Podcasts about Perth Festival

The Blockbuster Babes get nostalgic and rediscover their inner children on the latest edition of the Movie Squad podcast! First up, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review Oh Canada for bemused Brekky host Pam Boland. It's the latest effort from legendary writer-director Paul Schrader, and sees him reunite with his American Gigolo star Richard Gere, who this time plays a documentarian reflecting on past regrets and cowardice (and is played in flashback by Jacob Elordi). Then, Tristan reviews The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, while the Squad talks about the kind of kid-friendly films they enjoy (and which ones they avoid). Both films are now in cinemas. Stay tuned for Tristan's interview with Bob Trevino Likes It director Tracie Laymon, and hear about the real-life inspirations behind the film, and the emotional reaction it's getting from audiences. Listen back to our review for Bob Trevino Likes It from last week! It's plays Perth Festival until Sunday 30 March. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March. Plus, get your tickets to the Trash Classics screening of Return to Oz mentioned by Tristan on the air!

Finally, for the first time in Movie Squad history, after years of requests, the Squad are honouring the stars of 3rd Rock from the Sun! Okay no one asked for this, but it's happening anyway. First up, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review Bob Trevino Likes It, starring Barbie Ferreira as a lonely young woman who finds friendship with a man (John Leguizamo) who just happens to have the same name as her father, Bob (3rd Rock's French Stewart). It plays Perth Festival next week. Then, the duo review New Zealand horror-thriller The Rule of Jenny Pen, featuring 3rd Rock's John Lithgow as a deranged man who terrorises the residents of a retirement home, with the help of his hand-puppet Jenny. It's now in select cinemas. No prizes for guessing which of these Breakfast host Pam Boland pledges to never see! Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat where Simon and Tristan discuss the careers of the two Johns: Lithgow and Leguizamo! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March!

It's an international smorgasbord on this week's edition of the Movie Squad pod, as your intrepid hosts take you on a cinematic quest that stretches across the globe. First up, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo tell guest Brekky host Damon Sutton about No Other Land, the Oscar-nominated documentary about the forced displacement of villagers in the West Bank, made by a cross-cultural filmmaking collective, which includes a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist. Then, Simon Miraudo reviews another Oscar-nominated flick: Walter Salles' I'm Still Here, which tells the true nightmare of Eunice Pavia (Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres), and her decades-long bureaucratic battle against a Brazilian dictatorship to learn the fate of ‘disappeared' husband. Both films are now showing in select Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive review of Grand Tour, a woozy travelogue that spans both continents and decades, and fuses echoes of Old Hollywood romance and screwball comedy with a video essay on colonialism, performance and contemporary Asia. It plays Perth Festival from March 3 – 9. Check out the rest of the remaining Perth Festival film season line-up here! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March! Plus, don't forget VHS Tracking's Trash Classics screening series at Luna Palace Cinemas, which includes the Friday 28 February session of Samurai Cop! You can also catch Simon in conversation with the legendary Mike Leigh for a special Zoom Q&A following his latest film, Hard Truths, at Luna Palace Cinemas on Tuesday 4 March!

As a teenager in Belgium, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui  grew up dancing with his friends in the street. He's now a renowned choreographer with his own company and the director of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, choreographing everything from pop music videos to the new show MANIFEST at Perth Festival - where members of the public can train alongside his dancers for a performance in the city's Forrest Place.Can love exist between two people on opposite sides of the nuclear debate? In her new play Nucleus, Alana Valentine pits two passionately engaged scientists against each other, basing their arguments on real life interviews, but adding a nuclear force of attraction into the mix. We're also joined by Peter Kowitz playing Dr Gabriel Hulst. from the funny and vernacular Palawa/Pakana playwright, Nathan Maynard. In the era of AFL footballer Adam Goodes' famous war cry, two Aboriginal footy players in a regional club confront the personal cost of either staying quiet or speaking out about racism. We're joined by the show's star, Ngali Shaw (Wiradjuri, Murawari, Kunja) and director, and co-choreographer of the show's breathtaking football sequences, Isaac Drandic (Noongar). First broadcast March 2024

Roly and Shady have a chat about the Perth Festival film, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.

The Mahabharata, one of Hindu mythology's oldest and most significant epics, is a complex story that cannot easily be summarized. Yet, Canada's Why Not Theatre condensed it into a three-part, five-hour theatrical production, which included a shared meal. This adaptation, created by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes, was a highlight of this year's Perth Festival and featured poetry from Carole Satyamurti's 'Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling'. Tune in to this podcast with creative associate Sharada K. Ewsar.

