Simon Burke
TELEVISION
| Studio A with Simon Burke |
Presenter |
Foxtel |
| Saturday Night With Simon Burke |
Host |
Foxtel |
| Fox |
Presenter |
Foxtel |
| The Alice – Series 1 |
Patrick |
Southern Star/ Channel 9 |
| Small Claims 3 |
Jon |
Dir: Tony Tilse/R.B Films |
| The Alice - Pilot |
Patrick |
Southern Star/Channel 9 |
| Postcard Bandits |
Sid Thomas |
Dir: Tony Tilse |
| Young Lions |
Rob Watson |
Quicksilver Productions Pty Ltd |
| After the Deluge |
Michael |
Dir: Brendan Maher /Coxknight Productions |
| Grass Roots – Series II |
Tony Ludovic |
Eastway Communications /ABC |
| Heroes Mountain |
Euan Diver |
Dir: Peter Andrikides |
| Blue Heelers |
Guest Role |
West St. Productions |
| Murder Call |
Guy Searle |
West Street Productions No. 6 |
| Art of Film |
Presenter |
XYZ Entertainment |
| Water Rats |
Mac Philips |
Quicksilver Productions |
| Loveless |
Tom |
Generation Films |
| Heroes II - The Return |
Captain Ellis |
Anthony Buckley Productions & TVS Films |
| Brides of |
Christ Jack Delanty |
ABC TV |
| G. P. |
Chris Jamison |
Roadshow Coote & Carroll |
| Play School |
Regular Presenter |
ABC TV – Since 1988 |
| Always Afternoon |
Tom |
Afternoon Pictures |
| The Flying Doctors |
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Crawford Productions |
| Melba |
John McCormack |
CB Seven Productions |
| Kings |
Brian King |
PBL Productions |
| Scales of Justice |
Webber |
ABC TV |
| A Country Practice |
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JNP Productions |
| The Restless Years |
Stephen Moran |
Grundy Organisation |
| Cop Shop |
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Crawford Product |
| Slippery Slide |
Steve Cameron |
Tasmanian Film Corporation |
| The Sullivans |
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Crawford Productions |
| Matlock |
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Crawford Productions |
UK TELEVISION
| The One That Got Away |
Span |
London Weekend Television Dir: Paul Greengrass |
FILM
| Preservation Mr Crewe |
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Dir: Sofia Gollan |
| Travelling Light |
Ray |
Dir: Kathryn Millard |
| South Pacific |
Bill Harbison |
Samson Productions |
| Pitch Black |
Owens |
Intrepid Films (Dir: David Touhy) |
| Passion |
Herman Sandby |
Matt Carroll Films |
| Damsels be Damned |
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Kelberg Holdings |
| Slate and Wyn and Me |
Wyn |
International Film Management |
| The Clinic |
Paul Armstrong |
Generation Films |
| The Irishman |
Michael Doolan |
Dir: Donald Crombie |
| The Devils Playground |
Tom Allen |
Dir: Fred Schepisi |
THEATRE
| Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon |
The Painter |
Dir: Jim Sharman/ Perth & Adelaide Festivals |
| Love Letters |
Andrew Make |
Dir: John Clark/ Les Currie |
| Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon |
The Painter |
Dir: Jim Sharman/Sydney Festival/ Auckland Festival |
| Satango |
Luciano Satani |
Dir: Wayne Harrison / Griffin Theatre Co. |
| Take Me Out |
Marson Marzae |
Dir: Kate Cherry/MTC |
| High Society |
Dexter |
Dir Adam Cook/The Production Company |
| Jumpin’ the Q |
Hunter Splash |
Dir: Helen Dallimore / Naked Theatre Co |
| Mr Kolpert |
Bastian |
Dir: Benedict Andrews / STC |
| Up For Grabs |
Gerry |
Dir: Gale Edwards / STC |
| She Stoops to Conquer |
Young Marlow |
Dir: Richard Cottrell / STC |
| The Herbal Bed |
Rafe |
Dir: Marian Potts / STC |
| The Merchant of Venice |
Salerio |
Dir: Richard Cottrell / Nimrod Company |
| Translations |
Owen |
Dir: John Tasker / Ensemble Theatre |
| Safety in Numbers |
Joe |
Q Theatre |
| Fanshen |
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Dir: Ken Boucher/ State Theatre Company SA |
| The Time is Not Yet Ripe |
Bertie Wainwright |
State Theatre Company SA |
| Action |
Jeep |
Griffin Theatre Company/Dir: Kevin Jackson |
| Duck |
Variations |
Griffin Theatre Company/Dir: Kevin Jackson |
