Lara-Louise Jones

BA Production Arts


Biography

Lara is specialising in stage management for her final year at BOVTS.  She is particularly interested in contemporary theatre, musicals & theatre for young people, having previously worked at the school teaching the Young Artists Courses.

When not in the theatre she enjoys dressmaking, painting & up-cycling furniture.

Professional credits include Assistant Stage Manager on Aladdin at The Theatre Royal, Bath.  Assistant Stage Manager on The Two Popes at The Rose Theatre, London.  Deputy Stage Manager on White Bear Lake at The Drum, Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Credits at BOVTS include Deputy Stage Manager on As You Like It at The Malcolm X Community Centre, Bristol.  Stage Manager on Robin Hood & Marian at The Redgrave Theatre, Bristol.  Stage Manager on The Book BOVTS Showcase at The Criterion Theatre,  London.  Deputy Stage Manager on Follow the Star (Schools Tour) and Assistant Stage Manager on The Three Seagulls at Bristol Old Vic.

 

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate