Gareth Somers
Dr Gareth Somers
United Kingdom °1967
research interests: Performance and Ecology, Theatre, Devised Performance, Theatre History, Actor Training, Interdisciplinarity, Spirituality, Somatics
affiliation: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
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I am a teacher of acting as well as an Actor, Director and Writer. I have performed and directed internationally
I have studied acting and directing in the UK, the US and in Europe.
I have a PhD in performance and co-run the theatre company Transatlantyk2 my recent one man show; 1616 the secrets and passion of William Shakespeare toured in England Europe and the US. I have taught and directed in The Netherlands, Italy, Poland and The Czech Republic and at the Czech Theatre School JAMU.
I have directed over 40 professional performances, and have with performers of all types, from performers with the Belgrade National Ballet to Perrier award-winning comedians and members of the RSC. Reviewers have described my acting roles as ‘splendid’ and ‘beautifully menacing’, (What’s on London) "measured: raw, yet contained" (The stage).
I directed in the Czech Republic for three years and ran Naked Theatre at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol; an international company of performers trained in the UK, Argentina, Moscow, Belgrade and Prague. I have published on performance and acting and my acting has been the subject of academic study.
