Podcasts about neil armfield

The Australian playwright Ray Lawler has died at the age of 103. Lawler wrote Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, which spurred a growing movement of artists telling Australian stories in Australian voices on the mainstage. To pay tribute to Ray Lawler, we're joined by theatre legends Robyn Nevin and Neil Armfield and we hear interviews with Ray from the ABC archives.Also, the musical Wicked will soon celebrate one year on stage in Australia. Ahead of their transfer to Brisbane, Sheridan Adams (Elphaba) and Courtney Monsma (Glinda) perform for us. And we meet two British actors who staged Hamlet in the ultra-violent and unpredictable video game world of Grand Theft Auto. A documentary about their efforts, Grand Theft Hamlet, is screening at this year's MIFF.

In this episode, we explore the textured life and inspirations of Chris Pitman, a South Australian actor and playwright. Chris discusses the upcoming season of his one-man show "Shore Break," at the Adelaide Festival Centre. The play, inspired by his encounters with societal "isolates" along the coast, delves into the poignant narratives of those living on the edges of society. Chris reflects on his Adelaide roots, his formative years by the beach, and the pivotal moments that shaped his artistic journey. He recounts his acting break in Neil Armfield's "Cloudstreet" and shares insights from his extensive career, including working with actors like Max Cullen. The episode kicks off with the SA Drink of the Week, celebrating the Beresford Emblem Fiano 2023, a world-class wine that has clinched a 95-point Gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Our guest wine taster is John Gledhill of Gledhill Vignerons. In our Musical Pilgrimage, we feature Darkness & Gold by My Chérie, a song that mirrors the introspective themes of Chris's play, exploring the facades we present and the hidden struggles within. You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of one segment? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We're here to serve! The Adelaide Show Podcast: Awarded Silver for Best Interview Podcast in Australia at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards and named as Finalist for Best News and Current Affairs Podcast in the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards. And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store - The Adelaide Show Shop. We'd greatly appreciate it. And please talk about us and share our episodes on social media, it really helps build our community. Oh, and here's our index of all episode in one concisepage Running Sheet: Chris Pitman From Beaches To The Stage 00:00:00 Intro Introduction 00:02:45 SA Drink Of The Week The SA Drink Of The Week is Beresford Estate's Beresford Emblem Fiano 2023, which has just received exceptional recognition at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards, earning a 95-point Gold medal and ranking No.1 in this year's Fiano category, inaugurating it as the best Fiano in the world. As we discuss with our guest wine taster, John Gledhill of Gledhill Vignerons, this wine earned the same score as some of the country's best $100 white wines yet sells for just $25; a feat John says is not unheard of but very special when it happens at such shows. In the discussion, we quote head winemaker, Chris Dix, discussing the remarkable growth of Fiano in McLaren Vale, since the Lloyd family planted the first Fiano vine 22 years ago. The Beresford Emblem Fiano 2023 is available through the Beresford cellar door - the Beresford Tasting Pavilion in McLaren Vale. 00:15:45 Chris Pitman Brink Productions will soon be presenting, Shore Break, as part of State Theatre's Stateside season in the Space Theatre at the Adelaide Festival Centre from 3 – 7 September. I'm told this play is an interesting one man show written and performed by Chris Pitman, about a man on the outskirts of society who is finding his way back. To make this play possible, Chris did some detailed research in campgrounds in the regions, along the coast talking to a number of outliers / “isolates” about their stories, and how they found themselves in their situations. It is from these stories that he derived inspiration for his play.You grew up in Adelaide, attracted to the beach. Can you start by painting a picture of Adelaide and South Australia as you remembered it back then? Anything you miss, anything you're glad has changed? Did you hang out with lots of friends, or was there an essence of the “isolate” in you back then? I note that you are a poster child for Steve Jobs' famous quip – Just Ship It. Took you a few years to apply for acting school, but when you did actually send a letter to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), you got accepted. Does an academy like that actually instil acting ability into you, or does it nurture what is already inside? I note your first major break was auditioning for Neil Armfield for a major role in Tim Winton's ‘Cloudstreet', and you “somehow” got the job, moved to Sydney and suddenly started working with many famous and respected actors including, former guest of this podcast, Max Cullen. He was on episode 265, talking about Sunday Too Far Away, which was shot in South Australia. Did any Max Cullen rub off on you (or any of the actors) as you travelled overseas with that show? I just heard Malcom MacDowell being interviewed by Bill Maher. Malcolm got his break with Clockwork Orange and is now busier than ever. He did admit that he had said yes to films that he did not like, just for the money, noting, as a professional actor, what else can you do. This is what scares me to the core on behalf of artists like you. Your existence is one of maintaining the confidence to lurch from one gig to the next. Did you have to work hard to adapt to that reality after such a dream start to your professional career? One of our listeners, Anthony, has a young daughter, Alannah who is 11 and just went to an acting school on the Gold Coast and now has four agencies wanting to talk to you. I said she could ask you a couple of questions, given you have done a good smattering of TV work in shows like All Saits, Blue Heelers, and South Australian favourite, McLeod's Daughters and TV/film is what is luring her. First question, what was the first step in getting a role on TV?Second question, what was your favourite thing you have been? Alannah's dad had reworded the second question as What character impacted you the most, and to me, that's a great segue into Shore Break, because from the glowing and thoughtful reviews I've seen, this show gets you in the gut, which means it must have gotten you in the gut.So, what attracts you to the world of the isolate? I am profoundly jaundices by the ubiquity of smart phones and social media – I was originally a champion of them, now I am a voice saying they only LOOK like they are connecting us; they actually only deliver the confection of connection. Does that sentiment intersect with themes of the play? Is there something significant about these loners being near the water? Would the story be the same in a landlocked situation? Can you take us into your experience of chatting with these people because you note there was laughter along with very great pain. How did you earn that trust? Or was it easier than we might expect because you actually have them an ear inclined towards them? The blurb for the show says: Simple and raw, addressing the search for human connection and meaning, in a life filled with rejection and regret, Shore Break elegantly depicts the vulnerability of masculinity through a tour de force performance, sharp writing, and an emotional sucker-punch you won't see coming. We'll keep the sucker punch secret but without spoiling the play, can you tell us if these outsiders do have lessons for us about meaning that we cannot find elsewhere? I'm told that you describe working in theatre as a very insular experience, and just like surfing, they both require intensity and relaxation together. Does that seem to contrast the life of stable normalcy which is the gold standard in society's narrative about itself? The young director for this production is Chelsea Griffith who's worked closely with ex-Artistic Director Chris Drummond, to direct this work. The US election made age a big issue. And we hear people grumble if their doctor is too young, etc, based on the assumption that age brings wisdom and insight. You've been around. Did you need to adapt your mindset in any way to take direction from someone who is establishing their career? 01:15:45 Musical Pilgrimage In the Musical Pilgrimage, we feature Darkness & Gold by Chérie of My Chérie fame. With rich metaphors and poignant lyrics, 'Darkness & Gold' invites listeners into a world of introspection and self-discovery. My Chérie explores the various personas we embody, from the curated versions we present on social media to the hidden depths of our innermost selves. The song captures the essence of the human condition, highlighting the constant tension between aspiration and acceptance. Chérie says it's her candid portrayal and deep dive into my human experience of the internal struggles we all face. In confronting themes of strength, vulnerability, and the pursuit of self-improvement, I want to acknowledge the efforts of trying and the tricky journey of figuring ourselves out.”Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A two-time Grammy nominee, Rod Gilfry is a singer and actor who performs across opera, musicals, recitals and cabaret, all over the world. His opera repertoire in particular is vast, spanning 75 roles. He's come to Opera Australia and the Sydney Opera House to perform one of the many roles in new operas that he has created – Claudius in Brett Dean's Hamlet, directed by Neil Armfield. Rod has already performed this role at the Met in New York and at Glyndebourne in the UK. Rod takes us through his long career which began in school choirs and musicals in California, and speaks passionately about some of the roles he has played. In particular, he takes us through the joys and challenges of creating some of these new roles, including his acclaimed performance in A Streetcar Named Desire. Rod Gilfry play Claudius in Brett Dean's Hamlet from 20 July to 9 August in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.

