Mark Carroll
Acting / Voice
Mark Carroll
Trained at Central School of Speech and Drama
Original cast member of Miss Saigon he then went on to appear in the West End Productions of Jersey Boys , Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat , Memphis , Marguerite , Jesus Christ Superstar , Oliver ,West Side Story ,Saucy Jacks and the Space Vixens and Dr Dolittle ,
As an actor credits include Summer and Smoke ( Duke of Yorks theatre )Diary of a Teenage Girl ( Southwark Playhouse).The Three Penny Opera (Rufus Norris National Theatre) The Cane (National Theatre Studio) Jerry Springer (lost theatre), ; Carver (William Gaskill Arcola Theatre ); The Duchess of Malfi ( Salford Theatre Company ); Equus at Edinburgh Festival; Macbeth ( Royal Exchange Manchester) ; Yackety Yak and Rockula (Oldham Coliseum)
Other work includes Billy (Union Theatre); My Fair Lady(Copenhagen); Passion and the Ballad of Little Joe (Bridewell). Space family Robinson (The Pleasance, London ) Leave Him to Heaven and The Maids (Cheltenham Everyman ); Equus at Edinburgh Festival; Macbeth ( Royal Exchange Manchester) ; Yackety Yak and Rockula (Oldham Coliseum) as well as various UK tours of plays and musicals.
TV and film includes Dereliction Detectives, Dr Who ,The Ice Man Murders. To Serve Them All My days (BBC) and Coronation Street (ITV) .Freedom, Latitio, Better than Tomorrow, Number 203. Hotel, The Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar (Pinewood Studios), The Pleasure Principle. The Gold Key. Patch. David Sullivan. NT Live Three Penny Opera.
Member of Mercury Musicals (Composer, lyricist and book writer) with compositions performed by the Royal Symphony Orchestra and Ruthie Henshall on the album Pilgrim which he also produced .Receiving The John Lennon Award for outstanding new songwriter PRS (presented by Yoko Ono) His Musical The Attic received its world Premiere in Utrecht with a workshop at The Haymarket Theatre. Duncton Wood received critical acclaim at the Union Theatre. Supernova the Musical workshop directed and produced at the Prince Edward Theatre and His one man show Astronaut at the Other Palace theatre.
Over the past 35 years he has had the opportunity to teach and work with students from most of the major Drama and Musical Theatre schools across all the disciplines , individual and masterclass sessions , personal tutoring , techniques used by theatre professionals applied to improve communication , confidence ,voice , body language and personal growth. As a director working with graduates and professionals, he continues to share his passion and experience.