Katrina Conder (The Disappeared / The Soul In Torment)
Katrina first appeared on stage 30 years ago. She trained as a dancer and later found her passion for acting. A graduate of The National Theatre Drama School, she has worked professionally in both television and theatre including Blue Heelers, Medical Defence Australia and Marshall Law. She has featured in a series of commercials including The Australian Education Union, Mitre 10 and Snooze. She appeared on the Kerri-Anne Kennerly show and more recently as a presenter on Channel 9’s Quizmania. Katrina worked with John Bishop nine years ago and says it's an honour to have the opportunity again.
Kim Ryan (The Friend / The Informer)
Watching a friend of her family on the stage at 1812 Theatre as a young girl inspired Kim to try acting herself, so she is thrilled to be appearing at The Bakery for SwampFox in such a wonderful play and with two of her closest friends, Vicki and Donna. Kim has performed with a number of theatre companies including Mordialloc (The Crucible, The Memory Of Water) Brighton (The Laramie Project, Life After George, Crown Matrimonial), Waverley (Amadeus, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Shadowlands, The Clearinghouse, The Cat and the Canary) and Malvern (The Wisdom of Eve, The Adman).
Vicki Smith (The Doctor)
Vicki’s theatre credits span over nearly thirty years for numerous theatre companies in both Perth and Melbourne. She has appeared in countless productions over the years and has more recently turned her talents to directing. Favourite roles on stage include Margo in The Wisdom Of Eve, La Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liasons Dangereuse, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, Rita in Educating Rita and various roles in The Laramie Project. Directing credits include Death and the Maiden, Proof, Three Tall Women, Life After George, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and Doubt. In 2008 she will be directing for SwampFox Productions.
Roberta Reed (The Gravedigger)
Roberta graduated from the National Theatre Drama School in 1980 and performed professionally in theatre, film and television for many years. She also taught drama workshops at the National Theatre and delights in sharing her knowledge, experience and love of theatre by running workshops for both children and adults. She has performed and directed in numerous productions over the years with many theatre companies but most notably the 1812 Theatre. John Bishop first directed Roberta in 1988 and since then they have worked together many times, sometimes swapping roles of actor and director, the last play being The Sunshine Boys at Malvern Theatre last year. She is thrilled to be working with John and Loretta at SwampFox.
Donna Cohen (The Spanish Lawyer)
Donna is delighted to be working with SwampFox again, having appeared in their premiere production of Below in 2006, for which she won the VDL Best Actress in a Drama Award. This has been an unusually busy year for Donna, with roles in Death and the Maiden (Brighton) in March and Doubt (Mordialloc) in September. Previous shows include personal favourites A View From The Bridge (Mordialloc, 1999) for which she won the VDL Best Actress Gold Award, Kindertransport (Saltpillar, 1999), Frankie and Johnny at the Claire de Lune (Theatre 21, 2000), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Brighton, 2001, VDL Best Actress Silver Award), Blood Brothers (Williamstown, 2002), The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Heidelberg, 2003) and The Laramie Project (Brighton, 2004). Donna has also tried her hand at playwriting for Waverley Theatre’s 24 Hours and she adjudicates for several local theatre companies.
The Cast - (l to r) - Kim Ryan, Katrina Conder, Vicki Smith, Donna Cohen, Roberta Reed
The Crew - (l to r) - Dietmar Brisker, Loretta Bishop, John Bishop