Neil Armfield AO is a leading Australian director of theatre, opera and film. Alongside Rachel Healy, Neil was Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival between 2017 and 2022. Prior to that, Neil was the inaugural Artistic Director of Belvoir St Theatre, which he also co-founded, for 17 years.   As Artistic Director of Belvoir, and for other companies, Neil has directed well over 100 productions, with a focus on new and Indigenous writing, Shakespeare, David Hare and Patrick White.  Some highlights include; The Tempest, Hamlet, Up the Road, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Keating!, Toy Symphony, Dallas Winmar's Aliwa, Angels in America, A Cheery Soul, Signal Driver, The Blind Giant is Dancing and Things I KnowTo Be True. Neil's production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman opened in late 2023 to glowing reviews. Produced by GWB Entertainment and Red Line Productions at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne, it starred Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte. After the success of the Melbourne season, the play will be presented at the Theatre Royal Sydney in May/June 2024.   In 2022, Neil directed the world premiere of the oratorio Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan by Joseph Twist at the Adelaide Festival, and Glyndebourne Festival's production of Brett Dean's Hamlet at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Neil directed the same production of Hamlet at Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper in July 2023. For the 2021 Adelaide Festival, Neil directed the Australian premiere of A German Life by Christopher Hampton, starring Robyn Nevin, as well as Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Festival Theatre. Later that year he directed an acclaimed production of Rameau's comic masterpiece Platée for Pinchgut Opera. In addition to his extensive work in Australia, many of Neil's productions have played internationally. These include Cloudstreet (toured to London, Dublin, Zurich, New York), The Diary of a Madman (with Geoffrey Rush, toured to Moscow, St Petersburg, New York), Exit The King (Broadway), The Book of Everything (toured to New York), The Judas Kiss (toured Australia with Bille Brown, London, New York and Toronto with Rupert Everett), The Secret River (adapted by Andrew Bovell, toured to Edinburgh Festival and London) and the world premiere of David Hare's I'm Not Running for National Theatre in London. Neil frequently collaborates with major opera companies, having directed productions at The Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chicago Lyric Opera, Zurich Opera, Bregenz Festival, Washington National Opera, Opera Australia, Pinchgut, Canadian Opera, Welsh National Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. In addition to classics by Mozart, Britten and Wagner, Neil directed the premieres of Frankie and The Eighth Wonder by Alan John, Whitsunday by Brian Howard, Love Burns by Graeme Koehne and Bliss and Hamlet by Brett Dean. For screen, Neil directed and co-wrote the feature film Candy, starring Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish, which screened at over twenty international films festivals including In Competition at the Berlinale. Neil was awarded Best Adapted Screenplay at the AFI Awards and an AWGIE for Best Screenplay. Neil's second feature film Holding the Man premiered at Sydney Film Festival in 2015. For television, Neil directed miniseries Edens Lost for ABC (AFI Award Best Director and Best Mini-Series), The Fisherman's Wake (by Andrew Bovell), which won an ATOM Award for Best Original TV Production, and Coral Island (by Nick Enright). Over his distinguished career, Neil has received 2 AFI Awards, 12 Helpmann Awards and several Sydney Theatre, Victorian Green Room and Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Awards. He holds Honorary Doctorates from Adelaide, Sydney and NSW Universities, and in 2007 was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts.

