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Choreography Credits Include ASHLEY NOTTINGHAM Choreography credits include: Spamalot (UK TOUR 2017-18/Daegu Opera House) Selladoor; Directed by Daniel Buckroyd Top Hat (Arts Educational School) Chris Hocking; Directed by Richard Fitch Aladdin (Lichfield Garrick) Evolution & The Garrick Theatre; Directed by Tim Ford La La London (Adcan Commercial) Werk For Peace; Directed Madeleine Spivey BBC Television Dance Workshop (London) Expectation Entertainment; Gareth Davis Red Riding Hood in Mandarin (KC Arts Centre, Singapore) Gaurav Kripalani; Directed by Kate Golledge Ruby Strippers - West End Bares 2017 (Novello) MAD Trust; Directed by David Grewcock Merrily We Roll Along (Guildhall School, Of Music & Drama) Directed by Martin Connor Disaster! (Charing Cross Theatre) Darren Lee Murphy; Directed by Jack Plotnick & Seth Rudetsky Way, Meravigoso & Virtual (Broadway Theatre, Meraviglia) MSC, Showup Meraviglia Opening Ceremony - Sophia Loren (International Broadcast from Le Harve) MSC Snow White (Woking, Victoria) First Family Entertainment; Directed by Warwick Davis Sleeping Beauty (Lichfield, Garrick) Evolution & The Garrick Theatre; Directed by Tim Ford First Date - European Premiere (Ivy Arts Centre) GSA; Directed By Luke Sheppard End Of The Rainbow (UK Tour) Paul Taylor Mills/The Mercury; Directed by Daniel Buckroyd Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (Reading, Hexagon) Imagine; Directed by Steve Boden & Justin Fletcher Thoroughly Modern Millie (Adelphi) Showtime Challenge; Directed By Esther Biddle Marry The Knight - West End Bares 2016 (Novello) MAD Trust; Directed by David Grewcock Dance Mums UK Series 2 Episodes 7&8 (Lifetime/ITV & Shiver Productions); Jaimie West & Jennifer Ellison Red Riding Hood (Pleasance/Edinburgh Fringe/Bahrain) Paul Taylor Mills; Directed by Kate Golledge How To Succeed In Buisness Without Really Trying (Guildhall); Directed by Martin Connor A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Mountview Academy) Treasure Island (Singapore Repertory Theatre) The Little People Company; Directed by Kate Golledge Bianca Del Rio in West End Bares 2015 (Cafe De Paris) MAD Trust; Directed by David Grewcock Snow White (Manchester Opera House) First Family Entertainment; Directed by Warwick Davis Junior Claus (Singapore Repertory Theatre) The Little People Company; Directed by Kate Golledge Brazouka Live (Original Workshop/Training/Staging) Harley Metcalf; Directed by Arlene Philips 'World Class' Bar Tenders Final (London) Reuben Feels; Snow White (Milton Keynes Theatre) First Family Entertainment; Directed by Warwick Davis Red Riding Hood (Singapore Repertory Theatre) The Little People Company; Directed by Kate Golledge Parade (Pleasance) London Studio Centre; Directed by Kate Golledge Spring Awakening (Pleasance) London Studio Centre; Directed by Kate Golledge Snow White (Manchester Opera House) First Family Entertainment; Directed by Warwick Davis Wildboyz (UK Tour); Directed by Stuart Morrison Rumplestiltskin's Daughter (Earls Court Festival) Directed by Susan Rassay Associate Choreographer: Arlene Philips - 42nd Street Tap World Record (BBC One Show); Bill Deamer. - So You Think You Can Dance (BBC); Fabian Aloise The Drowsy Chaperone (Upstairs at the Gatehouse); Racky Plews - Crazy For You Showtime Challenge (London Palladium); Racky Plews - The Boy Friend Showtime Challenge (Her Majesty's Theatre); Co-Director to Warwick Davis Snow White 2016 (Woking, Victoria); Snow White 2014 (Manchester Opera House); Snow White 2013 (Milton Keynes Theatre) Assistant Director: Peter Pan (New Victoria Theatre, Woking) First Family Entertainment Director: London Studio Centre's Musical Theatre graduate showcase 2015 (Sadler's Wells) Theatre credits include: Dance Captain in Sinatra (London Palladium); Assistant Dance Captain, u/s Larry, Bobby, Greg, Al in A Chorus Line (London Palladium); u/s Barnaby Tucker in Hello Dolly (Leicester Curve); u/s Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz (London Palladium); Dance Captain, u/s Gangle & Squelch Love Never Dies (Adelphi Theatre); We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre); u/s Ash Sherwood & Adrian Banks Never Forget (Savoy Theatre); Billy Lawlor 42nd Street (UK Tour); Cheese Grater & u/s Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (UK Tour). Television Credits include: ITV Olivier Awards, This Morning, Alan Titchmarsh Show, Paul O'Grady Show, BBC Comic Relief, The BBC Broadway Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, Top Of The Pops, EastEnders The Musical Alistair McGowan Christmas Special, Style Challenge UK Gold, Ultra Beat Pop Video. Workshops Love Never Dies, Wizard Of Oz, Feelin' In The Mood ashleynottingham.co.uk Represented by BBA Management .
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