Freelance 2015 - date Providing Event Duty Manager & Production Manager services at major venues, events and festivals. With experience in Sound Engineering, AV and Technical Theatre, Mark is able to assess, organise and control many areas of your event. Testimonials can be found here.
Event Duty Manager – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Manage corporate events as planned by the events team, managing the FoH staff and ensuring public safety ensuring timely running of the event to a professional level and customer satisfaction.
Event Duty Manager – King’s Place Music Foundation
Manage corporate events as planned by the events team, managing the FoH staff and ensuring public safety ensuring timely running of the event to a professional level and customer satisfaction.
Sound Specialist – Royal Opera House
Provided technical and crew support for the Linbury Theatre Studio at the Royal Opera House in London.
Sound Specialist – Production Bureau
Providing technical and crew support for live shows, events and conferences.
Production Manager - Hostry Festival 2015, 2017 and 2018
Contracted to be the Production Manager for the festival and oversaw the acts, organised the live broadcast alongside the BBC as well as designed the Lighting and sound installation. The Festival is set in the remarkable Norwich Cathedral and involved negotiating with the site hosts and the third party team for the installation of the lighting and sound rigs, ensuring that each show run smoothly, that the Technical Riders were met, installations / Get-out were completed on time, and safely. Liaised with visiting companies, performed technical duties as required.
Production Manager for ETM Events
Designed AV technology for various events, oversaw build and load out, operated / called the show for the live events.
Lapland UK 2016 and 2017
Played “Father Christmas” at this three hour immersive event in Ascot UK, high quality, customer focussed, award-winning event. 6 weeks, playing to an average of 50 families a day for 25 days.
Sound and Lighting designer
Anyone for Breakfast? by Derek Benfield. Lighting and soundscape for this farce, performed in the arena style. - 2017 The Reunion by Peter Gordon. Lighting and soundscape in Arena style. – 2018
Sound Engineer – Committed to the Blues Brothers
Sound Engineer for the Tribute band, Setup, design and running the PA system for the band.
Sound Engineer – Leather and Lace
Sound Engineer for the rock ballad band, design and running the PA system for the band.
Sound Engineer – Big O and the Wilburys
Sound Engineer for the Tribute band, Setup, design and running the PA system for the band.
Sound Engineer – The producers (Musical)
Designed the Sound system /plot and mixed the band / singers live on stage. The band was located in a separate building (due to space issues). Sound Effects cued from book (QLab4)
Provide soundtrack / soundscape for shows and live live the band and vocals for the show.
Technical Engineer – Norwich Medieval Mystery Plays
As the Technical Engineer for the show Mark covered all aspects from power requirements, Projection systems, and audio systems, to performer auditions, Scenery and set logistics. Low wattage LED lamps were needed as the medieval keep has limited power outlets. Organisation was the key during the performance run as the setup time for the plays was one hour, and thirty minutes to load out the equipment after. As Stage Manager, checklists for the stage crew were drawn up, risk assessments completed before each show and liaised with all departments.
Technical Engineer - Return to the Forbidden Planet
Mark was responsible for the technical setup for the production at the Maddermarket Theatre. This included the power, the sound and the video systems. Filmed “green screen sequences” for the show with well-known actors, edited the film together and ensured the triple video screens were calibrated and properly secured. The sound system checks and speakers were calibrated before each show. Mixed the show live for each performance (Eleven radio mics, seven piece band and four effects processor). Mark also promoted the show as part of the marketing team to make it the best selling show for the Theatre that year, 3rdbest selling in the last 15 years (I was also part of the marketing team for the other two shows).
Sound Engineer – Joe Ringer Band
Mark had had the good fortune to work with Joe Ringer on several occasions and live mix his band (four piece band and two vocalists) at different venues including the Norwich Theatre Royal. Always entertaining and every venue brings its own set of unique challenges.
Company Manager / Production Manager / Technical Manager / Stage Manager
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 2015 Murder on the Nile - 2015 Ghost Train - 2015 Immersive Theatre / Presentations. – 2015-2017
Stage Manager / Sound Foley / Soundscape / Video
Murder on the Nile - 2015 Ghost Train - 2015 Return to the Forbidden Planet - 2016
EYES WIDE SHUT I spent 6 weeks as a Supporting Artiste on this film. I received personal direction from Stanley Kubric and my contract was continually extended for different roles until filming was complete.
BLACK OPS Supporting Artiste for 2 episodes in this series for the Discovery Channel. 2 days filming various roles including Delta Force, SAS, Interrogator as well as hostage and intelligence staff.
THE UNINVITED A Scifi series for Television working alongside Leslie Grantham and Douglas Hodge.
DARK AGES Supporting Artiste for this turn of the century comedy with Phil Jupitus and Alistair McGowan. A long time in make up and a long night filming but great fun.
COMMUNICATION STUDIES A significant speaking part in this short film for Anglia Television. A weeks filming at Heartsease school and a chance to work with some new directors / producers.
Role play I have been involved in many role play situations from Murder Mystery entertainment evenings with companies such as DREAMSTONE PRODUCTIONS as well as product launches and training videos for big corporate names like Vodafone and Cable & Wireless. I am also experienced in running technical and non technical fora as well as podcasting.
Amateur / Rep Theatre NORWICH PLAYERS (THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE) Well respected semi professional group with a “Thrust stage” producing 10 shows a year. Each show runs for 10 performances including one Matinee.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Father Christmas and assorted characters
Arsenic and old lace by Joseph Kesselring - The lieutenant
Wyrd sisters - The Duke
The Blue Remembered Hills - Donald
GREAT HALL THEATRE COMPANY Resident Theatre Company at the Assembly House, Norwich. Produces 6 shows a year in the “Arena” style.
Pink String & Sealing Wax - Roland Pertwee - Edward Strachan.
Heatstroke by Eric Chappell - Sam.
The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow - Heavy, Mr Memory, part of the Forth Bridge, The Sheriff, A style, a policeman and Mr Mc Garrigal.
Night on the Tiles by Frank Vickery - Dad - Required a Welsh accent.