I have a driving licence and car. I have basic horse riding skills, can swim, touch type, play pool, ride a bicycle and dance. I was backing vocalist for 'THE COMMANDMENTS' an approx. 10 piece RnS band, for 15 years and still grace them with my presence once a year for The Great North Run, where they have played on the Lindisfarne Roundabout, for the past 12 years.(They have taken toilet breaks and played other gigs in between) My acting preference is; character/comedy.
Joan show reel - video clip
Joan Murphy - actor
Show reel. #1 Theatre Sister in The One and Only. #2 Gloria in Mockingbirds
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Joan Murphy- audio clip
Introduction to me as an actor, if you would like a more audition style audio, please request.
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Training / Education
1976
Sunderland University : Community Theatre. Theatre in Education. Theatre in Health Promotion.(Various), Sunderland, UK
Acting experience
THEATRE COMPANIES
Wearabout T.I.E Bruvvers T.I.E Major Diversion. T.I.E Challenge Theatre/Community Theatre Video Drama Stage Management Co. ------------
STAGE
'The Filleting Machine'/ 'Mother' 'How to Marry a Footballer'/ 'Therese' 'Mockingbirds' Stage&Film'/ 'Gloria'/dir. Nael Abbas/prod. Joan Murphy. (see video) 'Singing the Blues'/'Mary'/dir. Richard Stifter
Fellini Brothers/Major Diversion Theatre Co./dir. Richard Stifter -------------
FESTIVAL FILMS/Catherine Cookson
The Girl/featured/David Wheatley/95 The Tide of Life/featured/David Wheatley/95 The Rag Nymph/featured/David Wheatley/97 The Round Tower/featured/Alan Grint/98 Tilly Trotter/featured/Alan Grint/99 The Wingless Bird/featured/David Wheatley/97 Dinner of Herbs/featured/Alan Grint/2001 Colour Blind/featured/Alan Grint/98 The Moth/featured/Roy Battersby/97 -------- BBC ZENITH Byker Grove/featured ----------- GRANADA Distant Shores,Series 1/featured/Jamie Payne/2005 Distant Shores,Series 2/featured/Lance Kershaw/2008 ----------- ASSASSIN FILMS. Pathe Distribution THE ONE & ONLY/Theatre Sister/credited/dir. Simon Cellan Jones/2002. (see video} ---------- Sun FM 103.4 prev. Wear F.M. Presenter, own Arts Programme.