Paddy Canavan

Paddy Canavan (1943-). Actress and stage manager.

Biography

Born 31 October 1943

Worked as actress and prompt on Schach’s production of Try for White (Basil Warner, 1959).

Later prominent work includes roles in The Dresser (Baxter Theatre, 1980 and the Market Theatre, 1982), Spider's Web (Pieter Toerien 1981), , Showboat (PACT, 1985), Lettice and Lovage (1988)

Also had roles in King John, See How They Run (as “Miss Skillon”), Red Peppers (as “Lilly”), Fumed Oak and Red Peppers (as “Granny”), A Collier's Friday Night (as “Mother”), King Lear (as “Goneril”), Rookery Nook ( as “Mrs Leveret”), Female Transport (as “Winnie”), First Night of Pygmalion (as “Mrs Patrick-Campbell”), Blithe Spirit (as “Madame Arcati”, 1976), Pirandello’s Henry IV (as “Matilda”), Night of January 16th (as “Magda Svenson”), Murder Among Friends (as “Gert”), Golda (as “Lou”), Murder at the Vicarage (as “Miss Marple”), The Shadow Box (as “Agnes”), The Sound of Music (as “Countess”), Romantic Comedy (as “Blanche”), Rose (as “Smale”), Spider's Web (as “Mildred Peake”), The Fan (as "Belle Goldman").