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                                |  Rebecca De Unamuno
 From Melbourne 
                                    and Sydney Comedy Festivals to film (Dags 
                                    and Muffled Love, Tropfest 2001, Tragic 
                                    Love (2002 Tropfest finalist), radio and 
                                    TV comedy, and theatre, Rebecca is favourite 
                                    with all kinds of audiences. Two-time Theatresports 
                                    ® Cranston Cup winner Rebecca was also 
                                    a member of the winning World Improv Championship 
                                    team (2001 Just For Laughs Festival, Montreal) 
                                    and was named Player of the Tournament. Rebecca is 
                                    currently the star of Impro @ the store (The 
                                    Comedy Store, Fox Studios), director/performer 
                                    for Open Stage Productions (the Theatresports® 
                                    in Schools company) and is preparing to take 
                                    the show Crash Boom Bang Theory to the 2002 
                                    Edinburgh Fringe Festival. On radio 
                                    Rebecca has been the voice-over artist for 
                                    the Triple J Breakfast Show and for 
                                    The Triple M Chaser. TV : 10:30 
                                    Slot (ABC TV), appearances on The Morning 
                                    Shift (Channel 7), The Election Chaser 
                                    (ABC TV) and The Glasshouse (ABC TV). |   
                                |  Benita Collings
 Benita Collings, 
                                    much loved presenter of ABC TV's Play School, 
                                    is an actress whose career in radio, TV, Film 
                                    and Television spans more than 30 years. Some 
                                    of her TV appearances include Rafferty's 
                                    Rules, A Country Practice, and 
                                    The Restless Years, and she has worked 
                                    on many corporate documentaries. For many 
                                    years she was also a professional speaker 
                                    and trainer in the corporate world, and still 
                                    teaches presentation skills for television. 
                                    An active Theatresports player, Benita has 
                                    also worked with most of Australia's Symphony 
                                    Orchestras and has yet another "gig" 
                                    with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra 
                                    in June. Benita has recorded nine albums. |   
                                |    Christina Davis Christina Davis 
                                      yes the Christina from the first 
                                      Big Brother. Christina is a dancer/choreographer/actor/stand 
                                      up comic/model. She had principal roles 
                                      with the West Australian Ballet Company, 
                                      has performed on radio/TV and was a featured 
                                      actor in "Nine Days" Tropfest. 
                                      She has co-hosted numerous TV and radio 
                                      shows and performed in many of the stand 
                                      up comedy venues in Melbourne and Sydney, 
                                      Christina was a state finalist in Raw Comedy 
                                      at the Melbourne International Comedy festival. |   
                                |  Lyn PierseLyn Pierse 
                                    graduated NIDA. Recently seen on SBS-TV's 
                                    Going Home as PamCoughlan. Theatre credits include Measure 
                                    For Measure, the Australian premiere of
 Berkhoff's Greek, Paula Iland's one 
                                    woman show Divinely Irresistible and 
                                    last year's premier international performance 
                                    of The Vagina Monologues. Her films 
                                    include the Australian feature film Dags. 
                                    As Sister Mary Leonard she has appeared at 
                                    the Tokyo British Club, Harold Park Comedy 
                                    Hotel, Cat and Fiddle, Last Laugh and on ABC 
                                    TV¹s Big Gig and The Bert Newton Show.
 Veteran Theatresports® 
                                    player, Lyn captained the first Australian 
                                    NationalChampion Theatresports team and as National 
                                    Coach pioneered Theatresports®
 teaching across Australia, New Zealand and 
                                    Japan. She has directed numerous
 Theatresports seasons and events; Cranston 
                                    Cup at the Opera House, Enmore,
 Belvoir Street and National Champoinships 
                                    Adelaide Festival and EXPO.
 She 
                                    teaches Improvisation at NIDA, Standup Comedy 
                                    and directs Impro 2002;the Theatresports® Teaching and Training 
                                    program. Her text Theatresports®
 Down Under is in its second edition.
 
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                                     Nicola Parry
 Has most recently 
                                      appeared in the Theatresports® Suburb 
                                      of Origin and King of the Hill seasons 
                                      at Belvoir Street, and was a finalist in 
                                      the 2001 Cranston Cup. She trained 
                                      and tutored at the London Academy of Music 
                                      and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and prior to her 
                                      return to Sydney last year, was Associate 
                                      Director at the Bush Theatre London. 
                                      Some of her recent theatre credits include 
                                      Twelfth Night, Hitting Town, 
                                      Kvetch, and Chris and Nicholas. 
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                                     John Knowles
 John Knowles has 
                                      performed in, produced and or directed live 
                                      comedyshows including, OH BROTHER!, Gods 
                                      Cowboys - those meat worshipping singing
 evangelists, IMPROZAC, The Funny 
                                      Side of Sex & Crime, Theatresports® 
                                      Improlympiad, Office Jerks 
                                      at Darlighurst Theatre and Cops On Heat 
                                      - the improvised TV Police Show parody and 
                                      hit of the 2002 Melbourne International 
                                      Comedy Festival. His comedy TV performances 
                                      include, The Footy Show, Today 
                                      Tonight, The Midday Show, and 
                                      Channel V.
 He is currently 
                                      working on a one person show about the growing 
                                      similarities between himself and his bronco-riding 
                                      persian-carpet-selling cowboy of a father. 
