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    Speaking Daggers officially selected for St Kilda Film Festival among other amazing things! #shakespeare #webseries #shortfilm

    May 7, 2018 /

    It’s May already?! So much has gone on since my last update here! Where to begin? So, Shakespeare Republic (the web series) has now won eleven awards, been nominated 45 times and officially selected for 43 international film festivals to date. It screened at the Pilot Light TV Festival this weekend just gone, and screens in Wales, England, USA, Italy, Brazil and Melbourne, Australia over the next two months! The short film, Speaking Daggers (the spin off from the web series), has been officially selected for 12 international film festivals to date, and the big news there is that it will be screening in a couple of weeks as an…

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    Sally nominated for Best Actress & Best Director at the 2021 UVFF Awards in the UK

    May 2, 2021

    Offspring and Evie Wants a Baby … I’m seeing a sort of theme here …

    October 5, 2012

    Shakespeare Republic Season Three screening at SeriesFest

    July 1, 2021
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    November/December Round Up – Shakespeare Republic Awards, Speaking Daggers Awards and new project launched!

    January 3, 2018 /

    So. Much. Going. On!! I know I start nearly every update with those words, but it really is true!! Happy New Year!! I’m going to start the year by rewinding back to November last year (which was, in reality, a couple of months ago) to explain the header image of this post. So, I was in New York in November … I love that I can just casually throw that around … and not only was I in NYC, but I was also there to pick up the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Best Digital Series for Shakespeare Republic! I know! Amazing!! While I was there, I also attended (with…

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    Getting the “Lowdown” on “The Show”

    November 7, 2009

    August 2017 Round up – Awards, Reviews & More!

    August 5, 2017

    Interview from the Melbourne Web Fest Launch Red Carpet #webseries #webfest

    May 20, 2017
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    August 2017 Round up – Awards, Reviews & More!

    August 5, 2017 /

    LATEST NEWS ROUND UP – AUGUST 2017 SHAKESPEARE REPUBLIC ADDS FOUR MORE AWARDS TO TROPHY CABINET! The second series of my web series, Shakespeare Republic: #LoveTheBard (Season Two) has been doing the rounds of the international film festival circuit and I am so delighted at the reception to date! The series has now won four awards for Season Two, received eight nominations and been officially selected for thirteen international film festivals to date! Amazing! We have won Best Actor (Christopher Kirby) and were nominated for Best Drama, Best Director (Sally McLean), Best Cinematography (Shaun Herbertson) and Best Editing (Sally McLean & Thanassi Panagiotaras) at Austin Web Fest in the USA,…

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    #MelbourneWebFest, #ShakespeareRepublic & more!

    July 11, 2016

    New season of Shakespeare Republic screening at eleven international film festivals!

    November 8, 2020

    Sally invited to play “Zoraide” in rehearsed reading of Julia Britton’s “The Professor”

    May 5, 2010
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    Infront Artists interview at Melbourne Web Fest Opening Night

    July 6, 2017 /

    What a blast we had at the Opening Night of Melbourne Web Fest! So much fun had at the State Library of Victoria with fellow producer, Billy Smedley and our wonderful Sound Editor, Tim McCormick. During the night, Billy and I had a chat with Infront Artists about Shakespeare Republic, and here’s that interview below. Enjoy! [vimeo id=”241830029″ align=”center” mode=”normal”]  

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    Interview from the Melbourne Web Fest Launch Red Carpet #webseries #webfest

    May 20, 2017

    “Preacher”, “Playing The Bard” update, festival and panel appearances and more …

    November 8, 2019

    May 2017 update: #ShakespeareRepublic #SpeakingDaggers & more …

    May 8, 2017
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    “The Arts – Who Needs It?” – Keynote speech from Independent Schools Victoria’s AGM #ArtsLearning #ArtsEducation

    May 31, 2017 /

    Earlier this month, I was invited to address the Independent Schools Victoria AGM on a topic of my choosing.  I chose the title “The Arts – Who Needs It?” (and yes, I know this is grammatically incorrect – read the speech to find out how I came to this title), and spoke to the 211 assembled School Principals, the Shadow Minister for Education in Victoria and members of the Victorian Education Department, as well as ISV Board Members about Creativity, Innovation and the Arts and how we can all play a role in championing the Arts in schools and beyond. After delivering the speech, Independent Schools Victoria requested permission to publish it on…

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    Shakespeare Republic has launched and is in the wild with another acting gig filmed and in the can

    November 3, 2015

    “Miss Julie” debuts, plus “D.A.T.E. Me” and “Why Must The Show Go On?”

