Dillie Keane Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Dillie Keane
Acting
Biography
Dillie Keane studied music at Trinity College, Dublin, and acting at LAMDA. A burgeoning acting career was hijacked by the success of Fascinating Aïda, which started in 1983 with Marilyn Cutts and Lizzie Richardson. When Adèle Anderson joined in 1984, she found her great writing partner. When Fascinating Aïda hung up their sequins, ostensibly forever, in 1989, Dillie returned to solo performing in Single Again (1991 - nominated for a Perrier Award) and Citizen Keane (1992), both directed by Nica Burns. Her most recent one woman show, Back With You toured the UK, played Pizza on the Park and the Edinburgh Festival, a West End season at the Arts Theatre and also played at Berlin’s premier cabaret venue, the Bar Jeder Vernunft. Acting parts include The Plough and the Stars (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Juno and the Paycock (Leicester Haymarket); Present Laughter (Birmingham Rep); the Dublin premiere of The Vagina Monologues and Charley’s Aunt with Eric Sykes. Recent songwriting credits include Big Night Out at the Little Palace Theatre by Sandi Toksvig, in which she starred in at the Palace Theatre, Watford alongside Sandi and Liza Pulman. Television work includes Pie in the Sky and The Truth About Women. Dillie has also had a column in The Stage for over ten years and has written extensively for newspapers and radio. She had her own page in the prestigious MAIL ON SUNDAY for over two years, and has appeared regularly in the Sony Award nominated show Booked!
Filmography Movies
Acting
Grumpy Old Women Live
Three sell out tours and hugely popular runs in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth proved beyond any doubt that the Grumpy Old Women is a global phenomenon! Have you reached that certain age? Are you more likely to be shaking your rolling pin than your booty? Are you a little bit hot, a little bit hairy? Jenny Eclair, Linda Robson and Dillie Keane (whose combined age is unprintable) host an orgy of middle aged mayhem, 90 minutes of theatrical HRT with not a thong in sight. Recording their first ever live DVD, the original cast members tread the boards of the historic Richmond Theatre creating their biggest grump fest to date!
Fascinating Aïda: Silver Jubilee
Britain's top female comedy trio are 25 years old. (Well, actually they're a bit older than that) Back by popular demand after two nationwide sell-out anniversary tours in 2008 and 2009, the girls are still celebrating. Recorded live at the Theatre Royal Windsor, Dillie, Adele and Liza look forward to entertaining you with a night of hilarious new songs, beautiful harmonies and intricate, satirical lyrics.
To Die For
Simon and Mark live together in London. When Mark dies of AIDS, Simon gets on with his life rather quickly, too quickly to suit the ghost of Mark, who reappears to disrupt Simon's cruising and then moves back into their flat to prompt Simon to experience and express feelings. Simon is adamant that feelings, especially love, are not for him. Subplots develop as Mark and Simon observe their neighbor Siobhan's love life and as Simon spends his days as a satellite-TV installer partnered with Dogger, a homophobe ignorant that Simon is gay. Is there any key that can unlock Simon's feelings and allow Mark to rest in peace?
Fascinating Aïda: Cheap Flights
The female musical comedy trio Fascinating Aïda perform live at the The Stables in Milton Keynes. Songs featured include 'One Night Stand', 'Little Chef' and 'Tesco Saves'.
Back in the Saddle - Fascinating Aïda in Edinburgh
Fascinating Aïda are a three woman (Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Liza Pulman) cabaret act that have been performing for over 30 years. This show was recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016, in George Square Gardens.
Fascinating Aïda: Charm Offensive
Following a sold-out 2013 tour, three Olivier Award nominations and over 10 million YouTube hits for Cheap Flights (their infamous anthem to budget air travel), Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Liza Pulman continue to celebrate over 30 years of Fascinating Aïda with their terrific new show Charm Offensive. Expect topical new songs hot off the press, plus some outrageous old favourites, as Fascinating Aïda continue to grow old disgracefully!
Hello Dillie!
Dillie takes a short break from her Fascinating Aïda gal pals with some brand new songs and some grand old favourites. With gorgeous songs of love and songs of disgraceful filth, Dillie will break your heart, mend it again and have it sent to the cleaners for pressing. And she'll give you her recipe for chutney while she’s at it. Dillie is accompanied by a band of brilliant musicians including the cabaret legend Michael Roulston on piano. Recorded live at the Soho Theatre, London in November 2016.
FASCINATING AÏDA: The 40th Anniversary Show!
Dillie, Liza and Adèle are celebrating 40 years with this BRAND NEW SHOW! Beautifully filmed at the Palace Theatre Southend-on-Sea, this triumphant show played The London Palladium and over 70 venues throughout the UK and in Australia. Fascinating Aïda have racked-up millions of internet followers, performed in the world’s most prestigious venues and been showered with awards and plaudits since they sashayed onto the scene back in 1983. Uniquely charming, with diamond-sharp satire, filthy, hilarious, belligerent, political, poignant and outrageous, this indomitable trio are still the mistresses of their craft. The show features much-loved favourites like Dogging and Cheap Flights plus wickedly hilarious new songs like AI, Tory MP and Citizenship Test ... Don't miss the chance to celebrate with these unstoppable performers in their glorious prime!
Production
Hello Dillie!
Dillie takes a short break from her Fascinating Aïda gal pals with some brand new songs and some grand old favourites. With gorgeous songs of love and songs of disgraceful filth, Dillie will break your heart, mend it again and have it sent to the cleaners for pressing. And she'll give you her recipe for chutney while she’s at it. Dillie is accompanied by a band of brilliant musicians including the cabaret legend Michael Roulston on piano. Recorded live at the Soho Theatre, London in November 2016.
FASCINATING AÏDA: The 40th Anniversary Show!
Dillie, Liza and Adèle are celebrating 40 years with this BRAND NEW SHOW! Beautifully filmed at the Palace Theatre Southend-on-Sea, this triumphant show played The London Palladium and over 70 venues throughout the UK and in Australia. Fascinating Aïda have racked-up millions of internet followers, performed in the world’s most prestigious venues and been showered with awards and plaudits since they sashayed onto the scene back in 1983. Uniquely charming, with diamond-sharp satire, filthy, hilarious, belligerent, political, poignant and outrageous, this indomitable trio are still the mistresses of their craft. The show features much-loved favourites like Dogging and Cheap Flights plus wickedly hilarious new songs like AI, Tory MP and Citizenship Test ... Don't miss the chance to celebrate with these unstoppable performers in their glorious prime!