Maggie Cronin
About: Maggie is an award-winning actress, writer and director. She starred in the Academy Award winning short film ‘The Shore’ and has appeared on London’s West End and Broadway. Her one woman play, ‘A Most Notorious Woman’, won the Stewart Parker Trust/BBC Radio Drama Award. Maggie trained at Webber Douglas Academy. She has a BA Hons Combined Studies from Nene College, Northampton and a Creative Writing MA (Distinction) from Queen’s University Belfast. She also completed the one-year Meisner Technique course at Scott William’s Impulse Theatre Company. Maggie is currently undertaking a PhD at Queen’s University Belfast, researching the “Lived experiences and unique challenges facing women in theatre in Northern Ireland”.
Playing Range: 45 – 55 years
Playing Range: 45 – 55 years
Height: 5’6″ (167cm)
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Green
Skills: Irish Step, Soprano, Actor-Singer, ADR-Additional Dialogue Recording, Audio Books, Audio Drama, Comedy, Comedy Improv, Musical Comedy, Poetry Reading, Repertory, Story Telling, Voice Over, Swimming, Car Driving Licence, Director, Drama Workshop Leader, Improvisation, Narration, Story Telling, Writer
Accents: American-New York, American-North East, Belfast, Cockney, Dublin, Essex, Galway, Irish-Northern, Irish-Southern, London, Manchester, RP*
Showreel: https://www.spotlight.com/1710-1209-1357
Stage
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SHEEHY-SKEFFINGTON DIALOGUES | Hanna | Paula McFetridge | Kabosh |
| UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE | Lena Murphy & others | Paul Bosco McEneaney | Cahoots NI |
| FREAK FLOODS | Director | Emily De Dakis/Úna Monaghan | Maggie Cronin |
| NIVELLI’S WAR | Tante Sophie | Paul Bosco McEneaney | CahootsNI; New Victory. Broadway and NYC |
| 1932 THE PEOPLE OF GALLAGHER STREET | Director | Martin Lynch/Maggie Cronin | Community Cast |
| THE GIFT | Ma | Paul Bosco McEneaney | Cahoots NI |
| THE KITCHEN THE BEDROOM AND THE GRAVE | Martha | Richard Lavery | Accidental Theatre |
| GREENSTICK BOY – ONE WOMAN SHOW | ‘M’ | Sarah Tipple | Lyric Theatre Belfast; Bozar, Brussels and Dublin for ABSOLUT Fringe |
| HAPPY DAYS | Winnie | Joel Beddows | University of Ulster- research performance |
| CARNIVAL | Vadoma | Paula McFetridge | Kabosh |
| BRUISED | Nora Ryan | Anna Newell | Tinderbox |
|
THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK
|
Gin | Patrick O’Kane | Prime Cut Productions |
| 1974 – THE END OF THE YEAR SHOW | Marie |
Carol Moore
Stage
|
The Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
| UNLESS | Reta | Tim Sheader | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough |
| GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER DO | Daisy | Ben Twist | Belfast Lyric Theatre |
|
SHADOWLANDS
|
Joy Gresham | Zoe Seaton | Belfast Lyric Theatre |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Titania | Robin Midgley | Belfast Lyric Theatre |
| PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD | Widow Quin | David Grant | Belfast Lyric Theatre |
|
A MOST NOTORIOUS WOMAN – ONE WOMAN SHOW
|
Grace O’Malley | Paddy Scully | Calypso |
Film
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSHROOMS | Diana | Meghan McArdle | Richter Media Ltd |
| TRUTH OF MURDER | Florence | Terry Loane | Innovation Factory |
| NORMAL PEOPLE | Glamorous Woman | Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn | Bankside |
