Genevieve McClean

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Genevieve McClean is known as an actress and poet. She has appeared on and off screen over the last two decades acting mostly in theatre and independent film. She is also a filmmaker. She has worked on award winning collaborative teams for stage and screen as a writer and performer, and in 2011 she completed a 240-minute documentary project of her own.  Genevieve has a gradient into arts and social commentary that spans over twenty years.

She took a degree in Theatre History and English Literature combining studies from Auckland and Otago. During the early 90s she fronted the Dunedin band Mink. Genevieve graduated from the New Zealand Drama School in 1997 and for some years was based in Wellington as a working actor. Subsequent to traveling with a theatre company in Spain and the Czech Republic, she lived in Berlin, while shooting a documentary about New Zealand artists in Central Europe.
Genevieve has guest lectured at all levels in education. She has toured in the States as a poet, and has performed extensively around New Zealand exploring various takes on spoken word. She is also a voice coach, and holds a dip-grad in secondary teaching. Her interests are in the mechanics of language, and audience across a broad spectrum of arts and social forms. She teaches creative writing, and she is developing work intended for film, paper, stage and digital media.

Genevieve lives in Grey Lynn with her son and their three-legged cat.

Genevieve McClean's reviews

In the Name of the Son - The Gerry Conlon Story

Auckland

14/03/2024 - 17/03/2024

"Unravels Conlon's imprisonment and the nature of the troubles in Northern Ireland..
The Music Man - In Concert

Auckland

12/10/2023 - 15/10/2023

"Go and see it. Enjoy! It will leave you humming..
ÉMILIE

Auckland

19/09/2023 - 23/09/2023

"A sweet, delightful, funny and expertly crafted tribute..
KING LEAR - ATC

Auckland

13/06/2023 - 09/07/2023

"Michael Hurst at the height of his power in thundering production ..

"The tragedy emerges from a comedy-horror facade that becomes an engrossing psychological and cathartic journey..
CLAS 103: Greek Mythology

Auckland

06/06/2023 - 10/06/2023

"Has certain raw and immediate qualities ... Amazing..
RED SPEEDO

Auckland

02/11/2017 - 15/11/2017

"Togs, Togs, Drama..

"Water runs Red on fast lane to top..

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MAGICIANS

Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Auckland

19/10/2017 - 04/11/2017

"Slick acts generate entertaining show..

"An alluring challenge to sceptics..

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THE BOSS IN OUR LIVES

Auckland

25/10/2017 - 28/10/2017

"Mostly seen as an existentialist nightmare..
THE VULTURES

Hamilton, Auckland

14/10/2017 - 21/10/2017

"A force to be reckoned with..

"Packs a powerful punch..
BLONDE POISON

Wellington, Auckland

22/08/2017 - 06/10/2018

"Exquisitely calibrated and modulated; totally compelling..

"Nazi era play poses moral dilemma..

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LOOKING AT STUFF IN CLOUDS

Auckland

09/09/2013 - 05/08/2017

"Not just Fluff..

"Like a pre-show that takes place in the foyer of the greater New Zealand milieu..

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MAMIL: Middle Aged Man In Lycra

Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Havelock North, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North

25/07/2014 - 14/12/2019

"A very funny play about change..

"Holds up a mirror to honest self-appraisal..

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