Interview with an Irish voiceover: Bill Murphy

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HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET INTO VOICEOVER WORK?

I work as an actor and have been told many a time that my voice was perfect for voice over work.One female actor described my voice as ‘like chocolate’!Another saying ,”it vibrates through me and makes me feel weak at the knees”!


WHAT STYLES OF VOICE OVER DO YOU KICK ASS AT?

Dark and Seductive,straight talking,relaxed read,hard sell,narrator.


WHAT TYPE OF BRANDS HAVE YOU WORKED ON?

Phone companies, tesco brands,dark chocolate


ARE YOU PERFORMING IN ANY INTERESTING SHOWS LATELY?

Waiting on the release of a mini series called ‘Jack Taylor’ for the BBC and RTE , playing opposite Ralph Brown and Ian Glenn


YOUR CV, IN A NUTSHELL?

Everything from the Barbican to the Gate Theatre.The Abbey Theatre to the BBC.Panto to Shakespeare,RTE to Showtime USA, HBO and Major Cinema release with Oscar winning actors.



Noticeboard: Actors workshop with Helena Browne

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Suffering from Writers Block?? Have the most amazing part in a show, but struggling to ‘find the character’?? Want to devise a show but simply dont know where to start?? Or have you started devising something and dont know how to continue??


All these questions and more will be dealt with in an upcoming workshop at Beyond, a newly opened Arts Centre in London. Founder of the Michael Chekhov Studio Dublin, Helena Browne will be facilitating yet another of Solas Theatre Company’s inspirational and liberating journeys into creating characters and a storyline, through the use of movement, voicework and improvisation.


An absolute deal at £50 for the entire workshop.


“Clearly, you do not have to be an expert in The Michael Chekhov Technique to see that something about it works.” - RemoteGoat, Paul Goodman


10am-5pm, Sat+ Sun 30/31st January 2010

For details on how to pay your deposit, please contact
amy@beyond-centre.com or call 0044 7886 984 526.

To listen to Helena, AKA Amy De Bhrun, click here.