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Heidi Enchelmaier Hirst

@henchalada

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Loves a sing and an act and a golden retriever.
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💍 Mrs Claus to @recitasteve
🎓 MMus in voice teaching from @qldcon

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One year.

How could you ever sum up a year of sharing life with your best friend? Grateful for this magical celebration 365 days ago, and the joy of another year to grow old together.

❤️ taken in Midginbil Eco Resort by @henchalada

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a month ago

Perth-ect adventure to WA. This week felt like a deep exhale. by @henchalada

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4 months ago

Hey pals! This post is a bit of a bummer, but also it’s real life and not a perfectly curated feed.

I’m taking a step back from performing for a bit, and the next month off teaching. I’ve been struggling with burnout for a while, and my vocal load has been outrageous as I keep trying to burn the candle from every possible angle. I took this photo at the peak of a few months of rejections, almosts, and pushing through illness. She’s tired.

Last week I saw my ENT for what I thought was a fairly routine voice scope regarding some fatigue, and instead it turned out to be a vocal fold haemorrhage and a haemorrhagic polyp. The initial bleed has happened somewhere in the last few months without me noticing, and the polyp formed because I was still teaching and performing for 30+ hours a week on the bleed. The fact that my voice was still working, let alone functional enough to perform, is pretty impressive (not to glorify overachieving but yay me).

I’ll be having voice surgery next Thurs, then taking 10 days of complete silence, and a gradual return to voice over the next month or so. I want to be upfront about this, as it still feels like there is some shady stigma surrounding vocal health and injuries. For me, this was a case of bad luck exacerbated by a very heavy workload, and yet I still found myself questioning my abilities as a vocalist and teacher. That’s silly.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t pretty bummed though. It’s costing me thousands in lost work, medical intervention and rehabilitation. I had to drop out of a show and a role I was really looking forward to, and it’s coincided with Steve being away on tour. But, there’s always a silver lining, and I’m so grateful that it’s as small as it is, in the bigger picture. My mind and body have been asking for a break for a while, and I was ignoring it. I get a chance to reset, heal, and to reconnect with myself and my self worth away from the arts. I love what I do, but right now I need to love myself more.

Anyways, here’s to my silent retreat era. Plz send binge worthy recommendations and enjoy your Easter chocolate for me because I’m not allowed it for a while.

Love youse. Get scoped. ✌️ by @henchalada

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6 months ago

Last “bring your husband to work” Saturday. Gonna miss my dinner buddy after his mammoth Little Shop run closes tomorrow. Proud as punch though. 🥰 taken in QPAC by @henchalada

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8 months ago

Annual main character energy highlight film, romanticising the heck out of my 2025.

(Wedding footage snuck in the middle there is by the brilliant @n.sim.films)

Hope your 2026 is full of whimsy, joy and love, and today is filled with naps for one and all!

❤️ by @henchalada

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9 months ago

Thank you so much for the birthday messages! It was a huge weekend of shows and life, so it’s taken me days to get back to you all, but I truly felt the love. I spent my birthday in pretty gowns, singing carols, and surrounded by joy.

Anyway, here’s a pic of me in one of those pretty gowns, so I can look back at my feed when I’m 87 and remember how much I loved turning 37. 🥰 by @henchalada

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10 months ago

Two months as The Hirsts. 🥰

It’s been a hectic couple of months post wedding, but we’ve finally had time to look through all of the incredible photos from @vanmiddletonphotography. He really went above and beyond, and we have so many beautiful memories of our special weekend at @midginbilecoresort_.

Without further ado we present:
The Wedstival - first edition.

Gird your feeds because there’s more to come… taken in Midginbil Eco Resort by @henchalada

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a year ago

Singing songs in a suit in Sydney on a Sunday.

(Photo 1 thanks to lovely @aria.shi11 🥰)

@curtain_bounce @homegrownaus taken in Hayes Theatre Co by @henchalada

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a year ago

Happy halloweenie, maggots. 🎃 by @henchalada

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a year ago

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our world premiere performance of No Small Parts last night! We have one more performance tonight at 8pm with some tickets available!

In the meantime, please enjoy the dulcet tones of Heidi Enchelmaier and Gareth Isaac performing Abandon Our Children. taken in The Art House by @henchalada

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a year ago

12.5 years apart.
Same show.
Different role.
Same guy.
New jewellery on our fingers.
Happy opening to the show that gifted me my husband. 🪾🌲 by @henchalada

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a year ago

The Baker’s Wife. Serving fresh bread, life lessons, and a variety of faces.

Book your tickets before they get eaten by Little Red - link in bio!

(Pics by the brilliant @birdypeacock 🥰) by @henchalada

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a year ago