‘Six years ago, I put earbuds in and turned iTunes up full blast. I hit repeat. Then, I did it again. It had been a week since my breakup, the pain still cut deep. I started writing random notes. Then, I wrote for hours. A 10-year relationship over. I had a lot to empty, a lot to get off my chest. No one relationship is the same I recall thinking. I wrote overnight, stopping for Promite on toast then back to work. I was on autopilot. Who is flying this ship? Stay in the moment, stay with the melody. Out of heartache grew a rose. Beautifully sharp, not for theatrical traditionalists. Yes, of course, it’s about love, what else? Not tied with a pretty pink bow, but full-bodied, full-blooded. Keep hold, just keep on, I remember thinking. It hurt like friggin’ hell. Eventually, I would call this hell… this crown of thorns, ‘Confide in Me’ and now … I want to share it with you as a podcast’ – Noel Anderson 13/03/2018 ‘Music is the great healer of broken hearts. I know, cause I’ve been there, I’ve been broken’ ‘Confide in Me’ had its world premiere on 14th September 2017 as part of ‘Love Kills 2017’ at Caz Reitop’s Dirty Secrets in Collingwood, Melbourne Fringe 2017. ‘Love Kills 2017’ was produced and directed by Noel Anderson. You can now listen to it on iTunes and YouTube
Meet writer/director/producer/performer - Noel Anderson started acting as a teenager and once was the stand-in for Hollywood film star William Holden (Noel at the time was the same shirt size and height as Holden) star of the classic 'Sunset Boulevard'. Noel completed NIDA's Playwright Studio in 1996 and his written work includes: Germ Warfare (Bondi Pavilion, Sydney), Kylie Kastle Throws a Party - an educational piece performed in schools across Australia, Sammy and Dave (Stables Theatre, Sydney) and The Carer (Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney). In 2008, Noel’s short play Pulling Out won 'best writing & best production' Pink Shorts (Gasworks, Melbourne) and in 2012 his work featured in 'Love Letters' at the Melbourne Arts Centre. In 2013 Noel’s play Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes of Fame played to sellout crowds at La Mama Courthouse, returning 2015 to the Jewish Museum of Australia along-side Warhol’s exhibition 'Geniuses - Famous Jews of the 20th Century'. Other work includes the musical Audrey Hepburn and I Consider Our Assets (Melba Spiegeltent, Melbourne) and his play on the AIDS epidemic, Dark Victory (Playtime finalist Midsumma Festival 2016). Noel has directed over 50 theatre productions. These include Oliver (Gold Coast Performing Arts Complex), Arthur Miller's 'Two Way Mirror' & Sylvia Plath's 'Letters Home' (Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney) and 'Especes Menacees' performed completely in French (MFTC). Moving to film, Noel worked on the first-ever Australian aboriginal sitcom for SBS, 'The Masters' and in the past twelve months, directed the web/TV series 'Next' season 1 & 2 (Foxtel, Apple TV, We-Are TV) and the music video 'Travellers in Time' filmed at Bakehouse Studios (12,000 views on YouTube). Noel is a member of Melbourne Writer's Social Group and his story 'Unfinished Symphony' is featured in MWSG Anthology 2017. Noel has 8000 followers on social media who he reckons all 'believe in the power of pop music and Campbell's Soup' just like him.
Noel Anderson invites you to Love Kills 2017 as he performs his own breakup story, the 'Kylie' pop-tastic 'Confide in Me'. Does your relationship make you feel like you've been reassigned on YouTube? More info: www.noelanderson2014.com or Twitter @Randyandy42
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‘Six years ago, I put earbuds in and turned iTunes up full blast. I hit repeat. Then, I did it again. It had been a week since my breakup, the pain still cut deep. I started writing random notes. Then, I wrote for hours. A 10-year relationship over. I had a lot to empty, a lot to get off my chest. No one relationship is the same I recall thinking. I wrote overnight, stopping for Promite on toast then back to work. I was on autopilot. Who is flying this ship? Stay in the moment, stay with the melody. Out of heartache grew a rose. Beautifully sharp, not for theatrical traditionalists. Yes, of course, it’s about love, what else? Not tied with a pretty pink bow, but full-bodied, full-blooded. Keep hold, just keep on, I remember thinking. It hurt like friggin’ hell. Eventually, I would call this hell… this crown of thorns, ‘Confide in Me’ and now … I want to share it with you as a podcast’ – Noel Anderson 13/03/2018 ‘Music is the great healer of broken hearts. I know, cause I’ve been there, I’ve been broken’ ‘Confide in Me’ had its world premiere on 14th September 2017 as part of ‘Love Kills 2017’ at Caz Reitop’s Dirty Secrets in Collingwood, Melbourne Fringe 2017. ‘Love Kills 2017’ was produced and directed by Noel Anderson. You can now listen to it on iTunes and YouTube
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