The Hindu epic Mahabharata is the longest poem in the world, a tale where gods and mortals dance around each other in stories about creation, sex, death and destruction. But can it be told in under nine hours? That was the duration of  Peter Brooks' famous 1988 production of The Mahabharata at the Adelaide Festival. Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain, from Canada's Why Not Theatre, have wrestled the saga into a two-part, five-hour theatrical production which includes time for a shared meal. It's headlining Perth Festival.The hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen has recently had to cancel its Canberra and Adalaide tours due to poor ticket sales, despite the show doing well in Melbourne and Sydney. Before that news broke, we recorded a song with the musical's Australian star Beau Woodbridge.Stephen Sondheim's Follies is the story of a once-famous company of American showgirls who have a reunion in the 1970s, 30 years after they last performed. The themes of age and regret require the performers to dig deep into vulnerability, says Antoinette Halloran, who stars as Sally in a new production by Victorian Opera. She's joined by director Stuart Maunder.

How does it feel… to get a new episode of the Movie Squad pod? It's a chock-a-block instalment, with Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reviewing two films on Breakfast with Pamela Boland, followed by two bonus pod-exclusive reviews and an interview with Golden Globe-nominated director Payal Kapadia! First, after a quick Oscar nomination round-up, Tristan and Pam review A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic directed by James Mangold (Walk The Line, Logan) and starring Timothee Chalamet as the revolutionary folk singer. Then, Simon covers All We Imagine As Light, the hugely acclaimed new film from director Payal Kapadia, all about young nurses navigating their romantic lives and cultural pressures in modern Mumbai. Keep listening for Simon's conversation with Payal, where they talk about her internal conflict over kitchen appliances, and why the film opens with a strange explanation that the film is not endorsed by a nun. Plus, in the pod-only segment, Tristan shares his thoughts on the Andrew Garfield/Florence Pugh weepy We Live in Time, while both Blockbuster Babes chime in with their thoughts on the Colman Domingo drama Sing Sing. A Complete Unknown and We Live in Time are now in cinemas. All We Imagine as Light and Sing Sing play the Perth Festival. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival here!  

Peter Garrett joins Clairsy & Lisa to talk about his upcoming Perth show as a part of Perth Festival, performing in a very unconventional space!Peter Garrett with the Alter Egos Playing At The Perth Festival February 28.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this final chat in the series, Andrew catches up with prolific Australian director Robert Connolly and celebrated children's author Alison Lester to talk about their new collaboration, Magic Beach.Magic Beach takes the Alison Lester's much-loved illustrated kids book and brings it to live with a series of vivid, vibrant, and invigorating animated shorts, made by some of Australia's finest visual talents: Lee Whitmore, Anthony Lucas, Marieka Walsh, Eddie White, Susan Danta, Jake Duczynski, Simon Rippingale, Pierce Davison, Kathy Sarpi, Emma Kelly, and Susie Shapones.Magic Beach takes us on a journey into the ocean through the mind of kids, and it's through their eyes that we're immersed in the waves and ways of the water and the many stories the seas have to tell. From tales of sandcastle battles, to pirate smugglers, to a whimsical tale of a bird laying an egg on a boat, there's something for everyone in this brilliantly inventive film.In the following interview with Robert and Alison, they talk about that journey into the water together, what it means to be able to tell stories for kids, and the role that the late, great Sarah Watt had in bringing this story to life.Magic Beach screens as part of Perth Festival on January 7 and 13 at Luna SX in Fremantle, followed by special meet & greet screenings on 11 January at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace & Ritz Cinema in NSW and 12 January at the Classic Elsternwick & Sun Yarraville in Victoria. Magic Beach then opens wide around Australia on 16 January. Visit Madman.com.au for more screening details. If you want to find out more about the work we do on The Curb, then head over to TheCurb.com.au. We are a completely independent and ad free website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. If you can and have the means to support us, please visit Patreon.com/thecurbau to support our work from as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this final chat in the series, Andrew catches up with prolific Australian director Robert Connolly and celebrated children's author Alison Lester to talk about their new collaboration, Magic Beach.Magic Beach takes the Alison Lester's much-loved illustrated kids book and brings it to live with a series of vivid, vibrant, and invigorating animated shorts, made by some of Australia's finest visual talents: Lee Whitmore, Anthony Lucas, Marieka Walsh, Eddie White, Susan Danta, Jake Duczynski, Simon Rippingale, Pierce Davison, Kathy Sarpi, Emma Kelly, and Susie Shapones.Magic Beach takes us on a journey into the ocean through the mind of kids, and it's through their eyes that we're immersed in the waves and ways of the water and the many stories the seas have to tell. From tales of sandcastle battles, to pirate smugglers, to a whimsical tale of a bird laying an egg on a boat, there's something for everyone in this brilliantly inventive film.In the following interview with Robert and Alison, they talk about that journey into the water together, what it means to be able to tell stories for kids, and the role that the late, great Sarah Watt had in bringing this story to life.Magic Beach screens as part of Perth Festival on January 7 and 13 at Luna SX in Fremantle, followed by special meet & greet screenings on 11 January at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace & Ritz Cinema in NSW and 12 January at the Classic Elsternwick & Sun Yarraville in Victoria. Magic Beach then opens wide around Australia on 16 January. Visit Madman.com.au for more screening details. If you want to find out more about the work we do on The Curb, then head over to TheCurb.com.au. We are a completely independent and ad free website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. If you can and have the means to support us, please visit Patreon.com/thecurbau to support our work from as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a celebration of cinema, of culture, and of the Hanks family this week on the Movie Squad pod. Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite to give Breakfast host Pamela Boland a double-dose of Hanks, with two new cinema releases starring the famous father, Tom, and his son (no, not Chet). First up, Tristan reviews Here, which sees Tom Hanks reunite with his Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis and co-star Robin Wright for an unusual adaptation of a graphic novel that spans centuries while focusing squarely on one single camera angle of a lounge room. Then, Simon previews the British Film Festival, specifically looking at the new Aisling Bea romcom And Mrs, in which she plays a recently widowed fiancee who pushes forward with a wedding to the deceased (played by Colin Hanks). Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat with Madeline Bates, the new/returning Film Curator at Perth Festival, all about the most exciting titles set to premiere at the Somerville Auditorium over the next few months. You can take a look at the full program here, ahead of the first film's debut on 25 November: Didi.

