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Podcast: STAGES with Peter Eyers
Episode: 'Art and Cricket and Classical Music' - Kate Fitzpatrick
Description: Kate Fitzpatrick is one of our great actors. She was born in Perth but grew up in Adelaide. It was in this city that she developed her passion for art and cricket and classical music. Her potential as a visual artist was recognised by Jeffrey Smart, who awarded her a travelling art scholarship to Japan. Her love of cricket lead her to an appointment as the world's first female Cricket commentator. And classical music has sustained her through a vast array of experiences in a career that has rewarded and challenged.
At the age of 18 she was accepted into NIDA...