Podcasts by Art Smitten
Art Smitten is SYN's weekly guide to arts, culture and entertainment in Australia and around the world. With a focus on youth and emerging arts, we're here to showcase culture ahead of the curve. From our base in Naarm/Melbourne, contributors interview, review, and cover the very best of what the world’s second-most liveable city has to offer. Whether it's film, fashion, photography or Fauvism you're into, Art Smitten is the place!
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Matthew Lutton - Hour of the Wolf from 2023-11-22T02:56:30
Hour of the Wolf creator and director Matthew Lutton joined Zack and Josh to discuss the immersive theatre production. A follow-up to 2021's Because the Night, Hour of the ...
ListenJye Walker - Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure from 2023-11-22T02:54:15
Jye Walker, actor behind the devilish Captain Hook in The Mount Players Theatre Company's musical rendition of Peter Pan, joined the show to talk about playing the classic villain.
You ca...
ListenJude Perl - SugarHope Records from 2023-11-22T02:36:45
Comedian Jude Perl joined the show to talk about her new record and web-series SugarHope Records.
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ListenMaggZ - New Reality from 2023-11-22T02:34
Zack and Josh were joined by Naarm-based artist, performer, and dancer MaggZ to talk about their instillation at the Immigration Museum, New Real...
ListenArt Smitten Reviews: Filterphonic&Sexagenarian from 2023-11-17T05:43:28
Nick recently watched Filterphonic and Sexagenarian, two films by Melbourne-based filmmaker Lee Galea. Find Nick's thoughts here, and make sure to check out our Listen
Thomas Gorham of Head First Acrobats on Godz, PreHysterical and Crème de la crème from 2023-09-27T20:00
Head First Acrobats are a Melbourne based theatre company putting on head-spinning shows this Fringe Festival. Company manager and producer Thomas Gorham joined Zack and Ben to talk about Head F...
ListenAbigail Banister-Jones on The Story of Cerberus: A Very Good Boy from 2023-09-26T20:00
Abigail Banister-Jones returns to the SYN studios, this time to talk about her one-woman show The Story of Cerberus: A Very Good Boy. Set in the fantastical world of Greek myth...
ListenAlice Chance on Memory and Music from 2023-08-22T04:43:25
Composer Alice Chance spoke to Zack about her upcoming performance Heirloom. Part of Rubiks Collective's Towards Home, Heirloom is about capturing the relationships be...
ListenRe-imagining Shakespeare with Matthew Connell from 2023-08-22T04:29:03
Shakespeare's stories are timeless, being retold and adapted for new audiences constantly. Matthew Connell, a member of Melbourne Shakespeare Company, is playing Brutus in a contemporary adaptat...
ListenLee Galea on Filterphonic and Sexagenarian from 2023-08-22T04:24:23
Lee Galea is an award-winning Australian indie filmmaker. Known for films such as Monster Pies and The Neon Spectrum, and current director of queer TV series Single, Out Listen
Brandon Pape, artistic director at Antipodes Theatre Company from 2023-08-22T04:06:08
Zack and Ben joined Brandon Pape, artistic director at Antipodes Theatre Company, who talks about adapting the classic show Guys and Dolls. Listen
Dr. Paul Mason, artist and writer for The Phantom [Metro Comic Con 2023] from 2023-07-12T20:00
Ben was joined by Dr. Paul Mason to talk about the Australian comics industry and his work on The Phantom. Paul talks about his history in the industry and what it's like working on suc...
ListenDaniel Picciotto, artist of Ghost Rider [Metro Comic Con 2023] from 2023-07-12T20:00
Comics artist Daniel Picciotto spoke to Zack about his time in the industry and the many stories he's worked on. Daniel is currently an artist on Marvel's Ghost Rider and previously wor...
ListenScott Wilson, creator of the Indigiverse [Metro Comic Con 2023] from 2023-07-12T20:00
Zack sat down with Scott Wilson at Metro Comic Con to talk about the Indigiverse: The oldest living cultures inspiring the newest living heroes. Scott talks about his own love of comics...
ListenMagician Josh Staley on Quicker than the Eye from 2023-07-03T04:07:52
Zack sat down with conjurer Josh Staley to talk about his Melbourne Magic Festival shows, Quicker than the Eye and Up Late, Up Close. Josh gives a small peek into the world of ...
ListenGame Designer Michelle Chen on creating Mini Melbourne from 2023-06-15T20:00
Zack and Ben join game designer Michelle Chen to talk about her upcoming exhibition Mini Melbourne. Part of the Immigration Museum's Culture Makers program, Mini Melbourne invites people to crea...
ListenColumnist Daniel Lavery on Dear Prudence from 2023-05-30T20:00
SYN's News & Content producer and executive producer of Loud & Queer sat down with author Daniel M. Lavery about his new book, Dear Prudence. Drawing on his days as Slate's advi...
ListenMaleik Njoroge on Chess Without Borders from 2023-05-29T04:55:04
Maleik Njoroge, designer and chess fan, joined Zack in the studio to discuss Chess Without Borders at the Immigration Museum, and the design potential chess holds.
You can find Maleik's w...
ListenØFFËRINGŠ on the Art of Play from 2023-05-29T04:39
Zack and Ben spoke to ØFFËRINGŠ, artist and founder of UnitePlayPerform, about her design week installation Design Your Own Universe.
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Thomas Caldwell, Artistic Director of the Children's International Film Festival from 2023-05-13T05:18:12
Benjamin sat down with artistic director of the Children's International Film Festival (CHIFF), Thomas Caldwell, to chat about developments in cinema and programming for childr...
ListenFilmmaker Lucie McMahon on her film Things Will Be Different from 2022-09-07T07:30
Here at Art Smitten, we chatted with local Naarm filmmaker Lucie McMahon about her documentary film, Things Will Be Different.
The film explores community, the impact of losing ...
ListenAi Yamamoto and Dan West - Interview for FUSE Festival from 2022-09-07T07:30
Ai Yamamoto and Dan West are musicians, instrumentalists, producers, composers and educators. Ai collects sounds from field recordings, sounds from our daily lives and game sounds, creating text...
ListenDistortion at Western Edge - Interview with Clarisse Bonello and John Marc Desengano from 2022-08-31T07:30
From the flagship youth arts organisation Western Edge comes Distortion - a genre-ending and time trippy production that will be unlike anything you have seen before. Distortion Listen
White Night with artist JOF - Art Smitten Interview from 2022-08-20T02:09:24
Joseph O'Farrell (JOF) is a Melbourne/Naarm based artist and the creative director of White Night. Known for his own large-scale installations focused on accessibility and inclusivity, JOF’s aim...
ListenMusician Raphael Recht on his new album Lifexpectancy from 2022-08-03T07:30
Raphael Recht is a Naarm/Melbourne based rapper, performer, photographer, creative director, health advocate and more. Art Smitten EP Cristina spoke with him about his new album titled Lifex...
ListenInterview with artist Rebecca Mayo from 2022-08-02T12:09:54
Rebecca is an Australian artist and educator, with a special focus on print-making, textiles and dyeing techniques. She has exhibited her work throughout Australia including the RMIT gallery and...
ListenSouthside Live - Curator Sullivan Patten from 2022-06-22T06:51:20
Sullivan Patten is a DJ, producer and curator who has worked in the arts industry for almost two decades, both in Australia and overseas.
Headed by Sullivan is the upcoming winter music f...
ListenPenny Harpham - Co-director of 'The Retreat' for Western Edge from 2022-06-10T00:23:13
Penny Harpham is the executive Director of Western Edge - a not-for-profit arts organisation that works to create safe places for young artists in Melbourne’s west and give their work a pl...
ListenPhotographer and artist - Robert Earp from 2022-05-30T10:48:23
A 'photomaker' of many years - Robert Earp honed his craft through film photography when he was a uni student and found himself exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria with an image from o...
ListenSt Kilda Film Festival Director - Richard Sowada Interview from 2022-05-18T11:22:12
Art Smitten hosts Rachael and Cristina had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Sowada, the director of the 2022 St Kilda Film Festival.
With decades of experience in the arts sect...
ListenPhotographer, writer and educator - Marziya Mohammedali Interview from 2022-05-01T03:21:46
Art Smitten had the pleasure of speaking with photographer Marziya Mohammedali. They spoke about their protest photography and how it differs from written journalism, as well as how it influence...
ListenComedian Aidan Jones - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Interview from 2022-04-20T08:00
Art Smitten host Chris had the absolute pleasure of speaking with comedian Aidan Jones. Inspired by his grandpa's antics and the fact that Aidan himself has been fired from 14 jobs in his life,&...
ListenStudent and Co-curator - Zaib Abbas - Emergent 2021 from 2022-04-09T04:48:26
Zaib Abbas is a student and one of the co-curators for Emergent 2021: VCE Graduate Showcase. The exhibition showcases the achievements of local students upon completing the VCE subjects: Studio ...
ListenRuby Teys - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Interview from 2022-04-02T03:28
Triple threat Ruby Teys speaks with Art Smitten host Nick all about starring in the upcoming show, Schapelle Schapelle: The Musical for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. ...
ListenFilmmaker Alana Tompson - Made in Rezza | FUSE Darebin Festival Interview from 2022-03-23T07:00
Art Smitten host Cristina spoke with cinematographer and editor Alana Tompson on her involvement with the Made in Rezza exhibition for FUSE Festival Darebin. She created short documentaries show...
ListenComedian Floyd Alexander-Hunt - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Interview from 2022-03-23T07:00
Art Smitten host Nick had a great time speaking with comedian Floyd Alexander-Hunt whose upcoming show, Highly Strung will be showing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival...
ListenShining Star Performance Fundraiser - Jazz You from 2022-03-16T06:55
Jazz You is holding a fundraiser to help support those involved in the Melbourne arts industry after suffering through 2 years of lockdowns and job insecurity. To support these performers and pr...
ListenBlak&Bright Festival Director - Jane Harrison from 2022-03-16T06:45
Art Smitten host Cristina spoke with the incredible Jane Harrison - playwright (Stolen, The Visitors, Rainbow's End) and director of the upcoming First Nations Literary Festival, <...
Listen'Sense&Sensibility: The Musical' Director - Sharmini Kumar from 2022-03-09T07:00
Host and co-executive producer Cristina spoke with Sharmini Kumar on her upcoming production Sense & Sensibility: The Musical. She spoke about why she chose to adapt this Jane ...
ListenComedian Cameron James - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Interview from 2022-03-09T07:00
Art Smitten host and comedy-lover Nick spoke with comedian Cameron James on his upcoming Comedy Festival show, Electric Dreams on his teenage band years - “Before I beca...
ListenArt Smitten S01E05 2022 from 2022-03-09T06:45
This week on Art Smitten, hosts Nick, Mherhean, Cristina and Portia speak about our creative hobbies, experiences at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, what we've all be watching, and ...
Listen'Palazzo di Cozzo' Film Director - Madeleine Martiniello from 2022-03-02T05:54:29
Madeleine Martiniello spoke with Art Smitten's Cristina all about the filmmaking process behind her debut feature documentary, Palazzo di Cozzo, which features Australian furniture sale...
ListenA Midsummer Night's Dream - Interview With Actress Annabelle Tudor from 2022-02-25T02:19
Art Smitten's Portia spoke with actress Annabelle Tudor about what it's like to play Titania in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Me...
ListenArt Smitten S01 Ep3 2022 from 2022-02-25T02:12:22
This week on Art Smitten we had Portia, Rachael, Nick, Mherhean and Cristina on to discuss their weekly favourites, their Valentine's Day plans and the Winter Olympics - including what it means ...
ListenSt. Kilda Festival Programming Lead - Sullivan Patten from 2022-02-18T00:47
Art Smitten host Chris spoke with Sullivan on the vibrant history of Naarm's St. Kilda Festival and the massive line-up of Australian artists including Baker Boy, Ausecuma Beats and George Alice...
ListenArt Smitten S1 Ep2 2022 from 2022-02-18T00:47
On our second episode of Art Smitten, hosts Portia, Alex and Mherhean talk about what they've been watching, listening and reading this past week while getting to know each other as new hosts fo...
ListenArtist and 67th Blake Prize Finalist - Tina Stefanou from 2022-02-09T23:00
Tina Stefanou is Australian-Greek artist who doesn’t limit her practice to just one medium. She experiments across photo, video, performance and more, and has exhibited her work all over t...
ListenArt Smitten S1 Ep1 2022 from 2022-02-05T07:20
Today on Art Smitten, Cristina, Nick, Max and Chris introduce themselves as hosts for this season and get to know each other. They speak about the films and TV shows they've been watching, inclu...
ListenArt Music Awards Finalist- Mindy Meng Wang from 2021-09-17T06:47
Mind Meng Wang, a finalist for the 2021 Art Music Awards for her piece An Improvisation Through Time and Space 穿越时光的即兴. Mindy grew up on a Chinese university campus and...
ListenArt Music Awards Winner- Vanessa Perica from 2021-09-17T06:37
Vanessa is a Melbourne based jazz composer, conductor and arranger & her piece Spaccanapoli won the 2021 Art Music Awards. She talks about her love of Southern Italy which inspired ...
ListenState Library of Victoria Interview- Hack for Happiness from 2021-09-03T06:32
Imogen and Jemma spoke with Diletta Legowo from the State Library of Victoria about the Future Founders Programs Hackathon -Hack for Happiness!
Check out the Future Founders Program...
ListenSlap Director Interview- Melbourne International Film Festival Interview from 2021-08-23T12:26
Jemma and Imogen chatted with Domini Marshall of the Australian short film Slap, part of the 2021 Melbourne International Film Festival.
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To ch...
ListenSunburn Director Interview- Melbourne International Film Festival from 2021-08-23T12:19:58
Jemma and Imogen spoke with Jaslyn Mairs, the Australian short film Sunburn director, which is part of the 2021 Melbourne International Film Festival.
Check Sunburn o...
ListenMelbourne International Film Festival Programmer Interview from 2021-07-23T02:07
The Melbourne International Film Festival is in its 69th year (August 5-15th 2021) & Imogen spoke to programmer Kate Fitzpatrick all about it!
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Scattered Interview from 2021-07-16T05:21
Scattered is a Melbourne based queer TikTok series that follows Jules, Sami & Bo the day after their friend Wil's funeral retracing their steps to find his ashes be...
ListenFlunk Interview from 2021-07-12T02:35:48
Flunk is a Melbourne based YouTube series that has gained more than 50 million views since its premiere in 2018. The series follows 16-year-old Ingrid as she explores her sexuality whil...
ListenMark Samual Bonanno Interview (Aunty Donna) from 2021-06-18T04:08
This week we chatted to Mark from Aunty Donna about their first live show in over three years, The Magical Dead Cat Tour, Netflix, Drag Race Down Under and going viral on Reddit.&n...
ListenMelbourne Overlooked Film Festival Interview from 2021-06-09T08:35
We spoke with Jacob and Gabriella from the Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival. MOFF is an RMIT student-run festival for underground and underappreciated cinema. This episode dis...
ListenInterview with ACMI Director and CEO (Winter Masterpiece Exhibition) from 2021-05-27T03:53
In this episode, host Jessica spoke with the Director and CEO of ACMI about this year's Walt Disney Winter Masterpiece Exhibition, The Magic of Animation.
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The Melbourne Art Library Interview from 2021-05-20T10:59
Art Smitten host Alice spoke with the Library Coordinator of the Melbourne Art Library about how it started and its mission to make art books more accessible to those who want to read them. ...
ListenDrummer Queens Interview (Melbourne Comedy Theatre) from 2021-05-13T01:14
In this episode of Art Smitten Bites, Imogen & Tyler spoke with an ensemble member of the all-female percussion group Drummer Queens about their new show at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre!&nbs...
ListenDummies Corp Interview (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) from 2021-05-06T01:49
Interview with the founder of the Melbourne circus group Dummies Corp on their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, Dumdectives in Cirque Noir and their journey into becom...
ListenArt Smitten S4: Sunday 4th October (Interview Clip: Joanne Samuel) from 2020-10-05T22:22
Join Viv & Sim as they interview Joanne Samuel, the Director of 'The Legend of Five'.
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ListenArt Smitten S4: Sunday 4th October (Interview Clip: Lauren Esposito) from 2020-10-05T22:19
Viv & Sim interview Lauren Esposito, the lead actress of 'The Legend of Five', to talk about the film & her journey.
ListenArt Smitten - Wednesday S1 | E7 from 2020-03-29T13:00
Another one bites the dust as Ben and Tom rejoice and rejoin back on Art Smitten Wednesdays.
They talk about the virtual world of art, where are people getting their inspiration from, tal...
ListenArt Smitten - Wednesday S1 | E6 from 2020-03-23T04:24:56
Ben and Tom cover all things Supanova Comic Con, as well as chatting about all the latest in comedy, progressive art and sculptures.
We take a look at what's in the box, listen to a spook...
ListenArt Smitten - Wednesday S1|E5 from 2020-03-05T04:59:04
In this week's action-packed episode of Art Smitten, contributor Emily gives her thoughts and insights of the recent NGV Japan...
ListenArt Smitten - Wednesday - S1|E3 from 2020-02-20T06:41
Whilst Dem mysteriously disappears for the week, Tom and Ben are left to their devices to hold the reigns tight and sturdy at Art Smitten HQ!
They discuss all things physical media in art...
ListenArt Smitten - Wednesday - S1 | E2 from 2020-02-12T23:34
Ben, Dem and Tom are back for another ripper roaring episode of Art Smitten Wednesdays as they discuss the re-emergence of public art, what arts events Melbourne has to offer after dark and the ...
ListenArt Smitten - Wednesday - S1 | E1 from 2020-02-06T00:35
The first episode of Art Smitten Wednesdays was jam packed to the brim with a myriad of artistic content this week!
We spoke with Annette Shun Wah who gave us an insight ...
ListenSYNarios 3: Voyage To Another World from 2019-12-15T02:30
Our next instalment of SYNarios takes us to the stars, as Marcy invites Tom, Connor and Viv in a spaceship that's bound towards a new world (if you're wondering what it's name is, it's [REDACTED...
ListenSYNarios 2: A Good Old Zombie Apocalypse from 2019-12-15T02:00
In this second instalment of SYNarios on Art Smitten, Marcy takes Connor and Sharni, whose characters are an unholy fusion of Marvel's Wolverine and Devil May Cry's Dante (who is a wolf...also n...
