Podcast appearances and mentions of annabelle comyn

Fidelio is Beethoven's only opera, Irish National Opera will stage a production of the work at the Gaiety Theatre, artistic director Fergus Sheil & director Annabelle Comyn, John Banville on his latest novel, April in Spain, Unseen Plays is a series of weekly podcasts by the Abbey Theatre featuring lesser-known plays by Lady Gregory & WB Yeats.

Support Personality Bingo and become a patron [at our Patreon here](https://www.patreon.com/personalitybingo?alert=2). If a contribution of a couple of Euro wouldn’t make a massive difference to your life, just know it makes a gigantic one in ours!  As Blindboy says, “it’s a model based off soundness”, so if you CAN support, please do on behalf of someone who can’t!  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kwaku Fortune holds a Bachelor in Acting degree from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin (in partnership with RADA). He is currently appearing in The Ark production of PEAT, directed by Tim Crouch. His most recent credits include the role of Julian in Sophie Hyde's forthcoming feature ANIMALS and the role of Eli in ASKING FOR IT by Louise Neill (Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh in collaboration with Annabelle Comyn) for Landmark Productions at the Abbey Theatre. Screen credits include the the role of Finn in Aoife McArdle's feature KISSING CANDICE (which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017), Noel in Alan Dunne's short film IDLE, BIBLE STUDIES directed by Graham Bollard, in which he played the role of John, the role of Aden in Wu Tsang's TIED AND TRUE, Rob Clarke's DIT short THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY, 13 STEPS DOWN directed by Marek Losey for ITV and the RTÉ series THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WHATEVER, directed by Rob and Ronan Burke, in which he played the lead role of Tobi.  Other theatre credits include the role of Dara Mood in Marina Carr's ON RAFTERY'S HILL, directed by Catriona McLaughlin at the Abbey and the lead role of Patrick in PLAYBOYZ, a re-imagining of JM Synge's Playboy of the Western World written and directed by Martin Sharry as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2017.  Kwaku's credits with The Lír include THE SKRIKER and BUDDLEIA , both directed by Tom Creed, THE CRADLE WILL ROCK directed by Wayne Jordan,  GIVEN THE DAY, which he also co-devised with director Louise Lowe, BY THE BOG OF CATS directed by Selina Cartmell, AGAMEMNON directed by Wayne Jordan, AS YOU LIKE IT and THE PETTY BOURGEOIS both directed by Hilary Wood and UNCLE VANYA directed by David Horan.  Kwaku is based in Dublin.

**Support Personality Bingo and become a patron at [our Patreon here](https://www.patreon.com/personalitybingo?alert=2).** **If a contribution of a couple of Euro wouldn’t make a massive difference to your life, just know it makes a gigantic one in ours! ** **As Blindboy says, “it’s a model based off soundness”, so if you CAN support, please do on behalf of someone who can’t! ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin performed his self-penned play CASSOWARY, directed by Aindrias de Staic at the Theatre Upstairs, Dublin. Kevin is also the host of Fireside, an Irish storytelling podcast on the Headstuff Podcast Network. He holds a Bachelor in Acting degree from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin (in partnership with RADA). He has appeared in numerous theatre productions with The Lír including SCENES FROM THE BIG PICTURE directed by Nona Sheppard, MARY STUART directed by Conall Morrisson, TWELFTH NIGHT directed by Hilary Wood and ANTIGONE directed by Annabelle Comyn. Kevin also appeared in a short film with the Lír, HOME MADE directed by Mark Sheridan. Kevin's most recent credits include the role of Adolph in C Company's production of August Strindberg's CREDITORS directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks with the New Theatre, Anú production's PALS: THE IRISH AT GALLIPOLI directed by Louise Lowe, Lee Coffey's PERUVIAN VOODOO at Theatre Upstairs, Illustrated production's CIRQUE DU REVES, directed by Jeda de Brí and the role of Moritz in Ill-Advised Theatre Company's SPRING AWAKENING, directed by James O' Connor, both at Smock Alley Theatre. He is based in Dublin.

