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Pippa Ailion

January 01, 1970

Philipa 'Pippa' Ann Ailion MBE (born 20 September 1947) is a British Theatrical Director and Casting Director best known for her contributions to London (West End) theatre. Ailion has worked extensively in the West End and for film and television. She has cast Broadway and European productions, UK and US tours as well as seasons at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and Crucible Theatre Sheffield. She has cast over 185 productions with a focus on productions that cast people of varying ethnicities.[1]

Early life edit

Ailion was born into a theatrical family in Mortlake London in 1947 to Philip Ailion and Pamela Mary Ailion (née Harris). In 1948 the Ailion family moved to Brighton where Philip and Pamela opened The Brighton Theatrical Costumiers. The company continued in Brighton until 1981. Philip was a tailor, cutter and makeup artist. The company served much of South East England including The Brighton Theatre Royal, the Brighton Hippodrome and other local professional and amateur productions and films.[2] In Brighton and Hove, Ailion attended Hove County Grammar School and the Brighton and Hove School of Music and Drama. Later she attended Bulmershe College in Reading training as a teacher of English and Drama. Her drama tutor was Annie Castledine. After graduating in 1968 Ailion taught drama to school children and university students in Sussex and London before joining the Bowsprit Company of Greenwich Young People's Theatre (GYPT) in 1973 as an actor and teacher. She would later work with the main company as well.[3]

Career edit

Early Career: Actress and Director edit

In 1973 Ailion moved to New York when Playwright Neil Simon invited her to work as his assistant on the Broadway production of The Good Doctor. Soon thereafter, Ailion met Emanuel Azenberg and The Shubert Organization. There she worked as a Theatre Consultant giving casting suggestions for theatrical transfers from Broadway to London.[4]

In 1975 Ailion returned to the UK where she performed in various productions at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter before taking a position in the theatre department at Dartington College of Arts from 1977-1981.

In 1981, she became the Assistant Director to Gordon Davidson and Company Manager on the award-winning London transfer of the Broadway play Children of a Lesser God. She later directed the production at the Market Theatre (Johannesburg), South Africa, Olympia Theatre (Dublin) as well as an Australian production. Ailion also directed the UK tour of this show.[5]

From 1984-1987, Ailion worked as a freelance Resident Director and Company Manager for various West End shows including When We Are Married, A Month of Sundays, West Side Story, and An Italian Straw Hat.

In 1987 she joined The Old Vic Theatre as Resident Associate Director and Casting Director for Jonathan Miller, working on over a dozen European classics. During that time the theatre garnered five Olivier awards for The Tempest with Max Von Sydow, Too Clever by Half and The Liar with Alex Jennings and Candide with Patricia Routledge.

Casting Director and Educator edit

While at the Old Vic, Ailion also cast the original London production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. This marked a shift in Ailion's career. In 1991, she set up her a casting company: Pippa Ailion Casting through which she worked as a freelance casting director for TV, commercials and theatre both in London and in Dublin, Ireland.

In 1994, Ailion joined the Central School of Speech and Drama as Head of Department for their BA Acting course, whilst continuing her freelance TV casting career including the multi award-winning TV movie Breaking The Code with Derek Jacobi. In 1997 she left her post when she was asked to cast the original London production of Rent and four productions at Chichester Festival Theatre. In 1998 she was asked to cast the original London production of Disney's The Lion King. From about this time Ailion's primary focus has been on London West End productions.

Personal life edit

From 1973 to 1978 Ailion's partner was Roger Sell. Roger Sell headed the Theatre Department, Dartington College of Arts. In 1976, Ailion and Sell had one son, Mark Thomas Sell. Ailion's granddaughter, Olivia Charlotte Sell was born in 2007. In 2008 Ailion married Paul Hale. The couple share a home in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex.[6]

