Is imagination a way to escape reality or a tool to build it?
Professional child actor Suki Hillier explores how the boundaries between performance and real life blur, revealing that the creative mind is not a refuge from the world, but a way to shape it.
Reflecting on her experience landing the title role in 'Matilda The Musical,' Hillier shares how her preparation for the stage was less about learning to transform into a character and more about reconnecting with her childhood self. She recalls playing at age three, attempting to move objects with her mind just as the character Matilda does.
The talk examines the profound parallels between theatrical performance and everyday existence, arguing that imagination serves as a constructive force rather than a mere distraction from reality.
Source: Suki Hillier: The power of imagination — onstage and off
