Loved speaking with Shereen, Director of Taking Part @ Young Vic Theatre, London. A conversation with Shereen had been recommended to me by a colleague, who described her as a powerhouse in the world of Applied Theatre’. She certainly lived up to her reputation, inspiring and amazing me with her passion for the incredible work she produces and the theatre she represents. Over the course of the episode we discussed: · Her pathway into her current role at Young Vic · Experience of training at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama · How Theatres can become more collaborative and representative of their communities · ‘Taking Part’ @ Young Vic. How the theatre operates and what it offers for its young people and local community · The ‘TWENTY TWENTY’ Project @ Young Vic.Thank you, Shereen for your time. ‘Shereen Jasmin Phillips graduated from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2010 with a degree in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education. She has worked in the artistic and creative learning departments of a variety of London Theatre's working with community groups of all ages for over ten years. She was Project Manager for Kiln Theatre's 2016 Takeover festival, Barbican Centre's 2017 Dialogue Festival and Outreach Producer for Barbican Cinema. Shereen was previously Assistant Producer for National Theatre's Pericles as part of their Public Acts programme and is currently Director of Taking Part at Young Vic. Shereen is also a Trustee of Talawa Theatre Company, a reader at National Theatre & Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award and a writer – her work was screened as part of Royal Court’s Windrush event in April 2019 and selected as part of Cardiff International Film Festival in 2020’. Shereens Links: Twitter @ShereenJasmin @YVTakingPart

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