BRETT HEATH Lucas Management CURRICULUM VITAE www.lucasmanagement.com.au
ACTING
• Role of Senior Policeman Richo, Rake. ABC TV, director Rowan Woods 2013 • Role of Williamson, Glengarry Glen Ross, Seriousboys Theatre, Darlinghurst Theatre, April-May 2013, Marcus Graham director • Role of Thief, The Sum of Your Experience, Short+Sweet Theatre Festival, 2013, Gala Final • Role of Claudius & Ghost, Hamlet, Emu Heights Prod, Q Theatre Aug 2011 • Role of Roderick, Brotherly Love, Short+Sweet Theatre Festival, NIDA 2011 • Role of King Ignatius, Princess Ivona, Dinner With a View Productions, Eastside Café Sydney, 2010 • Role of Abernathy Charmichael, Combat Fatigue, Sydney Fringe 2010 • Role of Jed in Missing Pieces, Damshel Productions, Adelaide Fringe 2010 • Role of Death in Life of Death, Short+Sweet Theatre Festival 2009, Gala Final 2010 NIDA • Role of San-Man, Red Dog Feature Film 2010 • Role of Paparazzi in Rake, TV series ABC TV 2010 • Role of Det. Brett Wiley, Underbelly 3, Nine Network 2009 • Role of Fred Krahe in Morning Tea at The Carousel Cabaret, Crime Scenes, Fusebox Theatre Enmore, 2009 • Role of Thomas in The Needle & The Damage Done, Short+Sweet 09 Theatre Festival - Seymour Centre • Role of Arnie Cracker in Survival Instincts, Short+Sweet 09 Theatre Festival, Seymour Centre • Acting classes one-on-one with Annie Swann, Sydney • Acting Master Class (Viewpoints) with Lee Lewis 2008, Griffin Theatre • Lead role TV pilot ‘Body of Work’ marketed for America, Chiara Giuliani-producer, 2007 • Role of K in muilti-media presentation of Flicker, Brent Grayburn writer/director- Artspace Gallery, Woolloomooloo, 2007 • Lead role short film Trapped, Alison Plasto writer/director, 2007 • Duel roles in For the Love of Alma Mahler written and directed by Wendy Beckett (also photography, film content, film promo, sound design, produced) Sydney Opera House Studio, May 2005, • Sydney Short and Sweet Theatre Festival, 2005 • Abacus, a self devised/directed physical one man play, performed at 2004 Adelaide Fringe, published by The Australian Script Centre • Sydney Short and Sweet Theatre Festival 2004 • 2 month creation period at Ex Machina, Quebec City, Aug-Oct 2002, theatre and film director/writer Robert Lepage-mentor • 1 month study period with Robert Lepage at Ex Machina, Quebec City 2001 • 6 week intensive voice and movement course at The Roy Hart Theatre, France 2000 • wrote/directed/performed one man show The Easter Man, published by the Australian Script Centre • wrote/directed/produced/performed one man show Abacus, performed at Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe Festivals before a season at The Stables Theatre in Sydney. 1996 2
• wrote/directed/produced/performed/produced Abacus, The Easter Man and Luckytown, all one-man shows. Both Abacus and The Easter Man first performed as shorts at Belvoir St. Open House seasons, 1994. • The Easter Man and Luckytown, performed at Sydney Fringe Festival before a season at Café Basilica in Sydney in 1998 • studied mime and movement with Leisa Shelton at Theatre is Moving 1994-1996. In 1998 • Actor in many theatre productions including Dangerous Liaisons (Valmont) for Iron Cove Theatre/ Sink The Belgrano, The Clink, Privates on Parade for The New Theatre/ Well of the Saints and Sotoba Komachi for Crossroads Theatre/ Hamlet (Horatio) and Merchant of Venice for Shakespeare by the Sea/ The Tryst and Seed of the Revolution (both by Leigh Swinbourne) at Sydney and Adelaide Fringe Festivals/ Anais Nin-One of Her Lives (playing Henry Miller) in Wendy Beckett's 1998 Adelaide Festival production • Brett began studying with Katie Wilde (RSC) at Saret Drama for 2 years before studying with Dean Carey at The Actors Centre for a further 2 years. Then began a 3 year acting association with The New Theatre in Sydney.
DIRECTING
• Ricky&Juliet –wrote/directed, shortlisted top 20, Tropfest, 2012 • This Fish, Be My Way – wrote/directed, Short and Sweet theatre Festival, 2011 • Directed and shot narrative piece for play The Love of Alma Mahler, Sydney Opera House, 2005 • television commercial director, Flicks Australia, 2002 • taught AFTRS directing/sound, directed short film, 2001 • corporate video director for Diabetes Australia video 2001 • Home and Away, television series, 7 Network 1999-2000 • completed NIDA Summer Course - Directing for the Stage 1999 • wrote and directed short film Julie 1998 • wrote and directed short film The Pit Stop 1993
WRITING
• Ricky&Juliet – short film, Tropfest shortlist 2012 • This Fish, Be My Way – Short+Sweet Theatre Festival, 2011 • Abacus – theatre • The Easter Man – theatre • Luckytown – theatre • The Pit Stop – short film • Julie – short film
PRODUCING
• Company theatre manager PascalProductions. Wendy Beckett writer/director • Producer/assistant director, Anais Nin-One of her Lives, Off Broadway, Beckett Theatre-Theatre Row, New York, 2006. Wendy Beckett - writer/director • Producer/production manager For the Love of Alma Mahler, Sydney Opera House Studio, May 2005 – Wendy Beckett writer/director 3
PHOTOGRAPHY
• 9PortraitsofWomen, black&white portraiture exhibition, The Last Drop Café, Dulwich Hill, May-June 2008 • visageclectica black&white portraiture exhibition,,The Art Lounge Café, Coogee April, 2005 • visageclectica - black&white portraiture exhibition, Café Giulia, Chippendale • visageclectica black&white portraiture exhibition, Esthesio Gallery, Quebec City, May 2003 • black and white portraits published in Photo Life (Canada and France) magazine November, 2003
AUDIO/BOOM
• Home and Away – freelance senior studio Fisher boom operator • Freelance boom operator, feature film Disgrace – April 2007 • Happy Feet, live action sound recordist, feature film, Kennedy Miller Productions, George Miller director, 2004-2006 • Garage Days, boom operator, feature film, Alex Proyas director • 2003 Rugby World Cup, audio, 7 Network • 1985-2007 worked as freelance sound recordist/boom operator on many films, tv and commercials. Television includes Sons And Daughters, A Country Practice, All Saints, Home and Away (7 Network); E Street (10 Network), GP, Bordertown, Heartland, Police Rescue (ABC television); House Gang (SBS), Sportz Crazy (Kennedy Miller), The Big House (New Town Films) • PA operator for the Next Steps season at The Performance Space, Sydney 1995 • Phobia, feature film written and directed by John Dingwell, one of the first digitally recorded films in Australia
OTHER
• freelance casting director, Faith Martin and Associates 2001-2002 • freelance casting director Casting Support Australia, Kristin Dale, Fox Studios 2003-2006 • lighting design WALTZ No. 6, directed by Carlos Gomez at the Pilgrim Theatre 1999 • member of Actors Equity/MEAA since1991
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