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Performance Anxiety

Performance Anxiety

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Performance Anxiety

"If performing makes you anxious... change your tune."

2008

1h 13m

3.5(4 votes)

Music

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Overview

Jeff and Peter live together, but their characters are worlds apart. Jeff is a messy, hippy musician, while Peter is a tidy, almost obsessive, office worker. As a couple, they struggle for connection. While Peter finds pleasure in the steamy solitude of the shower, Jeff explores his sensual delights in an imaginary world of exotic dreams.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Luke Mitchell

Luke Mitchell

Peter Koliat

Joss Mars

Jeff Spencer

Wanda D'Parke

Landlord

Garry Cavanagh

Barry Kilcom

Julie-Anna Evans

Lucy Lastic

Evan Randall Green

The Missionary

Kaz Heffernan

Abraham

Pierre René Nicol

Fluey Man

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Dangerfield
Produced by: Colin J. Pearce

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