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Brendan trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Previous directing work at Shakespeare’s Globe includes: The Comedy of Errors, Pericles, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and After Edward(Sam Wanamaker Playhouse).

Other directing includes: Under Milk Wood (Watermill); Deny,Deny, Deny, An Audience with Jimmy Savile (Park Theatre); Siân Phillips: Crossing Borders (Wilton’s Music Hall); Sincerely Noel (Riverside Studios); Croft and Pearce (Underbelly) and Cymbeline (Arts Theatre). Previous acting work at

Shakespeare’s Globe includes: The Tempest, Cymbeline, Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Thomas Tallis, The Last Days of Troy, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Duchess of Malfi, Henry V and Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3.

Other theatre includes: Antony and Cleopatra (Hollywood Bowl / Barbican); Waiting for Godot (World Tour); All’s Well That Ends Well, Saint Joan, A Little Night Music, Under Milk Wood (National Theatre); The Merry Wives of Windsor, All’s Well That Ends Well (RSC); Hamlet (Barbican); The Syndicate, King Lear (Chichester Festival Theatre); Hedda Gabler (Plymouth Theatre / Tour); The Wedding Story (Soho Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Becket (West End); The Trojan Women and ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (Liverpool Everyman); The Corn is Green (Greenwich). Television includes: Stella, Selected Exits, Law and Order, Inspector Morse, Cadfael, Casualty and Impact.

Film includes: Quantum of Solace, Death at a Funeral, Gladiatress, My Last Five Girlfriends, Elizabeth and Mrs Brown.

Brendan O'Hea STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
Royal National Theatre Production, 1995
Henrik Egerman


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Video: Dame Judi Dench Talks Shakespeare and Her New Book on CBS MORNINGS


Judi Dench and her colleague Brendan O’Hea stopped by CBS Mornings on Wednesday to discuss her new book, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent. In the interview, the two artists talked about the many hours of conversations that they had gathering material for her book, which details the many Shakespeare roles she has played throughout her career. Watch the interview here!

Judi Dench Will Appear in Conversation at The Watermill This May


Shakespeare: Judi Dench in conversation with Brendan O’Hea will take place at The Watermill on Friday 10 May at 2.30pm and will see Dame Judi Dench come to the theatre to give a unique insight into her illustrious career,

Book Review: SHAKESPEARE �" THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT, Judi Dench


There are plenty of Shakespeare books on the market already, it’s true – but there aren’t many out there quite like this one. Originally intended to be a series of conversations between Judi Dench and her friend & colleague Brendan O’Hea for the Globe’s archives, it became apparent that there was more than enough material to build an enlightening and entertaining book.

Globe Announces First Ever Neighbourhood Tour


Globe on Tour, which normally would take three productions across the UK and beyond, will this year be staying in London, partnering with local schools, community organisations and charities who will provide free tickets to their invited audience in the Globe's home borough of Southwark and across the city.

Shakespeare's Globe Reopens Outdoor Theatre From 19 May


Shakespeare's Globe is preparing to reopen its outdoor theatre on 19 May 2021. Provided the conditions are met for Step 3 of the Government's roadmap for cultural reopening, the Globe will be welcoming audiences in for socially distanced performances, having closed on 18 March 2020.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting for Globe on Tour Summer 2020


Shakespeare's Globe has announced the full cast for Globe on Tour, directed by Brendan O'Hea. The company of eight actors will once again offer audiences around the world a trio of plays, which this year explore the relationship between humankind and Mother Nature. Audiences will cast their votes for either A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It or The Tempest, each of which explores the natural world and its great potential for abundance and transformation.

ROMEO & JULIET, MACBETH and More to Be Presented in Shakespeare's Globe Summer Season; Full Season Announced


Shakespeare's Globe has announced the summer season 2020 will include Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Antony & Cleopatra, a two-day event 'Globe 4 Globe: Shakespeare and Climate Emergency', a symposium 'Shakespeare and Race', a Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production of Macbeth with 20,000 free tickets to school children, the return of family festival 'Telling Tales', and a new dramatisation of Ovid's Metamorphoses by our resident writers.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For Summer 2019 Tour


