Chats with Creatives Bronte Charlotte

This week Bronte Charlotte chats with Jessica Stanley, an actor, writer and the co-founder of the artistic collective Spinning Plates Co. This episode was recorded the day after the Green Room Awards were anounced so Bronte and Jess chat about their collective surprise and excitement for each others nominations. They also dive into their experience collaborating with each other on Jess’s new one woman show Shut Up I’m A Vampire for Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2022, and the way they came to f...

This week Bronte Charlotte chats with Alexander Lloyd, an actor/producer from Adelaide of Greek/Cyprian and Egyptian decent. This conversation dives into financial stability and sustainability and how it supports your creative practice, Alex’s experience transitioning from law to performing, how deeply important it is to be gentle with yourself when self-doubt creeps in, and having other passions to fill up your life. We discuss the importance of recognising when you’re getting worn out. prio...

This week Bronte Charlotte chats with Tehya Nicholas about theatre, writing, creativity, and the industry. A beautiful discussion interrogating the relevance of theatre in todays society, the validity of different stories and the importance of art. Tehya is a writer and performer who has just completed her honours, with queer ecological theatre as her focal point, after graduating from RMIT with a distinction for her Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing). Tehya has trained as an actor at 16th S...

This week Bronte Charlotte chats with Ellen Marning, a writer and performer from Wollongong, New South Whales. In 2022 Ellen Marning wrote and performed in two new works, Shticky Business (MICF) and Nu-Disco! (Melbourne Fringe). Ellens other credits of co-creation and performing inclue Matraphobia, Stocktake: Bitches in Business and the web series incarnation of Stocktake: Bitches in Business. She is also a core member of the 5Am performance group and has been touring the physical theatre sho...

This week Bronte chats about two things she’s been thinking about lately. Essential workers and identity! During this episode we discuss:[00:20] Living in the city with the longest lockdown in the world due to COVID-19, and eating a delectable banana muffin[03:34] Diving into the concept of essential workers, questioning your place in society, Virginia Gay’s monologue from Cyrano and how impactful it was to watch[09:31] Grappling with the concept of identity[16:17] How society requires u...