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'Home and Away's Kate Ritchie to star in play about Bali Nine

Published Monday, Sep 26 2011, 07:25 BST | By Rebecca Davies | 2 comments

Kate Ritchie has revealed that she will be making her first theatre appearance in years.

The former Home and Away actress, who has also starred in Cops LAC and hosted a breakfast radio show, said that she looks forward to starring in a play inspired by the Bali Nine called Bondi Dreaming.

According to The Daily Telegraph, Ritchie plays the girlfriend of one of three young men arrested in Bali for drug trafficking, but will not appear live on stage. Instead, she appears only in a documentary-style video aired during the play.

She recently told the paper: "I work on endorsements and other stuff, but this year I've explored other things like writing and developing my own project. I'm hoping another project will be locked down for the New Year, which I can't talk about... but I've enjoyed having almost a year off."

Ritchie has also revealed recently that she feels finally ready to start a family with Stuart Webb, who she married in a private ceremony in Tasmania last year.

She said: "I've always wanted to be a mother and I've found the right man to do it with, so of course it's on the cards."

After quitting Home and Away in 2007, Ritchie admitted that she wasn't sure if she would be okay, but later became "confident" through other acting and radio presenting jobs.