Joanne Hawes CDG Children’s Casting Director and Administrator 21 Westfield Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 5AU Telephone 01628 773048 Mobile 07824 337222 [email protected] // johawes.com
Born London, June 11th, 1959 Married to Tim Hawes (Professional Freelance Trumpet Player) 3 children Training Stage Management/ Technical Theatre Course at LAMDA
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT as ASM/DSM/SM Theatre Royal Windsor Annie Victoria Palace Theatre The Pirates Of Penzance Theatre Royal Drury Lane La Cage Aux Folles London Palladium
Temporary Jobs for Agents / General Managers / Publicists PA to Lee Menzies for 7 years from 1987 - 1994 National Network for Children Employed in Entertainment consultant advising on reforming the outdated Children and Young Person’s Act (Performance Regulations). Registered Children’s Chaperone CRB checked and licenced by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Performing Arts Courses and Workshops all over the UK CHILDREN IN THEATRE published in February 2012 by Oberon Books. A practical guide for performing children and their parents.
1995 – present. CASTING DIRECTOR/ADMINISTRATOR overseeing all aspects of casting children, running auditions, licencing (UK and overseas), advising on scheduling rehearsals and performances and employing chaperones and tutors in London and on tour.
I regularly give talks to parents, agents and stage management on the subject of children in professional entertainment.
CURRENT/ FORTHCOMING /RECENT PRODUCTIONS As Children’s Casting Director and Administrator FOR CAMERON MACKINTOSH LIMITED LES MISERABLES Queen’s Theatre London MISS SAIGON Prince Edward Theatre MARY POPPINS UK TOUR FOR OTHER PRODUCERS CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG UK TOUR ELF THE MUSICAL Dominion Theatre GYPSY Savoy Theatre (Chichester Festival Theatre) THE LION KING UK Tour – currently in Basel THE LION KING Cub School Lyceum Theatre London THE SOUND OF MUSIC UK Tour
As Children’s Manager/Administrator MATILDA Cambridge Theatre CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Drury Lane
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS For Cameron Mackintosh OLIVER! at The London Palladium 1995 and the recent production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane OLIVER! UK Tour LES MISERABLES Tour LES MISERABLES 02 MARY POPPINS London and on Tour MISS SAIGON London and on Tour HEY MR PRODUCER! Lyceum OKLAHOMA! Lyceum
For The Really Useful Group THE SOUND OF MUSIC London Palladium WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND Aldwych THE BEAUTIFUL GAME Cambridge Theatre
Other productions include ~ A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Garrick Theatre London A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM All Indian UK Tour A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER Donmar Warehouse and West End ANNIE Apollo Victoria and UK Tour ANNIE GET YOUR GUN UK Tour ASPECTS OF LOVE Menier Chocolate Factory BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dominion Theatre BEFORE THE PARTY Almeida Theatre BLACK AND WHITE BALL The King’s Head BUGSY MALONE Queens Theatre CAROUSEL Savoy Theatre CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Novello Theatre CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG London Palladium and UK tour DR DOLITTLE Labatts Apollo and UK tour EDNA Haymarket Theatre and UK Tour EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES Royal National Theatre FENCES Theatre Royal Bath UK tour and West End FINDING NEVERLAND Curve Leicester GONE WITH THE WIND New London Theatre GOODNIGHT MR TOM UK Tour HEATHCLIFF Labatts Apollo and UK Tour IMAGINE THIS New London KRISTINA @ the Royal Albert Hall Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus LAUTREC Shaftesbury Theatre MACBETH Gielgud Theatre MADAM BUTTERFLY Royal Albert Hall MEDEA Queens Theatre NINE Donmar Warehouse PORGY AND BESS Savoy Theatre SHOWBOAT Prince Edward SHREK Theatre Royal Drury Lane SOUTH PACIFIC UK Tour SPEND SPEND SPEND Piccadilly Theatre TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES Savoy Theatre THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS UK TOUR Fiery Angel THE FIX Donmar Warehouse THE FULL MONTY UK Tour THE KING AND I London Palladium and UK Tour THE KING AND I Royal Albert Hall THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 ¾ Curve Leicester THE SECRET GARDEN Aldwych Theatre THE SOUND OF MUSIC UK TOUR David Ian Productions THE TURN OF THE SCREW Almeida Theatre WHITE CHRISTMAS Dominion Theatre