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Personal Details
Full Name
Brian Phillip Wakeling
Personal Qualities
I am very computer literate, a fast learner, punctual and polite. I prefer to get things finished once I start them, and I get on well with others. I prefer to be organised, and have a mind well-suited to practical problem solving. I enjoy reading, and writing both books and scripts. I have concluded work on my webcomic which I ran for three years, and I write at least one novel a year as part of
NaNoWriMo, eight of which have now been published on
Lulu.com. I have successfully taken two shows to the Edinburgh Festival. I have interests in the theatre, fencing and web design. I have experience of using all MS Office and Open Office applications, SX3 iWorld, Homesite, Nvu, PhotoPhiltre, iMovie, and programming in XHTML, CSS, Basic, and Javascript. I have been diagnosed with
Asperger's Syndrome.
Education
Sept 1990 to
Jun 1991: | Aireville Secondary Modern, Gargrave Rd, Skipton, North Yorkshire |
Sept 1991 to
Jun 1997: | Ermysted's Grammar School, Gargrave Rd, Skipton, North Yorkshire |
Oct 1995 to
May 1997 (Evenings): | Craven College, Aire Block, Gargrave Rd, Skipton, North Yorkshire |
Sept 1997 to
May 2000: | Queen Margaret University College, Corstorphine, Edinburgh |
21/07/2003 to
08/08/2003: | Edutech Ltd, Carlisle Business Centre, Bradford |
Oct 2007 to
June 2008: | The Open Universtity |
Oct 2010 to
June 2011: | Mind the Gap, Lister Mills, Bradford |
Feb 2014 to
May 2014: | Shipley College, Saltaire, W Yorks |
Summary of Experience
| Office: | 5 years; including 1 year in council tax, and 2 years of post-room experience |
| Organisational: | Organised and produced two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (2013 & 2014), Programme Manager at the First Irish Discworld Convention (2009), head of Skipton Players' Gala Float Committee (2003), producer of five independent theatrical productions |
| Teaching / Instruction: | Created workshops to raise political awareness ahead of 2015 general election and EU Referendum, fight director for eight stage fight scenes, trained three people in use of theatre lighting systems, qualified fencing coach, and teaching qualification. |
| Theatrical: | 17 years consistently, 10 occasional before that; including over 25 productions with acting parts (2 leads, 7 major, 25 minor, 3 walk-on), and over 30 productions as backstage staff (1 props, 8 effects, 13 lighting design, 2 lighting engineer, 9 lighting & effects, 4 ASM, 8 SM) |
| Web / IT: | Webmaster for Skipton Players (2 years) and King Cobra Theatre, also this website since 2003. Have been using a computer since 1985. |
Qualifications and Certificates
Academic
| GCSE (Summer 1995) |
|
A-Level (Summer 1996) |
| English Lit |
B |
English Lang |
B |
|
Combined English |
E |
| Maths |
B |
Physics |
A |
|
A-Level (Summer 1997) |
| Chemistry |
B |
Biology |
B |
|
Biology |
C |
General Studies |
C |
| Geography |
B |
History |
B |
|
Chemistry |
E |
Physics |
E |
| C.D.T. |
B |
German |
C |
|
Combined English |
E |
Technical
Cert(HE) in Drama and Theatre Arts from Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh (May 2000)
ECDL - European Computer Driving Licence (August 2003)
Open College Network Qualification in Making Theatre from Mind The Gap, Bradford (July 2011)
Award in Education and Training Level 3, City & Guilds (May 2014)
Skills
British Academy of Fencing Grade 4 Foil Proficiency Award (March 2001)
British Academy of Fencing Instructors Certificate (March 2001)
British Academy of Fencing Basic Foil Coaching Certificate (May 2001)
British Academy of Fencing Basic Sabre Coaching Certificate (May 2001)
British Academy of Fencing Grade 5 Sabre Proficiency Award (June 2001)
UK Driving Licence (December 2011)
Other
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Grade 2 Honours Pass at Speaking of Verse and Prose (June 1987)
Acting
Apr 1995 to July 1997
Skipton Little Theatre, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Productions:
May and Nov 1998
Independent Student Productions, QMUC, Edinburgh
Productions:
Oct 1999 to May 2000
Student Production in Association with Student's Union QMUC, Edinburgh
Productions:
More details can be found here.
Feb 2002 to July 2005
Skipton Little Theatre, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Productions:
Also:
Head of the
2003 Gala Float Committee, which won 2nd Prize.
Trained three people in use of theatre effects equipment.
Redesigned and re-launched the
Skipton Players' Website.
Webmaster for Skipton Players from 15/07/04 to 22/09/06. Stepped down due to living 200 miles away.
Jun 2002 to Dec 2002
Arcadia Players, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Production:
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard (Sept 2002): "Ezra Chater".
Feb 2003/4/5
Independent Productions at Skipton Little Theatre
31/07/07 to 05/08/07
Bamboo Tree Theatre Company, White Bear Theatre Kennington
Production:
Woodcut by Gary Brashier: Assistant Stage Manager.
Easter 2008/10/12
Eastercon 2008 (Orbital)/Eastercon 2010 (Odyssey)/Eastercon 2012 (Olympus), Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow
Tech crew:
At various events: DSM, camera operator, vision mixer, sound operator, SM, rigger, stagehand.
Assisted with get-in, set-up, take-down and get-out.
May 2008 to onwards
Skipton Little Theatre, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Productions:
Busybody by Jack Popplewell (Jun 2008): "DC Goddard"; Lighting design.
