A leading Dialect Coach based in Sydney Australia, I've coached acclaimed actors including Rose Byrne,
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About my work ...I've coached professional actors & singers to speak or sing in over 50 dialects and 18 foreign languages. I've worked alongside Academy Award, Tony Award, Olivier Award and Helpmann Award winners and nominees. I coach for film, television, theatre, musical theatre, cabaret shows, voice overs recordings and internationally or nationally televised live events. |
I've coached for the leading theatre companies in Australia including Sydney Theatre Company (under the Artistic Directorship of Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton and for the current Artistic Director Kip Williams). I've also worked for Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre Company, Belvoir Street Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre, the Hayes Theatre Company, and on major musicals touring Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Performers trained by me have won multiple awards for their performances, secured roles in international and Australian film/TV productions, booked lead roles in theatre and musicals in Australia & on London’s West End, and secured agency representation in America, the UK and Ireland.
Performers have been coached in person or by Skype in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth) and by Skype throughout the world including: the United States of America (New York, Los Angeles, Indiana), the United Kingdom (London, Ireland/Dublin), New Zealand (Auckland), and while they were on location during a film shoot such as in Bulgaria.
Performers trained by me have won multiple awards for their performances, secured roles in international and Australian film/TV productions, booked lead roles in theatre and musicals in Australia & on London’s West End, and secured agency representation in America, the UK and Ireland.
Performers have been coached in person or by Skype in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth) and by Skype throughout the world including: the United States of America (New York, Los Angeles, Indiana), the United Kingdom (London, Ireland/Dublin), New Zealand (Auckland), and while they were on location during a film shoot such as in Bulgaria.
Coaching Credits
" Not only does she make you feel completely at ease, but her attention to detail, her research,
her ear for accents, her ability for not only hearing but speaking accents - are all second to none.
Could not have done it without her. "
Damon Herriman
Film & Television
I've coached actors in pre-production, on-set, by Skype and in post-production.
Full list of film and television credits can be viewed at: IMDB
Coaching highlights as Dialect or Dialogue Coach include:
Full list of film and television credits can be viewed at: IMDB
Coaching highlights as Dialect or Dialogue Coach include:
STATELESS: Dialect Coach, producers Matchbox Pictures, Dirty Films/Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton, & ABC Television
I AM WOMAN: Dialect Coach, director Unjoo Moon, producers Goalpost Pictures
WONDER PARK: Dialect Coach: ADR (Australia), producers Paramount Pictures Animation
PETER RABBIT: Dialect Coach, director Will Gluck, producers Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures & Animal Logic. Cast including: Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Sam Neill and Elizabeth Debicki
TOP END WEDDING: Dialect Coach, director Wayne Blair, producers Goalpost Pictures
A PLACE TO CALL HOME (Season 6): Dialect Coach, director Jeremy Sims, producers Foxtel & Channel 7 Television
MR INBETWEEN: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman - director Nash Edgerton
CARGO: Dialogue Coach, directors Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke, producers Causeway Films
JASPER JONES: Dialogue Coach, director Rachel Perkins, Porchlight Films
IRON FIST: Dialect Coach to David Wenham - producers Marvel/ABC TV/Walt Disney Company
JOE CINQUE'S CONSOLATION: Dialogue Coach - director Sotiris Dounoukos, producers Consolation Productions
J. EDGAR: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman - director Clint Eastwood
THE WATER DIVINER: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman & Benedict Hardie - director Russell Crowe
THE HUNTER: Dialect Coach, director Daniel Nettheim, producers Porchlight Films
THE OUTLAW MICHAEL HOWE: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman & Darren Gilshenan - director Brendan Cowell, producers Cordell Jigsaw Productions
BIKIE WARS: Dialect Coach, director Peter Andrikidis, producers Screentime & Channel 10 Television
PACKED TO THE RAFTERS (Seasons 1 & 5): Dialect Coach, producer Channel 7 Television
I AM WOMAN: Dialect Coach, director Unjoo Moon, producers Goalpost Pictures
WONDER PARK: Dialect Coach: ADR (Australia), producers Paramount Pictures Animation
PETER RABBIT: Dialect Coach, director Will Gluck, producers Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures & Animal Logic. Cast including: Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Sam Neill and Elizabeth Debicki
