Jim Woodley
Biography
Wide range of genres with over 30 years professional experience in theatre:- Drama, Musicals, Theatre-in-the-Round and most Dance forms. Much work in Repertory the length and breadth of the UK, from Westcliff to St Andrews via Bolton - and the rest! In moments of extreme angst has also been know to Direct - but only Opera and High Class Tat...has also choreographed [we're back to High Class Tat again] Noteable Production Lighting Designs include:- Hamlet for The Half Moon Theatre Company; Godspell at The Crucible; The UK Tour of Uncle Vanya starring Simon Dutton and Tamsin Olivier; Crash, Three more sleepless nights and Dracuia for the Fifth Column Theatre Company; Blues in the Night at The Gateway Theatre; and the UK Amateur Premiere of Putting it together at The Palace Theatre, Westcliff
Has taught Stage Lighting Design in several Drama Schools and F.E. Colleges, and, despite rumours, does rather like Intelligent Lights - though he doesn't get to play with them often enough. He's old enough to have lit Floorshows in London, and did [when London HAD Floorshows]
Loves Birdies, 181 and 201, and he really did smack Cilla Black in the mouth in Panto "Oh yes he did" But it was a very long time ago.