| ZOO | Matron | Colin McIvor | Ripple World Pictures |
| HIGH RISE | Mrs Munrow | Ben Wheatley | Recorded Picture Company |
| SHOOTING FOR SOCRATES | Landlady (Mrs Thompson) | James Erskine | New Black |
| A BELFAST STORY | Sinéad | Nathan Todd | JoltMe |
| WHOLE LOTTA SOLE (‘STAND OFF’ IN USA) | Alice Weller | Terry George | Generator |
|
CHANCER (short)
|
Daughter in Law | Patrick Maxwell | Cinemagic NI |
| THE LIGHT OF MY EYES (short) | Sarah | Daniel Holmes | Canderblinks |
| TO LOSE CONTROL (short) | Susan Williams | Marty Stalker | Visionworks |
| THE SHORE (short) | Mary | Terry George | All Ashore |
| PICNIC (short) | Freida | Audrey Concannon | Premiere |
TV
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| PABLO | Grandma | David McGrath | Paper Owl Productions for CBBC |
| MY MOTHER AND OTHER STRANGERS | Ellen Quinn | Adrian Shergold | BBC |
| THE FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES | Betsy | Benjamin Ross | Rainmark for ITV |
| A YEAR OF GREATER LOVE | Sandra | Michael McDowell | BBC TV |
| MARÚ | Laura Cross | Lawrence Gough | Stirling films for TG4 |
| SCAPEGOAT | Doris Curran | Michael McDowell | Hole In The Wall Gang for BBC TV |
|
THE CLINIC
|
Emer O’Callaghan | Liam Cunningham | RTÉ |
|
HOLBY CITY
|
Bel Ferris | James Strong | BBC TV |
| DOCTORS | Kate McGuire | Various over several episodes | BBC TV |
| THAT’S NOT ME | Sarah | Peter Lawrence | BBC TV |
|
UNITED (BAFTA WINNER)
|
Mrs McGinley | Michael McGowan | BBC TV |
Voice/Other
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| TALKING TO BILLY (Voice Over) | Narrator | Clare Delargy | BBC NI TV |
| ATLANTIS THE EVIDENCE (Voice Over) | Narrator | Detlef Siebert | BBC Worldwide |
| QUITTING CRIME (Voice Over) | Narrator | Kelda Crawford McCann | Crawford McCann for BBC NI |
| THE HOUSE ON THE HILL (Voice Over) | Narrator | Laura Doherty | Doubleband for BBC Northern Ireland |
| WHEN THE POPE CAME TO IRELAND (Voice Over) | Narrator | Tony Curry | BBC1 NI |
| SHOW ME THE MUMMY (Voice Over) | Narrator | Ian Dougan | BBC1 NI |
|
THE CROWN JEWEL (Voice Over)
|
Amelia | Clare Delargy | BBC1 NI |
| TALKING BOOKS (Audio) | Narrator/ Regular Reader | RNIB Talking Books Camden | |
| MAHLER’S MUSE (Radio) | Anna Moll | Gemma McMullan | BBC Radio 4 |
| THE WOMEN WHO STAGED THE RISING (Radio) | Maire Nic Shiublaigh | Conor Garrett | BBC Radio 3 / BBC Radio Ulster |
| DEAR BABY MINE (Radio) | Therapist | Heather Larmour | BBC Radio 4 |
| THE LADY COMPUTER OF STRABANE (Radio) | Narrator | Louisa McCartney | BBC Radio Ulster |
| THE BLACKTHORN TREE (Radio) | Reader | Heather Larmour | BBC Radio 4 |
|
BOWEN AND BETJEMAN (Radio)
|
Rosamond Lehmann | Gemma McMullan | BBC Radio 4 |
| ULSTER’S FORGOTTEN DARLING (Radio) | Narrator/ Helen Waddel | Regina Gallen | BBC Radio 4 |
|
LOVE’S WORST DAY (Radio)
|
Bridget | Gemma McMullan | BBC Radio 4 |
| KICKING THE AIR – Zebbie Award Winner (Radio) | Black/Judge | Heather Larmour | BBC NI / Radio 4 |
| TITANIC LETTERS (Radio) | Bertha Mulvihill | Ian Dougan | BBC Northern Ireland/Radio 4 |
|
SOME SECLUDED GLADE (Radio)
|
Megan/Susan | Eoin O’Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 |
| GIRL FROM MARS – Zebbie Award Winner (Radio) | Judith | Heather Larmour | BBC Radio 4 |
|
ONE BY ONE IN THE DARKNESS (Radio)
|
Reader | Sara Johnson | BBC Radio 4 |