2008 Graduates - BA Specialist Performance Skills Stage Combat

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Matt Gardner

 
Height: 6' 1"
Hair: Shaved
Eyes: Blue
Nationality: British
Natural Accent: North London
Singing Voice: Baritone/base
 
Roles During Training:
Character Production Director
Aldous The Bay Shane Dempsey
Don Henrique The Adventures of Five Hours Henry Bell
Odysseus The Odyssey Jonathan Shelley
Ares Tales From Olympus Chris Main
Othello Othello Chris Main
Eddy Greek Brian Astbury
Jeff Inferno Gerry McAlpine
Larry Closer Gerry McAlpine

BASSC and BADC Performance Certificates:
Rapier and dagger (distinction/gold); small sword (distinction/gold0; broadsword (distinction/gold); sword and shield (distinction/gold); quarterstaff (pass/silver); single sword (pass/gold); knife (pass/silver)

Advanced Stage Combat-related Skills:
Aikido (green belt); Kuen Tao Kung Fu (Grade 3); Wing Tsung (Grade 1); fencing (Level 1 coaching certificate); archery; rope work; horse riding; wrestling; climbing and abseiling

Other Special Skills:
Commedia dell’Arte; clowning; cocktail barman; rugby; acrobatics and tumbling; dance

Other Experience:
Fight Performer in Faintheart (Vito Rocco, Valhalla Productions); Fight Performer in Sam Wanamaker Festival (Chris Main, Globe Theatre); Richard in Richard Duke of York (Tom Richards, Collapsable Theatre); Norman/Brad/Munter in Eat The Young (Toby Farrow, Year Out Drama Company); Tuzenbach in Three Sisters (Deborah Moody, Year Out Drama Company); stage combat teacher

Other Accents:
Cockney; Standard English; Standard American; Australian