Domain Review Stonnington & Boroondara - February 22, 2023 by Domain Magazines

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

FEBRUARY 22-28, 2023

MARIA THATTIL

NEW BOOK ON SELF-DISCOVERY

DRINKS

CHEERS TO ALL THAT SPARKLES

TRAVEL

STUNNING SA ESCAPE

CA SEY DONOVA N & LORINDA M AY MERRY POR

STONNINGTON & BOROONDARA

C o mp i l e d b y H A I L E Y C O U L E S

The editor’s desk

HUGH DAVISON

ANNIKA KAFCALOUDIS

Most of us learnt a bit of Shakespeare at school. For some it was Hamlet, others maybe Macbeth, but for most, it was the bard’s star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. But in the new musical, & Juliet, the tragic heroine says “see-ya” to Romeo and forges her own path. One of our cover stars, Lorinda May Merrypor, takes the title role. The other, theatre mainstay Casey Donovan, plays Juliet’s nurse – but not quite as you’d remember her. Instead, she belts out songs by Katy Perry, Ariana Grande and P!nk. In this week’s cover story, the women spoke to us about how exciting it is to portray these strong female roles. ●

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THE EDIT Things we love about Melbourne

OUR COVER \ Casey Donovan and Lorinda May Merrypor. Photographed by Kristoffer Paulsen

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BOOKS

Maria Thattil tells her story of triumph over trauma in a new book. Wo r d s JA N E R O C CA

hen model and media personality Maria Thattil became the third person of colour to represent and win Miss Universe Australia in its 70-year history in 2020, she did more than break the norms. Now, she’s rewriting the rule book, and growing her fan base. Thattil used the pageant platform to launch a media career and has just released her first book, Unbounded. It’s an autobiographical self-help guide that traverses her experiences of dealing with racism, bullying and identity politics. She shares stories of teenage selfharm, coming out in her 20s and finding peace through spirituality. You might also remember Thattil from Channel 10’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! on which she came out as bisexual, to much fanfare from the tabloids. Until a few weeks ago, she kept her private love life away from the media,

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you want to get help,” Thattil says. “I share a personal story about my incident of self-harm at 14. I remember being that age and the toll it took on me – it was compounded by racism and bullying. “I didn’t understand as a child what was happening. I would get up and go to school and I numbed it and repressed it. “It continued until my 20s when I finally accepted what had happened and understood it. “I have a lot of my own trauma from coming out to self-sabotaging, but knowing you need to talk to someone is the start of that unravelling.” Thattil, who now describes herself as pansexual, plans to work on a project later this year with her brother Dominic – who is gay and bore the brunt of parental friction when he came out. “There was a lot of conflict in the family home when my brother came out,” she says. “But through a lot of perseverance and uncomfortable conversations, we got through and are closer than ever. “My parents had to overcome their views of the world and step into the way their children think. That isn’t easy for anyone set in their ways aged in their 50s and 60s, but they proved you could do it.” ● UNBOUNDED \ Out now through Penguin Australia.

but has since declared she’s happily in love with TikTok star Jorgee Rae. “I have always been somebody influenced by other human stories,” says Thattil, who was raised in Melbourne by Indian parents who migrated to Australia in the ’90s. “When I had hard moments in life and pulled myself out of those tough situations, it was always someone else’s story I connected with and that gave me the courage to speak up with my own.” Unbounded is her battle-scarred tell-all. From queer identity to

questioning her family’s strict Catholic faith to being the child of immigrants, she leans into all the uncomfortable parts of growing up and finding the courage to come out. Thattil hopes her new book will help those asking questions, who need a little spiritual and self-help guidance, and let them know they are not alone. “I know people will connect with my vulnerabilities,” she says. Thattil completed a bachelor’s degree in applied science and majored in psychology at RMIT. She got half-

way through her honours year before working in fashion retail for a few years. She later enrolled in a master of management at Melbourne Business School, worked in HR and then as a talent acquisition partner at the North East Link Project. All roads eventually led to a desire to enter Miss Universe Australia. She was in and out of relationships – some toxic, some pleasant – but she was constantly questioning why she didn’t feel like she fitted in. “I think it’s important to let people know it’s okay to struggle and admit

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Shakespeare’s ladies flip the script Casey Donovan and Lorinda May Merrypor star in & Juliet .

