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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The kitchen wisdom that saved Marta Dusseldorp's marriage, and the restaurants she loves most
Award-winning Australian actress Marta Dusseldorp grew up in Melbourne, but now calls Tasmania home, having moved there seven years ago for a sea change. The producer and star of ABC TV series Bay of Fires – filmed mostly on the west coast of Tassie – hasn't slowed down since she left the mainland with her family. Dusseldorp, a Victorian College of the Arts graduate who worked as a waitress in St Kilda and South Yarra in her 20s, went on to become a household name by the early 2000s – appearing in hit TV series including Jack Irish, The Crownies and A Place to Call Home. These days, Dusseldorp travels to Sydney and Melbourne regularly for work, and always tries to visit her favourite restaurants in each city, as well as those in her adopted hometown, Hobart. Eating out
The Age
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
The kitchen wisdom that saved Marta Dusseldorp's marriage, and the restaurants she loves most
Award-winning Australian actress Marta Dusseldorp grew up in Melbourne, but now calls Tasmania home, having moved there seven years ago for a sea change. The producer and star of ABC TV series Bay of Fires – filmed mostly on the west coast of Tassie – hasn't slowed down since she left the mainland with her family. Dusseldorp, a Victorian College of the Arts graduate who worked as a waitress in St Kilda and South Yarra in her 20s, went on to become a household name by the early 2000s – appearing in hit TV series including Jack Irish, The Crownies and A Place to Call Home. These days, Dusseldorp travels to Sydney and Melbourne regularly for work, and always tries to visit her favourite restaurants in each city, as well as those in her adopted hometown, Hobart. Eating out
West Australian
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
What to Watch: Bay Of Fires, Dancing With The Stars, We Were Liars and Joanna Lumley's Danube
It's hard to describe this drama series. Part crime caper, part Tassie noir, part black comedy, it's a mishmash of genres that, in all honesty, shouldn't really go together. Yet it does — and pretty darn well in season two. Part of the reason this sometimes confounding series lands better this time around is undoubtedly Marta Dusseldorp, the show's co-creator. She is fantastic as Stella Heikkinen, the woman who at the end of 2023's first season was living in witness protection in the wild and remote Mystery Bay with her two children, Otis (Imi Mbedla) and Iris (Ava Caryofyllis). She'd managed to outwit and outlast all those looking to do her in, and as we check in with her again this season, she's juggling the town's criminal enterprises, holding on by the skin of her teeth. Dusseldorp does a fantastic job of making us believe every white-knuckle moment of it all. The show has managed to assemble an absurdly talented ensemble cast, which includes Pamela Rabe, Roz Hammond, Kerry Fox and Toby Leonard Moore, who all do a great job of inhabiting their, at times wildly unbelievable, characters. Season two sees backstories fleshed out further, and it's great to spend more time with these quirky misfits, discovering why they have found themselves trapped together in the open-air prison of Mystery Bay. There's danger afoot for them all this season, and especially for Stella, who is beating off the Russians, a cult leader (Matt Nable) and the spectre of crime matriarch Frankie McLeish (Kerry Fox) — she's barely holding on, and it's heaps of fun watching as she attempts to juggle everything, including her would-be relationship with Jeremiah (Moore). A satisfying continuation of a truly bonkers story. Sir David Suchet played one of Agatha Christie's most famous characters — Inspector Hercule Poirot — for a whopping 25 years, so he's the perfect person to host this delightful historical travelogue series, which sees him retracing Christie's journeys aboard a steamship in 1922. She's criss-crossing the old Empire, with Suchet, a delightful guide, following behind. It's lovely to spend some time in his quiet presence. Dim the lights and crank up the mirror ball — it's time for another turn on the dance floor! This season boasts a great line-up (how DO they keep enticing stars to sign on the dotted line?), including Osher Gunsberg, Shaun Micallef, Rebecca Gibney, Susie O'Neill and Felicity Ward. Week one is always heaps of fun, mostly because there are always one or two who crash out spectacularly — you'll want to be watching to find out who they are. Family-friendly fun. Regular readers of these columns will know my love for teen drama runs deep. This one is based on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart, and follows impossibly gorgeous Cadence Sinclair Eastman (Emily Alyn Lind) and her tight-knit circle of friends (The Liars) as they come to grips with events that changed their lives one summer. If you loved The Summer I Turned Pretty, you'll want to check this out. I can't think of too many people who have seen quite as much of the world as Joanna Lumley — what a well-travelled life she's lived! In this series, she's embarking on an epic journey down 3000km of the Danube, as it flows towards the Black Sea. The river, which traverses the heart of Europe, tells myriad different stories, and Lumley is there with open mind and open heart to hear as many as she can — and it's an absolute delight. Don't miss this one.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
