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Anita Heiss talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel Dirrayawadha. Anita shares her insights about weaving research, backstory and Wiradyuri language into the narrative, emphasising the importance of authors trusting themselves and their stories. We discuss Anita's meticulous planning when it comes to her novels, which involves chapter breakdowns, character profiles, and using butcher's paper to keep organised. She talks about the importance of pre-manuscript consultations, sensitivity reads, and the editorial process with her First Nations editor, Grace Lucas-Pennington. Anita highlights the necessity for writers to remove themselves from their work to avoid burnout and gain a fresh perspective, as well as tips for keeping your writing authentic and managing the emotional labour of tackling heavy historical content.ABOUT DIRRAYAWADHA'Dirrayawadha is full of heart and hope, truth-telling and history – and shimmers with language too' Guardian'A story from the past given vivid life for new understanding' Kate GrenvilleBathurst, 1820sMiinaa was a young girl when the white ghosts first arrived. She remembers the day they raised a piece of cloth and renamed her homeland 'Bathurst'. Now she lives at Cloverdale and works for a white family who have settled there.The Nugents are kind, but Miinaa misses her miyagan. His brother, Windradyne, is a Wiradyuri leader, and visits when he can, bringing news of unrest across their ngurambang. Miinaa hopes the violence will not come to Cloverdale.When Irish convict Daniel O'Dwyer arrives at the settlement, Miinaa's life is transformed again. The pair are magnetically drawn to each other and begin meeting at the bila in secret. Dan understands how it feels to be displaced, but they still have a lot to learn about each other. Can their love survive their differences and the turmoil that threatens to destroy everything around them?From the bestselling author of Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams) comes another groundbreaking historical novel about resistance, resilience and love during the frontier wars.ABOUT DR ANITA HEISSDr Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of 23 books; non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women's fiction and children's novels. She is a proud member of the Wiradyuri Nation of central New South Wales, an Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the GO Foundation, and Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland. Anita is also the Publisher at Large of Bundyi, an imprint of Simon & Schuster cultivating First Nations talent, and a board member of the National Justice Project and Circa Contemporary Circus. As an artist in residence at La Boite Theatre, she adapted her novel Tiddas for the stage. It premiered at the 2022 Brisbane Festival and was produced by Belvoir St for the Sydney Festival in 2024. Her novel, Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray, about the Great Flood of Gundagai, won the 2022 NSW Premier's Indigenous Writers' Prize and was shortlisted for the 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize and the 2022 ABIA Awards. Anita's first children's picture book is Bidhi Galing (Big Rain), also about the Great Flood of Gundagai. Anita enjoys running, eating chocolate and being a creative disruptor.Website: https://www.anitaheiss.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dranitaheiss/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnitaHeissAuthor/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anitaheissBuy Dirrayawadha by Anita Heiss here.REFERENCES MENTIONED BY ANITA HEISSThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronAnita Heiss interview with Richard Fidler on ABC ConversationsBundyi Imprint (a division of Simon & Schuster) - A First Nations ImprintBuy The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T. Best by Katherine Collette here.BUILD AN AUTHOR WEBSITE COURSETo receive notifications about course dates, the free author website workshop and early bird discounts, sign up here - https://www.freshwebdesign.com.au/course This podcast is recorded on the beautiful, unceded lands of the Garigal people of the Eora nation.Full show notes available at writersbookclubpodcast.com

Over the past 200 years, theatre has often been a lightning rod for social and political upheaval in the United States. Even the plays of William Shakespeare have been the subject of violent debate. This surprising history is examined in two recent books by James Shapiro: Shakespeare in a Divided America and The Playbook.Also, Trent Dalton's Love Stories, based on conversations with strangers on a Brisbane street corner, comes to the stage at this year's Brisbane Festival, and we pay tribute to the Australian playwright Jack Hibberd (Dimboola; A Stretch of the Imagination) who has died at the age of 84.

Brisbane Festival Artistic Director Louise Bezzina joined Laurel, Gary and Mark on 4BC Breakfast to preview the biggest celebration of arts and culture in Queensland which starts this Friday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Elaine chats with Australian performance artist and dancer Leah Shelton about her show Batshit. We chat the inspiration for the show, her grandmother's story and the narrative of the “Cray” woman. Batshit - Traverse Theatre Dates: 1st -25th August @ Various Times Get Tickets Here: https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/batshit-festival-24 BATSHIT Women have long been locked up, medicated, pathologized and silenced by a simple label - ‘crazy'. BATSHIT is a wildly theatrical, unexpectedly funny, and deeply intimate story of female madness. Created by psycho-siren Leah Shelton (AU) and directed by Olivier award-winning performance artist Ursula Martinez (UK), this is a requiem for Leah's grandmother Gwen, who was incarcerated for seeking independence in 1960s Australia. BATSHIT draws on personal stories, pop psychology and Prozac-laden humour to explore the myths, fantasies and fears that keep us compliant, and the systems that let us down. Dedicated to all the women labelled hysterical, psycho, hormonal and deluded by a society that seeks to control and discredit their experiences. LEAH SHELTON Psycho-siren Leah Shelton creates stylized, guttural, renegade feminist work soaked in cult references and dark humour. Her work has taken her from the glamour of Las Vegas to the back streets of Kings Cross, from rigorous training in Japan to live art festivals in New York. As a solo artist, Leah has played on and off West End in London. She has graced the cabaret stages of La Clique, Club Briefs, Little Death Club, Vegas Nocturne and Jonny Woo's infamous UnRoyal Variety Show. Her first solo work, ‘Terror Australis', received numerous awards and toured Australia and France. Leah's second solo work, ‘Bitch On Heat', directed by UK Performance Art luminary Ursula Martinez, has toured to major festivals in Australia and Soho Theatre London to critical acclaim and standing ovations.With Lisa Fa'alafi, Leah is Co-Director of artist collective Polytoxic, creating hyper-visual works underpinned by diversity and collaboration. Polytoxic have presented work at PS122's COIL Festival NYC, Harbourfront Centre Canada, WanSmolbag Vanuatu, Sydney Opera House, Darwin Festival, Brisbane Festival, APAM, Bleach*, Enlighten, ArtsHouse Melbourne, Ten Days on the Island, Brisbane Powerhouse and QPAC.Originally dance-trained, Leah has a diverse performance background including over ten years training in the Suzuki Actor Training Method with Frank Theatre (Brisbane, AU), Suzuki Company of Toga (Toga / Shizuoka, Japan) and SITI Company (New York, USA). https://www.leahshelton.live/batshit HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE