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COVER STORY The stars of & Juliet bring female role models to the stage in a retelling of the famous love story.

here’s a good chance you’d never seen a collaboration between Shakespeare and the writer behind Schitt’s Creek coming. But then, you’re unlikely to have conceived of the updated take on Romeo and Juliet by David West Read (the awardwinning writer of Schitt’s Creek), in which the bard’s tragic romance is reconfigured with a happier ending for the female lead. That’s the premise behind the new musical & Juliet, where the heroine realises Romeo isn’t all that and runs off to Paris. In it, does Juliet belt out Britney Spears’ Oops … I Did It Again? Tick. Are there songs sung by the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry and P!nk? Yep. All in all, there are 30 songs by hitmaker Max Martin (and friends), making the musical one in which you’re likely to know most of the words. Lorinda May Merrypor, who plays the titular part of Juliet, feels that her character is an improvement on some of the female leads in musicals past, such as Sandy – played by Olivia Newton-John – in the movie Grease. “When you think about it, Sandy had to change everything about herself to be with Danny,” she says. “I think it’s such a better role model that we’re coming up with now. “To have these women who take back the reins, who are like, ‘I am who I am, and that’s just me. If you don’t like it, we’re not going to work it out.’ And that’s what Juliet does. She’s like, ‘I need to live my own life. And if you fit into that, then that’s great. But I don’t need a man to fulfil me’.” Merrypor doesn’t simply talk about empowerment; she lives it. Consider how she won this sought-after role, for instance, in a play that has already won raves on the West End and Broadway. Having been a performer since she was “tiny”, Merrypor says she knew she had done the work to deserve the role, and it was time to go after it. But how to actually win it? Positive visualisation didn’t hurt. “I had this weird thing that every time I was in the bathroom, I would write ‘Juliet’ in the

mist on the shower screen while I was auditioning. I thought, I really want this, and I’m going to do anything in my power to make this happen. Working my butt off, learning all the material, but also thinking about it constantly. I watched every YouTube video that existed about & Juliet. There’s a lot of work that goes into it, but you have to believe that it’s possible as well.” Not that she was always surrounded by those who saw her full potential. “I grew up in Rockhampton, which is not a big city, and my dreams when I was younger seemed like maybe a bit of a fantasy to some people. There were definitely [those] who said, ‘You should have a back up!’ ” Through COVID-19 she started to think they were right. “There were a lot of jobs out there that I wasn’t getting and I didn’t understand what it

But playing Angelique was another drawcard for Donovan: “It’s a confident [part] – she’s a strong woman who wants to take the best care of Juliet and make sure she’s on the straight and narrow, but she also has her own heartbreak and her own love.” For Merrypor, the fact that there is diversity – “racial diversity, body diversity, gender nonconformity” – was another reason to love the show, especially as it provides role models. She lists her own encounters with public figures Brooke Blurton and Maria Thattil as pinch-me moments, saying, “They’re people I have looked up to in the media for a number of years – and little brown girls as well.” She says “little brown girls” with nuance. Someone once told her: “There will always be work for you, because you’re brown.” “It was like that was the reason I would get work, not because of my talents or ... hard

“It’s just absolutely amazing ... It’s great to have such a broad spectrum of representation.” CASEY DONOVAN

was. But I came to the point where I thought, something has to give, and I took a few months to 100 per cent focus on myself ... I started feeling a lot happier – working out and eating better, all those kinds of self-love things – and I think it turned into something great.” Rob Mills stars as playwright William Shakespeare in the show, and Casey Donovan stars as Juliet’s nurse, Angelique. Donovan was immediately wowed by the show’s premise and the fact that it made for a diverse theatrical offering. “It’s just absolutely amazing to see [how things have progressed in musical theatre]. It’s great to have such a broad spectrum of representation.” For example, Juliet’s pal in the show is a non-binary person.

work,” she says. “Not because I’m any good, just because they need a person of colour.” Of course, that’s an absurd notion, and Merrypor joins a cast that is supremely talented. But even someone as seasoned as Donovan knows that finding one’s confidence is a step-by-step process. For her part, she makes a concerted effort to relax and talks to the cast to see how everyone is coping. “What I love about the musical theatre community is that there are a lot of shoulders to lean on,” she says. The end result is magic: “Each night is different. Someone new is watching the show every night, so you want it to be new and exciting for them each time.” ● & JULIET \ Regent Theatre from February 26

