STAGES Episode 508: ANGELA PUNCH MCGREGOR

Angela Punch McGregor graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1974. Her early roles were in a renaissance period of Australian cinema, with lauded performances that garnered her a slew of AFI Awards, for the films The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Newsfront, and Annie’s Coming Out. Her career continued in numerous television production and stage roles, working for most of the country’s main-stage theatre companies. Angela’s television credits include Mary - The Making of a Princess, Love My Way, Rafferty’s Rules, Halifax, All Saints, White Collar Blue, and Home & Away. Further film work includes We of the Never Never, Savages Crossing, The Delinquents, Spotswood, Tom White, Ash Wednesday and Runt. Celebrated turns in the theatre includes A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche), Festen (Else), Long Days Journey Into Night (Mary Tyrone), Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll (Pearl), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Marquise de Merteuil), Great Expectations (Miss Havisham), The Odd Couple (Female version opposite Pamela Stephenson) Romeo & Juliet (opposite Mel Gibson), Up For Grabs (Felicity), Blackrock (Diane) and Othello (Desdemona).  Angela is a respected mentor and teacher, guiding young artists to a career on stage and screen. She held the position of Lecturer in Acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from 2006-2014. Further teaching has been at NIDA, The Actor’s Centre Sydney and the Actor’s Hub Perth. As a Counsellor, her new venture is with the online resource; Soul Repair - a home for counselling, community and care. A space to foster continuity and growth. Angela Punch McGregor joins STAGES to reflect on her brilliant career thus far, and the journey ahead. https://www.soulrepair.com.auThe STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au