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Pete Gallagher

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Pete has been performing professionally since 1983, after attending drama college in London.

His film and TV credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar, Casualty, My Hero, The Two Of Us, Square Deal, Moon and Son, Bergerac, South, My Fair Hugh and The Mrs Bradley Mysteries.

His theatre credits include: Dr Dolittle, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Show, The Mystery Plays, Buddy, Godspell, Fields of Ambrosia, Frankenstein, Up On The Roof, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Lautrec, Guys and Dolls and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

He has also directed many productions, showcases and fringe performances and at drama colleges (including the critically acclaimed gothic punk A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Chelsea) and at the tender age of 25 became one of the youngest Headmasters ever when he took charge of the Corona Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

Pete is also a prolific writer. He has collaborated with Richard Storry on The Brothers Lionheart, with Simon Henderson on The Black Book and The One, and has written the TV project Gribblum Tales, the musical The Christmas Shop and plays What Goes Around and Tongues as solo projects. Face2Face, for which he wrote the libretto, has just been showcased at the RSAMD.

He has recently been in Robin Hood (Birmingham Hippodrome) as The Sheriff of Nottingham opposite John Barrowman's Robin, and is currently performing Moonlight & Magnolias and The Pirates of Penzance (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough).

 

His play The Brothers Lionheart ran at the Pleasance London this April and will be in Edinburgh in 2009 then tour in 2010.

 

Previous projects with YMT:

 

  • Studio York (2006) – Director
  • Studio Wokingham (2007) – Director
  • Studio Salisbury (2007) – Director
  • Missing Mel (2008) – Director
  • Studio Leeds (2008) – Director
 
   
 
   
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