Rob Pensalfini

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Actor - Dr Arthur Brownlow

Rob is the Artistic Director of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble and Associate Professor of Linguistics and Drama at the University of Queensland. Originally from Perth (Australia), Rob undertook extensive training in both linguistics and acting in the USA for six years before moving to Brisbane. He is an actor, director, and musician/composer, working mostly with Shakespeare. Published both as a playwright and academic, he has worked with First Nations communities in central Australia to develop language materials as well as publishing articles in a number of sub-fields of linguistic theory. He enjoys fungus and yeast of most kinds (apart from the ones that occasionally grow on human bodies), and engages in both leavening and brewing.

May 30, 2025

Fantastic Yeasts and Where to Find Them

We catch up with Duncan in Edinburgh, off to enjoy a brisk walk at the seaside with his pal from Uni days, while over in Brisbane, Margot tries to convince her Doctor and old friend Arthur that something fishy is going on in ...
May 22, 2025

A Fistful of Flour

Thunder’s Mouth Theatre presents: “A Fistful of Flour”. Episode 4 of “Baked Off! Live, Laugh Loaves” a dip and dive into the lives of a bunch of would-be sourdough bread bakers, and of course, their course instructor over the...
May 8, 2025

A Starter is Born

Episode Two and we are off on a deep dive into the lives of some of the characters. This week, the spotlight is on Duncan in Edinburgh, reconnecting with an old friend from his University days, while in Brisbane Dr Brownlow attempts to keep his old friend Margot on the straight and narrow. On the Z…