
Our People
Our Patron

Uncle Jack Charles
We are so incredibly saddened to hear of Uncle Jack Charles’ passing.
As our treasured Patron, we are so touched to have been graced by his charms, generosity and good humour. Through our connection with him, we were able to share the values of the association which are aligned with his own- a spirit of tenacity and subversion along with a dedication to storytelling and the arts. We have always known him to be thoroughly loved and respected by the whole industry, and though he will be sorely missed, his legacy will remain in our hearts forever.
INTRODUCING OUR PRESIDENT
Anton Berezin (he/him)
Anton Berezin is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Berezin is best known for his roles in over 25 commercial musical theatre productions such as THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, EVITA, SWEENEY TODD, WICKED, THE PRODUCERS, CABARET, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and CATS. His film and Television work credits include NEWTON’S LAW, THE DIVORCE, JACK IRISH: BLACK TIDE and MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES. He has been a prolific producer of Musical Theatre and Family Theatre through Life Like Touring, a production house he established in 1998 with his wife, actress and writer, Theresa Borg. Berezin is an Ashkenazi Jew, born in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union and arrived in Melbourne in 1976, at the age of 3, as a refugee. Berezin speaks fluent Russian and learned his ancestral language, Yiddish, as an adult.

Executive Committee


Dean Drieberg (he/him)
Vice President

Weng Yi Wong (she/her)
Secretary

Emily Harvey (she/her)
Treasurer
Life Members

1993 Blair Edgar OAM
(founding member)
1993 Steven Tandy(founding member)
1994 Irene Mitchell (1905 - 1995)1994 Lady Pamela Travers (1899 - 1996)
1995 Lady ‘Viola’ Tait AM (1911 - 2002)
1996 Pamela Ruskin (1920 - 2010)
1996 Anne Fraser
2000 Frank van Straten OAM
2001 Paul Hammond FRAD OAM (1922 - 2010)
2008 Geoffrey Milne (1945 - 2013)
2011 Mark Williams
2013 Martin Croft
2013 Will Conyers
2016 Chris Thompson
2017 Chris Boyd
Past Presidents

1983-1985 Steven Tandy
1985-1990 Prof. John Rickard
1990-1994 Hugo Leschen
1994-1999 Beverly Dunn
2000-2002 Rob Meldrum
2002-2005 Will Conyers
2005-2010 Dr Mark Williams
2010-2011 Richard Watts
2011-2012 Tim Stitz
2012-2015 Chris Thompson
2016-2020 Prof. Hilary Glow