Oliver has learnt a lot about dating, sex and romance through having done exactly none of those things.He chats to Liz and Tom this week about the stories behind his show The No Bang Theory before its return season for Brisbane FestivalAutism is no laughing matter, but laugh is exactly what Matilda Award-winning Brisbane cabaret performer Oliver Hetherington-Page wants audiences to do as he debunks the myths of 'cute' autism perpetuated through popular culture favourites such as The Big Bang Theory. The No Bang Theory is ready to charm the pants off Brisbane with stories, show tunes and a series of sparkly jackets. Fresh from captivating audiences in Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, the Gold Coast and Bundaberg, it's Brisbane Festival's turn to witness this heartbreaking and hilarious, but always honest look at life on the autism spectrum. You can get tickets to The No Bang Theory here: https://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/whats-on/2024/the-no-bang-theoryAnd here: https://nafa-tsv.com.au/event/the-no-bang-theory/You can also follow Oliver on social media: https://www.instagram.com/atwistofoliverhp?igsh=azloNTJ5a3F6dDVr&utm_source=qr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For NAIDOC Week, guest host Wesley Enoch is joined by First Nations performers, playwrights and programmers who "Keep the Fire Burning" on stages right across the country.Ian Michael and Rachael Maza discuss the First Nations theatrical canon and whether classic texts like Jane Harrison's Stolen should be staged more often, we find out what it's like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to work within established Australian arts institutions, and we meet two rising stars of the stage who are about to make their debut as writers at this year's Brisbane Festival.

Tim Draxl is an actor and singer with a career spanning more than two decades.Most recently he was seen in the SBS anthology television series Erotic Stories, for which he has received an AACTA Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama series, and the lead role in ABC's four-part musical drama In Our Blood, for which he has received both an AACTA Nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series and TV WEEK Logie Award Nomination for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.On stage, Tim was most recently seen in Belvoir's Into The Woods as ‘Cinderella's Prince/ Wolf' and in the role of ‘Steve Healy' for the first overseas tour of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill produced by GWB. Other theatre credits include critically acclaimed Only Heaven Knows, Catch Me If You Can and Evie May (all for Hayes Theatre), Torch Song Trilogy (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), Lip Service, Mothers and Sons (Ensemble Theatre), Freeway – The Chet Baker Journey (Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Festival, Brisbane Festival), Nailed (Griffin Theatre Company), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Belvoir), The Sound Of Music (GFO) and She Loves Me (The Production Company).Other television credits include anthology series Summer Love and critically acclaimed The Newsreader both for the ABC, hit series A Place to Call Home as series regular Henry Fox (FOXTEL), the Molly Meldrum telemovie Molly, the critically acclaimed series Serangoon Road, Reef Break, Mrs Biggs, Home & Away, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Crownies, Day One, Tangle, Headland, Supernova, Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure and The Shark Net.Tim's film work includes action film Blacklight alongside Liam Neeson, Guardians of the Tomb, directed by Kimble Rendall, A Few Best Men, Undocumented, Ivory, In My Sleep, Red Canyon, Right Here Right Now, Travelling Light, Swimming Upstream, and Dirty Deeds.He received his first TV WEEK Logie Award Nomination for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 2005 for The Shark Net and an ASTRA Award Nomination (later renamed The AACTA Awards) for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Comedy for Supernova (2006). His one man show Tim Draxl in Concert was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Live Music Presentation in 2002 and has received several Sydney Theatre Award nominations for his cabaret and theatre shows winning the award for best cabaret production with Back For Seconds in 2006.He has released four solo albums. ‘Ordinary Miracles' and ‘Insongniac' for Sony Music Australia under the Columbia label, the independently released ‘Tim Draxl Live at the Supper Club' and ‘My Funny Valentine' released through Ambition Entertainment/EMI which reached number 1 on the iTunes jazz charts.Tim can currently be seen on Australian stages playing the role of Jodie Gillis opposite Sarah Brightman's Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. This will be the musical theatre event of the year. Don't miss this strictly limited season at Melbourne's Princess Theatre from May, and at the Sydney Opera House from August, 2024.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Damien Ryan is managing director and artistic director of Sport for Jove Theatre Company, now in its twelfth year, where he has directed more than 30 productions, written and developed three new works and adapted over a dozen plays.  The company has a comprehensive education program developed by Damien, and works with tens of thousands of Australian students annually at secondary and tertiary levels. Damien has worked extensively with Shakespeare, performing in or directing over 70 productions in Australia and overseas, and has worked as actor, director and writer across Australia's major companies including STC, MTC, Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, Sydney Festival, Canberra Theatre Centre, Brisbane Festival and Queensland Theatre, and in the independent sector in Sydney.  Recent directing credits include, Venus & Adonis (a feature film), Romeo & Juliet, The Crucible, The Father, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry IV Parts 1&2, Romeo & Juliet, Rose Riot, Merchant of Venice, Antigone, Antony and Cleopatra, The River at the End of the Road, Cyrano de Bergerac, No End of Blame, Othello, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Away, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Loves Labour's Lost, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night's Dream, All's Well That Ends Well, Twelfth Night, The Libertine, Look Back in Anger. Acting credits include Venus & Adonis, Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Life of Galileo, Twelfth Night, Nora; As You Like It, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard 3, Comedy of Errors, Hamlet; Crime and Punishment, Under Milk Wood; Mother Courage, Isolde and Tristan, Hamlet and King Lear.  Damien has two award-winning play adaptations (Antigone and Cyrano de Bergerac) published with Currency Press. From May 1st to June 1st, Sport for Jove's production of ISOLDE and TRISTAN plays the Old Fitz theatre in Sydney - and it is directed by today's featured guest - Damien Ryan. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).

