Ava Hunt: Director/Performer/Teacher

Ava trained at The Drama Studio as an actress and has worked for 28 years in community theatre, theatre for young people, television, film and video, both nationally and internationally.  She is a qualified teacher, has an MA in Applied Drama, is a highly experienced workshop leader, director, trained with Augusto Boal and worked with Dr. Dorothy Heathcote.
 

Her directing credits include: "Bretevski Street" by Lin Coghlan for Nottingham Playhouse & Salisbury Playhouse:

“….Quite simply, this is brilliant.”

Nottingham Evening Post, “Bretevski Street”

Co-Artistic Director for Yorkshire Women Theatre, Leeds (91-97), Shared Experience Youth Theatre (festival tour to Russia), Watford Palace Youth Theatre, Junction Arts Derbyshire, Creative Partnerships Nottingham, Creative Partnerships Derby, Carlton Television Junior Workshops, Language Alive (Birmingham).  As co artistic director of Tangere Arts she has most recently directed a main stage production of "The Little Mermaid" for Uncontained Arts in association with Buxton Opera House which has toured nationally to sell-out audiences.

Her acting credits include Roundabout Nottingham Playhouse, Theatre Centre (London), Derby Playhouse, Half Moon Young People's Theatre Company, BBC, Channel 4, Granada, Carlton and Yorkshire TV. She also currently lectures in Theatre in Education for Theatre Arts Department at the University of Derby.

Ava received a research grant in 2008 from University of Derby to visit and develop her work in Sri Lanka with young people, teachers and professional artists.  This has generated articles, reports and future possibilities for further visits and collaborations for artistic and educational practice. 

As co-artistic director Ava is currently on a year's sabbatical and on contract with Hull Truck Theatre company as Artistic Assistant.  She is also delighted to be working in association with Tangere Arts and taking "I'm No Hero" to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.