Lexi Sekuless has been gracing screens and theatres at home and abroad since graduating with a Bachelor of Acting from the Royal School of Speech and Drama in 2013. Lexi stepped out on London’s stages, playing Lady Anne in Richard III at the Globe for the Wanamaker Festival and in Appetite at the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. Back in Australia, she has performed in Shakespeare with Sport for Jove, as well as roles in hit television shows like Rake, Total Control and Secret City. She has lent her voice to novels, commercials and documentaries. Lexi kept homebound people entertained during the pandemic with live music stream Live in Ya Lounge and produced a live stream of Richard III with Lakespeare & Co., the production company she co-founded. Following a stint as a federal arts advisor, she is now the driving force behind Mill Theatre at Dairy Road in Fyshwick.

Auribus the rescue Kelpie

Auri spends a lot of time with me! He is a huge source of joy and relaxation. Many friends want to have lunch with Auri, and I get invited along!

Coffee, especially at Typica in Manuka

Stella and the Typica team have become colleagues and friends and having a local is the most essential part of life as a creative. You need an office, right!?

Sonnets

I am always returning to this punchy, rich, complex poetic form. My favourite discovery from the pandemic is the 44 sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, many of which people wrongly attribute to William Shakespeare.

Marilyn Monroe

The whole world is in love with Marilyn but the recent Andrew Dominik film, Blonde, has made me think about her again. I also had a cabaret show about her I used to do.

The Canberra Music scene, especially local band ARCHIE!

During the pandemic I was blessed to host Live in Ya Lounge, a weekly live stream created by Event AV Services. My first stream was with ARCHIE (pictured); the group set the tone for a series committed to bringing musicians and Canberrans together in horrendous times. Don’t tell them – I’m in love!