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Background

While previously well known for his roles as a child actor, Nicholas Gledhill is more recently recognised for his regular appearances as an actor, singer and director around the Sydney independent theatre scene.

Nicholas has been playing regularly, in a duo with Josh Shipton, around the inner-west. He recently performed in the New Theatre production of "Women, Power and Culture - then and now". He also recently played in the "re-launch" production of "She Stoops To Conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith, for Payers in the Pub at the Harold Park Hotel - and directed a rehearsed reading of "The Dance of Death" by August Strindberg, for the Players in the Pub, in the Upstairs Room, at the Toxteth Hotel, Glebe.

He was also recently seen in the Sydney Fringe 2010, playing the role of Watch, in a play he wrote himself - "Time To Remember..." - which was part of a double-bill entitled "Closing Time" produced by SpaceCraft Productions.

Nicholas studied at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (now the BSA) for three years and, after working in the UK for some time, returned home to Australia to play John Darling in the Jim Henson's Creature Shop production of "PAN". He also played Edgar and Sebastian in the Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia's production of King Lear and The Tempest and Rosencrantz in Hamlet.

He began acting at the age of 6 when he played the central role (PS) in "Careful He Might Hear You" for which he was nominated Best Actor in 1984.

Nicholas has also worked as a Stage Combat Master and Choreographer, an acting teacher and is a prize winning writer (ICI/STC Young Writers Competition).


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Makes Mud

Nicholas Gledhill and Chris Dale would like to invite you to a performance of new songs, "Makes Mud", on the 10th June.

Now also extended to a 2nd night, the 17th of June.

A celebration of local talent, and new song writing.

After the success of their cabaret show, "Odd Spaces", in February, Nicholas and Chris have teamed up again, to create a new show - this time, a small collection of new songs, called "Makes Mud".

So, is this a continuation of the story of Odd Spaces?

No. I'm afraid, those of you waiting to find out what happened to Tom, after his unplanned ejection from the Earth, will have to wait a little longer...

Where: @Newtown RSL, Enmore Road.
When: 10th June. After 8:00pm.

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So, why the uncertain start time?

The evening itself is an evening of new compositions, by a range of performers from the local area. It's hard to say precisely when, during the night, "Makes Mud" will be on. But it will be some time after 8:00pm - and is unlikely to be too much later than that.

We are also preparing the songs for a singer/songwriter competition, in the following weeks. Come back, soon, for updates on how that goes.

Nicholas and Chris would also like to use the opportunity to get some feedback on the songs, before entering the upcoming competition.

If you would like to indicate your intention to attend, please visit the Event page.

Or you could become a "fan", or review some the videos from the previous show.


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Unofficial Recordings

OK - so I got new recording toy recently - called an MBox. And it inspired a few new recordings.

I've also been working with a friend of mine, Chris, on a cabaret show we called "Odd Spaces". For those on facebook, you can see some videos of the original performance of "Odd Spaces" here.

Chris and I have also been working on a second chapter for "Odd Spaces". One of the outcomes of that has been some new songs.

Now, I haven't written music for a long time - but I'm quite happy with some of the songs that have been coming out recently.

On this page, I'm posting some of the recordings that have come out of my work with Chris, and for "Odd Spaces". All of them have problems... none of them are for "official" release - which is why they're on this page... but it's nice to have somewhere to put them - as an interesting record of our work and the process we've been through.



No Need

This one is interesting - it's the first song I've written in years... too many to bear counting really... The vocal quality is a little weird because I was recording in the kitchen and trying not make too much noise :-)

I quite liked the way the song turned out, in the end though - and Chris and I are working on a version to perform soon - so I'll post that here if we get a recording of it:





Drag Me Under

This version doesn't have any words for the verses - the lyrics have now been locked down - but when Chris and I were working on it, I hadn't finished writing them, so I just "na na"'d it.

But it worked quite well as a first pass for orchestrating it with just 2 guitars... and I quite like it as a record of our work:





The River

Now there's 2 versions of this to post here.

The first is the example recorded for Chris to listen to. It was recorded in Garage Band and the way I hooked up the MBox means it's a got a really weird split between the left and the right sides - with all the vocals in the left audio... but it's a nice record of one of the original versions of the idea (mistakes, throat cold and all):



The second version is from the next night, when Chris and I got together to work on it. It's terribly distorted - but I really like Chris's work on the guitar, and some of the ideas he was playing around with for backing vocals:

[this version currently unavailable]



Now onto the covers...

Rickety Tickety Tin

Considering there's no video of our performance of this, from the night of "Odd Spaces", I'm glad we've still got this rehearsal recording...

It may not be quite as good as it ended up being in the show. But it's still a fun song - from the ever-entertaining Tom Lehrer.






And the songs that were captured that night...

To see the "boot-leg" videos of the night @Newtown RSL see the Odd Spaces video page.


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"Fan" page and Video for Odd Spaces


While preparations for the second performance of Odd Spaces are underway (details of first performance, here) - some work on a second chapter to the story have also begun...

To bring both our old and our potential audience together, and keep them up-to-date, we started a Facebook fan page.

*** Become a fan of Odd Spaces today ***.



It turns out there was some boot-leg video taken of the show in February - so here it is...

As Tom gets taken down to the Strawberry Fields insane asylum, the police found it *hilarious* to sing this little ditty to him:



... again, here's another one of the unofficial videos from the original performance of Odd Spaces - at this point, Tom has made the obvious mistake of asking one of his fellow inmates "Who's that over there? Why do they call him Mr. Raccoon":



... more videos from the original performance of Odd Spaces - Tom's final escape plan, to get away from Strawberry Fields, goes horribly wrong, as he finds himself, accidentally, reaching escape velocity:



... this is my favourite, I think, of the videos from the first night of Odd Spaces... you may have heard this song before - but not this way:



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Odd Spaces

Chris Dale and Nicholas Gledhill, for one night only.

