TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’

18 OCT – 16 NOV 2019 ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY PIERRE LAVILLE AND EMILY MANN

This adaptation of BABY DOLL was originally produced by McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton, NJ: Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director. BABY DOLL is presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. WELCOME When I saw the film BABY DOLL a few years back, I wanted to stage it thinking the film was based on a play of the same name, not realising it was actually based on Williams’ earlier play, 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON. There was no play of BABY DOLL to perform. A few years later two scripts cropped up around the same time and I was thrilled with Pierre Laville and Emily Mann’s adaptation. It captures the essence of the film, the damage of the characters and Tennessee Williams’ beautiful dialogue. I am thrilled we are presenting BABY DOLL - almost as a new play by Tennessee Williams in 2019. With Shaun Rennie at the helm of this beautiful cast and creative team, we are very excited indeed. Enjoy! Mark Kilmurry Artistic Director

CAST

BABY DOLL KATE CHEEL AUNT ROSE COMFORT MAGGIE DENCE SILVA VACARRO SOCRATIS OTTO ARCHIE LEE MEIGHAN JAMIE OXENBOULD

CREATIVES

DIRECTOR STAGE MANAGER SHAUN RENNIE STEPHANIE LINDWALL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER ERIN TAYLOR ERIN SHAW ADAPTATION COSTUME SUPERVISOR PIERRE LAVILLE & EMILY MANN RENATA BESLIK SET & COSTUME DESIGNER DIALECT COACH ANNA TREGLOAN LINDA NICHOLLS-GIDNEY LIGHTING DESIGNER FIGHT DIRECTOR VERITY HAMPSON NIGEL POULTON COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER PRODUCTION MANAGER NATE EDMONDSON ROMY MCKANNA REHEARSAL OBSERVER SUSIE CONTE

RUNNING TIME APPROX. 90 MINS NO INTERVAL

SPECIAL THANKS NIDA: Felix Kulakowski, Peter Savage, STC: Ben Lightowlers, Luke Davis DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Upon its release in 1956, the film version of changes that have been made slowly BABY DOLL provoked virulent threats from but progressively towards righting that protestors, bans from religious leaders, and imbalance. flippancy from critics who dismissed it as a It feels like a dangerous conversation to lurid tale of a virgin child bride, her sexually be having in 2019 and I have questioned frustrated husband, and her smarmy lover. my own privilege as a white, male A collaboration between Tennessee storyteller in this process. I have faced the Williams and director Elia Kazan, BABY conundrum of not wanting to speak on DOLL inspired such outrage that it was behalf of anyone yet at the same condemned from the pulpit of Saint time wishing to engage with the Patrick’s Cathedral by Cardinal Francis conversation. I hope that this production Spellman. inspires further interrogation of a system Re-examining BABY DOLL through a that Williams and Kazan were clearly contemporary theatrical lens has allowed lampooning back in 1956, but which is still us to explore the continually evolving unfortunately pervasive today. and shifting beliefs regarding a woman’s BABY DOLL was programmed right to autonomy and control over her following a staged reading I directed at sexuality. Together we’ve interrogated Ensemble Theatre whilst a recipient of the the complex and nuanced conversation Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Directors surrounding Affirmative Consent, the many Award. I am very grateful for Ensemble roles women are forced to “perform” in Theatre’s support and for the opportunity order to manoeuvre their way through to work with such an incredible cast and an unbalanced system where the male creative team. It has been a joy. gaze is omnipresent, and to question the permanence and depth of exciting social Shaun Rennie

