5 Questions with Kim Knuckey

kimknuckeyWhat is your favourite swear word?
I like most of them, but bugger works in practically every situation.

What are you wearing?
A t-shirt that says The Kingdom Of Doug, the name of a short film my friend Victoria Thaine made.

What is love?
A smile. A look. A hug.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Nick Curnow in Fully Committed. He played dozens of characters in a one man show and was fantastic!

Is your new show going to be any good?
I’m really looking forward to this. Lynden and I play characters who are as different as chalk and cheese – it’s a surprise they can agree on anything. And there’s a lot of fun in the show.

Kim Knuckey stars in the world premiere of The Maintenance Room.
Show dates: 7 – 30 Nov, 2013
Show venue: King St Theatre

5 Questions with Owen Little

owen-littleWhat is your favourite swear word?
Fuck. Its powerful, satisfying, and versatile.

What are you wearing?
Well to be honest, its 11:12pm and I’m in my boxers, thats it.

What is love?
Woah, big one… love is afternoon sun through olive trees. Love is a contradiction, it comes in many forms. It’s perilous but also a refuge, its free but it has its cost. It is passion, yearning, sharing, ecstasy, life and death…

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Last show I saw was Super Discount by Back to Back Theatre Company at STC. I give it 4 Stars. The show was a devised by a group of actors with intellectual/physical impairments. It challenged the audience whilst entertaining and raising valuable questions about how art, people and performance is viewed and judged.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Sweet Nothings will come in like a wrecking ball! Its a fantastic play filled with great characters fuelled by sex, young love and consequence. As relevant today as it was 100 years ago. Go see it!

Owen Little is starring in Sweet Nothings.
Show dates: 7 – 23 Nov, 2013
Show venue: ATYP Under The Wharf

5 Questions with Sylvia Keays

sylviakeaysWhat is your favourite swear word?
FUCK.

What are you wearing?
Light blue underwear, black bra, a red shirt with big graffiti print “Amour Moi” and black tights. Too much? 😉

What is love?
Untamed.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour Cirque du Soleil – 5 out of 5! Brilliant.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Absolutely! A new Australian play Cristina In The Cupboard by Paul Gilchrist of subtlenuance. An experiment in comic magical realism – with an amazing cast of eight. It’s on.

Sylvia Keays is starring in Cristina In The Cupboard.
Show dates: 6 – 17 Nov, 2013
Show venue: TAP Gallery

5 Questions with Michelle Pastor

michellepastorWhat is your favourite swear word?
I don’t swear a lot. My boyfriend looks at me in shock when I do. So you’ll mostly hear me say Oh My Goodness, but in times of extreme frustration it’s F*ing Hell!

What are you wearing?
Right now I’m in my pyjamas. The curse of working from home. If I got dressed? Jeans and a lazy jumper. Im in Melbourne today and it’s stupidly cold.

What is love?
Wanting to spend every second with that person, or thinking about them, or remembering them, or talking about them, accepting every part of them and being so grateful they are in your life, because with them, joy is abundant.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
I saw King Kong yesterday. That gorilla is freaking incredible. Kids were in tears with fear. I wanted to give him a hug. It took 13 guys
to work the puppet! How many stars? Sadly the story was a little disjointed, so I’ll give it 4.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Yes. Undoubtedly. Why? Because it’s fun. I have fun performing it and you’ll have fun watching it.

Michelle Pastor is starring in Spoil Your Love Life.
Show dates: 29 Oct – 9 Nov, 2013
Show venue: The Newsagency

5 Questions with Richard House

richardhouseWhat is your favourite swear word?
Just in case my mum reads this I’d better not be too creative when choosing my favourite swear word. I’m a big fan of South Park and Butters (one of the characters from the show) has a great expression in times of frustration. “SON OF A BISCUIT”.

What are you wearing?
I’m in-between rehearsals at the moment so currently I’m in sweaty tights, a sweaty bandana, sweaty ballet shoes and a sweaty t-shirt with Rafael Nadal on it.

What is love?
Love is a large Big Mac meal from McDonald’s. Ha! It’s also an enticing emotion that once you experience the completeness it brings, you’re always craving for more.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Well I haven’t seen a show in quite a while due to being incredibly busy, but I am seeing Beyonce perform this week and I can only assume she will rock my world and it will be a 100 stars out of 100 stars show!

Is your new show going to be any good?
Well it premieres on the 31st of October which is also my birthday and I have never heard of anything less than awesome happening on that date!

