Gabrielle Scawthorn is an Australian actress. She has appeared in numerous stage productions[1] as well as TV and film.[2] Gabrielle grew up in Ipswich, Queensland.[3] She trained at NIDA.[4]
Gabrielle Scawthorn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer |
| Years active | 2010 - Present |
| Website | www.gabriellescawthorn.com |
Career
editIn 2015, Scawthorn created the role of Abbey in Christopher Harley's play Blood Bank at Ensemble Theatre[5] The following year, she returned to Ensemble Theatre to perform in a production of Jane Caferella's e-baby, a two-hander play where she played the surrogate in a gestational surrogacy arrangement alongside Danielle Carter and directed by Nadia Tass.[6][7] In a review for Stage Noise, critic Diana Simmonds said "Largely through Gabrielle Scawthorn’s vivid, vanity-free and characteristically intelligent performance, the humour scattered about the first half is well to the fore. It means that the transition to a more serious and potentially tragic second half (it’s about 90 minutes straight through) is effectively achieved."[8] Carter and Gabrielle Scawthorn were described as bringing "such life to their roles" and being "utterly believable – in equal parts loveable and frustrating – [so that] the heartbreak, when it comes, is visceral.[9] It was the Sydney premiere of the play, which had only previously been produced in Melbourne in 2015,[10] and was Caferella's first full-length play.[11]
In 2017 Gabrielle starred in the Sydney premiere of the Penelope Skinner play The Village Bike directed by Rachel Chant.[12] Scawthorn was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for her performance.[13] Sydney Morning Herald critic, Elissa Blake, wrote of her performance, "One of the most expressive actors around, Gabrielle Scawthorn, has impressed in every show I've seen her perform in. This play feels like a match for her talent."[14]
In 2018 Scawthorn performed at Darlinghurst Theatre as The Angel of Death in The Sound Of Waiting by Mary Anne Butler.[15] Later that year she performed with Sport For Jove Theatre Company in the world premiere of Ear To The Edge of time by Alana Valentine.[16] That same year, Scawthorn played the role of Darja in the Australian premiere of Ironbound by Martyna Majok, for which she received her third Sydney Theatre Award nomination.[17] Critic, John Shand, wrote of her performance, "Gabrielle Scawthorn has Darja's essence spilling off the bus-stop bench like it's raining verity and there's no roof beneath which to shelter."[18]
In 2019 Scawthorn premiered the one woman show The Apologists at the VAULT Festival in London.[19] Later that year she returned to Australia to perform in the role of Louise in Steve Martin's The Underpants at The Seymour Centre in Sydney.[20]
In 2020 Scawthorn appeared in a return season of The Apologists at The Omnibus Theatre in London.[21]
She was the host of the Back From Reality podcast investigating the world of reality television and the impact that it has on the lives of its participants. On the show, Gabrielle also regularly reflected on her own experience as runner up on Channel V's Fresh Meat at the age of seventeen. Podcast guests have included The Vixen (RuPaul's Drag Race), Amy Hart (Love Island), Belinda Chapple (Popstars), Fiona Falkiner (The Biggest Loser).[22]
Gabrielle was also a writer, performer and founding member of the Australian sketch comedy group, 'I'm With Stupid' featuring Matthew Backer, Hugo Chiarella, Briallen Clarke, Paige Gardner and Tim Reuben. The group began producing online sketches in 2013 before being selected to produce sketches for the ABC TV/Screen Australia comedy initiative Fresh Blood. Their sketches were broadcast on ABC2 and ABC iView in 2014.[23]
In 2023 Gabrielle created the role of Suzy in "The Confessions" by Alexander Zeldin. The play toured Europe and had a season at the Royal National Theatre in the UK.[24]
Personal life
editGabrielle is married to director and writer, Hugo Chiarella.[25] She currently lives in London and travels between the UK and Australia for work.[26]
Theatre credits
edit| Year | Show | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stop Kiss | Sara | Unlikely Productions |
| The Young Tycoons | Sherylyn | Darlinghurst Theatre | |
| 2015 | Bloodbank | Abbey | Ensemble Theatre |
| Ride and Fourplay | Alice | Darlinghurst Theatre | |
| Shakespearealism | Actor | Sport For Jove Theatre Company | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | Longaville | Sport For Jove Theatre Company | |
| Young and Jackson | Lorna | Fortyfivedownstairs | |
| 2016 | Hurt | Alex | Old 505 |
| E-baby | Nellie | Ensemble Theatre | |
| 2017 | The Village Bike | Becky | The Old Fitz |
| Hurt | Alex | Belvoir/HotHouse Theatre | |
| 2018 | The Sound Of Waiting | Angel of Death | Darlinghurst Theatre |
| Ironbound | Darja | KXT Bakehouse | |
| Ear to the Edge Of Time | Martina | Sport For Jove Theatre Company | |
