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Chris Gaffney

THEATRE

School plays 1956-62, University plays 1963/4 Coralie Landsdown says no by Alex Buzo Heidelberg Theatre 1975 Absurd Person Singular Heidelberg theatre The Motor Show (Revue, New Theatre, 1975) - singing/acting MANY ROLES Elizabeth 1 by X Foster (satire, New Theatre, 1976) - acting/singing Butley By Simon Gray Heidelberg Theatre Survival (Brecht/Chekhov, New Theatre, 197?) - plays/poems/songs Waiting For Lefty by C. Odets (New Theatre, 197?) - drama/song Life Wasn’t Meant to be Easy (Revue, New Theatre, 1977) - acting /singing Theatre in Education (New Theatre Daytime, primary & secondary, 1976-77) Foxhole (La Mama, 1978) - black comedy, playing insane gangster One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by K.Kesey (New Theatre, 1977) - playing inmate Red Monkey - Chinese Pantomime (Carringbush Children’s Theatre, 1978) Hansel and Gretel (Shopping Plaza Pantomime, 1978) - comedy/song Roleplay (New Theatre, 1978, women’s issues) - co-author/actor Octopus Theatre London - tour of Glasgow & Eastern Scotland, Edinburgh Festival, schools, hospitals etc - children’s pantomime, 1979 - co-writer/actor Lawson (New Theatre,1979) - as narrator Arena Theatre/Theatre in Education - city & country tour, two plays 1980 Reedy River (New Theatre, musical) - acting/singing Half-Moon Young People’s Theatre, London 1980 youth workshops

Habeus Corpus by A. Bennett (Victorian Arts Council), Princess’ Theatre Melbourne, then tour of Vic., S. A. & Tasmania, 1980-81 Workaday World (New Theatre, drama, 1981) - as foreman Yobbo Nowt ( New Theatre, revue/satire) - director The Artist and The Apple - bookstore literary readings, 1981 The Lower Depths by M. Gorky (New Theatre 1981 - as suicidal actor) Rosmersholm by H.Ibsen (Guild Theatre 1982) - as Dr Kroll This Story of Yours (New Theatre 1982) - as suspected child-murderer Fortuna (Theatre) Restaurant - comedy, song

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Savages (New Theatre, 1983, drama) - as Mexican mercenary Jack & the Beanstalk , Northland Shopping Centre- panto & song Laiki Skini (Greek Theatre), secondary school tour with two plays Babes in the Wood ( New Theatre 1983), political drama - director Workingman’s Paradise (New Theatre) - acting Iphigenia - Epidavros Summer Festival, Fairfield Amphitheatre 1984 as Agamemnon Magnificence - (New Theatre 1984) - as a old Oxford gay don Back to Buliah, Jika Jika Players inc. Youth Year Show 1984 Isadora (Universal Theatre, 1984) - three comedy parts The Seagull by A. Chekov (New Theatre) - acting King Lear, Australian Shakespeare Company as Kent - city & country tour 1985 Living Room War - (New Theatre) - Australian drama, playing deranged scientist With the Sun On Our Backs - (New Theatre,1985) - drama/song, as Yorkshire miner Against the Stream - (New Theatre 50th Anniversary, 1985) - acting/singing When the Wind Blows - Footscray Arts Centre, two-hander, 1987 U nsuitable for Adults (New Theatre), as Yorkshire barman The ID - Ethnic Street Theatre/La Mama, 1988 200 Years Only - Ethnic Street Theatre/Universal Theatre (satire, playing racist compere) Thermodor by T Griffiths - (New Theatre), playing Russian KGB interrogator, 1988 Poison and Gold - Ethnic Street Theatre, as racist demagogue Goode - (New Theatre) - drama, as SS officer Bob Hawke Presents - VCOSS/Tramways Union (on DVD) Lucky Community - Greek Theatre of Australia, Sydney & Melbourne acting, 1990 Macbeth - New Theatre), as porter An Office Romance - Aust. play with Melbourne Writers’ Theatre, Courthouse theatre 1990 Preferably Gardenias - Aust. Greek Theatre, Melbourne & Sydney, 1991 The Dead Heart - (New Theatre) - as Governor Grey Seven Sisters Cafe - play extracts, acting A Doll’s House (Ibsen) Grant St. Theatre 1992 Acting