Brendan O'Hea returns to direct Globe on Tour, where a company of eight actors will once again offer audiences around the world a trio of plays which this year explore the themes of refuge and displacement. Continuing last summer's experiment, which revived the Shakespearean tradition of allowing audiences to vote for the play they'd like to see, this year's audiences will cast their votes for The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night or Pericles, all stories of lost families, new homes, and what it means to belong. The tour will return to the Globe stage for Refugee Week (17 - 23 June) as part of a wider programme of events in which refugee artists, performers and audiences will all share their stories.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For EDWARD II And AFTER EDWARD


Shakespeare's Globe has announced the full cast for Christopher Marlowe's Edward II, directed by Nick Bagnall, and for Tom Stuart's new play After Edward, directed by Brendan O'Hea.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For Summer 2018 Tour


Shakespeare's Globe announces full casting for its 2018 tour, directed by Brendan O'Hea. From 7 May, a company of eight actors will embark on a national and international tour of Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice, beginning and ending at The Globe. In the spirit of Shakespearean tradition, the company will allow the audience to decide which of the three plays they would like to see, with a voting mechanism to be determined over the course of rehearsals.

Andre Holland, Mark Rylance & More Join New Season at Shakespeare's Globe


Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to announce Michelle Terry's first season as Artistic Director. 2018's Shakespeare productions include Hamlet, As You Like It, The Two Noble Kinsmen, The Winter's Tale, Othello and Love's Labour's Lost. A premiere of three new plays, a national and international tour of Shakespeare and other performances on and off site are announced together with a year-long programme of events exploring the history and future of theatre censorship, as well as a series of events looking at race, refuge and refugees in relation to Shakespeare.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, LOOT, OUR TOWN and More Set for The Watermill Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season


The Watermill Theatre announces the second part of its 50th anniversary season which goes on sale on 22 May with priority booking for Friends of The Watermill opening on 15 May.

DENY, DENY, DENY, Jonathan Maitland's Play About Sport Doping, Debuts Tonight at the Park


Deny Deny Deny, journalist turned playwright Jonathan Maitland's new play tackling the controversial and highly current subject of doping in sport, premiered at Park Theatre on 2 November and plays until 3 December, with a press night tonight 3 November.

DENY, DENY, DENY, Jonathan Maitland's Play About Sport Doping, to Debut at the Park


Deny Deny Deny, journalist turned playwright Jonathan Maitland's new play tackling the controversial and highly current subject of doping in sport, will premiere at Park Theatre on 2 November and play until 3 December, with a press night on 3 November.

Shakespeare's Globe to Fly to Hollywood for the Los Angeles Philharmonic's SHAKESPEARE AT THE BOWL


The full cast and program have been announced for Hollywood Bowl's 'Shakespeare at the Bowl' concert. This evening in a combination of scenes from Shakespeare and some of the music inspired by his work, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conductor Bramwell Tovey and actors from Shakespeare's Globe in London.

Shakespeare's Globe Coming to U.S. Stages, Screens This Year with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE & More


London's critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe, under the artistic direction of Emma Rice, will light up US stages and screens this summer and fall, with a three-city limited engagement of The Merchant of Venice, the return of the popular Globe on Screen cinema series and a special two-night concert collaboration with The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the historic Hollywood Bowl.

Cahoots Theatre Company & Park Theatre Release Additional Tickets to AN AUDIENCE WITH JIMMY SAVILE


Cahoots Theatre Company and Park Theatre have today released extra tickets for Jonathan Maitland's An Audience with Jimmy Savile, currently playing at Park Theatre in London until 11 July 2015. Two extra shows are now on sale on Monday 29 June and Monday 6 July at 7.30pm.

BWW Reviews: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Rose Theatre Kingston, September 5 2014


Gary Nayor sees a production of Shakespeare's most loved comedy brimming with the traditional charm and wit one has come to expect from the Globe Theatre, about to tour the Far East.

EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES, SIMPLY BARBRA, Joe Stilgoe and More Set for The Crazy Coqs, Sept 2014


The Crazy Coqs has announced its September 2014 schedule in Piccadilly, London. Details below!

EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES, SIMPLY BARBRA, Joe Stilgoe and More Set for The Crazy Coqs, Sept 2014


The Crazy Coqs has announced its September 2014 schedule in Piccadilly, London. Details below!

Brendan O'Hea FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Brendan O'Hea been in?

Brendan O'Hea has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Brendan O'Hea been in?

Brendan O'Hea has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Brendan O'Hea's first West End show?

Brendan O'Hea's first West End show was A Little Night Music which opened in 1995

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