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HEATHER DAVIES
(1966 - )Nationality: Canadian
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Literary Agent: Catalyst TCM Inc represented by Ian Arnold
Heather Davies was born on the prairies in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She's trained as a dancer, singer, actor and musician and has worked professionally since her teens. Heather moved to the UK to continue her actor training; she lived and worked in theatre there for 18 years. Since 2003 she's focused on directing theatre and opera, making the transition from performing to directing by working at the Royal Shakespeare Company for almost three years. She returned to Canada in 2007 to attend the MFA- Theatre program at York University, graduating in April 2009. From September 2009 to February 2011 she was the Artistic Associate at The Grand Theatre in London Ontario, As well as her MFA in Theatre from York University, Heather has her BFA-Theatre from Ryerson University and Masters-level classical acting training from The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, (London, UK). She is represented by Giles Smart at United Agents in the UK.
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Christmas Carol, A Is That All There Is? Judith Night DeskChristmas Carol, A
Synopsis:
A fresh take on Dicken's Christmas classic, created for an ensemble of eight actors. It's Christmas Eve at nephew Fred's house, seven years after the original events of A Christmas Carol takes place. "It's been seven years since my Uncle Ebeneezer first joined us for Christmas&But, dear Uncle, what's never been revealed is how you came to join us that fateful Christmas Day." And so begins Scrooge's ghostly tale, brimming with Christmas spirit and confirming that an extraordinary intervention can lead to lasting, positive change. "Whenever I hear a classic has been adapted, I cringe. I worry that the guts have been ripped out, or important bones have been removed. I wait to see how it looks, like a beloved celebrity taking off plastic surgery bandages. The Heather Davies adaptation of A Christmas Carol is an exact fit." Frank Preebles, Frank PEEBLES / Prince George Citizen. "It is charming, energetic, humorous at times; and made my otherwise cold and deadened soul feel the full range of emotion over the course of two hours." http://www.cfur.ca/bah-humbug-a-review-of-theatre-northwests-new-show/
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Theatre North West, Prince George, BC
Nov 2015
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Holiday Play adaptation
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Male: 6 Female: 2 Other: 1 boy 2 girls
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Top of PageIs That All There Is?
Synopsis:
It's Christmas Eve, he's just asked to marry her and wants an answer on Christmas Day. Unsure of whether or not to accept her boyfriend's marriage a young woman asks for help. Her fairy godmother arrives and, inspired by A Christmas Carol, she shows the young woman her potential futures as blushing bride, mother, widow and escort. The young woman and the fairy godmother debate fairy-tale endings and fruitless marriage, but will the young woman say yes or no to marriage?
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Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, London W6 9RL >>>
17 Dec 1996
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Cheeky Magpie
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One Act, One woman play with music
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Male: - Female: 1 Other: Includes puppetry, singing
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Top of PageJudith
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Set in Canada in the 1970's. A young woman struggles to reconcile her independence and family obligation by starting a pig farm on her own. A brawling, passionate, hopeful play with music and a lot of pigs.
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Music and lyrics by Heather Davies and Murray Foster. A stage adapatation of the Canadian novel, Judith, by Aritha Van Herk
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Cheeky Magpie, (Readings During Development Process).
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Play with music
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Male: - Female: - Other: Flexible casting. 2F, 4M plus puppets and music. Or 12F, 4M plus puppets and music.
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Top of PageNight Desk
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A wrestling promoter, living in a down-trodden hotel in Edmonton, shares poetic-ugly stories of wrestling days, while dreaming of a better future. Charles Bukowski meets Canadian prairie, comedic drama.
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a stage adapatation of the Canadian novel, Night Desk, by George Ryga
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Cheeky Magpie, (Readings During Development Process).
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