After beginning a career as a stand-up comedian in 1991, Aussie actor Eric Bana made his feature film debut in The Castle, where he played accountant and amateur kickboxer Con Petropoulous. (Photo, circa early-2000s.)
Thirty years since its screening, Working Dog's iconic 1997 film is set to charm audiences once more as a stage production.
Reportedly, the much-loved comedy classic:
'... has broken the record for highest first day ticket sales for a play in [Melbourne's] Her Majesty’s Theatre history.'
Could we see Bana treading the boards as 'cameo-Con'?
I know... we're 'dreamin'".
**This photograph is part of an IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
He has several published collections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley' and 'Last light on Victoria Dock, 1999'. To see more from Bill, click here.
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