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Quite apart from her career as an actress and singer Helen has produced and directed the following:
- 23 seasons at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury
- 7 productions at The Haymarket and Anvil Theatre Basingstoke
- 5 seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Many Summer & Christmas Seasons at the Westcliff Palace Theatre
- Numerous concerts at regional theatres
- Has taken Music Hall all over the country and abroad including corporate events, stately homes, conferences and holiday resorts
- Directed some of the "Late Joys" productions at the former Players Theatre in London
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HELEN WATSON BIOGRAPHY Helen is about to start rehearsals for "Ladies Night" at The Queens Theatre, Hornchurch, playing the part of Pearl. This will be followed by Emlyn Williams " A Murder has been arranged" Helen has been touring with her production over the last few months, prior to this she played Mrs Winterton in Sandy Wilson’s The Buccaneer – revived after 55 years, at the award winning Finborough Theatre, in London. She has appeared in and directed many Concerts and Musical Evenings for various Theatre’s around the country. In July Helen was delighted to present her sixth annual show at the Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke. In November 2008, her twenty-second year production of Seasonal Sauce was seen at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. Helen appeared in the first Gala production at the newly re-furbished Theatre Royal, Margate in 2007 and this year she will return there again with her company. The show will also play two performances at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh. Helen worked on a Film Venography directed by Titus Ogilvy, and this year will be involved in a series of presentation classes with the Post-Graduate students of the Guildford School of Acting. Her many Television credits include, Down to Earth ( Mrs Kite), Beneath the skin, London's Burning, The Knock (playing Dennis Waterman’s girlfriend Kaff!), Where The Heart is, Crossroads, Dr Who, and Anything We Can Do. In 2006 she appeared in the feature film Being Julia starring Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon and Annette Benning. She has spent seasons in Regional Theatre around the country including Leicester, Northampton, Manchester, Plymouth, Canterbury, beginning her career in her home town at Derby Playhouse. Her roles have been as diverse as Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Show, to the classic Hedda Gabler. She has toured in Plays and Musicals both in this country and as far away as Canada, the U.S.A, Scandanavia and Jordan. Helen has many Pantomimes to her credit and has appeared in numerous T.V. Commercials. She is also a voice-over artist and presenter. She has directed many of the Late Joys for The Players Theatre London.
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