Jennifer Hagan
Jennifer Hagan | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia | 5 October 1943
Education | Loreto Convent Perth National Institute of Dramatic Art |
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Years active | 1963–2020 |
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Jennifer Hagan (born 5 October 1943) is an Australian actress who was the acting tutor at the National Institute of Dramatic Art from 1991 until 1997.[1] For three decades she was a leading player with professional theatre companies throughout Australia notably for the Old Tote Theatre Company[2] and Sydney Theatre Company.[3] Hagan retired in 2020. Her work was characterised by precision, energy and humour.[4]
Career
Early in Hagan's career she played the lead in Ibsen's
As a contract player in the 1970s with the Melbourne Theatre Company,[6] Hagan was seen in a wide range of roles including Yvette in Brecht's Mother Courage,[7] Ilona Szabo in Molnar's The Play's the Thing, Jennifer Dubedat in Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma , Beatrice in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing,[8] and Electra in Sophocles' Electra.
In 1979 she created the role of Helen in
Thereafter, Hagan performed in the classical and modern repertoire until she was appointed the acting tutor at NIDA in Sydney. She returned to the stage to play
Personal life
Hagan is the eldest of five children of Matt and Joan Hagan. She was educated at the Loreto Convent, Claremont, and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1963. In 1989 she married the Australian playwright Ron Blair and they live in Sydney. As a theatre director Hagan directed Blair's play President Wilson in Paris at the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta in 2005.[16]
References
- ^ "ARTS Extra Students excel". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 100, no. 5. New South Wales, Australia. 7 October 1994. p. 32. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 85, no. 3. New South Wales, Australia. 23 September 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LIFE STYLE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 117. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Cameron's Management Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 75, no. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Performing Arts Collection Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "SOME OLD COURAGE". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXXIX, no. 43. Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LIFE STYLE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 170. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 September 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Taking the measure of a team experiment". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 502. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 November 1980. p. 8. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Shakespeare in Sydney Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ISSN 1324-6542
- ^ "JENNIFER HAGAN". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 48, no. 48. Australia, Australia. 6 May 1981. p. 159. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "For Love Alone – Review". Ozmovies. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Stage Whispers Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ President Wilson in Paris Retrieved 20 April 2022.
External links
- Jennifer Hagan at IMDb