Occam's Razor Theatre Company is a small theatre company producing innovative theatre experiences that apply the principle of simplicity (Occam's Razor) wherein no more assumptions are made than are necessary.
Sherrill Gow and Kristina Nilles
Co-founders
The company works on a variety of projects from original scripted work, devised projects and pre-established texts. The Company believes in group collaboration and encourages team reflection as practitioners and creators in order to continually evaluate and learn from their experiences.
As a company we have produced a wide range of performances including plays by David Ives, Christopher Durang and Tennessee Williams. In recent years we have moved towards devising and collaborating to create our own work and have produced two promenade theatre experiences Breathing Broadsheets and On Our Street. We draw upon our training in musical theatre as well as applied theatre, educational theatre, actor training and coaching and museum and gallery education. Creating pieces of theatre that are informed by museum collections, heritage sites, stories and current events inspires us and keeps our work relevant and engaging. Both Sherrill and Kristina have extensive teaching experience and have facilitated many drama and acting workshops for students of all abilities.
Sherrill Gow
Originally from Canada, Sherrill trained at the Boston Conservatory where she earned a BFA in Musical Theatre with an emphasis in directing. She pursued further training in London at RADA, where she completed the Acting Shakespeare Course. Sherrill spent the next decade working as a director, assistant director and theatre practitioner on a variety of off-west end, fringe and educational projects. From 2007-2011 she was an Associate Director (Participation and Learning) at the King’s Head Theatre where she directed several productions and managed the Trainee Director programme. From 2006-2010 Sherrill worked regularly for St Bride Foundation’s youth theatre programme where she directed numerous musicals and devised productions. She recently completed an MA in Actor Training and Coaching at Central School of Speech and Drama. Sherrill has taught at a number of Higher Education institutions including Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and Kingston University.
Sherrill Gow and Kristina Nilles
Co-founders
The company works on a variety of projects from original scripted work, devised projects and pre-established texts. The Company believes in group collaboration and encourages team reflection as practitioners and creators in order to continually evaluate and learn from their experiences.
As a company we have produced a wide range of performances including plays by David Ives, Christopher Durang and Tennessee Williams. In recent years we have moved towards devising and collaborating to create our own work and have produced two promenade theatre experiences Breathing Broadsheets and On Our Street. We draw upon our training in musical theatre as well as applied theatre, educational theatre, actor training and coaching and museum and gallery education. Creating pieces of theatre that are informed by museum collections, heritage sites, stories and current events inspires us and keeps our work relevant and engaging. Both Sherrill and Kristina have extensive teaching experience and have facilitated many drama and acting workshops for students of all abilities.
Sherrill Gow
Originally from Canada, Sherrill trained at the Boston Conservatory where she earned a BFA in Musical Theatre with an emphasis in directing. She pursued further training in London at RADA, where she completed the Acting Shakespeare Course. Sherrill spent the next decade working as a director, assistant director and theatre practitioner on a variety of off-west end, fringe and educational projects. From 2007-2011 she was an Associate Director (Participation and Learning) at the King’s Head Theatre where she directed several productions and managed the Trainee Director programme. From 2006-2010 Sherrill worked regularly for St Bride Foundation’s youth theatre programme where she directed numerous musicals and devised productions. She recently completed an MA in Actor Training and Coaching at Central School of Speech and Drama. Sherrill has taught at a number of Higher Education institutions including Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and Kingston University.
Kristina Nilles Kristina began her training at the Boston Conservatory and received a BFA in Musical Theatre with an emphasis in lighting design and stage management. She then pursued a MA in Educational Theatre at New York University where she also spend time with youth theatre companies and universities in London, Cork and Dublin. In 2007 she undertook an MA in Museum and Gallery Education as she was interested in exploring heritage learning and how theatre practices could enhance learning amongst museum, gallery, library/archival collections and heritage sites. She was the Learning and Participation Manager at St Bride Foundation from 2005-2010 where she designed, implemented and evaluated learning projects for a variety of users. Kristina developed a youth theatre programme that provided half term and summer holiday courses for students from across London. She managed and acted as the movement director for many of the projects. Prior to this role she was a music and drama teacher in Montclair, New Jersey, USA.
