Mags Wade Dark Matter video
Two plays of mine, Silk Kimonos and The Adventures of Aurora, have had professional productions in Sligo, ,London at various arts centre, Tricycle Theatre Upstairs and Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
I have devised and written plays for many different groups as my way of teaching theatre skills to them. Doing and being are where we start usually and then find what needs to be learned to develop a project as the need arises.
I was Theatre Tutor in Yeats International Summer School in I994 and 1995, directing two play, The Land Of Heart’s Desire and The Only Jealousy of Emer by Yeats.
I have taught Dramatherapy Skills as part of the Maynooth University Outreach Counselling Course.
I have been an examination observer and assessor on two of the MA Dramatherapy course final exams,specifically, the performance modules
I have given workshops on the Dramatherapy M.A course.
I have given workshops at Youthreach Education Sligo over several years.
I have worked creatively with a variety of different groups such as Rehab Care, for people with brain injury, Active Retirement Groups and at the above mentioned Youthreach programmes.
THEATRE HISTORY
THE ADVENTURES OF AURORA lead Tricycle theatre, Brixton. Edinburgh Festival.
Aurora Hawks well theatre, Sligo.
Dir: Kate Duchene
SILK KIMONOS lead The Factory Theatre, Sligo
Con Markievicz Dir: Maggie Kelleher
THREE SISTERS lead Gate Theatre, Dublin
Irina Dir: Pat Laffan
TWELFTH NIGHT lead Manchester Contact Theatre
Viola Dir: Bob Eaton
KILLED lead Manchester Contact Theatre
May Dir: Andy Rashley
LULU (musical) various Manchester Contact Theatre
various Dir: Richard Williams
A TALE OF TWO CITIES feature Liverpool Playhouse
Lucy Manette Dir: Chris Bond
APRIL THE FIRST SHOW comedy revue Liverpool Playhouse
Various (comedy revue) Dir: George Costigan
SCRAP lead Liverpool Playhouse
Kate Dir: Chris Bond
JOKE COLLECTOR Liverpool Playhouse
The Actress feature Dir: Voytek
PEER GYNT feature Nottingham Playhouse
Solveig Dir: Peter Watson
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND feature Bolton Octagon Theatre
Mrs Drudge (comedy) Dir: John Adams
CIDER WITH ROSIE feature Bolton Octagon Theatre
Rosie Dir: John Adams
TONGE MOOR TANZI feature Bolton Octagon
Platinum Sue( female wrestling) Dir: John Adams
MERCHANT OF VENICE lead School Tour
Portia Dir: Eve Shapiro
TELEVISION
FAIR CITY regular character 1year RTE
Grainne Dempsey (community guard) Dir: Paul Cusack
SEAN R.T.E
Mild Millie feature Dir: Voytek
NO TEARS feature R.T.E
Judge Dir: Stephen Burke
SHOWBANDS 1 AND 2 small R.T.E
Betty the waitress Dir: Ian Fitzgibbon
BLUE MONEY small L W T
Mary Dir: Colin Bucksey
BY THE SWORD DIVIDED B.B.C
Molly Flanagan feature Dir: Various
THE LIVES AND LOVES OF A SHE DEVIL small B.B.C
Olga Dir: Phillip Saville
CASUALTY small B.B.C
Ambulance Paramedic Dir: Various
ACTING TAPES (Eleventh Hour) feature Channel 4
Myself Dir James Nesbitt
and Mark Nash
UNCLE BOB feature Channel 4
Farmer’s wife Dir: Shaun Barton
FILMS
VERONICA GUERIN Dir: Jerry Bruckheimer Garda Murphy
AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN Gold Crest Films
The Secretary small Dir: Chris Petit
REFLECTIONS Channel Four Films
Bunny Mittler feature Dir: Kevin Billington
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING small Samuel Goldwyn
The widow Dir: Mike Hodges
HERE HE COMES N.F.S
Marie main Dir: Gillies Mc Kinnon
CARELESS TALK N.F.S
Trudy Spier feature Dir: Nell Smith
Qualifications
M.A.Hons. 2.1. Drama/Arts therapy Maynooth University 2010
B.A Hons. 2.1. Hons Arts Liverpool University 1994
Dip. Hons Performance Arts. R.A.D.A. 1979
Distinction Fetac Art and Design in Design 2006
Distinction Fetac Art and Design in Communications 2007
Honours Fetac Art and Design in Printmaking 2007
Honours Fetac Art and Design in Illustration 2007
M.A. Film and Theatre Studie.s Diplomas below completed
Dip Analysing Performances 1995
Dip Cinema and Politics in Contemporary Europe 1995
Dip Alternative Theatre Practice 1995
Dip Theoretical Perspectives in Modern theatre Practice 1995