Its been a while...

...since I posted anything on here, but here is a little link from 'The Stage'. An article on Mark Shenton's favourite leading musicals men.

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More "Yes"

A nice little interview with Philip Quast about 'Yes, Prime Minister' and how it plays to Australian audiences. Follow the link for the article.

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Art imitates Life!

An article from 'Canberra Times' in Australia about actors Philip Quast and Mark Owen-Taylor's visit to the Parliament Building. A lovely pic on the article is well worth a look :D

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/yes-prime-minister-actors-soak-up-the-drama-of-the-real-thing-20120313-1uyql.html

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Another review for Yes, Prime Minister

Another review for 'Yes, Prime Minister' in 'The Australian'. Link is below :D

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A review of Yes, Prime Minister

A review of 'Yes, Prime Minister' has appeared online by AustraliaStage.com.au. It is worth a read and has a new production photo of the play. Read the review and please comment if you want to see the play, or have indeed seen it :D

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Yes, Prime Minister media call video

A video from theatrepeople in Australia on the media call for 'Yes, Prime Minister' which has just opened. Hope you enjoy :) It looks wonderful!

Quast now based in Oz??

In a snippet from Mark Shenton's blog in 'The Stage', Philip Quast is now based in Australia. Good news for all his Aussie fans, not so good for the rest of us :( But my best wishes and good luck to all his adventures back in Oz.

"It was splendid to see them all on the same stage, and proves once again the strength in numbers of Aussie musical talent which has also stretched from Hugh Jackman to three-time Olivier winner Philip Quast in the West End. (Quast is now based in Australia again, after living in London for over twenty years, and by coincidence my partner and I had a long lunch at his Sydney home before we went to seeAnnie; the next day he left for Melbourne, to begin rehearsals to lead the company of the Australian premiere of Yes Prime Minister, opening in Melbourne at the end of January)."

Press Stills - Yes, Prime Minister

Just a few press stills from various Australian newspapers of 'Yes, Prime Minister'. Enjoy!!

Yes, Prime Minister Australian cast promo

Wonderful promo of 'Yes, Prime Minister'. Lots about the background to the play and original tv series, and LOTS of opportunities to see Philip in the photo shoot and also some interview clips. Hope you like as Philip is looking better than ever :)

Yes, Prime Minister article with photo

Hi there. Herald Sun newspaper in Australia have released an article about the background to 'Yes, Prime Minister'. It has as its header a wonderful picture of Philip, well worth a look.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/yes-yes-prime-minister/story-fn6bn9st-1226201223973

Some Mary Poppins photos

I don't know if I've posted these before but they are some nice ones. They are from the last night of Mary Poppins in Melbourne. Hope you like :)

All photos taken by Jim Lee in 2011. More Mary Poppins can be found on the official Facebook page

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Australian Childrens' Music Fund picture

A wonderful picture of Philip Quast from contactmusic.com on the Australian Childrens' Music Fund fundraiser at Sydney's State Theatre in August 2011.

His Girl Friday

More news as to what Philip Quast is doing next year. I've found a article saying that following on from his stint as Sir Humphrey Appleby in 'Yes, Prime Minister', he is to star in 'His Girl Friday' opposite Pamela Rabe in Melbourne. This is to run from 11th August - 15th September 2012.

Short article is here.


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Yes, Prime Minister

A wonderful piece of news released on the 'Philip Quast Guide' is that Philip is to star as Sir Humphrey Appleby in the Australian premiere of 'Yes, Prime Minister'. This is to start in January 2012. More details will be forthcoming on the official website as they become available.

Other information is available in the cast announcement at 'Stage Whispers'

OT: All change for Mary Poppins

The two female leads in 'Mary Poppins' - Verity Hunt-Ballard and Marina Prior are 'taking a break' from their roles as Mary Poppins and Winifred Banks respectively. The roles are now to be played by Scarlett Strallen and Pippa Grandison.

I'd like to take the opportunity to wish both actresses well in their roles.

The article by 'Stage Whispers' is here. Thanks to the excellent Philip Quast Guide who brought this to my attention :)

Methods in their Madness

An interesting article from 'the age' on-line paper. All about 'the Scottish Play' and how it affected some actors. There is a nice quote from Philip in the piece. Linky is below :D

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dueting it for the kids - August 22nd 2011

An event if you are in Sydney Monday 22nd August. Pop along and show your support.

Philip's 'Stage Whispers' interview in on-line mag

I've been trawling the internet and come across the on-line version for the 'Stage Whispers' magazine which has the interview 'Mary Poppins solves Philip Quast's mid-life crisis'. I know that it available as a single interview elsewhere but this is a bit of fun as you can read this and the rest of the issue as an on-line mag. It is quite fun flipping the pages :D

Check it out on the link below. I hope you enjoy it :) :) Oh by the way, it is pages 24-25 on the slide index at the bottom of the page if you want to go straight there!

http://en.calameo.com/read/00001153371397703d92b

My 'bit of rough' for the weekend :)

I love this picture from ''The Theatre Show' in Australia, so I thought I'd pop it on here. I love 'the look' and is my 'bit of rough' for the weekend. I hope you all have a good few days, and enjoy the pic! :D