Zoë Mackinnon

BA Production Arts


Biography

Zoë is specialising in stage management in her final year at BOVTS, with a primary interest in new writing and musicals and plays with music.  She is excited for her upcoming placement on Once On This Island at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Professional credits include Stage Manager on The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III: King of Bulgaria at The Edinburgh Festival 2023, Riverside Studios 2023 & The Vault Festival 2020.  Stage Manager on Louisa & Jo (& Me) at The Golden Goose Theatre, London.  Assistant Stage Manager on 42nd Street at Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London.

BOVTS credits include Stage Manager on Henry V at Bristol Old Vic.  Stage Manager on BA Acting Showcase at The Trafalgar Theatre, London.  Deputy Stage Manager on This House at The Tobacco Factory, Bristol.  Stage Manager on Wilda and the Winter Whirlwinds (TIE Tour)Assistant Stage Manager on Catastrophe Bay at Bristol Old Vic.  Assistant Stage Manager (cover) on Macbeth 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