S. Shakthidharan's award-winning epic, Counting and Cracking, won seven Helpmann Awards and drew a huge audience to a story that many of them knew little about. Five years after its world premiere, Counting and Cracking is on in Melbourne as part of the RISING festival, after which it transfers to Sydney's Carriageworks and then New York.In 1972, a lecturer at the University of Adelaide was attacked at a gay beat and drowned. 50 years on, an oratorio shone a light into this appalling story and how his death changed Australia. Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan is now being restaged by Opera Australia.

CELEBRATING DANE CRAWFORDIn these special episodes, we celebrate the life of a person who has died via someone who loved them deeply - keeping the memory of them alive through shared recollections, joy and grief.These conversations can be intensely raw, and many tears are shed. Please move gently as you listen.TW: Grief, suicidal ideation.Dane Crawford was a sparkly-eyed, sweet natured man who loved his work in construction. He died suddenly in 2018 at 37 years of age. Celebrating Dane is his former partner Tommy Murphy - a celebrated playwright and screenwriter based in Sydney, where his recent stage adaptation of Nevil Shute's On The Beach premiered at Sydney Theatre Company. His earlier adaptation of Tim Conigrave's memoir Holding The Man plays regularly around the world, including a recent revival at Belvoir. Tommy won the National Theatre Award from the Australia Council in 2020 following his play Packer & Sons. Other theatre credits include Mark Colvin's Kidney, and Gwen in Purgatory (Belvoir St Theatre), Troy's House (SUDS, ATYP), Strangers in Between (Griffin Theatre Company, Trafalgar Studios West End), Blood Wedding (Royal and Derngate Northampton Theatre, UK), and Saturn's Return (Sydney Theatre Company). He created and was the Head Writer and Script Producer for the ABC original television series Significant Others (Fremantle, nominated for the 2023 Logie for Outstanding Drama). Tommy has also written episodes on The Twelve, Bloom, Fighting Season, The Devil's Playground and Offspring. Tommy wrote and was Associate Producer on the feature film Holding The Man (Goalpost Pictures) directed by Neil Armfield. He won the AWGIE Award for Best Writing in a Feature Film and Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay. Tommy was the recipient of the Patrick White Playwrights Fellowship (2016), and The Writers' Guild and Screen Australia Creators Program in Hollywood (2023). His other notable awards include winner of the 2022 AWGIE Award for Audio Fiction for his radio play Call You Back and winner of the N.S.W. Premier's Literary Awards for Best Play for both Holding The Man and Strangers In Between and the W.A. Premier's Prize for Gwen in Purgatory. He is currently developing a feature film. Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePodMusic by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)Support the show via www.patreon.com/mariekehardy and drop an email to mariekehardyisgoingtodie@gmail.comWhilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some  wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groupshttps://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspxhttps://www.headspace.com/meditation/griefhttps://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/https://griefline.org.au/get-help/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Grant Piro and Alison Whyte are two of the hardest working actors in the country. Stars of stage and screen, they are both in the very special production of Death of a Salesman directed by Neil Armfield which has just opened at the Theatre Royal in Sydney. Get your tickets here:https://salesmanaustralia.com.au/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of this country's pre-eminent directors, Neil Armfield has a list of credits which is vast, spanning original works and revived classics, directing shows across the world, including on the West End and on Broadway. He's also of course no stranger to opera, having directed several productions for Opera Australia, as well as for some of the world's other great opera houses including Covent Garden and the English National Opera. A founder and former artistic director of Belvoir Street, he has been a key figure in the shape of Australian theatre for nearly five decades.  His current project is directing a revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, a production which ran in Melbourne last year when Limelight magazine called it “outstanding" and The Guardian said Tony award winner “Anthony LaPaglia leads an electric, devastating tragedy”.  Neil speaks about why this piece of mid-20th Century American theatre is so iconic and relevant in today's world. We hear about his life in the theatre, which began with directing his school play in his final year of high school, to working with some of the greats in both Australia and internationally in the subsequent decades. Death of a Salesman plays at Sydney's Theatre Royal from 17 May. Watershed, which Neil directed as part of the Adelaide Festival in 2022, will be presented by Opera Australia in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House from 14-16 June. Hamlet, which Neil directed for Glyndebourne in 2017 and has since been performed by many opera houses around the world including The Met in New York, will be presented by Opera Australia in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House from 20 July - 5 August.

