Enda Markey
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Enda Markey is an Irish-born Sydney, Australia-based stage and television actor. He made his professional stage debut aged eleven in Dylan Thomas
's A Child's Christmas in Wales
at the Abbey Theatre
, Dublin.
At sixteen, he was awarded a scholarship to train at London
's Laine Theatre Arts
' Musical Theatre Course. Following his training, he played Rick in the London production of A Slice of Saturday Night. Other appearances in London and the UK include the world premiere cast of Vice Versa at the Players' Theatre
in London and Enda's solo shows "Enda Markey In Concert" (Jermyn Street Theatre) and "Live & Legless" (Too2Much) in the West End.
In 1996, Markey returned to Dublin to appear in the Irish premiere of Follies
with Lorna Luft
, Dave Willetts
and Millicent Martin
. Follies was followed by an appearance in Side By Side By Sondheim
, giving Markey his first starring role and making him the youngest person ever to headline a production of that show. He then appeared as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk
which was immediately followed by his return to A Slice of Saturday Night
in Dublin, recreating the role of Rick for a sell-out season.
Theatrical appearances in Australia
include The Mangina Monologues at Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne
and The Seymour Centre in Sydney
and the world premiere of Flying Solo with Paula Duncan
and Noeline Brown
, directed by Judy Nunn
.
He appeared as a headlining act at major events including the opening of the Mardi Gras festival in 2004 and 2005 at Hyde Park in Sydney performing to an audience of 20,000 people; Summa Fling and Cabaret Feddish at Federation Square in Melbourne; Dublin Pride (headlining alongside Tina Cousins
); The Pride March Finale Concert (Melbourne) and Pride WA Fair Day in Perth.
He has appeared at venues around the world including Andrew's Lane Theatre (Dublin), Jermyn Street Theatre (London), Chapel Off Chapel (Melbourne), Kabarett Junction (Sydney), The Adelaide Festival Centre (Adelaide), CUB Malthouse (Melbourne), Seymour Theatre Centre (Sydney), Capers Cabaret (Melbourne); His Majesty's Theatre (Perth), The Judith Wright Centre (Brisbane), The Butterfly Club (Melbourne), Fowler's Live (Adelaide) and The Powerhouse (Brisbane).
Shows in which he has appeared include Stage By Stage and Among Friends. His solo shows include Enda Markey In Concert, Another Place and Time, By Popular Demand, Tearing Up The Town, Alone Together, and the Australian tour of One Night Stand, also billed as Boys Like One Night Stands and touring Australia with Australian Idol
s Courtney Act
.
Television appearances include This Life
(BBC); Ireland AM (TV3); Denise (Channel 7); Good Morning Australia
(Channel 10). He has appeared as a guest on many television and radio programmes around the world.
Solo recordings include Another Place and Time and By Popular Demand. In April 2011, Markey starred in a new Australian production of Side By Side By Sondheim
, appearing alongside Margi de Ferranti, Amelia Cormack and Jessica Rowe
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
's A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Child's Christmas in Wales is a prose work by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. Originally emerging from a piece written for radio, the poem was recorded by Thomas in 1952. The story is an anecdotal retelling of a Christmas from the view of a young child and is a romanticised version of Christmases...
at the Abbey Theatre
Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...
, Dublin.
At sixteen, he was awarded a scholarship to train at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Laine Theatre Arts
Laine Theatre Arts
Laine Theatre Arts is an independent performing arts college, based in the town of Epsom in Surrey, England. The college was founded in 1974, and developed from an earlier school, the Frecker-Laine School of Dancing...
' Musical Theatre Course. Following his training, he played Rick in the London production of A Slice of Saturday Night. Other appearances in London and the UK include the world premiere cast of Vice Versa at the Players' Theatre
Players' Theatre
The Players' Theatre was a theatre in London as well as a theatre club for music hall in the style of the BBC programme "The Good Old Days".-Origins:...
in London and Enda's solo shows "Enda Markey In Concert" (Jermyn Street Theatre) and "Live & Legless" (Too2Much) in the West End.
In 1996, Markey returned to Dublin to appear in the Irish premiere of Follies
Follies
Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The story concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, of the past performers of the "Weismann's Follies," a musical revue , that played in that theatre between the World Wars...
with Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft is an American television, stage, and film actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and Sid Luft, and the half-sister of singer and actress Liza Minnelli.-Biography:...
