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KATHY ROSE O’BRIEN

Height: 5 feet 6 Inches
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue

Nationality: Irish
Natural Accent: Soft Irish/Neutral (click to hear my voice)



Theatre Whilst At RADA:

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Character
Maria Helliwell
Maria/Antonio
Beggar
Agatha/Jean/Clodia
Annabella/Grimaldi
Berinthia/Amanda/Nurse
Emma Goldman/Billy
Dr Grunstein/Mrs Kolarzhik
Alexandra
Anna Petrovna
Vivienne, a speech therapist
Sylvia, an exotic dancer

Production
When We Are Married
Twelfth Night
The Great Theatre of the World
The Last Carnival

‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore
The Relapse
Assassins
The Good Soldier
Widows
Platonov
Cosmonaut's Last Message

Director
Dee Cannon
Sally Knyvette
William Gaskill
Burt Caesar

Jamie Glover
Selina Cadell
Geoff Bullen
Guy Slater
Jamie Glover
Helena Kaut-Howson
Derek Goldby


Special Skills
Excellent RP and various other dialects. Languages – excellent Spanish, good French and Irish; Soprano Singer. BASSC Certificate in Stage Combat; Basic training in Flamenco and Restoration Dance. Chosen as part of RADA entry for Carlton Hobbs Competition 2006.

Other Experience
BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies, The Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin. Workshops in Basic Technique and Mask Work, Theatre Du Soleil, 4th Dublin International Theatre Symposium (2001). As an actor: The Freshers’ Co-Op, The Drag King, Herodias in The Fall Of Herodias Hattigan, Players Theatre, TCD, Greta in Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Prudence Duvernoy in Camino Real, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Playboy of the Western World, The Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin. As a Director: Lovers Winners by Brian Friel, Trinity College Dublin, Chairperson (2000/2001): Dublin University Players (TCD), Founder and Editor: The Player Magazine (TCD). Radio Presenter, Trinity FM. Member of Trinity Chapel Choir. Voiceover work for Irish National Radio and TV advert for The Child's Society, Dir. Adam Smith 2006. Gold medals in Acting and Public Speaking, Feis Maitiu competitions.

Special Interests
Cinema, singing, dance, writing, swimming.

Since leaving RADA
Voiceover work for Irish national radio and television, TV advert for "The Child's Society", RSA films, Dir. Adam Smith, 2006, A leading role as Henrietta, an American, in "The Orange", short film, Dir. Augustus Rylands, filmed in Venice, June 2006, What's Their Life Got? by Phil King dir. Lyndsey Turner, Theatre 503 Above The Latchmere, July 2006

Lulu in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at The Bristol Old Vic theatre.. runs from September 22 until October 14th 2006