Lauren Swann
| Hair | Strawberry Blonde |
| Height | 5'
6"
|
| Eyes | Blue |
| Nationality | Australian /American (Eligible to work in the UK) |
| Natural Accent | Transatlantic |
Special Skills
Period Dance and basic Flamenco; Stage Combat (BASSC); Six years equestrian training; Proficient in French; Strong mezzo soprano (range G below middle C to A two octaves above middle C); Knitting; Accents – RP, London/Estuary, Leeds/Yorkshire, Australian, regional American variations (especially New York)
Previous Experience
For the British American Drama Academy, London: Hermione in The Winters Tale (dir. Irina Brown), Cerimon in Pericles (dir. Nick Hutchison), both at Oval Theatre; Officer inWoyzeck at BADA; University and college productions include Sharon Bates in Book of Days, Flora Meighan in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Elma Duckworth in Bus Stop ; Devised and performed in various pieces created for ‘found space’ and in Judson Church, NYC; Former member of Michael Chekhov Theatre Company, NYC; On the Acting Shakespeare short course at RADA performed as Imogen in Cymbeline
Special Interests
Contemporary and Renaissance Art, 17th-century prose and poetry, textile and surface design, travel, film, surfing, 60’s and 70’s music, American politics, reading, fancy dress and dinner parties, Hawaii
Course
BA Acting
Theatre whilst at RADA:
Character
Bodey
Production
A Lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur
Director
Katherine Rogers
Character
Porter
Production
Prairie Du Chien
Director
Lindsay Posner
Character
Meg March
Production
Little Women
Director
Geoff Bullen
Character
Jenna
Production
Tomorrow
Director
Marcus White
Character
Cynthia
Production
Lethal Cocktails
Director
Jonathan Tafler
Character
Bathilde
Production
Giselle
Director
Jonathan Tafler
Character
Esther Horgan
Production
Dolly West's Kitchen
Director
Nick Hutchinson
Character
Rita Allmers
Production
Little Eyolf
Director
Jennie Buckman
Character
Desdemona
Production
Othello
Director
Oleg Mirochnikov
Character
Beatrice
Production
A View from the Bridge
Director
Dee Cannon
Character
Corinna /Marie
Production
The Strangeness of Others
Director
Tamara Harvey
Character
Matilda
Production
Zastrozzi
Director
Ché Walker
Character
Beatrice
Production
The Changeling
Director
Gerrard McArthur
Character
Agnes
Production
The School for Wives
Director
Helen Strange
Character
Miranda Frayle
Production
Relative Values
Director
Dee Cannon
Character
Donagild/Queen
Production
The Canterbury Tales
Director
Aileen Gonsalves