Helen Ekundayo
Biography
Helen has trained in dance since childhood - classical ballet, contemporary , tap and jazz, while also dabbling in ballroom and hip hop. She studied drama at high school and began acting and singing then .Over the years Helen has performed with the Ignations Musical Society, Ocean Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Villanova Players, Sunnybank Theatre, HeartBeast, Ad Astra Theatre in musical theatre and plays, and has acted in student short films and appeared onscreen as a background extra.
Helen had fun as a voice actor as one of the title characters in a sci fi podcast “Angel and May” for three seasons. . She choreographed the 2017 “Wizard of Oz” production and the 2021 “Beauty and the Beast” production, both for San Sisto College. Her recent directing credits include Co-director (and choreographer) of “High Society” for Villanova Players in 2018, director of “Shadowlands” for Villanova Players in 2019 and director and choreographer of “Summer Rain” for Villanova Players in November 2021. Helen is an accomplished dancer, choreographer and dance teacher and currently teaches contemporary and beginner jazz for adults.
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Reviews
Directed by Helen Ekundayo, Villanova Players production of Summer Rain felt right at home in the Ron Hurley Theatre in Seven Hills.
Marita Bellas Miles - Theatre Travels | Read full review
Helen Ekundayo (Veronica) and Tom Coyle (Michael) were quite the dynamic duo, playing off of each other with such ease.
Virag Dombay - Broadway World | Read full review
As Veronica, Helen Ekundayo is a smiling hostess, increasingly hostile as she attempts to prosecute her guests towards accountability for the violence enacted upon her son.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains | Read full review
Loren and Ekundayo as the elder sisters greatly impressed with both their performances and their handling of Shakespeare’s notorious language; their pronunciation is easy to understand and well-received without sounding contrived, and their power-crazed characters were delightful.
Bobbi-Lea Dionysius - AussieTheatre.com | Read full review
Ekundayo was a standout in the trio, with her convincing, considered and authentic portrayal of Suzannah, she inhabited the character through her physicality, presence, and presentation.
Isabel Davies - Theatre Haus | Read full review