Hi, I'm Courtenay

I am a Creative Producer working on arts, community and heritage projects both locally, in the East Midlands, and nationally. I founded Carbon Theatre in 2018 to produce new work centred around equality, feminism and accessibility.

I trained at Mountview, graduating with an MA Creative Producing in 2017, and completed placements with Royal & Derngate and Fuel. I have also worked as General Manager for Finborough Theatre.

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My previous productions includes:

I LOVE YOU, NOW WHAT? by Sophie Craig (★★★★★ Longstaff Reviews) Park Theatre 2024; multi-award winning WHEN WE DIED by Alexandra Donnachie (★★★★ The Stage) UK/Europe Tour 2023-24; THE WITNESS by Jo Blake, Tour 2023 & Oxford Storytelling Festival 2024; FOX by Katie Guicciardi (★★★★ Telegraph) Touring 2023, Co-Producer; ANOTHER LOVER’S DISCOURSE ليه خلّتني أحبك by Riham Isaac, Belfast international Arts Festival & RichMix, London 2022;  SHEWOLVES by Sarah Middleton (Premiere Tour 2022, Line Producer); 60 MILES BY ROAD OR RAIL by Ryan Leder (Royal & Derngate, 2021); BLODEUWEDD UNTOLD by Jo Blake (★★★★ Broadway World UK) Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019; Line Producer; MISSION ABORT by Therese Ramstedt (★★★★ The Stage) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017, VAULT Festival 2018 and London/Sweden/UK Tour; BABY DADDY by Elinor Coleman (★★★★ Stage Talk Magazine) at Assembly Festival Edinburgh Fringe 2018; WELCOME…? by Lily Lowe-Myers (★★★★ Spy in the Stalls) at Nottingham Playhouse and Bridewell Theatre; HEAD ROT HOLIDAY by Sarah Daniels at The Hope Theatre (★★★★ Broadway World UK). 

 

Work with me

 
 
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Consultations

If you are in need of some quick or more focussed advice, why not book a consultation session? Consultations are available via Zoom (or other virtual meeting room software).

Before any consultation, I will find out what your focus for the consultation will be so I can prepare accordingly and we can agree on how long we think we need together.

 

Helping hand

Do you just need a helping hand? Someone to do a few hours here and there? Maybe you are writing a funding application or working on a tour pack, if you need an outside eye or someone to help redraft - get in touch!

This is designed to be an affordable option for artists and companies struggling to meet deadlines or tearing their hair out over an application. We can set a budget and work to a deadline - whatever you need.

Courtenay working in Northampton
 

big house: produce

 
 
 
Credit: Ben Gregory-Ring

Credit: Ben Gregory-Ring

I’m to have been a Colsultant Producer on the Big House: Produce programme 2020-2022, run by In Good Company and Derby Theatre, with other local independent arts producers Hannah Stone, Rafia Hussain, Phoebe Wall-Palmer. We were selected via a procurement process and acted as consultant producers and tour bookers for local theatre companies to help them get their plans back on track post COVID-19.

What is Big House: Produce?

The Big House: Produce was a free support programme offering theatre makers in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire the opportunity to work with a producer. This scheme was designed to help theatre makers and companies get their projects back on track post COVID by offering 12 hours support from a local producer.

 
 
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As a producer, I work in two ways:

 

Working with companies to develop their practice and projects.

Creating fresh projects from scratch with new creative teams.