Noel Hodda
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Noel Hodda is an Australian actor, writer, dramaturge
, director and teacher.
He is a graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA
) at the University of New South Wales
in Sydney.
, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
and Project TYER, a Theatre In Education Co., for whom he also wrote and appeared in the play Strata Digger.
Post-NIDA he has worked as an actor for the Sydney Theatre Company
, the Queensland Theatre Company
, the Griffin Theatre Company
, the Ensemble Theatre
, the Q Theatre, Marian Street Theatre and others. He has also performed in major national and international tours, including The Removalists, Are You Lonesome Tonight, The Club, The Life Of Galileo, Chasing The Dragon, Diving For Pearls and Dinner.
, E Street
and Out of the Blue
.
His film appearances include Emoh Ruo, The Highest Honour (aka Heroes Of The Krait/Southern Cross), Siver City and The Bet, among others.
, Canada, in 2004.
He assesses plays for Page To Stage (a young Playwright's organisation) and Parnassus' Den. He has also been a script assessor for The Australia Council for The Arts, The Australian National Playwright's Centre and Belvoir Street Theatre and has conducted acting and writing workshops for many organisations. He has been Artist-In-Residence at Charles Sturt University
, Wagga Wagga, and has also taught Acting/Voice there on short-term appointments.
His dramaturgical work on the play Codgers by Don Reid contributed to that play winning the prestigious Rodney Seaborn Playwright's Award in 2006.
Dramaturge
A dramaturge or dramaturg is a professional position within a theatre or opera company that deals mainly with research and development of plays or operas...
, director and teacher.
He is a graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
) at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney.
Stage Work
Prior to attending NIDA he was a founding member of the Riverina Theatre CompanyRiverina Theatre Company
Riverina Theatre Company was established in 1976 as the Riverina Trucking Company however changed its name to the Riverina Theatre Company in 1983...
, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...
and Project TYER, a Theatre In Education Co., for whom he also wrote and appeared in the play Strata Digger.
Post-NIDA he has worked as an actor for the Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
, the Queensland Theatre Company
Queensland Theatre Company
The Queensland Theatre Company was established in 1970 as the Royal Queensland Theatre Company. The Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Wesley Enoch...
, the Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new writing. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia...
, the Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...
, the Q Theatre, Marian Street Theatre and others. He has also performed in major national and international tours, including The Removalists, Are You Lonesome Tonight, The Club, The Life Of Galileo, Chasing The Dragon, Diving For Pearls and Dinner.
Television and Film Career
He has appeared in numerous Australian television series and tele-dramas as both a lead and guest character, including continuing roles in the dramas Sons and DaughtersSons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
, E Street
E Street
E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993.Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city...
and Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (2008 TV series)
Out of the Blue is an Australian serial drama commissioned by the BBC, produced by Australia's Southern Star Entertainment. It began screening on BBC One on weekday afternoons on 28 April 2008. The programme attracted lower than desired ratings figures, prompting the broadcaster to shift it to its...
.
His film appearances include Emoh Ruo, The Highest Honour (aka Heroes Of The Krait/Southern Cross), Siver City and The Bet, among others.
Stage Writer
Hodda has written and staged numerous numerous plays including The Secret House, Half Safe, Photographs, and On The Public Record. His play Later was chosen to be workshopped at the prestigious Banff playRites Colony, BanffBanff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
, Canada, in 2004.
Other
He was a board member and Chairman of the Board of the Griffin Theatre Co. and a member of that company's Literary Committee. Currently, he still acts, directs and teaches. He was a long-standing narrator for Vision Australia (formerly The Royal Blind Society) and won the National Library Talking Book Award for his narration of the novel Cold Mountain.He assesses plays for Page To Stage (a young Playwright's organisation) and Parnassus' Den. He has also been a script assessor for The Australia Council for The Arts, The Australian National Playwright's Centre and Belvoir Street Theatre and has conducted acting and writing workshops for many organisations. He has been Artist-In-Residence at Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
, Wagga Wagga, and has also taught Acting/Voice there on short-term appointments.
His dramaturgical work on the play Codgers by Don Reid contributed to that play winning the prestigious Rodney Seaborn Playwright's Award in 2006.