24 - Alumni Spotlight: Mark Helyar
Mark Helyar, Class of 1984 After leaving Trinity, Mark studied music and English at Birmingham University, followed by a postgraduate diploma in theatre directing. Mark is part-time Director of Theatre and has worked for Take Art since 2009. He is also a freelance director, musician, writer, and university lecturer. He has been artistic director of two touring companies and worked extensively
as a musical director, composing musical scores for ten shows. His passion for development work in India, inspired him to write Rising from the Dust: India’s Hidden Voices and he has been employed as an arts project manager, facilitator and trainer in the public, corporate and voluntary sectors. How did your experience at Trinity shape your career path and
influence your choices? I was far from the model Trinity pupil and often near the bottom of the class in many subjects! The one area I really wanted to study – drama – wasn’t introduced to the curriculum until several years after I left. But I threw myself fully into the musical life of the school, performed with Trinity Boys’ Choir and led the Concert Band.