LEADERSHIP

ENSEMBLE

Animikii Theatre are a company dedicated to delivering productions and training of the highest quality. Our ensemble is made up of freelance artists and evolves and changes with each project. To view all previous ensemble or collaborating artists please see the individual performance pages for a full list of credits.

ASSOCIATES & CREATIVES

We are proud to engage an incredible team of ‘Associates’ that provide vital collaboration on current performance and training projects.

 BOARD MEMBERS

PARTICK CAMPBELL

Patrick Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Contemporary Performance at the Manchester School of Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He is co-author of the monographs A Poetics of Third Theatre: Performer Training, Dramaturgy, Cultural Action, written alongside Dr. Jane Turner, and Owning our Voices: Vocal Discovery in the Wolfsohn-Hart Tradition, written alongside Margaret Pikes, which were both published by Routledge in 2021. He is a Core Member of Cross Pollination, a nomadic laboratory for the dialogue in-between practices (http://www.crosspollination.space/). He is also a founder member of critical laboratory The Ship of Fools.

HELEN PARRY

Helen was born and brought up in North Wales and came to Manchester aged 18 to train as an actor at Manchester Metropolitan University (then Manchester Polytechnic). By the end of her training she realised that she was much more interested in directing than acting and subsequently embarked on a career of both directing and teaching. Initially working in schools and further education colleges she eventually joined the team at the Arden School of Theatre, under the leadership of the renowned practitioner Wylie Longmore. Here she became the head of the second-year degree students while also directing third year work and showcases.  

Since leaving full time work at Arden, Helen works as a free lance director particularly in relation to new writing. Recently she has been working with the English speaking That Theatre Company in Copenhagen where she directed A Number by Caryl Churchill in 2018 and Look Back in Anger by John Osbourne in 2019. Helen has an ongoing partnership with writer Dr Stephen Hornby and his Inkbrew Productions, using material from archives and exploring hidden stories from LGBT History.

JENN KAY

Jennifer is a Northern based performer, movement director & Arts Council supported theatre maker. She teaches movement at ALRA (North) and is a certified Mental Health in the Workplace first aider. She has a particular interest in inclusive practice and is currently exploring integrated audio description and creative captioning. Learn more at www.jenniferkaymovement.co.uk

BEN BABIK

Benjamin Babik is a software consultant and business owner that works across the private and third sectors helping businesses and their people maximise the use of new technologies. He has led a number of successful organisation transformations and has run open community tech events and workshops. His first love is theatre, and he is particularly passionate about seeing that the arts are made available and accessible to as many people as possible. As a father of two small children, he believes now more than ever that theatre is transformative and much needed.

WANT TO WORK WITH US?

Animikii Theatre work with artists who are dedicated to the craft of theatre and story-telling. We are a company committed to hearing from a diverse range of exciting artists and creatives. Go to our ‘Work with us’ page to see the latest positions available or GET IN TOUCH via our ‘Contact’ page and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about opportunities to work with us!

Animikii Theatre are proud to be members of Stage Sight, a UK organisation dedicated to increase diversity in gender, ethnicity, and class across the theatre industry’s offstage workforce.