Genevieve Swift

Genevieve is an actor, storyteller, director and facilitator. She is co-founder of award winning Theatre Without Walls.

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Genevieve is about to tour with her live interactive Storytelling for young audiences and continues to be in demand for her baby sensory and singing performances. She will soon be recording new episodes for her audio series "Once Upon A Podcast" which was funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. She has been in several radio plays including the role of Laura in the radioplay Murder In Mind for Theatre Phonic. She will soon be touring again with a children's theatre tour of her own show "The Library of Lost Secrets" and prior to that her most recent theatre role was in A Shared Breath by Linda Morse for Bright Umbrella Theatre Company as part of The 4 Corners Festival.
She presented a second series of half hour interactive films featuring stories and activities for children at The MAC, Belfast.
She has also been very busy creating numerous short films, workshops and storytellings for Arts Care. Another project was a live theatre commission by the Millennium Court Arts Centre to research and perform a site specific piece based on Bella McGuigan- a market trader who used to have a stall in the market where the arts centre now is. Other work in development includes "A walk through this city at night" which started as part of The MAC, Belfast 'Hatch' programme.

Listen to Genevieve's Once Upon A Podcast:

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Genevieve Swift CV: Director, Actor, Presenter, Singercontact: hello@genevieveswift.com07962040441Equity memberAgent: Independent Artists, BonovoxLocation: Belfast/Dublin/London/Manchester/BristolHeight: 5'7" (170cm)Weight: 10st. 7lb. (67kg)Playing Age: 40- 50yearsRole Types: White, Scandinavian, Eastern EuropeanEye Colour: HazelHair Colour: Blond(e)Hair Length: Mid LengthVoice Character:EngagingVoice Quality: StrongSkills:Accents & Dialects:Birmingham, Bristol, Cheshire, English-Standard, Gloucester, Heightened RP, Irish RP, London, Manchester, Northern, RP, West CountryLanguages:(* = mother tongue) English, FrenchMusic & Dance:( = highly skilled) Ballet, Blues, Cabaret Singing, Choral Singing, Contemporary Dance, Contemporary Singing, Country Dancing, Country Singing, Dramatic mezzo-soprano, Flute, Folk Singing, Guitar, Jazz Singing, Mezzo-Soprano, Recorder, Sight-ReadingPerformance: ADR-Additional Dialogue Recording, Audio Books, Audio Drama, Autocue, Childrens Theatre, Clown, Comedy, Commentating, Compere, Dubbing, Live Roleplay, Mask, Musical Theatre, Outdoor Performances, Physical Theatre, Professional Singer, Radio Presenting, Repertory, Role Play, Singer-Professional, Story Telling, Street Theatre, Theatre In Education, TV Presenting, Voice Over, Writer/Director - Comedy FringeSports:(* = highly skilled) Canoe, Croquet, Cycling, Horse-jumping, Horse-riding, Plane Gliding, Stage Combat, Swimming*Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence, Farm Machinery, Motorcycle LicenceOther Skills: Artistic Director, Computer Literate, Director, Drama Workshop Leader, Improvisation, Mime, Narration, Photographic Model, Professional Scriptwriter, Story Telling, WriterTraining:Birmingham School of Speech and DramaCambridge University BEd.DramaBristol University(Circomedia) Physical TheatreClowning (Bim Mason)Radio ActingEquity-Cheltenham Actors LabCreditsStage2021 Actor - Woman ( lead), 'A walk through this city at night', - co- writer with JM Parkes in development The MAC/Hatch/ Theatre Without Walls2019 Actor - 'A Shared Breath' by Linda Morse for Bright Umbrella Theatre Company2018 Actor- The Librarian, "The Library of Lost Secrets" ( Libraries NI & Community tour)2016 Actor-Scheherazade in Scherazade ( Theatre Without Walls, regional tour)2015 Actor-Titania-A Midsummer Nights Dream, Building Bards, Dawn2015 co-director, 'The Boy Preference', The Grand Opera House2013/14, Actor-Mrs Lyons, Blood Brothers (Tour), Showcase Productions, Simon Cunningham2013/14, Actor-Isabelle(lead), Desert Island Books (Tour cont. incl UK City Of Culture), Jason Parkes2012, Assistant Director, Honk, The Grand Opera House Belfast, Michael Ockwell2012, Actor-Isabelle (lead), Desert Island Books(Tour), Public Works, Jason Parkes2012, Director, Age Friendly City (TIE/Forum theatre), Belfast City Council2012, Co-Director, A Christmas Carol, Baby Grand, Belfast2012 Actor, 15 Minute Theatre Festival, Accidental theatre, Richard Lavery2011, Animateur, Hansel and Gretel, Ni Opera, Oliver Mears2011, Director, Cirque, Big Telly Theatre Company, Zoe Seaton (Artistic Director)2011, Assistant Director, Bugsy Malone, Grand Opera House Belfast, Michael Ockwell2011, Actor-Multi-Role , Frank Matcham Tour, Grand Opera House2010, Director, Take Flight, Big Telly Theatre Company, Zoe Seaton (Artistic director)2009, Director, The Plant Hunters, Royal Horticultural Society2009, Actor-Snug, Shakespeare in the Park, Belfast Fringe, Stephen Beggs2008, Actor-Judith, One night Stand , The Everyman Theatre , Kirstie Davis2008, Actor-Isabelle Blake (1 woman Show), Desert Island Books, The Everyman Theatre , Kirstie Davis2008, Actor-Geraldine (lead), The Dufflecoat Affair (TIE), Gloucester City Council, Jason Parkes2008, Director, Spring Chickens, Big Telly Theatre Company, Zoe Seaton2008, Actor-Mrs Overall, Street Theatre at the Ed fringe, Theatre Without Walls, Anna Burns2008, Director, David Douglas, National Trust Stourhead2007, Actor-Dulcinea (lead), Don Quixote, The Mill Theatre, Banbury , Jason Maher Parkes, Ollie Crick2007, Actor-Multi Character, Know Your Mind (TIE tour), Gloucestershire County Council, Jason Parkes2007, Actor-Multi Character, Respect (TIE tour), Gloucestershire County Council, Bill Cronshaw2007, Actor-Multi-Character (solo performer), Words of Conflict, Theatre Without Walls National Tour2007, Director, The Plant Hunters, Westonbirt Arboretum & tour2007, Actor-Molly, The legend of Tom Long, Theatre Without Walls2006, Actor-Eliza (lead), The Hold, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, Stuart Major2006, Actor-Jan (lead), Dinner At The Ivy, Burton Taylor Theatre , Oxford, Gerard Charles2006, Actor-Dulcinea (lead), Don Quixote, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, Jason Maher Parkes2006, Actor-The General, The Beast of Wychwood, Wychwood Festival, Jason Maher Parkes2006, Director/ co-writer, The Drugs Don't Work- drug and alcohol rehab project, The Nelson Trust2005, Actor-Dora (lead), Late, Chipping Norton Theatre, Jason Maher Parkes2005, Actor-Liza Ross (lead), Blood Orange, Prima Donna Productions(tour), Jenny Wicks2005, Actor-Emily Jones, Power To The People, Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Lynn Davies2006, Director, Gargoyles, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre2006, Director, Aesop's Fables, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre2005, Director, Corum Boy With Jamila Gavin, National Waterways Museum2005, Actor-Multi-role, behind the scenes tour, Oxford Playhouse, Gerard Robinson2005, Director, The Dragon's Lair, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre2005, Actor-Eve, Creation