Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long have you been working in this industry? I’m now 61. My working life in professional theatre began in the 1980s in Germany, where I started as a director’s assistant and technical/lighting operative. Until 1994 I worked there as a dramaturg and director, also…
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50 over 50 interviewees – Therese Collins – Writer, Actress, Puppeteer, Director, Mentor, Educator
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a mother of two grown-up women, I’m severely dyslexic, I’m 52, and I am from the Black Country. Those things do not define me but they definitely shape me. I’ve been working for 32 years in…
50 over 50 interviewees – Didi Hopkins – Actor, Director and Mentor
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I work in theatre and business. I started with ‘Beryl and the Perils’, putting our own female stories on stage. We thought we would last 3 nights but managed to last many years. I have worked at…
50 over 50 interviewees – Maude Davey – Actor, Director, Writer, and Teacher
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an actor, director, writer, and I also teach Performance Making. I live and work in Melbourne, Australia, and I have worked in theatre for 35 years. I work as an actor in theatre, film and TV,…
50 over 50 interviewees – Charlotte Desorgher – Bellydance teacher, mentor, choreographer, and performer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a bellydance teacher, mentor, choreographer, and performer. I also direct and produce – both student and professional dance productions. I’ve been bellydancing since 1981, although I took a break for about 15 years when I was…
50 over 50 interviewees – Kate Maravan – Actor, Theatre Maker, Writer & Teacher
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an actor, theatre maker, writer and teacher. I graduated from RADA in ‘93 and have been working in theatre, TV, and film ever since. In the mid-‘90s I started co-writing scripts with a great friend from…
50 over 50 interviewees – Nola Rae – Mime
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I describe myself primarily as a mime, but I’m also a clown, puppeteer, dancer, teacher, writer and director. (It never occurred to me that I should speak on a stage.) I began working as a dancer at…