STAGES Episode 617: PAULA ARUNDELL

About this episode

In this episode, Peter Eyers interviews Paula Arundell, a renowned actress with extensive theatre and screen credits.

Paula Arundell has worked extensively across screen and theatre both nationally and internationally. Her theatre credits include The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man (Malthouse Theatre); The Servant of Two Masters , Hippolytus , Antony and Cleopatra , Henry V , The Tempest , Much Ado About Nothing (Bell Shakespeare); The Master & Margarita , Sami In Paradise , Atlantis , Mr Burns , Mother Courage , Angels in America Parts 1 & 2, Peter Pan , Death of a Salesman , Gethsemane , Scorched , The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom , Paul , Peribanez , The Threepenny Opera (Belvoir); Clark in Sarajevo , The Bleeding Tree (Griffin Theatre Company); Company , Measure for Measure (Melbourne Theatre Company); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Michael Cassel Group); Night Letters (State Theatre Company South Australia); and Sweat , Death of a Salesman , Top Girls , The Bleeding Tree (Sydney Theatre Company). Paula’s performances have earned her multiple accolades, including the 2016 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play, the 2001 Sydney Morning Herald Award for Best Actress, the 1999 Green Room Award for Female Actor in a Featured…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Eyers

Guest: Paula Arundell

Topics covered

• theatre
• acting
• performances
• awards
• interviews

Keywords

• Paula Arundell
• theatre
• acting
• performances
• awards
• interview
• Sydney
• Belvoir Theatre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Malthouse Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Michael Cassel Group, State Theatre Company South Australia, Sydney Theatre Company

Books & works: The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man, The Servant of Two Masters, Hippolytus, Antony and Cleopatra, Henry V, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, The Master & Margarita, Sami In Paradise, Atlantis

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