TOP END WEDDING: Dialect Coach, director Wayne Blair, producers Goalpost Pictures
A PLACE TO CALL HOME (Season 6): Dialect Coach, director Jeremy Sims, producers Foxtel & Channel 7 Television
MR INBETWEEN: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman - director Nash Edgerton
CARGO: Dialogue Coach, directors Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke, producers Causeway Films
JASPER JONES: Dialogue Coach, director Rachel Perkins, Porchlight Films
IRON FIST: Dialect Coach to David Wenham - producers Marvel/ABC TV/Walt Disney Company
JOE CINQUE'S CONSOLATION: Dialogue Coach - director Sotiris Dounoukos, producers Consolation Productions
J. EDGAR: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman - director Clint Eastwood
THE WATER DIVINER: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman & Benedict Hardie - director Russell Crowe
THE HUNTER: Dialect Coach, director Daniel Nettheim, producers Porchlight Films
THE OUTLAW MICHAEL HOWE: Dialect Coach to Damon Herriman & Darren Gilshenan - director Brendan Cowell, producers Cordell Jigsaw Productions
BIKIE WARS: Dialect Coach, director Peter Andrikidis, producers Screentime & Channel 10 Television
PACKED TO THE RAFTERS (Seasons 1 & 5): Dialect Coach, producer Channel 7 Television
Dialects coached for film and television include:
General/Standard American, New York (Bronx & Queens), Californian, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, London (modern & 1950s), Yorkshire, Devonshire, Southern Irish, Scottish, German (modern & a 1930s German/Bronx mixed accent), Australian (educated, broad & Italian/Australian), New Zealand
Languages coached for film and television: French, German
My showreel of film and television coaching examples can be viewed at: Press
General/Standard American, New York (Bronx & Queens), Californian, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, London (modern & 1950s), Yorkshire, Devonshire, Southern Irish, Scottish, German (modern & a 1930s German/Bronx mixed accent), Australian (educated, broad & Italian/Australian), New Zealand
Languages coached for film and television: French, German
My showreel of film and television coaching examples can be viewed at: Press
Theatre
I've coached actors/singers, full casts and understudies in pre-production, in the rehearsal room & theatre,
during previews, opening night warm ups, for new cast members taking over roles, and by Skype when touring.
Coaching highlights as Dialect, Voice & Foreign Languages Coach include:
during previews, opening night warm ups, for new cast members taking over roles, and by Skype when touring.
Coaching highlights as Dialect, Voice & Foreign Languages Coach include:
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
* TOT MOM: director Steven Soderbergh. Cast including: Essie Davis, Damon Herriman, Wayne Blair, Zoe Carides, Darren Gilshenan and more. 10 actors playing 50 real life American roles
* ALL MY SONS: director Kip Williams. Cast including: Robyn Nevin, John Howard, Eryn Jean Norvill and Chris Ryan
* TRUE WEST: director Philip Seymour Hoffman (pre-production). Cast: Wayne Blair
* AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY: director Anna D. Shapiro, co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre Company
MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY
* SOLOMON AND MARIAN: director Pamela Rabe. Cast: Gillian Jones
* GHOSTS: director Gale Edwards (pre-production)
BELVOIR STREET THEATRE
* THE DROVER'S WIFE: director Leticia Caceres. Cast including: Leah Purcell, Mark Coles Smith & Benedict Hardy
* THE WOLVES: director Jessica Arthur. Cast including: Brenna Harding
* BACK AT THE DOJO: director Chris Kohn. Cast including: Luke Mullins, Harry Greenwood & Shari Sebbens
* MORTIDO: director Leticia Caceres. Cast including: Colin Friels & Tom Conroy
GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
* RICE: director Lee Lewis, co-production with Queensland Theatre Company
* THE SEA PROJECT: director Paige Rattray. Cast including: Iain Sinclair, Justin Stewart Cotta & Meredith Penman
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
* 19 plays coached including: DEATH OF A SALESMAN starring Jacki Weaver, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE starring Daniel Mitchell & Glenn Hazeldine, RAIN MAN, LADIES IN LAVENDER, and THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED
RED LINE PRODUCTIONS / OLD FITZ THEATRE
* THE JUDAS KISS: director Iain Sinclair. Cast including: Josh Quong Tart
* STALKING THE BOGEYMAN: director Neil Gooding
INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS
* STEEL MAGNOLIAS: director Darren Yap. Cast including: Jacki Weaver, Debra Lawrence & Jennifer Hagan
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA)
* 10 plays coached including: CLOUD NINE for director Kip Williams, PUNK ROCK for director Imara Savage, ANOTHER COUNTRY for director John Bashford, THE WINTER'S TALE for director Lee Lewis, Tom Waits' WOYZECK for director Imara Savage, and more.
