Ella is a passionate and driven artist with a particular focus on acting, writing and directing. Having been an active member of Canberra’s theatre scene for seven years now, some of Ella’s notable roles include Babe Botrelle in Crimes of the Heart (Canberra Repertory Society, 2023), Gwen in the premiere of You Can’t Tell Anyone (Canberra Youth Theatre, 2023), for which she received an Ovations award, Mon in How To Vote! (Canberra Youth Theatre, 2022), and Eliza Wishart in Jasper Jones (Budding Theatre, 2019). Most recently, Ella performed in Bombshells (Echo Theatre, 2024) as Theresa McTerry, and Jean Fordham in August: Osage County (Free Rain, 2024). In 2024, Ella made her directing debut with Happy Meals, Happy Kids (Sunny Productions, 2024). In 2022 she obtained her Certificate IV in Acting for Stage and Screen and was part of the 2022 Emerge Company where she co-devised and performed in an original work. Since childhood, Ella has been passionate about Greek mythology and stories, and is honoured to take on the role of Antigone in this production.
Ella Buckley
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Samuel Thomson
Samuel Thomson completed Year 12 at Lake Ginninderra College, Canberra, in 2024 and appeared in a number of school productions. He appeared in Queanbeyan Players’ Bubble Boy at Belconnen Community Theatre in 2025. He is […]
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Ben Smith Whatley – Oedipus the King
Ben Smith Whatley was born in Sydney in the mid 80’s, but lived and travelled across the globe before taking up roots in Canberra. It is here he studied Photomedia at the ANU, Screen VFX […]
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Imelda Alembick – Greek Chorus – Oedipus the King – Perth 2026
“I’m Imelda, a 14-year-old performer from Western Australia. I’ve always loved the magic of being on stage and the opportunity to step into someone else’s world for a little while. “I’m a member of Western […]