Career Profile: Jo Strickland, deputy stage manager

After graduating from Birmingham University with a degree in Drama and Theatre Art, Jo Strickland has established herself as an International and UK Deputy Stage Manager. She has recently been based in London, working on Yellow Lines at the Oval House Theatre, Basic at Hackney Empire and A Christmas Carol at the Shaw Theatre. While in New York, Jo worked with Stagedoor Manor on a number of well-known productions and will be working on the stage production of Joseph in the coming months, as featured on the hugely popular reality TV series. She is currently touring The Last Laugh by Richard Harris, in Japan with high-profile actor Martin Freeman and I managed to speak to her in the midst of preparations.