Nick Reding (actor)
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Nick Reding | |
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| Born | Nicholas Mark Reding 31 August 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Nicholas Mark Reding (born 31 August 1962 in
Blood Diamond and Soul Boy. On stage he played Joseph Porter Pitt in Tony Kushner's Angels in America at the Royal National Theatre, as well as leading roles at the Royal Court. He also appeared in Lovejoy
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Charity work
Reding is founder and Executive Director of S.A.F.E. (Sponsored Arts for Education) a "Kenyan NGO and UK charity that uses street theatre and community programmes to educate, inspire and deliver social change" based in
developing world that help artists educate, entertain and challenge their communities about vital health issues such as HIV.[1] S.A.F.E. runs three theatre companies in Kenya, Safe Pwani based in Mombasa, Safe Ghetto in Nairobi, and Safe Maa with the Maasai in the Loita Hills. The film Reding directed, Huruma, was recreated in Kibera slum as a stage performance in Fernando Meirelles's 2005 film The Constant Gardener. In 2007 Reding was given an award by Keep a Child Alive alongside Bono and Dr Pasquine Obasanyo for outstanding humanitarian work at the Black Ball in New York City.[2]
Reding currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya, running S.A.F.E. Reding has directed three feature films for S.A.F.E : Ndoto Za Elibidi, Ni Sisi and Watatu.
References
- ^ Hoggard, Liz (30 July 2005). "Better safe than sorry". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ "The Black Ball". Keep a Child Alive. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
External links
- Nick Reding at IMDb
- S.A.F.E., founded by Reding
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