Conleth Kane
TRAINED AT ARTS EDUCATIONAL
Conleth trained with the National Youth Music Theatre (NTMT) and went on to Arts Educational were he received a full scholarship, graduating with a BA Hons in Musical Theatre. Conleth rose to fame in Ireland when he became one of 6 males picked from thousands to sing live for the public vote every week on 'FAME- The Musical' (RTE Television), Ireland's first ever TV Casting Reality Show to play the part of 'Nick Piazza' on the National Tour of 'FAME'.
Other Theatre credits include: Jake in Molly Wobbly (Lyric Theatre, Belfast/ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe/ Original Cast Recording), Wheezy in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' for Qdos Pantomimes (Birmingham Hippodrome), Wayne in Get Got (C-Venues, Edinburgh Fringe), Dandini in Cinderella for Qdos Pantomimes (Grand Opera House, Belfast), Naked Boys Singing - Original West End Cast (Arts Theatre, London), Lefou in Walt Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast (UK/International tour), Scarecrow in the RSC's The Wizard of Oz (Lyric Theatre, Belfast), He covered the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Major Pong in Aladdin for First Family Entertainment (Liverpool Empire Theatre), Peter Pan and Aladdin (Millennium Forum, Derry), Ugly in the Irish Premiere of HONK! (Armagh Market Place Theatre), Blaze (Bridewell Theatre, London), Down In the Valley (Welsh National Opera).
Television credits include: Dr Paul Bridges in Series 24 of Casualty (BBC) At the age of 15, Conleth won a National Talent contest on Children in Need (BBC1) which saw him sing live to the nation. Conleth became a youtube hit in 2009, gaining millions of views, after superstar 'PINK' dragged him on stage to sing with her during the filming of T-Mobile's Flashmob advert in Trafalgar Square. Conleth recently appeared in the World Premiere of 'Tinseltown the Musical' in Belfast's Theatre at the Mill on the 1st of December, followed by his debut solo Irish concert 'Conleth Kane: All I Want for Christmas' at The Black Box Theatre in Belfast on the 21st December.
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