The longtime actor on finding a path beyond ‘mum roles’ in her 50s, and why she has to be vigilant with her mental health in a chaotic world
Justine Clarke discovered running in her 40s, saying ‘it clears my mind and helps me generate creative angles on things’. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian
“I find the motion quite a creative state for thought and it’s great for memorising lines. I’ve spent many, many a walk mumbling to myself, like a mad woman.”, with Clarke embodying the titular character of the former prime minister, Julia Gillard. The audience response has been as enthusiastic as it was first time around. If anything, it’s even more positive, says Clarke. “It was still being written when we first opened in Sydney ,” Clarke says,throughout the whole writing process.
Gillard eventually caught up with the show that bears her name – in which Clarke performs an exceedingly deft impression of her distinctive voice and bearing – in Adelaide.before I saw her,” says Clarke, smiling. “I was getting changed and she was on her way backstage, talking to people in the hallway. Hearing that voice for the first time in person … that was something I’ll never forget.”
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