Pat Heys

BA Production Arts (Stage & Screen) Student


Biography

Pat has spent his time at the Theatre School specialising in construction, and has experience working professionally in construction, sound, lighting and crewing. While completing his third year, he worked at the Tobacco Factory Theatre as a freelance technician, and with the Bristol Old Vic construction team as part of their get in/get out crew. Pat also completed a work placement at Cardiff Theatrical Services while in his final year.

Pat’s BOVTS credits include: Construction Manager for The Welkin at Bristol Old Vic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Station, Much Ado About Nothing at The Station, Foxfinder/The Effect at Bristol Old Vic and Deposit/Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at Bristol Old Vic, and Workshop Supervisor for Jekyll & Hyde at Tobacco Factory Theatres and The Brink at The Wardrobe Theatre.

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