Richard speaks to actor Tamblyn Lord on the Australian premiere of Philip Ridley's play The Poltergeist, at La Mama Theatre. Gertrude Studios curator, Dr Amelia Winata, introduces the 2024 exhibition. Giovanni Adams joins Richard in studio to discuss his role as Ike Turner in Tina, The Tina Turner Musical. Director Anna Reece gives an overview of the Perth Festival 2025 program. Finally, the cast of Your Name Means Dream, Caroline Lee and Lucy Ansell talk about performing the show at Red Stitch.

Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss the new Perth Festival artistic director Anna Reece. Plus Low grade bauxite hits Alcoa; $1.6bn railway contract awarded and; Two-year extension for chronically delayed Nedlands development.

With Simon Miraudo away on special assignment, Movie Squad returns for another week with Breakfast host Pam Boland as Tristan Fidler and Lucy Rutherford take a look at two new dramas in cinema release. Firstly, the Squad look at Housekeeping For Beginners, a new film from Macedonian-Australian filmmaker Goran Stolveski (Of An Age), a new drama that focuses on Dita (Anamaria Marinca) who never wanted to be a mother. But circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend's two daughters: tiny troublemaker Mia (Dzada Selim) and rebellious teen Vanesa (Mia Mustafa). The next film is a new Japanese drama from director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Broker) called Monster, which played earlier this year at the Perth Festival. A single mother (Sakura Ando) demands answers from a school teacher when her son (Soya Kurokawa) begins acting strangely. A fight at school causes even more trouble. This film is also dedicated to musician Ryuichi Sakamoto who composed the film's score before his death in 2023. We also mention the concert film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus which is playing this Sunday 12 May for one session at Luna Cinemas (details [here](https://www.lunapalace.com.au/special-events+6236+ryuichi-sakamoto-opus)). Stay tuned for an extended, pod-exclusive chat about Hirokazu Kore-eda's films and the benefits of Letterboxd. Tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular broadcast of Movie Squad on the radio.

