Profile

Name

Helena Palmer

Email Address

helenamppalmer@icloud.com

Company Name

Helena Palmer Casting

Job Title

Casting Director

Mobile Number

+44 7779 220394

Agent

Andy Herrity at Gardner Herrity andy@gardnerherrity.co.uk

IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658262

Linkedin

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/helena-palmer/17/96/b01

Biography

Currently freelance, I was most recently Casting Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2008 until 2020.

My casting career spans more than 20 years, starting at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and then at the National Theatre and encompassing a wide range of classical and contemporary plays. Directors I have worked with include Maria Aberg, Michael Boyd, Phillip Breen, Gregory Doran, David Farr, Polly Findlay, Simon Godwin Rupert Goold, Jeremy Herrin, Iqbal Khan, Blanche McIntyre, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Roxana Silbert.

I have also worked on a variety of UK, US and European films and television productions.

Notable Projects

WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES directed by Jeremy Herrin (Swan Theatre, Stratford/Aldwych Theatre, London/Winter Gardens, New York)
QUEEN ANNE directed by Natalie Abrahami (Swan Theatre/Haymarket Theatre)
DON QUIXOTE (co-casting) directed by Angus Jackson (Swan Theatre/Garrick Theatre)
RICHARD II/HENRY IV I & II/HENRY V directed by Gregory Doran (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford/Barbican Theatre/Brooklyn Academy of Music)
OTHELLO directed by Iqbal Khan (RST/Barbican)

Specialisations

Theatre, TV, Film

Office Location

London

Geographical Experience

UK, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, North America

Profile Information

Helena

Membership Type

Full Member