* TOT MOM: director Steven Soderbergh. Cast including: Essie Davis, Damon Herriman, Wayne Blair, Zoe Carides, Darren Gilshenan and more. 10 actors playing 50 real life American roles
* ALL MY SONS: director Kip Williams. Cast including: Robyn Nevin, John Howard, Eryn Jean Norvill and Chris Ryan
* TRUE WEST: director Philip Seymour Hoffman (pre-production). Cast: Wayne Blair
* AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY: director Anna D. Shapiro, co-production with Steppenwolf Theatre Company
MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY
* SOLOMON AND MARIAN: director Pamela Rabe. Cast: Gillian Jones
* GHOSTS: director Gale Edwards (pre-production)
BELVOIR STREET THEATRE
* THE DROVER'S WIFE: director Leticia Caceres. Cast including: Leah Purcell, Mark Coles Smith & Benedict Hardy
* THE WOLVES: director Jessica Arthur. Cast including: Brenna Harding
* BACK AT THE DOJO: director Chris Kohn. Cast including: Luke Mullins, Harry Greenwood & Shari Sebbens
* MORTIDO: director Leticia Caceres. Cast including: Colin Friels & Tom Conroy
GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
* RICE: director Lee Lewis, co-production with Queensland Theatre Company
* THE SEA PROJECT: director Paige Rattray. Cast including: Iain Sinclair, Justin Stewart Cotta & Meredith Penman
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
* 19 plays coached including: DEATH OF A SALESMAN starring Jacki Weaver, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE starring Daniel Mitchell & Glenn Hazeldine, RAIN MAN, LADIES IN LAVENDER, and THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED
RED LINE PRODUCTIONS / OLD FITZ THEATRE
* THE JUDAS KISS: director Iain Sinclair. Cast including: Josh Quong Tart
* STALKING THE BOGEYMAN: director Neil Gooding
INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS
* STEEL MAGNOLIAS: director Darren Yap. Cast including: Jacki Weaver, Debra Lawrence & Jennifer Hagan
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA)
* 10 plays coached including: CLOUD NINE for director Kip Williams, PUNK ROCK for director Imara Savage, ANOTHER COUNTRY for director John Bashford, THE WINTER'S TALE for director Lee Lewis, Tom Waits' WOYZECK for director Imara Savage, and more.
Dialects coached for theatre include:
General/Standard American, New York variations, New York Jewish, Brooklyn, Californian, Midwest, Southern American, Georgia, Texan, Oklahoman, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, London, Cockney, Manchester, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Indian, South African, Indian, Greek/Australian, Upper class Australian, Lower class Australian drug addicted speech, male-to-female transgender voice, and more
Languages coached for theatre include: French, German, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Yiddish
My showreel of theatre and musical theatre coaching examples can be viewed at: Press
General/Standard American, New York variations, New York Jewish, Brooklyn, Californian, Midwest, Southern American, Georgia, Texan, Oklahoman, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, London, Cockney, Manchester, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Indian, South African, Indian, Greek/Australian, Upper class Australian, Lower class Australian drug addicted speech, male-to-female transgender voice, and more
Languages coached for theatre include: French, German, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Yiddish
My showreel of theatre and musical theatre coaching examples can be viewed at: Press
Musicals & Cabaret
I've coached actors/singers, full casts and understudies in pre-production, in the rehearsal room & theatre,
during previews, opening night warm ups, for new cast members taking over roles, and by Skype when touring.