PROGRAMS: $2 which helps enormously with the cost of printing. Ensemble Theatre acknowledges the Cammeraigal people of the Eora nation as customary owners of the land on which we work and share our stories. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Images Phil Erbacher Rehearsal TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Award Nominations including Best Director PLAYWRIGHT of a Musical), RENT (2016 Broadway World Award - Best Director of a Musical), YOU’RE A Tennessee Williams was GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Nominated born in 1911 in Columbus, for Best Director of a Musical, Sydney Theatre Mississippi, where his Awards), I AM MY OWN WIFE (Oriel Group/ grandfather was the Redline), BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW Episcopal clergyman. When JACKSON (WAAPA), WICKED (Freerain, his father, a travelling salesman, moved with Canberra), Assistant Director on A CHRISTMAS his family to St Louis some years later, both CAROL (The Tabard Theatre, London), he and his sister found it impossible to settle Resident Director on ONCE WE LIVED HERE down to city life. He entered college during (The Kings Head, London). As a recipient of the the Depression and left after a couple of Sandra Bates Director’s Award, Shaun worked years to take a clerical job in a shoe company. as Assistant Director on two Ensemble Theatre He stayed there for two years, spending the productions; NEVILLE’S ISLAND and LIP evenings writing. He entered the University SERVICE. He also directed a staged reading of Iowa in 1938 and completed his course, of BABY DOLL. Shaun co-created LIGHT at the same time holding a large number of THE NIGHT, an annual benefit concert for part-time jobs of great diversity. He received leukaemia research, which he produced and a Rockefeller fellowship in 1940 for his play directed for 10 years. BATTLE OF ANGELS, and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ERIN TAYLOR and in 1955 for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Other plays include SUMMER AND SMOKE, THE ROSE TATTOO, CAMINO REAL, BABY Erin is a director and DOLL, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, ORPHEUS dramaturg and the 2019 DESCENDING, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, recipient of the Sandra THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, SWEET BIRD OF Bates Director’s Award. In YOUTH, and THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY. 2019 she will direct new Tennessee Williams died in 1983. play KASAMA KITA by Jordan Shea for 25A at downstairs Belvoir and AN INTERVENTION SHAUN RENNIE by Mike Bartlett at the 505. She was Assistant DIRECTOR Director at Ensemble Theatre on FOLK and is Assistant Director on BABY DOLL. In 2018 she Shaun is a past recipient directed EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED of the Sandra Bates by Rachel Roberts for the Joan Sutherland Director’s Award at the Performing Arts Centre and A GIRL IS A HALF- Ensemble Theatre. 2019 FORMED THING by Eimear McBride for KXT. In credits; THE RISE AND FALL 2017 Erin was a mentee in Melbourne Theatre OF LITTLE VOICE (The Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s Women in Theatre Program. Her Company), JESS AND JOE FOREVER (Sugary other recent directing credits include a sell-out Rum Productions - 25A, Downstairs Belvoir), return season of SLUT by Patricia Cornelius at TREVOR (Outhouse Theatre Company), SWEET The Old Fitz (nominated for a Sydney Theatre CHARITY (WAAPA). Other directing credits Award 2016) and BU21 by Stuart Slade at Old include; THE VIEW UPSTAIRS (Nominated for 505 Theatre in 2016. As a Dramaturg Erin Best Director of a Musical, Sydney Theatre works regularly with Playwriting Australia as Awards - Sugary Rum Productions, Hayes a Script Assessor and has read for Sydney Theatre), CARMEN; LIVE OR DEAD (Oriel Theatre Company’s Patrick White Award and Group) #VAL (Dowstairs Maj, Perth), ONLY the Griffin Award. Erin directed the 2019 Griffin HEAVEN KNOWS (Luckiest Productions, Hayes Award