ListenSYNarios 1: The Great Grand Supermarket from 2019-12-15T01:00
Marcy plays a new game with Connor and Sharni they conceived when wanting to make roleplaying games more accessible for everyone, SYNarios! In this first instalment, Darling Dashingwood the comp...
ListenBest of the Decade discussion, Part 3 - Music from 2019-12-12T05:32:21
Liam, Christian, Marcie and Tom put forward their favourite musicians, albums and songs from the past ten years, discussing the likes of Rhianna, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Mark Ronson and mo...
ListenBest of the Decade discussion, Part 2 - Film from 2019-12-12T05:29:10
Liam, Christian, Marcie and Tom are joined over-the-phone by one of favourite contributors from 2019, Charlie to discuss the greatest movies of past ten years, including Boyhood,&n...
ListenBest of the Decade discussion, Part 1 - Television from 2019-12-12T04:46:50
Christian, Liam, Marcie and Tom talk about their favourite television programmes from the past ten years, including Bates Motel, Breaking Bad, Steven Univers...
ListenChapel off Chapel With Michelle Swan Interview from 2019-12-08T02:04:38
Marcie and Connor interview Michelle Swan, director of two plays at Chapel off Chapel: Five Minutes to Midnight and Raoul Wallenberg Saved Me, two plays written by award-winning playwright Niel ...
Listen'Stories in Clay' interview with Diane Soumilas from 2019-12-05T04:19:55
Christian and Monisha are joined over-the-phone by curator Diane Soumilas about Glen Eira City Council Gallery's latest exhibition Stories in Clay, featuring the pottery of renowned Aus...
ListenB.S. Cryptid interview with Ollie and Rowen from 2019-12-05T03:44:56
Tom Parry interviews the creators of the fiction podcast B.S. Cryptid, Ollie Krusec and Rowen Midello about how they came to collaborate on the project, what the production process...
Listen'Judy&Punch' Review from 2019-12-05T00:07:52
Michael and Christian chat with Art Smitten's producer Tom about Judy & Punch, a historical comedy-drama from acclaimed Australian director Mirrah Foulkes.
Isobelle Carmody interview from 2019-12-01T18:45
During our trip to Oz Comic-Con, our own Viv Micic secured an interview with Australian author Isobelle Carmody, most widely recognised for her acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles Listen
Betra Fraval interview from 2019-11-28T04:58:26
The R & M McGivern Prize is a triennial art competition run by the Maroondah City Council. This year, the theme is "Anthropocene" and seeks to address the environmental challenges faced by h...
Listen'Oil' interview with Matthew Whitty from 2019-11-27T01:39:56
Co-hosts Christian and Michael are joined via telephone by actor Matthew Whitty, who is performing in Red Stitch's production of Oil.
Oil is performing ...
History of Student Radio With Rafal Alumairy Interview from 2019-11-25T01:32:09
Marcie, Connor and Sharni interview Rafal Alumairy for the independent book project she's working on: A History of Student Radio in Australia, a book that explores the history of ...
Listen'Room on the Broom' interview with Andrew Threlfall from 2019-11-20T01:48:38
Like The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child before it, Julia Donaldson's picture book Room on the Broom has come to be loved by children the world o...
ListenNoughty Girls interview from 2019-11-20T01:32:07
Way back in our first season, co-hosts Tom Denham and Aurora Wang were joined by Courtney Ammenhauser & Hannah Grace Fulton, who swung by the studios to promote their show Noughty Girls:...
ListenMilk Bar interview with Callum Preston from 2019-11-19T18:45
It was once a staple of every corner block; nowadays, Australians rarely ever see one, let alone set foot in one.
Callum Preston is an artist who laments the loss of the traditional Milk ...
Arrival interview with Andrew&Gabrielle from 2019-11-17T18:30
The elation that comes with meeting a relative, friend or loved-one at the airport is immense and special. It’s a moment that photographers Andrew Englisch and Gabrielle Reiher hoped to ca...
ListenShakespearean Jeans' Her Hour Upon The Stage Interview from 2019-11-17T07:09:36
Marcie interviews Lucy Seale, Nicola Dobinson and Annabelle Mitchell for their upcoming Shakespearean Jeans show at the Butterfly Club: Her Hour Upon The Stage. This is a show that focu...
ListenCurating Comme interview with NGV's Dani Whitford from 2019-11-17T03:26:11
The National Gallery of Victoria recently unveiled its newest exhibition, containing the fashion of visionary designer Rei Kawakubo. Co-hosts Michael and Christian spoke with the curator of ...
ListenDreamSong interview with Dean Robinson from 2019-11-17T03:08:39
This week marks the premiere of EbbFlow Theatre's Dream$ong, a satirical musical centred around an evangelical church that has gone into recession. Co-hosts Christ...
ListenSouthern Voices interview from 2019-11-06T09:50:05
Co-hosts Nick and Marcie are joined in the studio by Sharon Batterham and Liam Marziano, the director and participant, respectively, of Southern Voices, a choral group ...
ListenBroadside interview with Tam Zimet from 2019-11-06T09:32:19
Broadside is an unashamedly feminist ideas festival, hosted by the Wheeler Centre and featuring numerous female artists, writers and academics. Tam Zimet, the Festival Director, spoke w...
ListenSilvio Di Baci interview from 2019-11-06T09:22:38
Co-hosts Nick and Marcie are joined via telephone by a rising star in Melbourne's drag community, Silvio Di Baci, in a wide-ranging interview that talks about love, improvisation and future plan...
ListenJohn Maizels interview from 2019-10-29T04:51:01
In this very special segment, Tom and Marcie interview a formidable figure in community radio, John Maizels about the origins of radio broadcasting at RMIT University, the innovative programming...
ListenNo Borders Music interview with Oscar Poncell from 2019-10-25T01:13:40
The No Borders Music project aims to provide a voice to refugees and asylum seekers through the power of song. Oscar Poncell is one of the creative forces behind the project, being a mix-enginee...
ListenBab Crabulous and the Dinosaur Dilemma Review from 2019-10-17T08:02:59
Marcie discusses with Tom and Connor one of Mudcrabs' recent major shows: "Bab Crabulous and the Dinosaur Dilemma. Directed by Finn Lloyd and Iszzy Williamson and produced by Nicholas Kirkby, it...
ListenNyein Chan Aung interview from 2019-10-16T18:55
Fresh from the reveal of his work The Late Supper – commissioned as part of the 2019 Art Trams Project – artist Nyein Chan Aung spoke with co-hosts Sharni Hill and Nick...
ListenTuck Shop Ladies interview from 2019-10-16T18:55
Prior to the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Sam Lohs & Rosie Burgess – otherwise known as the Tuck Shop Ladies – swung by the Art Smitten studios to promote their live ...
ListenArchibald interview with Bridgette McNab from 2019-09-27T04:16:33
Presented annually by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Archibald Prize is Australia’s highest honour for portraiture. One of this year’s finalists is Bridgette McNab, whose en...
ListenAustralian Burlesque Festival interview with Camilla Cream from 2019-09-27T04:15:08
In preparation for the Australian Burlesque Festival, performer Camilla Cream came by the Art Smitten studios to discuss the history of the artform, and more, with co-hosts Liam, Monish...
ListenNGV interview with Wayne Crothers from 2019-09-23T19:30
As the Senior Curator of Asian Art at the National Gallery of Victoria, Wayne Crothers was responsible for sourcing and promoting artwork for this year's Winter Masterpieces collection:...
ListenLizard is Present interview with Vidya Sai Rajan from 2019-09-23T19:30
Aspiring curator Vidya Sai Rajan speaks with Christian and Monisha about what it's like to work with artist/diva/visionary Marina Abramolizardvic.
A gala is being held in Marina's honour ...
Passionate Machine @ Fringe Fest Interview With Rosy Carrick from 2019-09-17T03:03:23
Jitan and Mairin interview Rosy Carrick for her upcoming Fringe show Passionate Machine, and have a jolly good time!
In the show, Rosy Carrick has to build a time machine – because ...
ListenWill To Be @ Fringe Fest With Mark Salvestro from 2019-09-15T08:46:30
Jitan and Mairin interview Mark Salvestro for his upcoming Fringe show "Will To Be", a one-man show exploring legacy, sexuality, and shame, married with the words of William Shakespeare and musi...
ListenKieran Bullock interview from 2019-09-14T07:27:13
To promote his upcoming Melbourne Fringe show Kieran Bullock Build Ikea Furniture On Stage and Talks To The Audience, comedian Kieran Bullock stopped by the Art Smitten studios to ...
ListenThe Briefing interview with Melissa McGlensey from 2019-09-14T06:42:31
Comedian and impressionist Melissa McGlensey talks about her one-woman, semi-improvisational show The Briefing - which is inspired by the press conferences of Sarah Huckabee Sander...
ListenAussie Ethnic Identity Crisis interview from 2019-09-11T04:56:41
Christian, Tom, and work experience student Angelica speak with comedian Aran Thingsatrandom about his Melbourne Fringe show The Aussie Ethnic Identity Crisis, which ex...
ListenLittle Dirt Path Interview from 2019-09-10T23:00
Connor and Ben interview Catherine Holder and Pearce Hessling of Little Dirt Path for their upcoming Fringe shows Cafe Play and Let Meowt!
Cafe Play is a one-on-one interactive choose you...
ListenEquation at Fringe Fest Interview with Poh Choo Kee and Jue Theng Soo from 2019-09-10T11:40:11
Ben and Connor interview Poh Choo Kee and Jue Theng Soo for their upcoming Fringe show Equation, and had lots of mathematical fun!
Equation is a comic mystery about two best friends, ...
ListenSubtle Art of Online Dating with Katie O'Connor from 2019-09-08T19:30
Christian and Tom chat with writer and actress Katie O'Connor about her Melbourne Fringe Festival show The Subtle Art of Online Dating, why she decided to perform with her friends,...
ListenThe Graduate's Cup interview with Marin Buljan from 2019-09-02T07:25:09
Having recently had his creation shared by none other than The A.V. Club, Marin ...
ListenRevolt She Said interview with Louise Lever from 2019-09-02T07:22:37
Photographer and documentarian Louise Lever is preparing to release her debut film Revolt She Said, a portrait of feminism through the ages.
In this segment with co-hosts Li...
ListenConsistency Is Key interview with Morgan Dooley-Axup from 2019-08-28T04:29:57
In the lead-up to her cabaret show Consistency is Key – which also happens to be her solo stage debut – Morgan Dooley-Axup came to chat with Art Smitten's Christian...
ListenOwl Job Review with Jack and Tom from 2019-08-26T07:54:21
In this segment, Tom Parry chats with fellow radio producer and good friend Jack Missen, who is vision impaired, about their experiences in a blind-friendly Escape Room, known as The...
ListenInterview with Fiona Foley from 2019-08-24T04:02:31
As one of the many artists appearing at this year's Ballarat International Foto Biennale, photographer and Badtjala woman Dr Fiona Foley will be showcasing her exhibition "Who Are These Stranger...
ListenAustralian Realness interview with Zoey Dawson from 2019-08-22T23:16:12
Playwright and creator of Australian Realness, Zoey Dawson speaks with Hayden, Lachlan and Tom about the inspirations for her production, including her upbringing in regional Victo...
ListenMudfest interview with Ellie and Lucy from 2019-08-11T06:21:26
The University of Melbourne's biennial arts event, MUDFEST, is happening very soon. To promote the 2019 event, co-Executive Directors Ellie Hamill and Lucy Holz came to the ...
ListenMelbourne Symphony Orchestra interview with Karl Knapp from 2019-08-03T09:42:36
As the Special Projects Coordinator with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Karl Knapp is responsible for bringing many events to the stage, including the MSO's ongoing Films In Concert<...
ListenBendigo Writers Festival interview with Rosemary Sorensen from 2019-08-02T02:45:12
Writer and author Rosemary Sorensen has headed the Bendigo Writers Festival for the past eight years. With the 2019 Festival just over a week away, we sent Art Smitten's co-Executi...
ListenMelbourne International Film Festival preview from 2019-07-24T05:32:41
Our producer Tom speaks with his Film 101 co-hosts, Arnie Duracak and Darcy Read, about the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festi...
ListenEmerging Writers Festival Interview With Tegan Webb from 2019-07-21T01:45:46
In the lead up to the Emerging Writers Festival, Viv and Digby interviewed Tegan Webb about zines, the State Library, and so much more.
The Emerging Writers Festival is now over...
ListenInterview with Sim Luttin and Paul Hodges from 2019-07-19T03:54:06
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Tom and Dana chat with Sim Luttin and Paul Hodges about their art exhibition We Can Be Heroes.
Segment originally aired Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. Pro...
Interview with Sophie Smyth and Ryan Smedley from 2019-07-19T03:54:06
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In this segment, Viv, Tom and Chirstian speak to Sophie Smyth and Ryan Smedley on their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show The Aspie Hour, which rece...
Art Smitten Does Comic-Con from 2019-07-14T19:50
Oz Comic-Con is a national event that takes place in Australia's five major cities every year. On June 8th, 2019, the Art Smitten team attended the event in Melbourne, and recorded...
ListenACMI interview with Kristy Matheson from 2019-06-28T02:10:59
With Melbourne’s third Series Mania festival imminent, Tom Parry spoke with Kristy Matheson, from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) about the history of the festiv...
ListenEmerging Writers Festival interview with Izzy Roberts-Orr from 2019-06-17T19:45
With the 2019 Emerging Writers Festival fast-approaching, co-hosts Arnie and Sim caught-up with Artistic Director – and former SYN presenter – Izzy Roberts-Orr about her decade-long ...
ListenOz Comic Con 2019 Discussion from 2019-06-05T03:49:23
Viv, Lily and Marcie discuss Oz Comic Con 2019, prior experience of Comic Con, what is done at Comic Con, celebrities that have come to Comic Con, costumes people wear at Comic Con events, all t...
ListenPretence Interview With Aimee Sanderson and Hayley Lawson Smith from 2019-06-02T08:27:52
Lily and Viv interview Aimee Sanderson and Hayley Lawson Smith for their show Pretence, a satirical look at theatre, acting schools and competition, where two actors have come for an audition bu...
ListenMelbourne International Youth Film Festival interview from 2019-05-27T12:34:35
Created and developed by students at RMIT University, the inaugural Melbourne International Youth Film Festival, or MIYFF, aims to showcase short films from artists aged 25 and under.
Co...
More Sylvia Plath Poetry Readings from 2019-05-24T03:28:55
More of Sylvia Plath's delightful poetry. Marcie reads with Tom, "Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea", "The Munich Mannequins" and "Ennui".
Originally aired May 19th. Prod...
ListenSylvia Plath Poetry Readings from 2019-05-24T03:22:23
Marcie and Tom regale in the poetry prowess of Sylvia Plath. Marcie reads out several of these poems, "Mad Girl’s Love Song" and "Tulips".
Originally aired Sunday May 19th. Prod...
ListenThe Remarkable Quests of Raddish and Quill "A Lively Market Visit" Discussion and Reading from 2019-05-24T03:05:39
In this sequel to Raddish and Quill's wholesome adventures, Marcie reads out Jessica Zhou's "A Lively Market Visit" with Tom.
The Remarkable Quests of Raddish and Quill is a column in The...
ListenBlood is Thicker Than Hummus interview from 2019-05-23T20:05
Catherine Holder and Pearce Hessling of production company Little Dirt Path speak to co-hosts Aurora and Tom about their interactive play Blood is Thicker Than Hummus.<...
ListenTattoo and Identity interview with Lauren Ellis from 2019-05-22T20:05
In this segment, the Immigration Museum’s Lauren Ellis speaks to co-hosts Aurora and Tom about the winter exhibition Tattoo and Identity: Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks.
The Sisters; or, Galileo’s Penance Interview With Sharmini Kumar from 2019-05-22T05:20:24
Marcie and Tom talk to Sharmini Kumar about her play The Sisters; or, Galileo's Penance. Sharmini talks about the play's connection to science and religion, and its significance as a play based ...
ListenKarin Keays interview from 2019-05-22T03:05:28
The late Jim Keays is best known for leading the Aussie rock band Masters Apprentices, but he was also a talented painter.
Jim’s wife, Karin Keays, is responsible for managing and c...
Lisa Woodbrook interview from 2019-05-17T01:49:58
In preparation for her “heartfelt and hilarious” show It’s Not Me, It’s Definitely You – covering the music of Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse – singer ...
ListenThe Remarkable Quests of Raddish and Quill "The Delightfully Wholesome Genie" Discussion and Reading from 2019-05-06T23:00
Marcie and Lily discuss the Remarkable Quests of Raddish and Quill, a column in The University of Melbourne's publication Farrago, written by members of the Creative Literature and Writing Socie...
Listen'Mocha Is Not Coffee!' Interview with Verity Norbury from 2019-05-06T07:00
Marcie and Lily interview Verity Norbury for her play 'Mocha Is Not Coffee!' as part of Law Week 2019. Verity discusses the play's themes on the mental health of law students, as well as her the...
Listen'Bitch on Heat' Interview with Diane Toulson and Leah Shelton from 2019-05-06T02:00
Marcie and Lily interview Diane Toulson and Leah Shelton for Bitch on Heat, where absurdist lip-synch meets high-camp performance art. Leah and Diane talk about the pop-fuelled critique of sexua...
ListenCLIMARTE interview with Amy Spiers from 2019-05-02T20:10
To promote the new poster curation Climate + Art = Change, Amy Spiers – who is one of several artists participating in the project – joined co-hosts Tom, Sim and Charlie to ...
ListenDungeons and Dragons and Other Tabletop RPGs Discussion from 2019-05-02T03:24:59
Marcie, Digby and guest-host Connor talk about everything Dungeons and Dragons; characters, campaigns, and all the hijinks and crazy adventures they would get into.
Featuring discussion o...
ListenHellblade and More Video Game Discussion from 2019-05-02T03:16:38
From Hellblade to Cuphead to Mario Party, Marcie, Digby and guest-host Connor talk about a whole series of video games, the Nintendo Switch, and more.
Disclaimer; the first minute of the ...
