Simon Burke is one of Australia's most accomplished and respected performers, having enjoyed continued success since winning the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor at the age of 13. He has starred in countless film, television, stage and cabaret productions both in Australia and the UK.
DEBUT ALBUM
Simon's debut album Something About Always is now available - featuring featuring "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music and "Song On The Sand" from La Cage Aux Folles.
It's an intimate recording that lets you get to know Simon's rich, powerful and emotive voice, and features two very special guest stars: Connie Fisher and Caroline O'Connor.
HOLDING THE MAN OPENS AT THE TRAFALGAR STUDIOS MAY 4th
Simon is delighted to be starring with Jane Turner in the West End premiere of the multi-award winning Australian play HOLDING THE MAN.
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Simon, Connie Fisher and the von Trapp chlldren in The Sound Of Music-
Simon is one of Play School's most popular hosts -
Simon Burke (Captain von Trapp) with Connie Fisher (Maria) in The Sound Of Music -
Simon Burke and Sharon Millerchip in Satango 
Simon as Dick in October
Simon with Maggie Kirkpatrick at the 2005 Helpmann Awards which he hosted from 2001-2006-
Fiona Sinnott and Simon Burke in The Sound Of Music -
Simon performing in The Sound Of Music 
Simon with Katrina Retallick as Harry and Sarah in Company-
Simon as Francis Bacon in Three Furies - Scenes from the life of Francis Bacon
Simon as Captain von Trapp in The Sound Of Music
Simon writes...
When I first read Tim Conigrave's astonishing memoir HOLDING THE MAN when it was first published back in 1995 I was floored by its brutal honesty, its tenderness, its humour and most of all by the way it somehow managed to transport me back to some really key moments of my teenage years and early adulthood. I don't think I've ever felt so close to a book, laughed so much or cried so much in the course of a couple of hundred pages. When I went to the Stables Theatre in Sydney to see Tommy Murphy's adaption of the book early in previews back in 2006 I guess I was, like many thousands of fans of the book, a little wary of how it might turn out. What I witnessed that night was one of the most moving and perfect theatrical experiences of my life. Words cannot express how happy I was for Tommy, an incredibly gifted young playwright, for director David Bertholt's perfectly measured production and for the wonderful cast that he assembled for the original production.
I never in a million years imagined that 3 years later I would be part of the team bringing this incredible Australian work to the West End. As I write we have just done our last of 12 previews and the show officially opens its season at the Trafalgar Studios Tuesday May 4th. It is a total joy and a privilege to perform, and the audience reaction so far quite overwhelming. Myself and the wonderful Jane Turner, Anna Skillern and Oliver Farnworth play a mind-boggling array of about 60 characters between us - all framing the 15 year partnership of Tim and his partner John Caleo, from when they meet aged 15 at high school to their tragic and untimely deaths. As you will see from the pictures below there are definitely some looks that I will not be wearing off stage! I play amongst many other things both the boys' dads, a surfer grommet schoolmate called Derge, a leather daddy in a skanky gay bar, a theatre director and a gay hippy student activist. The greatest thrill for me is that London will get to see the brilliant performances of Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes who created the roles of Tim and John in the original Australian, both of whom are making their West End debuts. If you see this production, as I hope you will, I'm sure you'll agree with me that it would be impossible to imagine this show without them.
All best as ever
Simon
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