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Romy Glass believes that every role she has played has a purpose in her career journey.Glass, who spent the past 16 months performing at Universal Studios in Singapore, is back on home soil to play Daisy in Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!. And she said that her stint as Eadie M at Universal Studios helped prepare her for her current role.
“I’m very big on the universe will bring me the roles when I’m ready for them,” she told The AJN ahead of the first stage show. “I’m putting myself out there for everything possible. But with the route that I’m going right now, I’m really happy with where I’ve ended up.
Universal got me ready for this experience and I think this experience is going to get me ready for the next one.”At Universal Studios, Glass was originally hired for the specific role of Eadie M, but said she was fortunate that she was able to play a few other characters as well. She did a show in the Madagascar Universe, Eadie M in the Trolls Universe, was part of the park’s Christmas show and was cast in the summer event for the release of the new Minions movie.
When that contract came to an end, she put herself forward for Peppa Pig. While originally she only auditioned for Peppa, the casting crew put her forward for both Peppa and Daisy – the only non-animal in the show and a character created specifically for Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!.Glass travelled down to Melbourne to audition, which she said was a wonderful experience.
“I was questioning whether to fly down to Melbourne for the audition, but in the back of my head I just thought worse comes to worst, I would have put myself in front of people and that could open further opportunities in the future,” she said. “The panel was just so lovely, it was such an easy audition. I felt very comfortable, there was no stress around it.
They made the space so warm and welcoming.”A week later, Glass booked the gig.“I’m so excited to be able to do that for the next generation and maybe inspire the future of the musical theatre industry.
”Glass described Daisy – created by director and writer Richard Lewis to help the story along – as the girl next door, the fun friend of Peppa and the other animals.“She’s also a character that exists in her own world,” Glass explained. “She’s playful and cool in a way that makes sense in Peppa’s world, but she still feels real, which has been such a fun challenge to work with because she’s also the bridge between the audience and the characters.
”Glass is, of course, referring to the fact that for many children in the audience, Peppa and her family and friends would have only previously existed on a television screen. Daisy is there to help the children understand that Peppa can be in 3D form too.“Peppa communicating to a human puts into their minds that Peppa exists right in front of them, at that moment, as well,” she explained.
“As someone who fell in love with theatre as a kid – I think my first theatre show was The Wiggles Live – I remember how amazing I thought everything was; it was just such a spectacle. I’m so excited to be able to do that for the next generation and maybe inspire the future of the musical theatre industry.”Lewis first became involved in Peppa in 2007 when it was still emerging as a brand.
Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! is the director’s third time directing in Australia, and he said he’s excited to be bringing the character and her friends “straight from the West End”.“I’m very big on the universe will bring me the roles when I’m ready for them.”“One of the things I have learnt from directing Peppa all over the world is that a pre-schooler is a pre-schooler, irrespective of whatever continent they are on.
I’m just delighted to be able to bring Peppa to her fans again in the Southern Hemisphere,” he said.“For Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! we have created lots of new puppets our Australian audiences wouldn’t have seen before. We bring together all sorts of different techniques to make the action and fun with Peppa, her family and friends come to life on stage.
Also, the level of audience interaction has increased, with even more opportunities in this new show for the audience to sing along, dance and to get involved.”For Glass, she’s thrilled to be part of the show, bringing Peppa to children all around Australia.“It’s filled with so much interactive, engaging fun,” she promised.
“There’ll be singing, there’ll be dancing, you might see a few little animals popping out. We visit the zoo, we visit the beach. It’s definitely a show not to be missed for your child’s first experience at the theatre.
”And, she said, she feels especially privileged to be representing her community on stage.“I’m happy that I can be a member of the Jewish community doing this in the theatre. It’s not often enough that we have one of us on stage, it’s really nice that I’m able to do this and still keep my identity and culture very close to me.
”As for what the future holds, once she has wrapped up Peppa, she’ll continue to do what she has done since she graduated – put herself out there for every opportunity.“I think that’s the best way to be seen and make connections, and whatever comes to me, I’ll take it and grow with it.”Peppa Pig Fun Day Out LIVE! is now showing across Australia.
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