The Company
Leslie Clack
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Patricia Kessler
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Barbara Bray
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Martin Vaughan Lewis
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Damian McCann
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Jerry Di Giacomo
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Manchester-born Martin is mainly an actor. He has also directed two productions for Bristol-based company, BareBones: 'The Invalid' (Molière's 'Malade Imaginaire'), as well as his own adaptation of Wilkie Collins' novel 'The Moonstone'. Now based in Paris, he has often worked with Dear Conjunction as both director and actor. He has directed 'Summer Lightning' (P.G Wodehouse, adapted by Giles Havergal) at the Théâtre du Renard, and 'Under Milk Wood' by Dylan Thomas at the Théâtre de Nesle. Most recently he co-directed with Patricia Kessler 'The Line ' by Timberlake Wertenbaker, also at the Nesle..
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Originally from Ireland, Damian trained at the Drama Studio in London and at Acting International in Paris. He made his stage début in Blood Brothers and has since appeared in numerous productions on the London and Paris stages, among which The Taming of the Shrew, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughanasa, The Enemy Within, The Dumb Waiter, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Betrayal and Much Ado About Nothing. Most recently, Damian has been touring France as the Narrator with Irish Celtic Generations.
Together with Dear Conjunction, Damian organised and performed in a tour of “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me” in Ireland in 2003. Damian’s performed in the Antoine de Caunes movie Désaccord Parfait and portrayed Man Ray in the TV movie Chat Bleu, Chat Noir. |
Born in New York, Jerry got his first taste of showmanship in diving and weightlifting competitions (NY High School Champion). He came to France with a French Government Grant to study mime with Etienne Decroux.
He has had an eclectic professional background playing roles like: a depressive Orangutan in Peanuts for Breakfast (Italian film), a peacock (The Birds, with Jean-Louis Barrault), Frog, Heron, Lion in Eh, Bonjour M. de Lafontaine. In Italy he toured with a drag show (La Grande Eugène) and had the opportunity of playing The Wall in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Neapolitan dialect. More recently, a woman! (Helena) and The Wall (for the second time) in Waiting for the Dream directed by Irina Brook and touring internationally. In the movies he has worked with directors such as Robert Enrico, Roman Polanski, Pierre Etaix, Enki Bilal and Luc Besson (Arthur and the Invisibles). |
Rebecca James
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Rose Romain
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Anthony Horder
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