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Joanna Swan

 

Location:           Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Height:               5'3" (160cm)

Playing Age:      28-48 years

Date of Birth:    23/5/76

Eye Colour:       Green

 

 

TV

2021

2018

 

2017

EASTENDERS

BBC CLASS ACT SHOWCASE

DOCTORS

Letting Agent

Catherine (Happy Valley Extract)

Sophie Enston

Tim Leandro
Paulette Randall

David Beauchamp

BBC

BBC

BBC Birmingham

Languages

English

German (to A-Level standard)

Additional Skills
Theatre

2024

2023-4

2022

2020

2020

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

2016

2015

2015

2015

2014

2013

2013

2013

2013

2012

2012

2012

2012

2011

2010

2010

 

 

SINGING THE FISHING

MOTHER HODE

WE WILL STAND

THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN

AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE

THE GIRL  WHO LEARNT TO KNEEL

POWER PLAY

SEPARATE GABLES

THE AUDITION

ROOM 38

THE TRANSPORTS
MAGNIFICENCE

GASLIGHT

RICHARD THE THIRD

THE POISONERS' PACT

MARGERY KEMPE OF LYNN

THE SUPPER CLUB

ROMEO OR JULIET?

POOL (NO WATER)

THE TRIAL OF MARTHA ALDEN

101 DALMATIANS

THE TRANSPORTS

SELF DEFENCE

AGAMEMNON

HANSEL & GRETEL

ROOTS

UNDER MILK WOOD

KING LEAR

WORKHOUSE STORIES

Ronnie 

Mother Hode

Margaret Larner

Lootie

Maggie

Etty Hillesum

Julia Knight-Bishop

Julia

Jacintha Talbot

Debbie

Coachman/Narrator/Chorus
Veronica

Bella Manningham

Queen Margaret/ Murderer

Fanny Billings

Margery Kempe

Phyllis/ Bijou

Prince Escalus

Artist

Martha Alden

Saul Baddun/ Nanny Butler

Chorus

Phoebe

Watchman/Chorus

Fairy Godmother/ Witch

Jenny Beales

Polly Garter and Others

Gloucester

Matron/ Jono/ Others

Jo Edye

Steven C Davis

Pand A Monium
Donna Triggs

Jo Edye

Charlotte Carter

Tom Levitt

John Gleeson

Pand A Monium

John Gleeson

Tim Lane

Tom Francis

Alexander Banks

Tim Lane

Cordelia Spence

Self directed

Hayden Turner

Mark Finbow

Lucinda Bray

Graham Creelman

Adam Morley

Jo Edye

Lucinda Bray

Stathis Grapsas

Joseph Ballad

Jo Edye

Jo Edye

Dani Doughty

Amanda Leeds

Crude Apache

The Saelvatici

Crude Apache

Goblin Market

Crude Apache

Life, Love & Death

Fourth Sector

New Eye Theatre

Norwich Players

New Eye Theatre

Crude Apache

Crude Apache

Moss Banks 

Crude Apache

Stuff of Dreams 

Room at the Hanse

Sensus Theatre

The Keeper's Daughter

Empowerment 

Leeway

Baroque Theatre

Crude Apache  

Empowerment 

Hydrama

Response Theatre

Crude Apache 

Crude Apache 

Ginger Tom

Pand A Mondium 

Singing (folk, cabaret, soprano/mezzo-soprano, descant)

Devising
Improvisation
Role Play

Physical Theatre

Comedy and Clowning
Medieval Sword Combat (HEMA)

Descant Recorder

Yoga
Line Dance

Drag King
 

 

 

 

Filmed work

2022

2021
2020

2019

2018

2018

2018

2018

2018

2016

2016

2016

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2012

2011

2010

2008

ENDLINE

SOUTHEASTERN TRAINS PATIENCE FILM
STAGES

HELLTHY

BLESSED

WHO IS THIS ALAN CUMMING?
ADNAMS - ESCAPE TO THE SWAN, SOUTHWOLD

TERRORIST

PHYLLIS AND FRIENDS: THE SKYPAMOPHONE

PHYLLIS AND FRIENDS: NEW GARDENER

PHYLLIS AND FRIENDS: THE LIST
TRAINING VIDEO FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS (Part 2)

AT HOME WITH PHYLLIS

TRAINING VIDEO FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS (Part 1)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING VIDEO FOR DUTCH PROFESSIONALS

I'M STILL HERE

MABEL 'N' BEATTIE: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY

PROJECTED IMMERSIVE SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS

OLD BLOOD
COLLABORATION - THE MUSIC VIDEOS OF JON BENNETT
LOST SOUL

 

 

Coach

Featured Actor
Actress

Jessica

Woman

Phyllis
Office Worker

Teacher
Phyllis & Veda Stringfellow
Phyllis

Phyllis

Catherine

Phyllis

Catherine

School Business Manager

Anna

Nixie Plonks

Offended Shopper

Vampire's Victim

Various Roles
Soul Technician

 

 

 - 

Iris Gibson

 - 

Stephen WIllis

 - 

Self Directed
Jonathan Jones

Jon Max Spatz

Self Directed

Self Directed

Self Directed

Peter Jordan

Self Directed

Peter Jordan

Tessa O'Neill

Kris Smith

Jon Bennett

Paul Strickland

Jaq D Hawkins

Jon Bennett
Lee Chapman

 

 

BFI Film Academy

The Team

BFI Film Academy

IW Films

BFI Film Academy

Pulled Swan Prods.
Ember Films

Signature Pictures

Pulled Swan Prods.

