Greta Donahue

Greta was a true Garrick all-rounder, undertaking numerous roles from the 1960s onwards into the 90s.

She first performed on the Garrick stage in The Marriage Go Round in 1967 and followed that, shortly afterwards in the same year, by directing When We Are Married.

In the 1970s, she acted in Oliver, The Wizard of Oz, and as Maria Helliwell in When We Are Married, as well as many others. She continued directing plays, such as A Curious Savage, ...and a Little Love Besides, and A Woman of No Importance. She also worked in the Wardrobe, acted as an occasional ASM, and choreographed the STAGE 2 production of Godspell.

However, Greta's best-known role was as the Director of the Drama School (the precursor to GAPA) throughout the 1980s into the 90s. She produced Senior Drama School shows such as Free as Air in 1989 and Our Day Out by Willy Russell in 1990.

When she retired from the Drama School, she was made a worthy Honorary Life Member for all her many contributions to the life of the theatre.