She continues: "I was just so flattered that someone was actually asking me to be the lead in a bloody Melbourne Theatre Company production." "Oh, I've realised that I've still got a prop on me." "I was just so flattered-" Lucy begins, before pulling a folded handkerchief out of her top. "I thought the actor playing Winnie had to have a natural gift for comedy, being able to find a dry wit and humorous turn of phrase in the bleakest of moments, and something in my gut told me that Judith had the capacity to do that," says Kalive. She had seen her perform live, and had enjoyed her ABC series (Judith Lucy Is All Woman Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey) and podcasts. It was Happy Days director Petra Kalive, who was associate director at MTC from 2020 to 2022, who initially reached out to Lucy about the role. Lucy has never seen Happy Days before: "I can't actually think too much about all the amazing women who've done it over the years." ( Supplied: MTC/Eugene Hyland)
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