Simon Kane (writer) explained

Simon Kane
Birth Name:Simon Dylan Kane
Occupation:Writer, Actor
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Clare College, Cambridge
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Relatives:John Kane (father)
Alison Warner (mother)
Susy Kane (sister)
Years Active:1995 – present

Simon Kane is a British writer, actor, and associate artist with the Shunt cooperative working in radio, television and theatre.[1] [2] He is the son of actor and writer John Kane and opera singer Alison Warner. His sister, Susy Kane, is also an actor and writer.

Kane studied English literature at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1997.[3]

Selected works

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985DaemonAs Simon Kene
2001The Inbetweeners Dance teacher
2012The Bleak Old Shop of StuffPostmanEpisode 1[4]
2011–2013Peeder Jigson's Video DiaryAidan TurnerEpisodes: "What Aidan Turner's Up to in the Break", "Naming the Dwarves", " Wrap Party"
2014Mirrorboy FunkbeardShort (also credited as writer, composer and editor)
2016The Nightmare on Deskteeth StreetHaroldTV Short[5]
2017Suicide HotlineMr. JamesonTV Short
2019The SeeingPerryEpisode: "Introduction"
2019The Atticus McLaren MysteriesScout McLaren
2020TryingTorturerSeries 1, Episode: "Someone Else's Kids"
2020Death Meets LisoletteBillyTV Short
2020GhostsKeith Darren DeanSeries 2, Episode: "Perfect Day"[6]
2021What's My Name?ParamedicTV Short
2021Pretend FriendsMarkTV Short

Theatre

YearProductionRoleCompanyNotes
2000The Tennis ShowLinesmanShunt
2000OpheliaHamletSPID
2002The Al-Hamlet SummitPoloniusZaoum
2003Invitation to a BeheadingLawyer, M. PierreDiscreet TheatreReview in Total Theatre Magazine[7]
2005The Prometheus ExperimentThe WaiterDiscreet TheatreHoxton Hall
2006A Christmas CarolScroogeBigfoot
2007Pride and Prejudice the pantoBad GuyThe Mighty Fin
2008Contains ViolenceNarrator / MurdererLyric Theatre (Hammersmith)
2008Oil Heart MotherSimonPresent Tense 7Southwark Playhouse
2008Hamlet (abridged)Barnardo / Ghost / King / Polonius / ZeusRival Theatre CompanyEtcetera Theatre
2010The Diary of a NobodyPooterThe Mighty Fin
2011The ExtremistsDanRehearsed Reading. Royal Court Theatre
2012Alice in WonderlandCaterpillar, Duchess, HatterExquisite FollyReview in The Guardian[8]
2013Life by MisadventureBrendan / Brenda Twice Shy TheatreLatitude Festival
2014Diary of a Provincial LadyRobertThe Mighty Fin
2015Ritual of Thwarted DesireWycliffLittle Pieces of GoldSouthwark Playhouse
2015Of Mice and MadnessGriffinLondon Horror FestivalEtcetera Theatre
2016The Buskers Opera[9] Mayor LockittBuskers Opera LtdPark Theatre. Reviews[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
2016MatterBirdDevil's PicnicEtcetera Theatre
2016Twelfth NightMalvolioOff Your Chump Theatre
2017The Monster HuntersSir Maxwell House, Count Orloff, Klaus Newgate ProductionsThe Courtyard Theatre
2017The Hound of the BaskervillesWatsonThe English Theatre Frankfurt
2018The Hound of the BaskervillesWatsonJermyn Street Theatre. Review[17]
2019The Maid's TragedyLysippus / CalianaxRoyal Shakespeare CompanyWorkshop
2022The Hound of the BaskervillesWatsonOctagon Theatre, Bolton

Radio / voice

Writer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simon Kane, Voice Actor Wireless Theatre. www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk. en-GB. 6 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Simon Kane . British Comedy Guide. en-GB. 6 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Simon Kane, actor. Mandy Actors. en-GB. 6 January 2018.
  4. Web site: BBC Two - The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, Series 1, Episode 1 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  5. Web site: British Council Film: The Nightmare on Deskteeth Street . 5 April 2022 . film-directory.britishcouncil.org.
  6. Web site: BBC One - Ghosts, Series 2, Perfect Day . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Discreet Theatre, Invitation to a Beheading Total Theatre Magazine Print Archive . 5 April 2022 . totaltheatre.org.uk.
  8. Web site: Caird . Jo . 20 July 2012 . Down the rabbit hole with Bikeminded's cycling theatre Jo Caird . 5 April 2022 . The Guardian . en.
  9. Web site: The Buskers Opera Shows . 5 April 2022 . Stage Faves . en.
  10. Web site: 5 May 2016 . The Buskers Opera review – anti-capitalism in rhyming couplets . 5 April 2022 . The Guardian . en.
  11. Web site: Theatre review: The Buskers Opera at Park Theatre (200) . 5 April 2022 . British Theatre Guide . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 10 May 2016 . The Buskers Opera - Review Park Theatre . 5 April 2022 . Stage Review . en-GB.
  13. Web site: David . Caroline . 10 May 2016 . The Busker's Opera, Park Theatre, review: 'Satire of London Olympics' . 5 April 2022 . Islington Gazette . en-UK.
  14. Web site: Lukowski . Andrzej . The Buskers Opera . 5 April 2022 . Time Out London . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Aguinaldo . THE BUSKERS' OPERA, London, To 4 June . 5 April 2022 . en-GB.
  16. News: Maxwell . Dominic . Theatre: The Busker's Opera at Park Theatre, N4 . . en . 5 April 2022 . 0140-0460.
  17. Web site: 29 December 2017 . Deerstalkers and devil dogs: Sherlock Holmes hits stage at the double . 5 April 2022 . The Guardian . en.
  18. Web site: BBC - Press Office - Network Radio Programme Information BBC Week 22 Thursday 3 June 2010 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  19. Web site: Afternoon Play – Occupied . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en.
  20. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, Edinburgh 2012, Edinburgh special - Simon Kane . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  21. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, Series 9, Episode 1 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  22. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - John Finnemore's Double Acts, Series 1, The Goliath Window . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  23. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - North by Northamptonshire, North By Northamptonshire: Full Stop . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  24. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Time Spanner, Time Spanner . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  25. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Time Spanner, The Dan in the High Castle . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  26. Web site: Now The Twelfth Night Show . 5 April 2022 . www.bbc.com . en.
  27. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Angstrom, Series 1, The Man Who Wasn't Dead . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  28. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Angstrom, Series 1, The Two Faces of Benny from Abba . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  29. Web site: Agendum . 5 April 2022 . www.bbc.com . en.
  30. Web site: BBC Two - That Mitchell and Webb Look, Series 4, Episode 1 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  31. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Laurence and Gus: Hearts and Minds, Episode 1 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  32. Web site: Jonah non grata . 17 March 2018 . www.ica.art . en.
  33. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 3 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  34. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 4 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  35. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 6 . 5 April 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  36. Web site: 2017 Winners . 5 April 2022 . The Audio Verse Awards . en.

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