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    Amy Maud Bock was a New Zealand confidence trickster and male impersonator in the late 1800s/early 1900s. She was also the first child of Carolyn Bock’s great-grandfather Alfred. Using press articles and Amy’s own letters and transcripts, Bock attempts to bring this woman to life once more in this new work-in-development Habitual Criminal.

    All the actors – Martin Blum, Chris Bunworth, Helen Hopkins and Bock – were full of energy, displaying strong commitment to their roles. The myriad of characters they each portrayed – even if only for a few minutes – was done with much gusto, especially from Hopkins and Bunworth. I can see them having more fun with the roles as they develop this piece further and no longer require the script on stage with them, giving them the opportunity to use their hands and bodies more freely and to maintain eye contact with each other and the audience.

    The props and costumes, whilst kept to a minimum, did well in setting the scenes up and providing context to the story. The character changes that happened with the removal of a shawl or the putting on of a coat were creatively executed and never broke the flow of the story.

    Habitual Criminalwas performed as part of La Mama’s Explorations season of works in various developments and in Bock’s own words, ‘this is the beginning’ of this production. It’s a very impressive and dynamic beginning too, however I feel the pace needed to slow down a little to allow for the audience to fully digest and comprehend what was happening on stage. I often found myself working hard to keep up with the actors and the material, and felt I lost quite a bit in trying to play catch-up. The story of Amy Maud Bock is quite unique and highly interesting – as my own research as inspired by this show has shown – so it would be a shame for any of this to be lost in translation and execution.

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    Born in Ipswich, he trained at the Linda Shipton School of Dancing and then The Royal Ballet School before graduating to The Royal Ballet in 2005.  He was promoted to First Artist in 2008, as a dancer his repertory included Alain (La Fille mal Gardée), Magdaveya (La Bayadère), Neapolitan pas de deux (Swan Lake), Golden Hours (Elite Syncopations), Gloria (pas de quatre), Chroma, Dancing Master (Cinderella), Beggar Chief (Manon) among others and worked with choreographers such as Wheeldon, Bintley and McGregor.

    In 2012 he retired from dancing and was appointed Artist in Residence with The Royal Ballet

    Whilst with the Royal Ballet he created Few Things Are (2005), Vayamos al Diablo and Despite (2006), for ROH2's In Good Company and for The Royal Ballet's New Works in the Linbury he created Of Mozart (2008), and Consolations and Liebestraum (2009) both of which were nominated for a Critics Circle Dance Award for best new Classical Choreography.  He returned to the Royal Ballet School in 2009 to create Danse Bohemienne and Toccata for the graduate students again for The Royal Opera House.  In 2019 he created the Cunning Little Vixen for both Lower and Upper School students to be performed alongside the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House.

    In 2009 he participated in the New York Choreographic Institutes Fall Program creating Gargoyles with members of New York City Ballet.  He has also participated in ROH2's Dancelines for three years led by Kim Brandstrup.  He was a member of the Jury for the 1st Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition in 2011.

    His first commission for the main stage with The Royal Ballet, Asphodel Meadows (2010), was nominated for a South Bank Show Award, an Olivier Award, and won the Critics Circle Dance Award for best Classical Choreography.  He followed this with Sweet Violets (2012) a psychological dance drama based on the painter Walter Sickert and the notorious Ja

    Stephen Mahy

    Stephen Mahy

    Stephen Mahy at the opening of Legally Blonde, 2012

    Born (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982 (age 42)
    Sydney, Australia
    GenresMusical theatre
    Occupation(s)Singer, actor
    Years active2006–present
    Websitewww.stephenmahy.com

    Musical artist

    Stephen Mahy is an Australian born tenor from Sydney, NSW, best known for originating the role of Bob Gaudio in the Australian production of Jersey Boys. After graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2006, Stephen toured the country in Miss Saigon, covering the lead role of Chris and playing the role to every audience in the country. Mahy toured nationally in Grease, playing the role of Kenickie alongside notable cast members Rob Mills, Gretel Scarlett, Anthony Callea, Lucy Maunder, Todd McKenney and Bert Newton as Vince Fontaine. In 2015, Stephen joined the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, playing the role of Brad Majors alongside Craig McLachlan, Amy Lehpamer, Jayde Westaby, Bert Newton and Richard O'Brien, just to name a few. He featured in "Stephen Schwartz in Conversation" at Sydney's Theatre Royal, where he performed on stage for the noted composer.

    Biography

    Mahy graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor in Music Theatre in 2006.

    He counts Australian theatre performers Anthony Warlow and Hugh Jackman as influences and, as of 2012, hopes to release an album in a similar vein to Warlow's Best of Act 1.

    Early career

    Mahy's first appearance on television was at 16 in Rampant, a skateboarding program.

    While at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mahy appeared in numerous productions, including Bobbin Up, Crazy For You and Elegies.

    Theatre

    • Mahy was cast in the ensemble of Miss Saigon, which opened at the Lyric Theatre, NSW, in September 2007 unders
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    • Gretel Scarlett

    Australian actress and performer (born 1987)

    Gretel Scarlett Jahnke (), known as Gretel Scarlett (born 9 November 1987) is an Australian actress and performer. Having appeared in theatre productions including Wicked and Mamma Mia!, she is best known for starring as Sandy in the 2013–2015 Australian production of Grease and Kathy Selden in the 2016/2017 Australian production of Singin' in the Rain which opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne. She most recently appeared in Disney's Frozen as the Elsa understudy.

    Early life

    Born in Rockhampton, Scarlett's parents enrolled her in singing and dancing lessons at the age of four. She later took speech and drama lessons and went on to complete her Trinity and AMEB Classical Voice and Speech/Drama Examinations as well as her RAD and Cecchetti Classical Ballet Examinations.

    Growing up in central Queensland with her five brothers, Scarlett's family moved to Sydney when she was 15 to attend Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. After attending NSHPA for five weeks, she was offered a scholarship to study full-time classical ballet. She went on to complete her ballet scholarship, but after suffering stress fractures, realised she did not want to concentrate on classical ballet alone, but wanted to sing and act as well. After finishing her senior schooling, Scarlett began studying a Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Sydney. However, during her first year, she chose to audition for the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). She graduated from WAAPA in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre). She received the Finley Award in 2007, and the Leslie Anderson Award for the best overall Showcase Performance and the Hal Leonard Award in 2008. Whilst at WAAPA, Scarlett appeared in sever