Coaching highlights as Dialect, Voice & Foreign Languages Coach include:
during previews, opening night warm ups, for new cast members taking over roles, and by Skype when touring.
Coaching highlights as Dialect, Voice & Foreign Languages Coach include:
WEST SIDE STORY: director Francesca Zambello, associate director & choreographer Julio Monge, producers Opera Australia/Handa Opera on Sydney Harbrour. Cast including: Alexander Lewis, Julie Lea Goodwin & Mark Hill
CHICAGO: associate director Tânia Nardini, producers Gordon Frost Organisation. Cast including: Natalie Bassingthwaite, Alinta Chidzey, Casey Donovan, Tom Burlinson & Rodney Dobson
WEST SIDE STORY: Broadway director Joey McKneely - Dialect & Spanish Coach, Australia/New Zealand/Germany Tour
IN THE HEIGHTS: director Luke Joslin, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, producer Blue Saint Productions. Cast including: Stevie Lopez, Joe Kalou, Monique Montez & Ana Maria Belo
DREAM LOVER: THE BOBBY DARIN MUSICAL: director Simon Phillips, producer Gordon Frost Organisation. Cast including: David Campbell, Caroline O'Connor, Hannah Fredericksen, Marnie McQueen & Bert Labonte
WIZARD OF OZ: Dialect Coach to Samantha Dodemaide as Dorothy (pre-production), producer John Frost
GHOST THE MUSICAL: director Matthew Warchus, producers GWB Entertainment. Voice & Dialect Coach (Australia). Cast including: Rob Mills & Jemma Rix
MY FAIR LADY: director Dame Julie Andrews, producers Opera Australia. Dialect Coach for final 'Eliza Doolittle' callbacks
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG: director Roger Hodgman, producers TML Enterprises. Cast including: David Hobson, Rachel Beck, Jennifer Vuletic, Alan Brough & Tyler Coppin. Dialect Coach - Australian Tour
WEST SIDE STORY: Broadway director/choreographer Joey McKneely - Dialect & Spanish Coach, Australian Tour
CHICAGO: starring Caroline O'Connor & Sharon Millerchip - Dialect & Hungarian Language Coach, Australian Tour
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: starring iOTA & Paul Capsis, director Gale Edwards - Australian Tour
COMPANY: starring David Campbell & Simon Burke, director Gale Edwards - Theatre Royal, Sydney
TITANIC: starring Hayden Tee, director John Diedrich - Theatre Royal, Sydney
MIRACLE CITY: starring Blazey Best & Mike McLeish, director Darren Yap - Hayes Theatre Company
ASSASSINS: as Dialect Coach to David Campbell, director Dean Bryant - Hayes Theatre Company
SWEET CHARITY: starring Verity Hunt-Ballard & Martin Crewes, director Dean Bryant - Hayes Theatre Company
DOGFIGHT: starring Hilary Cole & Luigi Lucente, director Neil Gooding - Hayes Theatre Company
SHE LOVES ME: starring Rowan Witt & Caitlin Berry, director Erin James - Hayes Theatre Company
Cabarets
I've worked as the Dialect, Languages, Voice and Text Coach for cabarets for Tim Freedman, Marika Aubrey, Elise McCann, Phil Scott and Hugh Sheridan. Their cabarets have been performed at venues including Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival and at Hayes Theatre Company.
