Overlook Productions

04/06/2026

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT:
COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading
LINDA BORNER - Ruth

📸 Linda Borner is a dynamic stage and screen actor with over 30 years of performance experience across theatre, festivals, voice-over, dance, and physical performance. Her recent credits include Silver Stars of Freedom 2026, The Va**na Monologues 2025, This Is The Way The World Ends 2025, I See You 2024, Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album Narration 2023.
Linda is a passionate supporter of local arts and thrives on exploring the human condition through performance and creative collaborations. She is delighted to be part of this production.

Here is the Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading.
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

03/06/2026

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT:
COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading
JOEL BALLESTY - Nick

📸 Joel Ballesty is a 22 year old actor under study in ATA Acting Studio and Joe Zeija’s Voice Acting Academy. Performing all throughout high-school in productions including ‘Shrek the Musical’ and ‘12 Angry Men’ as Juror 10. After graduating high-school Joel began working for Kryal Castle where he performs and serves as a historical weapon instructor. Also spending time travelling Europe and working full time, returning to acting on stage in Overlook Productions ‘COSI’ as Nick. Joel seeks to share the passion for telling good stories and theatre through his performances today and in the future.

Here is the Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading.
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

02/06/2026

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT:
COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading
KATRINA HILL - Cherry

📸 Katrina Hill is a Ballarat performer with a background in self-devised theatre, immersive storytelling, and historical performance.
She has appeared in a number of self-created productions and was part of ‘The Va**na Monologues’ in 2025. Having spent years creating projects from scratch, organising rehearsals, and generally making things happen, she was relieved to discover that this time someone else had already done all that and simply asked her to turn up and perform. Katrina is always eager to jump into new creative adventures, preferably involving a good story, an enthusiastic audience, and only a minimal amount of paperwork.

💥Special Thanks to Cast Member Simon Buckle for taking everyone’s Headshot! They all look wonderful. 🙏🏽

Here is the Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading.
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

01/06/2026

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT:
COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading
HAMISH O’BRIEN - Zac

📸 Hamish O’Brien is a theatre-film trained Actor, based in Ballarat VIC. He has been acting within the Industry for the past 5-6 years since completing his Bachelor's for Stage and Screen in 2021. He went on to work as a Cinema Technician in 2022 to gain film operations knowledge. Later worked on Film Sets for Features including Mad Max Furiosa, We Bury The Dead and Mr.Irrelevant. Hamish has been doing classes and Screen workshops with ATA Acting Studio over the last 3 years, since 2023, honing his craft. Did commercials for the local Uni, Ballarat City Council and Toyota, worked on set of multiple Melbourne short films such as Boys Club, Love and Crumble and The Belie. He also is currently Writer-Director for the Short-film project Haven't Spoken Since, submitted to Poco Film Festival 2026 in Ballarat. Hamish brings a unique blend of creativity and discipline to every project. His work reflects a deep passion for storytelling and a commitment to pushing artistic boundaries.

💥Special Thanks to Cast Member Simon Buckle for taking everyone’s Headshot! They all look wonderful. 🙏🏽

Here is the Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading.
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

31/05/2026

Tickets have been steadily selling and we are excited for audiences to meet these unique characters in July. 🎟️ We only have two performances of ‘COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading’
Don’t miss out if you want to come along. We can’t wait for audiences to see this entertaining reading of the iconic Australian Play by Louis Nowra.
The Readings will be staged at the Eureka Centre Ballarat.
Thanks for your support.

The Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading is below:
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

28/05/2026

DOUG (Mitchell Hardman) & CHERRY (Katrina Hill) enjoy each other’s company. 🔪🎬
“Go Burn a Cat!” 🐱🔥
The Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading is below:
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

22/05/2026

Lastly, meet ZAC (Hamish O’Brien) & DOUG (Mitchell Hardman)! They are fellow ‘patients’ and are pictured here with HENRY & ROY. All of them are causing headaches for their Director, LEWIS. 🎬 Zac & Doug are another two of the Characters involved with COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading in July! 👁️
The Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading is below:
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

21/05/2026

Meet our Social Worker, JUSTIN (Tim Harris) with Lewis. They are both pondering if ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ is the right fit for the ‘Patients’.🎬 Justin is another one of the Characters involved with COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading in July! 👁️
The Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading is below:
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

20/05/2026

Meet KIRNER (Stewart Greedy) our Narrator and Financial Officer of the Mental Institution, with HEATHER (Miranda Donald) a ‘patient’ and wannabe Stage Manager. 🎬 These another two of the Characters involved with COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading in July! 👁️
The Booking Link for COSI - A Rehearsed Table Reading is below:
https://www.trybooking.com/DMFLL

10/12/2025