Mark Salvestro
ACTOR | WRITER | PRODUCER
Hi, I'm Mark! I'm an actor, writer and producer based in Sydney, having spent 20 or so years living and working in Melbourne, Canberra, and Cooma in southeast NSW.
I create text-based theatre works, often exploring queer life, regional living, history, and themes of coming of age.
Most recently, I've been working on a three-hander play called 'The Queen's City of the South', which is inspired by the history of the Cooma Gaol and its use as a 'gay prison' from 1957-1984.
Since premiering the play at Qtopia Sydney in 2024, I'm preparing the show for a regional tour and adapting it into a TV series.
My previous solo works have been performed in both metro and regional communities, and have had some pretty nice things said about them. In fact, ‘The Will To Be’ won a Best Theatre Weekly Award at Adelaide Fringe 2020.
Learn more about my work and me below:
Reviews
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Acting and storytelling told with honesty, skill and perfection.
★★★★½
ROBERTO CHUTER, ARTS HUB
Salvestro is a masterful performer, generously delivering a pitch perfect performance that is staggeringly layered and nuanced.
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LEE ANDREWS, AUSTRALIAN ARTS REVIEW
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It’s exciting to see modern Australian theatre with political maturity, a piece that suggests real change can happen.
PAUL GILCHRIST, THEATRE RED
Projects
Written, produced and performed
by Mark Salvestro
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CONTACT
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