Name: Jessica Tanner

Character you are playing in Abigail/1702? Elizabeth Proctor

Favourite place in Melbourne: Rathdowne Village in North Carlton

Literary Crush: A little obvious but…Mr Darcy.

Planeteer Power of Choice (Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart/possible monkey sidekick): Fire

Your optimum Milo to Milk Ratio in a mug: 40:60 (I’m ashamed…)

Favourite costume you have gotten to wear for a role? In a recent production Coriolanus, the design concept used bits and pieces from different periods and stitched them all together to create a gritty, patchwork world. My favourite costume was of a Volsce soldier made from shredded car tires.

Favourite theatre experience to date? Tricky to narrow down to a single experience, but probably seeing a traditional Kabuki theatre show in Tokyo recently. It blew my mind.

What are most looking forward heading into the production? Being involved in creating a world for the audience that is immersive, dark and utterly unlike our own and conquering the accent.

Jessica in action at the first cast reading