User:Orson20/Leon Ousby
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| Agency | |
 The Blue Room |
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| Written by | Diana Day |
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| Date of premiere | July 2004 |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | A cleverly written look at the agency driven dating world. |
| Genre | Bawldy Comdey |
| Setting | Dating agency waiting room |
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(Australian) Award winning Local Perth Actor born in England (October 1973) as Lee Barry Ousby and the only son to parents Carol and David Ousby and a sibling to three sisters Jane, Jackie and Lynne Donna. Grew up in Fremantle, Western Australia. Attended Como Senior Collage and John Curtain Collage. Ousby received vocal training in 1993 by Nigel Rideout(W.A.P.P.A)and under went a major ear, nose and throat operation to correct his breathing due to sleep apnea. Ousby enrolled in a sound engineering degree at W.A.P.P.A in 1991 only to pull out one year later due to his ever growing acting frustration. Four years later he studied acting in London 1996.
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[edit] Early life
Moving from the comforts of childhood in England to a vast open, young and extremely diverse country was a struggle and sometimes a lonely place for Ousby. School life in particular played a remarkable role in leading Ousby to the Acting world. It was not that he performed in school plays, in fact he failed drama at high school and opted out of the performing arts course at John Curtin to take on a position in the John Curtin Soccer program (It was apparent that Ousby's talents did not present themselves in soccer). It was the struggle of schooling life and constant change of schools that tormented the youngster. The frequent change of schools created the issue of friendships (lack of) making the transition of British life to Australian life all the more difficult. It is known that Ousby often played truant from school and on one occasion appeared twice in the whole year for one particular subject receiveing a B-. The report stated 'you hardly knew he was there'.
[edit] Career
Ousby started out working the lights and sound in the late 80's at the outback Australian restuarant (Now a night club) for a well known comedy team 'The stunned Mullets ' fronted by performer/writer Frankie Rooster (Minutello) and international sound inpersonator Nick the Noise(Widmer). He performed only once with the Mullets. He later formed the duo 'The CrackerJax' with school friend Michael Dornan and worked the Perth scene with comedians David Lenny, Colin Coleand Pommy Johnson. He later became a presenter for 100FM's breakfast show that aired in 1992 and lasted only 3 months. It was dramatically taken off air for the show's content. The show's fan base (including Northbridge BAKERY) turned up at the studio on the final airing and boycotted the station. The West Australian newpaper printed an article stating the whole fiasco was staged to promote the stations declining target listeners. This was later denied by station manager Ross and had later stated he had never liked Ousby's programme as it was too Monty Pythonish. Ross had been part of the original selection board that had passed the early morning show entitled 'Morning with the Parahna Brothers. Ousby later worked for Chaplins (UK based Theatre/Film and Television Company)producing/writing/directing. He played a rather disturbing role (Not credited) as a primative hairy hunter in the Award winning History channel Documentary - Quest for Dragons. In one scene he is walking through an English wasp infested swamp. The documentary was fronted by Dr Phil Manning and directed by Laurence Barnett (Stonehenge Rediscovered/Bear Evidence). Ousby has been interviewed by Perth farourite Dita Jevons[1] who presents for Fremantle's 107.9FM and has followed Ousby's career since it's beginning.
| HAMLET | |
| Image:Hamlet at the Grand.JPG The Grand Theatre, Lancs UK |
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| Written by | William Shakespeare |
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| Characters | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Ousby) Claudius, King of Denmark, uncle to Hamlet, and present husband to Gertrude(Fox).
Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, mother of Hamlet. Ghost, of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Polonius, chief advisor to King Claudius. Laertes, son to Polonius. Ophelia, daughter to Polonius (Jackson). Reynaldo, servant to Polonius. Horatio, friend to Hamlet. |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | Denmark |
Ousby made his theatrical debut in 1987 in Fremantle and has gone on to perform on off Broadway Theaters and the Westend. Venues include: The Grand Theater, The Grand Theatre (Lancaster) Wyvern (Swindon) Perth Entertainment Centre and the Palace Theatre. Performed in productions in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth (AUSTRALIA) Credits include: The Woman in Black, Equus, Hamlet. Ousby's writing works include ' Evermore ' adapted from Edgar Allen Poes ' [2] ' which premiered in the UK in 1999.
| The Woman in Black | |
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| Written by | ADAPTED BY STEPHEN MALLATRATT FROM THE NOVEL BY SUSAN HILL |
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| Characters | Kipps. Actor. |
| Date of premiere | Original production/Theatre-by-the-Sea in Scarborough, UK in 1987. |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Ghost Story |
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[edit] Theatography
- The Owl and the Pussy Cat 2007
- Shadows 2006
- Fumed Oak 2006
- Relatively Speaking 2005
- The Woman in Black 2005
- Agency dir&written by Di Day 2004
- Hamlet 2004 (Grand Theatre)
- Playing with fire 1997
Three sisters/The Recruiting Officer/Bloody Poetry/All's well that ends well/Round and round the garden/Hamlet/Living together/Beyond a joke/Superiour Residence/La Ronde/Finders Keepers/Billy Liar/Fringe Benefits/Mixed Doubles/Spin Off/Black Adder/Veronica's Room/Don't dress for dinner/Erogenous Zones/Sorcery in the Suburbs/Sommerfolk/Happy Birthday/Rashomon/Way up stream/Absurd Person Singular/It's a sin/Busy Body/Murder by numbers/Peter Pan/Dick Whittington/Jack and the Beanstalk/Aladdin/Cinderella [3]
[edit] Awards
- Best Actor I.T.A Dramafest 1994[4]
- Best Supporting Actor - Bunbury Festival 1995
- Best Supporting Actor for the part of Henry in 'Shadows' 2006 [5]
[edit] Nominations
- Best Director for It's a sin (Brentwood Theatre) 2000
- Best Supporting Actor (Robert Finlay Awards) 2006
- Best Actor (Robert Finlay Awards) 2007
[edit] Writings
- Evermore - Adaptation from 'The Raven'[6]
- The Credit System - Essay
- The Formula - Self help Guide
- Life's Fat - Current project
- Contributor to Lies Magazine[7] (Australian Current affairs)
[edit] External Links
- W.A.P.P.A (Western Australian Academy)
- The Actors Company
- I.T.A Western Australian Theatre Awards
- Leon Ousby Official site
- London Management
[edit] References
- Dita Jevon Radio Fremantle live interviews 94, 95, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- RTRFM - Chris Jonhson - 2004
- BBC Radio Essex - Light Entertainment - 1999
- BBC Radio Manchester - Entertainment - The Grand Theatre 1999
- Channel 10 - News feature - Way up stream - 1994
