Mark Gogoll has been involved in the entertainment industry for over thirty years. After majoring in Drama and Psychology at Melbourne University, Mark taught at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. He then went on to directing productions for The Adelaide Theatre Trust and The State Theatre Company in Perth.

As a performer, he toured in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, The Gondoliers, Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, The Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore. He then worked in theatre production, publicity and casting before joining an actor's agency in Sydney back in 1987.

After returning to Melbourne, he was invited to join Performers Management and created the first Music Theatre branch of any agency in Australia. During this time, he worked on over 40 contracts of the original productions of Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera.

Five years later he branched out on his own and opened his company Mark Gogoll Enterprises in 1994. Since then, he has personally managed high profile performers for stage and screen including Marina Prior, David Hobson and Silvie Paladino.

Mark is charming and insightful. He is equipped with infinite knowledge of the demands and rewards presented to performers. From his unique vantage point he engages with an exciting industry and in recent times has observed the monumental impact of the Covid pandemic on stages and screens.

He generously recounts a career in the entertainment sector and ponders the challenge and triumph it can deliver.

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