Jamie Fletcher

Jamie Fletcher is co-Artistic Director of PLaY. He studied Performance and Composition at Leeds College of Music and Drama and Music at Manchester Metropolitan University.

As a solo and collaborative artist Jamie has created a varied body of work for both theatre and public spaces. Highly visual, physically demanding and often taking risks, Jamie's previous shows Do You Have Big Ears? and Dirty Lucre experimented with pushing the limits of a performer's endurance. He has received commissions and residencies from BAC, Greenroom and hAb arts.

Jamie has toured throughout the UK as a performer and collaborated with number of theatre companies, including Pointed Arrow, whose projects have included Heave, a 105 mile journey pushing a boat round Yorkshire engaging different communities in the mapping of the region's values.

Jamie is a talented singer and multi-instrumentalist, who has toured extensively across Europe. He has worked as a Musical Director and session musician covering a range of styles and genres, including classical, jazz and r'n'b. He has composed music for artists, bands, companies, websites and film. Commissions include researching, composing and producing music for REonline to aid reflection for Key Stage 1 and 2 children.

Jamie has extensive experience working with young people, community groups and emerging artists in different settings. He has taught and led workshops in drama, music and contemporary performance with various age groups from a variety of backgrounds. He has worked with a number of organisations to deliver these including Manchester Metropolitan University, Leeds University, The Carriageworks Theatre, The Arches, Harrogate Youth Theatre, So Many Words (Disability Youth Theatre), Wakefield Cathedral Education Centre and The Refugee Council.