A special episode of the STAGES podcast - a Mother’s Day focus with two of our favourite Mother/Daughter acting pairs - Belinda Giblin and Romy Bartz.

Many women have followed their Mums into the precarious vocation that is the stage and screen. Whilst being witness to the challenge and triumph of such a career, it has not stopped them following in Mother’s footsteps - chasing the dream, telling stories and embracing a wondrous profession.

For many showbiz families, it is the family business; and we are aware of the dynasties who have made Acting their focus across several generations. Some who trod the boards, are the ‘black sheep’ of the family, who find their way without a single member guiding the way.

So what are the challenges, or the advances, if any, of having your Mum lead the way. Belinda and Romy offer a unique insight and allow us to celebrate their significant talents.

Belinda Giblin is one of Australia’s most distinguished stage and screen actors. Her most recent theatre credits include “Amadeus” alongside Michael Sheen, and Melissa Bubnic’s “Ghosting the Party” (Griffin Theatre). Other recent credits include “Blonde Poison” (Old Fitz, SOH, Southbank) “Doubt” (Old Fitz) Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days”(Old Fitz) for all of which she was nominated for Best Actress in an Independent production by the Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Awards.

On television Belinda has had regular roles in the series “Home and Away”; “Sons and Daughters”; “Heartbreak High”;  “The Sullivans”; and “The Box “.

Film credits include “ Peterson”, “Say you Want Me” for which she won a Sammy award, and an award winning short film “Stille Nacht”. Belinda appeared in an Independent feature film, “A Stitch in Time”(Sasha Hadden Productions) in 2022. 

Belinda is presently playing in ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ at the Ensemble Theatre.

Romy Bartz is an actor and director who graduated from NIDA. Since graduating she has performed in theatre productions such as ‘Hillbilly Thriller’, ‘The Moors’, ‘Mercury Fur’, ‘Slaughterhouse’, ‘Bull’, ‘Idle Lies’, ‘Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them’ and ‘Thank You for Being a Friend’. 
Romy’s television credits include ‘Reef Break’, ‘The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show’, ‘The Surgeon’, ‘Love My Way’, ‘Skool Sue’, ‘White Collar Blue’ and ‘Murder Under the Microscope’.
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