and TV work has become my mainstay.
There is nothing like the buzz of live theatre, and seeing the excitement through the eyes of a child adds an extra frisson to the occasion. Turning your hand to being an emergency wardrobe mistress (in the pitch black!), make-up artist, hairdresser, prop repairer (is there any job where gaffer tape won't suffice?), homework supervisor, motivational support giver and pack lunch provider are all part of the job and live theatre is like nothing else!
Standing in muddy fields, reading risk assessments for ‘working with horses,’ ‘working with dogs’ - and even ‘working with lamas’ - have become part of the daily preparation. Working on set in historic houses with ‘suits of armour’ for company or coping with the fog when the director shouts for ‘more haze’ when you are already struggling to even see the children you are supervising. Even the teenage world of vlogs with Disney Channel was an interesting series to be part of… and certainly an eyeopener!
As a travel chaperone I spend many hours escorting my young charges the length and breadth of the UK, as well as overseas. This can sometimes mean keeping a child happily occupied for up to eight hours on buses, trains and planes. Managing the excitement levels on their way to jobs is sometimes easier than dealing with a child's tiredness on their way home! Ensuring their safety during overnight hotel stays is my top priority, but we have a lot of fun along the way.
Myself and my trusty campervan - Daisy - travel the length and breadth of the UK; no two days are the same and the only thing you can predict is that the next day will be unpredictable!
There is nothing like the buzz of live theatre, and seeing the excitement through the eyes of a child adds an extra frisson to the occasion. Turning your hand to being an emergency wardrobe mistress (in the pitch black!), make-up artist, hairdresser, prop repairer (is there any job where gaffer tape won't suffice?), homework supervisor, motivational support giver and pack lunch provider are all part of the job and live theatre is like nothing else!
Standing in muddy fields, reading risk assessments for ‘working with horses,’ ‘working with dogs’ - and even ‘working with lamas’ - have become part of the daily preparation. Working on set in historic houses with ‘suits of armour’ for company or coping with the fog when the director shouts for ‘more haze’ when you are already struggling to even see the children you are supervising. Even the teenage world of vlogs with Disney Channel was an interesting series to be part of… and certainly an eyeopener!
As a travel chaperone I spend many hours escorting my young charges the length and breadth of the UK, as well as overseas. This can sometimes mean keeping a child happily occupied for up to eight hours on buses, trains and planes. Managing the excitement levels on their way to jobs is sometimes easier than dealing with a child's tiredness on their way home! Ensuring their safety during overnight hotel stays is my top priority, but we have a lot of fun along the way.
Myself and my trusty campervan - Daisy - travel the length and breadth of the UK; no two days are the same and the only thing you can predict is that the next day will be unpredictable!