| Measure for Measure |
Claudio |
Q Theatre/Dir: Richard Brooks |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Balthazar |
Nimrod Theatre/Dir: John Bell |
| Pirates at the Barn |
The Stranger |
Nimrod Theatre/Dir: Neil Armfield |
| Treasure Island |
Jim Hawkins |
Nimrod Theatre/Dir: Ken Horler |
| Richard III |
Prince of Wales |
NimrodTheatre/Dir:Richard Wherrett |
| Kookaburra |
John Clare |
Nimrod Theatre/Dir: Richard Wherrett |
UK THEATRE
| A Christmas Carol |
Nephew Fred |
Royal Shakespear Company/Dir: Ian Judge |
| Jeffery |
Steve |
Greenwich Theatre/Dir: Tim Luscombe |
MUSICAL THEATRE
| Chicago |
Billy Flynn |
IMG (Dir: Walter Bobbie) |
| Iolanthe |
Strephon |
Victoria State Opera/Dir: Stuart Maunder |
| Divine Metropolis |
Dollar |
Malcolm Cooke & Associates Dir: Stephen Lloyd Helper |
| Falsettos |
Whizzer |
Sydney Theatre Company |
| Anything Goes |
Billy Crocker |
Hayden Attractions-Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & New Zealand |
| Les Miserables |
Marius |
Cameron Mackintosh/Dir: Trevor Nunn |
| Jonah Jones |
Jonah |
Sydney Theatre Company |
| Company |
Peter |
Sydney Theatre Company |
| Conquest of Carmen Miranda |
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State Theatre Company SA Dir: Neil Armfield / Dir: Richard Wherrett |
UK MUSICAL THEATRE
| A Little Night Music |
Carl-Magnus |
Royal National Theatre (Dir: Sean Mathias) |
| Out of the Blue |
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Shaftesbury Theatre, London (Dir: Stuart Maunder) |
| Phantom of the Opera |
Raoul |
Her Majesty’s Theatre, London |
| Leonardo |
Leonardo |
Old Fire Station, Oxford (Dir: Hugh Halliday) |
| Cameron Mackintosh Tribute Concert |
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Chelmsford Open Air Spectacular |
| Cabaret |
Clifford |
Crucible Theatre (Dir: Roger Haines) |
| Tilly-Quest Festival ’92 |
Digger |
Buxton Opera House (Dir: Gillian Gregory) |
CABARET
| Take Flight |
Adelaide Cabaret Festival |
| Closer Than Ever |
Adelaide Cabaret Festival |
| Songs for a New World |
Adelaide Cabaret Festival |
| Together Again for the First Time with Max Lambert |
The Sebel Townhouse |
| Christmas Story |
Opera House Concert |
| Absolute Cabaret |
Absolute Club, Sydney Festival |
| The Cabaret Sydney Festival |
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| Simon Burke in Cabaret School of the Arts Café |
Queanbeyan |
| Carols in the Domain |
Channel 7 Christmas Carols Special |
| Cabaret at the Bay |
Simon’s own solo cabaret show devised with Ron Creager |
| If You Were Wondering |
Simon’s own solo cabaret show devised with Ron Creager |
PRESENTING
- 2005 Helpmann Awards – MC/Writer – Ovation Channel
- 2004 Helpmann Awards – MC/Writer – Ovation Channel
- 2004 Luna Park Opening
- 2003 Helpmann Awards – MC/Writer
- 2003 Host Opera House Performing Arts Fair
- 2002 Helpmann Awards – MC/Writer
- 2002 Host ABC Sunday Afternoon Show Annual Graduates Program
- 2002 MC Symphony in the Domain
- 2001 New York Recovery Concert MC Angel Recital Hall
- 2001 Inaugural Helpmann Awards-MC/Writer
- 2001 Re Ignite (Olympic Stadium) for Leo Schofield
- 2001 MC for STC Pier Group Cabaret
- 1999 MC 50th Anniversary Snowy Mountains Scheme
- 1999 MC Prime Minister’s Dinner
- 1999 MC for STC Pier Group Cabaret
- 1997 MC for STC Pier Group Cabaret
ALBUMS
- Hullabaloo Play School. ABC Music
- Play School Car Songs. ABC Music
- Once in a Blue Moon ABC Records
- It’s Play School ABC Records
- Anything Goes Australian Cast Album – "Billy Crocker"
AWARDS
- 2005 Sydney Theatre Award Nomination “Best Actor in a Lead Role” – Three Furies
- 1994 Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Nominated “Best Musical Performance” - Falsettos
- 1990 Green Room Award “Best Actor in a musical’ - Anything Goes
- 1976 Australian Film Institute Award “Best Actor” - The Devil’s Playground
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