New Meanjin/Brisbane band Yirinda is widening the scope of Indigenous music with a unique take blending Aboriginal language and songs with classical genres.   Yirinda combines ancient Aboriginal language performed by Butchulla songman Fred Leone with dramatic soundscapes from Samuel Pankhurst, accompanied by a string quartet, to invoke thousands of generations of story and culture through music.   The band has just released its debut album on vinyl, CD and digital following on from their performance debut at last year's Brisbane Festival, before going on to play at the Woodford Folk Festival over New Years.    Fred and Samuel tell Streets of Your Town about their unique evocative sound evolved,  and their excitement taking Yirinda on the road with a tour up Australia's east coast, finishing in Cairns on May 31.   Contact Nance AKA The Wandering Journo and find socials links HERE   Get the full story, and join The Wandering Journo tribe at substack.soyt.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Antagonist ChecklistSign up to be notified when agent submissions reopen!Connect with JM DonellanJM Donellan's YouTubeConnect with David on TwitterEPISODE INFO:In thrillers, (maybe more so than in any other genre) an antagonist has a lot of weight to carry. They have to be believable but ruthless. Dangerous and deadly but also sympathetic. I mean, how much time do we spend on our main characters? If you're anything like me, you create entire backstories for them. You try to understand their goals, ambitions and needs. And of course you do. You should. But do you do the same for your antagonists? Today's guest is going to share his 3 secrets for writing unique and memorable antagonists.BIO:J.M. DONELLAN is a writer, musician, poet, and teacher. He was almost devoured by a tiger in the jungles of Malaysia, nearly died of a lung collapse in the Nepalese Himalayas and fended off a pack of rabid dogs with a guitar in the mountains of India. He is the author of the novels A Beginner's Guide to Dying in India and Killing Adonis (which was nominated for the Kirkus prize). His children's fantasy novel Zeb and the Great Ruckus was described by one child as ‘the best book ever, but it should have had Dr Who in it.' He has spoken/performed at the Brisbane Festival, the Sydney Opera House, TEDxBrisbane, World Science Festival, and some very distinguished basements.Aside from novels and poetry he has also written plays, video games, the internationally admired podcast series Six Cold Feet and the dance performance INTER. His latest novels are the gothic mystery Lenore's Last Funeral and the surreal thriller Rumors of Her Death, the film version of the latter is currently in development with Continuance Pictures. He's won numerous awards in a range of artistic fields but refuses to list them all here because no one likes a braggart.Tweet me @DavidRGwyn

A reporter asked a bizarre question involving "The Little Rascals" during a press conference announcing the capture of escaped fugitive. The Brisbane Festival in Australia is looking for over 10,000 people to play the kazoo for them so that they can break the world record.  Is This Anything? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cessalee Stovall is an in-demand performer and the founder of the organisation Stage a Change. When Cessalee is not on stage herself, she is driving opportunities for artists of colour working in the performing arts. Over a pot of tea, Cessalee and Stéphanie discuss the organisation's efforts — and spill some tea in the process.Also, playwright Hilary Bell shares the works that have most inspired her journey as an artist on Top Shelf and the disability-led performing arts festival Undercover Artist returns to Brisbane, but who is an 'undercover artist' and how and why does this festival blow their cover?

As new parents, Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall found themselves immersed in an uncanny world of children's entertainment. The impossible chirpiness of the singers made them wonder: what struggles lurk behind those bright eyes? Those musings have inspired their new musical comedy Bananaland.Also, Stephen Schwartz thought that he had left Broadway behind when he chanced to encounter a novel called Wicked. The composer-lyricist behind Godspell and Pippin had recently won three Academy Awards for his screen work, but the prospect of adapting Wicked drew him back to the stage. Now, Wicked is back.

Passionate about interrogating, developing and devising new Australian work, Tim trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and works as a writer, director, dramaturge and a devising theatre maker. Tim is currently a commissioned writer for Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and The Art House Wyong to create a write a new play based on Colleen McCullough's award-winning novel Tim due to hit the stage in 2023. Most recently Tim saw his 2019 commission by Queensland Theatre to create a theatre script based on Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe come to life with a sold out production which premiered at the 2021 Brisbane Festival. In 2019 he was also commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) to write and direct a new work based on Margaret Wild's There's a Sea in My Bedroom which is due to hit the stage in July 2022. In 2018 Tim stepped in as interim Director on Caleb Lewis's Maggie Stone for the Eternity Playhouse, and wrote and directed Music for the Dreaming, a collaboration between ABC Classic FM and Sydney Opera House Presents. Tim also directed the ABC Classic FM/SOH Sounds like Australia earlier in 2018. He devised a new work for the SSO with Simon Tedeschi Who Needs A Conductor Anyway which premiered in March 2018. Tim was engaged by CDP to translate and write additional content for the Australasian version of Spot the Dog, set to tour nationally in 2019. Between 2005-2017 Tim was a Creative Director and Producer at Monkey Baa Theatre Company, one of Australia's largest touring companies for young audiences, where he co-wrote and produced nearly 20 new Australian works, including the critically acclaimed Goodbye Jamie Boyd, award winning Jackie French's Hitler's Daughter and Sonya Hartnett's Thursday's Child. Tim directed multi award winning The Peasant Prince – The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer, which toured 36 theatres nationally. He assistant directed on Tim Winton's The Bugalugs Bum Thief and was the remount Director on The Unknown Soldier, a new Australian play written by Sandra Eldridge. In 2017 he worked as dramaturgical consultant on Randa Abdel Fattah's Where the Streets Had a Name. In 2013 Tim was engaged by CDP Producers to write and direct several works for the Sydney Opera House Baby Proms Program including Swing Baby Swing featuring Wayne Scott Kermond and The Nutcracker (co directed with choreographer Adrian Burnett). He co-devised The Pirate Ship (script) for Urban Myth Theatre Company SA, A More Fortunate Life for Theatre Ink and EscapAIDS for the One Night Stand Theatre Company, a work which targeted both young people at risk and the WA prison population about HIV AIDS. He is devised a new work for the SSO Education with Simon Tedeschi called Who Needs A Conductor Anyway , which premiered in 2018.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Artistic Director Louise Bezinna gives an extensive overview of this year's Brisbane Festival program; Priya Namana, CEO of the Centre of Projection Art on the upcoming innovative projection-art displays at the 2023 Gertrude Street Projection Festival; Acclaimed organist, Joseph Nolan, on the free Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ Event, paying homage to the music of Louis Vierne over five nights in his performance of the ‘Vierne Project'; Director Cassandra Fumi and actor Alison Whyte explore the work of feminist playwright, Caryl Churchill, in the Petagog Theatre's production of ‘Far Away'

