Paulina Kelly
Writer, actor and maker of stories
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Director | Ensemble Theatre / 2026
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The Shadow of Fame
By Daniel Mitchell
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In London, you couldn’t swing a teacup without hearing one name — Warren Mitchell. Or rather, Till Death Us Do Part’s Alf Garnett, shouting from a telly in every lounge room like he owned the neighbourhood.
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But what was it like to grow up under the weight of a towering TV legend? Daniel Mitchell lifts the curtain on a life lived in the wings — navigating school life, acting dreams, and what it means to step out of the shadow and into your own spotlight.
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Blending wit, warmth and unflinching honesty, join actor Daniel Mitchell on a deeply personal journey through fame, family and the complex bond between father and son.
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Ensemble Theatre
Director/Artistic Director | Four Shadows Productions / 2025
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Proof
By David Auburn
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A compelling exploration of brilliance, trust, and identity.
Proof is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that draws audiences into a world where genius and uncertainty collide.
Set in a quiet backyard, the play unfolds with sharp wit and emotional depth, exploring the fragile lines between talent and instability, love and obligation, and the impact of generational mental health challenges.
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When Catherine, the daughter of a once-great mathematician, is forced to confront her father’s legacy and her own uncertain future, long-buried tensions rise to the surface. Part family drama, part intellectual mystery, PROOF explores trust, genius, and the cost of holding on.​
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Four Shadows Productions
Director/Artistic Director | Four Shadows Productions / 2024
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Blackbird
By David Harrower
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"Blackbird" delves into the complex and haunting reunion between Una and Ray, whose illicit past resurfaces after fifteen years. As they confront their shared history in a gripping and intimate encounter, secrets are unearthed, emotions are laid bare, and the line between victim and perpetrator becomes blurred. This intense drama explores themes of trauma, guilt, and the enduring power of human connection.
"Stunning, bold, powerful"
The Australian
"The most powerful drama of the season"
New York Times
"A knockout"
London Daily Telegraph
"Unforgettable"
The Times
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Four Shadows Productions
Director/Artistic Director | Four Shadows Productions / 2023
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P.S. Where is Home?
By Daniel Mitchell
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Meet Daniel Mitchell
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- His father, Warren Mitchell, was the iconic star of TILL DEATH US DO PART fame.
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- Naturally, Daniel was destined to follow in his father's footsteps.
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- Or was he?
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In this brilliantly written play boundaries of reality and fiction are blurred between what is authentic and what is mere performance, leaving us to question … who am I?
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Embark on an exploration of the human experience in "P.S. Where is Home?", as Daniel unravels the complexities of life's choices and the comedic stumbles we make along the way.
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Four Shadows Productions
Director/Artistic Director | Four Shadows Productions / 2023
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Sweet Dreams, Baby by Brian Twomey
If The Moon... by John Shand
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A diverse drama of premonitions, apparitions, and revelations plus other worldly forces and dystopian realities awaits live theatre lovers in these tales of the unexpected.
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Four new one act plays will be performed at the Bates Hall, Blackheath on 21 and 22 January 2023. They have been created by accomplished local writers from the deep creative Blue Mountains’ talent pool: Iain Fraser, David Levell, John Shand and Brian Twomey. These storytellers have a history of spinning tales that engage with the human emotions of hope, fear, greed, hypocrisy, irony, and redemption.
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Under the banner of Four Shadows Production the plays will offer a two-hour experience likely to tangle with any audiences’ emotional spectrum.
Tickets available from Humanitix for matinee 2pm and evening 7.30 performances Saturday 21 January 2023; for matinee 2pm and evening 7.30 performances Sunday 22 January 2023
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Four Shadows Productions
Director | Blackheath Theatre Company / 2022
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The Peach Season
by Debra Oswald
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A moving and suspenseful story about intoxicating first love and the burning love of a mother for a child.
It's a story about our overwhelming desire to protect the people we love and the painful necessity to let children go out into the world.
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For bookings and more info visit the Blackheath Theatre Company website.
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BTC 2022 Season
BTC 2021 Season
Director | Blackheath Theatre Company / 2021
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It's The Way That You Do it
by Ted Markstein
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Out of The Blue is a festival of short plays written by local writers. This year the BTC is showcasing six in total and all bring something from the year that was to tantalise and challenge the audience.
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It's The Way That You Do It is an exciting and unique play asking the audience to consider their role in society.
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For bookings and more info visit the Blackheath Theatre Company website.
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POSTPONED TO JULY 2022
BTC 2020 Season
Artistic Director | Blackheath Theatre Company / 2021
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Our 2020 season is going to be grandiose starting with our first production in May with More Than a Little Black Dress by Jo Denver - a full length play exploring the complex nature of Coco Chanel.
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Our second production in August, Out of the Blue is a mix of four one act plays written and directed by locals
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And our final production in October, The Peach Season by Debra Oswald is a play about a mother wanting to protect her daughter, and a young girl's desire to explore the world her mother is determined to keep her from.
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For bookings and more info visit the Blackheath Theatre Company website.
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A & K Management
Winter 2019
Jane | in 'Inside'
Jane is an ambitious writer, she is writing her perfect novel but something is awry. She perseveres undeterred ... until she can no longer resist her urge.
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Produced by A & K Management Production.
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Filming begins July/August 2019
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Watch this space ...
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BTC Winter 2019
Production Manager |for 'It's My Party (and I'll Die If I Want To)'
It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To) is a hilarious black comedy. Ron’s been told he has three months to live. Now his time is nearly up and it’s the last chance to have his say.
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Presented by Blackheath Theatre Company:
BTC at Blackheath Community Centre
cnr Great Western Highway and Gardiner, Blackheath, New South Wales 2785
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Between Thursday 15 August 2019 7:30 PM and Sunday 18 August 2019 2:00 PM
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Book your tickets here
BTC Autumn 2019
Meg Bacon |in 'Secret Bridesmaids Business'
“Secret Bridesmaids’ Business” is a comedy by Elizabeth Coleman. The behind the scenes story of a wedding we’ve all been to and a wedding party we’ve all met … but wish we hadn’t.
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Chronicles the events of the day before a wedding, as disastrous secrets come out from both sides of the couple and a bizarre set of coincidences threaten to finish off the wedding forever.
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Will Meg say 'yes' after all she finds out?
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Presented by Blackheath Theatre Company:
BTC at Blackheath Community Centre
cnr Great Western Highway and Gardiner, Blackheath, New South Wales 2785
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Between Thursday 16 May 2019 7:30 PM and Sunday 19 May 2019 2:00 PM
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Book your tickets here