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It’s our time to sparkle

French wineries are being wooed by Australia’s beautiful bubbly.

he Australian premium sparkling bubble has burst onto the world stage, and it’s got the French in a fine fizz, thanks to coolclimate grape growers giving champagne makers a reason to see what all the fuss is about. Australian winemaker and sparkling wine specialist Trina Smith, who usually spends her time in the Barossa, has collaborated with GH Mumm’s chef de cave Laurent Fresnet (a native of Champagne in France), to release Mumm Tasmania. It’s a world first for the reputed brand – with the

French heading south to chime in on the success of the region. “It’s been a conversation long in the making to get to this point with GH Mumm,” says Smith of the collaboration that began three years ago. “Sparkling always takes a while to eventuate – you have to find the fruit, know your growers and know your blocks, hold it in tirage for two to three years,” she says. “Australian sparkling works due to its climate up north [of Tasmania] in the Pipers River and Tamar

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Valley regions. The slightly cooler temperature and higher humidity helps keep temperature down, but also lets [it have] that long ripening period for acid retention.” Mumm Tasmania uses the French methode traditionnelle for its local sparkling. This allows the wines to fully develop their flavours and capture aromas of warm spices and red berries balanced with delicate acidity. Pirie is one of Tasmania’s leading premium sparkling makers, and senior winemaker Tom Wallace has perfected the art with a “late disgorged” drop valued at $145. It’s worth every penny – with grapes selected from parcels of chardonnay and pinot noir from the Tamar Valley. It takes 10 years to make, spending most of the decade on lees – the dead yeast cells left over from fermentation, which add complexity to the wine. “The main similarity between Tasmania and France is the coolness of the climate, but in Tasmania, we’re more consistent because we’re surrounded by the ocean,” Wallace says. “In France, Champagne is inland and the climate has become risky in the past few years – acquiring vintages have become increasingly difficult. “The French winemakers are very keen to see what we do in Tasmania and there’s a great respect for it.” Tasmania’s House of Arras was named No.1 sparkling in the Decanter Magazine Top 100 wines of 2020 for its EJ Carr Late Disgorged 2004, which retails for $265 a bottle. The rise in its popularity globally has seen local consumers want a piece of the action, too. Sandy Mayo, chief marketing officer at Accolade Wines, says it’s the award-winning Arras that is giving consumers an alternative to champagne. “Arras has opened the eyes of the world by putting Australian sparkling on the world stage,” Mayo says. “What sets Arras apart from the rest is how much time it spends on lees – in some cases up to 14 years on tirage. The flavour is testament to the fruit and place it comes from, and it’s aged longer than champagne.” Mitchelton chief winemaker Natalie Cleghorn says Victoria is also delivering on its sparkling. “We’re seeing beautiful sparkling from the Yarra Valley, but there are other regions that historically have not been as well known for sparkling – such as Strathbogie, Western Australia and cool-climate regions like Orange – that are ones to watch.” ●

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FOOD

Worth the wait

A Patience is a virtue for Melburnians happy to queue for excellent eats.

Kate Reid, director and founder of Lune Croissanterie.

re you one of the many people who join a food queue in Melbourne in the name of cuisine hype and foodie obsession? From bread to croissants, cakes to sandwiches and a whole lot more, Melburnians are giving new meaning to the game of follow-the-leader. Millennials might be the “foodie generation”, but they’re not the only ones who love to queue. Take Beatrix Bakes in North Melbourne as an example. This corner-store cake shop attracted pinnacle queue hysteria before and after the pandemic restrictions. It might have swapped bricks and mortar for online since, but the lengths Melburnians and

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visitors went to get a slice of the action was a sign of just how far people go for quality cravings. “A great queue is a community,” says Beatrix owner Natalie Pauli. “Our customers would chat to each other and to strangers about cakes they loved and wanted, how long they’d been Beatrixing – queue camaraderie.” We’ve rounded up some of those establishments that are still breaking queueing records and new ones to join the club. ●

Hector’s Deli 111 MOOR STREET, FITZROY A new Hector’s sandwich store has won the hearts of Fitzrovians who no longer have to commute to its Richmond flagship – opened in 2017 – or its South Melbourne location. Pre-orders are welcome but queues can’t be swapped out. Think mushroom melts, fresh roast pork sandwiches or a chicken schnitzel sandwich with tarragon butter. Did we mention the brisket and mustard?

