Erica Eirian [Director]Cardiff |
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| Training: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Equity Membership: 95215 Agent: www.management-2000.co.uk Date of Birth: 24.8.1956 Height: 5' 4" Eyes: Brown Hair: Light Brown Voice: Alto (Mezzo Quality) Playing age: 40 – 50+ Special Skills: Experienced Theatre Director and Theatre and Drama Workshop Facilitator. Good ear for accents. Welsh Learner Driver Most recent experience: Theatre: Dukes, Lancaster (Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard and others “Under Milk Wood” and Annie Boggis “The Accrington Pals” Director Ian Hastings, Ghost of Christmas Present “A Christmas Carol” Director Robin Belfield) TV: BBC Wales TV (Neighbour “Fear Her”, Episode 11, Series 2 “Doctor Who” Director Euros Lyn) Radio: BBC Radio 4 (Aunt Penn “How I Live Now” Director Kate McAll) Erica divides her time between acting and directing and this year she has directed “Motortown” by Simon Stephens for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and “A Midsummer Nights’ Dream” a pro-am production for the Everyman Open Air Theatre Festival held at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff but she hopes to resume acting in the autumn. For full cv see agent’s website. CATERGORY: DIRECTOR ERICA EIRIAN Erica divides her time between acting and directing. Much of her work has been either for young people (e.g. "Puff the Magic Dragon"/"Y Ddraig Hud" by Brendan Murray and translated by Sion Eirian for the Sherman Theatre Company) or with young people (e.g. "It's Your Choice", which she also wrote, a play about drug misuse for Blaenau Gwent Youth Drama Company). She also has experience of working with students (e.g. “Plague of Innocents” by Noel Grieg a Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama production which toured to selected Cardiff secondary schools) and with non- professionals (e.g. "Walking Mister Jones", which she also wrote, a community play with music by Paula Gardiner involving over 100 people drawn from the communities of Blaenau Gwent and staged in the Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale in 2001). Recent work: 2007 Director: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare, an Everyman Open Air Theatre Festival production at St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff Director: “Motor Town” by Simon Stephens, a RWCMD and University of Glamorgan production at the Caird Studio, RWCMD, Cardiff 2006 Assistant Director to Michael Bogdanov: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas adapted for the stage by Michael Bogdanov and “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens adapted for the stage by Michael Bogdanov and Ron Moody, Wales Theatre Company productions which toured throughout Wales. Director: “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare, an Everyman Open Air Theatre Festival production at St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff. Director: “Sibrwd Yn Y Nos” translated and adapted by Sion Eirian from Noel Grieg’s play “Whispers in the Dark” a Theatr Iolo, Theatr Gwent, Theatr Spectacle co-production which toured to South East Wales Primary Schools. Director: “No End of Blame” by Howard Barker, a Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 1st Year Narrative Project Production at RWCMD. 2005 Director: “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, an Everyman Open Air Theatre Festival production at St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff. Director: “Fear and Misery of the Third Reich” by Bertolt Brecht, a Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 1st Year Narrative Project Production at RWCMD. Director: “Caneuon y Mor” co-written with Emyr John, a Theatr Iolo storytelling project production for Cardiff Welsh Medium Primary Schools 2004 Director: “Songs from the Sea” co-written with Emyr John, a Theatr Iolo storytelling project production for Cardiff Primary Schools. Assistant Director to Matthew Bailey: “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare, an Everyman Open Air Theatre Festival production at St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff. Assistant Director on tour to Michael Bogdanov: “Under Milk Wood” by Dylan Thomas, a Wales Theatre Company production 6 month national tour throughout Wales and England. |
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