June 2015

Smasher (Photo courtesy of ABC TV)

The ABC mini-series, The Secret River, in which Tim plays Northern Irish ex-convict Smasher Sullivan, is now available on DVD from the ABC Shop.

It’s even on sale at the moment, priced at $24.99, until 23rd July, 2015!

They ship internationally but, as it is Region 4 only, do check that your player is suitable.

It’s also available from iTunes and Google Play in Australia.

There’s no news yet as to whether The Secret River will air outside Australia or if the DVD will be made available in other region formats, but we’ll let you know straight away if we hear anything.

If you’ve yet to see it, here’s the series trailer:

Here, Tim talks about his role as Smasher Sullivan:

You’ll be able to catch both episodes on ABC iView until 9:30pm on 5th July, 2015.

Adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, The Secret River was directed by Daina Reid and stars British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen as William Thornhill, a convict, and Sarah Snook as Sal, his free settler wife, who are transported to the new colony of New South Wales in 1805. Tim is amongst a stellar cast which also includes: Lachy Hulme, Genevieve Lemon and Trevor Jamieson. It was shot in locations across Victoria and on The Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, last year.

The Secret River, the ABC mini-series in which Tim plays the malevolent Northern Irish ex-convict Smasher Sullivan, concludes with Episode 2, this Sunday 21st June, 2015, at 8:30pm, on ABC.

Episode 1 will be repeated this Saturday 20th June at 9:05pm on ABC or you can catch-up on ABC iView. (iView is available to Australian viewers only)

The new trailer for Episode 2:

Here, Tim talks about his role as Smasher Sullivan, intercut with some behind the scenes footage:

Trevor Jamieson, who plays ‘Greybeard’, on the importance of the story and of talking about this history:

You’ll find the extended series trailer and more videos of the cast members talking about their roles on ABC TV’s YouTube Channel.

Adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, The Secret River was directed by Daina Reid and stars British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen as William Thornhill, a convict, and Sarah Snook as Sal, his free settler wife, who are transported to the new colony of New South Wales in 1805. Tim is amongst a stellar cast which also includes: Lachy Hulme, Genevieve Lemon and Trevor Jamieson. It was shot in locations across Victoria and on The Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, last year.

Further details and a gallery of images can be found on the ABC website.

On Monday, 15th June, Tim returns to chat with Conan O’Brien on his hit US TV show for the fourth time! The other guests are Angie Harmon and Jeff Garlin.

Previous appearances saw Tim perform Inflatable You and Prejudice. Maybe, this time, there’s a chance of a song from Matilda The Musical…

Tune to tbs at 11/10c to catch the show and find out.

Those living in Canada will be able to catch the episode a day later on The Comedy Network.

If you missed it or you fancy a blast from the past, here’s Tim being interviewed on the show in April 2012:

Tim will be heading to Thousand Oaks, CA, in October to perform as part of the Civic Arts Plaza’s 2015-2016 season!

Saturday October 17th, 2015
Scherr Forum – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Thousand Oaks, CA
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:30pm

Tickets are $46.50 each, including booking fees and go on general sale on the June 20th 2015, 12pm PDT.

If you can’t wait until then, then you’re in luck because the pre-sale is on now! You can grab your tickets here, using the offer code ‘early’.

Tim is performing in the smaller room of the plaza complex, so you won’t want to dawdle over buying your tickets as they’ll probably sell out quickly!

Tim’s playing Northern Irish ex-convict Smasher Sullivan in the ABC mini-series The Secret River, adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel.

The two part series starts 8:30pm this Sunday, 14th June and concludes on Sunday 21st June.

Both episodes will be available on ABC iView.

Details about the programme can be found on the ABC website where (if you scroll down and to the right a bit) they describe Smasher Sullivan’s background and character. Below, Tim talks briefly about playing him:

In case you’ve not yet seen it, here’s the full trailer:

Shot in locations across Victoria and on The Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, last year, The Secret River was directed by Daina Reid and stars British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen as William Thornhill, a convict, and Sarah Snook as Sal, his free settler wife, who are transported to the new colony of New South Wales in 1805. Tim is amongst a stellar cast which also includes: Lachy Hulme, Genevieve Lemon and Trevor Jamieson.

Tim’ll be joining the Festival Supreme line-up, at the Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds, Los Angeles, on Saturday 10th October, 2015.

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D have once again put together an extraordinary line-up for their third LA comedy rock festival, including Die Antwood, The Kids In The Hall, The Darkness, Dan Deacon, Jenny Slate, Big Freedia, Amy Poehler, Kristen Schaal, Tenacious D (of course) and many many more. See the poster below.

You’ll find the full line-up and detailed festival information on the Festival Supreme website.

Pre-sale tickets are available Tuesday, June 9th at 10am PST through to Wednesday, June 10th at 10am PST from FestivalSupreme.com, password “SUPREME”.

Tickets will go on general sale Thursday, June 11th at 12pm PST.

This space intentionally not minchining The Great Visa Fuckuppery or subsequent Fuckuppery Make-uppery…

Yesterday evening Tim attended the official Matilda The Musical US Tour opening night at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. The show will enthrall LA audiences at the Ahmanson until July 12th, before heading around the country to a theatre near or near-ish to you!

There are performances at cities all over the US, including San Francisco’s SHN Orpheum Theatre, Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, Dallas’ AT&T Performing Arts Center and many more. It’s a delightfully long list!

To see the full touring schedule listed, and viewable on a map, head over to the Matilda The Musical National US Tour website, where you can also purchase your tickets.

The three girls sharing the title role are Gabby Gutierrez, Mia Sinclair Jenness, and Mabel Tyler. The principal cast also features (alphabetically): Jennifer Blood (Miss Honey), Quinn Mattfeld (Mr. Wormwood), Bryce Ryness (Miss Trunchbull) and Cassie Silva (Mrs. Wormwood).

Below you can see the three US Tour Matildas with Tim and Lucy Dahl. For the sake of fairness, Tim picked a name out of a hat to see which of them would play Matilda on opening night. Click here if you’d like to see who was chosen.

(L-R Front) The Matildas – Gabby Gutierrez, Mabel Tyler and Mia Sinclair Jenness with (L-R Back) Lucy Dahl and Tim at the opening night party.

Tim and Sarah Minchin arriving for the opening night performance.

Bryce Ryness (Miss Trunchbull) and Tim during the opening night party.

The Matilda The Musical US Tour company during the party for the opening night performance.

All photos by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

If you’d like to catch up with how Tim came to write the music and lyrics for the stage musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s famous book, then the story so far is here. You’ll also find the reviews and a huge list of international awards Matilda has received, including four Tony Awards and a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards, along with photos and videos marking key chapters.