Pulled Swan Prods.

Pulled Swan Prods.

Uni. of East Anglia

Pulled Swan Prods.

Uni. of East Anglia

Tin Can Island

TV Bandits

Jon Bennett

Xenodu

Goblin Films

Jon Bennett

Intrepid Banana

Voiceover/Audio/Presenting

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

2022

2022
2021
2021

2020

2018

2018

2017

2016

2012

 

THE GLAD GIVER

THE PURPLE CLOAK

THE WHITE HORSE

REMEMBER TO LOVE ME

THE SHERIDAN TAPES ep 73

LORE OF THE SAELVATICI

NOR FISH, NOR FOWL
BARROWWITCH

RISE OF THE SAELVATICI

CORPORATE PRODUCTION

THE SOUND OF MUSICALS

SAFER SEX

THE STORY MACHINE

VOICES    FROM THE WORKHOUSE

BRIDEWELL MUSEUM 

Audio Drama

Short Audio Story
Audio Book

Audio Book

Audio Drama

Audio Book

Audio Book
Audio Drama
Audio Drama
Recorded Presentation

Cabaret Event

Educational Video

Short Story Festival

Museum Audio Exhibits

Museum Audio Exhibits

 

Margery Kempe

Narrator

Narrator

Narrator

Strange Woman

Narrator

Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Voiceover

Compere (as Phyllis)

Voiceover

Narrator: The Quiet by Carys Davies

Honor Dickerson
Women of Norwich

 

 

Jill Korn

Chris Gregory

Robert P Ottone

Becky Wright

Virginia Spotts

Self Directed

Self Directed
Self Directed
Self Directed
Paul Osborne

Jon Bennett

Alice Childerhouse

Sam Ruddock

Micheal Danks

Brian Gardner

Sound Escape Theatre

Alternative Stories Podcast
Audible/Spooky House Press

Audible/ Platform House

Homestead on the Corner

Tenebrous Texts

Pulled Swan Prods.
Tenebrous Texts
Tenebrous Texts
Rebecca Osborne

Musicality

Alice C Films

Writers' Centre Norwich

Digital Opportunities

Bridewell Museum

 

Murder Mysteries and Immersive Events
 

Joanna is a regular player with several professional Murder Mystery companies around the East Anglian region including The Foul Players, Dreamstone Productions and Murder Mystery Events. She has many original character roles as well as parodies of Nessa Jenkins, Morticia Addams, Sybil Fawlty, Barbara Windsor, Mrs Overall  and Bubble.

Other notable performances are listed below.

 

2020

2018

2018

2014

2013

 

FALLOBY MYSTERIES

HILLBILLY BALL

LOCO HORROR TRAIN

DRAGON SEEKER QUEST

DEERBROOK

Online Games Series

Immersive Speakeasy

Immersive Scare Event

Interactive Children's Party
Living Literature Walk



 

Honoria Orange

Octavia de Lacey

Rat Girl

Tad
Narrator

 

 

Burtie Welland

Nick Rutter
Paul A Goldsmith

Belona Greenwood
Rebecca Mordan

 

The Foul Players

Pickled Events
Loco UK

Greenwords Tree
Scary Little Girls

 

 

Training
  • 2017 BBC CLASS ACT: 3 days TV Acting Masterclass with Paulette Randall, New Diorama Theatre, London

  • 2014 CLOWNING MASTERCLASS: 1 week intensive full-time course with Joel Colas, Seachange Arts Centre, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

  • 2013 A WEEK WITH CHEKHOV: 1 week intensive full-time residential course for international students using the Meisner Technique, taught by Michael Bernardin at Westacre Riverside Studios, Norfolk.

  • 2012 ACTING TO THE GODS: 2 week intensive full-time residential course for international students at Hydrama Theatre & Arts Centre, Vlychos, Hydra, Greece.

  • 2003 RADA: INTRODUCTION FOR TEACHERS TO THE RADA SHAKESPEARE CERTIFICATE: 1 day workshop, RADA, London

  • 2000 CROSSING BORDERS: PHYSICAL THEATRE: 1 week intensive full-time residential course with Cris Ferris of  Theatre Mélange, Battle, Sussex

  • 1999 ACTING TECHNIQUES: 2 week part time course of daily workshops with Brighton Academy of Creative Training

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