Kim Carpenter AM is an Australian visual artist, theatre director, designer and devisor. For thirty years he was artistic director of his company, Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image. During the 1970s, Carpenter designed for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company. He was, for a short period, co-Artistic Director of Nimrod in the early 1980s. In 1988, Kim established Theatre of Image as Sydney's first visual theatre company. Theatre of Image developed into a leading Australian theatre company for children and families, with its productions having a distinctive visual style. In September 2019 he announced the closure of the company. His work includes The Book of Everything which he created with Neil Armfield for Theatre of Image and Belvoir. The production toured Australia and played a season in New York at the New Victory Theatre. In 2019 he adapted and designed The Happy Prince as a ballet for The Australian Ballet. It premiered at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. Kim Carpenter was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2013 for significant service to the performing arts. He has devised, directed or designed over 100 productions for theatre, opera, dance, physical theatre, ballet and puppetry. A prolific visual artist also, Kim Carpenter has been represented in Australian and International exhibitions. His next exhibition is a series inspired by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. This show of works will be exhibited at Maunsell Wickes Gallery Paddington, from April 6th to 21st. 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

Nellie Small was a mainstay of the Tivoli circuit in Australia from the 1920s until her final performance in 1964. There was a catchcry on the variety circuit: if your show was falling flat, send for Nellie. Largely absent from our performing arts history books, Send for Nellie at the Sydney Festival thrusts Nellie Small back into the spotlight.Also, a new Australian production of Death of a Salesman has enticed Anthony LaPaglia back to the stage for the first time in over a decade, and we learn how, after being a flop in its native Russia, Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker became a permanent fixture of the Christmas season at ballet companies everywhere.

Justin Smith is presently filling the shoes of Australia's 21st Prime Minister, Edward Gough Whitlam, in Squabbalogic's world premiere production of 'The Dismissal'. He will appear in three upcoming series' premiering in 2023: The Messenger for the ABC based on Marcus Zusak's bestselling novel, and Last Days of the Space Age and The Artful Dodger, both for Disney+. He most recently featured in the smash hit Netflix reboot of Heartbreak High. Elsewhere on the small screen he appeared in the latest season of Foxtel's hit drama Wentworth and in the hit Channel Seven series RFDS. Prior to that he starred in both seasons of major Foxtel's series Secret City alongside Anna Torv and Jacki Weaver. He also returned in the second season of the award-winning ABC comedy The Letdown. Both seasons have aired on Netflix around the world. Previously, Justin played Glen McNamara in the Seven Network drama Blue Murder: Killer Cop opposite Richard Roxburgh. Other notable television credits include playing Damon in the first season of Stan's brilliant comedy The Other Guy, the role of Lester Lawrence alongside Sam Worthington and Hugh Dancy in Foxtel's Deadline Gallipoli, Underbelly: Badness, The Straits and Bastard Boys, for which he was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor.Justin's feature film credits include the forthcoming Sony feature Carmen starring Paul Mescal, the award winning Australian film Babyteeth, Disney's hit film Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales starring Johnny Depp. Fred Schepisi's The Eye of the Storm, Around the Block, Sleeping Beauty, Burning Man, Being Venice and Angst. Justin has starred in numerous stage productions. Most recently Into The Woods at Belvoir, Dubbo Championship Wrestling at Hayes Theatre Co, and Wudjang Not The Past for Bangarra. Other theatre credits include as Billy's Dad, Jackie Elliot, in Billy Elliot The Musical, Small Mouth Sounds for Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam at the National Theatre of Parramatta, The Long Forgotten Dream, directed by Neil Armfield for Sydney Theatre Company, A Strategic Plan for Griffin Theatre Company, and A Flea in Her Ear and Arcadia for the Sydney Theatre Company. Justin has appeared in many notable productions for Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare, Griffin and the STC.Justin made his professional debut in the 1992 Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar alongside John Farnham and Kate Ceberano. In 1998 he played the role of Mark in the original Australian cast of Rent the Musical. He was later to play the role of Tony Elliot in the original Australian production of Billy Elliot.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

Death of a Salesman by the American writer Arthur Miller is one of the 20th century's most famous plays. It's about an ageing travelling salesman who discovers late in life that he is entirely expendable. A new production in Australia has enticed Anthony LaPaglia back to the stage for the first time in over a decade.Also, the 1913 murder of a 13-year-old girl in the American South and the anti-Semitic fervour it whipped up has become the improbable subject of a hit musical called Parade, and the community arts company Everybody NOW! has created a music theatre work inspired by local roller skaters for this year's BLEACH* festival on the Gold Coast.