Brisbane Festival, in association with QPAC, is thrilled to announce it will stage the world premiere season of Bananaland!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brisbane, 2022. Five women, best friends for decades, meet once a month to talk about books, life, love and the jagged bits in between.Dissecting each other's lives seems the most natural thing in the world and honesty, no matter how brutal, is something they treasure. Best friends tell each other everything, don't they? But each woman carries a complex secret and one weekend, without warning, everything comes unstuck.Tiddas is a page-to-stage adaptation of Anita Heiss's best-selling novel in a joint La Boite Theatre, QPAC and Brisbane Festival production. I had the absolute pleasure of yarning with theatre goers and the amazing cast members on the second preview night. Join me as we hear from a really diverse range of audience members and hear all about the cast's thoughts and experiences so far. Tiddas plays La Boite from 5 – 24 September. Get your tickets here - https://laboite.com.au/shows/tiddasRecommendations throughout this episode: https://www.anitaheiss.com/tiddasWebsite: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do.If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Kuepper & The Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Live at The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley, 5 November 2020 Ed Kuepper is a living legend of Brisbane music, known for his work in bands such as The Saints, Laughing Clowns and The Aints!, along with an enormously prolific body of solo work. In 2020 he teamed up with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for a second time to put on a concert as part of Brisbane Festival. The conductor on the night was Peter Morris, with orchestrations by Rob Davidson. Part two of two. For part one, see https://soundcloud.com/livedelay/live-delay-ep-404-ed-kuepper-the-queensland-symphony-orchestra-part-1 Recorded by James Fearn-Wannan Mixed by James Fearn-Wannan Extra songs: Ed Kuepper - "La Di Doh" live at The Spiegeltent, 20 September 2015 Recorded by Branko Cosic Mixed by Branko Cosic Originally broadcast in Live Delay ep. 145 The Aints! - "Swing For The Crime", "Know Your Product", "Messin' With The Kid" and "(I'm) Stranded)" live at The Tivoli, 27 October 2018 Recorded by Reuben Aptroot & Kelly Schinkel Mixed by Branko Cosic Originally broadcast in Live Delay ep. 267 Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 11 September, 2022

If the border closures of the last two years have a silver lining for Australian artists and audiences, it must be the renewed focus on Australian work at our capital-city arts festivals.This year's Brisbane Festival demonstrates what that kind of investment can achieve, with an array of world premieres gracing the city's stages, including Holding Achilles, Tiddas, Slow Boat and Othello.

If the border closures of the last two years have a silver lining for Australian artists and audiences, it must be the renewed focus on Australian work at our capital-city arts festivals. This year's Brisbane Festival demonstrates what that kind of investment can achieve, with an array of world premieres gracing the city's stages, including Holding Achilles, Tiddas, Slow Boat and Othello.

Ed Kuepper & The Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Live at The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley, 5 November 2020 Ed Kuepper has been a presence in Australian music for nearly fifty years. Born in Bremen, West Germany, Kuepper's family migrated to Brisbane when he was a child. In high school he co-founded the band that would become The Saints, one of the most influential groups in the history of punk music. After three albums with The Saints, Kuepper left the band to pursue more esoteric styles of music. He formed the band Laughing Clowns, which produced a more avant-garde jazz kind of sound. In the 1990s he returned to heavier rock music with The Aints, a project that was revived again in the 2010s, now with an exclamation mark at the end of their name. The Aints! were previously featured in episodes 267 and 269 of Live Delay. Since the mid-1980s Kuepper has released a long and steady stream of solo albums, crossing a broad swathe of genres though always anchored by his singular style of guitar playing. We previously aired a solo set of his in episode 145. In 2017 Kuepper teamed up for a collaboration with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, reinterpreting songs from his vast back catalogue in a live performance for the Brisbane Festival. In 2020 the collaboration was repeated, with Live Delay there to capture the event. The QSO was conducted by Peter Morris on the night, with orchestrations by Rob Davidson. Recorded by James Fearn-Wannan Mixed by James Fearn-Wannan Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 4 September, 2022

This week on The West Australian's dedicated travel podcast, we talk to Stephen Scourfield & Mogens Johansen about how to avoid problems with air travel. Will Yeoman then chats with Brisbane Festival Artistic Director Louise Bezzina about arts festivals, a sense of place and the importance of community. On which subject, Stephen and Will revisit their recent teaser event at Hope Farm Guesthouse for The York Festival. Hosted by Will YeomanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Weatherall & Halfway with William Barton: Live at The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley, 19 September 2021 Bob Weatherall is a Kamilaroi elder who has been an activist and advocate for First Nations Australians for over forty years. Halfway are a Brisbane alt-country band formed in 2000 and previously featured in episodes 87 and 132 of Live Delay. In 2016, Weatherall, Halfway and digeridoo player William Barton recorded the album "Restless Dream" - a conceptual piece about the repatriation of Aboriginal remains that had been stolen by various museums, universities and government institutions since the colonisation of Australia began. In 2021 the album was released and in collaboration with Alethea Beetson, "Restless Dream" was performed live onstage as part of the Brisbane Festival, accompanied by vocalist Delmae Barton and dancers from Digi Youth Arts. Recorded by Will Davy & Scott Mercer Mixed by Jonathan Virgona Special thanks to live engineer Will Davy Show production, engineering and host: Scott Mercer Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 12 June, 2022

Adelaide is done and dusted, so we can stop putting out poor tips over there lol. With the delay of Brisbane, we now have a mouth watering festival of Brisbane racing this weekend Drifters, and it's hard not to be frothing at the mouth for it. In this episode, we cover:- The Kingsford Smith, is there a more open contest?- Queensland Derby, who will get sold to Hong Kong?- The Doomben Cup, is Zaaki still a living, breathing certainty?On The Drift, the self acclaimed biggest horse racing podcast on the Southside of Brisbane. We dissect the Group 1 races across the Australian calendar, while providing best bets each week. We'll have a light hearted look at the racing industry, talking about the topics that ourselves & our listeners are interested about. We love bringing this content to you each week, so if you're picking up what we're putting down, please join our community on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/onthedriftpodcast & Twitter https://twitter.com/onthedriftpoddyThanks for listening!!!

Casey Donovan is one of Australia's most versatile Entertainers. After a meteoric rise to fame at the age of sixteen, Casey became the youngest ever winner of Australian Idol in 2004. Since then, she has made her mark not only as a musician, but also in the areas of stage, screen, presenting and writing. Casey is a multi-Award winner and nominee, including an ARIA No #1 Award for Listen with Your Heart and Deadly Awards for Best Album, Best Single and Most Promising New Talent.After taking a break from music, in 2009 under the direction of Rhoda Roberts, Casey made her theatrical debut in Miracle In Brisbane for Brisbane Festival. This was to be the first of many acclaimed theatrical performances thus far in Casey's career, including The Sapphires, As You Like It, Opera Yarrabah, The Flowerchildren, Rent, We Will Rock You as Killer Queen, and Chicago as Matron “Mama” Morton. Casey's stage credits have earned her respect from the industry, which has seen her receive a nomination for Best Newcomer and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical in the Sydney Theatre Awards.In 2010 Casey also returned to music with the release of the single Big, Beautiful & Sexy, along with a sell-out tour and major festival performances plus opening for the legendary Cyndi Lauper on her 2011 Australian tour. Musically, Casey then released her highly anticipated EP Off The Grid & Somewhere in Between hitting the Top 30 chart and in 2019 was invited to participate in Eurovision – Australia Decides, performing and releasing the original song Proud in the national final, placing second.Over the span of her illustrious career, Casey has appeared on all major daily and weekly Network television programs and has presented her own indigenous music themed show Fusion on SBS/NITV during 2012 and 2013. In 2017 Casey was crowned Queen of the Jungle by public vote in the third season of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.Casey made her scripted television debut in 2018 on Network Ten's comedy series Streetsmart as Tia the probationary parking inspector and then was cast in the hit TV show How To Stay Married, alongside Peter Helliar and Lisa McCune. Following this was a hosting role alongside Noni Hazlehurst and Kurt Fearnley on SBS's TV's What Does Australian Really Think?Casey is currently playing the role of Judy Bernly in Dolly Parton's stage musical ‘9 to 5'. Her enthusiasm for what she does is palpable; evidenced here in a joyous conversation.‘9 to 5' plays the Capitol Theatre in Sydney before moving on to Brisbane in May at The Lyric Theatre, QPAC. Seasons in Melbourne and Adelaide will folow. The show features Marina Prior, Eddie Perfect, Caroline O'Connor, Erin Clare and the fabulous, Casey Donovan.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Whooshkaa, Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

