The Round Company Ltd
Mangement and Productions

Karen is an Olivier Award-winning choreographer and director, working extensively in theatre and television both in the UK and abroad.
Director credits include: The Last Tango (UK tour, Phoenix Theatre), Dance ’Til Dawn (UK tour,Aldwych); Midnight Tango (UK tour, Phoenix); Strictly Come Dancing – the Professionals (Stage Entertainment tour); Love Me Tender (UK Tour); Saturday Night Fever (Spain, South Africa, Victoria Apollo, UK tour, Australia, Singapore,Scandinavia, Korea); Oliver! (Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Bermuda); Footloose (Novello, UK tour, South Africa) and The Wedding Singer (UK tour).
Choreographer credits include: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (London Palladium), The Last Tango (UK tour, Phoenix Theatre), The Bodyguard (UK tour); Dance ‘Til Dawn (UK tour); Starlight Express (JoburgTheatre, South Africa); The Last Horseman (Madrid); Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates (Birmingham Hippodrome); Chess (Margitsziget Open Air Theatre, Budapest); Never Forget (Savoy, UK tour); Doctor Doolittle (UK tour); Pacific Overtures (Donmar Warehouse); The Producers (Spain); Far Pavilions (Shaftesbury); Brighton Rock (Almeida); Annie Get Your Gun (number one tour); Footloose (Theatre Royal Plymouth, number one tour); When Harry Met Barry (the Venue, try-out) and A Chorus Line and Sweet Charity (Sheffield Crucible).

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Television credits include: Strictly Come Dancing (BBC – 7 seasons); So You Think You Can Dance (BBC – 2 seasons); Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV); Toast (BBC Film); Children in Need (BBC); Believe in Me - The UK entry in the The Eurovision Song Contest 2013; The Voice, Waking the Dead, The Paul Daniels Magic Show, The Les Dennis Laughter Show, The Lisa Maxwell Show (BBC) and Head Over Heels (Carlton).
Other events include: the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games (Manchester), devising a piece based on music in war for Fiona Laird (National Theatre) and several commissions for Princess Cruises.

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Awards and nominations: Olivier Award nomination for Best Family and Entertainment for Dance ‘Til Dawn (Aldwych); Olivier Award for Best Choreography for Pacific Overtures (Donmar Warehouse); TMA Best Musical Award for Sweet Charity (Sheffield Crucible); Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment for Midnight Tango and WhatsOnStageTheatregoers’ Choice nomination for Best Choreographer for Never Forget.