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Beth Allen : Clued Up On Fashion

In a new article Beth Allen talks to Zoe Walker of the New Zealand Herald about fashion. Beth sure is a style icon in our books, you just gotta check the various pics of her out and about! Read Zoe’s article here to find out about Beth’s style choices, from labels to accesories.

My highlight:

Who or what inspires you?
Our costume designer, Nicola Newman, for her grace and professionalism. My mum and dad, who are so wise and funny and cute. My husband-to-be, who has such remarkable drive and enthusiasm. Older actresses who haven’t messed with their faces and get more powerful on and off the screen and stage: Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Meryl Streep.

Click here to read the article in full (or read it below). Continue reading…

Fleur Saville : Returns To Shortland Street!

Fleur Saville : Libby Jeffries : Shortland Street

It doesn’t seem so long ago I was writing a post about about Fleur Saville leaving Shortland Street, but now it looks like she’ll be heading back! Maybe for one last time? Read the article from New Zealands TV Guide for the goss!

Fleur will be returning as the character Libby Jeffries, her storyline will see her character getting married, but the name of groom has not been revealed as of yet… Check the article out for the goss! Many thanks to Emma H for providing the scans to the article. You can chat to Shortland Street fans at Ferndale Talk also visit the official site here.

Fleur Saville played Ruby in The Tribe series 5.

Vagina Monologues : In Review

The Vagina Monologues : Auckland 2010 : Featuring - Fleur Saville, Beth Allen and Antonia Prebble

There are lovely reviews on 3news.co.nz and Stuff.co.nz on The Vagina Monologues, in particular, they mention both Beth Allen’s and Antonia Prebble’s performance in the production.

Here’s what 3news.co.nz said about Antonia Prebble:

With sass and spunk Antonia Prebble delivered a great monologue on the angry vagina. She listed her character’s reasons and summed up that a more vagina-friendly world would eliminate tampons, g-strings and the chilling unpleasantness of visits to the gynaecologist.

And on Beth Allen:

Beth Allen deftly portrayed pain, confusion and panic during one of her monologues when her character feared she’d lost her clitoris. There was a happy ending to the tale however and again Allen captured the elation and joy of her character’s freedom and empowerment.

Gabrielle Henderson, Jodie Rimmer and Rachel Nash are also mentioned in the review as they feature in the same ‘shift’ as Beth and Antonia in The Vagina Monologues.

The Stuff.co.nz review said the following: “Last night I was lucky enough to stumble upon Brooke from Shortland Street (Beth Allen) with the bonus of Loretta from Outrageous Fortune (Antonia Prebble). Both were very engaging, as were the other ladies who joined them – Gabrielle Henderson, Rachel Nash and Jodie Rimmer”.

With thanks to Jess of AntoniaPrebble.com for the info and to BethAllen.Webs.

For more details on The Vagina Monologues, currently running at the Basement Theatre in Auckland, click here.

Beth Allen : On The Vagina Monologues

Beth Allen (Shortland Streets Brooke Freeman/Tribe’s Amber) has given an insight to her opening night of The Vagina Monologues on Facebook:

Had my opening night for The Vagina Monologues last night, and it was AWESOME. Lots of lovely women in the audience who were so kind to us all on stage. After hours (and hours) of legwork, I was reminded of why we put this production together; giving myself (and others) the thrill of being on stage! It’s addictive. :) …

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