User:Clarelangford

Clare Langford (1984-) is an Irish actress currently based in London.

She originally studied Applied Languages, specialising in French, Spanish, Japanese at the [|University of Limerick] in the Republic of Ireland. In 2008, she moved to the UK to pursue a career as an actress, and began her training at the Central Saint Martins Drama Centre[|Central Saint Martins].

She recently founded a theatre company with friend and fellow DC graduate, Helen Allemano, called Mixed(up) Productions. It is a two woman company that likes to “mix things up”, using film footage and sound with live performance,  to tell simple stories with a twist.

The first offering from Mixed (Up) was ‘Strawberries in January’. Originally a French Canadian piece, it was translated and played at the Edinburgh Fringe and came to London for the first time this year. Defined as the “ultimate theatrical date-movie”, ‘Strawberries’ was a biting, heart-warming comedy about four romantically challenged singletons who stumble through contemporary Montreal in search for love. The production, described by Roberta Leotti as “a very memorable show” (italian review ) incorporated projected images, film footage and voice over, as the protagonist saw his world come alive on screen,  and the women in his life took on the guises of screen icons such as Marylin Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Mia Wallace.

Mixed (Up) are currently preparing to stage an adaptation of No Exit, a translation of the French existentialist play Huis Clos, written by Jean Paul Sartre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huis_clos[|Huis Clos].

In 2010, Clare played the part of a debutante in the remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, a feature film directed by tomas Alfredson. The film, which stars Drama Centre graduates Colin Firth and Tom Hardy is due for release in 2011.

Clare is currently shooting “Demon”, a feature film directed by Mark Duffield. It is an independant feature film, which is set in a hospital in Victorian London. It is due for release this summer and it has been a wonderful experience working on it so far. ([|imdb]) ([http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=569BE28A1695e1B1BBYIl3875F30) British Films Catalogue.

She is also collaborating with Cecilia Gragnani, a fellow class mate from the Drama Centre. Having been accepted last year to devise a production for “Old Vic New Voices”, they are now in pre-production stages for a short film. The film is loosely based on a devised performance, which depicted the inextricable links that exist between and artist and their creations; They are collaborating with make-up artist Fiona Corker and Director of Photography Jasmine Robinson.

Clare's other experience includes modelling at the Pure London Expo [|Pure London Expo], the UKTV High Definition Launch UKTV, Vogue Night out in Londonhttp://fashions-night-out.vogue.co.uk/

[|spotlight] Central Saint Martins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHQxK8vU6-E&feature=related