Odd Spaces - a tale of love, mystery, murder and mayhem. Set against the leafy green backdrop of the Strawberry Fields insane asylum - our hero, Tom, finds himself surrounded by strange people and even stranger stories.

Having plead insanity to avoid jail time - how will he get out of here with his mind (and his body) still intact?

Extreme circumstances call for even more extreme solutions. But will they work? Have things gone too far? How will Tom's story end?

As Tom's story spirals out of control - how will he ever find peace again?

To find out the answers - come along. Come see the cabaret.

This Thursday night, the 4th February, Newtown RSL:


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Playing Demetrius in A Midsummer Nights Dream

The Acting Factory Inc. is presenting A Midsummer Nights Dream in February/March.

See the Shakespeare By The River page, on their website - for more details.



I'll be playing Demetrius - hope to see you there.

More performance dates and details soon.


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Contact

Agent:
Bronwen Gault
Bronwen Gault Management (web site)

61 Marlborough St
Surry Hills, NSW
2010, Australia

ph: (+61 2) 8399 3050
fx: (+61 2) 8399 1390
mb: 0403 259 950
wb: http://www.gaultmanagement.com.au/
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Downloads and Samples

Nicholas Gledhill has performed in many Radio and V/O productions. Here are a few samples.

New samples will be added soon - including some more recent work and work that he did as a child. Video clips will soon be added to this page so please keep an eye out for updates.

Samples
Lucky Lotteries Advertisement
Panasonic Olympics Commercial
Solo Gig - at The Townie, Newtown
"Unofficial" videos of Odd Spaces

Speaking of Angela

An excerpt from the UTS/2SER student radio play I performed in. Written and directed by Rachel Holt.



Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

An excerpt for a radio play adaptation of the play by the same name, performed as practice for out entry to the BBC radio competition for drama students at accredited Drama schools in the UK.



Cosi

An excerpt from a radio play we recorded as part of a pilot for a series of Australian plays, performed for radio.



Accrington Pals

An excerpt from a radio play I was in (from the stage play of the same name), in England, shortly after finishing drama school.


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Links

Careful He Might Here You
Purchase the DVD:
Planet Video, ezydvd, Amazon

Reviews:
SMH, IMDb, MSN Movies, movierevie.ws, NY Times

Bodyline
Purchase the DVD:
DVD Orchard (or Kennedy Miller Box Set), Gameplanet Store, Homesick

Reviews:
334 Not Out, Amazon, IMDb, Memorable TV

Profiles
Rotten Tomatoes, NY Times, MEAA


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Audio

ESL Training
Role: Various
Company: J.N.P. Films P/L

The Man Who Sued God
Role: Various
Company: Huzzah Productions

Speaking of Angela
Role: David
Company: ABC Television

Black Beauty
Role: Yong Boy
Company: Kennedy Miller


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Film / TV

Dead to the World
Role:
Druggie
Company:
J.N.P. Films P/L

The Way to Ward Five
Role: Julian Ross
Company: Huzzah Productions

G.P. (Ep. “Family Life”)
Role: Jack
Company: ABC Television

Dirtwater Dynasty
Role: Richard Eastwick
Company: Kennedy Miller

Blinky Bill
Role: Ranger Ken
Company: ABC Television

A Country Practice
Role: Little Joe
Company: J.N.P. Films P/L

Bodyline
Role: Young Jardine
Company: Kennedy Miller

Careful He Might Hear You
Role: P.S.
Company: Syme Entertainment

Numerous V/O’s and Television Commercials


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Theatre

Women, Power and Culture Role: Mr Rossi Company: New Theatre Midsummer Nights' Dream Role: Demetrius Company: Acting Factory Closing Time Role: Watch Company: SpaceCraft Light Bites and Tasty Treats Role: Various Company: Straylight Productions Fallen Angels Role: Fred Company: Factory Space Theatre Company Hamlet Role: Rosencrantz Company: Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia The Tempest Role: Sebastian Company: Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia Real Estate Role: Simon Company: Company of Players King Lear Role: Edgar Company: Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia Moving In Role: Simon Company: Company of Players PAN Role: John Darling Company: MEAG & Henson’s Creature Shop The Venetian Twins Role: Arleccino Company: Epicentre Midsummer Night’s Dream Role: Starvling Company: New Theatre Having It All Role: Mark Company: ANT Theatre Co. Time To Remember... Role: Writer Company: S.T.C. (Prize Winner ICI/STC Young Writers Competition)


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About

Stats
Male
37 years old
Newtown, 2042
Australia
Status: Married
Height: 5’ 9”
Weight: 72kg
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Playing Range: Early Thirties to Early Forties
Training: Birmingham School of Speech and Drama
(now the Birmingham School of Acting)










Other Details
Full Australian and British Equity Membership.

Music:
  • Vocal Range: Bass/Baritone
  • St.& Andrew's Cathedral Choir
  • Piano (A.M.E.B. Grade 7)
  • Guitar (Rock, Classical, Folk)

Dialects:

  • Australian (Native)
  • Yorkshire
  • Standard American
  • Standard English


Skills:
Basic Self Defence, Stage Fighting BASC Certificate (Advanced), Basic Dance (Tap, Jazz, Ballet), Computer Skills, Full Clean Driving Licence, Stage Management / Technical Experience, Horse Riding, Trained Cocktail Waiter, Theatre In Education Experience, Writing / Self-Devising Experience.

More Details:
Official Facebook Page


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