Nell Schofield

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Nell Schofield
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Notable work
Parent Leo Schofield (father)

Nell Schofield is an Australian actress and playwright. She had starred in the film Puberty Blues [1] and the TV series The Last Resort [2] She played a supporting role in the series 1915 . [3]

Schofield studied acting and script writing at NIDA and saw her play Cowgirls and Indians staged as part of 2 for the Road at the Parade Theatre in 1988. [4] [5]

On stage she appeared in No(h) Exit (The Sydney Theatre Company, 1987), [6] Globos Shock (Kinselas, 1986), [7] The Greeks (NIDA third year students, Parade Theatre, 1985) [8] and American Days (Bondi Pavillon, 1982). [9] For the latter she, along with Baz Luhrmann, Gabrielle Mason, and Julia Little (all who had been recently rejected by NIDA) formed the Bond Theatre Company to stage the production. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Stewart, Alison (20 December 1981), "Nell comes through her double puberty", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Schembri, Jim (7 September 1988), "An actor's reservations about 'The Last Resort'", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ Flynn, Greg (10 February 1982), "The three faces of Nell", The Australian Women's Weekly
  4. ↑ Liston, Jo (12 August 1988), "Cowgirls and comedy", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ↑ Kippax, H. G. (15 August 1988), "A contrast of new plays", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ↑ Kippax, H. G. (27 February 1987), "A play defeats its actors", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ↑ Evans, Bob (21 October 1986), "Globos back into dress-ups, nostalgia and Tom Jones", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ↑ Kippax, H. G. (6 March 1982), "NIDA students' Greeks an enthralling experience", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. ↑ O'Brien, Geraldine (18 March 1982), "Bond group falters at first attempt", The Sydney Morning Herald
  10. ↑ Cairncross, Lynne (18 March 1982), "Puberty Blues star treads the boards", The Age
  11. ↑ Trainor, Mary Rose (6 March 1982), "Film stars and NIDA rejects create a new company", The Sydney Morning Herald
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