Richard Esdale
Artistic Director & Academy Founder

CREDITS INCLUDE;

BBC Television Moving Pictures Limited Lyric Theatre Royal Shakespeare Company National Theatre Discovery Channel USA Marlowe Theatre Riverside Theatre Channel 5 FilmFour CentreStage Productions Civic Arts Theatre OMAC Melton Theatre Haymarket

	"Fin de Siecle" - Theatre Play Directed by Mark Cato - National Theatre Tour Winner - Best Actor EMA - Lead Role : Julian
	"Gaze" - Film Directed by Jenny Davey - Moving Pictures Ltd. Lead Role : Stuart Hegarty
	"Who Killed Alexander the Great" - Documentary Atlantic Productions / Discovery Channel USA / Channel 5 Supporting Role : Iollas
	"Give My Head Peace" - BBC Sitcom Directed by Martin Shardlow - BBC Television (NI) Role : Nick Kray
	"Loot" - Theatre Play Directed by Paddy Scully - Ireland Tour Role : Dennis
	"Henry Joy McCracken" Directed by Colin Carnegie - National Tour Supporting Role : Lumley
	"Annie" - Musical Theatre Directed by Eric Potts - Marlowe Theatre Role : Rooster Hannigan
	"Murdered to Death" Directed by Linda Wood Role : Pierre
	"DV8" - Physical Theatre Workshop by Liam Steele - Belfast
	"Alice the Musical" Directed by Karl Wallace - Lyric Theatre Role : The Caterpillar

Biography

Richard recently played the Wizard & the Tin Man in Miracle Productions "Wizard of Oz" at the Marlowe Theatre with Boyzone's Stephen Gately playing the Scarecrow. Last year, Richard appeared again in the Marlowe Theatre Canterbury playing the role of Rooster Hannigan in the Kevin Wood Production of the musical "Annie", directed by Eric Potts (Diggory Compton, Coronation Street), starring Vicki Michelle (Allo Allo) as Miss Hannigan & Comedian Dave Lee as daddy Warbucks. Richard trained in Ireland with acting tutor and director Roma Tomelty. He has since worked for various television, film & theatre companies throughout the UK & Ireland including an extensive season in the Lyric Theatre with Kabosh Productions and acclaimed award winning director Karl Wallace. Other theatre work includes playing Dennis in the Joe Orton play "Loot" for BTC Productions on a national tour. Richard also played the role of Mad Hatter & caterpillar in "Alice, The Musical" for the Gordon Craig Theatre which was directed by Penny Hogan, Julian in "Fin de Siecle" at the Melton Theatre with director Mark Cato, Lumley in the Jack Loudan classical play "Henry Joy McCracken" which was directed by Colin Carnegie for the Civic Arts Theatre tour of Ireland for CentreStage Productions. Other theatre credits include; Bongo in the RSC's "The Christmas Clock", Zagreus in the physical theatre piece "Zagreus II" in the Melton Theatre, Roddy in "Uncle Silus' Will" and Clint in "Murder at Puddletown" for the Eye Theatre, he also played the physical theatre role of Nightmare in "Paper Steps".

Television & Film work is also varied and includes working on two series of the hit Irish Sit-Com "Give My Head Peace" for BBC Television, "Comedies of Eire-1798" for BBC Television directed by Martin Shardlow, "Who Killed Alexander" for Atlantic Productions/Channel5 & Discovery Channel North America, the lead role of Rick in the short film "Insomniac City", the lead role of Stuart Hegarty in the short film "Gaze" directed by Jennifer Davey for MovingPictures Company, "Baby Doll" produced by Fillum (UK) Limited, "A Love Divided", "Trail of Guilt" both for BBC Television and "Titanic Town" (Starring Julie Walters) for general release.

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Credits

Dennis - Loot - dir.Paddy Scully - National Theatre Tour/BTC Productions THEATRE

Lumley - Henry Joy McCracken - dir.Colin Carnegie - Ireland Tour/CentreStage Prouctions THEATRE

Iollas - Who Killed Alexander - Atlantic Productions/Channel 5 & Discovery Channel America USA TV

Zagreus - Zagreus II - dir.Mark Cato - Melton Theatre (Physical Theatre Project) THEATRE

Julian - Fin de Siecle - dir.Mark Cato - Melton Theatre/JIGintheBOX Productions THEATRE

Bongo - The Christmas Clock - dir.Roma Tomelty - National Theatre Tour/CentreStage Productions THEATRE

Stuart Hegarty (Lead) - Gaze - dir.Jenny Davey - MovingPictures Films FILM

Rick - Insomniac City - dir.Scott Morgan - Dead Cat Film Productions/FilmFour FILM

Wizard - Wizard of Oz - dir.Sarah Dean - Marlowe Theatre/Miracle Productions THEATRE

Sheriff of Nottingham - The Musical Hood - dir.Barry Clayton - Roundhouse Theatre THEATRE

Rooster Hannigan - Annie - dir.Eric Potts - Marlowe Theatre/Kevin Wood Productions THEATRE

Mad Hatter/Caterpiller - Alice, The Musical - dir.Karl Wallace - Lyric Theatre /Kabosh Productions THEATRE

Nick Kray - Give My Head Peace - dir.Martin Shardlow - BBC Television FILM

Trooper Dave - Comedies of Eire-1798 - dir.Martin Shardlow - BBC Television TV

Traulerman - A Love Divided - BBC Television TV

Barrister - Trail of Guilt - dir.Jeff Morgan - BBC Television TV

Sarge - Give My Head Peace - dir.Martin Shardlow - BBC Television TV

Frank Herbert - The Twins - dir.Deni Sarceau - Pleasance FilmCo, Paris FR FILM

Brian - Baby Doll - dir.Brian Kirke - Fillum (UK) Limited FILM

Clint - Murder at Puddletown - dir.John Cheetham - Eye Theatre/Wing & Prayer Productions THEATRE

Hatter - Alice - dir.Penny Hogan - Gordon Craig Theatre THEATRE

Roddy - Uncle Silus' Will - dir.Carol Lythgoe - The Regency THEATRE

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