SALLY McLEAN

Sally McLean: Actor. Writer. Director. With a bit of a thing for Shakespeare.

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Acting, Featured, Work

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

As a friend said in an email to me earlier this week – “Where has the year gone!?”. November already! So much to share, so here goes … It’s been…

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November 8, 2019
Acting, Featured, Work

New awards for acting and directing, new reel and more – hello June!

It has been a crazy month of May, which has been wonderful and brilliant and I am so grateful to everyone who made all of it possible! Firstly, the team…

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June 10, 2019
Acting, Featured, Work

Sally interviewed on No Rest For The Weekend in NYC

It was an absolute pleasure to be invited onto No Rest For The Weekend hosted by Jason Godbey in New York as a result of my win as Best Director…

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May 20, 2021
Acting, Featured, Producing, Work, Writing

Melbourne WebFest round-up and more news on the Shakespeare front – it’s still all go this July! #shakespeare #webfest #allthethings

So that’s another WebFest done for 2018, only this time I wasn’t just there as a creator, but primarily in my role as General Manager. Melbourne WebFest is over for…

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July 5, 2018
Acting, Featured, Producing, Work

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

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…

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January 3, 2018
Acting, Featured, Producing, Work, Writing

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

So much is going on right now, but … I’ve managed to fit in a blog post before February is over, so my idea of at least one blog post…

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February 22, 2019
Featured, Work, Writing

Sally McLean 2019 Director/Writer Reel now online

A quick update in between more substantial updates (some great news coming later this month … *excited*!) to share my new Director/Writer Reel for 2019, featuring the various projects I’ve…

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March 5, 2019
Acting, Featured, Musings, Producing, Writing

Awards, filming, writing – hello 2019, you’re starting with a bang! #actor #writer #director

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great break over the holiday period and are back and ready to go for 2019. I intended to have a…

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January 12, 2019
Acting, Featured, Producing, Work, Writing

2018 In Pictures – Howard Fine Acting Studios, Shakespeare Republic, Melbourne WebFest and more #acting #webseries #Shakespeare

December already! Where has the time gone? 2018 has whipped by and brought so much wonderful stuff professionally with it, for which I am very, very grateful. Of course, as…

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December 3, 2018
Acting, Featured, Producing, Work, Writing

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

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…

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May 7, 2018
  • Acting,  Featured,  Producing,  Work

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

    November 3, 2018 /

    It’s been a crazy few months, with interviews, more filming, a couple of acting gigs and the Shakespeare projects continuing to screen at film festivals around the world – much to all the team’s ongoing delight! Just to keep a record of what’s been going on, I’m going to simply brain dump everything here in this post, so you’ve been warned! SHAKESPEARE REPUBLIC Where do I begin?! It’s been an amazing time for Shakespeare Republic, which is wonderful considering we’re in the last stages of Season Two’s festival run and yet, its success keeps surprising me and making me so proud of all the team. To start with, the series…

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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

    Awards, filming, writing – hello 2019, you’re starting with a bang! #actor #writer #director

    January 12, 2019

    Howard Fine, A Life Unexpected and ABC TV

    August 12, 2013
  • Acting,  Featured,  Work,  Writing

    Sally Interviewed on “How Do You Do You” Podcast

    October 28, 2018 /

    It was an absolute honour to be invited onto Matt Smolen’s How Do You Do You Podcast recently to chat all things Shakespeare, acting, creative process and more. And he was VERY kind to me with his lovely comments about my work! Here’s the blurb from Apple iTunes (where you can hear all the interviews with some amazing industry peeps): “In this week’s episode Matt chats to Sally McLean – a renaissance lady if there ever was one. She’s multi-talented, multi-skilled and successful at everything. Acting, writing, directing, producing – you name it, she’s given it ago and nailed it.” Um, so yeah …. *blush*. Thanks Matt for your VERY…

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    Working with the Masters – Howard Fine Acting Studio, Australia

    May 10, 2013

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

    April 3, 2020

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

    May 31, 2017
  • Acting,  Featured,  Producing,  Work,  Writing

    Melbourne WebFest round-up and more news on the Shakespeare front – it’s still all go this July! #shakespeare #webfest #allthethings