With Simon Miraudo away on special assignment, Movie Squad returns for another week with Breakfast host Pam Boland as Tristan Fidler and Lucy Rutherford take a look at two new dramas in cinema release. Firstly, the Squad look at Housekeeping For Beginners, a new film from Macedonian-Australian filmmaker Goran Stolveski (Of An Age), a new drama that focuses on Dita (Anamaria Marinca) who never wanted to be a mother. But circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend's two daughters: tiny troublemaker Mia (Dzada Selim) and rebellious teen Vanesa (Mia Mustafa). The next film is a new Japanese drama from director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Broker) called Monster, which played earlier this year at the Perth Festival. A single mother (Sakura Ando) demands answers from a school teacher when her son (Soya Kurokawa) begins acting strangely. A fight at school causes even more trouble. This film is also dedicated to musician Ryuichi Sakamoto who composed the film's score before his death in 2023. We also mention the concert film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus which is playing this Sunday 12 May for one session at Luna Cinemas (details here). Stay tuned for an extended, pod-exclusive chat about Hirokazu Kore-eda's films and the benefits of Letterboxd. Tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular broadcast of Movie Squad on the radio.

Clairsy & Lisa chatted to F1 commentator David Croft about this year's F1 series and his predictions for the season. Earlier this year Clairsy went to a silent opera as part of the Perth Festival and was a little surprised by what he witnessed. Clairsy has an issue with cushions on his couch so the guys opened the phones about those things in your home that drive you crazy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live on stage at the 2024 Perth Festival, we encounter an opera, a play and a dance work that each explores how the places where we live shape who we are.We're joined on stage by Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse, composers of the new Noongar-language opera Wundig wer Wilara, Dalisa Pigram, Soultari Amin Farid and Zee Zunnur, co-creators of Mutiara, a dance work that investigates the complex history of Broome's pearling industry, and playwright Steve Rodgers and director Kate Champion whose new play The Pool is performed in and around a suburban aquatic centre.

Jim and Nick are back in the studio, this time chatting with the legendary Gina Williams about her new Perth Festival opera, [Wundig wer Wilura](https://www.perthfestival.com.au/events/wundig-wer-wilura/). Then, they yarn with psychiatrist Helen Milroy about her recent book, Crow Baby. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.

Jim and Nick are back in the studio, this time chatting with the legendary Gina Williams about her new Perth Festival opera, Wundig wer Wilura. Then, they yarn with psychiatrist Helen Milroy about her recent book, Crow Baby. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.

In Jungle Book Reimagined, the celebrated choreographer Akram Khan brings Rudyard Kipling's classic and contested Jungle Book stories into a near-future world torn apart by the impacts of climate change. But with the original stories rooted in colonial perspectives, why revisit them a century later to tell a story of displacement amid environmental collapse?Also, the role of Brünnhilde in Wagner's Ring Cycle is one of opera's most demanding. It requires a dramatic soprano voice with extraordinary power and maturity and is rarely tackled until a singer is well into their career. To learn more, we're joined by our ABC Top 5 resident, mezzo soprano Katrina Waters, who is investigating the mid-career transitions of female dramatic voices.

With Tristan Fidler away on special assignment, Simon Miraudo and Brekky host Pam Boland are joined by Movie Squad first-timer Lucy Rutherford for three huge reviews! First up, Simon reviews Sean Durkin's true sports tearjerker, The Iron Claw, all about the doomed (and possibly cursed) Von Erich wrestling family, and wonders if the Zac Efron Oscars snub was maybe more significant than any perceived slights against Barbie. Then, Lucy leads a review of All of Us Strangers, starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy. It brought Pam to tears... but did Simon and Lucy feel the same? Both films are now in cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of The Zone of Interest, which picked up five Oscar nods and documents a Nazi family living just outside the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. It plays the Perth Festival from Jan 29 to Feb 4. Tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular serving of Movie Squad over the airwaves.

With Tristan Fidler away on special assignment, Simon Miraudo and Brekky host Pam Boland are joined by Movie Squad first-timer Lucy Rutherford for three huge reviews! First up, Simon reviews Sean Durkin's true sports tearjerker, The Iron Claw, all about the doomed (and possibly cursed) Von Erich wrestling family, and wonders if the Zac Efron Oscars snub was maybe more significant than any perceived slights against Barbie. Then, Lucy leads a review of All of Us Strangers, starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy. It brought Pam to tears… but did Simon and Lucy feel the same? Both films are now in cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of The Zone of Interest, which picked up five Oscar nods and documents a Nazi family living just outside the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. It plays the Perth Festival from Jan 29 to Feb 4. Tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular serving of Movie Squad over the airwaves.

