Biography - Denis Delahunt
Denis Delahunt
Denis has been involved with local Sussex operatic societies for many years. Indeed, last century he played the part of Nanki Poo with Battle Light Opera Group. His singing teacher at the time was the late Molly Townson, with whom he later performed in Soiree, an evening of Edwardian entertainment, which he also wrote and directed.
He has spent most of the last 25 years working in the theatre – with occasional forays into film and TV - mostly in London. He trained in acting and singing on the Baylis programme at the ENO and followed that with performances in a number of operas at the London Coliseum.
He has appeared in both modern plays and restoration comedies, playing Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals and Sir Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance, the latter at the Dublin Theatre Festival, both to critical acclaim.
His favourite roles have tended to come in Shakespeare productions, including Feste in Twelfth Night which toured the Middle East; Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing; Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, and Duke Vincentio of Vienna in Measure for Measure.
His playing of Polonius in Hamlet at the Edinburgh Festival a year or two back led to his being short-listed for an acting award, which was a pleasant surprise. He has been lucky enough to work with some outstanding directors and tries to bring that experience to bear on his own directing work.
He has spent most of the last 25 years working in the theatre – with occasional forays into film and TV - mostly in London. He trained in acting and singing on the Baylis programme at the ENO and followed that with performances in a number of operas at the London Coliseum.
He has appeared in both modern plays and restoration comedies, playing Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals and Sir Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance, the latter at the Dublin Theatre Festival, both to critical acclaim.
His favourite roles have tended to come in Shakespeare productions, including Feste in Twelfth Night which toured the Middle East; Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing; Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, and Duke Vincentio of Vienna in Measure for Measure.
His playing of Polonius in Hamlet at the Edinburgh Festival a year or two back led to his being short-listed for an acting award, which was a pleasant surprise. He has been lucky enough to work with some outstanding directors and tries to bring that experience to bear on his own directing work.