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Biography

Fionn Woodhouse is a lecturer in the Department of Theatre in University College Cork. He is a director, producer and facilitator of drama/theatre with particular interest in youth participation and learning through practice.
Fionn is an active educational drama practitioner, having trained and worked with Graffiti Educational Theatre Company for over 14 years. During this time he has co designed and facilitated various programmes including anti racism/bullying. UCC Plus+ Drama Workshops, CIT Access Workshops, etc.
With a strong interest in youth theatre, Fionn is the Artistic Director of Lightbulb Youth Theatre. He is also a current board member of the Youth Theatre Ireland and a member of the Editorial Board for the Youth Theatre Ireland Magazine. Fionn is founder member of With an ‘F’ Productions theatre company that has toured shows both nationally and internationally. The current focus of the company is on developing new writing.‍

Research Interests

My research interests include both theory and practice in the following areas:
Educational Drama
Drama/theatre as a pedagogy
Youth Theatre
Drama participation impact - social, cultural & educational

Through my professional work with Graffiti Educational Theatre Company, as an educational workshop facilitator and designer, I have developed a strong sense of the importance of practice in developing theory in relation to educational drama. The convergence of theories of Performative Teaching and Learning, Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness and Play in a practice context and how this practice can be 'captured' from varying viewpoints and reflected upon to further develop both theory and practice has been a theme through my work. 

I have been involved in Youth Theatre as a participant and then professional for over 20 years. Through this long association I have developed interests in the transformative potential of drama participation on young people both through self reflection and participant observation. Notions around Youth Theatre practice as a artistic, personal and social development process with young people as active participants in drama and theatre creation and harnessing this potential continue to interest me. 

My current academic research focuses on the impact of participation in drama practice over time. Building on theories of drama in education, affective engagement and conceptual blending I am researching educational drama workshops as a site of meaningful memory.  



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Publications

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Performances

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	The Heights. Lisa Mcgee (2011) The Heights. Performances [Details]
	(2014)	The First Decade. Fionn Woodhouse/Lightbulb Youth Theatre (2014) The First Decade. Mallow, Ireland: Performances [Details]
	(2012)	Hotel Paradiso. George Feydeau (2012) Hotel Paradiso. Cork: Performances [Details]
	(2012)	In through the Past, Out through the Future. Fionn Woodhouse (2012) In through the Past, Out through the Future. Cork: Performances [Details]
	(2008)	The Shape of a Girl. Joan MacLeod (2008) The Shape of a Girl. University College Cork: Performances [Details]
	(2013)	Sparkle Shark. Philip Ridley (2013) Sparkle Shark. Blarney, Co. Cork: Performances [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2018	Digital Badge Postgraduate Research Supervision	National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
	2013	College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Masters Scholarships	CACSSS

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Irish Society for Theatre Research	Member	23-MAY-14 /
	Youth Theatre Ireland	Board Member	15-NOV-14 / 21-JAN-20

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	Performative Arts & Pedagogy: Ireland Report, Fionn Woodhouse (2019) Report detailing Performative Teaching and Learning in various contexts in Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Performative Arts & Pedagogy: Ireland Report, Creative Zone, Boole Library, UCC . [Details]
	(2017)	Scenario Forum Conference, Fionn Woodhouse (2017) Interpreting Impact – Workshop examining ‘What Remains?’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Scenario Forum Conference, University College Cork . [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	University of Sanctuary	Member	2019 /
	Green Campus UCC	Member	2018 /
	Student Experience	Committee member	2018 /
	Graduate Studies Research Forum	member	2013 / 2014

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Lightbulb Youth Theatre	Artistic Director	01-SEP-04 /
	Youth Work Ireland	Drama Workshop Facilitator/Director	16-SEP-09 / 12-DEC-13
	University College Cork	Lecturer	07-SEP-14 /
	Graffiti Educational Theatre Company	Facilitator	01-SEP-02 /

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2000	Waterford Institute of Technology	Diploma	Multimedia Application Development
	2014	University College Cork	Masters by Research	Educational Drama

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Outreach Activities

	Description

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Performance Matters	Referee	-

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Other Activities

	Description
	Founding member and Artistic Director of With an 'F' Productions. Various roles in the company including Director, Producer, Set Design & Construction, Sound design, Technical manger. The company has toured both nationally and internationally to Bucharest, Edinburgh and Brisbane.

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

I currently primarily teach on and/or coordinate DR2019 Applied Drama and Theatre, DR3020 Applied Drama and Theatre: Advanced, DR3001 Summer Internship, DR3023 In-semester Internship, D3024 Research Placement, DR3009 Special Studies in Theatre Production.

I have also contributed to DR1007 Introduction: Theatre and Performative Practice, DR2003 Theatre and Performative Practice, DR2012 Cultures of Movement and Place, DR2016 Performance Technologies, DR2027 Theatre and Performative Practice 3, DR3013 Final Year Project, DR3018 Cultures of Movement and Place, 


Previously I have contributed to Introduction to Theatre Practice (DR1003 with first year students specifically investigating methods to begun the devising process), DR3011 Theatre and Performance Practice, DR6041 Directed Studies Theatre Social Sciences. 
I have taught DR3008 Drama and Theatre and Allied Arts with third year students. 

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Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2020	Performance Technologies	DR2016	Performance Technologies
	2020	Practical Internship Work Placement	DR3001	Practical Internship Work Placement
	2019	Applied Theatre Social Studies	DR6042	Applied Theatre Social Studies
	2020	In Semester Internship	DR3024	In Semester Internship
	2020	Cultures of Movement and Place: Advanced	DR3018	Cultures of Movement and Place: Advanced
	2020	Applied Drama and Theatre	DR2019	Applied Drama and Theatre
	2020	Applied Drama and Theatre: Advanced	DR3020	Applied Drama and Theatre: Advanced
	2020	Special Studies in Theatre Production	DR3009	Special Studies in Theatre Production
	2020	Special Studies in Applied Theatre	DR6025	Special Studies in Applied Theatre
	2020	Cultures of Movement and Place	DR2012	Cultures of Movement and Place

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Marie Kelly	Department of Theatre	IRELAND
	Róisín O'Gorman	University College Cork	IRELAND