Natasha Holmes
Artistic Director of Tell Tale Hearts
I love to play. I love to make up stories. Some of these stories are best played in the theatre, others are best written down and a few are tales I love to tell with the help of a magical trunk or suitcase.
I also love children. I love listening to their ideas. I love that they can’t help showing you how excited they are when you’ve got them on board and how easy it is to see when they are bored. And I learn from children all the time… because… because for so many reasons they help me to see things from within rather than from without. To see with your heart. Children make great artists and I have learnt a lot by observing, playing and listening to them. I still have more to learn… Did I mention, I also love to learn?
If you also like to learn and would like me to be part of your journey, please click on one (or all) of the links to see which of my most travelled paths is most appealing. Or, if you like, forge a new path with me by your side…
Directing
The productions I have helped to create range from site-specific commissions, participatory outdoor theatre . . .
Writing
During fifteen years of professional theatre making I have developed a unique inclusive process, consulting with children . . .
Consultancy
As a facilitator I strive to enable the participants I work with, whether children, artists, students or teachers . . .