Actor

The Breath of Kings

Written by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Johnson - A Burning House Production

“I was the chief that raised him to the crown.
And I’ll be chief to bring him down again!”
- Warwick

Shakespeare's Henry 6 plays are one of the great undiscovered gems of Western Literature. An intoxicating mix of violence, politics and romance, this civil war is as Machiavellian as Succession and as brutal as Game of Thrones. Henry 6 is a rare thing - a religious pacifist in a time of war and his wife the opposite - a ferocious mother willing to destroy an entire country to protect those she loves. But family and country are going to unravel, and a gleefully malicious Richard of Gloucester is waiting in the wings to take advantage of this chaos.

The Breath of Kings is a rare chance to see these plays in all their glory. Burning House will bring their unique blend of ambition and insight to a repertoire season of the Henry 6 plays and Richard 3, with more adventurous audience members able to watch all plays in a massive five hour long event on weekends. This is theatre at its most ambitious and exciting - and for those of you missing big, festival epics The Breath of Kings is here to deliver.

The Breath of Kings played a full season at Theatre Works in 2025.

Poster for a theatrical production titled "The Breath of Kings" by Burning House and Theatre Works, featuring Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare's history cycle, running from October 25 to November 8 at Theatre Works.

You Can’t Escape an Aussie Boy

Written by Shane Palmer | Directed by Riley Longworth

“Being President of a footy club is pretty straightforward; right? Bring in the best players, sell more beer and pies, and try not to burn it all to the ground. Easy, yeah?”

You Can’t Escape an Aussie Boy is a loud, obnoxious and darkly humorous dive into the bravado, insecurity and ego of an Aussie Boy's mind; and the intoxicating lust of glory and power they find within the sacred walls of the Marydale Tigers Football Club.

Shane played Stephen Doolan in this production, which will played a full season as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024

Poster for a theatrical production titled 'You Can't Escape an Aussie Boy,' featuring a cartoonish tiger with a cigarette, holding a beer mug and a soda can, standing on a black background. The poster includes event details such as venue, dates, times, and contact information.

Cymbeline (Or, Imogen)

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Johnson

For the first time in Melbourne in over 15 years, one of Shakespeare’s rarest and most difficult plays come to life this May.

Burning House and Heartstring proudly present William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline (or, Imogen).

Princess Imogen, daughter of the British King Cymbeline, has married the lowborn Posthumus. Outraged, Cymbeline banishes Posthumus from court in order to marry Imogen to his stepson, Cloten. Imogen escapes the court and runs away to Wales, disguised. Consumed with jealousy at the thought Imogen may be with another Posthumus tries to have her killed. Distraught with guilt he joins the Roman armies war against Britain, hoping to change sides and get himself killed in the conflict. As two nations topple headfirst into war the two lovers work their way through their guilt and mistrust in one of Shakespeare’s most moving finales.

Cymbeline (Or, Imogen) played a full season at Collingwood Yards in 2024

Poster for William Shakespeare's play 'Cymbeline' directed by Robert Johnson, featuring three actors with serious expressions, with the title written in bright blue letters, performances from May 15 to 25, 2024, at Collingwood Yards, presented by Heartstring and Burning House.

Defective (2021)

Directed by Jack Cawfield

Seconds tick down. A helpless man is strapped to a chair, on top of a pressure plate detonator device. Only one man can save him, and defuse the device. He’s got this.

Even though it’s his first day on the job. And he may or may not have lied about his experience. Or total lack of.

Defective is a black comedy short film, and graduate production of Swinburne University.

Shane played the lead role of Jacob.

Mobile Tyre Shop

“The Tyre Store, that comes to you!”

From an online stills shoot; to a series of web FAQs; to a national TV commercial, Shane has appeared in a wide range of marketing and promotions for Mobile Tyre Shop.

The company removes the wait and the hassle from changing tyres, saving people’s time, money and patience.

Shane has been the face of Mobile Tyre Shop since 2020.

My Friend, My Enemy (2019)

Directed by Ben Head

“We won’t last the week at this bloody rate, Sarge!”

When British Infantrymen come across a German unit in war torn France, they discover that there is more to war than politics and murder.

My Friend, My Enemy follows the exploits of combatants on both sides, in war-torn Normandy post D-Day during WW2.

Shane played the role of Lt Harry Morgan

Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux

Written by Shane Palmer.

France, 1918: the Allies are about to lose the war. A deadly night assault led by the Australian troops of the 15th Brigade could swing the balance.

Witness the journey of George Stevenson through his eyes and see nightmarish horrors of the Western Front trenches. Mate-ship, courage and the ultimate cost of war reveal real events at the battle of Villers-Bretonneux.

Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux follows the exploits
of the 15th Brigade AIF on the Western Front in World War 1, and
is currently in development to be adapted as a feature screenplay.

Shane played George & Marcus in this production, which played Greenside - Nicholson Square in Edinburgh (2019) and The Courthouse Theatre in North Melbourne (2018).

Poster for theatrical production "Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux" by Shane Palmer, featuring a soldier from behind in World War I military uniform, with emphasis on the historical setting of 1918 France, and details about the event at Greenside at Nicolson Square.

Double Black (2019)

Directed by Andrew Kirkman

“The struggle itself towards the heights
is enough to fill a man’s heart…”

Double Black is a (very) dark drama/comedy/sports film about mountain bikes, masculinity and modern man.

At times slow and contemplative, at others blindingly fast and frenetic; Double Black is styled to reflect the suffocation of depression and conversely, the thrill of the ride away from it…

Shane played the lead role of Michael.

Black and white movie poster for 'Double Black' featuring images of a cyclist, a woman, a man giving a thumbs-up, and a person wearing a helmet, with award laurels from film festivals and text about struggle, heart, and heights.

Stringybark (2019)

Directed by Ben Head

Stringybark is a period drama depicting the true story of a party of mounted police in colonial Victoria tasked with the arrest and apprehension of the notorious Ned Kelly.

Tasked with the arrest of the Kelly brothers, known horse and cattle thieves, three Victorian Policemen were murdered in the Wombat Ranges, Victoria, at Stringybark Creek.

Shane played the role of Dan Kelly.

Movie poster for "Stringybark" featuring a man with a beard wearing a fedora hat and a brown jacket, pointing a revolver. The poster has a dark background with white text listing the cast and crew, and the tagline "A true story."
Production still of Shane Palmer in "My Friend, My Enemy" as a WW2 British Soldier, smoking a cigarette.
Production still of Shane Palmer in "Defective", wearing full bomb disposal safety gear, pointing a pair of pliers at the hostage.
Production still of Shane Palmer in "Double Black", a close-up of a person's eye with water droplets on their face, looking intently to the side.
Production still of of "Bad Arse" - One man lifts the other up off the ground, who has been badly beaten and bloodied.
Soldier lying in tall grass, aiming a rifle, wearing a camouflage hat with dried grass on it, and a brown uniform with a Suffolk patch. Production still of "My Friend, My Enemy."
Person leaning against a brick wall, viewed through a car side mirror. Production still of "Busting".
A man with disheveled hair, bruises, and a distressed expression sits against a wall, touching his shoulder as a woman with blonde hair is close to him, her face not visible. Production still of "Sorry Mate".
Silhouette of a man and woman facing each other against a sunset sky.
A receptionist and a man standing at the front desk in an office or hotel, with paintings on the wall and a plant on the counter. Production still of "Workforce".
A man with long, curly dark hair and a beard, wearing a blue bathrobe, shows an expression of anger or intense frustration, with his teeth clenched and eyes narrowed. Production still of "Double Black".