AMY ZHANGSocials: @amyzhanggggAmy is a Chinese-Australian movement artist that specialises in performance, movement direction and choreography. Her work spans across live performance, film, tv and digital art. Her artistic movement practise is grounded in Chinese ways of knowing and storytelling through experimenting with the intersections of street style foundations and contemporary frameworks. Amy has exhibited works with various artists and organisations across Australia including Performance Space, The Hayes Theatre, Brisbane Festival, First Draft, Belvoir St Theatre, Supercell Festival, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Critical Path and Diversity Arts. Amy was also an artist in residence at the City of Sydney Live/Work residency in 2019-2020.Commercially, Amy has performed in, choreographed and movement directed campaigns for, but not limited to, recognisable names like Rita Ora, Cartier, Nike, Google, Calvin Klein and Beats by Dre.Credits aside, Amy reckons anyone can dance and hopes to convince as many people of this as she can.In this conversation, we dived into the following:- Indulging in different creative outlets as a child.- ‘Cool Asian Mum' project.- Exploring the creative process.- Simple steps to get dance work you'd like to receive.- Rock up in real life vs social media presence.- Saying yes to experiences that sound exciting and fun.- Becoming obsessed with the things you enjoy.Logo: @lawrencetandesignsAnimation: @cold_tea_artAnimation track: melaniac. - we're just some motherf***ing kids

Ticket Price: Adult $35, Concession $29Venue: KellehersDays: Saturday 20th, Sunday 21st NovemberTimes: Sat 5pm, Sun 1:30pmDuration: 75 mins After playing to sellout crowds across Southeast Queensland, Vavachi Entertainment presents Tenorlicious "Tenor US" Why book ten when all you need is us?Tenor US brings together two of Queensland's beloved Tenor voices, former Ten Tenor Roger Davy & Musical Theatre star Adam Bartlett."From Opera to Swing and Rock to songs from Broadway and the West End" The show will feature a smorgasbord of musical gems including tributes to Queen, Simon & Garfunkel, Michael Bublé, Sinatra, Elvis, Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, Elton John, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and much more. With a combination of audience participation, fun and sophistication this show will deliver a powerhouse performance you will never forget.Tenor, Roger Davy is a well-known face in Queensland and across Australia. He began his music career as a boy soprano before performing with Opera Queensland & Opera Australia. After performing in the UK and Europe then returning to Australia, Roger sang and was a driving force behind the much-celebrated Ten Tenors. Roger created Vavachi Entertainment. Producing entertainment for Weddings Corporate and Ultimate Opera Experiences, Vavachi has provided performance opportunities to countless numbers of Queensland singers, including some who have since gone onto established National and International careers.Along with his solo performances with Vavachi, with his unique trademark performance tributes, to the man and his music “Pavarotti Forever” along with Phantom of the Opera and the Singing Waiter, Roger is now making a name for himself in Asia. Along with regular performances at the Singapore F1 Grand Prix for five years, Roger has established his reputation as one of Asia sort-after classical corporate performers. Roger has also performed concerts in Guangzhou China and New Delhi in India and has recently returned from six months performing at the Venetian Casino Macau/China. Recently performed the role of David at the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of the Restrung Festival with the Chamber Opera “The Aqueduct”. Roger performed the principal role of Piangi in Savoyards Queensland premiere production of Phantom of the Opera and recently performed with the Ipswich City Orchestra as the lead soloist in a charity concert for the bushfire appeal.Completing this 'Tenorlicious' duo is star musical performer Adam Bartlett. In addition to John Frost's South Pacific and Simon Gallagher's The Merry Widow and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Adam performed for Brisbane Festival in Kiss Me Kate and took on his dream role as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. In Brisbane, Adams had a standout feature role as Dan in "Next to Normal" at The Brisbane Arts Theatre and "Love Letters of Noel Coward" and co-produced and starred in the production of Piano Men "a tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel" for Footlights Theatrical. Adam's love for theatrics and passion for song and dance make him a well-rounded and seasoned performer who can lend himself to many diverse roles. His entertainment factor is second to none and always a crowd-pleaser. For tickets or more information:https://www.wynnumfringe.com/tickets/?EventID=71https://www.vavachi.com.au/https://www.facebook.com/VavachiEntertainment/https://www.instagram.com/vavachi_entertainment/https://ph.linkedin.com/company/vavachi-entertainment_2https://wynnumfringe.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Wynnum-Fringe-110921904074925https://www.instagram.com/WynnumFringeBrisbane is getting a fringe festival! Adelaide has the world's second largest fringe; Perth has the third. It is time for the Sunshine State to have its own and Wynnum Fringe will be its home!Podcast recorded and produced by TNC podcasting. Find out more at www.tncpodcasting.com

FULL SHOW: Robin's Dictate Dilemma, Brisbane Festival, Right Gone WRONG! + MORE!

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Physical theatre-maker Hanna Cormick performs her show The Mermaid wearing a bright pink and blue tail and a full respirator mask. The image reflects the show's underlying warning about climate change — but without the mask, Hanna might very well die. Also, we explore some of the unique considerations necessary to translate the work of Shakespeare into sign language and Sarah Houbolt outlines Arts Access Australia's vision for a National Access and Inclusion Code of Conduct.

Physical theatre-maker Hanna Cormick performs her show The Mermaid wearing a bright pink and blue tail and a full respirator mask. The image reflects the show's underlying warning about climate change — but without the mask, Hanna might very well die. Also, we explore some of the unique considerations necessary to translate the work of Shakespeare into sign language and Sarah Houbolt outlines Arts Access Australia's vision for a National Access and Inclusion Code of Conduct.

