Macready Theatre, Rugby, CV22 5EJ
Thu 11th January 2024, 7:30PM

Macready Theatre together with Rugby School Department of Theatre and Performing Arts presents
Creative Industries Networking Event

Are you a young creative who is interested in learning more about the theatre industry?
Join us for a special Creative Industries networking event at Macready Theatre to hear from industry experts Nikhil Vyas, Ciara Lynch and Alex Moran. 

Coming to us from Curtis Brown, one of the world’s leading literary and talent agencies, talent agent Cordelia Keaney will host diverse a panel of creative industry professionals. They will discuss their journey from education to where they are today, how they navigate the sector, and what insights they might like to share with a young audience interested in breaking into the industry. 

This year, a theme we will explore is independence and intention; how do you forge your own path in a dynamic, and sometimes challenging, arts environment? How do you incorporate your values into your creative practice? This event is free and open to young people curious to learn more about pathways into creative careers, their parents, and supporters of the arts who might be interested in what goes on behind the scenes. 

Guest speakers
Nikhil Vyas 
Nikhil Vyas is a theatre director & maker, born in Mumbai and raised in Croydon. His work spans developing and directing new plays with writers, making collaborative performance with other artists, education and facilitation roles, and dramaturgy. He has developed and presented projects at the Young Vic, Soho Theatre, Park Theatre, Wardrobe Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre, and Siobhan Davies Dance. He is currently acting as Resident Director on Bhangra Nation at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Ciara Lynch 
Ciara is a creative producer with experience managing a wide range of dance productions. Her producing portfolio includes projects for small- and large-scale theatres as well as participatory work, touring productions, festivals, and films. Ciara is currently Producer of Digital Stage & Studio at Sadler’s Wells where she works with globally renowned choreographers such as Akram Khan, Crystal Pite as well as with local communities. She has also produced dance productions for Dance Umbrella Festival, Victoria & Albert Museum, and independent artists in the commercial sector as part of her freelance practice.

Alex Moran 
Alex is a multi-award-winning actor from Yorkshire, and Artistic Director of the acclaimed, pioneering theatre company Thunder Road. 
Alex appeared in the global tour of War Horse (National Theatre), the national tour and London run of A Clockwork Orange (Volcano), and boyhood club Liverpool FC’s international skincare commercial (Nivea).
Theatre credits include: Quality Street (Northern Broadsides/New Vic); Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin (Georgian Theatre Royal); Seeds (Oldham Coliseum); Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Invisible Man, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and The Body Snatcher (Harrogate Theatre); The Secret Garden (Halifax Square Chapel); Scrooge (Bury MET); One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Customs House) and Tales From The Blackjack, for which he won the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Performance (The Lowry).
Alex graduated from UCLAN with a first class acting degree (hons) and the Jane Horrocks Award for Outstanding Achievement.