10 Shows to Watch on TV This Winter
Winter's closing in, which can only mean one thing: it's time to get snuggly on the couch and settle in for good old binge watch! Good news: there are plenty of great shows on the way. Ready, set, watch! And just like that, we're back with the girls! Can we still call them that? Probably not, they're well into their 50s. But true to form, they're still living their best New York lives. This season begins with Carrie settled into her enormous new Brownstone, Miranda dating up a storm (Che Diaz is out of the picture), and Charlotte still knee-deep in teen life. Frothy, escapist fun. Starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson, this series is about an over-the-hill pro golfer (Wilson) who, after the collapse of his life and his marriage, decides to hedge his bets and mentor a 17-year-old golf prodigy called Santi (Peter Dager). Described as a 'heartfelt, feel-good sports comedy', it's already getting lots of buzz. Ted Lasso 2.0? There have been some great British crime dramas doing the rounds of late, and this one, starring Sean Bean as a cocaine smuggling gangster called Ronnie Phelan, is up there, having already generated plenty of buzz in the UK. Joining Bean are James Nelson-Joyce as Ronnie's associate and Hannah Onslow as the woman he falls for — their love story is at the centre of the story. Based on the enormously popular book by Jane Harper, this stars The Rings Of Power's Charlie Vickers as Kieran Elliott, a man returning to his home town in Tasmania, along with his partner (Yerin Ha, who'll soon be seen as the romantic lead in the upcoming series of Bridgerton), haunted by a tragedy that changed their lives years earlier. When a woman's body is discovered on the beach, the truth of what really occurred comes to light. Emily Alyn Lind and Shubham Maheshwari star in We Were Liars. Credit: Jessie Redmond / Prime Based on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart, the series follows the story of wealthy teen Cadence Sinclair Eastman (Emily Alyn Lind) and her close-knit group of friends, nicknamed The Liars. Cadence, from a privileged and secretive family, returns to their private island a year after a mysterious accident changed her life — dark secrets begin to emerge. One for younger viewers. If you've ever made a mixtape, then this one's for you! Based on the novel by Jane Sanderson, this tells the story of two teen lovers, Alison (Teresa Palmer) and Daniel (Jim Sturgess), living in Sheffield, England, in 1989 who drift apart, only to reconnect years later on the other side of the world. This has big One Day energy, and fans of that nostalgic Netflix series will want to check this out. Bay of Fires, starring Marta Dusseldorp, is back for a second season. Credit: Supplied Season two of this Tasmanian-set dark comedy is hitting screens mid-June. It sees Marta Dusseldorp returning to reprise her role as mum-on-the-run, Stella. She's still stuck in Mystery Bay, but good news — no one has tried to kill her in recent months! But things won't stay smooth-sailing for long — you can't mess with the Russian mafia and not expect consequences. Those that love a period drama will be pleased to see that this under-the-radar favourite is returning for a third season. The Julian Fellowes-created show follows New York's upper-crust as they navigate life in the 'Gilded Age'. Come for the fabulous frocks, stay for sensational performances from The White Lotus' Carrie Coon and Christine Baranski. Disney is doing fans a solid favour and dropping all 10 episodes of the fourth season at the same time — winning! This season sees Carmy, Sydney and Richie determined to move forward after the disastrous run-up to the opening of their fine dining establishment. Can they overcome all that toxicity and pull together as a team? We can't wait to find out. If you've seen the trailer for the third and final season of Squid Game, chances are you'll be bracing for the show's release — it looks scary as heck! This final series picks up from season two's devastating cliffhanger, and thrusts Gi-hun (Player 456) back into the game — he's more determined than ever to dismantle it once and for all. This one's shaping up to be big.
