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Nicola Hollinshead




Actress, Singer
About:
Nicola started her professional career at Liverpool Everyman Theatre, after being cast from the Youth Theatre by director Ken Campbell for a part in Neil Oram's play THE WARP.
A compelling, truthful and passionate actor, she turns a role inside out to get to the heart and soul of a character and has delivered some fine work, mainly in leading theatre roles such as 'Therese' in Therese Desqueyroux, Antic Hay...sell out run at London's Bridewell Theatre & Critics choice, Time Out, who said 'at its centre is a complex and frightening performance by Niki Hollinshead who gives Therese grace, power and integrity'. Mrs Allen in 'Dark of the Moon', " a sensitive & well judged performance, an actress of real promise' Pieter Rogers, producer. " The splendid Niki Hollinshead' Beneath The Waves, Eastern Angles. ' A strong performance as an appealing tough little trouper, Gerda' The Snow Queen, Theatre Centre. Carol, the comic lead in the highly successful 'Girls Night' with Goodnights Entertainment in 2 sell -out UK National tours and most recently playing SHIRLEY in Willy Russell's one-woman show SHIRLEY VALENTINE in a very successful extended run with The New Theatre Dublin, and then subsequent tour, June - Oct 2007. The press said ..."you will rarely see a better solo performance than Nicola Hollinshead gives..." Michael Moffatt, Irish Mail on Sunday July 29 2007, ..."gives the performance of any actor's life..." Gerry Colgan, Irish Times, Aug 6 2007. See below for more details.

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Address: Greater London
United Kingdom
Agent: KSA (Keddie Scott Associates), Studio 1, 17 Shorts Gardens, WC2H 9AT, 020 7836 6802, mob: 07786 070543, www.ks-ass.co.uk
Playing Ages: 34 to 45
Weight: 9.0 Stone (57 Kg)
Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano
Affiliation: EQUITY
Nationality: United Kingdom
Languages: English and basic French
Accents: RP, Gen American, Yorkshire, Liverpool, E. Anglian, Dublin, Belfast.
Dancing: Tap
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Training and Skills




Formal Training:
  1. University of London Goldsmiths College, BA Hons Drama & English (2:1)
  2. Post Graduate Acting with The Actors Company, Arts Ed. Stanisvlaski
  3. Metropolitan Unversity, London. PG dip in Filmmaking
  4. Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre
Other Skills:
Ongoing workshops at TAC (The Actors Centre) 2008
Recent workshops/classes:
Classial surgery - 2 day Shakespeare workshop with Jennie Buckman (x Head of Acting, Rada), Less is More - Masks/physical theatre with Steven Whinnery, TV workshop with Vivienne Cozens, Michael Chekov Technique with Christopher Heinmann
Regular rehearsed readings with Player Playwrights
City Lit 2008 - Refresher Accents for Actors course with Eileen Benskin, Courage for Big Emotions Workshop with Juliet Prague
Drama facilitation skills. Recently extended skills by training with Tony Cealy on his 'Breaking Barriers' (Boal, Forum, Improvising, Devising ) course and works as a drama facilitator.
Acting skills tutor and theatre director with Seconds Out Theatre Workshop on Merseyside for 2 years. First production with the group of Jim Cartwright's play ROAD, got a transfer to Liverpool Playhouse Studio.
Assistant director with Bob Tomson on a Bill Kenwright production at Liverpool Playhouse.
PG Diploma in Film making at London Metropolitan 2001/2. Shorts/docs. Edits on Avid/FCP/Proficient in use of Hi8/dv/16mm cameras.





Additional Information




I am currently training with Zoe Nathenson, School of Film Acting.





