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John Bolton John Bolton i(A138850 works by)
Gender: Male
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Actor, director and master teacher John Bolton 'has been awarded the Kenneth Myer Medallion for Outstanding Services to Theatre, the VCA Teaching Excellence Award and two Green Room Awards for My Brother the Fish. He was Director of Theatre at the Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh and co-founded Artworks, a theatre company performing throughout Scotland and Europe.' Bolton has also been Head of Acting and Associate Artist at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Bolton 'founded the John Bolton Theatre School and has lectured at WAAPA and the Drama Action Centre, Sydney. [He] trained at the reputed Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris.' He has toured internationally including performances in Canada, the USA and UK. Bolton has 'directed numerous plays at The Malthouse Theatre, Theatreworks, Melbourne International Festival, Adelaide International Festival, Belvoir Street Theatre, Gasworks and Zootango Theatre in Hobart to name a few'.

Source: 16th Street website, http://www.16thstreet.com.au/
Sighted: 01/03/2011

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2011 Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships — Theatre Board Fellowship $90,000 to research and write/create a solo show based on Dante's Divine Comedy.
2002 recipient Kenneth Myer Medallion for the Performing Arts for Outstanding Services to Theatre in Victoria 
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