Peter Bramley
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Peter Bramley is an actor
, director and theatre maker currently head of movement at Rose Bruford College
a drama school in Kent
and artistic director of theatre company Pants on Fire.
Bramley trained in drama at Doncaster College and Royal Holloway College, before going to train at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
in Paris
. There he was in the last year of students to be trained by Jacques Lecoq
himself before Lecoq's death in 1999. In addition, Bramley has trained with both the Gardzienice company in Poland
and Song of the Goat, and has an MA
in theatre practices.
In 2010 Peter Bramley's production of Ovid's Metamorphoses won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award and the Whatsonstage Editor's Prize. In January 2011 it transferred to the Flea Theater in New York running till the 30th. It was performed under the direction of Bramley, featuring the original songs of Lucy Egger.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, director and theatre maker currently head of movement at Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance is a British drama school, offering university-level and professional vocational training for theatre and performance and the BA and MA degrees, based in Sidcup, Southeast London.-History:Founded in 1950, Rose Bruford "pioneered the first acting degree...
a drama school in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and artistic director of theatre company Pants on Fire.
Bramley trained in drama at Doncaster College and Royal Holloway College, before going to train at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq is a school of physical theatre situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Founded in 1956 by Jacques Lecoq, the school is a professional two-year course...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. There he was in the last year of students to be trained by Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Pierre Lecoq born in Paris, was a French actor, mime and acting instructor.He is most famous for his methods on physical theatre, movement and mime that he taught at the school he founded in Paris, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq from 1956 until his death in...
himself before Lecoq's death in 1999. In addition, Bramley has trained with both the Gardzienice company in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Song of the Goat, and has an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in theatre practices.
In 2010 Peter Bramley's production of Ovid's Metamorphoses won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award and the Whatsonstage Editor's Prize. In January 2011 it transferred to the Flea Theater in New York running till the 30th. It was performed under the direction of Bramley, featuring the original songs of Lucy Egger.