Richard House is starring in Bodytorque.Technique, with The Australian Ballet.
Show dates: 31 Oct – 3 Nov, 2013
Show venue: Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay

5 Questions with Amy Lehpamer

amylehpamerWhat is your favourite swear word?
The one that my phone’s auto-correct changes to duck. It’s percussive and punctuating. I enjoy it.

What are you wearing?
From the neck up, a full show face and giant bouffant blonde wig. Neck down, workout wear. I’m a hybrid musical theatre creature. It’d be a confusing sight on the street. Unless you were in Double Bay or Brighton. I hear people love this look down those parts.

What is love?
Sharing everything. And wanting to.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
South Pacific. Lisa McCune is a star. I’d give her all of them. Also to the male ensemble. Imagine waking up to those boys singing ‘There Is Nothing Like A Dame,’ it’d really change the course of your day. Another highlight was watching the audience notice that John Wood (fellow Scoundrel) was sitting amongst them. People genuinely couldn’t contain themselves that Sergeant Croydon was looking on Maggie Doyle’s stage work. It was like the Logies set to Rodgers and Hammerstein. A CLASSY Logies!

Is your new show going to be any good?
If you hate laughing and songs and handsomeness and beauty and Tony nominees, then don’t come. If you like those things – YOU GET ALL THOSE THINGS! And then some. The show is beautifully constructed. The characters are full of life and scope and a good dose of silliness. Yes.

Amy Lehpamer is starring in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Show dates: From 17 Oct, 2013
Show venue: Theatre Royal

5 Questions with Matt Young

mattyoungWhat is your favourite swear word?
Well, I grew up in the States, so “hell” is considered a swear word-it’s blasphemous, you see. So I’ll have to say: God-damned!

What are you wearing?
Now that I’m half-Aussie, R.M. Williams button-down shirt, jeans, and boots, mate.

What is love?
My man-husband and our two beautiful children.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Kit Brookman’s Small And Tired at Belvoir amazed and moved me in design, direction, and acting performances. I submitted myself for the role of Electra’s husband, and read the outstanding, mature script back then. But I didn’t get an audition. So four stars. Otherwise five. God-damned Belvoir didn’t give me an audition!

Is your new show going to be any good?
Hell… I mean, heck yes! Both of them. Check out #ButterfliesRFreeAu and #3WintersGreen @kingsttheatre on Twitter to find out what the punters think. Or just me. If I’m the only one using the hashtag. #sob

Matt Young is starring in Three Winters Green and Butterfiles Are Free, two plays in repertory.
Show dates: 17 Oct – 3 Nov, 2013
Show venue: King Street Theatre

5 Questions with Stephen Mahy

stephenmahyWhat is your favourite swear word?
C you next Tuesday.

What are you wearing?
Black Calvin Klein jeans, grey t shirt with the earth on it.

What is love?
Not expecting anything back.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Tequila Mocking Bird in Brisbane. A great theatre and education play. 4 out of 5.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Grease? I think it is.

 

 

Stephen Mahy is starring in Grease.
Show dates: From 13 Oct, 2013 (Sydney) & Jan 2, 2014 (Melbourne)
Show venue: Sydney Lyric Theatre & Her Majesty’s Theatre

5 Questions with Damian de Montemas

damiandemontemasWhat is your favourite swear word?
Clusterfuck, or fucking motherfucker, or shove it up your ass and fuck off while you’re doing it…

What are you wearing?
Jeans, t-shirt, boots.

What is love?
All you need.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Ummm Iggy Pop at the Hordern… 9/10 stars… How many stars is it outta 5? 4.5 outta 5.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Anaconda is going to be unmissable.

 

 

Damian de Montemas is starring in Anaconda.
Show dates: 29 Oct – 23 Nov, 2013
Show venue: The Bondi Pavillion Theatre

5 Questions with Andrew Henry

andrewhenryWhat is your favourite swear word?
“Fuck” for its magnificent versatility.

What are you wearing?
A singlet, chinos and my trusty old boots.

What is love?
Life’s great discovery.

What was the last show you saw, and how many stars do you give it?
Miss Julie at Belvoir. Five out of five, it was incredibly uncomfortable and the most dangerous play I have seen for many years. I fucking loved it.

Is your new show going to be any good?
Not at all, the writing is terrible. This Arthur Miller guy had no talent for writing plays.

Andrew Henry is appearing in All My Sons, by Arthur Miller.
Show dates: 1 Nov – 1 Dec, 2013
Show venue: Eternity Playhouse