Gavin Roach
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Gavin Roach graduated the Bachelor of Arts (Acting for the Screen and Stage) course at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga in 2003, during which he acted in A Cherry Soul, Guys and Dolls, As You Like It and Spring Awakening through the University Theatre Ensemble (UTE). He went on to become the Assistant Director and Assistant Choreographer for The Crucible and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, also for UTE and in 2006 he directed Wolf Lullaby, his final project for the Bachelor of Arts (Acting for the Screen and Stage, Honours.) Gavin has also directed two Short + Sweet productions, Jonathan Enters on a Giant Squid (2008) and 4 Seconds (2009), directed Liebre Archie as part of ATYP’s FreshInk program (2009), was the Assistant Director for The Return and The Bermuda Love Triangle for New Theatre’s Brand Spanking New (2009), was the Assistant Producer/Sponsorship Coordinator for Stories from the 428 (2010), directed In The Company of Ant for The Colour Blind Project (2010), was the Assistant Director for Sexy Tales of Palaeontology (2010) and was the Festival Director for The Mardi Gras Colour Blind Project (2011) as well as the writer and performer in the piece Getting My Daily Grind. Gavin completed his Masters in Arts Management at UTS in 2011. In 2012 Gavin will be taking his one-man show Confessions of a Grindr Addict on tour around Australia and to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012.

Blog Entries by Gavin Roach

Life on the Road

(0) Comments | Posted October 3, 2012 | 3:26 AM

Its 1:30pm on a bright sunny Melbourne afternoon and I have only just gotten out of bed. I use the word bed very light as I am actually sleeping on a very thin, scratchy top bunk in an eight-person dorm. I am sharing with seven other men, all from different...

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Measuring My Success

(0) Comments | Posted September 18, 2012 | 10:29 PM

Well it's been two weeks since my exhausting 24-show run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival ended and I have thrown myself right back into my day job. My days at the moment seem to be spent working and sleeping, though I am able to fit in the occasional meal or two....

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A Wild Romantic Leap Untaken

(0) Comments | Posted August 25, 2012 | 2:26 PM

As I write this I am slowly (very slowly) packing my suitcases and preparing to leave Edinburgh.

I have two days to go till my 24-show run of my One Man show comes to an end and I am filled with a mix of excitement and sadness. Excitement at...

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Boys Holding Hands Still Make Me Giggle

(17) Comments | Posted August 9, 2012 | 7:00 PM

So I am currently wrapped up in the madness that is Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is my first time taking part in the festival and I am finding it gloriously over whelming. The colour and flare are just joyous; the city feels so alive with spectacle and people are by...

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Dating: Remembering the Fun in Flirt

(4) Comments | Posted August 2, 2012 | 7:00 PM

About three months ago my friend and I decided that we were going to delete our online dating apps - I had two and he was using four. We baited and teased each other all the way up to 30 April and at midnight that night watched each other hit...

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