Listen'Mr Burns, A Post-electric Play' Review from 2019-04-30T08:27:37
In this segment, Charlie joins co-hosts Sim, Nic and Tom to discuss and review Lightning Jar Theatre's Mr. Burns, a Post-electric Play, which was shown at Listen
'Barnum: The Circus Musical' interview with Tyran Parke from 2019-04-24T20:15
In the weeks before its Melbourne premiere, co-hosts Nicola and Tom spoke to Tyran Parke (not pictured) about his role as the director of the upcoming play Barnum: the Circus Musical Listen
'Vladimir the Crow' interview with Paul Bourke from 2019-04-22T00:56:05
To promote his new clown-themed show Vladimir the Crow, Paul Bourke conversed with co-hosts Maria and Tom about the art of clowning, working with his brother Steve, and his future plans...
ListenMarcus Ryan interview from 2019-04-13T08:42:35
Having travelled to several countries across the globe, comedian Marcus Ryan is only too keen to talk about his overseas adventures. In this segment, he talks to co-hosts Charlie and Tom about h...
ListenJuicy Comedy interview from 2019-04-12T00:51:06
In this segment, Sammy Perryman interviews comedians James Gordon and Lucy Seale – a duo better known by their collective title “Juicy” – about their new show Two Wro...
Listen'Marveled' interview with Phill Davies from 2019-04-07T20:05
Fusing the Marvel Cinematic Universe with theatrical cabaret, Phill Davies' one-man show Marveled is a production three years in the making that lovingly sends-up the world's...
ListenInterview with Hugh Keays-Byrne from 2019-04-07T08:17:28
Best known for his villainous roles in Mad Max and Mad Max: Fury Road, actor Hugh Keays-Byrne spoke exclusively to Player O...
Listen'Adulting' interview with Tash York from 2019-04-07T03:49:24
For the second time this season, cabaret artist Tash York came in to chat with the Art Smitten team, on this occasion about her show "Adulting", which is being performed as part of...
ListenGreen Room Awards interview with Meg Upton from 2019-04-01T00:51:11
Now in its 36th year, the Green Room Awards recognise the most outstanding contributions to Melbourne's theatrical community. And with 247 nominations over 62 different categories, ther...
ListenSon of a B**** interview with Felix and Helen from 2019-03-27T01:05:42
Most men would dread working with their mothers, but not comedian Felix Castaner, whose own mother Helen Breier co-stars in his new stage show Son of a Bitch. Like a modern-day version ...
Listen'Here Come The Blues' interview with Fiannah De Rue from 2019-03-24T02:39:01
Co-writer and performer of the theatrical comedy Here Come The Blues, Fiannah De Rue, discusses her love of the Carlton Football Club and the messages she hopes her show will convey wit...
ListenInterview with Dave Massingham from 2019-03-21T19:40
To promote his new show Little Sketch Book of Horrors, performer Dave Massingham – who specialises in improv comedy – spoke with co-hosts Dwight, Dini and Tom about his insp...
ListenInterview with Rik Brown from 2019-03-17T19:30
In a frenetic, wide-ranging chat with Art Smitten’s Charisa and Nicola, improvisational comedian Rik Brown discusses his new scripted, one-man play Rocky the Third; what ...
ListenTAINT Cabaret interview with Jack Beeby from 2019-03-17T19:30
Co-hosts Dwight, Dini and Tom talk to Jack Beeby, the alter-ego of drag queen Six Inches Uncut, about how he came to discover the drag scene and create TAINT Cabaret, a monthly event that walks ...
Listen'Play On’ interview with Lydia Dobbin from 2019-03-14T19:10
Creator of the experimental music series Play On, Lydia Dobbin, joins co-hosts Charlie, Aurora and Tom to discuss the merits of performing in an underground car park, and what to expect...
ListenTheory of Relativity interview from 2019-03-12T19:20
Jared Smith, Luke Martin and Jess Marshall of Lightbox Productions speak with Art Smitten's co-hosts Tom, Marcie, Sim and Nicola about their Love Actually-inspired mu...
Listen'World Problems' interview with Emma Mary Hall from 2019-03-11T19:30:12
In preparation for International Women’s Day, co-hosts Charisa and Nicola chatted with Emma Mary Hall, the writer and director of World Problems about the philosophical crises and...
ListenGlobal Citizen interview from 2019-03-09T07:16:38
Two crew members from the theatrical group Norbury Productions, Verity Norbury and Rohan Dimsey, discuss their new comedy, The Global Citizen and the perils of working in retail with co...
ListenLinden New Art interview with Melinda Martin from 2019-02-28T19:30:43
Co-hosts Luca and Fergus are given insight into the Linden Art Prize exhibition by guest Melinda Martin.
The exhibition will be housed in the Linden New Art gallery until April 28th. For ...
Listen'Stan&Ollie' Review from 2019-02-24T01:30:12
In this segment, Marcie & Tom discuss Jon S. Baird's film Stan & Ollie – documenting the duo’s tour of the UK and Ireland – with co-hosts Arnie and N...
ListenInterview with Fiona Sweet from 2019-02-23T23:05:51
Technical difficulties weren’t going to stop Arnie and Nicola from interviewing Fiona Sweet, the creative director of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, who spoke to Art Smitten...
ListenTalking Audio Plays from 2019-02-22T03:35:03
Co-hosts James Karakolis and Tom Denham discuss their appreciation of audio serials, and improvise their own radio play at segment's end.
Originally aired February 13th. Produced by Marci...
'Sex Education' Discussion from 2019-02-20T23:15:48
Digby and Nicola discuss 'Sex Education', a Netflix Original Series that follows Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) as he assists his peers through their sexual difficulties.
Segment original...
"Badass" Interview with Tash York from 2019-02-20T02:33:02
Nicola, Digby and Ben have a lovely chat with Tash York about her new cabaret "Badass" which is all about managing anxiety in every day life, and being a total badass about it. Featuring a lot o...
Listen"Sweet Phoebe" Interview with Mark Wilson from 2019-02-20T01:07:58
Marcie and Tom talk to Mark Wilson, director of "Sweet Phoebe", a stageplay about a couple and a dog (with the titular name Phoebe).
This adaptation, both funny and disturbing, is a study...
ListenAYO and Victorian Opera "Wagner's Parsifal" Interview from 2019-02-19T23:31:06
Viv, Fergus and Luca talk to Jarrad from the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) and his experiences as an AYO musician. In particular how AYO is collaborating with Victorian Opera in their product...
Listen"Mad World" Interview from 2019-02-17T07:37:38
Viv, Fergus and Luca interview Madi, Sophie and Juan from Mad World presented by David Butler Studio and Richard Taki. Mad World transports audiences to the twisted and mad cabaret world of ...
ListenSundance 2019 Recap from 2019-02-17T02:44:37
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual event held in Salt Lake City, Utah that showcases the best new independent American movies.
In this segment, Charisa, Tom and Marcie discuss highli...
Listen'Cake Daddy' Review from 2019-02-17T02:42:10
Marcie, Charisa and Tom discuss Cake Daddy, a queer cabaret that is all about body positivity and acceptance, as part of the 2019 Midsumma Festival.
Originally aired Wednesday, M...
Listen'Steven Universe: Change Your Mind' discussion from 2019-02-10T00:22:26
Marcie, Tom and Fergus talk about the recent television special Steven Universe: Change Your Mind, and the series' wider impact on culture and society.
Originally aired Sund...
Listen'On the Basis of Sex' Discussion from 2019-02-07T01:01:33
Marcie, Digby and Tom discuss the film On the Basis of Sex, charting the journey of lawyer, and future Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) as she fights for equa...
ListenInterview with Amarachi Okorom of Western Edge Youth Arts for ‘Grace for Race’ from 2018-12-05T22:54:15
Looking for some youth theatre this December? Amarachi Okorom came in to chat with hosts, Hayley and Tom about the Western Edge Youth Arts (WEYA) explosive new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet...
ListenGirls Act Good presents ‘A Christmas Tale’ @ The Butterfly Club. Interview with Kelley Kerr Young and Emma Jo McKay from 2018-12-05T22:16:41
Need some HILARIOUS entertainment this Xmas season??
Kelley Kerr Young and Emma Jo McKay can in to talk about their exciting verbatim show ‘A Christmas Tale’...
ListenInterview with Liam Drummer from 2018-12-03T13:15
November 25th. Tom and Shreyas talk to Liam Drummer about the NICA 3rd year Graduation Show.
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ListenInterview with Alison Groves from 2018-12-03T13:14:40
November 25th. Shreyas and Tom talk to Alison about the Japanese Film Festival.
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November 25th. Hosts, Shreyas and Tom talk to Caroline de Costa on Missing Pieces.
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November 25. Tom and Shreyas talk to Bianca Gannon on The Sound of Shadows: Sugar Coated.
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Listen12 Year Old Melbournian Jael Wena To Perform for Australia in Junior Eurovision in Belarus from 2018-11-14T08:38:20
AWARD-NOMINATED PODCAST!
Hosts Dana and Catie interview twelve-year-old Melbournian, Jael Wena, who will represent Australia at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belarus this mon...
ListenBendigo White Night ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’ – Episode 4: The Many Voices of Bendigo and do Dana, Andrew and Tom Recommend the Festival? from 2018-11-11T13:55:03
The final instalment of ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’. Bringing you the very best of Bendigo’s premiere White Night Festival in September this year including the rich arts a...
ListenBendigo White Night ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’ – Episode 3: The WarMemorial Light Projection and Reactions from 2018-11-10T00:37:34
The third instalment of ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’. Bringing you the very best of Bendigo’s premiere White Night Festival in September this year, and the rich arts and cu...
ListenBendigo White Night ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’ – Episode 2: Opening Ceremony, Artistic Director David Atkins Interview, General Festivities. from 2018-10-03T06:26:27
The second instalment of ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’. Bringing you the very best of Bendigo’s premiere White Night Festival in September this year, and the arts and cultur...
ListenBendigo White Night ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’ – Episode 1: Golden Dragon Chinese Museum Visit, Bendigo Walking Tour, Expectations for White Night from 2018-09-17T13:14:27
The very first instalment of ‘Art Smitten Brings You Bendigo’. Bringing you the very best of Bendigo’s premiere White Night Festival in September this year, and the rich arts a...
ListenInterview with Danielle Asciak of ‘Nico: The Songs they Never play on Radio’ for the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 2018-09-14T03:37:32
Wednesday 14 September 2018. Contemporary music outfit Forest Collective and cabaret artist Danielle Asciak bring to the fringe stage music by Warhol’s muse, model and musician Nico (and T...
ListenInterview with Rae Isbester of ‘Nigella: Love Bites’ for the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 2018-09-14T03:23:14
Wednesday 14 September 2018. Writer and performer Rae Isbester came in to chat to us about Nigella Lawson, delicious treats and cabaret. Her show ‘Nigella: Love Bites’ is on at the A...
ListenInterview with Vidya Rajan and Emma Smith from 2018-09-11T05:36:01
Sunday September 9th. Maria and Christian talk to Vidya Rajan and Emma Smith over sleepovers and girl power for their fringe show Sleepover Gurlz.
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Interview with Stephanie Kalfas from 2018-09-11T05:34:37
Sunday September 9th. Maria and Christian talk to Stephanie Kalfas on her work as a Fashion Designer/ Doctor.
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ListenInterview with Dylan Marshall and Stephen Amos from 2018-09-11T05:33:33
Sunday September 9th. Christian and Maria talk Tree Puns with Stephen Amos and Dylan Marshall from Pinning for Affection.
ListenInterview with Susannah Williams and Warren Tec from 2018-09-09T02:53:55
Sunday 26th August. Marcie, Christina and Ben talk to Susannah Williams and Warren Tec on Melbourne Listening, an immersive piece that was on during the MIFF.
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Interview with Rebecca Lister and Penny Gibson from 2018-09-09T02:48:49
Sunday August 26th. Marcie, Ben and Christina talk to Rebecca Lister and Penny Gibson about their theatre show 2:20AM.
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ListenInterview with Rhiannon Newton, 'We Make Up Each Other' at Dancehouse from 2018-08-31T03:28:01
Sunday 19th August. Tom and Dwight talk with Rhiannon Newton about her latest show 'We Make Up Each Other' at Dancehouse and the use of nature within the performance.
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Interview with Dylan Watson, Actor for Red Stitch Theatre's 'Love Song' from 2018-08-31T02:58:53
Sunday 19th August. Dwight and Tom talk to Dylan Watson about the show 'Love Song' and how the play differs from other plays about love.
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ListenInterview with Director Ryan Murphy of "Chemistry" with The Little Things Theatre Company from 2018-08-17T03:01:25
Interview with Chris Kalandadse and Joseph Addamo, "Worth" Melbourne Fringe Festival from 2018-08-17T02:21:31
Wednesday Show 15th August. Live in the studio, we spoke with Chris Kalandadse (Writer, Director, Actor) and Joseph Addamo (Producer) of Melbourne Fringe Festival Show "Worth". Running from...
ListenInterview with James Seamark, "I'm Not A Monster" at the Butterfly Club from 2018-08-11T03:03:55
Wednesday Show 8th August - Full interview with creator and producer of theatre piece "I'm Not a Monster" showing at the Butterfly Club on August 11th, 18th and 25th.
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Interview - Rachael Coghlan from 2018-07-30T01:03:11
Canberra is one of the world's few designed capital cities, and today on Artsamitten, we spoke to the Ceo of the Design Canberra Festival 2018, Rachael Coghlan.
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IV - Jennifer Ward Lealand from 2018-07-30T00:58:37
On the line from New Zealand, we spoke to Jennifer Ward-Lealand about falling in love again... that is, her SHOW, Falling in Love Again, which is playing at the FAC Theatre from Au...
ListenInterview with Suzanne Heywood and Will Atkinson from 2018-05-13T07:54:22
Tom & Jess interview Director Suzanne Heywood and Will Atkinson over the show Ironbound Q44.
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ListenInterview with Adam Wheeler and Shannon Dray from 2018-04-09T04:49:36
Maria and Tom interview Adam Wheeler and Shannon Dray over their triple bill show NEO.
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ListenInterview with Anna Thomson from 2018-04-09T04:48:34
Maria and Tom interview Anna Thomson on PO PO MO CO at MICF.
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Maria and Tom talk to Kirsten Jackson over her role as Ambassador for Art for Epilepsy 2018 and her artworks.
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Tom and Maria interview Icelandic Comedian Ari Eldjarn over his show and his experience of the MICF.
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Viv and Christian speaks to Hugo Matthews about his exhibition at Off the Kerb.
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Christian and Viv talks to Nina Sandaze about the Bollards City Exhibition
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Viv and Christian speak to Rosanna Li and William Thi on the Catwalk Club Show at RMIT.
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Christian & Ellie talk to Dolly Diamond about the MQFF.
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ListenInterview with Marissa Carnesky from 2018-04-04T04:27:15
Tom & Dana talk to Marissa Carnesky about her Butterfly Club show 'Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman'.
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ListenInterview with Gillian English from 2018-04-04T03:30:59
Tom & Dana Speak to Gillian English on her shows 'Giant & Angry' and 'Comedy of Errors for Kids' at MICF.
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Tom & Dana speaks to Emma J Hawkins to her Show 'I am not a Unicorn' on at the MICF.
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Tom and Dana talk to Galit Klas about Shikered Cabaret as part of Jewish Purim Festival.
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Dana and Tom talked to Glitta Supanova about her latest show 'Bodymaps' at the Butterfly Club.
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Dana and Tom talk to Cameron Goodall about his Cabaret show, 'The Sound of Falling Stars'.
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ListenInterview with Eszter Salamon from 2018-03-12T04:41:40
Dana and Tom talked to Ezster Salamon on Dancehouse's 'Replay'.
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Viv, Gigi and Christina talk about Christian's Veins Exhibition at Off the Kerb.
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Viv, Gigi and Christina talk to Ronan Freeburn on Australia's Funniest Shorts at MICF.
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Viv, Christina and Gigi talk to Kent Morris about The Torch's Indigenous Art in Prisons and Community Program.
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Viv and Gigi interview Amanda Jane Pitchard over her Cabaret 'All The Dumb Things' at Speakeasy HQ.
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Tom and Dana Interview Katie Reddie-Clancy over her show Grace showing for the MICF.
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Dana and Tom talk to Dominic Billings, on his film 'Death of an Axolotl'
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Tom and Dana talk to Caitlin Saunders about her poetry and her piece "My Honest Poem".
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Maria speaks to Osamah Sami on his new theatre show Good Muslim Boy showing at the Malthouse Theatre.
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Christina and Tom interview Trevor Ashley on his Cher-inspired Gala for Mardi Gras.
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Maria, Tom and Christina interview Curator Maddee Clark on Black Magic.
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Tom and Christina Interview Georgina Harris & John Marc Desenago on their show Love Birds.
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Tom and Christina interview Curator Lawrence English on the Genesis P-Orridge Exhibition.
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ListenFaces Places Review from 2018-02-06T03:54:53
Christian reviews the Film, Faces Places.
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Rebi, Andrew and Tom Interview Dans Le Noir? and discover more about eating in the dark.
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Rebi, Andrew and Tom interview curator of Blak-Queer Futurism.
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Maria, Tom and Christina interview writer of Dragged Andy Aisbett.
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ListenA Midsummer Night's Dream from 2018-02-06T03:50:14
Christian Reviews A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Christian chats to Daniel Clarke, Performing Arts Programmer at Arts Centre Melbourne about their Midsumma offerings for January 2018.
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ListenReview: More Pudding Anyone? + Discussion: Sexism in Christmas movies from 2017-12-16T14:14:30
Christian, Silvi, Hamish and Smithers discuss sexism in Christmas movies and review More Pudding Anyone?, the new Christmas comedy playing at 8.30pm at The Butterfly Club (5 C...
ListenInterview: Joshua Cowie from 2017-12-12T08:17:06
Creative Learning Producer Joshua Cowie tells Anthony, Maria and Smithers about the Arts Centre Melbourne's Associated Program accompanying the Melbourne Theatre Company's season of
Interview: Ella Caldwell from 2017-12-12T06:07:11
Anthony, Maria and Smithers chat to Ella Caldwell, the Artistic Director at Red Stitch Actor's Theatre, who's also performing in their upcoming annual fundraiser, PLAYlist, at...
