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Episode Synopsis
Amber is starring in North By Northwest, playing at the Lyric Theatre.
Here she talks with Regina about how she came to the stage and how to take this classic Hitchcock film to the stage. She's playing the femme fatale Eve Kendall with all her complexities.
Best known for her work in theatre, Amber boasts an extensive list of credits. Recent credits include; Stop Girl for Belvoir and Rules for Living for Sydney Theatre Company. Other theatre credits include; Dance Nation, Bliss, Atlantis, Twelfth Night, Angels in America, and The Power of Yes for Belvoir; Banging Denmark, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and The Popular Mechanicals for Sydney Theatre Company; Girl Asleep and School Dance for Windmill; Tribes and The Appleton Ladies Potato Race for Ensemble, Small Mouth Sounds for Darlinghurst; North by Northwest for Kay & McLean Productions and Optimism and Picnic at Hanging Rock for Malthouse, which included two seasons at Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and Barbican London. Amber was also a member of the Sydney Theatre Company Actors Ensemble, appearing in War of the Roses, The Season at Sarsaparilla, The Lost Echo, Gallipoli, and The Art of War. Amber’s screen credits include the feature film Girl Asleep, and the SBS mini-series The Hunting. She has received two Helpmann Awards for Best Female in a Supporting Role one for Girl Asleep for Belvoir/Windmill and School Dance one for Windmill
Here she talks with Regina about how she came to the stage and how to take this classic Hitchcock film to the stage. She's playing the femme fatale Eve Kendall with all her complexities.
Best known for her work in theatre, Amber boasts an extensive list of credits. Recent credits include; Stop Girl for Belvoir and Rules for Living for Sydney Theatre Company. Other theatre credits include; Dance Nation, Bliss, Atlantis, Twelfth Night, Angels in America, and The Power of Yes for Belvoir; Banging Denmark, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and The Popular Mechanicals for Sydney Theatre Company; Girl Asleep and School Dance for Windmill; Tribes and The Appleton Ladies Potato Race for Ensemble, Small Mouth Sounds for Darlinghurst; North by Northwest for Kay & McLean Productions and Optimism and Picnic at Hanging Rock for Malthouse, which included two seasons at Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and Barbican London. Amber was also a member of the Sydney Theatre Company Actors Ensemble, appearing in War of the Roses, The Season at Sarsaparilla, The Lost Echo, Gallipoli, and The Art of War. Amber’s screen credits include the feature film Girl Asleep, and the SBS mini-series The Hunting. She has received two Helpmann Awards for Best Female in a Supporting Role one for Girl Asleep for Belvoir/Windmill and School Dance one for Windmill
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