Drama With A Difference Professional Success Stories
Drama With A Difference has helped many aspiring actors, with students securing major roles and guest appearances in Australian TV, theatre and film.
Professional Success Stories & Students of Note
Since its inception, Drama With A Difference has assisted many people who wish to become actors, and our students have appeared in major roles, and major guest roles in Australian TV, theatre and film.
These shows include, but are not limited to
TV
Neighbours, Home and Away, Sea Change, Blue Heelers, Stingers, The Secret Life of Us, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Reckoning, Bad Behaviour, Packed to the Rafters, Nowhere Boys, Heat, Ghosts Australia, Last Night with the Devil, Frontline, Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, Hamish and Andy, Underbelly, House Husbands, Rake, Rush, The Slap, Tangle, City Homicide, MDA, Last Man Standing, State Coroner, Halifax, Kangaroo Palace, Satisfaction, Clever Man, Upper Middle Bogan, The Illustrated Family Doctor, Wilfred, Wentworth, Stingers, Utopia, Winners and Losers, Jack Irish, The Pacific, The Cry, Moonman, Chopper the Untold Story, Canal Road, Killing Time, Mr. and Mrs. Murder.
Film
Wolf Creek, Prescilla Queen of the Desert, Cherokee, One More Shot, Guru Wayne, Welcome to Whoop Whoop, Scout, Darkness Falls, Strange Bedfellows, Josh Jarman, Blame, He died with a Falafel in his Hand, Liz Drives, Ali’s Wedding, Scare Campaign, Pulitzer, Vanished, The Green Door, Love and Other Catastrophise, Let’s get Skase, Van Dieman’s Land, Amy. Oyster Farmer, Somersault, Black Water, Summer Coda, Shadow City, The Bridge, Fall, Lone Wolf, My Boy Oleg, Everyman, The Bridge and many more!
Theatre
The Melbourne Theatre Company, Handspan, La Mama, Playbox Theatre, The Malthouse, The Sydney Theatre Company, Scrooge, The Bell Shakespeare Company and many others!
Testimonials
Our students and clients come from all walks of life, but they all share one thing in common, a transformative experience with Drama With A Difference. Their words speak to the confidence gained, skills sharpened and opportunities unlocked through our programs. Explore their testimonials below to hear first-hand how our training has shaped journeys both on and off the stage.
The following review is from a well- known professional actor who began her career at Drama With A Difference.
Kestie Morassi
"I attended Drama With A Difference for many years. Michele Williams helped me to attain my first professional acting roles and helped me to first understand and enter this industry. Years later, I returned to teach at the school and really enjoyed the experience. I am forever grateful to Michele for her wonderful teaching and encouragement of me as an artist"
Kestie Morassi — Actor. Best known for her role as Maggie Astoni in Home and Away, Kestie has also starred in major TV series including Underbelly and Satisfaction. Her film credits include Wolf Creek (co-lead), Dirty Deeds, and Surrogate, among others.
You can read Kestie’s full biography on IMDb
The following is a review from Jane Allsop, multi award winning film and TV actor who began her career at Drama With A Difference.
Jane Allsop
“I started drama classes at Drama With A Difference which I attended for several years. Michele helped me to obtain my first big role as Jo Parish in the TV series Blue Heelers, after which I went on to obtain ongoing work as an actor. I also taught the teenage class at Drama With A Difference for several years and thoroughly enjoyed the experience”
Jane Allsop. Multi award winning actress. IMBD link
The following testimonial is from well-known actress, Tamala Shelton who began her career through our teenage classes.
Tamala Shelton
‘I began drama classes with Drama With A Difference when I was a teenager. The classes gave me the confidence to work in the industry as a professional actress. The school also helped me to secure an agent and my first audition for a TV series, Nowhere Boys that I was lucky enough to get! I continued to work in Film and TV”
Tamala Shelton – well-known Australian film and TV actress who began at Drama With A Difference.
The following testimonial is from professional actor/performance artist MJ Wilson, also known as Mark Wilson.
Mark Wilson
“I attended drama classes here starting in my late teens. I absolutely loved them and they gave me the skills and confidence to audition for professional roles. I developed a close bond with the school and later came back to teach the adult class. Both were wonderful experiences”.
Mark Wilson, aka MJ Wilson, professional actor/performance artist.
The following is a testimonial from student Stephen Pilkington, who went on to study at the prestigious NYU drama school in the USA
Stephen Pilkington
“I cannot thank Michele enough for the incredibly insightful and practical tools she taught me when I was auditioning for drama school. We worked hard together and the practice paid off. Drama With A Difference is a great place that encourages every student”.
Stephen Pilkington, previous student of Adult Drama Class, and Private Audition Class for drama school entry. Obtained entry into the world-renowned American drama school,
The following is a testimonial from actress, Cassandra Magrath – well known for the ongoing role of Miranda Gibson in Sea Change, lead in the feature film Wolf Creek, as well as a host of other feature films.
Casandra Magrath
“The drama classes here gave me the attitude and confidence to secure a number of roles as a child actor, which gave me my start in the industry. I also returned to Drama With A Difference and taught the adult class for some time, which I really loved. – Thank you, Michele. You made all m y dreams come true”
Cassandra Magrath, well known Australian Film and Television actor.
Cassandra also runs her own drama school on the Northern Beaches in NSW. We highly recommend the school for anyone living in, or visiting, NSW.