Film and TV credits[7] edit

West End Theatre credits[8][9] edit

Awards, accolades and achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stringer, Robin (May 14, 2002). "Hunt For Stars Goes To Caribbean". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ Wooding, Andrew. "'Come in, do the job' Book of Mormon casting director Pippa Ailion on acting tips, career and more". Mandy.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019. My parents were theatrical costumiers so I've always been around theatre and as a child I went to drama classes but attended an academic school so you never heard the word 'drama' there at all.
  3. ^ "Pippa Ailion". Urdang Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ Wooding, Andrew. "'Come in, do the job' Book of Mormon casting director Pippa Ailion on acting tips, career and more". Mandy.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019. I then got a fluke job in New York through a chance meeting with a very famous playwright named Neil Simon.
  5. ^ "Children of a Lesser God - Market Theatre". JohanEngels.net. Johan Engels. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ "New Year's Honours recipients across East Sussex". Sussex Express. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Pippa Ailion". IMDB.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Pippa Ailion CDG". About The Artists. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Natalie Gallagher CDG for Pippa Ailion Casting - Casting Director". Motown The Musical. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ Shenton, Mark (8 March 2016). "Motown the Musical review at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London – 'the ultimate jukebox musical'". The Stage. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ^ Masso, Giverny (Dec 29, 2017). "Ballerina Darcey Bussell and producer Rosemary Squire made dames in New Year honours". The Stage. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Pippa Ailion". Urdang Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  13. ^ Mosso, Giverny (5 Dec 2018). "Matt Henry and Drew McOnie Among New Patrons of Urdang Academy". The Stage. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  14. ^ "The Stage 100: Theatre's Power List 2017". The Stage. Jan 5, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Open Air Theatre Heritage". Open Air Theatre. Regents' Park Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  16. ^ Jones, Catherine (25 July 2009). "Sir Paul McCartney, Will Young and Joe McGann Attend LIPA Graduation Ceremony". The Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Pippa Ailion". Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain. Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Ailion, Philipa Ann, (Pippa)". Who's Who 2019. Who's Who (UK). Retrieved 11 June 2019.

External links edit

  • Pippa Ailion at IMDb the Internet Movie Database
  • Pippa Ailion on IBDb.com the Internet Broadway Database