Credits




Type Production Name Company Role Year
Commercials Ladbrokes Poker Millions (Ident) Tomboy Films Featured runner 2008
Corporate Accenture Promotional Pilot Casual Films Business woman 2008
Corporate Environment Agency The Big Yellow Feet Prod Co Janet (working mum - Sth London) 2008
Corporate Santas Xmas Show JH Promotions Mary Pippins 2008
Editorial National Trust Stuart Cox Model 2008
Theatre Hide The Front Page Player Playwrighs (reh.rdg) Miranda (Journalist - RP) 2008
Theatre Lady Nicotine Player Playwrights (reh. reading) Kate 2008
Theatre Lone Flyers (Amy Johnson project) Millfield Theatre (reh. reading) Amelia Earhart 2008
Theatre Losing It Player Playwrights (reh. reading) Jo 2008
Theatre Two Hands Higher Than a Duck Player Playwrights (reh. reading) Nelly (one woman 45 min radio play - Sth Irish) 2008
Theatre Virginia Woolf Gets a Makeover Kings Head Theatre/Turning Point Virginia Woolf (Two hander) 2008
Web site Cancer Research UK Breast Awareness Campaign Ferocious Films Woman (Lead) 2008
Short Film Postponing The Inevitable Wellcome Trust Film Commission The Woman 2007
TV Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story BBC2/Wall To Wall Russian Doll Mother 2007
Theatre Shirley Valentine The New Theatre, Dublin Shirley (one woman show) 2007
Theatre Talking To Strangers Scouse Productions The Mother 2007
Short Film Yesterdays Future Now Slade/Economist Graphic Designer 2006
Theatre Charlton Street Festival Wicked Wind Lady Bountiful 2006
Theatre The Man With No Ties Players & Playwrights Amanda 2006
Theatre Landscape Finborough Theatre Beth 2005
Theatre Recycling Roadshow Eco Logic Cpt Jeeps/D Razz 2005
Theatre Girls Night Goodnights Entertainment Carol 2004
Theatre Lucifer: A Love Story Script Tank Baby Devious/Eve 2004
Theatre She Oval House Tracie/Lea/Betty 2004
TV Holy Cross BBC TV Matt's wife 2003
Theatre Girls Night Goodnights Entertainment Carol 2003
Theatre Taming of The Shrew Black Box Kate 2003
Feature Film White Light UIPL Paula McCullen 1999
Theatre Tobias & The Angel Almeida Theatre Rachel/Chorus 1999
Corporate WAR! RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Lead woman from RICS 1997
Feature Film Table 5 Raindance Films Waitress 1997
TV Agony C5/Live TV Suzy Robson 1997
TV Homoeconomics C4/Fulcrum Prods Mint Girl 1994
Theatre Magdala (one woman show) NSS Productions Mary Magdalene 1994
Theatre The Snow Queen Theatre Centre Gerda 1994
Theatre Therese Desqueyroux Antic Hay Therese 1994
Short Film Crime on Goats Island Panico Films Pia 1993
Short Film The Masks Maya Films The Mask Seller 1993
Theatre Beneath The Waves Eastern Angles Betty 1992
Theatre Raving Beauties Liverpool Playhouse Sue (u/study) 1992
Theatre Road Liverpool Playhouse Studio Valerie 1992
Theatre Top Girls Seconds Out Theatre Workshop Marlene 1992
TV Brookside C4/Mersey TV Mary 1991
Theatre The Rover NXT Florinda 1991
Theatre Translations NXT Bridget 1991
Theatre Trouble In Tahiti NXT Lead Soprano 1991
Theatre Sweet Charity NSTC/Edinburgh Festival Helene 1989
Theatre Backside St Helen's Theatre Royal/Vauxy TC Sheila Grunt 1988
Theatre Between The Lines Bristol Express TC Liz Todd 1988
Theatre James & The Giant Peach Snap TC James 1988
Theatre Top Girls NXT/Berliner Ensemble Dull Gret/Nell/Janine 1985
TV Boys From The Blackstuff BBC2 Janet Dean 1982
Theatre City Echoes Liverpoool Playhouse Gloria 1982
Theatre The Warp Liverpool Everyman Donabella 1980


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