Michael Mandalios ★

Michael Mandalios is a voice artist, voice and dialect coach, and consultant, based in Glasgow. Originally from the Gold Coast, he has a decade’s experience working in the performing arts in Brisbane, Australia [Meanjin].

Michael is currently working as Spoken Voice & Communication coach, Vocal Health practitioner, and Vocal Manual Therapist at Valentine Voice Care. He is a graduate of the Bachelor of Musical Theatre from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and has studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

From 2022-2023 Michael was a Lecturer in Voice & Dialect at the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory and also coached gender-diverse voice users in gender-affirming voice practice at Stonewall Medical Centre.

He is a certified Vocal Habilitation Professional with Vocal Health Education (UK), the first VHP graduate to specialise in spoken voice. Michael now oversees the VHP course for Vocal Health Education and is also a certified practitioner of Vocal Massage Therapy.

Michael has worked as a dialect coach, an actor, director and dramaturg on various plays and musicals over the last decade. He founded his own theatre company in Brisbane, is a proud member of Actors’ Equity, and served as Treasurer for the Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund of Queensland.