Maria Keogh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Maria Keogh

Irish actress, playwright, musician and educator

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1982

Place of Birth: County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Profession: actor, teacher, playwright, musician, film actor

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Maria Keogh

  • Maria Keogh is a former Irish playwright, musician, educator and actress. She wrote her first play A Change of Heart in 2008.
  • The play was based on a modern-day story of Saint Francis of Assisi and she staged it in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway to help raise funds for the Franciscan Abbey Church Roof Restoration Fund.
  • After receiving a very warm response from her first production she went to write and direct her next play William Shakespeare's Contemporary Mix.
  • The play was a story about the famous playwright William Shakespeare.
  • He falls asleep and awakes in a dream.
  • A humorous Pixie introduces Shakespeare to some of his best play characters from Hamlet to Macbeth.She has composed music for many productions and the feature film – The Doubleganger.
  • Keogh was a performer with the band Croi8 up until September 2018.
  • The band also featured David O'Keeffe on acoustic guitar, Barry Hurley on percussion & vocals, and Sinead Bracken on flute & effects.
  • They launched their first EP "Flying Through the Ash" in August 2010 and held a charity concert in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway for St Vincent de Paul.
  • She was also an important contributor to Croí8's album "One Step Closer" providing vocals and writing lyrics for some of their songs.She was elected a governor for the National University Ireland, Galway and was nominated as a member of the NUI Senate

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