Physical theatre-maker Hanna Cormick performs her show The Mermaid wearing a bright pink and blue tail and a full respirator mask. The image reflects the show's underlying warning about climate change — but without the mask, Hanna might very well die.Also, we explore some of the unique considerations necessary to translate the work of Shakespeare into sign language and Sarah Houbolt outlines Arts Access Australia's vision for a National Access and Inclusion Code of Conduct.

Today I spoke to The team behind the film True N.O.R.T.H. about filmmaking. Make sure to subscribe so you know when our next episode drops and rate and review if you like what we are doing. Socials Find True N.O.R.T.H. on Instagram (@true.north.film) and Facebook Find Tristan on Instagram (@tristan_tries_asthetic) Find Rachel on Instagram (@the.ray.hall), TikTok, Twitter and Twitch (all @TheDoctorRay) Find Lachlan at the Brisbane Festival with Gone Molly Find Sam's Socials on this link: https://linktr.ee/samuelobrien Find the Podcast's Socials on this link: http://linktr.ee/contentncapable Plugs and Mentions Plug: Isabel plugged Critical Bits. Sam plugged Booksmart. Mentioned in the Show: School, Filmmaking and University Check out the other shows on the Movie Night Crew Network!

Pirouetting into the studio this week is the incredibly talented Alisdair Macindoe from Australiasian Dance Collective. We talk about his upcoming production 'Forgery', which transports us into the future with a performance generated entirely by a computer! And Alisdair is the man behind the computer and lets us know how it all worksWith an interesting background in creative programming, 'Forgery' allows human genius and computer smarts to combine and create something brilliant. Presented as part of Brisbane Festival and partnering with Australasian Dance Collective, learn more about how technology is incorporating with performance - and if you're into dance, this is the episode to boogie too!Scene 36 unravels how Alisdair created a program that gives computer-generated prompts to six talented dancers who then improvise their way through a new show every night. We chat about how the team has worked with the Australasian Dance Collective dancers to build their improvisation skills in the rehearsal room and to give them the confidence to step on stage without a clue about what they're doing. Alisdair, Chelsea and Brooke then take a deep dive into the moral dilemma of artificial intelligence in the creative field and what the future of tech and art could look like. This is a mind-blowing episode that's not to be missed!About Alisdair Macindoe: You can find Alisdair Macindoe's creative work on his website at alisdairmacindoe.com/. To keep up to date on all things Australasian Dance Collective visit their website at australasiandancecollective.com/ or Instagram at @australasiandancecollective or instagram.com/australasiandancecollective. Also, don't miss their joint creation 'Forgery' at Brisbane Festival, check it out at brisbanefestival.com.au/whats-on/2021/forgery.Play Haus Picks:Forgery (Australasian Dance Collective) - brisbanefestival.com.au/whats-on/2021/forgery24 Hour Musical Project - 24hourmusical.com.au/Thrive on Arts (The Empire Theatre) - empiretheatre.com.au/event/579/thrive-on-arts-september-2021Les Miserables Auditions (Lynch & Paterson) - lynchandpaterson.com/events/lesmisTheatre Haus:Website - theatrehaus.comFacebook - facebook.com/TheatreHausInstagram - instagram.com/theatrehaus/ or @theatrehausPlay Haus:Website - theatrehaus.com/playhausFacebook - facebook.com/playhauspodcastInstagram - instagram.com/playhauspod or @playhauspodThe Play Haus team includes Brooke Edwards, Chelsea August, Juliette Ebert, Priya Shah, Elodie Boal and Sophie Price, and is produced by Theatre Haus and That's Not Canon Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saturday 4 September: Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis remembered, Brisbane festival goes local with 190 suburban gigs, and Diane Warren on her songwriting career.

In this episode of The Creative Industries Podcast, Lonii Garnons-Williams from The Australaisian Dance Collective discusses 'Forgery', a new work as part of Brisbane Festival, with second year QUT Student Victoria Barns.   Note: This Episode was recorded virtually during Brisbane's lockdown on the 06/08/21.   Guest: Lonii Garnons-Williams Host: Victoria Barns Editor: Jake Brown Producer: Victoria Barns

Brisbane Festival is about to take our city by storm and we've spotlighted all the wonderful art, theatre and entertainment heading your way! From cabarets to dance, performances, comedy and everything in between, the Play Haus Pod team are telling you their favourite must-sees for the 2021 Festival. Scene 35 unravels the many incredible productions on offer and as part of this year's Brisbane Festival. So get ready to snap up those tickets and support your local artists! About Brisbane Festival: Visit the Brisbane Festival website for all productions mentioned in this episode and as part of our Play Haus Picks! Head to brisbanefestival.com.au/. Alternatively, follow the festival on Instagram @brisbanefestival or instagram.com/brisbanefestival. Or Follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/BrisbaneFestival.Theatre Haus:Website - theatrehaus.comFacebook - facebook.com/TheatreHausInstagram - instagram.com/theatrehaus/ or @theatrehausPlay Haus:Website - theatrehaus.com/playhausFacebook - facebook.com/playhauspodcastInstagram - instagram.com/playhauspod or @playhauspodThe Play Haus team includes Brooke Edwards, Chelsea August, Juliette Ebert, Priya Shah, Elodie Boal and Sophie Price, and is produced by Theatre Haus and That's Not Canon Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Levine is the man behind the music of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The Broadway production, nominated for 14 Tony Awards, is soon to open in Melbourne. Justin joins us at the keyboard to demonstrate how he updated some of the film's most iconic moments. Also, Trent Dalton's acclaimed novel Boy Swallows Universe comes to the Queensland Theatre stage and we check in on the challenges faced by and support on offer to artists and event organisers amid border closures, lockdowns and surging COVID-19 cases.

Justin Levine is the man behind the music of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The Broadway production, nominated for 14 Tony Awards, is soon to open in Melbourne. Justin joins us at the keyboard to demonstrate how he updated some of the film's most iconic moments. Also, Trent Dalton's acclaimed novel Boy Swallows Universe comes to the Queensland Theatre stage and we check in on the challenges faced by and support on offer to artists and event organisers amid border closures, lockdowns and surging COVID-19 cases.

Justin Levine is the man behind the music of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The Broadway production, nominated for 14 Tony Awards, is soon to open in Melbourne. Justin joins us at the keyboard to demonstrate how he updated some of the film's most iconic moments.Also, Trent Dalton's acclaimed novel Boy Swallows Universe comes to the Queensland Theatre stage and we check in on the challenges faced by and support on offer to artists and event organisers amid border closures, lockdowns and surging COVID-19 cases.

