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Gemma Reeves Page 1 108 Upper Leeson Stret, Dublin 4, Tel: 6375000, Fax: 667 1256 email: [email protected]. www.lisarichards.ie Gemma Reeves Page 1 Gemma Reeves Playing Age: Early 20’s Eyes: Brown Height: 5’5” Hair: Light brown Gemma recently appeared in ‘The Dead School’ directed by Padraic McIntyre for Livin’ Dred Theatre Company. Gemma also recently appeared as Margaret More in Season Two of “The Tudors” for Showtime/Working Title/BBC. THEATRE: The Burial at Thebes Antigone Dir: Patrick Mason Peacock Theatre, Dublin Romeo and Juliet Juliet Dir: Jason Byrne Abbey Theatre, Dublin The Crucible Mary Warren Dir: Patrick Mason Abbey Theatre, Dublin The School for Maria Dir: Jimmy Fay Scandal Abbey Theatre, Dublin Doubt Sister James Dir: Gerry Stembridge Abbey Theatre, Dublin DruidSynge: - Playboy of the Western World as Sarah Tansey - Deirdre of the Sorrows as Deirdre - Riders to the Sea as Nora Directed by Garry Hynes at for Druid Theatre Company at The Lincoln Center, New York, (Lincoln Theater Festival 2006), The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, for Galway Arts Festival 2005, at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin and Irish tour and at the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh for the Edinburgh International Festival 2005. The Lisa Richards Agency Ltd. Directors: Alan Cook (Chairman), Lisa Cook (Managing), Richard Cook, Miranda Pheifer, Fergus Cronin, Patrick Sutton. Registered in Dublin No. 170854 V.A.T. No. IE 6570854 S 108 Upper Leeson Stret, Dublin 4, Tel: 6375000, Fax: 667 1256 email: [email protected]. www.lisarichards.ie Gemma Reeves Page 2 Playboy of the Western World as Sarah Tansey Directed by Garry Hynes for Druid Theatre at the Perth Arts Festival, Australia, 2005. Also visited the Tokyo International Arts Festival, Japan in 2007. O Go My Man Maggie Dir: Max Stafford-Clark Royal Court Theatre, London Pygmalion Clara Dir: Robin Lefevre The Gate Theatre, Dublin The Cherry Orchard Anya Dir: Patrick Mason The Abbey Theatre, Dublin The Drunkard Colleen Dir: Lynne Parker Bespoke Theatre Company Town Hall, Galway Everyman Theatre, Cork Samuel Beckett Centre Dublin Olympia Theatre, Dublin FILM/TELEVISION Pride and Joy Rachel Dir: Ronan Glennane Arc Productions Malice Aforethought Beryl Dir: David Blair Granada Television RADIO Chappatti, Christian O’Reilly, RTE. The Lisa Richards Agency Ltd. Directors: Alan Cook (Chairman), Lisa Cook (Managing), Richard Cook, Miranda Pheifer, Fergus Cronin, Patrick Sutton. Registered in Dublin No. 170854 V.A.T. No. IE 6570854 S .
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