Arts diary: Director puts his murderous thoughts aside.Byline: Philip Key Philip Key may refer to:
JACKSON Kavanagh is usually plotting murders. The Liverpool writer/director runs the Death by Numbers Theatre Company. It is one of those companies which stages murder mysteries and asks audiences to work out whodunnit. Kavanagh not only directs the two-hour shows, he sometimes appears in them and writes the scripts. The company has been highly successful, running for five years now, but Kavanagh admits he likes to ``dip my toe into formal theatre every few months or so''. His latest job is to direct the first show for a new theatre company, Nick Rogers This article is about sailing competitor. For NFL player, see Nick Rogers (football player). Nick Rogers is a sailing competitor from Great Britain. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Joe Glanfield in the 470 (dinghy) class. and Sam Donovan Productions. The pair have been running their own Performers Theatre School in Liverpool for the last three years. They have provided young actors for big Liverpool shows like Scrooge, Whistle Down the Wind and Twopence to Cross the Mersey. Their success has led them to open a London branch of the school and they have now come up with a new plan. They want to stage their own commercial productions, using Liverpool as a test-bed for touring shows, Donovan explains: ``There are plenty of fine actors, writers and designers here on Merseyside and we would like to be able to harness some of their skills. '' But they want to try out their ideas before looking for investment. Next month, the company which they named after themselves will stage a production for an invited audience of potential backers, business advisers and professionals from both the media and the theatre. Kavanagh has been asked to direct the play This Lime Tree Bower Conor McPherson’s muti award winning first play. Originally produced and directed at the Crypt Theatre Dublin by the author himself, it later transferred to the Bush Theatre London. by Irish playwright Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born August 6, 1971) is an Irish playwright and director. Born in Dublin and educated at University College Dublin, McPherson began writing his first plays there as a member of UCD Dramsoc, the college's dramatic society. . The play is set in a rundown seaside resort where three characters recount their own particular memories of a specific day. One role has been cast but the company say they are still looking for two other actors, one in his twenties with an Irish accent, the other in his thirties. Actors interested should contact Nick Rogers on 07748 012119. |
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