In episode 16 of Let’s Chat Showbiz, we sat down with award winning Actor and writer Darren Gilshenan. Darren shared how he ended up at NIDA and what that whole experience was like for him, along with his time working with the Bell Shakespeare theatre group. Darren spoke about some of his theatre credits too, including Mother and Son alongside Nolene Brown and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf with Genevieve Lemon. Darren also shared which roles challenged him the most on stage and why they really pushed him as an actor.

Darren reflected on his television work as well, including A Country Practice, Population 11, playing Uncle Terry in The Moodys and A Moody Christmas, and Chandon Pictures alongside Rob Carlton. Darren shared that he’s currently directing Rob in his latest show and opened up about their long friendship and creative partnership.

Darren also shared what it was like filming No Activity with Patrick Brammall, how much of it was improvised and where the idea for the show originally came from. He spoke about playing creepy Professor Lee in Colin from Accounts, working alongside Helen Thomson, and revealed that he’s currently right in the middle of shooting season three. It was such a fun and honest conversation covering so many parts of Darren’s career both on stage and on screen.

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