Noel Hodda

Noel Hodda (born 1954 in Albury, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian actor, writer, dramaturge, director and teacher.

Noel Hodda
Born1954 (age 66–67)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materNational Institute of Dramatic Art, UNSW Sydney
Occupation

Acting career

Hodda was a founding member of the Riverina Theatre Company, located in Wagga Wagga and Project TYER, a Theatre In Education Co., for whom he also wrote and appeared in the play Strata Digger. Subsequently, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at the UNSW Sydney and then worked as an actor for the Sydney Theatre Company, the Queensland Theatre Company, the Griffin Theatre Company, the Ensemble Theatre, the Q Theatre, Marian Street Theatre, Sport for Jove at the Seymour Centre[2] and others. He also performed in major national and international tours, including The Removalists, Are You Lonesome Tonight, The Club, The Life Of Galileo, Chasing The Dragon, Diving For Pearls and Dinner.

He has appeared in numerous Australian television series and tele-dramas as both a lead and guest character, including continuing roles in the dramas Sons and Daughters (as regular Rob Keegan from 1982–84), E Street (as celebrity TV doctor David Fielding from 1989–91)[3] and Out of the Blue. Hodda has had guest roles in Neighbours,[4] Janet King and Rake.[5]

His film appearances include Emoh Ruo, The Highest Honour (aka Heroes Of The Krait/Southern Cross), Silver City, A Step in the Right Direction and The Bet, among others.

Stage writer

Hodda has written and staged numerous plays including: The Secret House, Half Safe, Photographs, and On The Public Record. His play Later was chosen to be workshopped at the prestigious Banff playRites Colony, Banff, Canada, in 2004. His television writing credits include episodes of the ABC TV G.P. drama.[6]

Directing and teaching career

Hodda was a board member and Chairman of the Board of the Griffin Theatre Co. and a member of that company's Literary Committee. Currently, he still acts, directs and teaches. He was a long-standing narrator for Vision Australia and won the National Library Talking Book Award for his narration of the novel Cold Mountain.[7]

He assesses plays for Page To Stage (a young Playwright's organisation) and Parnassus' Den. He has also been a script assessor for the Australia Council for the Arts, The Australian National Playwright's Centre and Belvoir Street Theatre and has conducted acting and writing workshops for many organisations. He has been Artist-In-Residence at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, and has also taught acting and voice there on short-term appointments, as well as at the University of Wollongong School of Performing Arts.[6]

His dramaturgical work on the play Codgers by Don Reid contributed to that play winning the prestigious Rodney Seaborn Playwright's Award in 2006.

References
  1. Chanter, John (17 March 2016). "Albury actor Noel Hodda back on Border with The Dapto Chaser cast at HotHouse Theatre's 2016 season opener". The Border Mail. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. Blake, Jason (1 August 2016). "Three Sisters review: Sport for Jove gives Chekhov unsentimental Australian spin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. Hodda, Noel. "edenstreet.net talk to Noel Hodda". E Street (Interview). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Neighbourhood: Actor Profiles: Noel Hodda". The Perfect Blend. Grundy Television Pty Ltd. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. McMaster, Simon (24 February 2016). "Albury ex-pat Noel Hodda excited to be coming home for The Dapto Chaser". Hothouse Theatre. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. "Noel Hodda". Sport for Jove Theatre Co. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "TDK Audio Book Awards. And the winners are ..." Gateways. National Library of Australia (42). December 1999. ISSN 1039-3498. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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