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.

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June 20, 2025

Breaded Bliss

Thunder’s Mouth Theatre presents: “Breaded Bliss” Episode 8, the finale to this audio fiction podcast “Baked Off! Live laugh loaves”. In Brisbane, Margot continues to play detective in her efforts to save Arthur’s medical practice. In Liverpool, Angelica enjoys some of Julianna’s baking and finally reveals to just what her new job in Edinburgh involves, and how Julianna is implicated in it. In Edinburgh, Duncan provides the ‘sannies’ (that’s Scots for sandwiches) for a picnic with Malcy and Heat...
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June 17, 2025

Two-Way Stretch and Fold

Episode 7 of “Baked Off! Live, Laugh, loaves” finds Julianna’s family being both helpful and mysterious, Duncan doesn’t know if he’s coming or going, and Margot is determined to sort out Arthur whether he likes it or not. You heard: Tayo Aluko as Ade, Erika Sanderson as Julianna, Wendy Lap as Heather, Christopher McDougall as Duncan, Flloyd Kennedy as Margot and Edie, Wendy Lap as Rosemary, Roy R Carruthers as Freddie, Andrea Richardson as Caroline, Rob Pensalfini as Arthur and introducing Pi...
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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 his practice. In Liverpool, Julianna seems to be gaining in confidence where her bread making is concerned, and Caroline is apparently delighted with everyone’s progress. Cast: Christopher McDougall as Duncan, Andrew Durning as Malcy, Wendy Lap as Heather, and Rosemary...
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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 there in Brisbane. This episode finds Margot heading over to the doctor’s surgery for a checkup, where she discovers some dodgy shenanigans going on, while Duncan, Freddie and Julianna seem to be having more success with their loaves. Rosemary, however, has more to contend with...
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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 Zoom class, Caroline finds herself having the run the class herself this week - with mixed results... The theme music for the series and for the Zoom class, is composed and performed by John T La Barbera, who also arranged and performed the themes for Scotland, England and Australia, which are based on the traditional folk tunes “Comin’ Thru the Rye”, “An English Country Garden” and “Waltzing Matilda - the Queensland version”. Cast: in order that they are heard Christopher McDougall as Duncan Rob Pensalfini as Dr Arthur Brownlow Erika Sanderson as Julianna Frankii Phoenix as Sammy Andrew Durning as Malcy (Malcolm) Roy Carruthers as the Checkout Person Wendy Lap as Heather Andrea Richardson as…