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Paul Denny (actor)
Paul Denny is an Australian stage, television, and film actor. Early life Paul Denny grew up in Allora, Queensland. His first experience of acting was at the age of 11 or 12, as one of the sons in a production of ''Fiddler On The Roof'' staged as part of the Allora annual community concert. He went on to perform in the annual concert in later years, including Monty Python skits. After finishing school, he studied acting at university. Career After graduating, Denny moved to Brisbane to pursue his acting career. In the second year, he won his first professional acting job, playing several roles in a production of ''Hamlet'' that toured Queensland for around six months. His good friend Adam Zwar wrote and directed a one-man show for Denny, called ''The Fall and Fall of Jeromy'', which ran between 1993 and 1996 to critical acclaim. This proved a breakthrough, and Denny started getting regular parts at the two Brisbane professional theatre companies, as well as being offered v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allora
Allora is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Allora had a population of 1,205. Geography Allora is on the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, by road south-west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is located on the New England Highway between Warwick, Queensland, Warwick and Toowoomba. History Giabal language, Giabal (also known as Paiamba, Gomaingguru) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Giabal language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Toowoomba Regional Council, particularly Toowoomba south to Allora and west to Millmerran, Queensland, Millmerran. In 1854, the first Presbyterian services were held in Allora. The town was surveyed in 1859. Its name is believed to derive from an Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal word ''"gnarrallah"'', meaning waterhole or swampy place. Following European settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
