Wild Wood Theatre

We are a family run theatre company based in the heart of the New Forest. We aim to create charming and inventive new work that combines a wide range of theatrical arts from live music to projected animation. We run our business sustainably with a strong environmental awareness. All our electricity is powered by the wind and sun, materials are recycled where possible and our van runs on bio-diesel.

Josh Elwell - Artistic Director

Josh is an actor, director and teacher. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has worked extensively producing work for young people and community audiences. He has directed for companies including: Forest Forge, Proteus, Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke and at Salisbury Playhouse. As an actor he has toured internationally to Northern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Taiwan. He has worked with The Tricycle Theatre, BAC & Fevered Sleep, Hoodwink, Trading Faces and Oddsocks and BBC TV. He is also a keen movement & yoga teacher.

Jeremy Avis - Composer

Jeremy is a singer and musician. He studied anthropology at Oxford before living with the Baka forest people in The Cameroon. He tours internationally with ‘The Shout’ as well as performing and recording his own music. His new Album - 'Dry Land' by Ashew and Avis is now available at www.askewandavis.com.

Rebecca Elwell - Puppet Maker

Rebecca has studied traditional Chinese and European puppet making. She has worked as a designer and maker for; Forest Forge, Box Clever, Tell Tales, Breakout and Greenjack Theatre. She also works as a Speech and Language Therapist.

Martin Bridle - Guest Director

Martin has performed with his own company Hand to Mouth Theatre all over the world. He has toured to 16 countries including USA, Russia and the Middle East and South Korea in 2005. He worked on "Labyrinth", "Little Shop of Horrors", “Toy Story”, “Finding Nemo” films. In 2004/5 he worked with Ken Campbell on his "Attack of the Clowns’. He also has taught puppetry at the Charlesville Mezieres Institute in France, and at the Turku Theatre Institute, Finland.

The company also works with a wide range of other associated artists, musicians, directors, performers, designers and workshop leaders.

Support

We would very much like to The Arts Council of England and Hampshire County Council for their support. As well as The Children's Fund and Hello Too and New Forest National Park's Sustainable Development Fund.