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Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre – BA (Hons) Acting
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Joe won this years Manchester Evening News Award, ‘Best Performance in a Fringe Production’ for his role in Going To Extremes.
“…but he was pipped to the post by a remarkable performance from Joe Ransom in Going To Extremes, one of the short but telling pieces in the JB Shorts evening at Joshua Brooks. The whole evening was pretty superb but Ransom was the standout for the panel!” Kevin Bourke
Take a look at the rest of this years winners at citylife.co.uk
Award Winner
Doctors – BBC
Joe spent a couple of days on set in November filming the role of Jason in Doctors that will be aired early next year on the BBC.
Bruntwood New Writing Competition – The Royal Exchange
Joe was asked back to The Royal Exchange in November 2011 to be one of the eight actors involved in performing extracts from the ten shortlisted finalists of this years Bruntwood New Writing Competition.
The Bruntwood Prize is the biggest national competition for playwriting. It is a search for great plays and great writers. Looking for scripts that are original and unperformed, by writers of any experience from all over the Country.
Everyword 2011 – Liverpool Playhouse & Everyman
Joe was part of this years Every Word competition and worked on two promising new pieces, Cornershop Homesick Blues By Keith Saha and Fighting Ghosts By Claire Barry.
For anyone aspiring to be a writer, wanting to see a new play in development or wanting to work with the UK’s leading practitioners, Everyword 2011 new writing festival is a 2-week whirlwind of events, readings, discussions, debates and workshops.
Hollyoaks – Channel 4
Appeared as a guest role in an episode of Channel 4’s Hollyoaks in November 2011.
Whistleblower – The Royal Exchange
Joe was delighted to work with Director Lucy Kerbel on Dan Rebellatos’ new two-hander Whistleblower. Along with Diane Beck the company spent a week work shopping and developing the piece at The Royal Exchange, Manchester.
This play was very well received and is hoping to be commissioned by The Royal Exchange or National Theatre.
The Crash of The Elysium – Manchester International Festival (MIF)
The Guardian – 5*
The Independent – 5*
The Observer – 5*
The Telegraph 4*
Award-winning theatre company Punchdrunk join forces with the Doctor Who team to create an unforgettable event especially for MIF 2011. In ‘The Crash of the Elysium’ the audience become the stars of this exhilarating and astonishing new show live at MediaCity.
Punchdrunk are world famous for their immersive theatre. Following their previous sold-out, smash hits, they return to thrill and amaze in what will be one of the most talked about shows at this year’s festival.
The Lost Choices – Feature Film
Joe plays Mike in this gritty British Independent Feature that will be released early 2012.
“Three boys, two grow, one tries. Based on a thousand true stories, ‘The Lost Choices’ studies the effects of abuse in several forms with three lives. Without passing judgement, the film explores the destructive relationships between peers and the family.”
Recent Work
Getting Married
Extra Play Added After Selected Performances:
LTC’s Assistant Director, Elisa Amesbury has adapted Getting Married, by August Strindberg, to be performed at The Lowry 9, 10 and 11 March at 10.15pm following each evening’s performance of A Doll’s House.
William (played by Joe Ransom) and Rose are deeply in love and happily married, until, of course, a new friend gives Rose a copy of A Doll’s House to read. Heartache ensues as Rose realises in retrospect that her marriage has been far from perfect. Will this pair ever find their way back to married bliss?
Hometown Glory
Joe can be seen at The Royal Exchange, Manchester in a script in hand performance of Hometown Glory. This is a group written piece of work by The Writers Exchange.
Library Theatre Company joins forces with Contact for the first time to present Manchester’s fourth re:play Festival, bringing together the most exciting new fringe theatre from the last 12 months in Manchester and Salford, originally presented in non-traditional venues such as Studio Salford, Taurus and at the 24:7 Theatre Festival.
Joe also took part in First Stages Rehearsed Readings at the Contact Theatre also part of the Re:Play Festival.
Joe’s latest Radio Drama will be aired on BBC Radio 4, the week beginning the 21st of March. The piece, Cottonopolis is a six-part Drama and was written by Michelle Lipton and directed by Justine Potter.
http://michellelipton.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/cottonopolis/
Joe appeared in two shows at this year’s well renowned Manchester JB Shorts.
‘Going To Extremes‘
Written by Lisa Holdsworth
‘Cock Tales‘
Written by Dave Simpson (writer of Girls Night Out)
The shows ran from the 2nd – 13th of November at Manchester’s Joshua Brooks.
For more information visit: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168043763213134
A story of love, laughter and men in thongs, together with a great pop soundtrack that will have you dancing in the aisles. Jane is preparing for the biggest day of her life and that wouldn’t be complete without a traditional hen night with the girls. Meanwhile Tony and the boys are putting together the final touches of their make or break ladies only show.
Both funny and touching, we follow the boys from rehearsals to performance, as they prepare for the forthcoming ‘Feast of Flesh’ contest, which could turn them from has-beens to heroes overnight.
“Quite simply the perfect girls’ night out” Darlington Evening Post
“It was fantastic…..I have seen and loved The Full Monty but this play was 100% funnier” The Hull Daily Mail
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