Jens Radda
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BiographyBefore moving to Australia in 2007, Jens Radda grew up in South Africa to a Danish and Afrikaans speaking family. His cross-cultural upbringing has greatly influenced him as an artist.
Jens Radda has worked as an actor, cabaret performer, singer and producer throughout Australia since graduating from WAAPA’s Musical Theatre course in 2016. He has gone on to study clowning with Philippe Gaulier in Paris and vocal technique at CVI in Copenhagen. Jens featured in ABC TV's ‘All My Friends Are Racist’ as Lathan and as drag queen extraordinaire Memphis in 'Single, Out'. He has worked extensively as an artist with Finucane & Smith as well as with Mama Alto, Jazida, Moira Finucane, Meryl Tankard, Mikey Ralph and Nancye Hayes. creditsActing Credits: Reclaiming Harry (Adelaide Fringe Festival), The Serpent’s Teeth (KXT Kings Cross Theatre, Sydney), I Walk In Your Words (ATYP, Sydney), Holy Ship! (Cope Creative, Queensland), Chicago (Mad About Theatre, QLD), Next Lesson (New Theatre, Sydney), A Chorus Line (Mad About Theatre, QLD), We Are Gods (NIDA Directors and Designers Graduating Production, Sydney)
Cabaret: Future Joy Club (Finucane & Smith), House of The Heart (Finucane & Smith), Dance Hall (Finucane & Smith 2023), Frankly Hank (Solo Show, The Ellington, Fringeworld Perth), Make 'Em Laugh: The Untold Story of Donald O’Connor (The Ellington Perth, and The Butterfly Club Melbourne), Wrong Direction (Lazybones, Sydney), Rainbow House Club (Melbourne), Speakeasy Theatre (Melbourne), Club Darls (Cafe Lounge, Sydney, 2017-2018) TV: All My Friends Are Racist (Lathan, ABC, Screen Australia), Westpac TVC (Hero Guy, DDB Sydney), Single Out (Memphis, Indie Melbourne Productions) Training: Bachelor of Arts - Music Theatre (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, WAAPA), Clowning (École Philippe Gaulier, Paris), Vocal Technique (Complete Vocal Institute, Copenhagen) |
Reviews/testimonials★★★★★
“This is a high wire act of pointed satire - and by pointed I mean a shank in your ribcage - which will have you thinking, did he really just say that... and did I just laugh?" - Out In Perth ★★★★★ “A lyrical putdown cocked and loaded” - June Review "The hilarious love-child of Bennett and Gaga" - Second Nature Society “Jens is an absolute ray of sunshine, an undeniable talent and his je ne sais quoi guarantees he’s one to watch” - Jazida "From vixen to vamp, Jens Radda's rising queer cabaret talent will knock you out." - Mama Alto ContactJens Radda
Ph: 0448 006 413 Email: [email protected] Web: jensradda.com Instagram: @jensradda Youtube: youtube.com/jensradda Tiktok: tiktok.com/jensradda |