Category Archives: Suzy’s 5 Questions

5 Questions with Romney Stanton

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romneystantonWhat is your favourite swear word?
I’m not sure i can say it, my mother would hit me, not that she’s into that or anything. There’s two words actually that go hand in hand perfectly – c*nt features.

What are you wearing?
I wish I could say it was something interesting… jeans, spotty jumper, converse and my favourite necklace from the NYC library (it has a quote from Hamlet engraved on it). Oh and I have odd socks on yay! I love odd socks.

What is love?
When your loved one hands you the last hot chip or olive from their plate, then you know it’s true love.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
His Mothers Voice at ATYP by Bakehouse Theatre Co. I wish it was still running because it was incredible and I would have loved to have seen it again. 4 stars out of 5 baby!!!

Is your new show going to be any good?
Ahhhh, maybe ask me on opening night!?! I bloody well hope so! Couldn’t ask for a better group of actors to work with, great director and awesome characters and script… how could anything go wrong?!

Romney Stanton is appearing in Love Song, by Gamut Theatre Co.
Show dates: 11 – 22 Jun, 2014
Show venue: TAP Gallery

5 Questions with Paige Gardiner

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Paige-Gardiner-headshotWhat is your favourite swear word?
I always enjoy a sarcastic “Oh, for f…”, a la Ricky Gervais. But I am careful to always cut it off just at the right moment.

What are you wearing?
Some verrry sexy polka-dot flannel pyjamas and Ugg boots.

What is love?
Love is having the best kind of people around you to pick you up whenever you fall. And also going out for breakfast on a Sunday morning with someone special.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Perplex at STC. Once again, Sarah Giles has mastered absurdist comedy. I am definitely not of any authority to give it stars, but it was brilliant!!

Is your new show going to be any good?
Of course! How could it not be with this stellar cast! Such a privilege to work with them all.

Paige Gardiner is appearing in The Young Tycoons, from Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s 2014 season.
Show dates: 16 May – 15 Jun, 2014
Show venue: Eternity Playhouse

5 Questions with Brent Thorpe

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rsz_brent2-webWhat is your favourite swear word?
Shithouse. You don’t hear it much these days.

What are you wearing?
An electric blue and black leopard-print caftan with powder-blue mules and I’m wrapped in a white cashmere pashmina. It’s a bit chilly this arvo. No jewelry. No make-up. When I’m at home I like to tone things down a bit.

What is love?
Some people have said that the exotic juices and sauces that flow my very being are the essence of love. But in all seriousness you should come to my show because my young co-star, Nathan, and myself demonstrate what love is live on stage! You’ve probably never seen anything so beautiful before in your life. Seriously.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
It was John Waters at the Opera House. Is that a show? He always gets at least seventeen stars from me. He made my distant, distant, distant, distant, distant, distant cousin, Divine into a legendary movie star and household name. I love him for that and I’m patiently waiting for him to do the same for me.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Good? Are you kidding? I work my clacker off in this thing! For two minutes and forty five seconds I sing and dance up a storm. The rest of the time we’re doing the greatest acting you will ever see on a public stage. I mean it. Better than Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton in ‘Streetcar.’ We promise to astound you and transport you to places you can’t imagine. Have you got goosebumps yet?

Brent Thorpe is writer and star of Beauty! Glamour! Fame!
Show dates: 5 Jun – 3 Jul, 2014 (Thursdays only)
Show venue: The Imperial Hotel

5 Questions with Tansy Gardam

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SONY DSCWhat is your favourite swear word?
Fuck. It’s so versatile. Particularly when used in “for fuck’s sake.”

What are you wearing?
Jeans and an Elvis Costello t-shirt.

What is love?
It’s like trust and affection had a baby.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Zena Ladna at La Mama. 1.5 stars.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Yes. I know everyone says that, but it’s fantastic – the cast are all phenomenal and we’re doing something a bit different with the show, which I feel a lot of musical theatre shies away from. We’ve cross cast leads and added in conga lines and I can’t wait for people to see it.

Tansy Gardam is directing A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum for The Intercol Musical – The University of Sydney.
Show dates: 14 – 17 May, 2014
Show venue: Seymour Centre

5 Questions with Andrew Cutcliffe

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rsz_andrew-cutcliffe-331146_1What is your favourite swear word?
I know my Sita (Grandmother) would be turning in her grave, but I love swearing in Arabic. For fear of one of my Aunties stumbling upon this, I won’t actually write my favourite.

What are you wearing?
Wouldn’t you like to know…

What is love?
Watching my son being born. The sheer admiration and gratitude I had for my wife and the inexplicable euphoria of meeting my little boy.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Perplex at STC. Glenn Hazeldine gave a masterclass, I’ll give the show 4.5 stars based on his mercurial excellence alone.

