{"id":19926,"date":"2019-11-03T16:52:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=19926"},"modified":"2021-04-12T19:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T18:28:57","slug":"interview-conor-leach-on-sequin-in-a-blue-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/film-tv\/interview-conor-leach-on-sequin-in-a-blue-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Conor Leach on \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffSequin in a Blue Room.’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Cynthia Vera<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appearing in his first film, fresh faced Conor Leach is quietly fascinating at the film’s core. Sequin is confident yet he’s hardly the chatterbox, but the actor is ever so expressive; capturing both the character’s sulking self-assurance and lingering anxiety. Newcomer Leach comes up in full force, oozing confidence, it’s almost intoxicating.  Here’s what Conor Leach had to say about his experiences with the film, representations of queer identities and future of Queer Cinema<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You gave such a natural and great performance as the lead; I was surprised to hear that it was your first acting role in a film. How did you get started with acting? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you so much! My first acting experiences were in community theatre in Brisbane, Australia, where I grew up. When I was 10, my singing teacher encouraged me to audition for Kurt in The Sound of Music<\/a><\/em>. I became kind of obsessed, performing in musicals like Oliver<\/em>, Les Mis<\/a> <\/em>and The Boy from Oz<\/em>, and eventually moved into plays and experimental theatre. In Year 10, I transferred to an arts high school and after graduating, I moved to Melbourne to study at the Victorian College of the Arts. It was a hugely intensive three years of acting and theatre-making. I feel very fortunate to have had that training; I adored every second and it cemented my love for the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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