Mandy Colleran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Comic, writer, actress and disability arts activist |
| Known for | Former director of DaDaFest |
| Awards | 2007 Lifetime Achievement award from DaDaFest |
Mandy Colleran (born 7 July 1962[1][2]) is a comic, writer, actress and disability arts activist.
Career
Mandy Colleran has been involved in disability arts since the 1980s.[3] She is a member of the comedy trio No Excuses along with Mandy Redvers-Rowe and Ali Briggs.[4] In 1986 Colleran became Joint Development Officer of Arts Integration Merseyside (AIM) with John McGrath, it later became North West Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF).[5] In 1990 Colleran became a director of NWDAF.[6]
Credits
- Stage
- 2009 DaDaFest Awards, Liverpool (co-presenter)[4]
- 2017 In Water I'm Weightless by Kaite O'Reilly. Directed by John McGrath, movement by Nigel Charnock.[7][8]
- Television
- 1995 The Alphabet Soup Show (BBC) [9]
- Film
- Mandy Redvers-Rowe (writer/performer), Ali Briggs (writer/performer) and Mandy Colleran (writer/performer), Bren O'Callahan (director), Astra Films (filmmaker) (10 May 2015). I Know My Place by Still No Excuses (Video). No Excuses Cabaret via YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Awards
Further reading
- Arnott, Jake (6 July 2012). "Mandy Colleran by Jake Arnott". The Guardian | Books | My Hero. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
References
- ↑ Mandy Colleran [@disabilitydiva] (7 July 2012). "Have had a fab 50th birthday, surrounded by friends, old and new. Also, topped off by beautiful surprise from @JakeArnott. :))" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Amanda Louise COLLERAN - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- 1 2 Ouch Team (27 November 2007). "13 Questions: Mandy Colleran". bbc.co.uk/ouch. BBC Ouch! It's a disability thing. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- 1 2 Williams, Mick (7 December 2009). "Winners revealed at DaDaFest Awards 2009, Liverpool". disabilityartsonline.org.uk. Disability Arts Online. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "Disability Arts Chronology 1976 - 1989: (1986)". disabilityartsonline.org.uk. Disability Arts Online. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ Bidder, Joe (8 May 2008). "Ruth Gould: Creative Force in Disability Arts". disabilityartsonline.org.uk. Disability Arts Online. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ Arnott, Jake (6 July 2012). "Mandy Colleran by Jake Arnott". The Guardian | Books | My Hero. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ O'Reilly, Kaite (30 August 2012). "In Water I'm Weightless". kaiteoreilly.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "The Alphabet Soup Show (1995)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ Jones, Catherine (30 November 2007). "Top honours for deaf and disability artists". Liverpool Echo. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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