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Acting Masterclass with Dan Gordon
FULLY BOOKED
Sat 26 September 2009
Cost: €50 (includes lunch)
10.30am to 3.30pm
Suitable for ages 18 and over.
We've had lots of requests for adult acting classes so we're delighted that Dan Gordon, one of Ireland's best known actors, accepted our invitation to give this one day acting masterclass.
Dan's career includes acting for stage, screen and television and he also has many directing credits, most recently for Women on the Verge of HRT at Belfast's Grand Opera House in which he also starred with long time collaborator Marie Jones. Dan will be familiar to TV viewers for his role as 'Red Hand Luke' in Give My Head Peace.
The workshop is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in drama or performing to extend their experience and improve their stagecraft.
Dan Gordon Biography:
As an actor Dan is probably best known for his portrayal of lovable??? psychopath - Red Hand Luke in 10 series of the BBC NI television programme Give My Head Peace.
In Theatre his performance in the one man show by Marie Jones A Night in November was a major contribution to the Irish stage. He has a long Theatrical career and has garnered many plaudits, awards and nominations for best production/supporting and leading actor along the way - including – TMA – Irish Times – Belfast Telegraph EMA – Glasgow Herald Paper Boat – Broadway Outer Critics Circle Award, most recently he was nominated in the Best Actor category in the 2007/8 Irish Times Theatre Awards for his multi role performances at the Lyric Theatre Belfast in Tim Loane’s hit comedy To be Sure.
He has many directing credits to his name most recently The Hypochondriac-t by Molière adapted by David Johnston for the Lyric Belfast and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching towards the Somme by Frank McGuinness which he directed in a prison, and was also the subject of a 4 part documentary series he co-authored for the BBC.
Over the last few years as well as acting and directing he has presented and co-authored many documentary and factual programmes for BBC Television and Radio and he has written extensively for BBC NI Education with two series for children and many other stand alone programmes.
Last year he completed a two month run in Spokesong by Stewart Parker for Rough Magic/Lyric Theatre Productions in Dublin and Belfast.
His latest documentary for BBC NI celebrating the restoration of the Crown Bar in Belfast was broadcast at the beginning of the year – and he has just directed Women on the Verge of HRT by long time collaborator Marie Jones which he also starred in alongside Marie at the Grand Opera House Belfast in August 2008 and brought back in June this year – he was recently trampled by a bull in a new soon to be released Hammer House of Horror film – appeared in Belfast festival in a series of Stuart Parker play readings and starred as the Dame in 72 performances in the Waterfront Hall Christmas Panto Robin Hood – he has just written and directed a DVD for the HSE as well as writing and performing corporate seminars in 2009 for – Ulster Bank – Brooke Advisory – Disability Action – Mental Health – Odyssey Trust – Arts and Business – Chest Heart and Stroke and Creative Youth Partnerships.
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