„… or not to be“: Nach nicht einmal sechs Minuten fallen die berühmten Hamlet-Worte. Dem australischen Komponisten Brett Dean glückte 2017, William Shakespeares monumentales Stück Hamlet als vielschichtige, vielstimmige Oper zu erzählen, ein Erfolg beim Publikum wie bei der Kritik. Die Bayerische Staatsoper legt die Uraufführungs-Produktion aus Glyndebourne, die bereits bei der Metropolitan Opera in New York zu erleben war, neu auf, ein musikdramatisches Welttheater um Leben und Tod, Sein und Nichtsein, Liebe, Lüge und Heuchelei. Autor und Sprecher: Holger Noltze Sprecherin: Cathrin Störmer, Vladimir Jurowski, Caroline Wettergreen, Neil Armfield, John Tomlinson Schnitt: Thomas Rott Dramaturgie und Projektleitung: Christopher Warmuth

The great actor and activist Uncle Jack Charles died in Melbourne on the 13th of September 2022 of a stroke. Five weeks earlier, Speakola's Tony Wilson recorded a chat with him during filming of their AFL Finals promo. Tony had written the words. Jack delivered the voice. During Jack's break, Tony chatted to him about life and career highlights. It was just recorded on a phone, so doesn't have the usual Speakola sound quality. it's a beautiful chat though, typically feisty and irreverent from Uncle Jack. Tony wrote it up for his column /newsletter Good one, Wilson, so it is up there too, with transcript. There is also a column about Tony writing what he calls his 'Nike poetry'. Uncle Jack talks about touring with Archie Roach on the Enter the Bloodstream tour and singing Archie's 'We Won't Cry'. That song finishes the episode, recorded at TEDx Sydney, 2017. Jack Charles was a proud and eloquent Bunurong and Wiradjeri man. RIP. Speakola is made entirely by Tony and supported by listeners. There is a Patreon page which you can join If you want to offer Tony regular support. Also welcome credit card donations,  which can be monthly or one off. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want a fortnightly email setting out great speeches by theme. Speakola is sponsored by DocPlay. Sign up here for 45 days free on the world's best documentary streaming site, then if you choose to continue, $7.99/m. The documentary 'Bastardy' about Jack Charles is on the platform. Email comments or ideas to tony@speakola.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darren Yap has been a part of some huge moments in Australian performing arts history, from acting in Miss Saigon to being on the directorial team for the Sydney 2000 closing ceremony. Now he's using his talents to bringing new Asian Australian work to the stage. Also, we meet artists behind a surge of Asian Australian plays on our mainstages right now and Neil Armfield joins us to pay tribute to the English theatre director Peter Brook, famous for his reinvention of contemporary theatre.

Darren Yap has been a part of some huge moments in Australian performing arts history, from acting in Miss Saigon to being on the directorial team for the Sydney 2000 closing ceremony. Now he's using his talents to bringing new Asian Australian work to the stage.Also, we meet artists behind a surge of Asian Australian plays on our mainstages right now and Neil Armfield joins us to pay tribute to the English theatre director Peter Brook, famous for his reinvention of contemporary theatre.

Darren Yap has been a part of some huge moments in Australian performing arts history, from acting in Miss Saigon to being on the directorial team for the Sydney 2000 closing ceremony. Now he's using his talents to bringing new Asian Australian work to the stage. Also, we meet artists behind a surge of Asian Australian plays on our mainstages right now and Neil Armfield joins us to pay tribute to the English theatre director Peter Brook, famous for his reinvention of contemporary theatre.

The Art of Costume Design is a key element in the evolution of a production. The work of the Designer helps to establish the ‘world of the play', the definition and resonance of character, and a ‘skin' in which the performer can execute their best work.Australian Costume Designers, Jennifer Irwin and Julie Lynch have decades of experience helming the aesthetic of attire in a vast repertoire of entertainments across many genres and disciplines.Jennifer Irwin's commissions include over 90 ballets as well as some of the largest scale spectacular productions ever staged in Australia; including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Francesca Zambello's ‘West Side Story' staged on Sydney Harbour.Jennifer designed the costumes for the International Box office sensation ‘Dirty Dancing' the musical, breaking all pre box office pre sales of any show ever staged in the history of London's West End.Her costume design for the feature film ‘SPEAR' was nominated for an AACTA award in 2017. She was recognized for her contribution to Dance at the Australian Dance Awards ‘Service to Dance' in 2015. Jennifer has designed for Bangarra Dance Theatre since the company's inception.Jennifer's work can currently be seen on the stages of the Sydney Opera House in 3 seperate productions with Bangarra and Opera Australia.Julie Lynch enjoys a successful costume design career spanning 35 years, working with many of Australia's leading directors, including: Neil Armfield, John Bell, Jonathan Biggins, Richard Cottrell, Gale Edwards, Lee Lewis, Elke Neidhardt and Richard Wherrett.She has designed for Australia's leading theatre companies, including: The Sydney Theatre Company, Opera Australia, Belvoir St, Bell Shakespeare, Victoria State Opera, The State Theatre Company of South Australia and Opera South Australia.After a year of teaching young students online during the first wave of COVID-19, Lynch decided to leave her leadership position as Director for Design Practices at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) to pursue her passion for Visual Art and has loved every minute.A great discussion ensued at STAGES ‘Live' dissecting the process of the designer and exploring the immense possibilities presented with Costume Design.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

