Mairead Curran
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Mairead Curran is an Australian born children's entertainer, actress and voice-over
artist based in Melbourne. Having trained at TAFTA and the Geelong Performing Arts Academy she started her career at the Oxford Children’s Theatre and the Australian Puppet Theatre performing children’s theatre and puppetry.
For ten years she worked with business partner Collin Ingram and through their company Cartoon Creations they produced dozens of live children’s shows touring them throughout Australia and in the UK, performing shows to many thousands of children. Her contributions in this area make her an important part of the history of live children's entertainment in Australia.
During this period she also produced and starred in "The Digger and Danni Radio show" on Southern FM, a daily children’s radio show and produced children’s pages in several newspapers including the Moonee Ponds and Ascott Vale Community Newspapers.
On stage, Mairead has had roles in numerous plays for theatres such as La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)
and in the Melbourne Fringe Festival
including "Women, Men, Nazis and Trucks" and "Love and Madness in the LMP Unit" to strong reviews. She was also a founding member of Actors Inc, a group of working actors, convened to promote their work and practice their craft. In addition to various indie short films, Mairead has also had roles in Neighbours
, Stingers
, MDA, Blue Heelers
and City Homicide
.
In more recent years Mairead has focused on voice-overs, where she has carved out a successful career working with companies such as the Australian Radio Network
, Austereo and Jingle House as well as many corporate clients. She is the voice of numerous characters in games including the lead and four other female characters in Fashion Boutique and the female lead in The Clockwork Man by Total Eclipse She has also voiced many commercials both radio and TV for international brands including Mazda
, Ferrero, Hyundai
, Dominos Pizza, Sasse & Bide, Siemens
, Target (Australia)
, Freedom Furniture and Toyota.
She was recently invited to join RMK, Australia's leading voice talent agency.
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
artist based in Melbourne. Having trained at TAFTA and the Geelong Performing Arts Academy she started her career at the Oxford Children’s Theatre and the Australian Puppet Theatre performing children’s theatre and puppetry.
For ten years she worked with business partner Collin Ingram and through their company Cartoon Creations they produced dozens of live children’s shows touring them throughout Australia and in the UK, performing shows to many thousands of children. Her contributions in this area make her an important part of the history of live children's entertainment in Australia.
During this period she also produced and starred in "The Digger and Danni Radio show" on Southern FM, a daily children’s radio show and produced children’s pages in several newspapers including the Moonee Ponds and Ascott Vale Community Newspapers.
On stage, Mairead has had roles in numerous plays for theatres such as La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)
La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)
The La Mama Theatre is a theatrical venue located at 205 Faraday St, Carlton, Victoria. It opened in a former factory building on 30 July 1967 and still operates today under the direction of Liz Jones....
and in the Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival...
including "Women, Men, Nazis and Trucks" and "Love and Madness in the LMP Unit" to strong reviews. She was also a founding member of Actors Inc, a group of working actors, convened to promote their work and practice their craft. In addition to various indie short films, Mairead has also had roles in Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
, Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
, MDA, Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
and City Homicide
City Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
.
In more recent years Mairead has focused on voice-overs, where she has carved out a successful career working with companies such as the Australian Radio Network
Australian Radio Network
The Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia and New Zealand. A joint venture of Australian media conglomerate APN News & Media and United States radio company Clear Channel Communications, the group is the largest radio company in Australasia...
, Austereo and Jingle House as well as many corporate clients. She is the voice of numerous characters in games including the lead and four other female characters in Fashion Boutique and the female lead in The Clockwork Man by Total Eclipse She has also voiced many commercials both radio and TV for international brands including Mazda
Mazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...
, Ferrero, Hyundai
Hyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
, Dominos Pizza, Sasse & Bide, Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
, Target (Australia)
Target (Australia)
Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
, Freedom Furniture and Toyota.
She was recently invited to join RMK, Australia's leading voice talent agency.