ListenInterview: Ross Harding from 2017-12-12T05:58:42
Anthony, Maria and Smithers chat to Ross Harding, the co-founder of Off The Grid, Australia’s only solar-powered symposium, taking place at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art ...
ListenReview: The Man Who Invented Christmas from 2017-12-12T04:58:52
Andrew reviews the new Charles Dickens biopic starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce and Miriam Margoyles
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Interview: Zenzi Clark from 2017-12-11T11:50:58
Andrew and Smithers chat to Zenzi Clark, Assistant Curator of the 2017 Koorie Art Show, on display at the Koorie Heritage Trust (Level 3 of the Yarra Building in Federation Square) unt...
ListenInterview: Darius Devas from 2017-12-11T11:38:22
Christian interviews Darius Devas about his latest documentary, Clinton’s Walk for Justice.
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ListenInterview: Loli Box (Justine) from 2017-12-11T11:27:11
Silvi chats to Justine (stage name "Loli Box") from Bottoms Up! school of Pole & Burlesque about their 2017 production, Museum After Dark.
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Interview: Kieran Gould-Dowen, Candice Lillian and Alexander Gavioli from 2017-12-11T10:24:54
Andrew and Smithers chat to Writer/Director/Producer Kieran Gould-Dowen and actors Candice Lillian and Alexander Gavioli about More Pudding Anyone?, a Christmas comedy pl...
ListenInterview: Anna Jean from 2017-12-08T13:24:15
Christian and Amorette chat to one of the members of the French band Juniore, coming to Australia in January to perform in next year’s So Frenchy So Chic festival.
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Interview: Féfé from 2017-12-08T13:09:30
Christian and Amorette chat to the Nigerian-born French rapper about his new album, Mauve, and performing in So French So Chic in January next year.
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Review: 2017 Archibald Prize from 2017-12-08T12:56:15
Andrew reviews the 2017 Archibald Prize exhibition, showing at the Geelong Gallery until Sunday December 10.
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ListenInterview: Harrison Storm from 2017-12-08T12:37:47
Christian chats to the singer-writer about the launch tour of his new EP, Change It All, running until Saturday December 16.
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ListenInterview: Otto&Astrid Rot from 2017-12-08T12:32:02
Silvi and Christian chat to the duo about the their preview season of Circus Oz: The Strange and Spektakulär Lives of Otto & Astrid, playing at the Meat Market (5 Blackwood, No...
ListenInterview: Stu Larsen from 2017-12-07T04:49:46
Julia chats to singer/songwriter Stu Larsen about his new album, Resolute, andhis Australian tour running until December 9.
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Interview: Daniel Santangeli from 2017-11-28T07:51:07
Christian chats to the Programme Manager of the 2018 Midsumma Festival, running from January 14 - February 4.
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ListenInterview: Jessie McKibbin from 2017-11-28T07:44:25
Christian chats to one of the performers in Please Hold, playing at the NICA National Circus Centre in Prahran from November 29 - December 9.
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Interview: Greg Sestero from 2017-11-28T07:30:20
Maria chats to actor/author Greg Sestero, who played Mark in The Room, about The Disaster Artist, which releases at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Luna Cinemas and Ci...
ListenInterview: Bridget Balodis from 2017-11-20T07:34:48
Maria and Smithers chat to Bridget Balodis, the director of desert, 6:29pm which is playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre (Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East) from November 22...
ListenInterview: Jane Devery from 2017-11-20T06:34:57
Julia and Tarnay chat to Jane Devery, one of the contemporary art curators at NGV Australia, Federation Square, about their upcoming free exhibitions by Louise Paramour, Mel O’Callagh...
ListenReview: Loving Vincent from 2017-11-20T02:57:24
There’s a strange phenomena that occurs when you go to review something as intriguing and over-hyped as Loving Vincent. First, you are excited, so you mark your expectations up. T...
ListenReview: Lucky from 2017-11-19T12:24:22
On September 17th, 2017, Harry Dean Stanton passed away at the age of 91 years old. He lived the life of an actor, but known more specifically as a character actor. Character actors are known as...
ListenInterview: Tom Middleditch from 2017-11-13T06:24:08
Christian chats to the writer and co-producer of Alexithymia, playing at the Meat Market in North Melbourne until Sunday November 19.
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Interview: Blended Generations (Ola Milena and Roger Price) from 2017-11-07T14:08:26
Ellie and Jayden chat to Blended Generations (Ola Milena and Roger Price) about their first studio EP, 'Hope Sweet'.
ListenReview: Lay Down Sally from 2017-10-23T04:51:26
Lay Down Sally is Australia’s answer to Book of Mormon. Laugh out loud, side splittingly, leave your face sore funny. Playing at Chapel off Chapel, the show opened last Tuesday Night to a ...
ListenInterview: Adena Jacobs from 2017-10-23T04:44:50
Christian chats to Adena Jacobs, the director and co-creator of Book of Exodus Part II, featuring a cast of sixteen 8-12-year-old actors and playing at Theatre Works (14 Acland Street, ...
ListenInterview: Michel Bula, Julien Cayeux and Richard Ryan from 2017-10-10T13:45:58
During Art Smitten’s Father’s Day special, Hamish, Maria and Christian chat to Michel Bula, Julien Cayeux and Richard Ryan from the cast and crew of Melbourne French Theatre’s ...
ListenInterview: Elandrah Eramiha-Feo and James Elmer from 2017-10-04T13:17:44
Silvi and Smithers chat to and hear some live singing by Elandrah Eramiha-Feo and James Elmer from the cast of Memphis the Musical, playing at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel S...
ListenReview - Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets from 2017-10-02T14:08:37
Samara Barr reviews Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets, a co-production between Victorian Opera and Malthouse Theatre written by Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs ...
ListenInterview: Joanna Murray-Smith from 2017-10-02T14:06:13
Christian interviews the playwright of American Song, playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre in St Kilda East until November 5.
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ListenInterview: Karina Holden from 2017-10-02T14:00:21
Christian interviews the writer/director of the new environmental documentary Blue, in cinemas October 12.
ListenThe Cocoon - Melbourne Fringe Festival from 2017-09-25T14:05:53
Tarnay covers The Cocoon, playing at The Portable (3 Dawson St Brunswick) until Friday September 30 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
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Interview: Isabel Thompson from 2017-09-24T12:29:09
Jack interviews the Melbourne Youth Orchestras’ principal clarinet during their 50th Anniversary performances and ahead of their Moments of Beauty concert series running from Sept...
ListenReview: Hooting&Howling from 2017-09-23T07:45:20
Everyone loves a good ghost story whether to try and debunk the paranormal, persuade a non-believer, or encourage discussion on the afterlife. For me ghost stories take me back to Cub Scout camp...
ListenInterview: Jasper Foley from 2017-09-22T13:50:54
Smithers chats to Jasper Foley from the cast of Completely Improvised Potter, playing at The Lithuanian Club until September 30 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
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ListenReview: Shir Madness - Melbourne Jewish Music Festival from 2017-09-22T13:46:05
Hamish drops by to tell Christina and Reem all about this year's Melbourne Jewish Music Festival, Shir Madness
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ListenInterview: Patrick McCarthy from 2017-09-21T07:16:13
Christina and Reem chat to Patrick McCarthy, writer/director of The Sky Is Well Designed, which is playing at Northcote Town Hall from September 15-28.
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Interview: Sean Bedlam from 2017-09-20T14:25:48
Christian chats to Sean Bedlam about his Melbourne Fringe Festival show, Death to America, playing from September 23-30 at The Courthouse Hotel (96-90 Errol St, North Melbourn...
ListenInterview: Sally Maclean and Christopher Kirby from 2017-09-20T14:15:55
Christina and Reem chat with Sally Maclean and Christopher Kirby from the cast and crew of Season Two of the web series Shakespeare Republic, whcih can now be viewed on shakespeare...
ListenInterview: Grant Busé from 2017-09-18T13:43:10
Julia from The Naughty Rude Show and Christian (from Art Smitten) chat to comedy musician and school teacher Grant Busé about his Melbourne Fringe Festival show The Birds and the Beat...
ListenInterview: Broden Kelly from 2017-09-15T14:22:16
Hamish chats with Broden Kelly ahead of Aunty Donna’s performances of Big Boys and New Show: World Tour Edition on Saturday October 28 at the Athenaeu...
ListenInterview: Jaklene Vukasinovic from 2017-09-14T13:37:49
Maria chats to ensemble member Jaklene Vukasinovic about The Big HOO-HAA, a 24-hour improvised comedy show running from 8pm Saturday September 23 - 8pm Sunday September 24 at...
ListenInterview: Matthew Sini, Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou and Ryan Kennedy from 2017-09-14T13:14:21
Christian chats with Matthew Sini, Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou and Ryan Kennedy about their theatrical triple bill of The Last Journalist on Earth, Left Too Soon and Prayers T...
ListenInterview: Andrew Grimmer from 2017-09-11T13:44:02
Rebi and Andrew chat to Melbourne artist Andrew Grimmer who contributed to the feature-length painted animation, Loving Vincent.
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ListenInterview: Florian Habicht from 2017-09-11T12:59:31
Rebi and Andrew interview Florian Habicht about his new documentary, Spookers, while he is trapped inside a lift!
ListenInterview: James Mangohig from 2017-09-07T14:14:27
Christian chats with hip-hop artist James Mangohig about In Between Two, the show that he and Joelistic are bringing to the Melbourne Festival at the Fairfax Studio in Arts Centre Melbo...
ListenInterview: Kate Lawerence from 2017-09-07T14:10:07
Maria chats to Kate Lawrence, producer and performer of Cirque Nocturne, playing at Wonderland Spiegeltent (699 LaTrobe St, Melbourne Docklands) from September 14-17 at 9.30p...
ListenInterview: Nandita Chakraborty from 2017-09-06T13:57:02
Christian chats to Nandita Chakraborty, author of Meera Rising, launching on Thursday September 7, 7.30pm at Busybird Publishing (2/118 Para Rd, Montmorency).
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Interview: Rory Kelly from 2017-09-02T14:22:59
Christian chats to Rory Kelly from the cast of The Way Out, Josephine Collins' sci-fi western play now on at Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre (Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda) unti...
ListenInterview: Sarah Sutherland and David Baker from 2017-08-31T15:28:22
Sarah Sutherland and David Baker Christian chats to the artistic directors and one of the members of rollercoaster theatre company, talking about their new show, fish, playing at T...
ListenInterview: James Hewison from 2017-08-31T15:15:45
Reem chats to James Hewison, head of film programming at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, talking about their program of talks, live performances and screenings of the new documentary...
ListenInterview: Kieran Gould-Dowen, Emily Scerri, Ruby Wall and Melina Wylie from 2017-08-31T14:27:11
Maria and Smithers chat to Kieran Gould-Dowen, Emily Scerri, Ruby Wall and Melina Wylie, the writer/director and some of the cast members of Take A Seat, playing at Chapel Off Chapel (1...
ListenInterview: Francis Lee from 2017-08-22T04:15:12
Christian chats to Francis Lee, first-time writer/director of God’s Own Country, in cinemas August 24.
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ListenInterview: Brodie Lancaster from 2017-08-21T14:51:09
Maggie Tweedie chats to Brodie Lancaster about her new book, No Way! Okay, Fine.
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ListenInterview: Luisa Hilmer from 2017-08-18T07:55:54
Smithers chats with Luisa Hilmer, visiting German co-curator of RMIT Gallery's latest exhibition Fast Fashion: The dark side of fashion, running until September 9 on 344 Swanston Street...
ListenInterview: Dr Mark Themann from 2017-08-14T15:16:59
Rebi and Andrew chat to Dr Mark Themann, Director of the Latrobe Regional Gallery, about their new exhibition René Magritte: The Revealing Image on display at 138 Commercial...
ListenInterview: Lauren Aimee Curtis from 2017-08-13T13:36:05
Christian chats to Lauren Aimee Curtis, author of Butter, on the 2017 shortlist for the $12,500 Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize.
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Interview: Symphony Sanders from 2017-08-13T13:15:03
Hamish and Christian chat to Symphony Sanders, who voices Tamika Flynn in Welcome To Night Vale, about the podcast's Australian tour in February next year.
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Interview: Moorina Bonini from 2017-08-13T12:52:29
Christian chats to Moorina Bonini, one of the 17 Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander artists featured in Tell, a photography exhibition on display at the Mining Exchange (12 Lyd...
ListenInterview: Melinda Martin from 2017-08-13T12:25:05
Hamish and Christian chat to Melinda Martin, director of the Linden New Art Gallery, about Border Lines, their latest exhibition, on display at Domain House, Dallas Brooks Drive, South ...
ListenInterview: Alex Cherney from 2017-08-13T12:16:17
Christina and Rebi chat to Alex Cherney, one of the photographers in A Field Guide to the Stars, on display at the Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum (439 Cobden St, Mount Pleasa...
ListenInterview: Nora Niasari from 2017-08-10T12:33:08
Christian chats to Nora Niasari, writer/director of the short film Waterfall, screening on Sunday August 13 and Saturday August 19 at Melbourne Central as part of the Melbourne Internat...
ListenInterview: Daniel Monks from 2017-08-10T12:25:26
Christian chats to Daniel Monks the lead actor in the Malthouse Theatre’s new production, The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man running until August 27.
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Interview: Stephanie Lake from 2017-08-10T12:22:39
Christian chats to Stephanie Lake, the choreographer of Pile of Bones, running from August 15-19 at Arts House (521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne).
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ListenInterview: Reg Ramsden from 2017-08-04T05:18:05
Silvi and Rebi chat to Reg Ramsden about the Right 2 The Heart campaign that's now raising funds for high school facilities in remote Indigenous communities: Listen
Interview: Dayna Boase and Luci Klendo from 2017-08-04T04:58:37
Silvi and Rebi chat to Dayna Boase and Luci Klendo from the cast of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, playing until Sunday this week, 7pm at The Butterfly Club (Ca...
ListenInterview: Izzy Summers and Caitie Ross from 2017-08-03T14:21:57
Reem chats to Izzy Summers and Caitie Ross, the director and one of the cast members of the curent production of Kiki Zapata's 25 and F*cked, running until August 5 at the Owl and ...
ListenInterview: Shannan Lim and Tye Norman from 2017-07-28T15:41:13
Maria and Reem chat to Shannan Lim and Tye Norman from Normal Children’s production of Salty, on at the Butterfly Club (5 Carson Place, off Little Collins St) until Sunday July 30...
ListenInterview: Thando Sikwila from 2017-07-28T15:06:12
Maria and Reem interview Thando Sikwila from the cast of Bowie and Mercury Rising, playing until Sunday July 30 at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel St, Prahran).
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ListenInterview: Ryan Shelton from 2017-07-28T12:48:50
Interview: Jennifer Vuletic from 2017-07-27T14:12:29
Christian chats to actor Jennifer Vuletic from the ensemble cast of Merciless Gods, a Little Ones Theatre production based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas, now playing at Nor...
ListenInterview: Todd Beavis and Martina Copley from 2017-07-24T13:11:42
Christian chats to Todd Beavis, Associate Director of Nite Art 2017, Martina Copley, Manager of the artist-run initiative Blindside, who are participating once again in this event, happening Thu...
ListenReview: White Lies from 2017-07-19T14:11:18
If you’re going to go to a magic show, you really need to let yourself try and enjoy it. It sounds weird, but if you’re skeptical and you go into a magic show, don’t expect muc...
ListenReview: Baby Driver from 2017-07-19T14:02:01
Do you like music? Do you like action? Do you like fast cars speeding around and crashing which isn’t Fast and the Furious? Well this is the film for you!
Baby Driver is the new lov...
ListenInterview: Samara Hersch from 2017-07-19T13:42:01
Christian chats to Samara Hersch about We All Know What’s Happening, a work featuring the perpsectives of seven young on offshore detention in Nauru, at Arts House (521 ...
ListenInterview: Judy Horacek from 2017-07-19T13:39:13
Christian chats to cartoonist and writer Judy Horacek about her newly published ninth cartoon collection, Random Life.
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ListenReview: Lady Macbeth from 2017-07-19T13:26:02
Lady Macbeth is the debut film by William Oldroyd, written by Alice Birch and based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. It's set in the mid-19th centu...
ListenInterview: Kate McDonald, Ian Pidd and Anton Cleaver-Wilkinson from 2017-07-19T13:19:36
Christian chats to Creative Producer Kate McDonald, Director Ian Pidd and dance teacher Anton Cleaver-Wilkinson about the Inaugural Annual Dance Affair, on at the Hawthorn Arts Centre on Ju...
ListenReview: Melbourne Youth Orchestras - New Worlds from 2017-07-19T13:11:13
Jack reviews the Melbourne Youth Orchestras' New Worlds concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday July 2, 2017.
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ListenInterview: Karen Therese from 2017-07-18T15:59:34
Smithers chats to Karen Therese, director of the Victorian Premiere season of TRIBUNAL, running from July 20-23 at Arts House, 521 Queens
Interview: Sorcha Breen from 2017-07-17T12:13:03
Maria and Smithers chat to actor Sorcha Breen about I Am Katherine, a theatrical adaptation and response to William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, p...
ListenInterview: Lee McClenaghan and Kelley Kerr Young from 2017-07-17T11:09:39
Smithers and Maria chat to actor/director Lee McClenaghan and lead actor Kelley Kerr Young about The Association, an immersive theatre experience presented by Girls Act Good that's...
ListenNGV Friday Nights: Gareth Liddiard from 2017-07-13T12:56:46
When Gareth Liddiard of the Drones took to the stage as the headline act of NGV’s Friday Night series, he took a moment to remind the audience of an unpopular Vincent Van Gogh fact. &ldquo...
ListenInterview: Yumi Umiumare from 2017-07-13T11:19:44
Christian chats to Japanese Butoh dancer Yumi Umiumare about her upcoming performances at The Mechanics Institute and the Foreshore in Apollo Bay on Saturday 15th July, 6pm a...
ListenInterview: Ivan Hexter from 2017-07-12T14:45:58
Silvi and Christina chat to film director Ivan Hexter about his work on Tunnel Vision, a new documentary about the protests against the East West Link, Tunnel screeni...
ListenInterview: Johanna B Kelly from 2017-07-10T16:17:56
Christian chats to Johanna B Kelly, director of The Gateway Bug, a film about the benefits of an insect diet, screening as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Sunday July...
