We are very excited to have three talented judges joining Playmates Illawarra in 2012.

 Olav Lehmann has been involved in performing and producing theatre in the Illawarra for decades. This well loved individual has been a regular Playmates judge since its inception in 2006, also administers the popular Theatre in the Illawarra website – the central online resource for Illawarra theatre news, show advertisements, reviews, photography and casting notices all over the NSW South Coast. Click here to check out Olav’s website, and subscribe for bi-monthly theatre news and notices.

Deborah Mulhall is an award winning stage playwright and life member of Wollongong Workshop Theatre. Deb has been kept very busy, taking on many roles including judging co-ordinator for Sydney Fringe and Short+Sweet Sydney as well as being resident playwright at Manly’s Factor Space Theatre Company and is a current committee member of the New Theatre in Newtown.

Rupert Degas is a world class actor fresh of the boat from London and now living in Sydney. He is better known to four year olds as Scrambler from Bob the Builder. He is an actor, voice-over artist and impressionist. Someone once said the elasticity of his voice is akin to that of Jim Carrey’s face.

Read more about Rupert here!