I Came across a really great article in The Prague Post today, about a very well known Australian actor who has moved to the political, cultural, and economic centre (of the Czech Republic). And despite the state of the economy and the fact that he’s an Aussie (in Prague), has not deterred his credentials as a successful working actor.
…There’s a movement afoot in Prague to resurrect the glory days of English-speaking theater, the conditions that allowed the growth of English theater here 10 and 15 years ago have been dramatically altered. Also, that this resurgence of interest coincides with a global economical meltdown poses even newer problems for would-be and budding companies, just as Hollywood’s withdrawal from Czech film facilities has hampered the careers of professional English-speaking actors based here.
Not the case for Australian actor Peter Hosking, who appears undaunted by the situation. After a year in Prague, he’s working steadily and paid well for it.
…Last summer, Hosking appeared at the Prague Fringe, in a performance of his one-man show, by the prolific Australian writer Jack Hibberd.
…The play is not only about the passing of this one man, but also the death of a myth: in this instance, the rugged Aussie pioneer.
For Hosking, the past 10 years of working on the role, and touring it widely, has allowed him to fully inhabit Monk O’Neill. Outside of inhabiting Monk O’Neill, Hosking has been getting involved in the various English-speaking theater enterprises erupting around Prague.
…He even shared quite a bit of screen time with Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (wherein Streep screams the immortal line, “A dingo’s got my baby!”).
Hosking brings to Prague 30 years of experience as a professional actor.
