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Garry Roost
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Garry Roost trained at E15 Acting School and has extensive experience in Television, Theatre, Film. His main grounding was in theatre in his early career including; Theatre Royal Stratford East, The Citizens Theatre Glasgow, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse and playing 'Ralph' in the highly successful West End run of Bouncers for Hull Truck.Garry Roost trained at E15 Acting School and has extensive experience in Television, Theatre, Film. His main grounding was in theatre in his early career including; Theatre Royal Stratford East, The Citizens Theatre Glasgow, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse and playing 'Ralph' in the highly successful West End run of Bouncers for Hull Truck. Best known for Creepy Guy in Black Books, Alan Daniels in EastEnders, Mickey Doolan Irish Jockey in 'At the Races' sketch with Steve Coogan, The Day Today voted 35th best comedy sketch of all time! Garry’s inaugural solo show project directed by Gareth Armstrong at the Edinburgh Festival 2012 at The Gilded Balloon ignited his second solo venture directed by Paul Garnault, Pope Head (The Secret Life of Francis Bacon). The play has attracted the attention of producers and major festivals globally after a successful Edinburgh Festival 2014. His work has taken him throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East and a hit east coast tour of Australia of Pope Head taking in The Sydney Mardis Gras 2015. Culminating in conversation with Richard Fidler, ABC Radio, Brisbane. He returned to Edinburgh in 2015 at Summerhall; the largest Art Centre in Europe. Pope Head featured in The Kings Head Festival 45 in November 2015 and enjoyed a successful run at Pentameters Theatre Hampstead in Dec 2015 and April 2016. A series of performances at Vout-O-Reenee's have received a rapturous reception in May, June, July and November 2016. Warhol Bullet Karma premiered Edinburgh 2018 , and then Adelaide 2019 to critical acclaim and posted a podcast version of Warhol during the global pandemic of 2020. Flowing into 2021 Virtual theatre was a thing and a successful show in April for GSA followed by WAF 2021 online platform. A critically acclaimed Brighton Fringe run at The Rialto Theatre after 18 long months, and finally back on stage! Edinburgh Fringe 2021 and 2022 Fringe Online. Leicester Comedy Festival 2022 most recently LCF 30th Anniversary 2023. Brighton Fringe 2023. Bullet Karma was very well received to critical acclaim at The Rochester Fringe, New York 2023 at The Geva Theatre Center in September to a standing ovation on the last night. A dream New York debut.Show more
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