Another great year of collaboration. It’s a delight to look back at all of this work!
Announcing National Theatre Associates
We're thrilled to share that playwright and actor Natasha Gordon and voice coach and performer Hazel Holder have been invited to join the National Theatre as Associates. These positions, appointed by our Director Rufus Norris, are for leading artists, creatives and theatre makers who have made an outstanding contribution to the life and reputation of our work…
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Edward Enninful - A Visible Man
It was such a wonderful experience working with Edward to deliver the audio recording of his memoir in his authentic voice!
A Busy end to 2021
There has been much activity as we head towards the end of the year. Such varied productions with fantastic artists and creatives.
2:22 A Ghost Story
Any chance to work with Matthew Dunster is given priority!!
CHANGING DESTINY
What a great time to work with friends, on text adapted by by Ben Okri!
CONSTELLATIONS
Hazel has spent several weeks working with the brilliant eight actors who are performing Constellations in fantastic iterations!
Small Axe
We’re in the thick of filming and I can tell you this is going to be an extraordinary drama! It’s such a privilege to be working with Steve McQueen as we work with exceptional primarily black British talent. Spending lots of time with them all, honing their dialects is paying off. These stories will finally have a wider reach.
Death of a Salesman
Picture courtesy of: Young Vic Theatre
We had our meet and greet on Monday 18 March 2019. What a joy it is to be in the room with an amazing group of artists!
After the read through and set reveal, let me say if you’re planning to see this play book your ticket now! This production is going to be incredible!
Young Vic Theatre, London
1 May 2019 - 29 Jun 2019
A wonderful acknowledgement
It’s a rarity the voice and dialect coach gets recognition in a review. But this time it has happened!
Have a read of Demetrios Matheou’s review in the Hollywood Reporter
Thank you Demetrios!
The Convert
Young Vic, London
7 Dec 18 - 9 Jan 19
The Salesman and a King
Travel has been a bit back and forth lately, working with the brilliant Don Warrington and the rest of the cast for Death of a Salesman in Manchester and the wonderful Mark Gatiss and the cast of The Madness of George III in Nottingham.
Death of a Salesman - Royal Exchange Theatre (11 October - 17 November 2018)
Madness of George III - Nottingham Playhouse (2-24 November 2018)
A Very, Very, Very Dark Matter
My work on this production has encompassed voice and dialect and singing. The cast and creative team have been wonderful. Here’s to a great run!
Bridge Theatre, London
12 October. 2018 - 6 January 2019
A busy few months...!
It's been a non-stop few months simultaneously working across several very different productions:
Little Shop of Horrors - Regents Park Open Air Theatre
Pericles - National Theatre
Foxfinder - Ambassadors Theatre
Poet in da Corner. - Royal Court Theatre
Little Shop is such a brilliant and outrageously fun production the cast have been fantastic to work with. I've been moved to tears watching the community groups confidently perform in Pericles. The actors of Foxfinder are woking wonderfully hard with the exercises I'm 'throwing' at them! And I'm finding a new way of working with spoken-word performers for Poet in da Corner.
Julie
There are times when I don't work on an entire production, but with individuals and working with Eric Kofi Abrefa, having one on one time exploring the Ghanaian dialect has been brilliant.
Julie, National Theatre, London
from 31 May 2018
Nine Night
What a joy this has been! Natasha Gordon's writing has made finding the voices for these characters such a real and at times very familiar experience!
Sold out, of course it is, but returns might be available.
National Theatre, London, until 26 May 2018.
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Thrilled to be working on such an inspiring female driven story.
Just one month until opening night!
Aldwych Theatre
Performances begin 21 March 2018
Caroline, or Change
I couldn't be more proud to have been asked to be Assistant Director and dialect coach on this fantastic production. The cast and creative is fire! I can't wait to join everyone again for the next phase of this journey.
Hampstead Theatre, London
12 March - 21 April 2018
Guys and Dolls
Rehearsals have already begun on an exciting, soulful version of this broadway classic.
Heading to Manchester to continue dialect work with the cast.
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
2 December 2017- 27 January 2018
The Accents of Barber Shop Chronicles
I am delighted to say that I will be leading a talk, with contribution from cast members, exploring how we worked on the accents used in Barber Shop Chronicles.
Join us on Wednesday 29 November 2017 at the National Theatre's Clore Learning Centre.
Tickets cost £7