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Mary Coustas: This Is Personal

  • Theatre
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing a white shirt sits on a stool against a light-brown backdrop.
Photograph: Supplied/Sydney Opera House
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Time Out says

Mary Coustas explores love, loss, laughter and fear in her most intimate show to date

You know and love her as the creator of iconic ‘90s character Effie, but just who is Mary Coustas away from the big hair and bright lights of the entertainment industry?

In This Is Personal, the celebrated comedian, actress and writer is given the freedom to peel back the layers and discuss everything from her migrant upbringing in Melbourne to her long journey towards motherhood. It’s a raw, candid performance that covers all the big themes of life, including love, race, gender, loss, belonging, laughter and fear.

Directed by Blazey Best (Well Behaved Women, Sensitive Guys, Kings for Pigs), the one-woman show allows Coustas to address questions from her inquisitive daughter – with her answers forcing her to reflect on what she can and can’t offer from her own life experience. Along the way, audiences will also be introduced to the members of Coustas’ family who have helped shape her identity. After all, it takes many muses to create a character that has the intergenerational following of Effie.

With multiple national tours, a hugely successful television career and a critically acclaimed memoir under her belt, Coustas saves her most personal insights for this special production. But it’s her signature comedic flair that shines throughout, ensuring the performance is as hilarious as it is (sometimes) heartbreaking.

This Is Personal opens May 25 for a seven-show run at the Sydney Opera House. For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit the website.

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