ListenInterview: Fiona Cochrane from 2017-07-10T16:12:03
Christian chats to director/producer Fiona Cochrane about her new film 25 Tracks, about 2 musicians who set out to release 1 song every fortnight for a year, screening in the Melbourne ...
ListenInterview: Emma Telfer from 2017-07-10T11:48:29
Christina and Thierry chat to Open House Executive Director Emma Telfer about working with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on the 'What Would Jane Do?’ running for the rest of July.
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ListenInterview: Russ Vickery and Matthew Parsons from 2017-07-09T14:56:57
Christian chats to Russ Vickery and Matthew Parsons about their Melbourne premier season of My Other Closet, The Cabaret, a show based on Russ' experiences with domestic violence i...
ListenInterview: Elysia Zeccola from 2017-07-09T14:51:47
Christians chats to Elysia Zeccola, director of the 2017 Scandinavian Film Festival, travelling around the nation from July 11 to August 6.
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ListenReview: Yada Yada Yada from 2017-07-07T06:31:47
Playing on their egos of Fran and Yetta, Lauren Edwards and Jude Perl created a dynamic cabaret show that celebrated a decade of television history, the 90s.
Yada Yada Yada took ...
ListenInterview: Janice Muller from 2017-07-04T14:17:37
Silvi and Christina chat to Janice Muller, director of the Malthouse Theatre's Australian premier production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. running until July 9.
Interview: Narda Shanley from 2017-07-04T13:28:02
Christina and Thierry chat to Narda Shanley, CEO of St Martin's Youth Arts Centre, about Banjo's, Boots & Beyonce (a different kind of bush dance), on from 6 – 8 July at The S...
ListenReview: (de)construct from 2017-07-04T12:19:55
At La Mama Theatre in Carlton on Wednesday night I got to experience a moving and powerful physical theatre piece called (De)construct. Directed by Cera Maree Brown, (de)construct explores theme...
ListenInterview: Madeleine Featherby from 2017-07-04T08:09:40
Christina and Thierry chat to Madeleine Featherby about playing Helen (of Troy) in PARIS - A Rock Odyssey, running from July 13-15 at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank....
ListenInterview: Tyran Parke from 2017-07-03T13:33:38
Christina and Thierry chat to Tyran Parke about directing Lyric Opera’s production of The Coronation of Poppea, on from July 15-22 at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel St, ...
ListenReview and interviews: Wallace&Gromit and Friends from 2017-07-03T11:18
Wallace & Gromit and Friends and their talented creators have just arrived at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Aardman Animatio...
ListenReview: Circus Oz - Model Citizen from 2017-07-03T11:05:50
Smithers reviews the new circus show that runs from June 20-July 16 at the Big Top in Birrarung Marr (between Federation Square and Batman Avenue).
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Interview: Tash York from 2017-07-03T10:57:20
Silvi chats to cabaret performer Tash York about her new show, Adulting, playing at the Butterfly Club (5 Carson Pl, off Lt Collins) from July 11-16 as part of the Cabaret Fri...
ListenInterview: Liam McGorry from 2017-07-03T10:36:21
Jack interviews Liam McGorry, founding member of Dorsal Fins, about the nine-piece band’s upcoming gig at the first Melbourne Museum – Nocturnal event, happening Friday...
ListenInterview: Britni Leslie from 2017-07-03T09:46:18
Christina and Silvi chat to cabaret performer Britni Leslie about her new show at the Butterfly Club, Bourbon St to Broadway.
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ListenReview: My Fair Lady from 2017-07-02T08:32:58
Andrew reviews Julie Andrews’ 60th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady, now playing at the Regent Theatre until July 29.
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Review: Roulston&Young: Songs for Lovers (And Other Idiots) from 2017-06-27T08:41:13
London Comedy Duo Roulston and Young come straight from the Adelaide Cabaret Festival to Melbourne’s Butterfly Club, to deliver an hour of upbeat laughs and jabs at relationships on a fros...
ListenInterview: Nelson Gardner from 2017-06-27T08:21:45
Christian chats to musical theatre performer Nelson Gardner about playing the part of Charley in Watch This’ production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, running ...
ListenInterview: Matt Wilson from 2017-06-26T08:00:28
Jack and Christian chat to Circus Oz veteran performer Matt Wilson about their new show, Model Citizens, running until July 16 at the Big Top in Birrarung Marr (between Federa...
ListenReview - Whitney: Can I Be Me from 2017-06-26T03:34:33
This documentary wasn’t just your normal superstar backstory, this was a story about a woman's journey through self-doubt, a controlling family, addiction and racism.
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ListenInterview: Piri Goodman and Maya Tregonning from 2017-06-23T05:49:33
Maria and Ben chat with Piri Goodman and Maya Tregonning, students at the National Institute of Circus, about their June showcase performance at the National Circus Centre, Circosis: Le...
ListenInterview: Rachel Maza from 2017-06-21T13:42:22
Ellie and Christian chat with Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of the Ilbijerri Theatre Company, currently touring Coranderrk all around Australia until July 18.
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Interview: Tina Dixson, Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng - Part 2 from 2017-06-20T14:45:02
Jack and Christian are joined by artist and producer Tina Dixson, human rights advocate Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng, from Road to Refuge, to discuss&n...
ListenInterview: Tina Dixson, Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng - Part 1 from 2017-06-20T14:32:53
Jack and Christian are joined by artist and producer Tina Dixson, human rights advocate Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng, from Road to Refuge, to discuss&n...
ListenInterview: Jodi Newcombe from 2017-06-20T03:46:25
Maria and Ben chat to Jodi Newcombe, Creative Producer of Empire of Dirt, an environmental work by James Geurts up on Rodda Lane off La Trobe St at RMIT.
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Caroline's interview with Sam Yong, Apparition Media 30-year-old artist and designer of the Spider-Man: Homecoming mural at Melbourne Central.
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ListenInterview: Olivia Satchell and Christian Taylor from 2017-06-07T14:43:44
Ben, Silvi and Christina chat to producer Olivia Satchell and director Christian Taylor about Tipping Points, their 24-hour play project centring on climate change that will be per...
ListenMaria's review: Friday Nights at NGV - Two Steps on the Water from 2017-06-06T13:59:55
This weeks Friday Nights included a headline act by Two Steps on the Water, a extravagant chandelier and a reviewer entranced in the art of Van Gogh and Love: Art of Emotion 1400 - 1800.
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ListenFinley's review: Friday Nights at NGV - Two Steps on the Water from 2017-06-06T13:54:08
There's something very romantic about going to an art gallery at night time, especially one as grand as the NGV. The high ceilings and wide open spaces are really beautiful. It would be really c...
ListenInterview: Izzy Roberts-Orr from 2017-06-06T13:34:10
Silvi, Ben and Christina chat to Izzy Roberts-Orr, Artistic Director of the 2017 Emerging Writers' Festival (June 14-23).
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ListenInterview: Dion Mills from 2017-06-05T14:09:41
Silvi, Ben and Christina chat to actor Dion Mills about Red Stitch and Little Ones Theatre's production of The Moors, playing at Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East until July 9.
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ListenInterview (and live performance): John Fleming from 2017-06-04T09:59:02
Christian chats with and hears a live performance from Jason Fleming's solo tribute show, James Taylor: Bittersweet and Low, playing at the Caravan Club (95-97 Drummond Street, Oak...
ListenInterview: Gemma Paintin from 2017-05-31T13:07:55
Maria chats with Gemma Paintin, one half of the Bristol-based live art duo Action Hero, currently in residency at Arts House in North Melbourne performing a handful of pop-culture-focused works....
ListenUnfinished Romance – Rossini&Schubert from 2017-05-30T12:13:31
Jack reviews the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s May concert, Unfinished Romance – Rossini & Schubert.
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Review: 20th Century Women from 2017-05-29T05:04:13
20th Century Women is the latest film from Mike Mills, whose previous film Beginners came out a full six years ago – but the wait has certainly been wor...
ListenReview: Wild Bore from 2017-05-29T04:32:45
Wild Bore is a new theatre production by three comedians, Zoe Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott. It is a meta theatrical production where the three performers analyse...
ListenInterview: Robbie Carmellotti and Jordon Mahar from 2017-05-29T04:29:26
Christian chats with director Robbie Carmellotti and cast member Jordon Mahar from Chapel off Chapel's production of Spring Awakening: The Musical, running until June 10.
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Review: Hoke's Bluff from 2017-05-29T04:28:34
Action Hero arrives in Melbourne bringing a light Americana teeny boppy show
"Whatever it takes" the banner read on the gym decorated theatre.
Lines like these that seemingly belon...
ListenReview: The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls from 2017-05-24T14:19:59
Christian reviews Boutique Theatre's production of The Fairytale Russian Girls (running at St Martin's Youth Theatre until May 27) for Host Adalya and Assistant Producer Thierry. Listen
Interview: Tegan Jones from 2017-05-24T09:22:24
On Art Smitten's special Mother's Day episode, Host Maria, Executive Producer Christian Producer and Christian's mum, Helen, chat with Tegan Jones, Producer, Co-Founder and Company Manager ...
ListenInterview: Miranda Hill from 2017-05-20T14:10:02
Smithers interviews double bass player from the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, performing in Unfinished Romance – Rossini & Schubert on Monday 22 May, 7.30p...
ListenInterview: Faran Martin from 2017-05-08T14:11:11
Christian, Jack and Ellie chat with actor Faran Martin from North of Eight's production of Gardner McKay's Toyer, running at The Courthouse Hotel (86-90 Errol St, North Melbou...
ListenInterview: Ali MC + Rushdi from 2017-05-04T15:43:54
Christian, Jack and Ellie chat to artists Ali MC and Rushdi about their exhibitions from the 2017 Human Rights Festival - Rohingya: Refugee Crisis in Colour (on display until ...
ListenInterview: Lauren Valmadre from 2017-05-04T15:36:53
Jack, Ellie and Christian chat with Lauren Valmadre, Director of this year's Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, running until May 14.
Review: Rent from 2017-05-03T12:44:18
Federation Uni Graduating Class of 2017
I’m going to start by saying that my parents saw RENT on Broadway twice during its run from 1996 to 2008 and gushed about it to me a...
ListenInterview: Laura Morrisby and Jonathan Reeves from 2017-05-03T12:37:57
Jack and Ellie chat to Laura Morrisby and Jonathan Reeves from the FedUni Arts Academy Ballarat production of RENT, running until May 6 at the Athenaeum 2 (188 Coll...
ListenReview: Toyer from 2017-05-02T13:20:40
Producer Christian chats to hosts Ellie and Jack about North of Eight's production of Gardner McKay's Toyer, featuring Faran Martin and Kashmir Sinnamon, which runs until May 13 at...
ListenReview: David Lynch - The Art Life from 2017-05-02T10:51:46
Shining a spotlight on American independent cinema
The American Essentials Film Festival, now in its second year, features a range of independent works produced over the last year and tim...
ListenReview: Van Gogh and the Seasons from 2017-05-02T10:38:07
“I myself almost don’t know which season I like best; I believe all of them equally well”
-Van Gogh London 1873
The NGV has done it again. The NGV has...
ListenReview: Joan from 2017-05-02T10:33:20
I often find myself unable to articulate what I feel, think and experienced after seeing a Rabble show, and JOAN was no different, so here’s my best shot at trying to speak about it.
<... ListenInterview: Guy Abrahams from 2017-04-27T15:04:50
Smithers and Samara chat to CEO and co-founder of CLIMARTE Guy Abrahams about the ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017 festival, now running until May 14.
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ListenInterview: Rebecca Rosengrave - Part 2 from 2017-04-27T14:02:02
Part 2 of Samara and Smithers' interview with Rebecca Rosengrave about her debut young adult fantasy novel, Gumtree Gargoyles.
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ListenInterview: Rebecca Rosengrave - Part 1 from 2017-04-27T13:56:30
CONTENT WARNING: Mental illness
Part 1 of Samara and Smithers' interview with Rebecca Rosengrave about her debut young adult fantasy novel, Gumtree Gargoyles. Listen
Review: Whiteley from 2017-04-25T13:50:26
An Intimate look into Brett Whiteley's life and legacy
Whiteley uses Brett Whiteley's art and interview archives to take you on a journey into his inner psyche. Within the footag...
ListenInterview: Olugbade Okunade from 2017-04-25T13:45:37
Samara and Smithers chat to Olugbade Okunade from the Nigerian afrobeat band Alárìíyá about their debut album launch on Saturday April 29, 7.30pm at The Toff (Level 2 Curtin House, 252 Swanston St)...
ListenReview: Comedy Zone Asia from 2017-04-21T15:04:30
Smithers reviews Comedy Zone Asia, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival show featuring Jinx Yeo, Neeti Palta, Sumit Anand, Rizal van Geyzel and Douglas Lim that runs un...
ListenReview: In The Mens from 2017-04-19T14:01:43
In the Mens
Interesting look into the expansive Australian male psyche.
The show is a number of monologues dedicated to generations of male Australians. I...
ListenReview: Cal Wilson - Things I've Never Said from 2017-04-18T09:38:55
Cal Wilson's show in the MICF this year is about 'Things I've Never Said', or, all things she's never focused on in her comedy. For Wilson, this means a focus on politics and feminism. Wilson fl...
ListenReview: Colossal from 2017-04-18T05:17:46
Colossal is a film about monsters, both literal and metaphorical. Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, perhaps most famous for his sci-fi dark comedy Timecrimes, it stars A...
ListenReview: Raw from 2017-04-18T05:14:02
Raw has got to be one of the best horror films I’ve seen in recent years. It manages to create discomfort not only out of the deeply horrifying but also out of pretty much everyth...
ListenInterview: Biddy Connor from 2017-04-17T14:47:44
Jim, Gill and Smithers interview vocalist and viola player Biddy Connor from the Letter String Quartet, who have an upcoming concert, Oracle Marker, on Sunday April 23, 6pm at the ...
ListenInterview: Brenton Amies and Cam Ralph from 2017-04-13T15:12:43
Smithers chats to Brenton Amies and Cam Ralph the morning after seeing she saw their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Everyday Monsters, playing at Tasma Terr...
ListenReview: Nikki Britton is Romanticide from 2017-04-09T12:47:22
Nikki Britton is an excitable, full of energy Australian comedian whose show, Romanticide, reflects on her not so excitable love life. Britton reflects in her show on her romantic conqu...
ListenReview: Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience from 2017-04-09T12:46:07
I grew up watching older British Comedy, so I’ve always had a love for it. Fawlty Towers was of course one of these loves, as well as Monty Python, The Goodies and Benny Hill. I’m sh...
ListenReview: Ghost in the Shell from 2017-04-09T12:45:03
A stunningly beautiful dive into humanity's dark future with cyborg implants and upgrades, skyscraper high advertisements and incredibly frightening half human half machine - cyber terrorists. Listen
Review: David O'Doherty - Big Time from 2017-04-09T12:39:22
For those who haven’t seen David O’Doherty’s comedy before, like myself, if you decide to see him in action you’ll be greeted by one of the most refreshing examples of co...
ListenReview: Aunty Donna - Big Boys from 2017-04-09T12:31:01
Aunty Donna’s new show hits the MICF under the title Big Boys, a show about boys, who are now big. The title is more than just a gag or joke to go with the show. The title incidentally ref...
ListenInterview: Cameron Moorhouse from 2017-04-08T13:40:36
Smithers and Christian chat to artist Cameron Moorhouse, one of the finalists from the 2017 VCE Top Arts exhibition, whose work, Extinction, will be on display at the Ian Pott...
ListenInterview: Erin Taylor and Sarah Edwards from 2017-04-08T13:37:53
Smithers and Christian interview Erin Taylor and Sarah Edwards from Phantasmagoria, a free site-responsive festival produced by the Bogong Centre for Sound Culture, running on weekends ...
ListenInterview and Live Performance: Ginger and Tonic from 2017-04-08T13:30:44
Christina, Rachela and Katie chat Ginger and Tonic Founder and Music Director Jane Patterson and ensemble member Laura Burzacott, from the A Capella group Ginger and Tonic, about ...
ListenInterview: Gavin Roach from 2017-04-08T12:57:39
Adalya, Daniel and Christian from Queeries chat to Gavin Roach about his Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show, All The Songs I Can't Sing.
Review: All The Songs I Can't Sing from 2017-04-08T12:56:08
I haven’t been too a lot of shows when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on, but this year I’m starting off strong by seeing both big and smaller shows that the festival...
ListenInterview: Douglas Lim from 2017-04-04T06:06:55
Smithers chatted with Malaysian comedian Douglas Lim who’ll be performing in Comedy Zone Asia (which Smithers also Listen
Interview: Loyiso Gola from 2017-04-04T06:00:26
Christian chatted with the South African comedian about his Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Dude, Where’s My Lion? on at the Melbourne Town Hall until April 23.<...
ListenReview: Stellar Project from 2017-03-30T12:53:18
Stellar Project is a premier dance work by Prue Lang, it is an hour long contemporary dance piece, with 5 performers.
It was presented in several parts, first was a dimly lit gentle dance...
ListenReview: Trainspotting Live from 2017-03-30T12:26:59
Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting is a one of a kind movie; back when it was released it was different, new and explosive, something not many had ever seen before. The same can be said for the s...
ListenInterview: Gavin Ross from 2017-03-29T12:01:34
Hamish and Christian chat with Gavin Ross from the cast of the truly immersive theatre show Trainspotting Live, now on at fortyfivedownstairs until April 13.
Interview: Miki Oikawa, Hew Wagner and Arisa Yura from 2017-03-29T09:37:12
Adalya, Daniel and Jim interview director Miki Oikawa, Tenor Hew Wagner and Dancer/Actor Arisa Yura about Lyric Opera’s Australian premier production of The Japanese Princess. Listen
Review: Deep Sea Dances from 2017-03-28T13:32:27
Deep Sea Dances was a new contemporary dance work by Rebecca Jensen. The performance space is in The Stables are Arts Houses’ Meat Market, we entered into a large space with beautiful projections ...
ListenInterview: Tara Jade Samaya from 2017-03-23T13:22:34
Daniel, Adalya and Jim chat to Tara Jade Samaya, the “Dance Captain” of Chunky Move’s ANTI GRAVITY, on at the Malthouse Theatre from March 17-26 as part of the Dance M...
