Carl Halling’s profile

Carl Halling is a Writer, Songwriter, Singer, Actor. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His theatrical credits include: Guildhall School of Music and Drama: “Man of la Mancha” (1979); Barrie Stacey Promotions: “Sleeping Beauty” (1979); Bristol Old Vic/London Old Vic: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1980); Phoenix Theatre: “Satyricon” (ca. 1981); Gate Theatre: London Premiere of Rudolf Sirera’s “The Audition” (1988); Jacksons Lane Theatre: Feste in “Twelfth Night” (1990)*; Conway Hall (Shakespeare Inc.): Stefano in “The Tempest” (1992); Lyric Studio, Hammersmith: “Simples of the Moon” (1993); Rose and Crown Theatre: Roote in “The Hothouse” (1994)/All male roles in “Two”/ “Lovelives” (1995)*; Tristan Bates Theatre (British Theatrical): “Iphigeneia in Taurois” (1995); Street Level Theatre Co.: “Easter Unwrapped”/ “Choices” (1996)*/ *Adapted/Composed music. His musical credits include: Anglia Television: Miss Morrison’s Ghosts (1981); Nuages (Swing/Easy Listening band): 2000–2002; Jim Hughes Carl Halling and the London Swingtette (CD available from CD Baby)/ E-mail: CarlHalling@aol.com

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Guys and Dolls, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal, Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, 26^th December 1979 – 9^th February 1980

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Joined 3rd January 2011.
Last logged in on 31st October 2020.

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To GRiP Theatre Company production of The Hothouse, by Harold Pinter, Rose and Crown, Hampton Wick, 20th September - 1st October 1994: “The Hothouse was written by Pinter between “The Birthday Party” (1957) and “The Caretaker” (1959“. The former received a critical drubbing when it was performed at the Lyric Studio, Hammersmith in 1958, and it allegedly closed after only a handful of performances. And yet, once it had done so, it received a rave review in the Sunday Times by drama critic Harold Hobson, who described Pinter as possessing “the most original, disturbing and arresting talent in theatrical London”. Yet, Pinter shelved ”The Hothouse“ for over twenty years, while going on to real success with ”The Caretaker". In 1979, he directed its first production at Hampstead Theatre, where it opened on 24 April 1980, moving to the Ambassador Theatre on 25 June 1980. Then in 1995, Pinter himself played Roote at the Minerva Theatre, in Chichester, in 1995, before it transferred to the Comedy Theatre. ”
To GRiP Theatre Company production of The Hothouse, by Harold Pinter, Rose and Crown, Hampton Wick, 20th September - 1st October 1994: “This production by Tim Williams received some glowing reviews in the local press, as well as a pretty good review in London Time Out by Kate Stratton, with Carl Hallingbeing singled out for what she described as “ a flawlessly accurate performance…lit by flashes of black humour”. She went on to write that “ In a series of deliciously clipped exchanges with his supercilious aide (Nigel Barrett), Halling picks at the comic underbelly of power and paranoia. The production falters whenever he leaves the stage, and even halling can’t camouflage the play’s over-explicitness – the verbal weapons are twice as deadly as the literal ones”.”
To production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, The Old Vic Theatre, London, 24th June - 19th July 1980: “I played Mustardseed in this magnificent production by Richard Cottrell in early 1980 alongside one of the most gifted and charismatic casts imaginable, as anyone scanning the list of actors will surely agree. It moved from the Bristol to the London Old Vic Theatre in the summer, where it continued to attract the most enthusiastic reviews, and rightfully so. ”
To production of The Audition, by Rudolf Sirera, Gate Theatre, Notting Hill Gate, London, 8th February - 5th March 1988: “This production was the London première of Rudolf Sirera’s play, directed by Astrid Hilne, and translated by John London. It received some fair reviews in various periodicals, including the London Times and The Stage and Television Today; and an especially positive one from Dame Joan Bakewell.”
To Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, Bristol Old Vic - Theatre Royal and The Old Vic Theatre, London, 13th February - 19th July 1980: “I played Mustardseed in this magnificent production by Richard Cottrell in early 1980 alongside one of the most gifted and charismatic casts imaginable, as anyone scanning the list of actors will surely agree. It moved to the London Old Vic in the summer, where it continued to attract the most enthusiastic reviews, and rightfully so. ”

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