Paul Clarkson is an English actor, theatre director and teacher. He
was born and educated in Worcester and trained at LAMDA from
1979â€"81.He has been Assistant Director at the Swan Theatre,
Worcester, Associate Director at Derby Playhouse theatre, Director of
Drama at Pangbourne College, Berkshire and Course Director of the BA
(Hons) acting course at Birmingham School of Acting. He was also Head
of Drama at Solihull School, Solihull, Course Director Performing Arts
at Abingdon College and a teacher of Drama at Golden Hillock School,
Sparkhill, Birmingham.In 1984, he won the Laurence Olivier Award as
Actor of the Year in a Musical playing John Tallentire in Howard
Goodall and Melvyn Bragg’s The Hired Man at the Astoria Theatre,
London. He also created the role of Harry Bright in the original
production of Mamma Mia! at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.His
other theatre work includes: Alfie Byrne in the European Premiere of
the musical A Man of No Importance' at the Union Theatre, Southwark
and the Arts Theatre, London. Dave in the world premiere of Promises
and Lies(Birmingham Rep). Hamp in For King and Country(Greenwich
Theatre), Working Class Hero, The Hired Man, Venetian Twins,
(Nuffield, Southampton). Down the Dock Road(Chester Gateway).
Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus, Roderigo in Othello, Captain Plume
in The Recruiting Officerand Lieutenant Clark in 'Our Country's Good'
(Swan, Worcester). He recently played Jack Horsfall in Hull Truck
Theatre's production of 'The Glee Club' by Richard Cameron directed by
Tessa Walker and Gryce in Derby Theatre's production of 'Kes' directed
by Sarah Brigham and toured Britain in 'House of Ghosts' directed by
Robin Herford.
was born and educated in Worcester and trained at LAMDA from
1979â€"81.He has been Assistant Director at the Swan Theatre,
Worcester, Associate Director at Derby Playhouse theatre, Director of
Drama at Pangbourne College, Berkshire and Course Director of the BA
(Hons) acting course at Birmingham School of Acting. He was also Head
of Drama at Solihull School, Solihull, Course Director Performing Arts
at Abingdon College and a teacher of Drama at Golden Hillock School,
Sparkhill, Birmingham.In 1984, he won the Laurence Olivier Award as
Actor of the Year in a Musical playing John Tallentire in Howard
Goodall and Melvyn Bragg’s The Hired Man at the Astoria Theatre,
London. He also created the role of Harry Bright in the original
production of Mamma Mia! at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.His
other theatre work includes: Alfie Byrne in the European Premiere of
the musical A Man of No Importance' at the Union Theatre, Southwark
and the Arts Theatre, London. Dave in the world premiere of Promises
and Lies(Birmingham Rep). Hamp in For King and Country(Greenwich
Theatre), Working Class Hero, The Hired Man, Venetian Twins,
(Nuffield, Southampton). Down the Dock Road(Chester Gateway).
Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus, Roderigo in Othello, Captain Plume
in The Recruiting Officerand Lieutenant Clark in 'Our Country's Good'
(Swan, Worcester). He recently played Jack Horsfall in Hull Truck
Theatre's production of 'The Glee Club' by Richard Cameron directed by
Tessa Walker and Gryce in Derby Theatre's production of 'Kes' directed
by Sarah Brigham and toured Britain in 'House of Ghosts' directed by
Robin Herford.
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