Yahoo News Home and Away star Georgie Parker confirms short break from soap
Home and Away star Georgie Parker has revealed she will be temporarily stepping away from the soap to star on stage.
The Australian star has played the role of Roo Stewart since 2010, though confirmed in a new interview that she will be starring in play Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica over the next seven weeks, meaning she will be taking a break.
“I’m lucky that with Home and Away or any other TV productions I’ve been involved with, I’ve been very fortunate that I kind of put it out there – if it’s going to be long term, that I need time out for plays,” she told Yahoo! Lifestyle.
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“Channel Seven has always been very generous with letting me do that, and ask for [time off]. I just get it written into my contract.”
The actress went on to note that the soap tends to “revolve around the younger cast members”, meaning writing her out is easier, adding: “It doesn’t break any storylines in half if I take time out to go, so I’m lucky in that way."
With her exiting now, it would likely mean that Roo will be absent from around August, as the soap films five months in advance.
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Speaking further about returning to the stage, Parker admitted: “It’s the most natural medium for an actor because you start at the beginning of the story and you end, at the end. It suits my energy levels [and] I love the connection with the audience.
“It’s the immediacy of [theatre] that I love, and always have, I started in theatre."
Elsewhere in the new interview, Parker admitted that she had talked to Home and Away co-star James Stewart (Justin Morgan) about working on stage together at some point.
“I would definitely [collaborate] with Jimmy, [if] Jimmy wanted to do something. Wouldn’t that be fun?” she said. “Jimmy and I talk about it a bit.”
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.
In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.
Selected classic episodes are available via Prime Video in the UK.
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