Mark Conaghan
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Mark Conaghan is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for his theatre acting and directing in Brisbane
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He has recently been cast in the 2007 Australian production of the musical Spamalot
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Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
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He has recently been cast in the 2007 Australian production of the musical Spamalot
Spamalot
Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways, especially in its parodies of Broadway theatre...
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Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2007 | Spamalot Spamalot Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways, especially in its parodies of Broadway theatre... |
Prince Herbert | |
| 2007 | Closer Closer (play) Closer is the third play written by English playwright Patrick Marber. The play was premiered at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in London in 1997, and made its North American debut at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on 25 January 1999.... |
Directed by Mark Conaghan | |
| 2006 | Perfect Skin Perfect skin "Perfect Skin" is the first single from Finnish rock band The 69 Eyes 9th studio album, Angels, released in 2007 through Virgin Finland.The video for Perfect Skin was filmed in Hollywood in October 2006 and was directed by Ralf Strathmann.... |
Oscar | Directed by Scott Witt (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2006 | Absurd Person Singular Absurd Person Singular Absurd Person Singular is a 1972 play by Alan Ayckbourn. Divided into three acts, it documents the changing fortunes of three married couples... |
Sidney | Directed by Michael Gow Michael Gow Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist... (Queensland Theatre Company Queensland Theatre Company The Queensland Theatre Company was established in 1970 as the Royal Queensland Theatre Company. The Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Wesley Enoch... ) |
| 2005 | Into the Woods Into the Woods Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim... |
The Baker | Directed by Tim O'Connor Tim O'Connor Tim O'Connor may refer to:*Tim O'Connor , actor, appeared in Peyton Place and General Hospital*Tim O'Connor , American college football coach*Tim O'Connor , Australian actor, writer and director... (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 2005 | The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself... |
Directed by Mark Conaghan (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
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| 2005 | Bitin' Back | Trevor / Isaac / Darryl Edge | Directed by Wesley Enoch Wesley Enoch Wesley Enoch is an Australian playwright and artistic director of Murri descent.- Life :The eldest son of Doug and Lyn Enoch from Stradbroke Island, Wesley Enoch grew up in Brisbane.... (Kooemba Jdarra Theatre Company) |
| 2004 | Zig Zag Street | Richard Derrington | Directed by Jean-Marc Russ (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2004 | The Venetian Twins The Venetian Twins The Venetian Twins is a 1747 play by Carlo Goldoni, based on Plautus's Menaechmi. Recent productions include one at the Watermill Theatre and a 1993 production directed by Michael Bogdanov for the Royal Shakespeare Company. The play has also been adapted and staged as a 1979 Australian two-act... |
Alecchino | Directed by Michael Gow Michael Gow Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist... (Queensland Theatre Company Queensland Theatre Company The Queensland Theatre Company was established in 1970 as the Royal Queensland Theatre Company. The Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Wesley Enoch... ) |
| 2003 | The Road to the She Devil's Salon | Harley / Brewster / Col | Directed by Scott Witt (Queensland Theatre Company Queensland Theatre Company The Queensland Theatre Company was established in 1970 as the Royal Queensland Theatre Company. The Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Wesley Enoch... ) |
| 2003 | The Orphanage Project | Directed by Leticia Caceres (Queensland Theatre Company Queensland Theatre Company The Queensland Theatre Company was established in 1970 as the Royal Queensland Theatre Company. The Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Wesley Enoch... ) |
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| 2003 | We Were Dancing We Were Dancing We Were Dancing is a short play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up Tonight at 8:30, a cycle written to be performed in alternating groups of three plays, across three evenings... |
Directed by Michael Gow Michael Gow Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist... (Queensland Theatre Company Queensland Theatre Company The Queensland Theatre Company was established in 1970 as the Royal Queensland Theatre Company. The Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Wesley Enoch... ) |
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| 2002 | The Tale Of Monkey and His Magic Journey to the West | Pigsy | Directed by Bryan Nason (Grin and Tonic Theatre Company / Brisbane Festival Brisbane Festival Brisbane Festival is an annual arts festival held in Brisbane, Australia.-History:Brisbane Festival was developed by the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council in 1996 as an initiative to foster the arts.... ) |
| 1999 | The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations... |
Algernon | Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... ) |
| 1999 | Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain (musical) Singin' in the Rain is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown.Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the plot closely adheres to the original... |
Cosmo Brown | Directed by Andrew Miller Andrew Miller -Sports:* Andrew Miller , pitcher for the Boston Red Sox* Andrew Miller , cricketer for Oxford University and Middlesex* Andrew Miller , Canadian professional ice hockey player... (Ocean Theatre Company) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2004 | Through My Eyes Through My Eyes Through My Eyes is singer, model Erica Baxter's debut album. It was released in April 2007 through SonyBMG. The album features Erica's debut single, "I Spy" which was written by singer, songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. Baxter co-wrote 8 of the 12 tracks... |
John Cormack | Directed by Di Drew for Liberty and Beyond Television |
External links
- Mark Conaghan Image Search
- The Blurb Review of Zig Zag Street
- http://www.harvestrain.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=357Harvest Rain Theatre News Story of Mark Conaghan's casting in SpamalotSpamalotMonty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways, especially in its parodies of Broadway theatre...
] - http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22164955-5003423,00.htmlBrisbane's The Courier Mail News Story of Mark Conaghan's casting in SpamalotSpamalotMonty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways, especially in its parodies of Broadway theatre...
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