This is Episode 1 of "Talking Out Your Arts" with Shock Therapy Arts. In this episode Sam and Hayden talk to Louise Bezzina, the Director of the Brisbane Festival and former Artistic Director of Bleach Festival about the the role of a major arts festival Director, about her journey and whether she considers herself an artist.More on Louise;Currently about to open with her second year at Brisbane Festival, Louise was the creator and inaugural Artistic Director of Bleach* Festival; the Gold Coast's Festival. She created Bleach* Festival and built it from a pilot project to a major annual event that has reached over 1million people since inception. 2019 was her 8th and final Bleach* Festival, having led the organisation through the Commonwealth Games as part of the Creative Lead Team for Festival 2018 and establishing Bleach* as one of Australia's leading site-specific contemporary arts festivals.For Bleach*, Bezzina has commissioned more than 50 new works, from major outdoor spectacles to intimate dance and theatre productions from local, national and international artists. Under Bezzina's direction, Bleach* Festival won the 2019 Group Award at The Sidney Myer Awards. In 2018, four Bleach* Festival commissions were nominated for Helpmann Awards, with TIDE by Gold Coast dance theatre company The Farm winning Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production. Bezzina also co-produced the inaugural Opera on the Beach by Opera Australia and is one of the curators of site-specific immersive arts experience Hotelling; a groundbreaking cultural tourism initiative of the City of Gold Coast.In March 2019, Louise was awarded Gold Coast Woman of the Year. Bezzina was listed as one of 11 inspiring women of the Commonwealth Games on International Women's Day in 2018 and has won several awards for her contribution to arts and culture in Queensland. She recently completed the Australia Council for the Arts' Arts Leaders Program.Prior to Bleach* Festival, Bezzina held a number of roles in Brisbane, including Program Manager for the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts; Producer at Brisbane Festival, including leading the opening of the cultural precinct (GoMA, QPAC and State Library of Queensland); and Director of the Mackay Festival of Arts.Show Notes;https://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/The Mullet, Bleach 2015;https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/03/09/4193828.htm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever heard that a creative arts career is risky mentally, financially, and even physically? You are not alone...listen to Season 5 Episode 2: Taking Calculated Risks with Circus Artist: Luke Ha from Melbourne, Australia, and host Lara.  - Luke shifted into the circus and performance industry after a 10-year competitive gymnastics career. He completed his degree at the National Institute of Circus Arts in 2007. During this time he performed in Melbourne Festival's DiVino, the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, and created his own showcase act. After graduating he went on to perform in Osaka at Universal Studios Japan for 11 months. He reached the semi-finals in Australia's Got Talent; was part of the creation, development, and performing cast of ShangHai Lady Killer with Stalker Theatre Company at Brisbane Festival; and was the opening Straps performer in Sydney's Chinese New Year Twilight Parade 2010 on George Street. Luke ventured to Macau, China for almost 3 years and performed over one thousand performances with Dragone's The House of Dancing Water, where he was part of the house troupe as well as a character understudy. Since returning to Australia at the end of 2013, Luke performed with Griffin Theatre Company in their Sydney Festival show The Serpent's Table;  performed The Lounge: A Circus Cabaret for the Melbourne Fringe Festival; performed solo and together with his wife Anni; whom he now has had 3 children with. Since 2014 Luke has become a graded Stunt Action Performer, performed a tour with Circus Oz, featured in Australian Ninja Warrior, and become a key obstacle course tester and rigger while also starting his own family business, a Ninja Warrior family fitness and fun facility, Ninja Nation. - About Artist's House International  Lara Bianca Pilcher, the host of the Artist's-House International Podcast (AHI), is an experienced show host and international speaker. Her career in the arts industry spans over 20 years. Artist's House International is a not-for-profit that uses the tool of creativity to help transform lives, form a global community, and capture the global voice of believer artists. AHI founders, Andrew and Lara Pilcher have been married for 15 years and have two awesome kids. - -We invite you to subscribe to this Podcast and share it with others! -We invite you to support this Podcast by visiting us on Patreon -To find out more about AHI visit: artistshouseinternational.com Lara: Lara's links - ALL LINKS: LINKTREE linktr.ee/artistshouseinternational - Website: artistshouseinternational.com/

22 August 2021: Versatility is the key to Jess Hitchcock's success, plus the complicated legacy of one of the great twentieth century conductors.

Zahra Newman and Donna Abela discuss theatre in a “post-COVID” world and systemic racism in the rehearsal room. A graduate of VCA, Zahra Newman has built an extensive list of theatre, television and film credits. In 2016 she was awarded an AACTA for Best New Talent, and received a 2017 Sydney Theatre Award for her performance as ‘Nabulungi' in The Book of Mormon. Other industry recognitions include a Green Room Award, CGA Award and multiple Helpmann nominations. Theatre credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Love and Information for Sydney Theatre Company, Random, The Blind Giant is Dancing, Ivanov, The Government Inspector, Private Lives for Belvoir, Miss Julie, The Effect, The Mountain Top, The Cherry Orchard, Menagerie, Clybourne Park, The Drowsy Chaperone and Richard III for Melbourne Theatre Company and the critically acclaimed Wake in Fright for Malthouse/Sydney Opera House, which she also co-created. Donna Abela is an award-winning playwright. Jump For Jordan won the 2015 AWGIE Award for Stage and the 2013 Griffin Playwriting Award, and is on the 2019-2022 HSC Drama Syllabus. Her body of work includes plays which have won AWGIE awards for radio (Spirit, Aurora's Lament, Mrs Macquarie's Cello), the Human Rights Award for Drama (Highest Mountain Fastest River), and were nominated for NSW Premiers Literary Awards (Tales From the Arabian Night, Jump For Jordan). For Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image, she wrote two large scale adaptations: Monkey … Journey to the West (2014 Brisbane Festival, 2015 Melbourne Festival, 2015 Sydney Opera House program) and Tales from the Arabian Nights, a widely produced play on refugee themes which was published by Currency Press in 2019.