Saint Oscar (New Theatre) - lead, as Oscar Wilde( Widely & favourably reviewed Hospital Madness - comedy, Greek Theatre 1992 - acting Armageddon Again - (New Theatre, revue) - director We Love Chemicals - Comedy Festival 1993 - acting America Hurrah - (New Theatre, revue) - director Where’s Lefty? - (New Theatre, revue) - acting/singing Collingwood Children’s Farm - Street Theatre - director/actor Cabaret Asia Workers’ Links - revue/song, 1994 The Gut Girls - (New Theatre, drama) - playing four roles

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Acting classes/Brecht/street theatre classes - New Theatre 1994 The Gut Girls-{Melton Theatre}- Direction/ Acting- 1995 Angels of Power (Melton Theatre )Direction / Acting -1995 When the bread runs out - pub performances - acting 1996 Female Transport ( Melton Theatre ) Direction / acting -1996 The Real Inspector Hound ( Melton Theatre Co,)Direction/ Acting 1996 Behind These Walls (Premier ) Footscray Arts Centre, ( Director / Acting 1997 Elizabeth (Paul Foster) ( Melton Theatre Co.).. (Director/acting- 1997 Now I lay me down to sleep (La Mama )-Acting 1997 An Enemy of the People (Ibsen) Director/Acting 1997 Brothers of the Brush (J.Murphy) Melb. New Theatre Acting 1998 Surge ( Rehearsed reading )( L.Beaton) Melbourne Workers Theatre 1998 Enter a Free Man( T. Stoppard) Melton Theatre Director/acting 1998 Live Theatre Company TIE-anti sexual abuse plays Touring 1997-2001 Bye Bye Birdie Musical for Plenty Valley Theatre- Director 1998 Citizen Raelene Political Satire Melton Theatre Director/actor 1998 The Moment ( Frank Otis )Footscray Arts Centre Director /acting1999 The Need (Frank Otis ) Unbound productions five short plays Harvey Comedy= acting and direction Melton Theatre Company Melton Theatre Company Founder and Director 1994-2000 (11 productions) Melbourne Workers Theatre Rapid Response Group street theatre 1999-2001 S11- the dividing line Direction and acting Melb Workers Th 2001 Koorie TAFE show 2001(comedy and Drama )written and performed with G. Fryer Brunswick Street Festival 2001 winner best parade performance as John Howard Safe Haven (Frank Otis ) Direction and acting Trades Hall KL Th. 2002 Political sketch comedy for unions, community groups, rallies &street theatre 2000-2002 “WTO the Musical” Variety concert sketches and song- director and performance 2002-09-28 Complicity-(Frank Otis ) Drama Trades Hall-direction and performance Oct-Nov 2002 Naked Communist Terrorist Hippies from Outer Space- as John Howard Acting & singing 2003 Workshop for conference of Retirement home inspectors 2003 The Crass Motor Show Musical comedy satire on Ford Motors and Henry Ford- author and actor 2004 No more than four anti-development protest in Northcote playing the developer ( on DVD) 2005 Greens Benefit Play about inappropriate development playing the Developer 2007 Sherlock Stock and Barrel Musical farce playing Moriarty and 31 other parts and accents -Encore Theatre 2007 on DVD and studio CD Sketch show at TAFEs Kew and Prahran -Prime Theatre 2007 actor and author “666 -Neighbour of the Beast”-Short & Sweet Festival ----Arts Centre 2007 Thieving Boy- Midsumma Festival 2008-La Mama on DVD “Betty’s Birthday” Premiere by Cen Fox -Strathmore Theatre 2008 on DVD

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Rehearsed short Play readings(CEA) “The Critic” at Dante’s restaurant “The Critic “ 2 hander Performed at Voltaire Cabaret Lucas hates Roses--Drama Broken Mirror productions on DVD 2008 Genre Bender –comedy playing wanker film director -Short and Sweet Festival - Arts Centre2008 on DVD Orlando ( from Virginia Wolfe) Fly on the wall theatre Rehearsed reading Court House Theatre 2009-02- 17 Elijah –the man who hung Ned Kelly One person show Cabaret Voltaire March 2009 Inside the Island By Louis Nowra Doorslam Theatre Theatreworks April 2009 Citizens Right Demo State parliament playing Dave the Developer June 2009 History Boys Directed Bryce Ives at Cromwell St. Theatre S. Yarra playing Hector July 2009 ( see reviews) Pulling the Plug and the Text short plays National Playwrightes Competition 2009 One man play ‘Voice” and My Queen Mother” Chapel on Chapel Short and Sweet Festival 2009 Teleny rehearsed reading directed Robert Chuter fly on the Wall theatre St. Kilda 2010 Quartet Eltham Little Theatre playing Retired Opera star 2010 (nominated for best comedy actor VDL ) Ms Robinson comes to town playing Benny in two person play Melbourne Writers Th. Courthouse Th.2010 Dry cleaning the Shroud of Turin Staged play reading Midsumer festival La Mama 2011 Cosi- by Louie Nowra Eagles Nest Theatre as Roy May 2011 Theatre and School tour Short & Sweet Writers workshop performances at Chapel on Chapel July 2011 Speak English or die rehearsed play reading La Mama Sept.2011 Guilt of the Vadervillian Short & Sweet Festival 2011 An Inspector calls by J B Priestly (as Inspector) Heidelberg Theatre 2012 Speak English or die -as University Professor La Mama 2012 Maurice Guest screen play rehearsed reading Chapel on Chapel 2013 Playing Rock Hudson screen play rehearsed reading Ashes at the Morning Point Weir Screen play rehearsed reading Northcote International Comedy Festival as Martin Ferguson Minister for Mining March 2013 History Boys Pensive Productions as Headmaster 2013 Recommended for Portfolio Photoshoot byYaara Duek October 5, 2013