    January 2, 2009

    Howard Fine, A Life Unexpected and ABC TV

    August 12, 2013
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    Interview from the Melbourne Web Fest Launch Red Carpet #webseries #webfest

    May 20, 2017 /

    I was so delighted to discover that Shakespeare Republic: #LoveTheBard has been officially selected for the 2017 Melbourne Web Fest AND nominated for Best Australian Drama! Here’s a snippet of my interview with Latrobe Live from the red carpet with Billy Smedley about why we keep coming back to MWF: That’s it for now! 😀

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    Meet Elsie and Charles – two characters featured in ‘Till The Boys Come Home

    February 22, 2019

    Jack Irish, Shakespeare Republic and other fun stuff!

    March 30, 2016

    Working with the Masters – Howard Fine Acting Studio, Australia

    May 10, 2013
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    May 2017 update: #ShakespeareRepublic #SpeakingDaggers & more …

    May 8, 2017 /

    It’s May already!? More the point – it’s almost halfway through 2017 already!? Where do I start? We filmed and released Shakespeare Republic: #LoveTheBard (Season Two) AND prepped, filmed, edited and premiered the newest addition to the Shakespeare Republic stable: the Shakespeare short film Speaking Daggers.  I’m back on the documentary Champion, with completion for that film on track, plus have one play and two more screen projects in development.  So let’s break that down, shall we? SPEAKING DAGGERS This little gem was a blast to work on and involved a fantastic cast and crew that I was so delighted to work with. Featuring Michala Banas, Nadine Garner, Christopher Kirby,…

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    New website, Shakespeare and Alan Fletcher (among other things)

    June 3, 2015

    Working with the Masters – Howard Fine Acting Studio, Australia

    May 10, 2013

    Sally nominated for Best Actress & Best Director at the 2021 UVFF Awards in the UK

    May 2, 2021
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    #MelbourneWebFest, #ShakespeareRepublic & more!

    July 11, 2016 /

    So much has been happening over these past few months that it is somewhat of a blur!  But in the spirit of not leaving it another year before posting updates, here is a bit about what’s been happening in the world of Sally over these last three months … I’m going to start with the latest news and move backwards, just because I can.  And so that means that I’m beginning with last weekend’s Melbourne Web Fest, which anyone following my Twitter feed, Facebook page or Instagram may be sick of hearing about, but I promise this will be the last public mention of it I make … for now 🙂…

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    Hello Europe and “The Bazura Project”

    February 5, 2012

    Meet Elsie and Charles – two characters featured in ‘Till The Boys Come Home

    February 22, 2019

    Festivals, interviews, awards and more – that was the three months that was! #acting #actor #director #shakespeare

    November 3, 2018
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    Jack Irish, Shakespeare Republic and other fun stuff!

    March 30, 2016 /

    Despite my good intentions to update this blog more often, once again nearly four months has gone by.  But my excuse is a good one, as I’ve been truly busy on so many fronts, I’ve had no time to share the news! So here goes … JACK IRISH I had an absolute blast on Jack Irish (which shot late last year) and was very much looking forward to seeing the whole series when it began airing last month.  And I wasn’t disappointed.  Great cast (if I say so myself), great writing, great direction, great tone – loved it!  You can still catch the series in full on ABC’s iView until March 31st, and…

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    Meet Elsie and Charles – two characters featured in ‘Till The Boys Come Home

    February 22, 2019

    Sally receives Best Director & Best Ensemble Cast Awards at New Zealand WebFest for Shakespeare Republic

    April 7, 2022

    Sally rejoins The Australian Shakespeare Company

    August 2, 2010
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    The Medea Project, Shakespeare Republic and other reports from the classical world …

    November 24, 2015 /

    November is a busy month! Lots to share with you, so let’s get going … THE MEDEA PROJECT I have been involved in a fantastic theatrical production, The Medea Project, which explores the Greek myth of Medea, using the original classical text with a modern twist.  Songs, text, storytelling.  The sharing of a tragedy through the eyes of three women.  It has been challenging, no question, but working with fantastic cast Kristina Benton and Hannah Gott, under the direction of Perri Cummings has also been a joy.  It is a celebration and exploration about women and the trials and tribulations we are still facing today.  We open tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov 25) and…

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    NEW DATES: Playing The Bard returns to Howard Fine Acting Studio in May!

    April 22, 2019

    Live theatre in the age of COVID-19 – The Show Must Go Online

    April 3, 2020

    Infront Artists interview at Melbourne Web Fest Opening Night

    July 6, 2017
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