Bread Club

Lune Croissanterie

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559 QUEENSBERRY STREET,

SHOP 16, 161 COLLINS STREET, CBD

206 BOURKE STREET, CBD

NORTH MELBOURNE

(Enter via Russell street)

This Michelin-starred dumpling

Admission to this bread club

Known to sell out of pastries within

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still rule at this city icon. Lune

the queues.” The dim sum chain

pastries and fruit loaves that melt in

Croissanterie might have started in

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Fitzroy, but the buzz for croissants

Bourke Street and, yes, the queues

for owners Tim Beylie and Bruce

and more has spilled over into the

are frantic. While it can easily seat

Antler, who pitch perfect baguettes,

city. From cookies-and-cream

120 people, everybody wants in on

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cruffins to peanut pretzel pain au

the action – think shrimp dumplings,

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FEATURE HOUSE SOUTH YARRA \ 33 HAWKSBURN ROAD 3

The mid-century glamour of Palm Springs might seem like a million miles away from Melbourne, but this South Yarra house has it in spades, from the floor-to-ceiling glass windows to the inground pool and terrace. And given every bedroom has its own private balcony, this property is ideal for families wanting to embrace the best of indoor/outdoor living. Seamless outdoor entertaining is the name of the game at the rear of the property. Outdoor features include that Adriatic-blue inground pool and a travertine-paved terrace and gardens, all overlooked by a balcony attached to the main bedroom. The sheltered dining area has retractable awnings and an integrated barbecue. Leap over to the front of the house, and you’ll find a neat front lawn and garden path and a front gate offering privacy and security. To the left of the front porch is a secure double garage, which grants access to the house and rear garden. Head through the entry, and the free-flowing floor plan immediately reveals itself. An airy dining room and lounge with an open fireplace constitute the front of the house. Out the back are the connected meals and living rooms and the kitchen, all of which look out onto the rear entertaining terrace and pool. The kitchen highlights plenty of marble and a large butler’s pantry. There is also a separate laundry and powder room. The three bedrooms are upstairs. The main bedroom has both built-in and walk-in wardrobes, a marble en suite and a balcony looking over the rear pool. The other two bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, desks, and their own private

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balconies, which are accessible through fully glassed doors. The upstairs study is ideal for working from home. Elsewhere, luxury finishes include Bose surround sound, a video intercom and monitored alarm, CCTV and water tanks linked to a garden irrigation system. This slice of Palm Springs paradise can be found just down from the Hawksburn Tennis Club and close to Hawksburn train station, Como Park, the hustle and bustle of Chapel Street and Prahran Market. ● ANDERS FURZE property@domain.com.au

Agent: RT Edgar, Will Hocking 0451 065 565 Price: $6.8 million-$7.48 million Expressions of interest: Close February 28

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“THIS IS A FANTASTIC CONTEMPORARY RESIDENCE DESIGNED TO MAXIMISE LIGHT AND SPACE. A FLOWING AND OPEN FLOOR PLAN ALLOWS THE HOME TO CONNECT WITH THE GARDEN SETTING.” WILL HOCKING – AGENT

HAWTHORN \ 11 MELVILLE STREET 4

more bedrooms, and the main bedroom

SOUTH YARRA \

front and a dining room, two bedrooms, a

has a walk-in wardrobe and en suite.

45 ARNOLD STREET

bathroom, laundry and storage at the rear.

Church Street’s trams can be found at the end of the street, and plenty of greenery is

This two-floor Victorian terrace house is

accessible thanks to the spacious reserve

full of nice details, from wide spotted gum

running parallel with Melville Street. ●

Ascend to the second and split storey for

the main bedroom – with a gargantuan, open-style en suite and access to the

Lasting charms are on display in this

front balcony – and three more minors

substantial historic pile, wherein pared-

sharing a bathroom. All minors are small.

