Emil Wolk
Emil Wolk | |
---|---|
Born | 1944 (age 79–80) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Years active | 1971-2018 |
Arnold Emil Wolk (born 1944) is an
Early years
Emil Wolk was born in
Wolk's early career involved participation with various pioneer theatre companies, including the Freehold Theatre Group, the Pip Simmons Theatre Group and People Show, all of which contributed toward his passion for experimental theatre.
Career
Trained in theatre and specialising in physical performance, Wolk has worked as a performer on screen and as a director and performer on stage, working with, among others, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal National Theatre and The Royal Exchange, Manchester.
During his time at The Royal Exchange, he directed, performed and choreographed collaborations with director Braham Murray, working together on shows including The Recruiting Officer (1992) and Bats (2000).[4]
There, he also worked with actor
Between 1997 and 2001, Wolk appeared in the
In 2004-05, Wolk appeared as one of the principal characters in the original stage production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Palladium Theatre, London.[8]
Emil Wolk's screen appearances include, among others: The Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Six Napoleons (1986) starring Jeremy Brett as the great detective, Escape from Sobibor (1987) with Alan Arkin, The Tall Guy (1989) with Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, and Stalin (1992) with Robert Duvall.[9] In 2014, Wolk was featured in series three of the popular ABC TV series Rake as Justice Kieran Webster.
In addition to Wolk's career on stage and screen, he has also appeared as an actor in a number of opera productions, working predominantly with Robert Carsen as Puck in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, most recently at La Scala, Milan in 2009.
After relocating to Australia, Emil Wolk's background in physical performance led him to work as a guest director on
Wolk was announced as Director of Pagliacci for The Victorian Opera's 2016 season production Laughter and Tears.[11] The production is a collaboration between The Victorian Opera and Circus Oz that features two connecting episodes, 'Laughter' and 'Tears'.[12]
Personal life
Emil Wolk is married with one daughter. In 2005, he and his family relocated from England to Australia, where he continues to work both as a performer and director.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Olivier Winners 1987".
- ^ "Faculty Council | the University of Texas at Austin".
- ^ a b "Royal Exchange Theatre Play Finder". Royalexchange.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Sherlock homes in trouble". citylife.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Sherlock at the exchange theatre". citylife.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Full Marx for bringing back fun". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- TheGuardian.com. 17 April 2002.
- ^ "Emil Wolk". IMDb.
- ^ Cooper, Michael (12 April 2015). "Vaudeville Authenticity at the Metropolitan Opera". The New York Times.
- ^ "Victorian Opera serves up banquet for 2016 season". 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Laughter and Tears » Victorian Opera". Archived from the original on 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
External links
- Emil Wolk at IMDb
- Emil Wolk United Agents