Cosi as mental patient Roy Kew Courthouse Arts Assoc The Tempest Shakespeare- Page to Stage performance in the park 2014 The end of the world as we know it –Short play season “ The gift of the gun” 2014 O What a lovely war musical satire many parts Trades Hall Renegade Theatre Jean Paul Gaultiere exhibition Solo performance as JPG’s best friend at National galley Jan 2015 Freedom of the city Essendon theatre as Judge

TELEVISION (Speaking Parts )

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The Sullivans - as American soldier 1978, The Sullivans as squatter 1979 Prisoner as social worker 1982 Skyways - as religious zealot Cop Shop - as petty criminal Migrants (SBS) - as English vicar The Heidelberg School - as painter Prisoner as John Abbot 1984 The Fast Lane series 1 - as drunk 1985 Anzacs - as British major - cameo with Paul Hogan 1984 Prime Time - as waiter In Between - ( S,B,S,as shopkeeper Prisoner - as heroin dealer, 1986 The Fast Lane series 2 as irate tradesman 1986 Australia’s Most Wanted - as salesman The Magistrate - as police technician Inside Running - as solicitor Skirts - as drunk The Boys From the Bush - as funeral mourner 1990 Kelly - as homeless vagrant 1992 Blue Heelers - as hostile parent 1994 Operation Phoenix as card player Funky Squad - as professor of Arts 1995 Pilot for S.B.S. Cafe Mondo Frontline- as mayor Blue Heelers- as drugs manufacturer 1997 Behind these Walls- scene from play Channel 31 Neighbours-as art critic 1999 Stingers as bent medico 2000 Neighbours as mechanic 2001 Something in the air ABC as Ernie emu farmer 2002 Fergus Mc Phail as sports judge 2003

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Neighbours as Ralph Simpson quirky marriage celebrant 2004 Secrets – promo for ch.9 show as scientist 2005 Neighbours as Ed Gwynn Santa/marriage celebrant 2009 Neighbours same part in two episodes Dec 2010 The Bazura Project ( ep 1 ) on ABC TV as bank manager 2011

4. FILM * on DVD

A Day at the Beach- Dir. Paul Cox The Anonymous death of Mr. Acton- Dir. John Mckay 1982 Harry Comes Home - Comedy as Harry 1982 Strikebound Feature film as the scab Dir. R. Lowenstein 1983 * Anzacs ( as British Major} Cameo with Paul Hogan 1985 * Herald gravure 30 min. Trade film * National Bank Staff Film * The Schol Revival Show (as Southern Preacher) stage & video * The More Things Change dir. Robyn Nevin The Mirror Dir. M. Hobbs The Golden Boomerang Dir., P. Rigby * The Flesh Garden Norwich Pirate Film * Interplay Video A. M. A. training Film * as doctors Mortal - film acting 1996 (v.c.a.) Bloodlines(V.C.A,) dir. M.Metzner1998 (v.c.a.) Simple Pleasure (VCA) The Hose Nossle student film 2001 on DVD * Faintly falling VCA Film made by T. Metherall Acting VCA film “Clowns” 2003 Tom Harris dir VCA film by Luke Bearn 2003 Black Bazza –short film as BB ,a gangster 2004 on DVD * The Secret Doco as scientist 2006 No More than Four – Anti Developer film for DADA playing the developer 2005 on DVD “ “How to get a job’ a send up documentary (script narration and acting) 2009 on DVD on youtube and Channell 31, to see go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzxhO6LHTZU

