Backstage

Bert LaBonte

Oct 11, 2022 · 34 min · Episode 51 · 65.3 MB
0:00-34:02

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Bert LaBonte joins Regina Botros to talk about life in the theatre and A Raisin in The Sun. 
Sydney Theatre company.

 

One of Australia’s leading men, Bert’s Melbourne Theatre Company credits include: The Truth, Kiss of the Spider Woman, LungsRupert, Birdland, The Mountaintop, Elling, A Behanding in Spokane, Clybourne Park, Richard III and othersFor Sydney Theatre Company, he has performed in A Raisin in the SunAll My Sons, The Grenade and Spelling Bee, and his Malthouse Theatre credits include: Cloudstreet, I am A Miracle, Time Share. 

Musical theatre credits include: The Book of Mormon (Watchtower Productions)Helpmann Award Winner An Officer and a Gentleman (Gordon Frost Organisation), Chess (The Production Company), Grey Gardens (The Production Company), Pippin (Kookaburra Theatre), Full Monty (IMG / David Atkins), Jesus Christ Superstar (Really Useful Group), Showboat (Livent/Marriner Productions), Guys and Dolls (Ambassador Group). 

Screen credits include FISK (ABC), The Newsreader (ABC), Surviving Summer (Netflix/Werner Film Productions), Literary Lethargy (Baby Banksia), Jack Irish (ABC), With Intent (Freemantle Media), a recurring role on Wentworth (Foxtel), Playing for Keeps (Network Ten), Upper Middle Bogan (ABC), Tomorrow When The War Began (ABC), Lowdown (ABC), Wilfred (ABC), The Let Down (ABC/Netflix), and Squinters (SBS). Film credits including Animal Kingdom (Porchlight Films) and The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (Kathy Morgan International).