Conrad Nelson
Conrad Nelson (born 1963) is a British actor, composer and musical director, and he was the Artistic Director of the Northern Broadsides company until 2019.[1]
His acting roles have included Iago in the Northern Broadsides production of Othello when Lenny Henry played the lead,[2] and Leontes in the company's 2015 The Winter's Tale which he also directed.[3]
In 2013, he appeared as Sir John Middleton in Helen Edmundson's BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.[4]
Nelson and his family now live in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where he is one of the dramatic directors at the New Vic Theatre where his latest production was of the musical farce One Man, Two Guvnors. He is also artistic director at the Claybody Theatre,[5] a Stoke on Trent drama group that specialises in local themes, including Arnold Bennett's The Card.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Nelson is married to playwright and actor Deborah McAndrew.[2] They have a daughter named Elizabeth [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "About us: Staff". Northern Broadsides. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b Ahad, Nick (20 August 2012). "The Big Interview: Conrad Nelson". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Review: The Winter's Tale, Northern Broadsides, on tour until November 28". The Press. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Sense And Sensibility". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Claybody People:". www.claybodytheatre.com. Claybody Theatre. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Clare (4 June 2023). "The Card review – a sparkling adaptation of Arnold Bennett's rags-to-riches comic novel". The Observer. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Hastings, Sheena (10 November 2013). "The Big Interview: Deborah McAndrew". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Conrad Nelson at IMDb
- Kevin De Ornellas. "Review of Hamlet, presented by Northern Broadsides at the Arts Centre, University of Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 9 April 2011." EMLS 15.3 (2011): 13. http://purl.org/emls/15-3/revham.htm
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