My guest is Alana Valentine. Alana Valentine is a multi-award winning playwright Librettist and screen writer. Her works include:-  The Sugar house, Ladies Day, Paramatta Girls, Letters to Lindy, Barbara and the Camp Dogs with Ursula Yovich which is being adapted to the screen and won both a 2019 Helpmann Award and 2020 Green Room Award for Best Original Score, as well as a Helpmann for Best Musical and Green Room for Best New Australian Work. Also Alana is a long time dramaturg with Bangarra Dance Theatre and most recently worked on Wudjang Not the Past for Sydney Festival . She has recently worked on Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan, writing the libretto with Christos Tsiolkas and was directed  by Neil Armfield for Adelaide Festival. She has more than 20 published works including two books of non-fiction including BOWERBIRD: The art of making theatre drawn from life (2018). She has written for radio television and screen and is here to talk about ….Wayside Brides - Till the 29th May, 2022.

In 1972, a lecturer at the University of Adelaide was attacked at a gay beat, thrown into the River Torrens and drowned. 50 years on, Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan shines a light into this appalling story and how his death changed Australia. Also, voice and dialect coach Leith McPherson shares more insights into the power of voice and we attend the rehearsal of a reimagined version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland presented by the Australian Contemporary Opera Company.

In 1972, a lecturer at the University of Adelaide was attacked at a gay beat, thrown into the River Torrens and drowned. 50 years on, Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan shines a light into this appalling story and how his death changed Australia.Also, voice and dialect coach Leith McPherson shares more insights into the power of voice and we attend the rehearsal of a reimagined version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland presented by the Australian Contemporary Opera Company.

In 1972, a lecturer at the University of Adelaide was attacked at a gay beat, thrown into the River Torrens and drowned. 50 years on, Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan shines a light into this appalling story and how his death changed Australia. Also, voice and dialect coach Leith McPherson shares more insights into the power of voice and we attend the rehearsal of a reimagined version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland presented by the Australian Contemporary Opera Company.

Platée's pre-opera podcast hosted by Genevieve Lang with very special guests Pinchgut Opera's Artistic Director Erin Helyard, and cast members Kanen Breen and Cathy-Di Zhang. Celebrated Australian director Neil Armfield makes his Pinchgut debut in a deliciously twisted comedy by one of the greatest French baroque composers. Rameau clearly enjoyed himself composing this one-of-a-kind comédie lyrique, for the marriage of the Dauphin Louis XV to the Princess Maria Teresa of Spain – reputedly a woman of very little beauty – telling the story of the irresistibly outlandish marsh nymph Platée being tricked into believing that Jupiter is in love and wants to marry her. Platée | City Recital Hall | 1 - 8 December.

Tom Rehn and Matt Abraham filling in for Will Goodings, Ashlee Mullany in the US, Vincent McAviney in the UK, Michael Smyth with Flashback, Adelaide United's Ben Halloran, Jessica Braithwaite, Blakey, Frank Pangallo, Eileen Culleton, Neil Armfield, Behind Closed Doors  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The charming Russell Cheek joins Regina to talk through his life to the stage, the key to improvisation, where his inner clown lives and the remarkable teachings of Le Coq - and so much much more. Russell has a BA Hons, University of Sydney, (German) and also studied French After graduating theatre-school, the École Jacques Lecoq, Paris - Russell performed with companies in Italy and Germany. He created DOUBLE TAKE co. in Paris, playing one season there, touring Holland, and then to the Sydney and the Adelaide Festivals in Australia. He became a core member of the great musical-theatrical band The CASTANET CLUB, enjoying ten years national and international acclaim -  (incl. “THE CASTANET CLUB – a movie you can dance to” (directed by Neil Armfield.) He led a creative lab, then created and guest-directed CIRCUS OZ's 2003-5 world-touring show. He performed in three Sydney Theatre Company productions: “The GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR”, (Dir Neil Armfield,) “TARTUFFE”, (Dir Barrie Kosky,) and   “A MONTH in the COUNTRY”. He appears in the films YOUNG EINSTEIN and RECKLESS KELLY. Russell was a regular “Brains Trust” panelist on ABC TV's “EINSTEIN FACTOR”, 2004-2009. In 2014 – he devise-directed “Clockfire Theatre Company's ‘A HUNGER SUITE', in Istanbul and then Sydney. In 2015 he appeared in The Hayes Theatre production of HIGH SOCIETY as Seth Lord with Amy Lehpamer, Virginia Gay, Bobby Fox and Bert Labonte. He completed initial season of his one-man show in August 2016 at the 505 theatre in Sydney: “WHO AM I….?” Directed by Steve (The Sandman) Abbott. “WHO AM I…?” was invited to the Adelaide Festival of the Arts, in March 2017. It then played seasons at The Street Theatre, Canberra, and Riverside Theatres, Parramatta. 2018 – “WHO AM I…?” played seasons in Newcastle, Albury-Wodonga and toured country Victoria. 2020 pre-covid played in Coramba, Coffs Harbour.  

