A Brief CV (full version on request!)

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EDWYN JON WILSON - ED WILSON PRODUCTIONS

ed@edwilsonproductions.co.uk 

• PRODUCTION MANAGER with over 30 years of industry experience
• Experienced SENIOR MANAGER, DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER
• Ex-OFSTEAD INSPECTOR for DADA at drama schools 
• Previous TRUSTEE and EXTERNAL EXAMINER at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS

• Graduate of Bretton Hall College: BA (Hons) Drama, 1988 (Leeds University)
• BECTU and EQUITY MEMBER of 30 years standing

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CREDITS

• Shows for Royal Court (Mojo, Cleansed, The Weir, The Chairs, Via Dolorosa) and Complicite (Master and Margarita, Street of Crocodiles), ENO (Diary of One Who Vanished, Don Giovanni, Juluis Caeser, Pearl Fishers, Rodalinda, The Girl of the Golden West) 
• Leicester Curve (As You Like It, Light in the Piazza), Matthew Bourne's New Adventures (The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray)
• Stage Entertainment Germany (Aida) Hampstead Theatre (Belongings, Responsible Other), Ludlow Festival & Exeter Northcott (Romeo and Juliet), Theatre Royal Stratford East (Dangerous Lady)
• Ed was PM of Billy Elliot in the West End between 2011-2015
• Major UK and international touring experience of opera, dance and theatre.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

• Ed was a Senior Manager at the Royal Court and Theatre Royal Plymouth 
• Whilst at Plymouth Ed oversaw the opening of their workshop facilities TR2 and various co-productions with BKL, Cammack and Thelma Holt Ltd

DIRECTOR/GENERAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

• In 2014 Ed became General Manager of Cardiff Theatrical Services (CTS) and ran it until 3029, increasing turnover by over 40% and bringing in new designers/production managers
• In 2019 he was head-hunted by Bay Production Holdings LTD and became a Director, working on La Monnaie

OTHER EXPERIENCE

• After graduating in 1988, Ed crewed at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Young Vic and Half Moon to name but a few
• In 1989 he set up Front Row Productions with Nick Tobin and directed a show at the Edinburgh Fringe, to 5* reviews
• He became Master Carpenter at Mermaid Theatre (Mother Courage, Thunderbirds FAB) in 1900 and was Production Carpenter at Andrew Lloyd Webber's wedding
• He worked as Production Carpenter for English Touring Opera and Sydmonton Festival

2020: ED HAS RELAUNCHED ED WILSON PRODUCTIONS TO RECONNECT WITH THE THEATRE, DANCE AND OPERA SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY BUT ALSO TO EXPLORE DEVELOPING MORE WORK IN THE FILM AND TV SECTORS GOING FORWARD!

The Car Man, and the Edinburgh International Festival World premiere of Dorian Gray (2008), all designed by the brilliant Lez Brotherston (photographic images by www.new-adventures.net): SEE LINKS BELOW

https://new-adventures.net/edward-scissorhands#photos-and-videos 

https://new-adventures.net/the-car-man#photos-and-videos 

https://new-adventures.net/dorian-gray#photos-and-videos