January 01, 1970
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Philipa Pippa Ann Ailion MBE born 20 September 1947 is a British Theatrical Director and Casting Director best known for her contributions to London West End theatre Ailion has worked extensively in the West End and for film and television She has cast Broadway and European productions UK and US tours as well as seasons at Regent s Park Open Air Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre and Crucible Theatre Sheffield She has cast over 185 productions with a focus on productions that cast people of varying ethnicities 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early Career Actress and Director 2 2 Casting Director and Educator 2 3 Personal life 2 3 1 Film and TV credits 7 2 3 2 West End Theatre credits 8 9 3 Awards accolades and achievements 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editAilion was born into a theatrical family in Mortlake London in 1947 to Philip Ailion and Pamela Mary Ailion nee Harris In 1948 the Ailion family moved to Brighton where Philip and Pamela opened The Brighton Theatrical Costumiers The company continued in Brighton until 1981 Philip was a tailor cutter and makeup artist The company served much of South East England including The Brighton Theatre Royal the Brighton Hippodrome and other local professional and amateur productions and films 2 In Brighton and Hove Ailion attended Hove County Grammar School and the Brighton and Hove School of Music and Drama Later she attended Bulmershe College in Reading training as a teacher of English and Drama Her drama tutor was Annie Castledine After graduating in 1968 Ailion taught drama to school children and university students in Sussex and London before joining the Bowsprit Company of Greenwich Young People s Theatre GYPT in 1973 as an actor and teacher She would later work with the main company as well 3 Career editEarly Career Actress and Director edit In 1973 Ailion moved to New York when Playwright Neil Simon invited her to work as his assistant on the Broadway production of The Good Doctor Soon thereafter Ailion met Emanuel Azenberg and The Shubert Organization There she worked as a Theatre Consultant giving casting suggestions for theatrical transfers from Broadway to London 4 In 1975 Ailion returned to the UK where she performed in various productions at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter before taking a position in the theatre department at Dartington College of Arts from 1977 1981 In 1981 she became the Assistant Director to Gordon Davidson and Company Manager on the award winning London transfer of the Broadway play Children of a Lesser God She later directed the production at the Market Theatre Johannesburg South Africa Olympia Theatre Dublin as well as an Australian production Ailion also directed the UK tour of this show 5 From 1984 1987 Ailion worked as a freelance Resident Director and Company Manager for various West End shows including When We Are Married A Month of Sundays West Side Story and An Italian Straw Hat In 1987 she joined The Old Vic Theatre as Resident Associate Director and Casting Director for Jonathan Miller working on over a dozen European classics During that time the theatre garnered five Olivier awards for The Tempest with Max Von Sydow Too Clever by Half and The Liar with Alex Jennings and Candide with Patricia Routledge Casting Director and Educator edit While at the Old Vic Ailion also cast the original London production of Stephen Sondheim s Into the Woods This marked a shift in Ailion s career In 1991 she set up her a casting company Pippa Ailion Casting through which she worked as a freelance casting director for TV commercials and theatre both in London and in Dublin Ireland In 1994 Ailion joined the Central School of Speech and Drama as Head of Department for their BA Acting course whilst continuing her freelance TV casting career including the multi award winning TV movie Breaking The Code with Derek Jacobi In 1997 she left her post when she was asked to cast the original London production of Rent and four productions at Chichester Festival Theatre In 1998 she was asked to cast the original London production of Disney s The Lion King From about this time Ailion s primary focus has been on London West End productions Personal life edit From 1973 to 1978 Ailion s partner was Roger Sell Roger Sell headed the Theatre Department Dartington College of Arts In 1976 Ailion and Sell had one son Mark Thomas Sell Ailion s granddaughter Olivia Charlotte Sell was born in 2007 In 2008 Ailion married Paul Hale The couple share a home in Pevensey Bay East Sussex 6 Film and TV credits 7 edit 1993 The Bill TV Movie 1 episode 1995 Frankie Starlight Feature Film 1996 Breaking the Code TV Movie 1996 Witness Against Hitler TV Movie 1998 Little White Lies TV Movie 2002 Inquisition TV Movie 2009 The Fairy Queen TV Movie 2009 Great Performances TV Movie 1 episode 2009 Chess in Concert 2014 Billy Elliot Live 2015 Gypsy Live from the Savoy Theatre TV Movie 2019 Rocketman Feature Film Dancer casting West End Theatre credits 8 9 edit 1988 89 Andromache Old Vic 1988 89 Bussy D Ambois Old Vic 1988 89 Candide Old Vic 1988 89 