Greatly missed on TV screens, the nation's favourite film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton reunite in this special conversation on Australian movie adaptations of books. The famously sparring duo settle back into their critics' chairs to discuss and debate Neil Armfield's Candy (starring Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish), Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, Simon Baker's Breath (based on Tim Winton's Miles Franklin Award–winning novel of the same name), Bruce Beresford's Ladies in Black, Robert Connolly's The Dry and Peter Weir's classic Picnic at Hanging Rock. Discover which films Margaret and David believe did justice to the original text, bested the books or lost their lustre when transposed from page to screen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best theatre is always the result of a great collaboration and Neil Armfield found the ideal collaborator in Kate Champion — choreographer, director and founder of the dance theatre company Force Majeure. The pair's work includes Cloudstreet and The Ring Cycle. Also, we consider what complete silence might finally allow us to hear in Will O'Mahony's play Minneapolis and we question how far reinterpreting the classics can take us in Caesar at La Boite.

The best theatre is always the result of a great collaboration and Neil Armfield found the ideal collaborator in Kate Champion — choreographer, director and founder of the dance theatre company Force Majeure. The pair's work includes Cloudstreet and The Ring Cycle. Also, we consider what complete silence might finally allow us to hear in Will O'Mahony's play Minneapolis and we question how far reinterpreting the classics can take us in Caesar at La Boite.

The best theatre is always the result of a great collaboration and Neil Armfield found the ideal collaborator in Kate Champion — choreographer, director and founder of the dance theatre company Force Majeure. The pair's work includes Cloudstreet and The Ring Cycle.Also, we consider what complete silence might finally allow us to hear in Will O'Mahony's play Minneapolis and we question how far reinterpreting the classics can take us in Caesar at La Boite.

Neil Armfield cut his teeth at Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company before co-founding Belvoir, but his earliest forays into theatre-making were a way to escape some challenges at home. He shares his story with Mark Howett as one of our Legends of Australian Theatre. Also, we visit a war-torn city and a family confronting the cost of survival in Samah Sabawi's play Them and we meet two comedians who have found the funny side of tragedy, bringing personal stories of grief and illness into their stand-up.

Neil Armfield cut his teeth at Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company before co-founding Belvoir, but his earliest forays into theatre-making were a way to escape some challenges at home. He shares his story with Mark Howett as one of our Legends of Australian Theatre. Also, we visit a war-torn city and a family confronting the cost of survival in Samah Sabawi's play Them and we meet two comedians who have found the funny side of tragedy, bringing personal stories of grief and illness into their stand-up.

Neil Armfield cut his teeth at Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company before co-founding Belvoir, but his earliest forays into theatre-making were a way to escape some challenges at home. He shares his story with Mark Howett as one of our Legends of Australian Theatre.Also, we visit a war-torn city and a family confronting the cost of survival in Samah Sabawi's play Them and we meet two comedians who have found the funny side of tragedy, bringing personal stories of grief and illness into their stand-up.

We meet an artist whose canvas has been some of the world's biggest stages, but his palette is ever-inspired by Noongar Boodjar. For our next conversation between Australian stage icons, Kylie Bracknell sits down with designer and director Mark Howett. Also, as part of our High School Playlist series, we travel from London in 1959 to Alice Springs in 2039 and encounter a fish falling from the sky in Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling.

We meet an artist whose canvas has been some of the world's biggest stages, but his palette is ever-inspired by Noongar Boodjar. For our next conversation between Australian stage icons, Kylie Bracknell sits down with designer and director Mark Howett.Also, as part of our High School Playlist series, we travel from London in 1959 to Alice Springs in 2039 and encounter a fish falling from the sky in Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling.

We meet an artist whose canvas has been some of the world's biggest stages, but his palette is ever-inspired by Noongar Boodjar. For our next conversation between Australian stage icons, Kylie Bracknell sits down with designer and director Mark Howett. Also, as part of our High School Playlist series, we travel from London in 1959 to Alice Springs in 2039 and encounter a fish falling from the sky in Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling.

What do Nicole Kidman, Baz Luhrmann, Neil Armfield, Louis Nowra and Fran Kelly all have in common?  Alison Dunn has worked with them all. As one of Australia's foremost arts publicists, she's been instrumental in promoting some of the world's most prestigious artists, shows and festivals.  She was the head of business development and marketing for the Sydney Festival, marketing manager for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra,  director of marketing for the Adelaide Festival, and much more.  Now, in her ‘third act' of working for herself, choosing purpose-led, heart-centred projects is her goal and copywriting enables her to achieve that. In this episode, Alison talks to us about how she:  reinvented herself and created a new business from scratch landed a $30k writing contract via LinkedIn reframes past work experiences to position herself as a successful copywriter believes copywriting is the perfect occupation for those in their ‘third act' of life repackages her skill sets to be of value to a client Mentioned in this episode: Alison's website Connect with Alison on LinkedIn Read the show notes Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Featuring Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy. Hosted by David Marr

Eddie Perfect is one of Australia’s most diverse, respected and prolific writer/ composer/ performers. His most recent work as Composer of Beetlejuice The Musical on Broadway won him a Tony Award for Best Original Score. Hello! How marvellous! He has already made his mark in the fields of comedy, music theatre composition and book writing, playwrighting, screenwriting, classical music, jazz and acting for stage and screen. He has won multiple awards for his work both as a performer and writer, and has worked with top creatives from Baz Luhrmann and Global Creatures Simon Phillips and Neil Armfield... th elist goes on and on. His biographical musical comedy Shane Warne: The Musical won the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work, a Victorian Premier's Literary Award and a Green Room Award. Following his songwriting career on Broadway, where he composed Beetlejuice and King Kong, Eddie has returned to Australia where he will star as Franklin Hart Jr. in Dolly Parton's musical 9 to 5 later this year. Sit back, relax and enjoy Nelly and Eddie, getting their chat on.