Lyndon Terracini is the Artistic Director of Opera Australia. He has also enjoyed a highly successful, international opera career; and received accolades as an actor, director and writer. He is a renaissance man!Lyndon was appointed Artistic Director and CEO of the Queensland Music Festival in 2000 and directed the 2001, 2003 and 2005 festivals. He was appointed Artistic Director/CEO of Brisbane Festival in 2005 and Artistic Director/CEO of Major Brisbane Festivals in November 2007.He is the recipient of many awards including an Honorary Doctorate in Music Theatre by Central Queensland University, a Fellowship by the Music Fund of the Australia Council for the Arts, an Honorary D. Univ. from Southern Cross University and the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Cultural Leadership Award by the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF). In 2005 Lyndon Terracini was also appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland. In 2007 he was awarded a D.Univ. from Queensland University of Technology (QUT).Lyndon was also a member of the International Jury for the Venice Biennale for Music and Savonlinna Opera Festival, and delivered the 2011 Peggy Glanville-Hicks address. His service to the performing arts as an opera performer, director and administrator was recognised in 2014 with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. In 2018 Lyndon was awarded one of the highest civilian honours in Italy, Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy (Commendatore dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia).It is an impressive list of accolades and they make him admirably equipped to steer the cultural flagship of Opera Australia. The 2021 season of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is about to commence with a lavish production of La Traviata. Lyndon elaborates on his introduction of this elaborate staging of opera and how it has grown to become one of the most anticipated on the cultural calendar. He also describes navigating the company through a pandemic and reflects on a sterling career as performer and producer, in this joyous episode of STAGES.

Mark is a versatile Adelaide based performer with credits including the State Opera of SA, the Adelaide Festival, the Brisbane Festival, SINGular Productions, Ding! Productions, Six Foot Something Productions, MOatesArt Productions, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Art Orchestra. He has toured SA with State Opera, SINGular productions and the Adelaide Art Orchestra. Mark is the featured singer and MC for Le Aerial, performing 3 seasons at Perth Fringeworld, Adelaide Fringe, Auckland Fringe. Mark has produced and performed in his own sold out cabaret shows, Mark Oates and the Daniel Brunner Pretty Big Band and Love in the key of B(acharach)! for the Adelaide Fringe, Out of the Square and Cabaret Under the Sta Mark Oates – Macushla (MacMurrough/Rowe) https://youtu.be/qr2QpXtCouo Macushla by MacMurrough/Rowe – performed by Mark Oates at a socially-distanced-concert-performance for ANZAC Day 2020 by State Opera South Australia Mark Oates singing as Jean Valjean for Sonya Feldhoff – ABC Adelaide https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=10159474819365604&ref=watch_permalink   “Dont pursue a career in music because you can, pursue a career in music because you cant not. ” Jeremy Sams Broadway Sessions https://www.facebook.com/broadwaysessions State Opera South Australia https://stateopera.com.au/ Gilbert and Sullivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan Major-General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance https://youtu.be/Rs3dPaz9nAo Jeremy Sams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Sams Johanna Allen http://johannaallen.com/ Netball SA https://sa.netball.com.au/ Jesus Christ Superstar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar Northern Light Theatre https://northernlighttheatre.com/ Bastille Day Surprise at The Adelaide Central Market! https://youtu.be/D1QtEC5oBX4 Aerial Artists Adelaide https://www.facebook.com/AerialArtistsAdelaide Madeline Lee https://stateopera.com.au/productions/madeline-lee/ Christina's World https://stateopera.com.au/productions/christinas-world/ English Art Song https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_art_song Ralph Vaughan Williams “Silent Noon” https://youtu.be/sR0V_ld9E1s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street Aida – Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aida Summer of the Seventeenth Doll https://stateopera.com.au/productions/summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll/ The Mikado https://stateopera.com.au/productions/the-mikado/ Madama Butterfly https://stateopera.com.au/productions/madama-butterfly/ Keep the Home Fires Burning https://stateopera.com.au/productions/keep-the-home-fires-burning-an-anzac-day-special-25-apr/ https://stateopera.com.au/productions/keep-the-home-fires-burning/

Brett Tait, Founder of We-Refill joins Mark for a rapid reaction to Coca-Cola's hostility to refilling stations at the Brisbane Festival. Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible! Special Guest: Brett Tait. Support Climactic Links: Coca-Cola's plastic secrets | DW Documentary - YouTube Coca-Cola Wins 2018 Motherfucker Awards! - YouTube See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Buy Tickets Here: https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2017/09/09/chef-come-dine-with-us/ Jay John talks to Angella Kwon, the Artistic Director of the hilarious on-stage performance of "Chef: Come Dine With Us". The play is self-described as a bibimbap of Korean culture! The show is on now at the Brisbane Festival until 16th September. VENUE Powerhouse Theatre TICKETS Full$38* Concession$32* Group (6+)$32* Child $19* *An additional fee applies to each booking transaction. Single tickets $3 / Multiple tickets $6. Complimentary teacher tickets available per group of 10. https://www.facebook.com/HelloChefs Listen to Asia-wide hits at our website! asiapopradio.com

Brisbane Festival is one of Australia’s leading international arts festivals, which again this year takes over Brisbane city with an enviable program of dance, film, theatre, music, comedy, entertainment and so much more. This year will see eight productions from the Asia-Pacific countries of Singapore, China, Indonesia and South Korea. Of these productions, five are Australian premieres. In this interview Asian Pop Radio's Jay John chats to David Berthold, Artistic Director of the Brisbane Festival to hear more about the festival line up and what Brisbane audiences can expect. View the line up and book tickets here: brisbanefestival.com.au Here's four great ways to listen to Asian Pop Radio. 1. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and never miss an episode. 2. Our free APP for Asian pop tunes 24/7. Download here: goo.gl/nRFtjy 3. Here online at asianpopradio.com 4. Or search Asian Pop Radio on Tunein

Charlie played an intimate solo concert for Brisbane Festival in 2015 and now returns to the festival in full force with his super-band The Mothership. Stretched between acoustic melancholia, neo-soul, post-rock, and electronic-pop – the extremities that mark Charlie’s music – there’s a cinematic gravitas that takes you on a sonic journey set against the rich narratives of life’s tales. Regarded as one of Singapore’s finest musical exports, Charlie’s music has opened doors to the region’s biggest festivals and stages, supporting international artists such as Kimbra and Sigur Rós. His songs have reached over 2.4 million plays on Spotify alone, and his record ‘TIME/SPACE’ clinched the No. 1 album spot on iTunes’ Singapore chart and was also awarded Album of the Year by The Straits Times, Singapore’s leading newspaper. In this podcast Asian Pop Radio's Jay John speaks to Charlie about living in Melbourne for a period of time, musical influences, his performance earlier this year at Asia Pop Fest at Sydney Myer Music Bowl and what audiences in Brisbane have in stall or themselves. Charlie performs at the The Courier-Mail Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, as part of Brisbane Festival, 5pm Sunday 17th of September. Visit brisbanefestival.com.au to book now.