ABC News
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
With or Without You director Kelly Schilling on why she wrote a Mother's Day love story to 'heal' after divorce
Kelly Schilling's debut film is a story about love — but it's not quite a love story. What: A road-trip movie exploring the relationship between a young woman, her alcoholic mother, and the handsome stranger she's reluctant to take a chance on. Directed by: Kelly Schilling Starring: Marta Dusseldorp, Melina Vidler, Albert Mwangi Where: In cinemas Likely to make you feel: Like calling your mum She initially pegged With or Without You as a cross-cultural romance, and says writing it became a "healing process" at the end of her marriage. "I didn't want to get bitter, and I'm a romantic," she tells ABC Entertainment. "I didn't get the love story I wanted in real life, but I wanted to put one on the page so I could experience it through my characters." But after almost 15 years in the making, the film focuses more on the relationship between a mum and daughter — and is released just in time for Mother's Day. It follows Chloe (Melina Vidler), a young woman who's dedicated her life to rescuing her alcoholic mother, Sharon (Marta Dusseldorp). Chloe and Sharon soon find themselves on an unexpected road trip after Chloe's ex-boyfriend fire-bombs her caravan, destroying everything inside. They're joined on their journey by West-African man Dalu (Albert Mwangi), a relative stranger who's also looking for a better life. Despite delving into the cyclical, intergenerational nature of violence, abuse and addiction, as well as the experiences of those seeking asylum in Australia, With or Without You never feels bleak or didactic. And for Dusseldorp, it's the director's personal stake in the story that makes it shine. "I knew it would be treated with an enormous amount of respect and care and consciousness," Dusseldorp tells ABC Entertainment. Raised by a single mum with four kids, Schilling says things were "tough" financially for her family growing up. While her mum wasn't an alcoholic like Dusseldorp's character in the film, she did experience domestic violence in her childhood. "There's things that we live and learn from, especially in regards to relationships, and people come through our lives that maybe weren't very nice," Schilling says. As an adult, She remembers observing one of her partners — who had a substance abuse problem — around her children. It was then that she realised she was repeating the mistakes of her mum. "For me, that cycle was feeling that I was only really loveable if a man loved me — so accepting less than what I deserved in a man, because I was just lucky if he loved me." In the film, we see Chloe both pushing against and falling into the mistakes of her mum's past — just as Sharon mimicked her own mother's vices before her. Much of the film centres on Schilling's message that we cannot save each other — only ourselves. Chloe spent her childhood picking up the pieces of her mother and, as an adult, is still dedicating her life to dragging Sharon towards sobriety. Chloe pushes Dalu away, seeing him as just another person who needs her help, just as Dalu is drawn to Chloe's own tragedy, and tries to act as a mediator and support between the two women. "A lot of women try to save their partners, [and maybe] men do too, I don't know," Schilling says. "But in trying to save them, you put yourself in positions of possibly danger and pain — until you realise you have no control over their actions." Dalu's character was inspired by the father of Schilling's two children, who is Nigerian, and the obstacles the director saw him fight firsthand. Schilling says there was no awkwardness about putting her ex-husband on screen. "Apart from being West African, he just became his own character. For Mwangi, his character's story as a migrant and international student struggling to find work is "something I can relate to a lot". He remembers being told to "get out" of a bus after counting coins for a ticket and coming up short. "I will never forget that day. I was sweating through every pore in my body, and I felt like everyone's gaze in that bus was weighing on me. It was very embarrassing." Schilling and Mwangi collaborated on Dalu's character, with the actor editing elements of the script to ensure authenticity. "I really wanted to maintain his dignity," he says. He points to a scene where Dalu counts coins to pay for a meal in a diner, while a white waitress pointedly hovers over him. "He was kind of written as not really seeing [the racist subtext of] what was happening. And for me, that was impossible." For all the film's themes around our inability to save others, it also celebrates love and the power of small acts of kindness; a tissue from a child on a bus and gentle patience from a stranger in a pub provide key turning points in Sharon's recovery. "I want the audience to walk away from this film with the courage to forgive themselves for past mistakes … knowing they can trust their instincts. They just need to listen to them." In her own way, Schilling admits she wrote With or Without You as a love letter to her younger self. "Writing saved me when I was younger. Fighting for funding (and time, as a busy single mum) to see her script go from a dream to a reality, has been a years-long battle. "You just have to tuck it away. And then suddenly, I went to the cinema and I saw the posters up and I was like: 'It's really a real movie!'" Tearing up, she says the "dream come true" has been overwhelming at times. "Seeing some of the performances on screen, like Marta and Melina and some of their moments together, actually seeing it thrown back in my face in such a real, powerful way, it was confronting." Her own mum is "very proud". "She said, 'If you can find something good out of something that was so bad, and it helps people, then do it.'" With or Without You is in cinemas now.