ListenInterview: Sammy J from 2017-03-21T13:20:21
Gill and Daniel chat to Sammy J about this new solo show Hero Complex, playing in the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival at the Victoria Hotel.
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Review: Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster from 2017-03-21T07:46:53
Piece for person and Ghetto Blaster is an experimental dance work by Nicola Gunn. This work has had seasons all across Australia and overseas. It is a story of a man and woman and a duck.
Review: Windows from 2017-03-18T05:47:32
Interview: Rachel Beesley from 2017-03-16T11:35:52
Rebi, Jim and Molly interview Rachael Beesley a solo violinist and musical director, performing in Italian Romance, an upcoming concert from the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, taking pl...
ListenInterview: Jessica Wilson from 2017-03-15T12:29:53
Adalya and Daniel chat to Jessica Wilson about her new theatre show Passenger, which takes place on us a bus tour, departing from Footscray Community Arts Centre Thursday-Satu...
ListenInterview: Miranda Picton-Warlow and Sia Smyth from 2017-03-14T13:06:01
Adalya and Daniel chat to Miranda Picton-Warlow, manager of the VCE Season of Excellence and Sia Smyth, the curator of Top Designs 2017, which will be on display at Melbourne ...
ListenInterview: Rebecca Zlotowski from 2017-03-12T12:39:58
Ben interviews film director Rebecca Zlotowski about her latest feature, Planetarium, starring Lily-Rose Depp and Natalie Portman, which is being screened in the Alliance Française French...
ListenInterview: Megan Patty from 2017-03-12T12:21:17
Gill interviews Megan Patty, the organiser of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, which runs from March 16-19.
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ListenReview: David Stratton - A Cinematic Life from 2017-03-12T11:10:37
David Stratton is a pioneer in both critiquing films, and Australian films themselves. If you ever want to be a critic, you should take a good look at some of Stratton’s reviews, as they e...
ListenInterview: Susan Provan from 2017-03-12T11:03:12
Molly and Rebi interview Susan Provan, the director of the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, running from March 29 - April 23.
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ListenReview: Logan from 2017-03-09T05:12:38
Logan is the brand new marvel film under the banner of 20th Century Fox, adding to the long running series of X-Men Films. Logan concludes the trilogy of Wolverine, the two previous fil...
ListenReview: The Dancer from 2017-03-07T11:45:40
The Dancer (or La danseuse) is the feature debut of French director Stéphanie Di Giusto starring Soko as the revolutionary dance pioneer Loie Fuller.
To start with, this film is be...
ListenInterview: Philippe Platel from 2017-03-07T11:41:42
Hamish, Christina and Rebi interview the new Artistic Director of the Alliance Française French Film Festival, running in Melbourne from March 8-30.
Review: The Fever from 2017-03-06T12:14:57
Daniel reviews La Mama Theatre's production The Fever, by Wallace Shawn (of Toy Story and Princess Bride fame).
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Interview: Rhonda Burchmore from 2017-03-06T12:11:59
Hamish and Christian interview singer-actor Rhonda Burchmore, who’ll be performing in Morning Melodies at the Arts Centre of April 3, at 11am & 1.30pm.
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Interview: Tristan Meecham from 2017-03-05T12:38:51
Christian chats with artist Tristan Meecham, the ‘Marathon Man’ playing a starring role in the Fun Run at the Arts Centre on Sunday March 12 at 4.30pm.
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Interview: Open Spatial Workshop (Terri Bird, Bianca Hester and Scott Mitchell) from 2017-03-05T12:35
Rebi, Molly and Jim chat with the members of Open Spatial Workshop, an artist group who's current exhibiton, Converging in time is on now at the Monash University Museum of Art until Ap...
ListenInterview: Maree Clarke and Amy Boyd from 2017-03-05T12:33:22
Molly, Jim and Rebi chat with Amy Boyd, manager of the Vivien Anderson Gallery, about the 2017 Women's Show, featuring 20 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander female artists, including Maree ...
ListenInterview: Chelsea Wilson from 2017-03-01T12:47:32
Rebi and Molly chat to Brunswick Music Festival programmer and performing musician Chelsea Wilson. The festival runs over 2 weeks from Sunday March 5-19.
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Review: The Age of Bones from 2017-03-01T05:14:01
Sandra Thibodeaux’s The Age of Bones is an ambitious, playfully political Indonesian-Australian coproduction now being hosted by La Mama in Carlton. For a play that extols (...
ListenReview: The Homosexuals, Or Faggots from 2017-02-28T12:39:01
The Homosexuals, Or Faggots, is a new stage production at the Malthouse written by local theatre maker Declan Green, of Sisters Grimm, and directed by Griffin Theatre Companies artistic director...
ListenReview: All This Living from 2017-02-28T12:26:49
Smithers reviews actor turned writer Camilla Blunden's solo show All This Living.
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ListenInterview: Nella Themelios from 2017-02-28T12:19
Molly interviews Nella Themelios, one of the curators of High Risk Dressing / Critical Fashion, an exhibition that's on at RMIT Design Hub in Carlton until March 18.
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ListenReview: Aquarius from 2017-02-22T12:50:19
Aquarius is a three-part feature film depicting the life and struggles of its central character Clara, an ageing music critic played by Brazilian actress and former Golden Globe no...
ListenReview: Being a Good Person is Bloody Hard Work from 2017-02-21T13:21:43
The one person show is an exhilarating performance for both player and audience. For one, the performer is completely alone on the stage and must accept the accompanying pressures and risks. The...
ListenReview: The Love Witch from 2017-02-21T13:21:41
The Love Witch is a 2016 release written and directed by Anna Biller. It follows the story of a young beautiful witch Elaine, played by Samantha Robinson, who uses spells and potions to make men...
ListenReview: Manchester By the Sea from 2017-02-21T12:57:40
Casey Affleck has been in the paper a lot recently for not the right reasons. Without getting involved or placing an opinion of the alleged allegations against Casey Affleck, I believe his caree...
ListenReview: Stupid Fucking Bird from 2017-02-20T13:47:11
Gill and Molly discuss their thoughts, feelings and impressions of Aaron Posner's play Stupid Fucking Bird, before, after and during the intermission of its new production byLightn...
ListenInterview: Adelaide Fisher, Ariel Cameron and Will Dawson from 2017-02-20T13:16:16
Andrew and Molly interview Adelaide Fisher, Ariel Cameron and past Art-Smitten host Will Dawson about their brand new community arts festival Happenstance, taking place along the M...
ListenInterview: Shane Savage from 2017-02-20T13:06:48
Molly, Andrew and Jim chat to actor, producer and director Shane Savage about North of Eight's production of Mark O'Rowe's play Terminus, on at The Courthouse Hotel ...
ListenInterview: Nicole McKenzie from 2017-02-20T13:02:05
Andrew, Molly and Jim chat to theatremaker Nicole McKenzie about one-person show, Being a Good Person is Bloody Hard Work, now being performed at Hares & Hyenas in Fitzroy as p...
ListenInterview: Rosie Jones from 2017-02-20T12:55:04
Christian interviews Rosie Jones, director of the documentary The Family which premiered last year at the Melbourne International Film Festival and is now in limited release.
<... ListenInterview: Angela Conquet from 2017-02-20T04:48:26
Molly and Andrew chat to Angela Conquet, the Artistic Director of Dancehouse, about their participation in the upcoming Dance Massive festival, which runs from March 14-26.
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Review: Gary Hillberg from 2017-02-19T10:34:58
Andrew, Gill and Hamish chat to Gary Hillberg, one of the two artists behind the video art exhibition, Montages: The Full Cut, 1999-2015, now showing at the Shepparton Art Museum until ...
ListenReview: The Family from 2017-02-19T09:32:45
The Family is Rosie Jones and Anna Grieve’s ominously titled documentary about a bizarre Australian cult that was finally discovered by police in the late 1980s. Consisting mostly...
ListenReview: Little Emperors from 2017-02-19T09:19:49
Theatre review, An intimate look into the human cost of China’s decades long one child policy. Playing at the Malthouse A’beckett Theatre, Melbourne.
A tale of two cities one ...
ListenReview: Lifetime Guarantee from 2017-02-19T08:48:55
Interview: Padraic Fisher from 2017-02-18T06:17:58
Andrew, Hamish and Gill chat to Padraic Fisher, director of the National Wool Museum in Geelong (the city he left New York for!) about the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibi...
ListenInterview: Charles Purcell from 2017-02-18T04:58:56
Finley chats to actor Charles Purcell from the cast of Theatre Works' production of Ross Mueller's play, Lifetime Guarantee, about the politics of putting on a conservati...
ListenInterview: William Crighton from 2017-02-18T04:50:23
Andrew, Gill and Hamish chat to folk rock musician William Crighton about his first time performing performing on a paddle steamer and returning to the place of his childhood, the Murray Ri...
ListenInterview: Lily Hidgson-Spence from 2017-02-14T09:14:01
Andrew, Hamish and Gill talk to 18-year-old violinist Lily Hidgson-Spence, Stonnington Symphony Orchestra's Emerging Artist of the Year, about her upcoming performance in The Classics serie...
ListenInterview: Alice Qin from 2017-02-13T13:21:13
Andrew, Gillian and Hamish chat to actor Alice Qin about her Australian theatrical debut, Little Emperors, on at The Malthouse until February 26.
Interview: Camilla Blunden from 2017-02-13T08:26:36
Hamish, Gillian and Smithers chat to actor, writer and director Camilla Blunden about her new solo show All This Living, on at The Butterfly Club from February 22 to 26.
Interview: Penny Byrne from 2017-02-13T02:48:55
Gill chats to sculptor and ceramic artist Penny Byrne about Brutal, her politically charged exhibition that's on at the Linden New Art Gallery in St Kilda until March 8.
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ListenReview: The Darkness from 2017-02-12T09:17:40
Smithers reviews Simon J Green's horror short film The Darkness.
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Review: The Privatisation of Ward 9B from 2017-02-12T09:10:33
The Privatisation of Ward 9B follows a desperate psychiatrist, Doctor Craven (played by David McCrae) in his efforts to supplement diminishing public funding by dragging his patients into the me...
ListenReview: Silence from 2017-02-12T08:30:56
Faith is a difficult concept to explain to non-believers. I was never raised religiously, or even with any sort of a belief in a god. As such, I generally struggle to connect to stories of faith...
ListenReview: Kooza from 2017-02-12T08:21:18
The only time I ever went to the circus was easily ten years ago, somewhere in Melbourne where I remember only feeling a little bad for the animals on display there. My second outing to the circ...
ListenInterview: Lisa Ramey from 2017-02-12T08:13:06
Hamish and Christian chat to New York triple threat Lisa Ramey from the cast of Cirque du Soleil: Kooza, performing in Melbourne until March 26.
Interview: Peter Blackburn from 2017-02-10T13:43:14
Hamish, Gill and Smithers chat to Peter Blackburn about what it's like to direct a re-imagining of a classic Chekhov play, in this case Stupid F**king Bird, Aaron Posner's 're...
ListenReview: Todd In Venice from 2017-02-09T12:01:37
Theatre has been my thing for a few years now, easily being my best subject in high school alongside Media. Thus, I’ve been a lot of theatre, both good, bad, amateur and professional, yet I’ve neve...
ListenInterview: Peter Houghton from 2017-02-09T10:18:11
Hamish, Gillian and Smithers chat to actor Peter Houghton about his latest role (or rather, roles) in the Victorian premier of Aidan Fennessey's The Way Things Work, on at Red...
ListenInterview: Kent Morris from 2017-02-08T04:46:03
Christian chats to Kent Morris, CEO of the Torch Project about Confined 8, an exhibiton on at The Gallery in St Kilda Town Hall that features 140 artworks by 130 Indigeno...
ListenInterview: Angharad Wynne-Jones from 2017-02-07T12:25:05
Molly talks to Arts House Artistic Director Angharad Wynne-Jones about their participation in the 2017 Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts with Kok Bunny by Luke Ge...
ListenReview: No Man's Land from 2017-02-07T04:53:15
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You’re listening to Art Smitten on SYN. I’m Rebecca Houlihan, and today I’m going to be talking to you about a National Theatre Live production of
Review: Toni Erdmann from 2017-02-07T04:19:11
Toni Erdmann is a German-Austrian comedy directed, written, and co-produced by Maren Ade. It centres on the relationship between the eccentric prankster father, Winfried Conradi (played...
ListenReview: Le Ride from 2017-02-07T04:10:10
For me personally, reality television is not something that I’m a fan of; I don’t like the staged humour, staged love, and staged drama, as I could get all that from an actual writte...
ListenInterview: Phil Keoghan from 2017-02-07T01:40:57
Hamish and Christian chat to The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan about his new documentary, Le Ride, now playing at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image until Fe...
ListenInterview: Stephen Zagala from 2017-02-07T01:30:41
Hamish, Smithers and Gillian speak to Senior Curator Stephen Zagala about Life Aquatic, his exhibiton that's currently showing at the Monash Gallery of Art until Feb...
ListenReview: Jackie from 2017-01-11T13:18:16
There always seems to be something unsatisfying about these personal depictions of major historical events. Human dramas with a historical "backdrop" work w...
ListenArrival, Nocturnal Animals and A Little Resistance from 2017-01-11T13:03:08
Special guests Mike Loder and Charles Terrier stay around to tell Andrew and Christian what they admired about Amy Adams' two big releases of 2016 and how they might influence their own fut...
ListenInterview: Charles Terrier and Mike Loder - Part 2 from 2017-01-11T12:42:59
Part 2 of the interview where Christian and Andrew chat to Melbourne filmmakers Charles Terrier and Mike Loder about their debut indie feature A Little Resistance, the "Mo...
ListenInterview: Charles Terrier and Mike Loder - Part 1 from 2017-01-11T12:30:33
Christian and Andrew chat to Melbourne filmmakers Charles Terrier and Mike Loder about their debut indie feature A Little Resistance, the "Moulin Rouge of war films" ...
ListenReview: Paterson from 2017-01-11T08:33:55
After the melancholy vampire story that was Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch has delivered an equally meditative human drama with Paterson. It’s a film that ...
ListenReview: The Founder from 2017-01-10T07:24:17
The Founder is screenwriter Robert D. Siegel’s scathing portrait of Roy Kroc, the eponymous creator of the McDonald’s Corporation, not to be confused with the McDonald broth...
ListenReview: Threadbare from 2017-01-10T06:18:05
Threadbare
Featuring: Fipe Preuss, Elnaz Sheshgelani and Phillipa Russell
Choreographer: Kathleen Gonzales ...
ListenReview: Arrival from 2017-01-10T05:40
Arrival is the latest film by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, written by Eric Heisserer and adapted from a short story by Ted Chiang. It’s a science-fiction film in which alie...
ListenInterview: Sammy J, Sammy J and Randy Land from 2016-12-07T10:23:37
Erin is joined in the studio with Melbourne comedian Sammy J, one half of the comedy duo, Sammy J and Randy. Sammy J has been busy working on a new stage show since his hit tv election series, <...
ListenReview: Hacksaw Ridge from 2016-12-06T06:18:02
Hacksaw Ridge is quickly turning into the must-see film of the year: the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a pacifist army medic who saved the lives of 75 World War II soldi...
ListenReview: Rust and Bone, La Mama from 2016-12-06T06:07:18
The audience at La Mama Courthouse demanded encore bows from the cast of Rust and Bone on the night of its Victorian premiere performance, which they very humbly gave and most definitel...
ListenInterview: Nakkiah Lui, Blaque Showgirls (Malthouse Theatre) from 2016-12-06T05:44:57
Hosts Ben and Andrew are joined in the studio by playwright and actor, Nakkiah Lui, the playwright behind Malthouse Theatre's production of Blaque Showgirls. Loosely based off the ...
ListenReview: Blaque Showgirls, Malthouse Theatre from 2016-12-06T05:37:12
Blaque Showgirls is a merciless interrogation of Australian racism in the form of a stage parody of dance movies, including, of course, Showgirls (1995). Written by Nakkiah Lui...
ListenReview: Nocturnal Animals from 2016-12-06T04:11:35
As fantastic as it is to see Arrival gaining so much traction, I do hope that Amy Adams’ other big release, Nocturnal Animals, still gets enough attention. Tom...
ListenReview: F., Riot Stage (Poppy Seed Festival) from 2016-12-06T04:00:10
F. is a theatre production by Riot Stage, a youth theatre company based in Melbourne. It is part of Poppy Seed Festival, Poppy Seed is in its second year, it aimed producing shows made by indepe...
ListenDiscussion: Archibald Art Prize from 2016-11-30T09:13:27
Thierry, Andrew and Christian discuss the controversies surrounding the 2016 Archibal...
ListenReview: Hard to Believe from 2016-11-30T09:01:06
Ken Stone and Irene Silber’s Hard to Believe is a tight 56-minute exposé of an issue that few people like to think about: forced organ harvesting in China. It isn’t e...
ListenReview: Life Animated from 2016-11-30T08:58:49
Roger Ross Williams' latest feature documentary is about a 23-year-old autistic man who's obsessed with Disney movies - basically, me, if you just wind his age back two years, move him from Amer...
ListenInterview: Stephanie Lake, The Dark Chorus from 2016-11-30T03:16:34
Beth and Rach are joined by Stephaie Lake, performer in The Dark Chorus, a production in the Melbourne Festival.
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ListenInterview: Alice Nash, Lady Eats Apple from 2016-11-30T03:11:02
Alice Nash, Executive Produer of Lady Eats Apple, joins Beth and Rach in the studio to speak about the production in the Melbourne Festival.
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Review: Blessed, Attic Erratic (Poppy Seed Theatre Festival x Malthouse Theatre) from 2016-11-13T03:53:57
There’s something incredibly uncomfortable about seeing a show about poor people by non-poor people, essential for rich people in one of Melbourne’s most highly regarded theatre venu...
ListenReview: Anti-Hamlet, Theatre Works from 2016-11-13T03:50:30
This review contains mature content and language and pretty major spoilers about the show.
Straight up, Anti-Hamlet was one of the best productions I have seen this year. It was absolutel...
ListenReview: The Light Between Oceans from 2016-11-13T03:47:50
Derek Cianfrance's The Light Between Oceans is something of an epic, operating on quite a small scale but still putting its characters through some formidable challenges. It's based on ...
