Familiar stage for actress Liza Return to Perth after 45 years
Veteran stage performer Liza Goddard has been reflecting on her return to the stage at Perth Theatre.
Liza has spent the week performing in Oscar Wilde’s ‘A Woman of No Importance’ at Perth Theatre 45 years after her last performance in the Fair City.
She said: “I haven’t played Perth Theatre in 45 years, since I was there when Joan Knight ran it and we used to do new plays by a writer called NC Hunter.
“When they did the theatre up, I bought a tile and a seat, so I’ll be able to go and find that when I am here.
Liza plays Lady Hunstaton, the hostess in Wilde’s party-set play, which opened at Perth Theatre on Monday, October 21.
She continued: “There’s such excitement to the theatre - the marvellous communication between you and the audience.
“They’ll come to see the wit - which is sadly lacking from a lot of modern plays - but they’ll also get beautiful sets and costumes, interesting characters, lots of laughs and a few really heartrending moments. “It’s just a damn good story.” Liza began her career in the 1960s, and over the years has appeared in children’s television hits ‘Skippy the bush kangaroo’ and ‘Woof!’, as well as 80s charades panel show ‘Give Us a Clue’ and a pioneering drama ‘Take Three Girls’, which was the BBC’s first drama filmed in colour.
‘A Woman of No Importance’ is
Liza’s first job since January, after the death of her husband and hip replacement surgery.
She added: “You’ve got a big country house party bringing everyone together in one place - but there’s no murder.
“There is a bit of mystery and a lot of comedy, though.
“‘A Woman of No Importance’ observes women and what happened in that society to a woman if she had a child out of wedlock.
“She would be reviled and the man would get off scot free - which actually happens a lot today, doesn’t it?”
‘A Woman of No Importance’ runs until tomorrow (Saturday, October 26) at Perth Theatre and tickets can be bought from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031.