Creative Director - Sally McLean After graduating from The Actors’ Institute, London, actor/writer Sally McLean co-wrote and co-produced the successful 45 minute feature A Little Rain Must Fall (invited to screen at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival) which premiered at Ealing Studios, London in July 1997 with Sally in the role of "Andy". She made her debut film as writer/director/producer with the short film fixNATION in 2004 (screened on OutThere, Foxtel 2005, Selected: Best of Anything Goes Film Screenings 2004, Melbourne), going on to complete her second short film Brigit & Benny (a modern faerietale) (Selected: The Festival of the Spirit, US) in 2005 with her in the role of "Brigit". BBC Single Drama & Film (now BBC Film) wrote of A Little Rain Must Fall: " ... immensely enjoyable ... wonderfully realistic ... refreshing ... The cast played their well defined characters superbly without exception ... (the dramatic events in the film) were handled both by the cast and writers with skill and sensitivity." Prior to this, she worked in production with the BBC in both their Music & Arts and Commercial Channels Depts. (now UKTV Channels), during which time she Chaired the BBC Alternative Program Development Unit and Australian Program Development Unit, submitting several successful television program proposals to the Controllers of BBC1 & 2. Since her return to Australia, alongside her acting career, she has worked in production for Channel 9, Southern Cross Broadcasting, Freemantle Media, Endemol Southern Star and Grundy Television on programs such as Big Brother, Comedy Inc. and 1 vs 100. Sally's professional memberships include the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), in both the Equity and STAA divisions, as well as being a Professional Member of the Australian Film Institute, serving as an AFI Award Juror for both the 2009 & 2010 AFI Awards. She is also a previous member of British Equity. Her first play as writer/director/producer, Chasing Pegasus: A Play in Ten Chords (written and workshopped in 2003), premiered in October 2006 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, with her in the role of "Katherine". Her second theatre production, again as writer/director/producer, P.S I Love You, premiered in July 2004, again to full audiences, with her in the role of "Elsie". Excerpts from her current work-in-progress Bayonets and Bully Beef, were showcased under her direction at the Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne in July 2005. Theatre Alive (an Arts Victoria initiative) wrote of Chasing Pegasus (a play in ten chords): "...confronting, thought provoking and engaging ... an experience that shouldn't be missed." As an actor, Sally’s film credits include leads in numerous independent short and feature films in both Australia and the UK. She has also played leading roles in over thirty Australian and UK stage productions including the Australian Premier of the off-Broadway hit, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change opposite Julia Morris and Matt Hetherington, at the Athenaeum Theatre, during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and a vast array of roles in UK and Australian television including The Bazura Project, Comedy Inc., Blue Heelers, Neighbours, Lowdown, Totally Full Frontal, The D Generation and the BBC mini-series Bootleg in the lead role of "Angie Powers". She continues to work primarily as an actor, producing her various writing projects under the Incognita banner. Other projects on Incognita's slate for production include the documentary Franz Stampfl: The Man Behind The Miracle Mile (working title) created by Sally, the feature film Dalny (with Sally as writer and co-lead) and the web TV historical series 'Till The Boys Come Home, based on her 2004 play P.S. I Love You (with Sally as co-writer and co-lead). For more information, visit her official website: www.sallymclean.com Photo © James Penlidis (2008) < back to About