Leah Bradford-Smart

Leah Bradford-Smart BA (Hons) Theatre
 
leahsmartie@hotmail.com 19/05/81(28) +44 (0) 7903 103269
 
Education
 
North Herts. College BA (Hons) Theatre 2004- 2005
 
North Herts College HND Performing Arts 2002 - 2004
 
Centre For Performance Research (CPR) - Marketing and development Internship Summer 2005
 
Work History

ACLE ( L'Associazione Culturale Linguistica Educational) Italy April 2007 – Present (17 months)
 
Funding and Developement and Internship implementation
 
Creating and Implementing a new theatre production internship program. Organising funding and support for a new multi cultural umbrella theatre company. Sourcing product based sponsorship for our existing programmes. Gaining and maintaining professional dialogue with international contacts.
 
Theatrino Production management
 
Assisting the Artistic Director to cast the 5 month Theatre in education tour. Maintaining dialogue with all the actors. organising all actors transfers and visas.Tour costume and wardrobe manager.
 
Theatrino Actress
 
A drama based linguistics tutor. In small teams (3/4 people) perform an hour long linguistics (ESL) based theatrical production with accompanying 45 minute re-enforcement diadactic workshop to children aged 4-19. 7 weeks full time and 5 months as tour understudy.
 
Linguistics facilitiator
 
Teaching English to Italian children through drama based workshops and structured lessons. I have worked in various environments with varying facilities. I have 100’s of hours of experience in teaching ESL style teaching. From teaching individuals English to teaching large groups (80+ children of all ages.) I also have experience in large scale tutor training/Orientation (100+ Tutors)
 
ESL Experience Also see ACLE
 
Trinity point Italy September/October 2007 (6 weeks)
 
Short term contract teaching three classes aged 4-10 with beginner/basic knowledge of English. I taught the Trinity program to these children.
 
International School Italy September/October 2007 (6 weeks)
 
Short term contract teaching three classes aged 6-12 within Naples NATO base. As English was not the children’s first language I taught Support English to them.
 
Office and administrative work
 
Options Recruitment Ltd – Administrator 2001 (5 months)
 
My role was as an ad-hoc personal assistant/secretary/administrator. I ensured that the operations manager could effectively, and smoothly move through re-allocation and refurbishment process.
 
Identex – Cancer Research UK (Race for Life project). January 2002 – September 2002 (9 months)
 
I worked administrating this whole project. I created an effective filing system for over 125,000 sponsorship forms and payments.
 
Retail
 
Virgin Cinemas PLC (UGC Europe) – Staff supervisor 1998 – 1999 (10 months)
 
My duties in this company were mainly Ad-Hoc. I worked with-in every aspect of this company’s day to day running, from training staff to fully reorganising, and replenishing stock, as well as stock taking.
 
Debenhams - Visual display designate UK winter 2003 (4 months)
 
A seasonal position as a visual display designate. I was responsible for all window dressings and the lighting requirements for all departments.
 
Sales
 
Arkay Sales – Sales UK 2001-2007(F/T 1 year P/T 4 years)
 
The company’s sales targets were high and schedules were tight. The sales techniques were specific to the product and learnt on a product-by-product basis. I was proficient in the 10+ products that this company would sell at any one time. The sales techniques required close contact with the public and extensive travel around the
UK.
 
First Call Group –Ticketing Agent 1999 – 2000 (11 Months)
 
Inbound telephone based sales company with 300+ ticket based products. The majority of sales were for West End productions and large events.
 
Bar/Waitressing/cook work 1998-2007 4 years 4 months
 
The Anchor Pub – Barmaid/Cook UK 2002-2005 (3 years F/T)
 
The Rose and Crown Pub – Barmaid UK Winter 2005 (4 months F/T)
 
Wolfies Bar and restaurant Barmaid/waitress UK Spring 2007 (3 months F/T)
 
The Millhouse Barmaid UK Winter 1998 (3 months F/T)
 
Paradise Green Promotions Vegetarian cook (2 months F/T)
 
Alpha Flight Services – General assistant Airline Catering 1996 – 1997 (4 months)
 
Travel and interests
 
Australia –Various Temporary positions 2000 – 2001(11 months)
 
Italy and Europe – ESL Teacher (2 years)
 
Theatre production, including writing and directing alongside theatre management, Sailing and Golf.