Shortlist Reading. Theatre – which received 9 Sydney Theatre PIERRE LAVILLE DOLL, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, UNCLE ADAPTOR VANYA, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, ANTIGONE, and THE After receiving a PhD in PIANIST (in development). Awards: Peabody, Economics and Political Hull Warriner, NAACP, Obie’s, Guggenheim; Sciences, Pierre Laville Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle taught at the Sorbonne nominations, a Princeton University Honorary in Paris, and is the artistic Doctorate of Arts, a Helen Merrill Distinguished and managing director of two important Playwrights’ Award, the Margo Jones Award, French national theatres. He is a director and the TCG Visionary Leadership Award. In and playwright, the author of fourteen plays November, Ms. Mann will be inducted into the that premiered in various French theatres American Theater Hall of Fame. (the Comédie-Française, NT Chaillot, NT Odéon, etc.). He has worked extensively on KATE CHEEL the translation, direction, and promotion of BABY DOLL American plays in France. He presented the entire work of David Mamet (who reciprocated Kate has worked by translating Laville’s play RED RIVER for the consistently on stage and Goodman Theatre in Chicago) and just worked screen since graduating on CHINA DOLL. Also plays by Sam Shepard, from Adelaide College Beth Henley, Edward Albee (five plays), Tony of the Arts. In 2018 she Kushner (four), Terrence McNally and Neil played the lead role in the AACTA nominated Labute. He translated eight plays by Tennessee feature film STRANGE COLOURS, which had Williams and adapted BABY DOLL for the its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and stage in 2007 (Molière award nomination). for which she was nominated for Best Lead Pierre Laville is proud of his long professional Actress by the Film Critics Circle of Australia. relationship with Emily Mann, with whom he Other screen credits include the feature film translated STILL LIFE for the Avignon Festival ONE EYED GIRL, telemovie RIOT, ABC comedy end Paris. series THE LETDOWN and forthcoming Stan series, THE COMMONS. Theatre credits EMILY MANN include THAT EYE, THE SKY, THREE SISTERS, ADAPTOR THE GLASS MENAGERIE, HEDDA GABLER, JESIKAH, MASQUERADE for State Theatre Emily Mann is the Tony Company of South Australia, THE OVERCOAT Award winning Artistic for Belvoir downstairs, BIG BAD WOLF, Director and Resident FUGITIVE for Windmill Theatre Company, Playwright in her 30th BRIEF ENCOUNTER for Kneehigh Theatre UK, and final season at MINUS ONE SISTER for Stories Like These/ McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Griffin Independent, SPRING AWAKENING Jersey. Her plays include: HAVING OUR for ATYP – nominated for Best Supporting SAY, adapted from the book by Sarah L. Actress in a Musical, Sydney Theatre Awards, 4 Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill MINUTES 12 SECONDS for Outhouse Theatre Hearth; EXECUTION OF JUSTICE; STILL LIFE; Company and HOME INVASION for An ANNULLA, An Autobiography; Greensboro (A Assorted Few. Most recently, Kate appeared Requiem); MESHUGAH; MRS. PACKARD, and in Griffin Theatre’s DEAD CAT BOUNCE. HOODWINKED (a Primer on Radical Islamism). Kate was awarded the Emerging Artist of Currently in development: THE PIANIST. Her the Year by the Adelaide Critics’ Circle and newest play GLORIA: A Life about the legacy was recipient of the Adele Koh Scholarship of Gloria Steinem opened McCarter’s season for acting. Kate has studied acting and this year after a successful run in New York at directing in the USA and Europe supported by The Daryl Roth Theater. Adaptations: BABY funding from the Neil Curnow Award and the Helpmann Academy. MAGGIE DENCE SOCRATIS OTTO AUNT ROSE COMFORT SILVA VACARRO Trained at Independent Socratis is one of Australia’s Theatre at 16. Appeared most versatile actors across in THE CRUCIBLE, theatre, TV and film. A