| 2019 | The Apologists | Louise/Holly/Sienna | VAULT Festival, London |
| The Underpants | Louise | Seymour Centre | |
| 2020 | The Apologists | Louise/Holly/Sienna | UK tour |
| 2021 | The Apologists | Louise/Holly/Sienna | Old 505 Theatre, Sydney |
| 2021 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2023 | The Confessions | Suzy | Royal National Theatre |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production | Stop Kiss | Nominated[27] |
| 2017 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production | The Village Bike | Nominated[28] |
| 2018 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production | Ironbound | Nominated[29] |
| 2022 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production | The Apologists | Nominated[30] |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Deadly Women | Maid | Television series (Episode 'Brutal Bride') |
| 2014 | The Killing Field | Stacey Matthews | TV movie |
| 2014 | ABC Fresh Blood | Actor and Writer | Television series (3 episodes) |
| 2015 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Glenda Lambert | Television series (Episode 'Women and Children') |
| 2017 | No Appointment Necessary | Meredith Stanley | Film |
References
edit- ^ "The Australian Live Performance Database". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabrielle Scawthorn". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Blake, Elissa. ""I knew people who were always on the brink"". AUDREY Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "NIDA Alumni Archive". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Blake, Elissa (12 October 2015). "Ensemble Theatre's Blood Bank finds romance in the unlikeliest place". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (27 October 2016). "E-baby review – an endearing but haphazard romp into the complex world of surrogacy". The Guardian.
- ^ Blake, Jason (20 October 2016). "E-Baby review: Gestational clock ticks on tale of ethical complexity". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Simmonds, Diana. "E-baby | Stage Noise - Diana Simmonds". www.stagenoise.com.
- ^ Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (27 October 2016). "E-baby review – an endearing but haphazard romp into the complex world of surrogacy". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: Jane Cafarella's E-BABY". Theatre Press. 8 March 2015.
- ^ Blake, Jason (20 October 2016). "E-Baby review: Gestational clock ticks on tale of ethical complexity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Sydney Premiere of THE VILLAGE BIKE Comes to Old Fitz Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "NIDA Alumni News". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Blake, Jason (12 June 2017). "The Village Bike Review: One of the best independent productions of the year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Shand, John (5 April 2018). "The Sound of Waiting review: A two-hander with one character too many". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Tongue, Cassie. "Ear to the Edge of Time review | Theatre in Sydney". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Neutze, Ben. "The Sydney Theatre Award nominations have been announced". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Shand, John (6 September 2018). "Ironbound review: A migrant dream becomes a black-eye reality". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Marcolina, Cindy. "BWW Review: THE APOLOGISTS, VAULT Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Simmonds, Diana. "The Underpants | Stage Noise - Diana Simmonds". www.stagenoise.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Dilek, Mert. "The Apologists review at Omnibus Theatre, London". The Stage. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Back From Reality on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
- ^ Groves, Don (17 February 2014). "Fresh Blood recipients: a new generation of comedy creators". IF Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Harms, Talura. "Alexander Zeldin's The Confessions Begins at London's National Theatre October 19". Playbill. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Candice (7 January 2015). "Romantic Rottnest proposal for Les Miserables actor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Blake, Elissa. ""I knew people who were always on the brink"". AUDREY Journal. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "2014 | Sydney Theatre Awards". www.sydneytheatreawards.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "2017 | Sydney Theatre Awards". www.sydneytheatreawards.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "2018 | Sydney Theatre Awards". www.sydneytheatreawards.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 Sydney Theatre Awards nominations announced | News". AussieTheatre.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.