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Bryan Burroughs

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Bryan trained at the Samuel Beckett Theatre in Trinity College. Theatre highlights as an actor include: 'Johnny Patterson The Singing Irish Clown' (Barabbas) Irish Times Theatre Award Best Supporting Actor 2009, 'A Christmas Carol' (The Ark), 'Act Without Words II' (Company SJ) in NYC, Dublin & London, 'The Blanch' (Carpet), 'Can You Catch A Mermaid?' (The Pavilion), 'The Children of Lir' (The Abbey), 'My Foot My Tutor' (Articulate Anatomy) Absolut Fringe Award 2004 Best Actor; and for television The Beo Show (RTÉ). As Director: 'Fight Night' (Rise) double award winner Absolut Fringe 2010. As Movement Director: 'Stones in His Pockets' (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Cork and Galway) 'Zoe’s Play' (The Ark), 'Macbeth' (Second Age), 'Fool For Love' (Peacock), 'Myrmidons' (Ouroborus). Bryan has taught movement at Trinity College Dublin, Accademia dell’Arte in Italy and currently teaches Physical Theatre at The Lir Academy, Dublin - Ireland’s National Academy of Dramatic Art.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Beowulf: The Blockbuster! Bryan Burroughs
Home Theatre (Ireland) Sorcha Fox Shaun Dunne Feli Speaks Gavin Kostick Marc Mac Lochlainn Sharon Mannion Fionn Foley Robbie Blake Deirdre Kinahan Clare Barrett (1) Jody O'Neill Colin Murphy Jeda de Brí Carys D. Coburn Neil Watkins Fiona McGeown Roisin Ingle Bryan Burroughs Duke Special Sonya Kelly Tom Swift Louise Lewis Nancy Harris Elaine Murphy Little John Nee Natalya O'Flaherty Finbarr Doyle Paul Mercier John Morton Eva O'Connor

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
A Christmas Carol Aaron Monaghan Bryan Burroughs Charles Dickens

Actor

Play Title Playwright
A Christmas Carol Aaron Monaghan Bryan Burroughs Charles Dickens
Beowulf: The Blockbuster! Bryan Burroughs
Can You Catch a Mermaid? Martin Murphy Jane Ray
Fontamara Vincent Woods Ignazio Silone
Home Theatre (Ireland) Colin Murphy Clare Barrett (1) Jeda de Brí Carys D. Coburn Neil Watkins Fiona McGeown Roisin Ingle Bryan Burroughs Duke Special Sonya Kelly Robbie Blake Tom Swift Louise Lewis Nancy Harris Elaine Murphy Little John Nee Natalya O'Flaherty Finbarr Doyle Paul Mercier John Morton Shaun Dunne Feli Speaks Marc Mac Lochlainn Eva O'Connor Sorcha Fox Gavin Kostick Sharon Mannion Fionn Foley Jody O'Neill Deirdre Kinahan
Johnny Patterson: The Singing Irish Clown Little John Nee
Myrmidons Mike Poulton
The Blanch Ciarán Taylor

Choreographer

Play Title Playwright
A Holy Show Janet Moran

Director

Play Title Playwright
At The Ford Gavin Kostick
Fight Night Gavin Kostick

Co-conceived by Gavin Kostick and Aonghus Óg McAnally.
The Games People Play Gavin Kostick

Movement Assistant

Play Title Playwright
Birdy Ross Gaynor Jane Madden

Movement Director

Play Title Playwright
Coast Tracy Martin
Inside the GPO Colin Murphy
Levin & Levin Aideen Wylde
Myrmidons Mike Poulton

Movement Consultant

Play Title Playwright
Furniture Sonya Kelly
Glowworm Tom Nieboer

Devised by the company from a prose text titled "Glowworm" by Tom Nieboer.
Shelter Cristín Kehoe

Fight Director

Play Title Playwright
Peep Jodi Gray
The Alternative Michael Patrick Oisín Kearney

Fight Choreographer

Play Title Playwright
Snake Eaters Stewart Roche