Mandy Colleran

British comedian and disability arts activist (born 1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mandy Colleran (born 7 July 1962[1]) is a comic, writer, actress and disability arts activist.

Born (1962-07-07) 7 July 1962 (age 63)
OccupationsComic, writer, actress and disability arts activist
KnownforFormer director of DaDaFest
Awards2007 Lifetime Achievement award from DaDaFest
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Mandy Colleran
Born (1962-07-07) 7 July 1962 (age 63)
OccupationsComic, writer, actress and disability arts activist
Known forFormer director of DaDaFest
Awards2007 Lifetime Achievement award from DaDaFest
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Career

Mandy Colleran has been involved in disability arts since the 1980s.[2] She is a member of the comedy trio No Excuses along with Mandy Redvers-Rowe and Ali Briggs.[3] In 1986 Colleran became Joint Development Officer of Arts Integration Merseyside (AIM) with John McGrath, it later became North West Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF).[4] In 1990 Colleran became a director of NWDAF.[5]

Credits

Stage
Television
  • 1995 The Alphabet Soup Show (BBC)
Film
  • Mandy Redvers-Rowe (writer/performer), Ali Briggs (writer/performer) and Mandy Colleran (writer/performer), Bren O'Callahan (director), Astra Films (filmmaker) (10 May 2015). I Know My Place by Still No Excuses (Video). No Excuses Cabaret via YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

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