    July 5, 2018 /

    So that’s another WebFest done for 2018, only this time I wasn’t just there as a creator, but primarily in my role as General Manager. Melbourne WebFest is over for another year and it was a crazy, intense, fun and exhausting ride! But I love these guys and the festival and it was so good to be able to catch up with so many people that I haven’t had a chance to see in ages, but also make some new friends in the online series world. In what has turned out to be the biggest MWF to date, we had four days of screenings, panels, networking events and of course…

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    “V for Vienetta”, “Raymond Taylor’s Earnest Adventures in Love”, AACTA Awards, Howard Fine and more!

    February 10, 2013

    Howard Fine, A Life Unexpected and ABC TV

    August 12, 2013

    “Playing The Bard” returns to Howard Fine Acting Studio in August …

    July 26, 2019
  • Acting,  Featured,  Producing,  Work,  Writing

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

    April 3, 2020

    Awards, filming, writing – hello 2019, you’re starting with a bang! #actor #writer #director

    January 12, 2019

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

    May 31, 2017
  • Acting,  Featured,  Producing,  Work

    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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    Sally interviewed on No Rest For The Weekend in NYC

    May 20, 2021

    Howard Fine, A Life Unexpected and ABC TV

    August 12, 2013

    Sally nominated for “Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role” for the Show that keeps on giving

    March 8, 2021
  • Producing,  Work

    Sally joins Melbourne Web Fest as Board Member and General Manager

    October 25, 2017 /

    Absolutely delighted to announce that I have accepted the position of Board Member and General Manager at Melbourne Web Fest! Steinar Ellingsen (Festival Director) made the offer back in September and I officially took up my duties in early October. I am having a ball working with the whole MWF team and excited about what we are bringing you in 2018! The job isn’t just about admin and producing stuff, I’ve also been able to stretch my wings creatively – writing and directing a couple of fun comedy sketches to be used as festival promos next month, as well as acting in a couple as well! The above photo was…

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    On this day: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Franz Stampfl’s birth

    November 18, 2013

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

    November 3, 2015

    “V for Vienetta”, “Raymond Taylor’s Earnest Adventures in Love”, AACTA Awards, Howard Fine and more!

    February 10, 2013
  • Acting,  Work

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

    April 3, 2020

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

    October 5, 2012

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

    November 8, 2020
  • Acting,  Producing,  Work

    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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    New awards for acting and directing, new reel and more – hello June!

    June 10, 2019

    Sally Interviewed on “How Do You Do You” Podcast

    October 28, 2018

    Sally nominated for “Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role” for the Show that keeps on giving

    March 8, 2021
  • Acting,  Work

    “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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    May 2017 update: #ShakespeareRepublic #SpeakingDaggers & more …

    May 8, 2017

    Howard Fine, A Life Unexpected and ABC TV

    August 12, 2013

    New awards for acting and directing, new reel and more – hello June!

    June 10, 2019
  • Acting,  Producing,  Work

    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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    Sally nominated for “Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role” for the Show that keeps on giving

    March 8, 2021

    Sally Interviewed on “How Do You Do You” Podcast

    October 28, 2018

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

    November 3, 2018
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ABOUT SALLY

Award-winning actor, writer and director Sally McLean, began her work in the entertainment biz in her mid-teens and has since performed lead, guest and supporting roles in numerous Australian, US and UK film, theatre and television productions.

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Recent Posts

  • Sally receives Best Director & Best Ensemble Cast Awards at New Zealand WebFest for Shakespeare Republic
  • Sally wins Creator Amets at Seriesland in Spain!
  • Shakespeare Republic Season Three screening at SeriesFest
  • Sally interviewed on No Rest For The Weekend in NYC
  • Sally wins Best Actress award at UVFF 2021

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I live, work and create on the lands of the people of the Kulin Nation. I acknowledge them and all Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognise their unceded and continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and offer my gratitude for the rich tradition of storytelling and artistic expression originated by all First Nations peoples around the world, which forms the foundation of all modern creative work.

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