Category: Stage Sips
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Lakesha Grant on performing the role of Rosie in CUSP for ATYP | Stage Sips
Lakesha Grant is an up-and-coming actress, a Larrakia woman, and one of the leads of the Australian Theatre for Young People’s (ATYP) production CUSP.
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Mary Ann Butler on writing CUSP for ATYP | Stage Sips
Mary Anne Butler is an award winning playwright based in Darwin, NT and a PhD candidate in the College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society at Charles Darwin University. Her plays have won the Victorian Prize for Literature, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Drama, two NT Chief Minister’s Book of the Year Awards and four…
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Anna Samson on performing the role of Kitty in Consent | Stage Sips
Anna Samson is an accomplished Aussie actor, performing across theatre, television and film for many years. Looking at her credits, which span comedy, satire, drama, thriller and more on main stages in Australia and overseas, her immense talent and passion for the theatre is clear. I caught up with Samson to hear all about her…
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Rosie Niven on Directing Bright Half Life | Stage Sips
Director Rosie Niven has made a name for herself in the Australian independent theatre scene through an impressive portfolio of work centred on LGBTQIA+ and female-driven issues. Coming off directing 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, which saw multiple sold out runs in 2021 and 2022, Niven’s newest directorial project, Bright Half Life, is making its…
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Ailsa Paterson on Set Design for A Christmas Carol/Boxing Day BBQ | Stage Sips
Accomplished set designer Ailsa Paterson is one of the talented production crew of Ensemble Theatre’s A Christmas Carol and Boxing Day BBQ. She conceptualises how the stage should look, sets it all up, and at the end of the show resets it all, ready for the next audience. Ensemble Theatre’s current 2-show bill has seen…
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Emily McKnight on Acting in A Christmas Carol | Stage Sips
Actor and musician Emily McKnight is one of the talented cast of Ensemble Theatre’s A Christmas Carol. She sings, she puppeteers, she’ll bring to to laughter and tears, all in under two hours! We sat down with McKnight to hear all about the production, her journey into acting, and of course her wine pairing for…
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Madeleine Withington on Producing and Directing Much Ado | Stage Sips
Actor-turn-director Madeline Withington’s directorial debut production Much Ado is set to play at Flight Path Theatre, Marrickville from July 26 to August 13. We sat down with Withington in the lead up to the show to hear all about her foray into directing, where her production company, Attractive, Not Model Attractive got its name, and…
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Samah Sabawi on Writing THEM | Stage Sips
Multiple-award-winning playwright Samah Sabawi’s production THEM is set to play at Sydney’s Riverside Theatre 28-29 July. We were fortunate to sit down with Sabawi in the lead up to the show and hear all about her journey into Australia’s theatre scene, the writing of THEM and the ongoing struggles people from refugee backgrounds continue to…