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Meet ANNA MCMAHON
 Anna McMahon is an emerging artist with professional experience in theatre, film and television. She has a real passion for her craft, and since graduating acting school in 2019 with The Factory in Brisbane, she has studied with some of Brisbane’s finest including Kristina Sexton, Christopher Sommers, Dianne Eden and Charles Allen. 
Tell us about you as an artist. What are you best known for and what else do you do?

I am a professional actor in theatre, film and television. I have loved acting ever since I can remember, participating in my first ever play festival when I was only 8 years old and winning The Adjudicator's Award for my performance.

When I am not on the stage or screen, I am a Primary School Teacher and a certified Clown Doctor at the Queensland Children's Hospital and Sunshine Coast University Hospital (in conjunction with Wish List). I have been teaching for over 17 years, winning a state award as part of the National Excellence in Teaching Awards in only my fourth year of teaching. I have been a Clown Doctor for the past 5 years, working for non-for-profit organization The Humour Foundation. I work alongside some of Queensland’s finest paediatric medical staff in assisting with distraction therapy for many sick children and their families.

I would be best known for three key roles in my life: enthusiastic and passionate Primary School Teacher MISS MAC, professional Queensland Clown Doctor DR STINKY, and rising Brisbane-based artist ANNA MCMAHON starring in Bin Day, The Finish Line, Seven Times and La Boite’s mainstage production of Tiddas.

What's been the most fulfilling project you've worked on to date and why was it a meaningful experience?

It's tricky to pick just one! I have been so very fortunate to be involved in a number of golden projects these last few years.

However, one of the most fulfilling projects would be working alongside director Ashlee Jensen, and executive producers Monica Sanguigno and Daniel James in short film Seven Times. This hard-hitting drama, inspired by true events, covers powerful content directly related to domestic violence.

It was an honor to be a leading part of a story so special that raised much needed awareness for a very worthy cause. This film is dedicated to all the women, men and children who have lost their lives to domestic violence, and the survivors.

Anna's career highlight

  • Starring in recent Short Film Bin Day, along with golden co-stars Stephen Walker and Emily Paxevanos — this film was written and directed by the talented Ryan Neil Butler and was awarded the Fun is Good Bill Murray Comedic Shorts Award, chosen by the Hollywood icon himself, as part of the prestigous International Film Festival Twin Cities Film Fest in Minnesota earlier this year
  • Made her professional mainstage theatre debut in 2022 with La Boite Theatre and Brisbane Festival in Tiddas
  • Starred in short films Seven Times (2020) and The Finish Line (2022), both directed by rising female director Ashlee Jensen and shot by the legendary Andrew Conder and Col Larsen
  • Participated in Shakespeare & Company’s month-long acting intensive in Lennox Massachusetts in 2017, and Larry Moss’s Masterclass when he visited Brisbane in 2019
  • Worked with production company Upside Down Media Productions and their project of 12 short films in 12 months throughout 2022
What have you done in collaboration with Undo Redo?

I began my journey with the wonderful World Monologue Games in 2021, where I was a selected finalist with monologue Still Waiting written by gorgeous playwright Alexandra Collier. This award-winning comedic performance earned me a perfect score from the judges, sending me straight to the Regional Finals that year.

I also took part in World Monologue Film Festival in 2021, where I was a selected Finalist for my short film Jess Keep Swimming. I participated again in 2022, taking out Best Performer and Most Innovative Film for my entry Projections, and was a selected Finalist in 2023 for my short film Impulse.

Also at World Monologue Film Festival, I co-directed Finalists For Dust You Are (2023), Losing Elizabeth (2022), It's Not In The Stars (2021) and Semi Finalist Walkies (2022) alongside dynamite all-female-lead production company MacBopf & Webcke.

What's on the horizon for you? Tell us about your plans for the next few projects / years?

I am very excited to announce I will be, once again, playing the role of Veronica in the return season of La Boite's professional mainstage production Tiddas. This Matilda Award Nominee for Best Ensemble will be hitting Sydney in January as part of Belvoir St and Sydney Festival's opening program for 2024. This is one not to be missed!

 18 Nov 2023
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Undo Redo Entertainment offers a series of world-class professional development opportunities. From coaching with a world-record-holding, 40-award-winning arts coach who collaborates with Emmy winners, to our startup incubator in Sydney, Undo Redo can skyrocket your career.
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