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton (Dec 2008): Lighting design; Stage Manager; Lighting and Effects.
A Month of Sundays by Bob Larbey (Feb 2009): Lighting design; Stage Manager; Lighting and Effects.
Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas (Jun 2009): "Charles Wykeham"; Lighting design.
Breezblock Park by Willy Russell (Dec 2012): "Tommy"; Lighting design.
Sherlock Holmes' Christmas Casebook (Dec 2013): "Peterson"; "Breckinridge"
Count Dracula by Ted Tiller (Oct 2015): "Renfield"
Treasure Island From the book by RL Stephenson (Dec 2015): "Ben Gunn"; Various Pirates; Fight Director
Bouncers by John Godber (Jun 2016): "Les"
August 2008
Discworld Convention 2008, Birmingham Hitlon Metropole Hotel
Tech crew:
At various events: Camera operator, lighting operator, ASM for in-convention production of Moving Pictures.
Assisted with set-up and take-down.
February 2009/11/13
Redemption Convention 2009/11/13, Britannia Hotel, Coventry
Tech crew:
At various events: Lighting operator, sound operator, camera operator.
Assisted with get-in, set-up, take-down and get-out, slept in tech room as additional security.
19/09/09
Halifax Savoyards, Victoria Hall, Settle, North Yorkshire
Production:
Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan: Assistant Stage Manager.
Oct 2009 onwards
Sacar Drama & Theatre Crafts Workshop
Productions:
10th Anniversary Show (Oct 2009): Multiple characters; Lighting setup.
Solo's Journey (May 2010): Solo; Lighting design, fight director, script editor.
Playing in Shop Windows (Jul 2011): Performer.
Sunbridge Road Colliery Band (Oct 2012 and Jun 2015): Band Leader.
The Y-Factor (December 2014 and May 2015): Contestant.
The House of Dead Ivy (Oct 2016): Inspector Stevenson.
Fearful Frank (Apr & Jun 2017): Anxiety Chorus.
October 2010 to March 2013
Mind the Gap, Bradford
Productions:
Irresistible (Oct 2010): Chorus member.
Dissecting Mice and Men (Spring 2011): Director, film editor.
End of year Showcase (Jul 2011): "George" (in extracts from
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, adapted by Mike Kenny), various minor parts,
Chancellor of the Exchequer by Barry Cryer,
Bring Me Sunshine; Backstage assistant.
Real Voices, Real Lives (Nov 2011): Performer.
Various supporting roles in workshops and forum theatre pieces, minor film-making roles (camera, assistant director, voice over, editor).
Reader at the Romantic Fiction event.
Productions:
Muse of Fire (November 2012 to March 2013): Writer, producer, director, cameraman, editor.
The Fifth Duck (2013): Chief writer, casting director, fight choreographer, cast member.
Henry V: Here & Now (2014): Writer, casting director, producer, lead actor.
24/08/12 to 27/08/12
Discworld Convention 2012, Brimingham Hilton Metropole Hotel
Previous Employment
Feb 1993 to Sept 1997
Shop Assistant (Saturdays) at Craven Model Centre, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Duties: Watching for shoplifters; handling cash; dealing with customers; maintaining the stock; and posting mail orders.
June 1994
School Work Experience Programme: Curator's Assistant at Craven Museum, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Duties: Investigating items of interest; researching and setting up displays; and general supervision of exhibits.
03/05/2000 to 12/08/2000
Part Time Bar Staff at The Rainbow Inn, East Craigs, Edinburgh
Duties: Serving customers with drinks and food; restocking the fridges; handling cash; and general cleaning of the bar area.
09/04/2001 to 28/04/2001
Landscape Gardener on temporary contract to my father, in Badbergen, Deutschland
Duties: Digging turves; laying paths; and uprooting tree stumps.
12/12/2001 to 09/12/2002
Bradford and Bingley Associate, employed through Office Angels, at Crossflatts, West Yorkshire
Duties: Recovering outstanding PEP debts using computerised letter systems; data entry; filing records; and stuffing envelopes.
29/09/2003 to 31/08/2004
Craven District Council - Council Tax Assesment Officer, employed through Rotherwood Recruitment, at Skipton Town Hall
Duties: Inputting results of surveys onto computer; dealing with enquiries; processing council tax amendments and direct debit actions.
06/12/04 to 11/02/2005
The Factoring Services Group - Office Junior, employed through Rotherwood Recruitment, at Factor House, Skipton
Duties: Filing, sorting post, entering invoice batches onto computer.
01/09/2004 to 31/07/2005
Various short-term temporary contracts through Rotherwood Recruitment in the Skipton and Keighley areas
Posts: Office junior, invoice clerk, despatch processor, post room assistant.
16/08/2005 to 22/06/2007
London Borough of Harrow - Postroom Assistant, employed through Pertemps Recruitment, at Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow
Duties: Collecting post from main post room, sorting and distributing to internal departments; Recording and sending outgoing post; Document scanning.
3/10/2011 to 23/3/2013
Mind the Gap - Acting Company Member, Bradford
Duties: Various minor acting roles as required; Assisting Making Theatre course members with media projects; Devising and running educational workshops for outreach sessions with local schools; Assisting the Production Manager in his duties.
8/9/2014 onwards
People First Keighley & Craven - Member (Vice-Chair from Dec 2015)
General office administration and support work; Devising and delivering workshops; Project planing and assistance; Peer support.
If you are interested by the information on this page, and want to employ me for anything, or to commission a script, then please get in touch using the "Contact Me" page.
