BACKSTAGE TAKES WITH THE CAST OF WE HAD A WORLD
Posted on 29 June 2026.
Posted in: Interviews with cast and creatives

Suzanne Bertish
Role: Renee
What made you want to become an actor?
It was what I was best at at school and I had a great drama teacher
Which celebrity is your character most like and why?
Gena Rowlands
Just watch her movies. You will see!
Opening Night
A woman Under The Influence
What would your character’s drink of choice be?
Vodka
If you weren’t an actor, what would you be?
Lawyer
What is your favourite moment in the show?
On my Death Bed
Anna FrancolinI
Role: Ellen
What made you want to become an actor?
I can’t really remember a time when I didn’t want to become an actress. I was in a school play when I was age 7. I was a very good reader so they gave me the leading part. I was a nasty wizard. I obviously got my first taste of applause and I think that may have had a lasting effect on me…
Which celebrity is your character most like and why?
Perhaps a cross between Lorelai Gilmore and Sally Field in the series Brothers and Sisters. Basically an exasperated mother and daughter trying to keep family life going as smoothly as possible.
What would your character’s drink of choice be?
Something simple and un fussy that will get straight to the root of what is needed. Bourbon on the rocks.
If you weren’t an actor, what would you be?
Don’t be ridiculous. There are no other jobs.
What is your favourite moment in the show?
Watching my son talk about his honeymoon.
Ryan Kopel
Role: Joshua
What made you want to become an actor?
Watching the film “Oliver!” when I was 6.
Which celebrity is your character most like and why?
Andrew Garfield
What would your character’s drink of choice be?
A spicy margarita.
If you weren’t an actor, what would you be?
A journalist.
What is your favourite moment in the show?
Watching Suzanne and Anna in the scene at Renee’s apartment.
We Had A World plays the Downstairs until 4 July.