Perth Festival 2024's Writers Weekend will return February 23 to 25, presented in association with Writing WA in its new home at the State Library of WA. The full Writers Weekend program drops today and one of the highlights will be none other than the Oz music legend Deborah Conway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite on the Movie Squad podcast after six weeks apart, clasping muscular arms like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers in Predator. And what a reunion it is! First up, Tristan and Simon preview the Perth Festival film program for Breakfast host Pam Boland, with Tristan taking an extended look at opening documentary Copa 71, about the unsanctioned Women's World Cup held in Mexico more than 50 years ago. (Other Perth Fest highlights mentioned include Evil Does Not Exist, The Zone of Interest and La Chimera.) Then, the duo reviews Mutiny in Heaven, a documentary about the seminal Aussie punk outfit The Birthday Party, which includes interviews with bandmembers Nick Cave and the late Rowland S. Howard. The Lotterywest Films season kicks off at Somerville Auditorium on 20 November. Find full details at the [Perth Festival](https://www.perthfestival.com.au/) website. Mutiny in Heaven is now in cinemas. Keep listening to hear more pod-exclusive chatter from Simon and Tristan, specifically about the films they watched on recent plane trips, and tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular serving of Movie Squad over the airwaves!

Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite on the Movie Squad podcast after six weeks apart, clasping muscular arms like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers in Predator. And what a reunion it is! First up, Tristan and Simon preview the Perth Festival film program for Breakfast host Pam Boland, with Tristan taking an extended look at opening documentary Copa 71, about the unsanctioned Women's World Cup held in Mexico more than 50 years ago. (Other Perth Fest highlights mentioned include Evil Does Not Exist, The Zone of Interest and La Chimera.) Then, the duo reviews Mutiny in Heaven, a documentary about the seminal Aussie punk outfit The Birthday Party, which includes interviews with bandmembers Nick Cave and the late Rowland S. Howard. The Lotterywest Films season kicks off at Somerville Auditorium on 20 November. Find full details at the Perth Festival website. Mutiny in Heaven is now in cinemas. Keep listening to hear more pod-exclusive chatter from Simon and Tristan, specifically about the films they watched on recent plane trips, and tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular serving of Movie Squad over the airwaves!

Peter Carroll's distinguished career has spanned over 100 productions and 50 years. He continues to work in musical theatre, new Australian texts, and global classics. He has worked with the major theatre companies and commercial managements in Australia including, MTC, QTC, STC, STCSA, Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare, and Opera Australia.  Peter began his career as a teacher (English, History and Drama) while gaining experiences in theatre work. In 1968 he went to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama where he topped the course. He returned to Sydney in 1970 and for three years headed the Voice and Speech department at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. During this time, he produced many plays for the students and kept up his acting work with guest appearances. At the end of 1973 Peter decided to attempt a full-time acting career and his work since then has more than vindicated his choice. He was a founding member in the 1970's of the Nimrod Theatre Company, performing up to seven or eight major roles a year, ranging from Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to contemporary Australian drama. He has acted for the Sydney Theatre Company from its beginnings at the Sydney Opera House. Some of his early performances were as Benedick in John Bell's hilarious production of Much Ado About Nothing, the dual roles of Hotspur and Pistol in Richard Wherrett's production of Henry IV, Jesus in a Perth Festival production of The Mystery Plays of Wakefield and Thomas à Becket in a Perth Festival production of Murder in the Cathedral. As one of Australia's most admired and popular stage actors, he is particularly well remembered for his beautifully studied role of the Catholic priest in Ron Blair's one-character play, The Christian Brothers, which was performed to acclaim from leading critics and audiences in all Australian capitals, numerous country centres, NZ and Riverside studios in London. In a vast career some standout performances include, Money and Friends, The Cherry Orchard, The Blind Giant is Dancing, A Hard God, Happy Days and Night on Bald Mountain. His repertoire is extensive. His casting in the role of Juan Peron, in the musical Evita marked a return to the earliest days of his career when he sang Gilbert and Sullivan productions at Sydney University. A resume of iconic musical theatre roles have peppered his career - Sweeney Todd, Thenadier in Les Miserables, Gus the theatre cat in CATS, Bella Zangler in Crazy for You, Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar and The Narrator in Into the Woods.His film and television career has been extensive here in Australia and internationally. TV credits include titles such as Aftertaste, The Letdown, Bloom, and Rake. Film credits include The Power of the Dog, Sleeping Beauty, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, and Crazy Rich Asians.Peter has won many awards including Green Room Awards, a Helpmann Award, a Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award and an Honorary Doctorate of Creative Arts. He is the inaugural recipient of the Media Arts & Entertainment Alliance's Lifetime Achievement Award; and he continues to be a proud supporter of the union and was awarded an AM for services to the theatre in 2021. 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. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Peter Carroll's distinguished career has spanned over 100 productions and 50 years. He continues to work in musical theatre, new Australian texts, and global classics. He has worked with the major theatre companies and commercial managements in Australia including, MTC, QTC, STC, STCSA, Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare, and Opera Australia.  Peter began his career as a teacher (English, History and Drama) while gaining experiences in theatre work. In 1968 he went to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama where he topped the course. He returned to Sydney in 1970 and for three years headed the Voice and Speech department at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. During this time, he produced many plays for the students and kept up his acting work with guest appearances. At the end of 1973 Peter decided to attempt a full-time acting career and his work since then has more than vindicated his choice. He was a founding member in the 1970's of the Nimrod Theatre Company, performing up to seven or eight major roles a year, ranging from Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to contemporary Australian drama. He has acted for the Sydney Theatre Company from its beginnings at the Sydney Opera House. Some of his early performances were as Benedick in John Bell's hilarious production of Much Ado About Nothing, the dual roles of Hotspur and Pistol in Richard Wherrett's production of Henry IV, Jesus in a Perth Festival production of The Mystery Plays of Wakefield and Thomas à Becket in a Perth Festival production of Murder in the Cathedral. As one of Australia's most admired and popular stage actors, he is particularly well remembered for his beautifully studied role of the Catholic priest in Ron Blair's one-character play, The Christian Brothers, which was performed to acclaim from leading critics and audiences in all Australian capitals, numerous country centres, NZ and Riverside studios in London. In a vast career some standout performances include, Money and Friends, The Cherry Orchard, The Blind Giant is Dancing, A Hard God, Happy Days and Night on Bald Mountain. His repertoire is extensive. His casting in the role of Juan Peron, in the musical Evita marked a return to the earliest days of his career when he sang Gilbert and Sullivan productions at Sydney University. A resume of iconic musical theatre roles have peppered his career - Sweeney Todd, Thenadier in Les Miserables, Gus the theatre cat in CATS, Bella Zangler in Crazy for You, Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar and The Narrator in Into the Woods. His film and television career has been extensive here in Australia and internationally. TV credits include titles such as Aftertaste, The Letdown, Bloom, and Rake. Film credits include The Power of the Dog, Sleeping Beauty, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, and Crazy Rich Asians.Peter has won many awards including Green Room Awards, a Helpmann Award, a Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award and an Honorary Doctorate of Creative Arts. He is the inaugural recipient of the Media Arts & Entertainment Alliance's Lifetime Achievement Award; and he continues to be a proud supporter of the union and was awarded an AM for services to the theatre in 2021. 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. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