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The Dream Children Feature film directed Rob Chuter bit part 2009 Sir Pun short film Tropfest entry as Sir Pun Dir/ Evan Martin 2009 Dead Wood as old peasant Short film -Graduate RMIT 2010 Award best actor. Award winner at Indie Film Festival Los Angeles 2011 * Kenneth a short film made by Max De Bowen 2011 in title role Vicissitudes short film as broken old man Dir Sioban Lau 2011 15 minutes * Floppy Is Funny- mock doco about Aust.clowns 2012 * 20 mins You-Tube * Heartbreaker Mariah Carey “Heartbreaker” Music Video 15 mins 2012 * Sign of the times VCA film Georgia Brough with John Flaus * Astonishment 15 minute mock doco about the supernatural- as Catholic Priest * A beautiful day as serene patient film by Rodrigo Podesta 2012 * The only one as angry boss film of Ashley Alexander 2012 The last Trip 25 min. film by Josh Mason 2012 as sick gangster *22 minutes The Shitty Projectionist film by Kaz Cez as drunk violent homeless man * Starstruck 20 minute film by Charles West as genial homeless person Looking after Barry 20 minute film as Psychiatrist 2013 * Prosopagnosicia film by Lee Zacharia as Doctor 2012-12-01 And the clock struck twelve- comedy Tropfest entry 2013* The Martin Ferguson report – satire as MF (actor and writer ) 2013 * Unsilence-Dir Xaris Miller as drunk street folk singer * Medical Emergency as pompous doctor 2013* Bleached Out Batix VCA a romantic two hander 2013 dir Julian Monatzeder * Doobie Nights on line series ep 2 as doctor Goldfish as painter Igene as father Young Nefarious Minds-pilot for Web series as an old bore Old Man North title role- remembers his lost love Frederick the last Title role as medieval king 13 minutes 2013 Pearly Gates as the Gatekeeper In the back of my mind as priest 2014 Will Sparks music video as old sex god send up Gentlemen’s gentleman silent film Reflections Newsphere as American rightwing shock jock The Last tune as funeral director 2014 Vic Health film against violence to women Tate as judge ( Web series) The old man and the sea on Idiot Box as story telling fisherman 2015 Forgiven as catholic priest in sexual abuse drama

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The Sunbury monster - a Grandpa’s tale as drunken story teller Banyule Youth Film Project – actor Borders of the imagination Trailer for US feature film Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation training video The Marxist Cowboys ( writer, singer, actor ) as manic conman 2015

5 COMMERCIALS (PHOTO, TV & VIDEO)

Dunlop batteries ,/ Heinz(T.V.) /Bristol Paints, / Arm & Hammer(T.V. ) / Goodfellows (T.V.) ,/ Allbright Stores /, Merceces ,/ Toyota, / S.E.C ./ A.M.P ./, Aust. Post ,/ T.A.A. /Taubmans (T.V.) ,/ Thomas / Jewellers,/ Flag Motels IOOF.,/ National Mutual, //Beacon Lights ( Country T.V.), /Mitre Ten ,/ Ford,/ Workcare (T.V.) /Mitsubishi, /B.P ,/ General Motors (solo ){T.V.} /. National bank ,/ R.E.I.V.,/ R.M.i.T,/. Forrest Hills Shopping , /Collins Books (posters / Aust. Paper Maryvale,(Poster portrait) Uncle Toby,/ A.N.Z.,/ Telecom ,/ Holeproof,/ 1995- Telcom people magnet (T.V.)/ Myer jeans ( billboard},/ Gippsland Secure Investment {100%) country T.V. /Farm work safety message 2000 Country TV Trill bird seed full page Womens Weekly/Home & Garden 1999 Newspaper /display photo for Coles-Myer 2004 Photo folio --Bonnie Savage –old style factory worker environment 2010 Featured in TV advert for Keno 2012 Photography exhibition by E Hollick -stills nude and in dresses AAMI park Activation play for Suncorp 2013 Still photos by Matt Solomon for Malvern Coffee shop Where is Harry 2013 Nancy Morrison photo for Professional Photographers Award. Winner silver medal with Distinction 2015

6 RADIO

* Plays and Extracts 3CR, 3RRR ,3EA:/ Audio Tapes for the Deafness Foundations 1983 * Passed ABC Radio audition 1978 &1983 / , street theatre/] cabaret,/ book launch ,B.L.F. film ( singing ), * * * Present GREAT VOICES on 3CR A.M. every Tuesday at 2pm radio weekly opera and song music programme 1990-to 2015 and continuing Recorded and produced 7 spoken word cds ) Produced 20 opera CDs on sale

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