ListenInterview: Jonathan Holloway, Melbourne Festival from 2016-11-13T03:44:15
Ben and Thierry are joined in the studio by Jonathan Holloway, the artistic director of the Melbourne Festival, recapping highlights and challenges of the 2016 season.
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Interview: Sean Patten, War and Peace (Gob Squad x Malthouse Theatre) from 2016-11-13T03:40:03
Thierry and Ben are joined by Sean Patten, one of the performers and creators behind Gob Squad's production of War and Peace at the Malthouse Theatre.
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Interview: Linda Shevlin, RMIT Gallery from 2016-11-13T03:34:43
Christian and Adalya are joined in the studio with Linda Shevlin, curator of Radical Action exhibition, by artist Seamus Nolan. This year is the 100 year anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in...
ListenReview: Julieta from 2016-11-13T03:22:18
Julieta is the latest film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, based on three short stories by Canadian writer Alice Munro. The eponymous lead character is depicted in the present and in...
ListenInterview: Clare Watson, Gonzo from 2016-10-22T10:49:40
Thierry, Andrew and Ayden interview Clare Watson about Malthouse Theatre's 2016 production, Gonzo.
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ListenInterview: Ted Gott, NGV's Vincent Van Gogh exhibition from 2016-10-22T09:55:27
Christian interviews curator of the NGV's Vincent Van Gogh exhibition, Ted ...
ListenReview: Café Society from 2016-10-22T09:48:24
If you’re fan of that strange nostalgia that comes from witnessing old Hollywood glamour, Café Society might just be for you. Complete with a backdrop of wonderfully detailed fashio...
ListenReview: The Neon Demon from 2016-10-22T09:41:50
Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon would have been, I imagine, quite an easy film to pitch, but a very hard one to describe. Since seeing it I've been explaining it to people as "the...
ListenReview: The Masque of Beauty, La Mama Theatre from 2016-10-22T09:39:08
La Mama Theatre’s The Masque of Beauty seems to have taken its name from Ben Johnson’s courtly masque composed in 1608. However, in Peter Green’s ‘Renaissance Ca...
ListenReview: Hell or High Water from 2016-10-22T09:36:52
Hell or High Water is a 2016 film written by Taylor Sheridan and directed by David McKenzie. Set in blistering rural Texas, it focusses on two brothers, played by Chris Pine and Ben Fos...
ListenInterview: Ryan Good, Cosmonaut from 2016-10-22T09:33:56
Thierry, Ayden and Andrew are joined in the studio by writer and performer, Ryan Good, about his production Listen
Review: Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Melbourne Fringe Festival from 2016-10-20T02:51:13
“Sharp, smart and hysterically funny!”… “A cult hit….gleaming with comic polish.”… “A frothy, sill, saucy and spectacular affair.”
Review: Francofonia from 2016-10-20T02:33:35
Francofonia is the latest film by Russian director Alexander Sokurov, who is perhaps best known for his 2002 documentary Russian Ark, an ambitious and awe-inspiring one-take tr...
ListenReview: Hot Milk, Deborah Levy from 2016-10-20T02:29:23
Hi, it's Adalya with my second review from this years Man Booker Prize shortlist. This week I'm looking at Deborah Levy's Hot Milk.
Hot Milk follows Sofia and her mother...
ListenInterview: Patrick Durnan Silva, Cull x Melbourne Fringe from 2016-09-22T02:47:14
Hosts Beth and Thierry interview Patrick Durnan Silva on his production, Cull...
ListenReview: 4th Place, Korean Film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA) from 2016-09-22T01:53:36
Thursday, 1st September marked the seventh year for the Korean Film Festival In Australian (KOFFIA). ACMI hosted Melbourne’s festival and invited guests to share canapés ...
ListenReview: Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Madeleine Thien from 2016-09-22T01:41:14
On Tuesday, the Man Booker Prize Shortlist was announced. For those of you not in the know, the Man Booker is a prize given for what the judging panel deems to be the best novel written in Engli...
ListenReview: Kelvin Campervan's Midlife Crescendo - Melbourne Fringe from 2016-09-22T01:38:29
Rupert Burns is Kelvin Campervan. Or is Kelvin Campervan Rupert Burns? They seem to get along pretty well in the one body, but can never quite decide who is the artist and who the creation. The ...
ListenInterview + Review: Georgia Symons, You Must Come Alone to Read the Last Book on Earth from 2016-09-22T01:12:47
Ebony interviews Georgia Symons, creator of Fringe 2016 show You Must Come Alone to Read the Last Book on Earth.
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ListenInterview: Rachel Shrives, UHT Macbeth + Macdeath: a coda from 2016-09-22T00:49:48
Hosts Beth and Thierry interview Assistant Director of the UHT production of Macbeth + Macdeath: a coda, Rachel Shrives.
ListenInterview: Matthew Lutton, 2017 Malthouse Theatre Program from 2016-09-22T00:41:28
Hosts Christian and Adalya interview Matthew Lutton about the Malthouse Theatre's Listen
Interview: Made Stuchbery, Born to Die from 2016-09-22T00:24:48
Christian speaks to writer/broadcaster Made Stuchbery, chatting about her ten part radio series Born to Die.
It's available on Listen
Interview: Alexia Brehas and Chanelle Nillson, Rave in Paradise from 2016-09-06T04:21:15
Hosts Christian and Jim sit down with artists Alexia Brehas and Chanelle Nillson to discuss their upcoming joint exhibition 'Listen
Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Theatre Works from 2016-09-04T09:41:39
Phil Rouse decides to introduce his production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui with a very peculiar sight: some slides of Elizabethan text hover above our very skilled ensemble as they are a...
ListenReview: The Ribcage Collective x La Mama Theatre from 2016-09-04T09:34:54
On Thursday night I showed up at La Mama ready to see The Ribcage Collective’s new work of experimental theatre. The Ribcage collective are a collaborative group of young theatre makers fr...
ListenReview: Yoga Hosers from 2016-09-04T09:29:26
Kevin Smith's Yoga Hosers is one of the most bafflingly entertaining films of the year. A part-time cheesy teen movie, part-time goofy horror flick and full-time American satire of Canada, Nazis...
ListenReview: Girl Asleep from 2016-09-04T08:21:39
Heavily stylised and endearingly quirky, Girl Asleep could be very easily described as “Wes Anderson does Napoleon Dynamite”, but in reality it’s much, much more than that. Sur...
ListenReview: The Beast - Eddie Perfect from 2016-09-04T08:03:16
Cattle, contemporaries and canapés, Eddie Perfect’s play; The Beast, promises to touch you inappropriately in all the right places.
By challenging a lifestyle that c...
ListenReview: Captain Fantastic from 2016-09-04T07:35:07
A film that opens with a lens-flared shot of a forest is only ever going to be a particular kind of film, I thought. A twee, wilderness-worshipping kind of film with smug self-contentedness. But...
ListenInterview: Chris Hosking, The Ribcage Collective x La Mama Theatre from 2016-09-04T06:55:05
Hosts Christian and Jim are joined by Chris Hosking, The Ribcage Collective's Co-Artistic Director for their upcoming immersive theatre production. It will be running at La Mama Theatre until Se...
ListenInterview: Francis Greenslade, You Got Older from 2016-09-01T04:40:42
Hosts, Jim and Christian, interview actor Francis Greenslade, best known for his televisions roles opposite Shaun Micallef in Mad as Hell and Denise Scott in Winners and Losers. Greenslade is al...
ListenInterview: Alex De La Rambelje, Gentlemen of Deceit from 2016-08-31T16:38:04
Hosts, Thierry and Adalya, are joined by Alex De La Rambelje, one of the magicians in Gentlemen of Deceit. They talk about his performance on Australia's Got Talent and their upcoming shows at t...
ListenInterview: Belinda Campbell, Macbeth - Wit Incorporated from 2016-08-31T15:31:51
Hosts, Adalya and Thierry, interview actor Belinda Campbell about her role as Macbeth in Wit Incorporated's production of Shakespeare's Listen
Interview: Peter Houghton, The Beast from 2016-08-31T14:39:47
Hosts, Thierry and Adalya, speak to actor Peter Houghton about Eddie Perfect's new play, The Beast. It's running until September 10th at the Comedy Theatre, 240 Exhibition St, Melbourne. Tickets...
ListenReview: Dangerous Liaisons - Little Ones Theatre x Theatre Works from 2016-08-31T10:28:35
Dangerous Liaisons by Little Ones theatre is a theatrical adaption of Pierre Chodelos De Laclos novel. The story takes place in France in the 1700s, It’s a long winding story of revenge an...
ListenReview: My Scientology Movie, Louis Theroux from 2016-08-31T08:13:49
My Scientology Movie sees BBC presenter, Louis Theroux, attempt to infiltrate the Church of Scientology, an organisation infamous for being shrouded in secrecy. Curiosity about the myst...
ListenInterview: Fairy Turner, Glow Winter Festival Melbourne from 2016-08-31T07:29:24
Hosts Christian and Rachel interview Fairy Turner, the artist behind Disco Bin in the Glow...
ListenInterview: Brian Lipson, Two Jews Walk into a Theatre (Part One) from 2016-08-25T04:56:49
Hosts, Christian and Rachel, are joined in the studio by Brian Lipson, actor in Listen
Interview: Brian Lipson, Two Jews Walk into a Theatre (Part Two) from 2016-08-25T04:54:07
Hosts, Christian and Rachel, are joined in the studio by Brian Lipson, actor in Listen
Interview: Phil Rouse - The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui x Theatre Works from 2016-08-24T09:12:28
Hosts, Christian and Rachel, are joined by director of Theatre Works' production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Phil Rouse.
Tickets are available at the Theatre Works
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Interview: Tim Chiang - Australian National Piano Award from 2016-08-24T09:08:15
Hosts, Christian and Rachel, interview Tim Chiang, one of twelve finalists for the 2016 Australian National Piano Award. Running from the 5th-10th September, the recitals will be held at the Eas...
ListenReview: P.O.V. Dave - La Mama from 2016-08-24T09:00:48
La Mama’s P.O.V. Dave is essentially a film noir play about a retiring press photographer who gets more than he bargained for with his last assignment. It definitely shows that mo...
ListenReview: Cholai - Indian Film Festival Melbourne from 2016-08-24T08:58:40
There is of course an old adage that comedy equals tragedy, plus time. In the case of Cholai, Arun Roy's black comedy about the Bengali hooch fatalities in 2011, not much time apparentl...
ListenReview: Spotlight of The Eyes of My Mother, Baskin, Under the Shadow, Fear Itself - MIFF from 2016-08-21T11:38:33
The first half of the Melbourne International Film Festival has flown by, and I've already seen some great films like Cosmos, Paterson and The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäk...
ListenReview: Dangerous Liaisons - Little Ones Theatre from 2016-08-21T11:32:07
234 years after Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's novel Les liaisons
dangereuses was published, and 31 years after the premier production
of its stage adaptation by Christopher Hampton, this ...
Review: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki - MIFF from 2016-08-21T11:29:11
Not-so-Raging Bull, Juho Kuosmanen's boxing biopic pulls the gentlest punches it can in telling the story of amateur boxer Olli Mäki, hailing from a small town in Finland and aspiring to no...
ListenReview: Kaili Blues - MIFF from 2016-08-21T11:26:50
First-time filmmakers seem to either stumble on their feet or find those feet immediately and use them to run away with a superb debut. Such is the case with Bi Gan, a poet-turned-director whose...
ListenReview: Cosmos - MIFF from 2016-08-21T11:24:23
When I read the book [Witold Gombrowicz’s Cosmos] in preparation for watching the film I was struck by the singular oddness of the writing (albeit a translation) both in style and...
ListenReview: 11 Minutes - MIFF from 2016-08-21T11:22:19
Jerzy Skolimowski's career is defined by a healthy disregard for conventional filmmaking. He has always been a punk of the highest order. And it's with total delight that I report that this pedi...
ListenReview: Extinction - Red Stitch Theatre from 2016-08-20T10:06:14
Red Stitch continues their environmentalist theme for the season in Extinction, written by the powerhouse creative talent Hannie Rayson and directed by the critically acclaimed Nadia Ta...
ListenReview: Jump First, Ask Later - Force Majeure x Powerhouse Youth Theatre from 2016-08-20T09:11:42
Jump First, Ask Later is an urban choreographic portrait of the streets of Fairfield in Western Sydney, the most culturally diverse region Australia. The show features 5 young street da...
ListenInterview: Rory Kelly, Trevor from 2016-08-20T09:03:40
Hosts Beth and Adalya are joined in the studio by Rory Kelly, actor in Red Stitch Theatre's production of Trevor.
ListenInterview: Sebastian Kainey, Future Works from 2016-08-20T05:12:58
Jim Thomas speaks to artist, Sebastian Kainey, about his works showing in the Future Works exhibition at the Brunswick Street Gallery.
See o...
ListenReview: Duets - The Stain Theatre Troupe x La Mama Theatre from 2016-08-20T05:03:07
There will be some mildly sexual language and content throughout this review. If that might be a problem for you, tune out for the next five minutes or so - but, you'll be missing the breakdown ...
ListenReview: The Mill on the Floss - Optic Nerve x Theatre Works from 2016-08-10T08:39:52
Mill on the Floss is a theatrical adaptation by Optic Nerve of the 1860 novel of the same name written by Mary Ann Evans under the pseudonym George Eliot.
Optic Nerves adaption of Mill on...
ListenReview: Kothanodi - Indian Film Festival Melbourne from 2016-08-10T08:33:17
For any fans of the fantasy genre, Bhaskar Hazarika's Kothanodi is a great entry point into this year’s Indian Film Festival. For anyone's who's not as keen on swords, dragons and...
ListenReview: The New Girl in Class - Indian Film Festival Melbourne from 2016-08-03T08:17:34
To say that The New Girl in Class is the weakest offering of the Indian Film Festival would be something of an understatement. Amrita Dasgupta's documentary on the life of a 9-year-old ...
ListenReview: Milk Bars from 2016-08-03T08:11:40
Milk Bars in an installation and performance piece, it is based at The Mechanics Institute in Brunswick by Metanoia Theatre. The installation spread all across the Mechanics Institute, with five...
ListenInterview: Jeff Wortman, Changes: A Theatrical Tribute to the Music of David Bowie from 2016-08-03T08:07
Christian and Beth are joined by Jeff Wortman, lead singer of Robot Child (Waleed Aly’s band) and the Musical Director of the production Listen
Interview: Görkem Acaroglu, Milk Bars from 2016-07-27T05:37:58
Christian was joined by Görkem Acaroglu, director of live art installation piece, Listen
Review: Guernica, Melbourne Ballet Company from 2016-07-27T05:28:58
Guernica is a two-act ballet inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War in the nineteen-thirties.
The Melbourne Ballet Co...
ListenReview: Abigail/1702, Boutique Theatre from 2016-07-27T05:28:42
To anyone who's been holding out for a good theatrical sequel, Roberto Aguire Sacasa's Abigail/1702 is the latest member of that rare species. Picking up 10 years from the ending of its...
ListenReview: The Servant of Two Masters, La Mama Theatre from 2016-07-27T05:25:32
Theatre company 'Make a Scene' alongside the La Mama Learning Company are currently presenting their interpretation of Carlo Goldoni's masterpiece 'The Servant of Two Master's. It is showing at ...
ListenInterview: Simon Hoy, Guernica from 2016-07-27T04:09:44
Reviewer, Caroline Tung, is joined by Simon Hoy, Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer at the Melbourne Ballet Company. They discuss the MBC's production of Guernica, based on Pa...
ListenGuide: Melbourne International Film Festival from 2016-07-27T03:55:39
Hello and welcome to the Art Smitten guide to the Melbourne International Film Festival. My name's Ben and I love films a bit too much.
If you didn't know, the end of next week is the beg...
ListenReview: Retro Futurismus, fortyfivedonwstairs from 2016-07-27T03:52:58
Retro Futurismus is a sci-fi cabert, created by Anni and Maude Davey along with Anna Lumb, Gabi Barton and Teresa Blake, with new special guest stars performing every week. Retro Futurismus as b...
ListenReview: Performance Management - In Cabaret from 2016-07-27T03:49:30
If you’ve ever felt that your office was one hoop short of a circus, Scott Hollingsworth’s Performance management is the cabaret that will speak to your funny bone. Hollings...
ListenDiscussion: Abigail/1702 from 2016-07-27T03:39:16
Hosts Jim and Christian, along with AP Thierry, discuss Abigail/1702, the sequel to Arthur Miller's The Crucib...
ListenInterview: Samuel Tupou, Duplikator from 2016-07-27T03:29:56
Hosts Jim and Christian were joined in the studio by artist Samuel Tupou, who is opening his new art exhibition, Listen
Interview: Anthony Weigh, Edward II from 2016-07-27T03:21:58
Hosts Christian and Jim are joined in the studio with playwright, Anthony Weigh, who spoke about his upcoming play Edw...
ListenReview: Adama - Australian Centre for the Moving Image x Melbourne International Film Festival from 2016-07-20T03:25:52
Never underestimate the power of a child's imagination. Children often understand much more than we think about our adult world. When confronted with something complex and scary, they seize upon...
ListenReview: Heathen - Mailbox Art Space from 2016-07-20T02:38:02
I had never been to the Mailbox Art Space prior to their current exhibition, Heathen. Of 'Heathen', the promotional shots of the works gave me the impression of huge canvases filled with extrava...
ListenEXQUISITE CORPSE STORY - Season 2 2016 from 2016-07-11T05:59:12
The moment you have all been waiting for – the line-by-line story created by this season’s Art Smitten guests IS FINALLY UNVEILED! Da da duuuuuum. Read aloud by Lauren Klein:
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ListenHost Discussion: TED Talk - K-Pop from 2016-07-11T05:48:57
If you had to conduct a TED talk RIGHT NOW, what would it be on? What is your specialist/niche knowledge area? Well for host Erin, her TED talk would be about K-Pop from 2009 - 2013! Erin even t...
ListenInterview: Declan Greene, Conviction from 2016-07-11T05:45:04
Hosts Lauren and Erin were joined in the studio with former SYNner DECLAN GREENE – the director and dramaturg of the world premiere show Listen
Review: Revolting and Ridiculous - A Roald Dahl Retrospective from 2016-07-11T02:01:48
Christian and Andrew review The Wheeler Centre’s one night only event Revolting and Ri...
