Tobias Manderson-Galvin
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Tobias Alexander Edward Manderson-Galvin (19 August 1984) is an Australia
n actor
, satirist, performance poet, dadaist and playwright
.
He is best known as Artistic Director of Melbourne
's new Playwrights' theatre: MKA: Theatre of New Writing
runs the gamut from docu-drama to vaudeville
-influenced black comedy
, making him a notable Australian theatre maker. He's also distinguished by his antagonising style and an increasingly large body of work. Manderson-Galvin writes and appears in much of his theatre also directing the majority of it. For inspiration, Manderson-Galvin draws heavily on his training as a ballet
dancer, philosophy
, sociology
, theories of oppression
; consumerism
, his Jewish and Irish identities and the history of theatre
, amongst a wealth of other fields of interest. He's performed on stages diverse as Radio National
, pool halls, the National Theatre
and a kiddy pool full of jelly under a bridge in Northcote
.
In 2010 he won the Munster Poetry Slam Champion and placed in the finals of the All-Ireland Poetry Slam.
His poetry, whilst usually live has been published in Herding Kites, a ten year anthology of the National Young Writers' Festival
, a festival at which he is a regular guest and performer.
He is also currently a member of Melbourne Playback Theatre.
Priest Phaedra's Love
Sarah Kane
(2010), Sara Catchpole
Silvio B. BLT Glyn Roberts (2009), Emerging Writers' Festival
One Arm One Arm & Three Arm in the Swamp (2009), Alethea Jones
Hitlerhoff Hitlerhoff Tom Doig (Adelaide 2009), Erin Kelly
The Reverend Genesis Re:Created T. Manderson-Galvin (2009), Erin Kelly
Junkies with Conor Gallacher & Ash Nish (2008), Brigid Gallacher
Hitlerhoff Hitlerhoff Tom Doig (Melbourne 2008), Erin Kelly
Freddy Hobson's Choice
(2008), Richard Sarrell
Dante the Inferno T. Manderson-Galvin (2008), Erin Kelly & Tom Doig
Mr Martin the Bald Soprano
Ianesco (2007), Paul Terrell
Lead Male Oversexed Michelle Lee (2007), Aria Vryen
Junkie The Yellow Peril Fregmonto Stokes (2007)
Dogmeat (2010), Jessica Tuckwell
Afternoon of a Faun (2009), Tobias Manderson-Galvin
Genesis Re:Created (2009), Erin Kelly
the Inferno with Cast (2008), Erin Kelly & Tom Doig
Junkies with Conor Gallacher & Ash Nish (2008), Brigid Gallacher
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...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, satirist, performance poet, dadaist and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
.
He is best known as Artistic Director of 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...
's new Playwrights' theatre: MKA: Theatre of New Writing
Summary
Manderson-Galvin's distinctive, oft hilarious, theatreTheatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
runs the gamut from docu-drama to vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
-influenced black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
, making him a notable Australian theatre maker. He's also distinguished by his antagonising style and an increasingly large body of work. Manderson-Galvin writes and appears in much of his theatre also directing the majority of it. For inspiration, Manderson-Galvin draws heavily on his training as a ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
dancer, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, theories of oppression
Oppression
Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, and...
; consumerism
Consumerism
Consumerism is a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen...
, his Jewish and Irish identities and the history of theatre
History of theatre
The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years. While performative elements are present in every society, it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatre as an art form and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities...
, amongst a wealth of other fields of interest. He's performed on stages diverse as Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
, pool halls, the National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
and a kiddy pool full of jelly under a bridge in Northcote
Northcote, Victoria
Northcote is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin...
.
In 2010 he won the Munster Poetry Slam Champion and placed in the finals of the All-Ireland Poetry Slam.
His poetry, whilst usually live has been published in Herding Kites, a ten year anthology of the National Young Writers' Festival
National Young Writers' Festival
The National Young Writers' Festival occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, over the New South Wales' Labour Day Holiday Weekend in late September/early October...
, a festival at which he is a regular guest and performer.
He is also currently a member of Melbourne Playback Theatre.
The Actor
Ted Smudged Megan Twycross (2010), Richard PettiferPriest Phaedra's Love
Phaedra's Love
Phaedra's Love is a play by British playwright Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1996 at London's Gate Theatre, directed by the author. The play is a modern adaptation of Seneca's Phaedra...
Sarah Kane
Sarah Kane
Sarah Kane was an English playwright. Her plays deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture — both physical and psychological — and death. They are characterised by a poetic intensity, pared-down language, exploration of theatrical form and, in her earlier work, the use of...
(2010), Sara Catchpole
Silvio B. BLT Glyn Roberts (2009), Emerging Writers' Festival
One Arm One Arm & Three Arm in the Swamp (2009), Alethea Jones
Hitlerhoff Hitlerhoff Tom Doig (Adelaide 2009), Erin Kelly
Erin Kelly
Erin Kelly is an American film, theater and television actress, best known for her role as Annabelle Tillman in Katherine Brooks's 2006 film Loving Annabelle.-Films:Kelly has collaborated with director Katherine Brooks on four films...
The Reverend Genesis Re:Created T. Manderson-Galvin (2009), Erin Kelly
Junkies with Conor Gallacher & Ash Nish (2008), Brigid Gallacher
Hitlerhoff Hitlerhoff Tom Doig (Melbourne 2008), Erin Kelly
Freddy Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice is a play by Harold Brighouse, the title coming from the popular expression, Hobson's choice — meaning no choice at all.The first production was at the Princess Theatre in New York. It then transferred to London on June 24, 1916 at the Apollo Theatre, before moving to the Prince of...
(2008), Richard Sarrell
Dante the Inferno T. Manderson-Galvin (2008), Erin Kelly & Tom Doig
Mr Martin the Bald Soprano
The Bald Soprano
La Cantatrice Chauve — translated from French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna — is the first play written by Franco-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. Nicolas Bataille directed the premiere on May 11, 1950 at the Théâtre des Noctambules, Paris...
Ianesco (2007), Paul Terrell
Lead Male Oversexed Michelle Lee (2007), Aria Vryen
Junkie The Yellow Peril Fregmonto Stokes (2007)
The Playwright
"The Economist (2011), Van BadhamVan Badham
Van Badham is an Australian writer. A playwright and novelist, she writes dramas and comedies.-Early life:Van Badham was born Vanessa Badham in Sydney in 1978 . Her mother and father worked in the New South Wales gaming and track industry, with her father eventually working for the registered club...
Dogmeat (2010), Jessica Tuckwell
Afternoon of a Faun (2009), Tobias Manderson-Galvin
Genesis Re:Created (2009), Erin Kelly
the Inferno with Cast (2008), Erin Kelly & Tom Doig
Junkies with Conor Gallacher & Ash Nish (2008), Brigid Gallacher