terrazzo tiles and a bluestone-paved

back presentation allows a clear focus

Reconfiguring the rear wings seems a

entertainment terrace. A retractable

on the fundamentals such as the soaring

future probability. ● KAY KEIGHERY

awning and landscaped garden complete

ceilings, the abundance of arches, the

the backyard, overlooked by the open

plethora of fireplaces and the knotty

ANDERS FURZE

floorboards to unique timber cabinetry,

living-dining area. Stone countertops and

floorboards. The location is royal-blue-

a breakfast bench anchor the kitchen. The

Agent: Kay & Burton,

chip. Crowned by an ornate parapet, the

Agent: Abercrombys,

ground floor’s two bedrooms and lounge

Rebecca Edwards 0423 759 481

two-storey, red-brick Victorian exudes

Jack Richardson 0488 336 929

are in the house’s original section, and all

Price: $2.5 million-$2.75 million

easy majesty. The ground level comprises

Price: $4.8 million-$5 million

have open fireplaces. Upstairs are two

Auction: 2pm, February 25

of a lounge and kitchen-meals area up

Auction: 11.30am, March 4

SOUTH YARRA \ 65 ARGO STREET

yard with separate and sizeable studio.

GLEN IRIS \ 12 HOPE STREET

terrace and palm-fringed deck, pool and

Fashioning a superlative parents’ retreat,

the first floor is given over to a large study

spa backyard. Three minor bedrooms

and the main bedroom with a walk-in

with walk-in wardrobes and a roomy main with ditto addendums present on the first

Picture a primary dose of art deco

wardrobe and swish en suite. Polished

Residents here may well be living in Hope,

floor. Extras include gas log fires, a butler’s

architecture tweaked by thoughtful

concrete floors, solar panels and hydronic

but they’ll be wanting for nothing in

pantry and a fan, a heater and bar fridge on

extension and thorough renovation,

and slab heating figure among the

terms of fulsome family living. With the

the barbecue terrace. ● KAY KEIGHERY

and you might conjure up a pad like

inclusions. ● KAY KEIGHERY

house sprawling over three levels and

this. Greeting daintily with a dash of

the backyard an entertainer’s idyll, it’s a

herringbone detailing, it goes on to stage

property fit for folk insistent on enjoying

a flowing, two-storey interior with living

a convivial, contemporary lifestyle. A

spaces on both levels. The ground level

gym and a games room feature on the

poses two bedrooms, an open laundry,

Agent: Belle Property South Yarra,

basement level. Along with a bedroom

Agent: Marshall White,

a lovely bathroom and open-plan living.

Grant Wallace 0401 478 211

and en suite, a fitted study and a lounge,

Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349

Retract the glass doors in the living area

Price: $2.4 million-$2.6 million

the ground level stages a hub with glazed

Price: $3.5 million-$3.85 million

to a deck addressing a neat, north-facing

Auction: 12.30pm, March 4

connections to the covered barbecue

Auction: 11.30am, February 25

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40 Head Street, Brighton

4 a 3 b 2 c 979sqm Approx.

View – Thursday & Saturday 2:00 – 2:30pm Renovate Rebuild or Re Develop on this huge allotment with broad street frontage overlooking parklands and metres to the beach. Positioned on Brighton’s famous Golden Mile, close to Brighton shops and cafes, Elwood shopping & restaurants, leading schools and sporting grounds. Chelsie Cargill - 0404 561 988 Jeremy Fox - 0418 339 650 30

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST EOI Closing, Fri 10th March at 12:00pm

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Gascoigne Estate Pride with Promise Auction: Saturday 4th March at 12pm Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

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ELWOOD G01/1-3 Foam Street BRAND-NEW BAYSIDE BRILLIANCE Experience the epitome of contemporary class and high-end fashion in this brand-new, apartment. Part of a select group of 12 designed without compromise by acclaimed JCB Architects and Studio Tate, the home is perfect for the discerning buyer seeking a sophisticated lifestyle. The interior offers a calming organic modern design complete with spacious living/dining opening onto a landscaped entertaining deck, gourmet Miele kitchen and 2 luxurious bedrooms and bathrooms. Close to the beach and Elwood Village, it's the ultimate in bayside living.

AUCTION Saturday March 4 at 12:30pm VIEW See website for details

Margaret Duncan 0417 382 686 John Manning 0416 101 201 Costa Karabatsos 0404 046 631

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EFFORTLESS LIFESTYLE LIVING IN A QUIET SETTING FOR SALE VIEW See website for details

- Excellent floorplan designed to maximise comfort - Central living and dining with split-system air con and adjoining balcony - Big kitchen with gas stove and oven - Two spacious bedrooms, renovated bathroom with laundry facilities

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