Is your new show going to be any good?
You know it is. The Young Tycoons is a rampaging bull of a satire that tears the media’s upper crust to shreds… what’s not to love.

Andrew Cutcliffe is appearing in The Young Tycoons, from Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s 2014 season.
Show dates: 16 May – 15 Jun, 2014
Show venue: Eternity Playhouse

5 Questions with Mark Lee

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rsz_mark_leeWhat is your favourite swear word?
‘Satansincontinentnephew!’ if you say it really fast, you sound rather mad actually.

What are you wearing?
Flannelette shirt over t-shirt and jeans and socks and slippers, I hate winter!

What is love?
If you have to ask I can’t help you.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
All’s Well That Ends Well – Sport for Jove. I give it an entire constellation.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Why do you ask? Come and see, we’re having a ball. Don’t be afraid of the unknown. Yeah it’s good.

 

Mark Lee is appearing in Scenes From An Execution, with Tooth And Sinew Theatre.
Show dates: 13 – 31 May, 2014
Show venue: The Old Fitzroy Hotel

5 Questions with Adam Richard

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rsz_adam-richard-e1391657024267What is your favourite swear word?
Can’t.

What are you wearing?
Tracky daks.

What is love?
Haddaway! (I work on a music quiz show. I often just shout out artists and song titles).

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Opera Australia’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in Melbourne. 4 stars.

Is your new show going to be any good?
It’s a distressing homosexual comedy program.

 

Adam Richard’s show Gaypocalypse is part of Sydney Comedy Festival 2014.
Show dates: 13 – 17 May, 2014
Show venue: Harold Park Hotel

5 Questions with Nath Valvo

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rsz_boy_next_door_croppedWhat is your favourite swear word?
Tony Abbott.

What are you wearing?
Gym shorts and a singlet. I put these on at 10 AM to go to the Gym. It’s now 3.40 PM and I still haven’t been. It’s raining outside. I could slip. And die. Best I stay in. (Plus when my housemates get home it looks like I’ve been to the gym which is just as important as going)

What is love?
Hanson. Goosebumps Books. My round-the-twist VHS tapes. Tazos. Elderly people swearing.
Coffee. When your vegan friend cancels your dinner date.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
The last show I saw was about 15 minutes ago and it was Huey’s Cooking Adventures. That man’s fingers look like swollen penises. I’m a tad shaken up. 1 star.

Is your new show going to be any good?
You sound like my disapproving dad at christmas lunch! (This is the same dad who when he comes to my shows counts the number of seats sold times the ticket prices and texts me the box office numbers on his way home) ANYWAY! I love my new show! I talk about the 90’s and Tinder and underwear parties and sex and first dates and vegans and horror stories from flatmate finder. It’s super fun!

Nath Valvo’s show Boy Next Door is part of Sydney Comedy Festival 2014.
Show dates: 14 – 17 May, 2014
Show venue: The Enmore Theatre

5 Questions with Taylor Beadle-Williams

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rsz_taylorbw_by_alex_vaughan_dsc7517What is your favourite swear word?
To be honest, I’m not much of a swearer. One can express anguish, frustration, and distress in other, more child-like ways: damn, crap, poop.

What are you wearing?
I am trying to fight off the flu right now, so I’m wearing my dressing gown with nothing else underneath, except Vicks rubbed on my chest. Oh yeah, what a turn on!

What is love?
I’m going to sound like such a sop, but to me, love is a sensation that cannot be avoided. I feel it and I give it all the time. It’s our human right. Love is a euphoric warmth, it’s a crushed heart, it can liven you up, shrink you, cause you pain, cause you happiness and pleasure. If you fall in love, you fall in love, and that’s that – you can’t help who it might be with. This is entirely how I feel about chocolate.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
The last show I saw was actually Russian Daydreams, performed by the Sydney Symphony. I am a huge classical music lover, and this performance brought me to tears. Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev are two of the most stunning composers. I give it 11 out of 10!

Is your new show going to be any good?
Of course Trainspotting will be good. However, just expect the unexpected. You have been warned.

Taylor Beadle-Williams is appearing in Trainspotting with Black Box Theatre.
Show dates: 8 – 24 May, 2014
Show venue: King Street Theatre

5 Questions with Ian Ferrington

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ianferringtonWhat is your favourite swear word?
Fuck is the purest, but dick is the funniest. Given the 1950s setting of our show, we’ve tried to do as much with ‘darn’ as possible.

What are you wearing?
The bottom half of a black suit and a white t-shirt.

What is love?
Finding something you can give everything to.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Just came back from Belvoir’s The Government Inspector. Four stars, very fresh and entertaining.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Fuck yes. Sorry, darn right.

 

Ian Ferrington is director and co-writer of an original musical, The Detective’s Handbook for Sydney University Dramatic Society.
Show dates: 30 Apr – 10 May, 2014
Show venue: Studio B, University of Sydney