STAGES with Peter Eyers

STAGES Episode 530: BERT LABONTÉ


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Growing up Bert LaBonté had eyes on an AFL career. A chance meeting with legendary actor Terry Norris gave him the confidence to pursue a life on the stage and he was soon studying the craft at Ballarat University. Several decades later and Bert is an established favourite on screen and stages; dramatic and musical, around Australia.

Bert is presently in rehearsal for August: Osage County at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney. He recently captivated audiences as Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. A long list of  musical theatre credits include: The Book of Mormon, An Officer and a Gentleman,Chess and Grey Gardens. 

His Melbourne Theatre Company credits include: The Truth, Kiss of the Spider Woman, LungsRupert, Birdland, The Mountaintop, Elling and othersFor Sydney Theatre Company, he has performed in Fences, A Raisin in the SunAll My Sons, The Grenade and Spelling Bee, and his Malthouse Theatre credits include: Cloudstreet, I am A Miracle, Time Share. 

Screen credits include Colin From AccountsErotic StoriesFive BedroomsPieces of HerLie With MeFISKThe NewsreaderSurviving SummerMore Than ThisJack IrishWentworth, Playing for KeepsUpper Middle Bogan, Tomorrow When The War Began, Lowdown, Wilfred, The Let Down, and Squinters. Film credits including Animal Kingdom and The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee.  

Bert has just made is Directorial debut with Melbourne Theatre Company’s Topdog Underdog, and in 2025 plays Maxim in Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca with the company.

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