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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Steve Dow

Simon Stone on luring film stars on stage, family tragedy and staging Chekhov in Korean: ‘It’s one of the proudest moments in my career’

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Simon Stone: ‘The dip-in, dip-out attitude of Aussies to theatre, opera and film – which I very much don’t blame anyone for – isn’t enough for me.’ Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer

If Simon Stone had not set out to become a theatre- and film-maker of international renown, he might have instead followed his parents into science, perhaps even remaining in Melbourne where he spent most of his childhood.

“Australia would have had everything I needed,” he says – although, during our interview, the youthful-looking, bearded, passionate writer and director gives the impression Europe would have still held its allure.

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