                                      John has been described as a cross between 
                                      Don Knotts, Don Adams and Don Rickles. |   
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                                     James O'Loghlin
 James O'Loghlin 
                                      is one of Australia's leading comedians 
                                      who has appeared on pretty much every TV show that has guests 
                                      on it who think they're funny. He
 has hosted TV shows on the ABC and 
                                      Foxtel but he really only got into 
                                      TV to
 try to break into radio. James now hosts 
                                      the evening programme ABC local
 radio in NSW and the ACT from 7pm to 10pm.
 
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                                     Ian Roberts (Legend)
 Ian Roberts began 
                                      playing football at school - because everybody 
                                      else did. By the time he left school he had a contract 
                                      with South Sydney 1985-89. In
 1989 he moved clubs to play for Manly. He 
                                      sat 1996 out due to the Superleague bans. 
                                      In 1997 he signed with North Queensland 
                                      Cowboys retiring in 1999 with a knee injury.
 Ian played 
                                    Front Row for NSW Blues and the Australian 
                                    Kangaroos 1990-1994 and is one of our greatest Rugby League Champions. 
                                    In 1994 he gained public notoriety and great 
                                    respect when he 'came out.' Now training as 
                                    an actor in the 3 year full time acting course 
                                    at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, 
                                    Ian is following the other career he has always 
                                    been interested in. He will graduate NIDA 
                                    2003.
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                                |  Sandi Finlay |   
                                |  Michael Beckley |   
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                                     Annette Shun Wah
 Annette Shun Wah has played 
                                      many diverse roles in both radio and TV 
                                      including writer, producer and presenter. 
                                      As the producer/presenter of SBS-TV's Eat 
                                      Carpet and music program The Noise, 
                                      Annette has consistently worked within cutting 
                                      edge spheres. Radio highlights included 
                                      being the first female announcer at Sydney 
                                      commercial music station 2WS in 1980, and 
                                      a four-year stint at 2JJJ - FM where her 
                                      evening program featured in-depth music 
                                      reports and artist profiles. Other TV credits 
                                      include presenter of ABC - TV's weekly live 
                                      music program Studio 22 & host 
                                      of ABC's Media Dimensions. She is 
                                      also a published author and actor. In 1996, 
                                      Annette's first feature film performance 
                                      in Floating Life, directed by Clara 
                                      Law, garnered a nomination for an AFI Award 
                                      for Best Performance by an Actress in a 
                                      Supporting Role. |   
                                |  Michael Gegory |   
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                                     Ewan Campbell
  Film, commercials 
                                      and live TV comic, Ewan is one of Australia's 
                                      top comedy improvisors with credits including 
                                      four (count them!) Cranston Cup wins, New 
                                      York International Theatresports Festival, 
                                      Hamlet Improvised, The Unspeakable 
                                      Mockbeth, Really Silly Cafe, 
                                      Bonds Have More Fun and the long 
                                      running Completely Lost in Space. 
                                      Ewan was the resident funny guy on the Midday 
                                      show and appears on many other current televisions 
                                      programmes including the Footy Show. 
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                                     Wil Anderson
 Wil Anderson is 
                                      one of Australia's most popular stand-up 
                                      comics and media personalities. A political 
                                      journalist for the Financial Review until 
                                      he decided to get a real job - in comedy 
                                      - he's had audiences in stitches from Edinburgh 
                                      to Good News Week and now on ABC 
                                      Radio where he appears each morning 
                                      on Triple J as presenter of the breakfast 
                                      show and Fridays, as host of The Glass 
                                      House ABC TV.  |   
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                                     Adam Spencer
 Adam started out studying Arts/Law and 
                                      ended up with an honours degree in Pure 
                                      Mathematics. He's a debating champion and 
                                      a Theatresports(R) Champion. Adam was a 
                                      member of the winning team from last year's 
                                      Theatresports Celebrity Challenge (including 
                                      Rob Carlton & Marty Lynes) He was host 
                                      of ABC-TV's Quantum, presenting weekly 
                                      stories with his unique slant on science 
                                      (he told us science was sexy!). Adam also 
                                      presents ABC Radio Triple J's breakfast 
                                      show and was a regular guest on Good 
                                      News Week.  |   
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                                     Murray Fahey
 Film and programme maker (Dags, 
                                      Encounters, Sex is a Four-letter 
                                      Word, A Change of Heart) film 
                                      actor (Phar-Lap, Anzacs, My 
                                      Brother Tom) , writer, director and 
                                      comic, Murray is a Theatresports legend 
                                      who has performed in just about about every 
                                      impro hit show and won the Cranston Cup 
                                      6 times! |   
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                                     Jenny Hope
 Actor, Writer, Director, 
                                      Choreographer, Teacher and Theatresports 
                                      legend! |   
                                |  Daniel Cordeaux |   
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                                     Marko Mustac
 Marko is an improviser, 
                                      writer, trainer, director and producer for 
                                      theatre, television and corporate events. 
                                      He became involved with Theatresports in 
                                      its first days in Australia in 1985, when 
                                      he was a young actor and writer. Since then 
                                      he has won awards, travelled the world with 
                                      improvised comedy shows and worked throughout 
                                      the Entertainment Industry in Australia. 
                                      He recently toured the Edinburgh Festival 
                                      with 'The 3 Radicals' as well as 
                                      return tours in 2001-2002 to Germany and 
                                      Europe.  |   
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                                     Monique Dykstra
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