Abbey Talks Live Public Event: Author of Asking For It Louise O’Neill, director and co-adaptor Annabelle Comyn join writers Emilie Pine and John Boyne in a conversation on staging challenging material, sharing creative personal work for the public gaze and counting the cost of their brutal honesty. [Plot and story lines revealed throughout this discussion] Asking For It by Louise O'Neill, Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh in colloboration with Annabelle Comyn, Directed by Annabelle Comyn. LANDMARK PRODUCTIONS and THE EVERYMAN in association with the ABBEY THEATRE and CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL Recorded on Thursday 15 November 2018 on the Peacock stage. Sound operator: Derek Conaghy Moderator & Editor: Lisa Farrelly

Caoimhe can now be seen on screen in RTÉ’s Fair City. Caoimhe most recently appeared in the feature film The Randomer written by Gerry Stembridge, which premiered in the Galway Film Fleadh in 2016. Onstage she recently appeared in The Constant Wife, in the Gate Theatre, directed by Alan Stanford. Recent theatre credits include Lisa in the highly successful Unmanageable Sisters at the Abbey Theatre, as well as Gloria in You Never Can Tell, at the Abbey Theatre, directed by Conall Morrison, and Mary Boyle in Juno and the Paycock, directed by Mark O’Rowe at the Gate Theatre. She recently completed filming on Soulsmith, a feature film, written and directed by Kevin Henry and The Wave, written and directed by TJ O’Grady Peyton and Oscar Winning director Benjamin Cleary. Caoimhe is from Dublin and graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting Full Time Acting Course in June 2011, and was awarded the Gaiety School Theatre Bursary in 2010. While at the Gaiety School she appeared in Macbeth and Twelfth Night directed by Liam Halligan and in Little Gem directed by Paul Brennan. On screen she has appeared in the role of Elizabeth in Reign a CW Network produced TV Series directed by Brad Silberling, in the award winning short film Whatever Turns You On (TimeSnap Production) and in Rent A Friend (Kite Entertainment) as part of RTE’s Storyland competition. Caoimhe appeared as Baba in two productions of The Country Girls, written and adapted for the stage by Enda O’Brien, and directed by Mikel Murfi for Red Kettle Theatre Company in the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, in Garter Lane Theatre and on tour. Other theatre work include Major Barbara, directed by Annabelle Comyn at the Abbey Theatre, and The Far Off Hills directed by Mikel Murfi for NOMAD productions at the Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo and on national tour. Caoimhe also appeared as Honor in Paul Howard’s hit play Breaking Dad directed by Jimmy Fay (Landmark productions) at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. In early 2015, she reprised her role as Honor, in the sell-out remount of Breaking Dad in the Gaiety Theatre Dublin and in Cork Opera House. Caoimhe appeared as Vera in Brien Friel’s version of A Month In The Country, directed by Ethan McSweeny, at The Gate Theatre.

One of our finest freelance directors, Annabelle Comyn is famous for her rigorous interrogation of text. Here we talk about her competitive streak when it came to school plays, her formative years as an Assistant Director in London, her successes with Hatch Theatre Company and her recent smash hit success Asking For it. It’s the Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast, Series 2, Episode 37 – Enjoy!

Thursday 22 March 2012Since shooting to prominence at just 22 with her award-winning performance in The Wild Duck at the Abbey, Derry’s Judith Roddy has continued to light up the Irish stage. Here she talks about her formative years training at Trinity, her work with internationally renowned director Laszlo Marton, the birth of her creative partnerships with Conall Morrison and Annabelle Comyn, and her hugely successful recent collaborations with Pan Pan, including the world tour of Playing the Dane and the multi award winning All that Fall. It’s Episode 20 of the Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast – Enjoy!

From the Talks Archive: Murphy's Melodies: Playwright Tom Murphy talks with writer & actor Mark O'Halloran about the 2012 production of The House directed by Annabelle Comyn, about Druid Murphy and the place of music in his work. Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy/Sound Editor: Ben Delaney

Award winning screen writer and playwright Mark O’Rowe will discuss his work with theatre director Annabelle Comyn. Friday 22 January 2016

Director Annabelle Comyn discusses her approach to directing Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion with Brian Singleton, Samuel Beckett Professor of Drama and Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. [May 2011]

Actor Paul McGann took time out of his busy rehearsal schedule to talk to broadcaster Pat Kenny. Hear how he has prepared for the play. Major Barbara, written by Bernard Shaw and directed by Annabelle Comyn, is live on the Abbey stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 21 July 2013. Information is available at www.abbeytheatre.ie