King Lear Old Vic 1988 89 One Way Pendulum Old Vic 1988 89 The Tutor Old Vic 1989 90 As You Like It Old Vic 1989 90 A Flea in Her Ear Old Vic 1989 90 Marya Old Vic 1992 Annie Get Your Gun Prince of Wales Theatre 1993 Into The Woods Phoenix Theatre 1993 Hair Old Vic 1997 The Magistrate Savoy Theatre 1997 99 Beauty and the Beast Dominion Theatre 1998 99 Rent Shaftesbury Theatre 1999 The Prisoner of Second Avenue Haymarket Theatre 1999 present The Lion King Lyceum 2002 14 We Will Rock You Dominion Theatre 2005 Acorn Antiques the Musical Haymarket 2005 07 Blue Man Group New London and worldwide 2005 14 2005 16 Billy Elliot Victoria Palace 2006 Porgy and Bess Savoy Theatre 2006 19 Wicked Apollo Victoria 2007 The Drowsy Chaperone Novello Theatre 2008 Marguerite Haymarket Theatre 2009 Spring Awakening Novello Theatre 2009 12 Legally Blonde Savoy Theatre 2009 and 2012 The Fairy Queen 2010 Love Story Duchess Theatre 2010 11 Fela National Theatre and US Tour 2011 2014 2011 12 Million Dollar Quartet Noel Coward Theatre 2012 Sweeney Todd Adelphi Theatre 2012 Kiss Me Kate Old Vic 2013 14 From Here to Eternity Shaftesbury Theatre 2013 17 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Drury Lane 2013 present The Book of Mormon Prince of Wales Theatre 2014 The Pajama Game Shaftesbury Theatre 2014 Here Lies Love National Theatre 2014 15 Memphis Shaftesbury Theatre 2015 Gypsy Savoy Theatre 2015 16 Bend It Like Beckham Phoenix Theatre 2016 The Go Between Apollo Theatre 2016 Funny Girl Savoy Theatre 2016 Guys and Dolls Savoy Theatre Phoenix Theatre 2016 17 Sunny Afternoon Harold Pinter Theatre 2016 19 Dreamgirls Savoy Theatre 2016 19 Motown Shaftesbury Theatre 10 2017 Wind in the Willows London Palladium 2018 Twelfth Night Young Vic 2018 present Tina The Tina Turner Musical Aldwych Theatre 2019 On Your Feet London Coliseum 2019 present Come From Away Phoenix Theatre 2020 Beauty and Beast UK Tour 2020 Get Up Stand Up Lyric Theatre 2020 Dreamgirls UK tour 2021 22 Spring Awakening Almeida Theatre 2022 Moulin Rouge Piccadilly Theatre Awards accolades and achievements editIn 2020 Ailion was awarded the Casting Director Award for Best Musical for Come from Away In 2018 Ailion was awarded the MBE for services to Theatre and Diversity in the Arts and was listed in the 2018 New Years Honors Roll 11 In 2018 Ailion was named a patron of the Urdang Academy 12 13 In 2017 Ailion was listed by The Stage as one of London s 100 most influential power players in its Theatre s Power List 2017 14 From 2010 to 2017 Ailion served as a Trustee of the Regents Park Open Air Theatre 15 In 2009 Ailion was made a Companion at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 16 Ailion is a member of the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain 17 Ailion is listed in Who s Who 18 References edit Stringer Robin May 14 2002 Hunt For Stars Goes To Caribbean The Evening Standard Retrieved 6 May 2019 Wooding Andrew Come in do the job Book of Mormon casting director Pippa Ailion on acting tips career and more Mandy com Retrieved 6 May 2019 My parents were theatrical costumiers so I ve always been around theatre and as a child I went to drama classes but attended an academic school so you never heard the word drama there at all Pippa Ailion Urdang Academy Retrieved 30 April 2019 Wooding Andrew Come in do the job Book of Mormon casting director Pippa Ailion on acting tips career and more Mandy com Retrieved 6 May 2019 I then got a fluke job in New York through a chance meeting with a very famous playwright named Neil Simon Children of a Lesser God Market Theatre JohanEngels net Johan Engels Retrieved 6 May 2019 New Year s Honours recipients across East Sussex Sussex Express 29 December 2017 Retrieved 11 June 2019 Pippa Ailion IMDB com Internet Movie Database Retrieved 2 May 2019 Pippa Ailion CDG About The Artists Retrieved 6 May 2019 Natalie Gallagher CDG for Pippa Ailion Casting Casting Director Motown The Musical Retrieved 6 May 2019 Shenton Mark 8 March 2016 Motown the Musical review at the Shaftesbury Theatre London the ultimate jukebox musical The Stage Retrieved 6 May 2019 Masso Giverny Dec 29 2017 Ballerina Darcey Bussell and producer Rosemary Squire made dames in New Year honours The Stage Retrieved 30 April 2019 Pippa Ailion Urdang Academy Retrieved 30 April 2019 Mosso Giverny 5 Dec 2018 Matt Henry and Drew McOnie Among New Patrons of Urdang Academy The Stage Retrieved 6 May 2019 The Stage 100 Theatre s Power List 2017 The Stage Jan 5 2017 Retrieved 30 April 2019 Open Air Theatre Heritage Open Air Theatre Regents Park Open Air Theatre Retrieved 30 April 2019 Jones Catherine 25 July 2009 Sir Paul McCartney Will Young and Joe McGann Attend LIPA Graduation Ceremony The Liverpool Echo Retrieved 6 May 2019 Pippa Ailion Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain Retrieved 30 April 2019 Ailion Philipa Ann Pippa Who s Who 2019 Who s Who UK Retrieved 11 June 2019 External links editPippa Ailion at IMDb the Internet Movie Database Pippa Ailion on IBDb com the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pippa Ailion amp oldid 1170526747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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