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Exclusive insights with your favourite performers – part one.
Hear from your favourite characters in this exclusive online chat with Kate Atkinson Vera, Bernard Curry Jake, Jane Hall Ann, Rarriwuy Hick Ruby, Leah Purcell Rita and Susie Porter Marie
Filming for the final episode of WENTWORTH has wrapped! But don’t despair!rnrnSeason 9 will continue on-air into 2021, and in the meantime, we’re bringing you exclusive cast and crew insights on what to expect in Season 8, and what it’s like working on one of Australia’s – and the world’s – most gritty prison dramas ever made.rnrnHosted by the Editor of Foxtel Magazine, Erin McWhirter.
Kate Atkinson
Cast Member
Kate Atkinson has been a familiar face on Australian stage and screen for 25 years, from her breakout role on SEACHANGE,… to her eight seasons as Vera Bennett on WENTWORTH. Other TV appearances include JACK IRISH, OFFSPRING, MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, DR BLAKE MURDER MYSTERIES, RUSH, KATH AND KIM and BLUE HEELERS. Kate’s international TV credits include SYNCHRONICITY (UK), SUGAR RUSH 2 (UK) and DOVES OF WAR (NZ). Kate has also appeared in feature films JAPENESE STORY, THE HARD WORD and THE JAMMED. Her extensive theatre credits include productions for Australian theatre companies PlayBox, Melbourne Theatre Company, Barking Gecko, Echelon and Black Swan, and she also performed in UK plays SERIAL KILLER and ROMANTIC COMEDY. Kate’s most recent stage performances have been for the MTC in LUNGS and THREE LITTLE WORDS. Kate is a graduate of Curtin University (Arts) and the University of Melbourne (International Politics) and a proud patron of Sanctuary Australia Foundation.
Bernard Curry
Cast Member
Bernard Curry comes from a large family of performers. Early roles in commercials, short films and ’90s soap CHANCES kic…k-started his career, which now spans 25 years. In 2015 Bernard returned to Melbourne for the role of Jake Stewart in WENTWORTH – a role which has continued since. During this period he has also had guest roles on the critically acclaimed SBS miniseries SUNSHINE, the hit NBC series BLINDSPOT and Channel Seven telemovie HOGES. Prior to that he spent five years in LA with roles in TV series NCIS, CSI, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, RAVENSWOOD, MISTRESS and FAKING IT. He had lead roles in two feature films, BORDERING ON BAD BEHAVIOUR, and IMPACT EARTH. Bernard was last seen in Ten series MY LIFE IS MURDER, while his past roles include NEIGHBOURS, HOME AND AWAY and PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, to name just a few. Other film roles include THE DISH and THE JUNCTION BOYS. His theatre work includes MTC’s production of LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES and THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.
Rarriwuy Hick
Cast Member
Rarriwuy Hick is one of Australia’s most recognised young actors, dubbed “a rising star” by The Daily Telegraph. Rar…riwuy has appeared in a number of critically-acclaimed Australian feature films and television shows including ABC’s BLACK COMEDY, REDFERN NOW, CLEVERMAN, THE BROKEN SHORE and THE OUTLAW MICHAEL HOWE, as well as Every Cloud Productions’ THE GODS OF WHEAT STREET. Theatre credits include COUNTING AND CRACKING (Belvoir), THE GOLDEN AGE and BLOODLAND (Sydney Theatre Company), WALKING INTO BIGNESS and THE SHADOW KING (Malthouse Theatre), and ONE FINE DAY (Spearpoint Productions). Rarriwuy received the coveted Female Actor of the Year at the 2019 National Dreamtime Awards.
Jane Hall
Cast Member
Jane Hall’s most recent role was in the Nine Network’s drama series HALIFAX: RETRIBUTION. She recently hosted the ABC se…ries ESCAPE FROM THE CITY and reprised her role as ‘Rebecca Napier’ on Network Ten’s long running series NEIGHBOURS. Her other television credits include SISTERS, NEWTON’S LAW, HOUSE HUSBANDS, THE STARTER WIFE, THE SECRET LIFE OF US, ALL TOGETHER NOW and A COUNTRY PRACTICE. She has also made regular appearances as a co-host on THE CIRCLE, THE PROJECT and ROVE. Between 2012-2014, Jane presented breakfast radio and 3PM Pick Up shows Chrissie & Jane on Mix 101.1 in Melbourne with Chrissie Swan. In 2015 the network rebranded as KIIS 101.1 and Jane was again part of the breakfast radio show, this time with Matt Tilley, for their flagship program Matt & Jane in Melbourne. Jane’s film credits include roles in RAZZLE DAZZLE, THE NUGGET and CODE 11-14, and her theatre credits include SECRET BRIDESMAID’S BUSINESS, MUM’S THE WORD and its sequel MUM’S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS.
Leah Purcell
Cast Member
Leah Purcell is one of Australia’s leading actors, writers and directors, with award-winning roles across all mediums.… She is a proud Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri woman from QLD. Leah’s lead TV roles include POLICE RESCUE, REDFERN NOW, JANET KING and Rita Connors in WENTWORTH, for which she received an AACTA nomination in 2018. Notable theatre performances include MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (QTC) opposite Geoffrey Rush, and Bell Shakespeare’s 20th Anniversary production of KING LEAR. Leah’s writing credits include BLACK CHICKS TALKING and REDFERN NOW, and she was the indigenous story consultant for LOVE CHILD. Her directing credits include REDFERN NOW, with set-up director credits including THE SECRET DAUGHTER. Leah’s self-devised pieces have achieved sell-out seasons, including BOX THE PONY at Sydney Opera House and the Edinburgh Festival. Her award-winning theatre adaptation of THE DROVER’S WIFE has been made into a novel and a feature film, with Leah in the lead role of Molly Johnson.
Susie Porter
Cast Member
Susie Porter has a reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding actors. Her extensive credits include feature fil…ms SUMMA CODA, BETTER THAN SEX, MULLET, PARADISE ROAD, IDIOT BOX, TWO HANDS, LITTLE FISH and the recent critically-acclaimed LADIES IN BLACK and HOUNDS OF LOVE. Susie also appears as the calculating and ruthless criminal ‘Marie Winter’ in WENTWORTH (Series 6-8). Renowned for her diverse range of unforgettable characters on the small screen, she played the lead role in EAST WEST 101, LOVE MY WAY, THE SECRET LIFE OF US, SISTERS and UNDERBELLY: SQUIZZY. Recent TV appearances include HUNGRY GHOSTS, SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, JANET KING, bikie drama BROTHERS IN ARMS, the family series PUBERTY BLUES, and the comedy PROBLEMS. Susie’s major theatre company performances include the critically-acclaimed SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL. Susie has been widely acknowledged by her peers and the public with multiple AFIs, IF Awards and Logie Awards, and AACTA and FCCA nominations.
Erin McWhirter
Moderator
