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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Christopher Gaze
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Born in England, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival. In addition to performing and directing for Bard, Christopher"s voice is heard regularly in cartoon series, commercials and on the radio. He also hosts Vancouver Symphony"s popular Tea and Trumpets series and their annual Christmas concerts.
As an Olympic ambassador, Christopher was honoured to run with the Olympic flame for the 2010 Games.
A public speaker with the National Speakers Bureau, Christopher frequently shares his insights on Shakespeare and theatre with students, service organizations and businesses. Additionally, he has also performed voiceover roles for animation, such as Turaga Vakama in the first three Bionicle movies, Diagnostic Drone in Beast Machines and Major Mint in Barbie in the Nutcracker.
Achievements
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He moved to Vancouver in 1983 and in 1990 founded Bard on the Beach which in 2014 achieved attendance exceeding 100,000. His many honours include induction into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame, Canada"s Meritorious Service Medal (2004), Honorary Doctorates from University of British Columbia & Simon Fraser University, the British Columbia Community Achievement Award (2007), the Gold Medallion from the Children"s Theatre Foundation of America (2007) and a Jessie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Equus at The Playhouse. He narrated the Emmy Award winning animation series Madeline. Christopher was awarded the Order of British Columbia (OBC) announced on 18 May 2012 by the Premier of British Columbia and the Civil Meritorious Service Medal (Master of Science in Management) (Canada Gazette 17 May 2005) from the Canadian Government in 2005.
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