RHINOCEROS, THE 2000 NIDA graduate, he GLASS SLIPPER, THE is perhaps best known WOMEN. For Ensemble: MARJORIE PRIME, to audiences for his groundbreaking role as THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR, NOISES OFF. transwoman Maxine Conway in . Griffin: CLOSE TO HOME, THE TURQUOISE Other credits include CARLOTTA, DARWIN’S ELEPHANT. Belvoir: ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S BRAVE NEW WORLD (as Charles Darwin), CITY, SEVENTEEN. Old Fitz: BENGAL FALSE WITNESS, HOME AND AWAY, TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, ANGELS IN MAGAZINE WARS and the forthcoming AMERICA. Nimrod: THE SEA, THE COMEDY ABC series FALLOUT. Film credits include I, OF ERRORS, KENNEDY’S CHILDREN. SATC: FRANKENSTEIN, THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE SEASON AT SARSPARILLA. Q Theatre: MONKEY PUZZLE, MY MISTRESS, THE RAGE GOOD WORKS. Marian Street: SEE HOW IN PLACID LAKE, MACBETH and the soon THEY RUN, A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS. STC: to be released THE FLOOD. Theatre credits THE MAN FROM MUCKINUPIN, FOUR LADY include STOCKHOLM, MORPH for Sydney BOWLERS IN A GOLDEN HOLDEN. TV: THE Theatre Company, PERIBANEZ, MIDSUMMER MAVIS BRAMSTON SHOW, THE SULLIVANS, NIGHT’S DREAM for Belvoir, WOYCZECK for KINGSWOOD COUNTRY, A TOWN LIKE ALICE, Malthouse, BIRDLAND for Melbourne Theatre NEIGHBOURS, BLACK COMEDY, READY FOR Company, ARE YOU THERE? for Ensemble THIS, FRAYED, THE COMMONS. Films: WAKE Theatre and RABBIT for Griffin Theatre. He IN FRIGHT, THE BIG WISH, LOOK BOTH starred as Francis Bacon’s muse George Dyer WAYS, PETER PAN. Short Films: THE WIDOW, in Jim Sharman’s THREE FURIES and earlier SETACEOUS, GRANNY, INSIDE WATER, THE this year in William Zappa’s adaptation of MOTHER SITUATION, STRANGERS. First female THE ILIAD: OUT LOUD - both for the Sydney recipient of MEAA/Foxtel Lifetime Achievement Festival. As director, credits include the short Award. Member of MEAA from 1962. film SLOW HANDS and the recent Sydney premiere and festival success of Janet Brown’s THE HOPE SONG, dealing with real life stories of mental health and music. JAMIE OXENBOULD and installation of a major exhibition for ARCHIE LEE MEIGHAN ACMI, Melbourne - WONDERLAND which is now showing at the Art Science Museum in Jamie has worked in the Singapore before touring to other locations performing arts for over 25 including the Victoria and Albert Museum, years. His recent theatre London; she designed the immersive exhibitions, credits include: for Bell BLOOD and PERFECTION, for Science Gallery Shakespeare: THE MISER, Melbourne; OSCAR AND LUCINDA for Sydney for & Griffin Theatre: THE Chamber Opera & Bell Shakespeare’s Australia- LITERATI, for Outhouse Theatre: TREVOR, at wide touring productions of JULIUS CAESAR The Old Fitz: EURYDICE, THE VILLAGE BIKE, and THE MISER. for Apocalypse Theatre company: THE DAPTO CHASER, for Darlinghurst Theatre Company: VERITY HAMPSON GOOD WORKS, THE HYPOCHONDRIAC; LIGHTING DESIGNER for the Ensemble Theatre: CHAPTER TWO, CASANOVA, FULLY COMMITTED, LAST OF Verity Hampson is an THE RED HOT LOVERS, NEIGHBOURHOOD award-winning lighting and WATCH, DIARY OF AN OLYMPIC CABBIE, projection designer. Since THE SPEAR CARRIER, WHEN DAD MARRIED graduating from NIDA, FURY; and for : THE she has designed over 120 TEMPEST, MACBETH. His television credits productions, working with many of Australia’s include: for ABC; MY PLACE, PLAYSCHOOL; leading directors and choreographers. SECRET CITY 2, and animated series including Previous productions at Ensemble Theatre FLIPPER & LOPAKA, GASP!, OH YUCK. With include FULLY COMMITTED, CLYBOURNE his brother he has just released the podcast PARK, LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY, Terry and Devon. Jamie also writes and directs GREAT FALLS and THE ANZAC PROJECT. short films. His works have screened at various Designs include: WINYANBOGA YURRINGA, film festivals including Adelaide Film