CV at Aileen Gonsalves

Agent: Caroline de Wolfe
Felix de Wolfe
103 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6QX

Phone 020 7242 5066
Fax 020 7242 8119

Height: 5′ 5″

Hair: Black

Eyes: Dark Brown

Training: Central School of Speech and Drama

Chorus in Hecuba, directed by Lawrence Boswell and Tony Harrison. Albery (London), Kennedy Centre (Washington), BAM (New York).
Maria in Twelfth Night, directed by Scott Williams. Offstage Bookstore.
Codelia, Goneril, Foo in King Lear, directed by Dominic Hill. Orange Tree (Richmond).
Gita in Giant Steps, directed by Jeff Teare. Oval House (London), Chapter (Cardiff).
Yasmin in One Night, directed by Keith Khan. Theatre Royal, Stratford East.
Mishti in Skeleton, directed by Jonathon Lloyd. Soho Theatre Company.
Priyamvada in Shakuntala, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. Soho Theatre Company.
Vilma in Visitation, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. Royal Court Theatre.
Nora in A Doll’s House, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. Talawa Zebra Crossing Season at Young Vic Studio Theatre.
Purnima in Voices on the Wind, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. National Theatre Studio.
Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Rowena Chu. Oxford Stage Festival.
Tabea in Sugar Dollies, directed by Indhu Rubasingham Royal Court Theatre.

Ayesha in Forty Days of Mourning, directed by Aamina Ahmed.
Flower in Chucklevision, directed by Martin Hughes for the BBC.
Policewoman in Judge John Deed, directed by Mary McMurray for the BBC.
Sonia’s solicitor in Baby Father, directed by Alrick Riley for the BBC.
Girlfriend (in coma sketch) in The Armando Iannucci Show, directed by Armando Iannucci for Talkback Productions.
Khavita in Peak Practice, directed by James Larkin for Carlton TV.
Khavita in Holby City, directed by Adrian Bean for the BBC.
Court Clerk in Chambers, directed by Rob Bailey for Thames TV.
CAD Sargeant in The Bill, directed by Rob Bailey for Thames TV.
Laurie Coutino in Such a Long Journey, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson for Long Journey Productions.
WPC in London’s Burning, directed by Philippa Langdale for LWT.
Receptionist in Roger Roger (two episodes) directed by Tony Dowe for the BBC.
Mira in Choices, directed by Alrick Riley for the BBC.
Naseem in I Love My Mum, directed by Alrick Riley for Intense Productions.
Miss Gupta in Crucial Tales, directed by Ngozi Onwwach for Crucial Films.
Suzanne Benbow in Timebusters (2 episodes), directed by Peter Townley for Anglia Television.
Dark Lady in Shakespeare’s Sonnets, directed by Richard Martin.

From Both Hips by Mark O’Rowe, The Old Red Lion
Happy Ever After, various writers, The Tabard Theatre
One Night Stand, Simon Warne, Hen and Chickens
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon, The Old Red Lion
Peribanez by Lope de Vega, Rose Bruford final year show at The Rose Theatre
Partners in Crime by Rukhsana Ahmed (LIFT Enquiry 04) (rehearsed reading)
Torches by Stephanie Young at The Bridewell Theatre
The Pilgrimage by Paul Goetzee at The Bridewell Theatre (14-16yr olds)
Chaos by Azma Khan Soho Theatre (Kali Futures Production) (rehearsed reading)
Meri Khani Project with Kali theatre Company - 3 new short plays at Waterman’s Theatre, Brentford
Them by Ruth Callaghan at Soho Theatre Studio (rehearsed reading)
Courting Disaster by David Grenfell at Soho Theatre Studio
A Bit of Love by Penny Horner at Tristan Bates Theatre
What do you Want by Shobu Kapoor at Tristan Bates Theatre
Noah’s Flood by Benjamin Britten at the Servite Priory (full-scale production involving 40 musicians, 10 opera singers and 150 children)
Cicely Berry ten day directing course - January 2006

Assistant director to Greg Doran on All’s Well That Ends Well for the RSC. Opened in Stratford-upon-Avon in December 2003 and oversaw transfer to the Gielgud theatre, London in February 2004.
Assistant director to Tim Supple on Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children for the RSC. Ran at the Barbican in late 202 and then toured Michagan, New York and the UK until June 2003.

RSC Open Day Directing Workshops 2004/2005
RSC Writing workshops 2004
Education Workshops on All’s Well That Ends Well – 2003/4
Education workshops on Midnight’s Children at Michigan and Columbia universities – 2003
Led RSC Midnight’s Children Insight Sessions – 2003
Meisner workshops in acting Impulse Company/Fervent Theatre 1999 - ongoing
Meisner classes City Lit - 2004
Various workshops in schools for Soho Theatre’s Under 11s writing initiative 1998 – 2003
Workshops with Kali Theatre Co on script development 2003
Workshops in Women’s refuges - developing writing. 1999 and 2002
Workshops with the Goan Community on storytelling and their sense of home and journeys.
Leading Oral History Project with Goan OAPS on their life stories. 2001-2003
Leading various workshops with Lightning Ensemble - on script analysis, script development, improvisation work, vocal work, singing, and physical theatre. 1998 – 2005

I sing with Helen Chadwick in a six-part ensemble and as part of the National Theatre Studio Choir. I act as her assistant dealing with venues, marketing, technical rehearsals and FOH. Most recently on Sing For Water a 500 strong choral event as part of the Thames Festival.
I produced 4 Play in Soho with Lightning Ensemble at Soho Theatre Studio (2000) which involved - marketing, rehearsal calls, space arranging, booking and dealing with the venue, running FOH.
I have directed and produced various shows using professional actors, musicians and singers in local churches during religious festivals - Christmas, Easter…for the last 5 years.

The Eternal City by Domenica de Rosa. Unabridged audio book for ISIS.
One Hundred Shades of White by Preethi Nair. Unabridged audio book for ISIS.
Katie in Grandmothers. BBC Radio 4, directed by Elizabeth Freestone.
Nandini in The Red Oleander. BBC Radio 3, directed by Nandita Ghose.

Song in my Foot with Helen Chadwick
National Theatre Studio Choir
Member of Lightning Ensemble
“Writing Home” at Soho Theatre, Dir. Jonathon Lloyd
“Top of the Box” Under-11’s playwriting show at Soho Theatre, Dir. Jonathon Lloyd 1999, 2000
Excerpts from Frankenstein with Bob Bierman for Television
Excerpts from The Crucible playing Mary Warren with John Michael Philips for Television
Computer Interactive Game “Odyssey” playing 2^nd Captain. Dir. Alun Harris
Training Video called “Positive Action” playing Najma with Danny Bond
Live Corporate Presentation “Smart Store Experience” dir. Orit Azaz

Accents: Standard English, Cockney, Indian, West Country, Northern, Dublin, Southern Irish, Southern American, Italian
Voice: Mezzo Soprano (Grade V), Stage Fighting, Tumbling, Jazz

Aileen Gonsalves