A prolific writer, director, designer and actor, Peter is one of Ballarat’s most well-known theatre identities, and is constantly in demand for a wide variety of theatrical enterprises. “Trifle” is Peter’s second musical. His first musical was adapted from Trollope’s “Barchester Towers,” and was a departure from his straight plays including the very successful “Unsuspecting Bachelor” which premiered here at the National Theatre.
Peter directed “The Boy Friend” for Lyric Theatre, “The Unsuspecting Bachelor,” and two productions for Ballarat and Queens Grammar School, “The Skin of Our Teeth,” and “Camelot.”
His set and costume designs have delighted Ballarat audiences in such musicals as “Oliver,” “My Fair Lady,” “Brigadoon,” “White Horse Inn,” and “The Boy-friend,” while his National Theatre sets include “Dangerous Corner,” “Pools Paradise,” “Waiting for Godot,” “Parker,” “The Unsuspecting Bachelor,” and “Macbeth.”
It’s not surprising that he doesn’t have much time to spare for on-stage work, but he has turned in some excellent performances which drew such critical acclaim that he won National Theatre’s Best Actor Awards for his roles in “For Better, For Worse,” and “Happy Days.”