of the world & other business, Company, Bath Theatre Royal, Astrid Hilne2005, Animateur, Peter Pan, Oxford Playhouse1997, Actor-The Critic(lead), Critical Condition, NELB Theatre Company (Ed Fringe), Leslie Hendy(nb. also numerous fringe productions, cabaret etc.)Television/Film2011, Actor-Agnes Windsor, The Ulster Plantation, Imagine Media / TG4, Michael McGowan2007, Actor-Her, It's what you do, Microfocus, Toni Harman2007, Actor-Lydia (lead), The Bench, Reelthing productions, Marc Bradley2003-5 Director, Television Workshop, Bristol, ITV2006-8, Actor-Jen, Casualty, BBC, Shani Grewal2006, Actor-Journalist, Dr Who, BBC, James Hawes2006, Presenter, Shakespeare Shorts, BBC, Sarah Fielden2005, Actor-The Secretary , Bristol Bus Boycott documentary, HTV, Ray Tostevin2000, Actor-Television Voiceover, Longleat Safari Park , Westwood Sound(nb. numerous model apprearences in adverts, TV, music videos etc).Audio/Radio2022 Actor- Laura, Murder in Mind, Theatre phonic, Emmeline Braefield2022 Presenter - 'Once Upon A Podcast, Funded by Arts Council NI2008, Presenter, Work Place Mediation DVD, Globis, Clive Lewis2008, Actor-The Storyteller, The Emperor's New Suit, ShortTalk, Mike Adams2007, Actor-multi-character, A Green Murder BBC Radio Play, BBC, Lawrence Jackson2006, Reader /Presenter, Words Of War - CD, ActionTrack, Ed Swift2006, Presenter, Ecclesiastical Insurance , ReachOut productions, Richard Tierney2006, Presenter , Presentable Corporate Video, ReachOut Productions, Richard Tierney2006, Presenter / Voiceover, Gillette Corporate Video, ReachOut Productions, Richard Tierney2000, Voiceover, Cadbury Garden Centre, Brunning Advertising2006, Presenter, Shakespeare, BBC 21 CC2006, Presenter, Mentor Training, The Prince's Trust, John Down2000, Actor-Fanny(lead), The Enchanted Wood -Audiobook, Westwood Sound2000, Actor-Molly(lead), The Wishing Chair - Audiobook, Westwood Sound2000, Actor-Fanny(lead), The Magic Faraway Tree -Audiobook, Westwood Sound2000, Actor-Fanny(lead), Folk of the Faraway Tree -Audiobook, Westwood SoundEducational2015 Actor, Multi-role, How to hide a Lion, Libraries NI (tour)2015 Actor, Mrs Bud, Spring Awakenings, TWW(tour)2015 Director/Actor, Nurse Brolly, Ulster Museum2014/15 Director, Answer the call, Ulster Museum2013, Director, Youth Theatre(2009-date),Grand Opera House Belfast2013, Project manager, Edward Carson, Arts For All2013, Actor/Facilitator, Spring Chickens, Big Telly Theatre Company2012, Director, Pat and Plain "She was Alright when she left us", The Lyric Theatre, Belfast2011, Director, Pat and Plain by Dan Gordon, Lyric Theatre, Belfast2011, Director, Shakespeare Schools Festival (also 2011, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008)2011, Director / writer, Sparking the Imagination, Universtity of Ulster2010, Animateur / Project Director, The Caretaker, Lyric theatre, Belfast, Carol Moore2008, Project Director, The Home Place, The Lyric Theatre, Mick Gordon2009, Director, Youth Theatre(2002-2009), Cheltenham Everyman Theatre2006, Youth Theatre Director, ITV Television Workshop(2004-2006), ITV2006, Director, Elvis Buttons Pantomime- disabled adults project, The Home Farm Trust2005, Director, Youth Project, Lydney State CircusOtherGenevieve is co-founder of award winning arts education organisation Theatre Without Walls.She is the recipient of The Cotswold Life Business Award and much sought after as a presenter and conference host.As a model Genevieve has featured in magazine shoots, adverts and music videos.

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