CHICAGO: associate director Tânia Nardini, producers Gordon Frost Organisation. Cast including: Natalie Bassingthwaite, Alinta Chidzey, Casey Donovan, Tom Burlinson & Rodney Dobson
WEST SIDE STORY: Broadway director Joey McKneely - Dialect & Spanish Coach, Australia/New Zealand/Germany Tour
IN THE HEIGHTS: director Luke Joslin, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, producer Blue Saint Productions. Cast including: Stevie Lopez, Joe Kalou, Monique Montez & Ana Maria Belo
DREAM LOVER: THE BOBBY DARIN MUSICAL: director Simon Phillips, producer Gordon Frost Organisation. Cast including: David Campbell, Caroline O'Connor, Hannah Fredericksen, Marnie McQueen & Bert Labonte
WIZARD OF OZ: Dialect Coach to Samantha Dodemaide as Dorothy (pre-production), producer John Frost
GHOST THE MUSICAL: director Matthew Warchus, producers GWB Entertainment. Voice & Dialect Coach (Australia). Cast including: Rob Mills & Jemma Rix
MY FAIR LADY: director Dame Julie Andrews, producers Opera Australia. Dialect Coach for final 'Eliza Doolittle' callbacks
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG: director Roger Hodgman, producers TML Enterprises. Cast including: David Hobson, Rachel Beck, Jennifer Vuletic, Alan Brough & Tyler Coppin. Dialect Coach - Australian Tour
WEST SIDE STORY: Broadway director/choreographer Joey McKneely - Dialect & Spanish Coach, Australian Tour
CHICAGO: starring Caroline O'Connor & Sharon Millerchip - Dialect & Hungarian Language Coach, Australian Tour
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: starring iOTA & Paul Capsis, director Gale Edwards - Australian Tour
COMPANY: starring David Campbell & Simon Burke, director Gale Edwards - Theatre Royal, Sydney
TITANIC: starring Hayden Tee, director John Diedrich - Theatre Royal, Sydney
MIRACLE CITY: starring Blazey Best & Mike McLeish, director Darren Yap - Hayes Theatre Company
ASSASSINS: as Dialect Coach to David Campbell, director Dean Bryant - Hayes Theatre Company
SWEET CHARITY: starring Verity Hunt-Ballard & Martin Crewes, director Dean Bryant - Hayes Theatre Company
DOGFIGHT: starring Hilary Cole & Luigi Lucente, director Neil Gooding - Hayes Theatre Company
SHE LOVES ME: starring Rowan Witt & Caitlin Berry, director Erin James - Hayes Theatre Company
Cabarets
I've worked as the Dialect, Languages, Voice and Text Coach for cabarets for Tim Freedman, Marika Aubrey, Elise McCann, Phil Scott and Hugh Sheridan. Their cabarets have been performed at venues including Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival and at Hayes Theatre Company.
Dialects coached for musical theatre and cabaret include:
General/Standard American, New York variations, Californian, Chicago, Kansas, 1800s Southern American, Oklahoman, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, London, Cockney, Manchester, Yorkshire, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Italian, Puerto Rican, Hungarian, and more
Languages coached for musical theatre and cabaret include: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian
My showreel of theatre and musical coaching examples can be viewed at: Press
General/Standard American, New York variations, Californian, Chicago, Kansas, 1800s Southern American, Oklahoman, Received Pronunciation/Standard British, London, Cockney, Manchester, Yorkshire, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Italian, Puerto Rican, Hungarian, and more
Languages coached for musical theatre and cabaret include: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian
My showreel of theatre and musical coaching examples can be viewed at: Press
Dialects & Languages
J. EDGAR: 1930s German/Bronx
PETER RABBIT: British & Scottish
WEST SIDE STORY: Puerto Rican
THE SEA PROJECT: Polish
ANTHEMS: 10 languages
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I've coached actors/singers to speak or sing in 50 dialects and 18 foreign languages. I've coached events presenters to correctly pronounce foreign dignitaries and guests' names, and a choir to sing the correct pronunciations of 7 non-English National Anthems.
Dialects Coached include: * AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: Standard Australian, Educated, Broad, Aboriginal, Greek Australian, New Zealand (Standard, Wellington & Maori) * UNITED KINGDOM: Received Pronunciation (RP), Standard British, London, Cockney, West Country (Gloucester & Somerset), North Country (Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire & Lancashire), Northeast (Geordie), Irish (Dublin & Belfast), Scotland (Glasgow & Edinburgh) * NORTH AMERICA: General American/Standard American, Los Angeles, New York variants (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Jewish, Latino), African-American, Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois), New England (Boston, New Hampshire), Southern & variants (Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, Texas), West Coast (California), and Canadian variants * EUROPE & OTHERS: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Puerto Rican, Russian, Swedish, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Arabic, Czech, Indian, African & South African (white) Foreign Languages Coached include: * PRODUCTION COACHING: actors & singers have been coached to speak in the following languages for their roles in film, theatre and musical theatre
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