Meet The Cast
The Very Last List Of Vivian Walker is powered by the connection and raw talent, on and behind the stage.
Madeleine West (aka twins, Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers from Neighbours)(Neighbours, Playing for Keeps, Underbelly),
From her Logie nominated performance in the film, The Condemned, through to her roles in the screen adaptations of The Wrong Girl (based on the novel by Zoe Foster Blakes) and the Emmy Award nominated Starter Wife (based on the novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer) Madeleine West continues to evolve as a performer. |
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After beginning a University degree in Law, she deferred her studies when she was offered a major role on Australia’s longest-running series, Neighbours. Playing the character Dionne Bliss, to an average of over a million viewers per night she has rapidly become a well-known face in over 60 countries. Madeleine honed her craft through studies in voice, movement, drama and musical theatre at NIDA and Swinburne University, Tamworth but while she is most well-known for her roles on the small screen in Underbelly, Playing for Keeps and House Husbands, she also has a natural flair for comedy.
Madeleine has performed at comedy venues throughout Melbourne, including a weekly live improvisation show and has been a regular guest on Rove Live, Talking Bout Your Generation, and most recently, appeared as a panellist on the comedy talk show The Panel.
A committed environmentalist, Madeleine is the mother of six children and despite being tragically hit by a bus which not only almost killed her but also nearly ended her performing career, she still believes, “If you dare to dream, no matter who you are, nothing can stop you...not even a bus!”
Madeleine has performed at comedy venues throughout Melbourne, including a weekly live improvisation show and has been a regular guest on Rove Live, Talking Bout Your Generation, and most recently, appeared as a panellist on the comedy talk show The Panel.
A committed environmentalist, Madeleine is the mother of six children and despite being tragically hit by a bus which not only almost killed her but also nearly ended her performing career, she still believes, “If you dare to dream, no matter who you are, nothing can stop you...not even a bus!”
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Megan Albany
SINGER/SONGWRITER/AUTHOR Megan Albany is a proud First Nations woman of Kalkadoon and European heritage who has experienced pretty well everything life has to offer, from city living in New York and Europe, to car accidents, suicides and helping a friend fulfil an eight-year quest to become terminally ill. She now lives an exceptionally normal existence and enjoys nothing more than sitting at her desk and using whatever wisdom she has garnered to write about how little she has learnt along the way. |
Megan has worked as an editor, scriptwriter, songwriter/composer and journalist. Her debut novel, The Very Last List of Vivian Walker, published by Hachette in February 2022, was shortlisted for the 2020 Banjo Prize (Harper Collins), Highly Commended in the Australian society of Authors 202 Award Mentorship Program and has received glowing praise from national media.
In 2022, Megan shared the spotlight with Dr Norman Swan at the Canberra Writers Festival and was a featured panellist at the Kyogle Writers Festival and the Northern Beaches Writers Festival. She was part of the comedy panel at the Byron Writers Festival alongside Mandy Nolan, Matt Okine and Jonathan Biggins and wrote a commissioned piece on ‘Belonging’ for the First Nations panel at the Brunswick Picture House.
Megan has written for The Guardian (UK), Metro (Ireland), the Irish Echo, The Koori Mail, and the leading Indigenous magazine, Deadly Vibe. She was the founding editor of InVibe magazine for Indigenous youth in custody; and was a researcher for Can It Hurt Less?, an SBS documentary about Australia’s juvenile justice system. For five years she was part of the scriptwriting team for the Deadly Awards (the Deadlys), the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Arts and Community Awards, which screened on SBS TV and was one of the founding concept developers for the NITV health programs, Living Strong and Move It Mob Style. Megan has a Master’s in Creative Writing and is currently penning her second book for Hachette Australia while completing her PHD in Creative Writing through QUT.
In 2022, Megan shared the spotlight with Dr Norman Swan at the Canberra Writers Festival and was a featured panellist at the Kyogle Writers Festival and the Northern Beaches Writers Festival. She was part of the comedy panel at the Byron Writers Festival alongside Mandy Nolan, Matt Okine and Jonathan Biggins and wrote a commissioned piece on ‘Belonging’ for the First Nations panel at the Brunswick Picture House.
Megan has written for The Guardian (UK), Metro (Ireland), the Irish Echo, The Koori Mail, and the leading Indigenous magazine, Deadly Vibe. She was the founding editor of InVibe magazine for Indigenous youth in custody; and was a researcher for Can It Hurt Less?, an SBS documentary about Australia’s juvenile justice system. For five years she was part of the scriptwriting team for the Deadly Awards (the Deadlys), the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Arts and Community Awards, which screened on SBS TV and was one of the founding concept developers for the NITV health programs, Living Strong and Move It Mob Style. Megan has a Master’s in Creative Writing and is currently penning her second book for Hachette Australia while completing her PHD in Creative Writing through QUT.
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Marc Mittag
MUSICIAN/SONGWRITER Master musician, Marc Mittag, plays the guitar like a sculptor, taking lumps of musical clay and shaping them into something beautiful. He recorded his debut album, The Interview, in New York with acclaimed drummer Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock and the Head Hunters etc), Charles Fambrough (Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner etc) and Eric Udel (The Blues Brothers, Ray Charles etc) on bass. Marc co-wrote and produced The Soundtrack - The Very Last List of Vivian Walker, due for release in August 2022. He has released two previous albums with Megan and their song, Finding Myself reached number 26 in the Irish charts. |
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The couple have performed at Dublin’s Fused Festival, the Heineken Music Festival and the Miller Genuine Music Festival and their composition Looking Good received national airplay and was featured on Rove Live and The Panel. Their songs Quiet Clear Pool and Sex With That, were licensed to the Neighbours TV series. Marc performed Megan’s composition Song For Change with Australian Idol Daniel Mifsud as part of the Marc Mittag and the Headhunters tour (Herbie Hancock’s band) which was featured on the Sunrise Morning Show.
Fiona Johnson
Communication & Relationships Manager/Literary Agent
At age 25 Fiona beat an aggressive form of Leukaemia, then successfully chased her dreams of becoming a rodeo rider and horse trainer. With a passion for reading and writing, she felt the need to write about her amazing experience, and in 2013, became a published author with her autobiography, My Wild Ride (Allen & Unwin).
She has an Associate Degree in Arts / Education with an English major and is working towards a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Education. Fiona has also had a successful career in Sales and Marketing at a national level and understands the importance of marketing manuscripts to their target audience.
This experience, coupled with her knowledge of writing and the publishing industry enables her to secure you the best deal, with the best publisher for your manuscript.
Fiona's life experiences have taught her resilience, endurance, compassion and empathy. Fiona is a sought after key-note speaker. Her motivational talks centre on how to accept life's challenges, to appreciate the fragility of life and to make the most out of every day.
Communication & Relationships Manager/Literary Agent
At age 25 Fiona beat an aggressive form of Leukaemia, then successfully chased her dreams of becoming a rodeo rider and horse trainer. With a passion for reading and writing, she felt the need to write about her amazing experience, and in 2013, became a published author with her autobiography, My Wild Ride (Allen & Unwin).
She has an Associate Degree in Arts / Education with an English major and is working towards a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Education. Fiona has also had a successful career in Sales and Marketing at a national level and understands the importance of marketing manuscripts to their target audience.
This experience, coupled with her knowledge of writing and the publishing industry enables her to secure you the best deal, with the best publisher for your manuscript.
Fiona's life experiences have taught her resilience, endurance, compassion and empathy. Fiona is a sought after key-note speaker. Her motivational talks centre on how to accept life's challenges, to appreciate the fragility of life and to make the most out of every day.