QPAC

as M’Lynn

Lisa McCune is one of Australia’s most popular and successful screen and theatre actors, earning an impressive collection of awards celebrating her performances, including four Gold Logies for Most Popular Personality on Australian television. After graduating from WAAPA, Lisa landed the role of Maggie Doyle in the police drama, Blue Heelers, which went on to become one of the most popular and enduring programs on Australian television, making Lisa a household name. Recent television credits include the ABCMe series Planet Lulin, Network Ten comedy series How To Stay Married, and the ABC series Ex PM. Lisa starred as Maria in the Gordon Frost production of The Sound of Music which she followed with her Green Room Award-winning performance as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Lisa most recently performed on stage in the Australian tour of Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps.

as Ouiser

Belinda Giblin is one of Australia’s most distinguished screen and stage actors known for her impressive career spanning five decades across film, television and theatre. Belinda’s screen credits include Home and Away, Sons and Daughters, Heartbreak High, Carson’s Law, Skyways, A Country Practice and The Sullivans. Belinda has received Sydney Theatre Award Best Actress nominations for her performances in Happy Days (RedLine Productions), John (Outhouse Theatre Company), and Doubt (Old Fitz).

as Clairee

Debra graduated from NIDA in 1977 and has since built a distinguished career across theatre, film and television. On television, she first came to prominence playing Maggie, Ned Kelly’s sister, in Channel Seven’s The Last Outlaw, and became a household name as the beloved foster mother Pippa in the long-running series Home and Away. Debra most recently appeared in Peter Farrelly’s Ricky Stanicky, alongside John Cena and Zac Efron. Debra’s stage career is equally accomplished, including the title role in the national tour of Driving Miss Daisy and Professor McGonagall in both the Melbourne and UK productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

as Truvy

Mandy is a global actress, singer, writer and producer. She is renowned for the annual Wharf Revue, both touring and for ABC TV (Sydney Theatre Company/Soft Tread Enterprises) playing Tanya Plibersek, Jacqui Lambie, Anthony Albanese and many more. Selected TV credits include Blue Heelers, Heartbreak High and The Upside Down Show. Mandy just finished on the feature film Fangs, starring Joel Edgerton and Toni Collette. Recent theatre credits include Bite my Chilli (A Capella quintet), Losing Louis (Ensemble), and The Pillowman (Belvoir St Theatre, 5 Sydney Theatre Award nominations).

as Shelby

Jessica graduated from the Federation University Arts Academy in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre. Jessica made her professional theatre debut in 2022 playing Daisy Buchanan in the renowned classic, The Great Gatsby. Jessica made her professional screen debut in 2017 playing Poppy Kelly in the Channel 7 family drama 800 Words. Other screen credits include Fisk, Five Bedrooms, Wentworth, Neighbours, TheInBESTigators, and the Australian feature Paper Champions which was showcased in 2020 MIFF. Jessica is currently starring as series regular, Harper Matheson in Home & Away on Channel 7.

as Annelle

Lotte Beckett is an actor, theatre-maker, writer, and a graduate of 16th Street Actors Studio and Melbourne University. Recent theatre credits include Joanna Murray-Smith’s Julia, Suzie Miller’s The Election Monologues at Sydney Theatre Company and Grace Wilson’s DOGHOLE at the Old Fitz. On screen she has appeared in The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (dir. Leah Purcell), Four Years Later (dir. Fadia Abboud) and most recently in the Stan series He Had It Coming (dir. Rachel House and Anne Renton). She also appeared in short films Accoladia (dir. Jesse Vogelaar) and Good Grief (dir. Jessica Sofarnos).