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RUTH CALKIN by Kathryn Daisy
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RUTH CALKIN

Spotlight Actresses 2011/2012

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ACTORS FILE (THE) PM CO-OPERATIVE
Spitfire Studios, 63-71 Collier Street, London N1 9BE
Phone: 020 7278 0087
E-mail: mail@theactorsfile.co.uk
WWW: www.theactorsfile.co.uk
Artist's Website: www.ruthcalkin.co.uk
Location:London
Height:5'5" (165cm)
Weight:12st. 2lb. (77kg)
Playing Age:26 - 40 years
Role Types:White
Eye Colour:Blue-Grey
Hair Colour:Dark Brown
Hair Length:Mid Length
Voice Character:Assured
Voice Quality:Strong
Equity

Credits:

5 STARS in THE TIMES for A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!! Little Angel/Kneehigh, directed by Mike Shepherd, Reviewed by Dominic Maxwell 29/11/11: "Now look, children, don't go getting the idea that stage shows are always this good.....this is a little miracle of a show. In it's small but perfectly formed way, it is as memorable as anything I've seen this year." Runs at the Little Angel Theatre N1 until January 29th 2012.

Stage Workshop Audio Educational
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Stage
2011, Stage, The Nosey Neighbour, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Little Angel Theatre / Kneehigh, Mike Shepherd
2011, Stage, Actor/Puppeteer, The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy - R&D, Little Angel Theatre / Manchester Royal Exchange, Peter Glanville
2011, Stage, Actor/Musician, The Adventures of Thunder and Coal - R&D, for Ben Glasstone, Steve Tiplady
2011, Stage, Trinculo / Gonzalo, The Tempest, The Little Angel / RSC, Peter Glanville
2010, Stage, Actor/Puppeteer, In the Night Garden Live, Minor Ent./BBC Worldwide/Ragdoll , Will Tuckett
2010, Stage, Bat Cat, Charlie and Lola's Best Bestest Play, A Polka production presented by Watershed , Roman Stefanski
2009, Stage, Rabid Rebecca/Miss Tutu/New Nick's Mum/Beefy Bert, Horrid Henry - Live And Horrid!, Continuation of Tour for Watershed Theatre, Hannah Chissick
2008, Stage, Rabid Rebecca/Miss Tutu/New Nick's Mum/Beefy Bert, Horrid Henry - Live And Horrid!, Tour-Watershed Theatre; West End-MJE Productions, Hannah Chissick
2007, Stage, Doctor Spencer, Danny - The Champion Of The World, Tour 2007-08 for Birmingham Stage Company, Phil Clark
2006, Stage, Tilly Mouse, The Mouse Queen, Little Angel/Monstro in assoc. Hampstead Theatre, Steve Tiplady
2005, Stage, Fairy Fanciful, Sleeping Beauty - The Rock 'n' Roll Panto, The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Peter Rowe
2005, Stage, The Mother/The Woman, Hansel and Gretel, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds and Tour, Colin Blumenhau
2004, Stage, Hoopoe, Conference of the Birds , Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2004, Stage, Bun, Baking Time, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2003, Stage, Twirl, Moving Pictures, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2003, Stage, Hop, Jumpin' Beans!, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2002, Stage, Twirl, Boing!, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2002, Stage, Hat, Under your Hat, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2001, Stage, Fan, Waving, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2001, Stage, Ruby Onions, Knock! Knock! Who's There?, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
2000, Stage, Diva, Dreams And Secrets, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
1999, Stage, Sniff, Playhouse, Oily Cart, Tim Webb
1998, Stage, Mrs Peachum, The Threepenny Opera, Z Theatre Company, David Horwell
1997, Stage, Gertrude/Snug And Company, The Mechanicals, Z Theatre Company, Sam Troughton
Workshop
2007, Workshop, Actor/Musician And Puppeteer, Rehearsal And Development (Workshop And Performance), Monstro, Steve Tiplady
2009, Workshop, Actor, Screen Directors Training, FilmDirecting4Women, Ruth Torjussen
Audio
2009, Audio, Narrator, Barry! The Dirty Habit Goblin, Wireless Theatre Company, Jack Bowman
2009, Audio, Mrs Peach, Popplejoy and the Girl Who Thought She Was a Telephone, Wireless Theatre Company, Andrew Ward
Educational
1999, Educational, Company, Literacy Theatre in Education to Humberside Schools, Spin Off Theatre, Honor Pallant

Skills:

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)
American-Standard, Australian, Cardiff, East Anglian, Essex*, French, German, Irish-Northern, Irish-Southern, Midlands-West, RP, Scottish-Standard, South African, Spanish, Stoke-on-Trent, Teesside, Welsh-Northern, Welsh-Southern, Yorkshire
Languages:
(* = mother tongue)
English*, French, Spanish
Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)
Aerobics, Alto*, Bagpipes, Ballet, Bass Clarinet*, Choral Singing, Clarinet*, Classical Singing, Country Singing, Folk Dancing, Gospel Singing, Jazz Singing, Period Dancing, Polka, Salsa Dancing, Saxophone*, Sight-Reading*, Soprano Saxophone*, Tap, Violin
Performance:Clown, Comedy, Living History, Mask, Musical Comedy, Musician-Professional, Physical Theatre, Story Telling
Sports:
(* = highly skilled)
Badminton, Bowling, Camel-riding, Canoe, Horse-riding, Plane Gliding, ScubaDiving, Stage Combat, Trampoline
Vehicle Licences:Car Driving Licence
Other Skills:Puppetry

Training:

Hull University, BA (Hons) Drama 2:1, 3 years, 1995 - 1998