On this World AIDS Day, Wayne introduces Phillip to one of Australia's greatest love stories, 'Holding the Man' (2015). Based on Timothy Conigrave's bestseller, the boys discuss if Neil Armfield's film does justice to Tim and John's legacy. Seen this movie? Let us know your thoughts and score out of five in the comments! Broadcast: 1 December 2019

Step behind the scenes, into the making of Andrew Bovell's THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, directed by Neil Armfield.

From the heart of the Adelaide Festival — The Palais on the riverbank at Elder Park — we're joined live on stage by artistic directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield to meet some of the tremendous local and international talent in this year's program. Guests include choreographer Meryl Tankard, artistic director of Windmill Theatre Co. Rosemary Myers, Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti from Dutch production Blaas, and Alfonso Barón, Luciano Rosso and Hermes Gaido — the team behind the Argentinian contemporary dance work Un Poyo Rojo.

Richard is joined this week by co Artistic Directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield from Adelaide Festival, Speak Percussion artistic director Eugene Ughetti chats about their creation and composition of the music and idea behind Polar force, and pianist, composer and producer Rose Reibl chats about their program on at Melbourne Music Week, Your Hearts So Hot O Sister: Antigone Reimagined.

This week, Richard is joined on the line by Adelaide festival's own artistic directors Neil Armfield and Rachel Healey; Andrew Goddard pops by for an in-depth chat aboutSoundings, an RMIT sound arts students exhibition at Bus Projects - and Matthew Holmes caps off the podcast with his new work The Legend of Ben Hall.

Based on Tim Conigrave's book, and awarded with a special mention at the 31st TGLFF. The post Neil Armfield, director of “Holding the Man” #TGLFF31 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Based on Tim Conigrave's book, and awarded with a special mention at the 31st TGLFF. The post Neil Armfield, director of “Holding the Man” #TGLFF31 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Based on Tim Conigrave's book, and awarded with a special mention at the 31st TGLFF. The post Neil Armfield, director of “Holding the Man” #TGLFF31 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

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Based on Tim Conigrave's book, and awarded with a special mention at the 31st TGLFF. The post Neil Armfield, director of “Holding the Man” #TGLFF31 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Based on Tim Conigrave's book, and awarded with a special mention at the 31st TGLFF. The post Neil Armfield, director of “Holding the Man” #TGLFF31 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

This episode was recorded at the 2015 AACTA Directing nominees panel, with Last Cab to Darwin director, Jeremy Sims, Holding the Man’s Neil Armfield and Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door director Shawn Seet.

In this week’s podcast we come to you live from the 2015 Melbourne Writers Festival. Having taken in the best of the festival, we look at Neil Armfield’s film adaptation of Holding the Man, Timothy Conigrave’s seminal Australian memoir of life and love at the centre of the AIDS crisis. Then we browse the Huffington Post as it launches down under. And finally, we’re joined by novelist Antonia Hayes to talk about empathy and advocacy in fiction, following the release of her debut novel Relativity.

Anthony and Paul dissect Holding the Man. Directed by Neil Armfield. Starring Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Sarah Snook, Anthony LaPaglia, Guy Pearce & Geoffrey Rush. facebook.com/movieautopsy @movieautopsy The post 50 – Holding the Man appeared first on Mammoth Audio.

Neil Armfield speaks with us about his latest film Holding The Man, which has powerfully vulnerable performances from its lead actors Ryan Corr and Craig Stott. We chat about the origins of this project and the adaptation of the film from Tim Conigrave's memoir.

Ariel Martin was the ADG's Directors Attachment to Neil Armfield on his film Holding the Man. In our chat, we stalk about Ariel's beginning, making short films and commercials and what he learned collaborating with Neil on the film.

Britten's haunted opera The TURN OF THE SCREW is at Houston Grand Opera from Jan 29 to Feb 13, 2010www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/TurnOfTheScrewIn this operatic thriller two children are pulled toward the world of the dead by the ghosts of their prior governess Miss Jessel and her lover Peter Quint. Internationally acclaimed soprano Amanda Roocroft plays the governess whose obsessive efforts to protect the children may prove more of a threat than the spirits themselves. Powerhouse mezzo-soprano Judith Forst is housekeeper Mrs. Grose, the governesss only ally. Haunting Victorian sets depict the world of the Henry James novel on which the opera is based. Directed by Neil Armfield, this is the third opera in HGOs ongoing Benjamin Britten series.