Festival, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, SAMI IN Flickerfest, LA Shorts Festival, St Kilda Film PARADISE, FAITH HEALER, THE DROVER’S Festival, the Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air WIFE, RUBY’S WISH, THE BLIND GIANT IS Film Festival (BOFA) and Tropfest. His cartoons DANCING and IVANOV for Belvoir; BLACKIE have recently been published in MEANJIN and BLACKIE BROWN, HAMLET: PRINCE OF can be found on instagram. SKIDMARK, MACHINAL and LITTLE MERCY for Sydney Theatre Company; DEATH OF A ANNA TREGLOAN SALESMAN for Queensland Theatre; ONE SET & COSTUME THE BEAR and BLACKROCK for La Boite; DESIGNER TITUS ANDRONICUS, JULIUS CAESAR, A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM and THE Anna Tregloan is a multi- LITERATI for Bell Shakespeare; THE BLEEDING award winning artist, TREE, THE BOYS and THE FLOATING WORLD designer and creative for Griffin; NEW BREED and WOOF for Sydney producer who collaborates Dance Company. For television, Verity was and creates work with major performing arts Lighting Director for the ABC’s LIVE AT THE companies and cultural institutions and an BASEMENT and THE ROAST; and THE CROWN array of smaller and independent companies, AWARDS for SBS. Awards include a Mike Walsh galleries and artists. She has an extensive Fellowship, a Green Room Award and three history in contemporary performance, dance, Sydney Theatre Awards. physical theatre, opera, live-art, exhibition design and immersive installations. She has a Masters in Animateuring from VCA, University of Melbourne. Amongst other projects, in the last two years, she designed the concept NATE EDMONDSON Swing Technician: THE REMOVALISTS (TRS), COMPOSER & SOUND SAY HELLO FIRST (Old Fitz). As Production DESIGNER Manager: (& Mentor) PLAYHOUSE CREATURES (AADA), SAY HELLO FIRST (Old Fitz), BODY Nate is an international, LANGUAGE (107 Projects). As Assistant Stage multi-award winning Manager: EMPIRE (TRS), THE WIZARD OF OZ composer and sound (Packemin). Stephanie is a graduate of the designer for stage and Australian Academy of Dramatic Art. screen. His scores have been heard across the world, including his work on THE VERY ERIN SHAW HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW for Rockefeller ASSISTANT STAGE Productions, which has reached a global MANAGER audience of one million people. Locally, he has worked on many critically acclaimed Graduating from the productions, including THE HARP IN THE Technical Theatre and SOUTH, BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN, and Stage Management course CLOUD NINE for STC; MARK COLVIN’S at NIDA in 2016, Erin has KIDNEY, and SEVENTEEN for Belvoir; THE previously worked in the industry as a dresser TEMPEST for Bell Shakespeare. Nate was on GIRL ASLEEP for Belvoir and as Stage awarded the 2016 and 2015 Sydney Theatre Manager on LITTLE BORDERS and LOVE ME Award for Best Score/Sound Design of an at The 505, and MOTH for ATYP. For Ensemble Independent Production; the 2018 and 2016 Theatre she has stage managed FOLK, the Broadway World Award for Best Score/Sound 2019 return season of DIPLOMACY (including Design of a Play; the 2014 Brian Dyer Trophy regional tour) and AN INTIMATE EVENING for Best Score/Sound Design [UK] for ALL WITH PAUL CAPSIS; and worked as Assistant MY SONS. In 2019, Nate was nominated for Stage Manager on DIPLOMACY, THE WIDOW a Helpmann Award for Best Sound Design UNPLUGGED OR AN ACTOR DEPLOYS and for his work on THE HARP IN THE SOUTH. THE NORMAN CONQUESTS. She was also Nate has previously worked with Ensemble on Assistant Stage Manager on BLISS at Belvoir. DIPLOMACY, and his work can also currently Erin feels privileged to have worked with such be heard in FULLY COMMITTED. an incredible team on this production and looks forward to the season. STEPHANIE LINDWALL STAGE MANAGER RENATA BESLIK COSTUME SUPERVISOR As Stage Manager: PETER PAN GOES WRONG AU Renata graduated from & NZ Tour (Lunchbox NIDA in 2007 with a Productions and Mischief Bachelor’s degree in Theatre), MURDER ON Costume Production. She THE WIRELESS, THE WIDOW UNPLUGGED, has worked as Costume SHIRLEY VALENTINE, NEVILLE’S ISLAND, Supervisor on A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR, BAREFOOT IN THE FOLK, DIPLOMACY, THE BIG TIME, LUNA PARK, GOOD PEOPLE (Ensemble Theatre), GALE, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, THE KITCHEN SENIOR MOMENTS NATIONAL TOUR (Return SINK, BUYER AND CELLAR, WHO’S AFRAID Fire Productions), THE DAPTO CHASER, OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, ODD MAN OUT, HOOTING AND HOWLING Regional Tours BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, BETRAYAL, A (Critical Stages) PRIDE, THE HORSES MOUTH HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS for Ensemble FESTIVAL, BONDI FEAST (TRS), SET: THE Theatre, FANGIRLS for Belvoir/Queensland PLAY (NIDA Independent), A VIEW FROM Theatre, THE RETURN OF ULYSSES, MOVING WINDOWS (Riverside Theatres). As ARTASERSE, ATHALIA, THE CORONATION OF POPPEA, RAMEU: ANACREON AND include JUNGLE, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN PIGMALION, THEODORA for Pinchgut Opera, DRAGON 2, BOOK CLUB and TELEVISION HENRY V, THE WINTER’S TALE, MACBETH for MARY – THE MAKING OF A PRINCESS, Bell Shakespeare, STAY HAPPY KEEP SMILING, THE CHASE AUSTRALIA. She directed THE TEMPEST, WOYCECK, A LIE OF THE PRAMKICKER by Sadie Hasler at its Sydney MIND, PORT at NIDA. Renata was Designer premier in October 2018. on A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, ROMEO AND JULIET, THE TEMPEST for Sport for Jove, NIGEL POULTON THE COLOUR OF AUGUST for Newtown FIGHT DIRECTOR Theatre and was Design Assistant on THE LIFE OF GALILEO at Belvoir. Nigel is an award- winning, internationally LINDA NICHOLLS-GIDNEY renowned fight director, DIALECT COACH intimacy director and movement specialist. Trained as an actor and Nigel’s stage work includes: COUNTING AND a theatre voice/accents CRACKING, THE DANCE OF DEATH, SAMI and dialects specialist, IN PARADISE, THE SUGAR HOUSE, A TASTE Linda has worked in the OF HONEY for Belvoir; SPARTACUS for The Industry for over 20 years. Australian Ballet; ROMEO AND JULIET for New This year Linda has coached on TABLE, York City Ballet; PRIZE FIGHTER for Belvoir/ ONCE, HITLER’S DAUGHTER, MERCURY FUR, La Boite; MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, THE CYPRESS AVE, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, MISER, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, ROMEO RUSSIAN TRANSPORT, THE LAST 5 YEARS, AND JULIET and RICHARD III for Bell GROUNDED, THE CRUCIBLE, THE RISE AND Shakespeare; CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, FALL OF LITTLE VOICE and COUNTING AND HARP IN THE SOUTH, BLACKIE BLACKIE CRACKING, as well as directing two short BROWN, ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN plays: TOXIC and YOU STILL HERE?. Other ANARCHIST, THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF Theatre credits include Dreamworks’ HOW TO ARTURO UI and CYRANO DE BERGERAC for TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Arena Spectacular and Sydney Theatre Company; ROMEO musicals such as THE BODYGUARD, ROCKY AND JULIET and PRIZEFIGHTER for La HORROR and DIRTY DANCING. Film credits Boite, CARMEN and TOSCA for Opera Australia; CITY OF GOLD and HYDRA for GIOVANNI, CARMEN and IL TROVATORE for Queensland Theatre; SHAKESPEARE IN The Metropolitan Opera. Nigel’s film and LOVE and TWELFTH NIGHT for Melbourne television work includes: PIRATES OF THE Theatre Company; JASPER JONES and CARIBBEAN V, DEADLINE GALLIPOLI, NOISES OFF for Queensland Theatre/ THE WATER DIVINER, THE BOURNE Melbourne Theatre Company; SINGIN’ IN LEGACY, VIKINGDOM, THE GOOD WIFE THE RAIN for Dainty Group International, LES and BOARDWALK EMPIRE. MISERABLES for Cameron Mackintosh; DON

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