Gabby replies to Nii

Gabby Vautier at the Young Vic Theatre has created this video reply to Nii's postcard that we posted just over a week ago.

Gabby is the Audience Development Co-ordinator for the Young Vic Theatre, as well as a Director and Producer for Eat the Cake Productions. Her role at the Young Vic involves developing new audiences for the theatre through funded ticket schemes, targeted participation projects for local residents, families and vulnerable adults, and developing partnership projects with a range of community groups.

She is also responsible for all aspects of community project management: targeted outreach, strategic planning and liaising with directors, technical staff and outside companies.

Gabby works with a very diverse range of adults and families, and many of the projects involve people aged from 7 – 85 from totally different backgrounds with different levels of theatre experience. One of key aspects of her work involves bringing together people from diverse cultures and communities. She is currently project managing a Chinese / African fusion reworking of The Christmas Carol with 20 adult participants from all backgrounds.

The Young Vic has also introduced large scale community productions in to its programme. These shows such as Tobias and the Angel (2004 and 2006) and Ma vie en rose (2007) have become a yearly commitment are an opportunity for local residents aged 7 - 80 to perform alongside professionals in a full scale production.

Earlier this year, Gabby travelled on a Research and Development trip within the Rio Branco / Amazon region of Brazil. During her time there she spent time in the Amazon, met with an indiginous community and ran theatre workshops with Brazilian non English speaking participants aged 12 - 50 years.