Natalie Abbott’s very first TV role has catapulted her from theatre into a leading role, rubbing shoulders with seasoned professionals and getting recognised in the street.
For her performance as Diana in ABC’s
Aftertaste, she is also getting recognised in public.
But there were no guarantees she would land the role.
“I worked really hard because I was really quite terrible. I didn’t know what I was doing. So they kept bringing me in saying, ‘You did really well, but we just need you to work a bit on this.’
“The team must have seen something in me”
At 53 actor Erik Thomson is ready to take a few more risks in his work.
Best known for he genial parent roles in both
Packed to the Rafters and
800 Words, and as Dr. Mitch Stevens in
All Saints, he’s about to unleash in ABC’s anarchic new comedy,
Aftertaste.
Thomson plays disgraced celebrity chef Easton West (yes, really) who returns to his hometown of Adelaide after his latest public incident lands him in hot water.
Thomson is also a producer on the series and tells
TV Tonight he was ready to discard his ‘nice guy’ image for one that may even leave viewers with a sour taste.