Jez Bond - How ToPitch Your Project
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- Date
- Archive Event
- Time
- 11.30am - 1pm
- Venue
- Park Theatre
- Type
- Masterclass
Got an idea for a show? Written a play but don’t know where to go next?
Park Theatre’s Artistic Director Jez Bond will be sharing his top tips on how to pitch your project to a venue, producer and/or other creatives. This session is perfect for theatre makers of all disciplines. In this masterclass, you will gain the skills to prepare a concise, effective elevator pitch to help your project get off the ground!
Afterclass 1-2pm, Upstairs Bar Park Theatre
Join us after the session for an Afterclass drink - The perfect opportunity to build your network and catch up with your masterclass community (or practise your new pitch!).
You can also see Jez’s advice put into action at our Script Scratch: The Pitch - coming soon!
Biography
Jez Bond is the Founder and Artistic Director of Park Theatre. He graduated Hull University with a BA Honours in Drama and was later awarded the Channel Four Theatre Director Bursary.
Directing at Park Theatre includes; the Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] series (involving a different celebrity guest each performance inc. Gillian Anderson, Damian Lewis, David Mitchell and Emma Thompson), Shakespeare, Tolkien & You (Ian McKellen’s one man show), the first ever English language production of the play La Cage aux Folles (translated by Simon Callow), Madame Rubinstein (starring Miriam Margolyes), Building The Wall, Hurling Rubble at the Sun and Adult Supervision.
Outside Park Theatre, credits include; Oliver! (starring Rowan Atkinson),* I Have Been Here Before* (Watford Palace Theatre), Sleeping Beauty (Salisbury Playhouse),* Canaries Sometimes Sing* (Kings Head & France), A Season in South Africa (Old Vic) plus tours of Austria, Switzerland and Hong Hong.
Writing, and original scores, includes: the* Whodunnit [Unrehearsed]* series, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Jack & the Beanstalk, all co-written with Mark Cameron.
As a dramaturge he has developed a number of plays which have gone on to great success both in London and New York. In addition, having led the capital conversion of Park Theatre, Jez has been a consultant for a number of new build projects and guest speaker at various conferences around the world.
He is currently developing a number of projects for Park Theatre, the West End and on tour.