ListenReview: Hitchcock/Truffaut&Dial M for Murder from 2016-07-11T01:56:14
The 1966 book Hitchcock/Truffaut was as intriguing and exciting a read as its title suggested. Based on Francois Truffaut's 8-day interview with Alfred Hitchcock, it offered readers the...
ListenReview: Courage To Kill, La Mama Theatre from 2016-07-11T01:49:28
La Mama Theatre is an ideal place to host the Australian premiere production of Lars Noren’s Courage to Kill. This tense two-hander, sometimes three-hander, from Sweden’s mo...
ListenReview: Cut The Sky, Marrugeku Theatre from 2016-07-11T01:46:18
Cut The Sky is a dance theatre work by Marrugeku Theatre. It is in interdisciplinary work combining dance, video, poetry and song. Cut The Sky is part of the ‘Perfor...
ListenReview: Come Away with Me to the End of the World, Ranters Theatre from 2016-07-11T01:41:17
Come Away with Me to the End of the World by Ranters theatre was a series of conversations between nameless characters on stage. The actors seemed to be playing nobody or themselves - t...
ListenReview: Our Kind of Traitor from 2016-07-11T01:29:56
Our Kind of Traitor may well be the least confusing film adaptation of a John le Carré novel that we are ever going to see. If you enjoy political thrillers but don't exactly the...
ListenEXQUISITE CORPSE STORY - SEASON 1 2016 from 2016-07-09T11:24:44
This season Art Smitten asked each guest to contr...
ListenHost Discussion: The Book That Changed Me from 2016-07-09T11:16:54
Inspired by The Wheeler Centre's event, the ...
ListenInterview: Jennifer Byrne&Vicky Falconner-Pritchard, Yeti's Demon Dive Bar from 2016-07-09T11:08:33
Hosts Will & Ben (not the flowerpot men) chat...
ListenInterview: Kate Denhert, SHABAMALAM from 2016-07-09T10:56:19
Hosts Will and Ben were joined in the studio with...
ListenInterview: Tessa Waters, Over Promises from 2016-07-09T10:48:27
Hosts Rebecca and Jonathan are joined in the studio with award-winning Gaulier –trained sketch, clown, and dance comedian, Tessa Waters. Tessa returns to the Melbourne International Comedy...
ListenInterview: Tom Middletitch, Genius from 2016-07-09T10:29:22
Dramaturg Tom Middletitch chatted to hosts Katie ...
ListenInterview: Ebony MonCrief - Voices in the Attic from 2016-07-09T09:40:05
Ebony MonCrief, the producer and host of Listen
Review: Picnic At Hanging Rock from 2016-07-09T09:25:23
Emma is fascinated with the haunting Australian s...
ListenInterview: Gemma Flack, Angry Girls Club from 2016-07-08T02:02:54
Melbourne/UK artist, illustrator and zine maker Gemma Flack joins hosts Christian and Michaela to discuss her solo exhbition Angry Girls Cl...
ListenHost Discussion: Creative Victoria from 2016-07-08T01:45:12
Hosts Will and Beth discuss the recent announcement of the $152 million in new funds from the Victorian government's Listen
Host Discussion: Cat Cafes from 2016-07-08T01:40:51
No cultural phenomenon is too low brow for Art Smitten. Hosts Beth and Will are joined by producer Lauren to discuss their experiences at Cat Cafes.
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Interview: Simon Abrahmas from 2016-07-08T01:34:10
Hosts Beth and Will were joined in the studio with SIMON ABRAHAMS, CEO of Listen
Review: Pawno from 2016-07-08T01:21:34
Super low-budget and full of charm, the Melbourne-made film Pawno, released in 2015 at the Melbourne International Film Festival to sell-out crowds, is the first feature from direc...
ListenInterview: Paul Knox, Hannah Vanderheide and Jorge Tsipos from 2016-07-07T08:53:51
Hosts Christian and Andrew were joined in the studio with cast members Paul Knox, Hannah Vanderheide and producer Jorge Tsipos from Unnatural Selection Entertainment’s latest producti...
ListenInterview: Thomas Caldwell, Next Gen from 2016-07-07T08:10:22
Curator of the Next Gen program, THOMAS CALDWELL joined hosts Beth and Talisse on the line to talk about the Next ...
ListenInterview: Scott Hollingsworth&Joshua Fielding from 2016-07-07T08:01:55
Hosts Beth and Talisse were joined in the studio with SCOTT HOLLINGSWORTH & JOSHUA FIELDING from Listen
Interview: Gabi Barton, Retro Futurismus from 2016-07-07T07:49:34
Hosts Beth and Talisse were joined on the phone with GABI BARTON from Retro Futurismus - a colossa...
ListenReview: Stand Up...and Be Counted, The Wheeler Centre from 2016-07-07T07:43:05
Talisse gave a live review of The Wheeler Centre’s election one-night special event - Stand Up.....
ListenHost Discussion: Body Modification from 2016-07-07T07:36:10
Hosts Beth and Talisse were joined in the studio with Producer Lauren to discuss female body modification/body art. Has it become more socially acceptable? Or is there still a stigma associated ...
ListenReview: Einstein, Master of the Universe from 2016-07-04T03:05:12
Albert Einstein is the latest scientific genius to have lured a scriptwriter into the trap of biography. Jess Newman was clearly intrigued by the mind of the famous theoretical physicist when sh...
ListenReview: On Our Shores, Melbourne Playback Theatre Company from 2016-07-04T03:00:07
On Thursday the 23rd of June, I went to see Melbourne Playback perform 'On Ours Shores' at the Footscray Arts Centre. The troupe are a many things, or rather, become many different things over t...
ListenInterview: Kyle Page, Dancenorth from 2016-07-01T04:07:34
Dancenorth Artistic Director, KYLE PAGE, joined hosts Michaela and Erin on the line to talk about the Melbourne premiere of IF_WAS &ndash...
ListenHost Discussion: Parents&Technology from 2016-07-01T03:58:29
Hosts Erin and Michaela were joined on the mics with Producer Lauren to share stories about their parents (trying) to use technology.
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ListenReview: The Addams Family, Federation University Ballarat from 2016-07-01T03:49:33
On Thursday I went to see The Addams Family Musical, a performance by Federation University’s 2016 graduating Musical Theatre class. The musical comedy was written by Marshall Brickman and...
ListenInterview: Callum Morton - Ranters Theatre from 2016-07-01T03:43:48
Hosts Erin and Michaela had the chance to chat to designer and visual artist, CALLUM MORTON from Ranters Theatre Company to discuss Listen
Review: House Party 1 - Quarter Street from 2016-06-30T01:49:48
On Friday night I danced to the rhythmic genius of Quarter Street, one of Melbourne’s hottest Salsa bands, as they performed in the first of three “House Parties” at the herita...
ListenReview: Trilogy, Arts House from 2016-06-28T01:37:32
Rachel reviews Nic Green's Trilogy at Arts House in Melbourne.
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Emma reviews the Malthouse Theatre’s production of The Events
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Review: Land of Mine from 2016-06-28T01:36:32
*Note to listeners: this review contains gun shot sound effects*
This year, the Scandinavian Film Festival is leading with what might sound like just another World War 2 movie, but is one...
ListenReview: DEGAS - A New Vision, NGV International from 2016-06-28T01:35:35
Rachel & Jim were fortunate to attend the exclusive media preview of NGV International’s newest winter masterpiece exhibition – Listen
Host Discussion: Thoughts on upcoming election from 2016-06-23T02:53:16
Christian, Emma and Lauren share their thoughts about the upcoming Australian election. They also try to disect the reasons why young people feel disengaged with politics.
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ListenInterview: Russ Pirie - Autism in the Arts from 2016-06-23T02:45:39
Hosts Christian and Emma were joined on the line with RUSS PIRIE from St Martins Youth Arts Centre to discuss the Listen
Interview: Kendall Jane Rundell - 4:48 Psychosis from 2016-06-23T02:36:36
*Note to listeners: content and trigger warning - the following interview discusses themes that may be distressing for listerners. These themes include, but are not limited to, suicide, sel...
ListenInterview: Shane Grant, Matt Adey, and Lauren Simmonds - Metanoia Live Works from 2016-06-23T02:22:19
Hosts Christian and Emma chatted to SHANE GRANT (Milk Bars), MATT ADEY (Listen
Review: The Honey Bees - Red Stitch Actors Theatre from 2016-06-20T02:12:36
The Honey Bees is a stage play written by veteran playwright Caleb Lewis and directed by Ella Caldwell, starring Eva Seymour, Chri...
ListenInterview: Cassandra Magrath - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from 2016-06-20T02:05:57
*Note to listeners: phone interview audio quality is a bit scratchy, but the interview itself is very interesting. Listen and find out!
Christian had the opportunity to chat to a...
ListenDiscussion: Choir Recording from 2016-06-20T01:42:16
Jonathan shares his experience of what it is like to record an album with a choir. He notes that singers must adjust the way they sing according to the type of venue the choir perform in.
Review: Queen of the Desert from 2016-06-20T01:35:27
Christian reviews the 2015 film Queen of the Desert, not to be mistaken for Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, which features...
ListenInterview: Christopher Brown - The Honey Bees from 2016-06-20T01:30:38
Hosts Christian and Jonathan were joined on the line with actor CHRISTOPHER BROWN (playing the role of DARYL) from Red Stitch's world premiere production of Listen
Interview: Georgia Moore - The Addams Family from 2016-06-20T01:16:50
*Note to listeners: the phone audio quality is a bit scratchy
Hosts Christian and Jonathan were joined on the line with GEORGIA MOORE from Federation University. Geo...
ListenReview: Melbourne International Jazz Festival from 2016-06-20T01:06:05
The Melbourne international jazz festival, now in its 18th year is Melbourne’s premier jazz festival which takes over the city for 9 days in june showcasing local and internatio...
ListenReview: #DearDiary from 2016-06-06T03:37:39
In #DearDiary, the Melbourne-based actor Andi Snelling achieves the seemingly impossible. She manages to turn 20 years worth of diaries into an entertaining, highly amusing and climatic...
ListenDiscussion: #KeepCommunityRadio from 2016-06-06T03:35:49
Will Dawson reflects on his time at SYN. (His dreaded SYN death has arrived!) We, (Lauren, Will and Caroline) also talk about the importance of keeping community radio.
You can show...
ListenReview: SCORSESE - ACMI from 2016-06-06T03:34:10
Ben & Christian did a combined review of ACMI’s exhibition dedicated to award-winning film maker, Martin Scorsese.
Interview: Maxine Gigliotti&Bede Nash - Things NOT of the Earth from 2016-06-06T03:30:39
Hosts Will and Lauren were joined in the studio with MAXINE GIGLIOTTI and BEDE NASH from the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA). Maxin...
ListenInterview: Andi Snelling - #DearDiary from 2016-06-02T04:22:15
Hosts Ben & Michaela were joined in the studio with ANDI SNELLING – writer, producer and performer of the critically-acclaimed solo confessional show Listen
Discussion: Karaoke from 2016-06-02T03:30:03
Hosts Ben & Michaela discuss the highs and lows of karaoke; the unattainable high notes, the dramatic ballads, the overplayed songs and the annoying na na na naa...
ListenInterview: Gabrielle Savrone&Marcus Molyneux - Flesh Eating Tiger from 2016-06-02T03:15:15
Hosts Ben & Michaela were joined by tigers of the stage - GABRIELLE SAVRONE (director and actor at Owl & Cat Theatre) & MARCUS MOLYNEUX (actor) from...
ListenReview: Melbourne Playback Theatre Company - SticksnStones on the Birrarung Marr from 2016-06-02T02:40:50
Experience. Strength. Hope. These words don’t carry much meaning by themselves, but together in the context of Melbourne Playback Theatre Company’s latest performance SticksnSton...
ListenReview: Hanya Yanagihara - Author Discussion from 2016-05-30T02:03:19
Adalya reviews The Wheeler Centre’s author talk event with Hanya Yanagihara in conversation with Jason Steger.
Review: Sugarland - Australian Theatre for Young People from 2016-05-30T01:57:31
It was fantastic to hear that The Arts Centre’s season of Sugarland is being targeted at VCE students, but don’t let that make you think that the play itself is mostly for high schoo...
ListenDiscussion: Taiwanese Jazz from 2016-05-30T01:53:33
Hosts Lauren and Andrew are joined in the studio with Caitlin, a jazz student at the Australian National University School of Music. She shares her story of how she feel in love with jazz a...
ListenReview: Renee Geyer - Stonnington Jazz from 2016-05-30T01:49:53
When I heard Renee Geyer was a famous international jazz singer I was thrilled to get the chance to go and see her sing. As I am an amateur singer with jazzy vocals myself it felt like it was a ...
ListenReview: The Glass Menagerie - Malthouse Theatre from 2016-05-30T01:44:34
Rachel attended the opening night of Malthouse Theatre’s production of Tennessee Williams' classic 'memory play', Listen
Interview: Rose Riley - The Glass Menagerie from 2016-05-30T01:40:47
Hosts Lauren and Andrew are joined on the line with actress ROSE RILEY. She is playing the role of Laura Wingfield in the Malthouse Theatre&rs...
ListenInterview: Lenka Vanderboom - SticksnStones on the Birrarung Marr from 2016-05-30T01:36:07
Hosts Lauren and Andrew were joined in the studio with LENKA VANDERBOOM - Melbourne Playback Theatre Company ensemble member and Creative Director of Listen
Interview: Charmene Yap - CounterMove from 2016-05-30T01:29:55
Laurent spoke to award winning dancer CHARMENE YAP, a member of Sydney Dance Company and performer in the touring production Listen
Interview: Mitchel Edwards&Aaron Trevaskis - Yellow Skies from 2016-05-26T08:50:26
MITCHEL EDWARDS, emerging playwright, and actor AARON TREVASKIS join Lauren in the studio to talk about a new Australian and post-apocalyptic play, &n...
ListenReview: Wild Lands exhibition at Linden New Art Gallery from 2016-05-26T08:44:23
Recently I got to visit the Linden New Art Gallery. The current exhibition that is being held at the moment is the ‘Listen
Review: Tinnalley String Quartet&Lior concert from 2016-05-26T08:40:58
Adalya joins Lauren in the studio to share her thoughts about the Tinnalley String Quartet & Lior concert she attended earlier this month.
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Interview: Defron - Walk This Way from 2016-05-26T08:34:15
Lauren is joined in the studio with DEFRON, a local Melbourne hip-hop artist and the leader behind the Walk This ...
ListenReview: Green Room from 2016-05-16T03:54:39
Green Room is the latest film by Jeremy Saulnier, an American filmmaker whose two previous films, Murder Party (2007) and Blue Ruin (2013), both explore and analyse vi...
ListenInterview: Rani Pramesti, Next Wave Festival from 2016-05-16T03:54:20
Earlier this week, Beth interviewed Next Wave festival artist RANI PRAMESTI and her show Sedih // Sunno.
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ListenReview&Interview: Paul Kelly does Shakespeare&Michael Williams, The Wheeler Centre from 2016-05-16T03:53:59
Earlier this month, Andrew had the opportunity to speak with Michael Williams, head of The Wheeler Centre, about the event: Listen
Interview: Guy Abrahams&Thornton Walker - CLIMARTE Poster Project from 2016-05-16T03:22:03
Hosts Lauren and Andrew chatted to GUY ABRAHAMS, CLIMARTE CEO and co-founder & THORNTON WALKER, one of the 10 commissioned artists from Listen
Discussion: Motherhood, Mother's Day and Mothers from 2016-05-16T02:55:12
Hosts Lauren and Andrew were joined in the studios by two very special guests - their mothers!
Lee and Janet discuss their experiences of motherhood and how the media portrays mothe...
ListenReview: The River from 2016-05-16T02:49:16
Australia's first production of The River, by Jez Butterworth, called for a complete revamp of the Red Stitch Actors Theatre. To make a small fishing cabin by the river feel like an are...
ListenReview: Shakespeare Live from 2016-05-16T02:45:11
Saturday April 23, 2016 marked 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare, and exactly 452 years since his birth. You have to appreciate the perfect symmetry of being born and being taken ...
ListenReview: A Room of One's Own from 2016-05-16T02:39:44
A Room of One’s Own is an extended essay written by Virginia Woolf. It is based on a series of lectures W...
ListenReview: Hunt for the Wilderpeople from 2016-05-16T02:39:23
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barr...
ListenReview: microLandscapes, Ground Control&Voices of Joan of Art - Next Wave Festival from 2016-05-16T02:38:42
Will had the opportunity to review 3 shows from the Next Wave festival: microLandscapes, Ground Control and Voices of J...
ListenInterview: Emma Fishwick&Kynan Tan from 2016-05-16T02:38:26
Hosts Lauren and Andrew were joined in the studio with EMMA FISHWICK, creator and choreographer & KYNAN TAN, ...
ListenReview: Only Yesterday from 2016-05-09T02:27:06
Review by Ebony Beaton
Studio Ghibli’s lesser known film Only Yesterday is this year celebrating it’s 25th anniversary and is being re-released in Australi...
ListenReview: Fucking Parasites from 2016-05-09T02:26:46
Content warning: contains swearing.
Review by Ebony Beaton
Fucking Parasites directed by Adam J A Cass, is a grim look into the world of two teenage girls who are imprison...
ListenReview: Coriolanus from 2016-05-09T02:26:29
Katie reviews Metanoia Theatre’s production Coriolanus.
Interview: Josh Lynzaat&Tim Sneddon 'DoubleSpeak' from 2016-05-09T02:07:07
JOSH LYNZAAT (access officer) and TIM SNEDDON (co-writer/sound designer) from the DIG collective chat to hosts Ben and Jonathan about their upcoming production Listen
Interview: Daniel Tobias 'The Orchid and The Crow' from 2016-05-09T02:06:29
DANIEL TOBIAS, Green Room Award winner for Best Writing earlier this year, join hosts Ben and Jonathan to discuss his nationally acclaimed production The ...
ListenInterview: Beng Oh 'The Yellow Wave' from 2016-05-09T02:01:21
Hosts Ben and Jonathan are joined in the studio with BENG OH, director of the encore season of The Yellow Wave, and...
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