, Dave Willetts
Dave Willetts
Dave Willetts is an English singer and actor known for having leading roles in West End musicals.Willetts is something of an enigma in that he has had no formal singing, dancing, or acting lessons. Before he was 20 he rarely visited the theatre...
and Millicent Martin
Millicent Martin
Millicent Mary Lillian Martin is an English actress, singer and comedienne.Martin was born in Romford, England. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend in 1954...
. Follies was followed by an appearance in Side By Side By Sondheim
Side By Side By Sondheim
Side by Side by Sondheim is a musical revue featuring the songs of Broadway and film composer Stephen Sondheim. Its title is derived from the song "Side by Side by Side" from Company.-History:...
, giving Markey his first starring role and making him the youngest person ever to headline a production of that show. He then appeared as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk is a folktale said by English historian Francis Palgrave to be an oral legend that arrived in England with the Vikings. The tale is closely associated with the tale of Jack the Giant-killer. It is known under a number of versions...
which was immediately followed by his return to A Slice of Saturday Night
A Slice of Saturday Night
A Slice of Saturday Night is a musical with book, lyrics and music by The Heather Brothers: Lea, Neil, Charles and John. The songs are a nostalgic pastiche of 1960s music, and the story tells a tale of teenage dreams and young love set around 1964 in a nightclub called Club-a-Go-Go.The Heather...
in Dublin, recreating the role of Rick for a sell-out season.
Theatrical appearances in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
include The Mangina Monologues at Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and The Seymour Centre in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and the world premiere of Flying Solo with Paula Duncan
Paula Duncan
Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress. She is prominent mainly in the genre of soap opera. Her sister is fellow soap actress Carmen Duncan....
and Noeline Brown
Noeline Brown
Noeline Brown is an Australian actor and comedian. She has appeared in many films, television shows, plays and radio programs....
, directed by Judy Nunn
Judy Nunn
Judy Nunn is an Australian actress and author.-Acting career:Her breakout role was as the scheming bisexual reporter Vicky Stafford in the risque soap opera The Box. Her character became a popular cult figure in the series. Nunn continued in the role for the show's entire 1974–1977 run...
.
He appeared as a headlining act at major events including the opening of the Mardi Gras festival in 2004 and 2005 at Hyde Park in Sydney performing to an audience of 20,000 people; Summa Fling and Cabaret Feddish at Federation Square in Melbourne; Dublin Pride (headlining alongside Tina Cousins
Tina Cousins
Tina Cousins is an English singer-songwriter and former fashion model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia. She started her career as a model...
); The Pride March Finale Concert (Melbourne) and Pride WA Fair Day in Perth.
He has appeared at venues around the world including Andrew's Lane Theatre (Dublin), Jermyn Street Theatre (London), Chapel Off Chapel (Melbourne), Kabarett Junction (Sydney), The Adelaide Festival Centre (Adelaide), CUB Malthouse (Melbourne), Seymour Theatre Centre (Sydney), Capers Cabaret (Melbourne); His Majesty's Theatre (Perth), The Judith Wright Centre (Brisbane), The Butterfly Club (Melbourne), Fowler's Live (Adelaide) and The Powerhouse (Brisbane).
Shows in which he has appeared include Stage By Stage and Among Friends. His solo shows include Enda Markey In Concert, Another Place and Time, By Popular Demand, Tearing Up The Town, Alone Together, and the Australian tour of One Night Stand, also billed as Boys Like One Night Stands and touring Australia with Australian Idol
Australian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
s Courtney Act
Courtney Act
Courtney Act is the stage name of Shane Jenek, an Australian drag celebrity, pop singer and entertainer. As Courtney Act, Jenek was a semi-finalist on Australian Idol in 2003 and was the third singer of the competition to release an official solo single, following Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll...
.
Television appearances include This Life
This Life
This Life is a BBC television drama that was produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two. Two series were broadcast in 1996 and 1997 and a reunion special in 2007....
(BBC); Ireland AM (TV3); Denise (Channel 7); Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
(Channel 10). He has appeared as a guest on many television and radio programmes around the world.
Solo recordings include Another Place and Time and By Popular Demand. In April 2011, Markey starred in a new Australian production of Side By Side By Sondheim
Side By Side By Sondheim
Side by Side by Sondheim is a musical revue featuring the songs of Broadway and film composer Stephen Sondheim. Its title is derived from the song "Side by Side by Side" from Company.-History:...
, appearing alongside Margi de Ferranti, Amelia Cormack and Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM...