‘First time for everything!’ Home and Away actress Penny McNamee rehearses her lines with castmates via Skype amid coronavirus pandemic
Home and Away’s Penny McNamee is keeping away from the set of the long-running soap amid growing concerns of the coronavirus.
On Friday, the actress, 37, shared an Instagram photo of herself in front of her computer rehearsing lines for her scenes in the long-running soap.
She also posted a photo showing her screen – where the writers of the show and her co-stars, including Lynne McGranger, Sam Frost and James Stewart, were also seen online.
‘First time for everything!’ Home and Away actress Penny McNamee shared photos of herself rehearsing her lines for the long-running soap with her castmates via Skype on Friday… amid coronavirus pandemic
‘First time for everything – rehearsals online with these legends today,’ Penny wrote in her caption.
‘Special shout out to Sam Frost who took advantage and stayed in her jim-jams!’
The actress also said: ‘I’m so grateful to still have a job when so many of my dear friends in the arts have lost their’s.
Virtual rehearsal: She also posted a photo showing her screen – where the writers of the show and her co-stars, including Lynne McGranger, were also seen online
Online: Among the other actors attending the online rehearsal were Sam Frost (left) and James Stewart (right)
Covered up: Filming of the Channel Seven drama in Sydney’s Palm Beach continued, but with extra precautions. On Thursday, producers and makeup artists were seen on the set wearing face masks on set
‘Praying for our industry that it will recover and come back with a BANG!’
Meanwhile, filming of the Channel Seven drama in Sydney’s Palm Beach continued, but with extra precautions.
Producers and makeup artists were seen on the set wearing face masks as Ada and newcomer Darcey Wilson rehearsed their scene on Thursday.
Covering up: At one stage, Home and Away newbie Darcey Wilson clasped her hands over her mouth and nose while a makeup artist attended to her
At one stage, Darcey clasped her hands over her mouth and nose while a makeup artist attended to her.
Home and Away’s interior scenes are filmed in Sydney’s Eveleigh where there was recently a case of coronavirus ‘in the building’ while the exterior scenes are filmed in Palm Beach, 41km north of the CBD.
As of Friday afternoon, there are 833 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including seven deaths
Pandemic: There are 833 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including seven deaths as of Friday