The Blue Caftan screens at Perth Festival from March 20th to 26th, before having a theatrical release in cinemas. Maryam Touzani's sublime and sweet drama, The Blue Caftan, is a film that will stick with me for a long time. Filmed in Morocco, a region of the world where gay relationships come with a criminal sentence, this tells the story of Halim (Saleh Bakri), a maalem, or a master tailor, who works with the support of his wife Mina (Lubna Azabal) to craft stunning, intricate and personal garments. In this interview, Maryam talks about how the titular garment, the Blue Caftan, was created, how she presented the sense of touch on screen, and about the power of giving her actors the space to explore emotional intimacy. Throughout the film, we see Halim work on crafting the titular ‘blue caftan' for an extremely demanding client who cannot understand why he's taking so long. After all, the machine made garments can be constructed in half the time and, to their eyes, look just as good. Halim and Mina have a tender, caring relationship with one another, and it's a testament to simply how great Maryam Touzani's direction is that she's able to give these two actors the space to create a loving, genuine relationship on screen. Equally important is the understanding that the two have in their relationship, with Halim seeking the comfort of men outside of his relationship with Mina. Knowing that the art of being a maalem is dying out, Halim brings on an apprentice, Youssef (Ayoub Missioui) to learn the trade. On paper, The Blue Caftan suggests that it's going to lean into some very high drama stakes, but Maryam cares so tenderly for her characters that she allows them each to find a moment of joy in the time of darkness. The Blue Caftan was shortlisted for the Academy Awards, and continues the great work that Maryam is creating after her previous stellar feature film, Adam, which also showed marginalised groups finding comfort with one another on screen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Blue Caftan screens at Perth Festival from March 20th to 26th, before having a theatrical release in cinemas. Maryam Touzani's sublime and sweet drama, The Blue Caftan, is a film that will stick with me for a long time. Filmed in Morocco, a region of the world where gay relationships come with a criminal sentence, this tells the story of Halim (Saleh Bakri), a maalem, or a master tailor, who works with the support of his wife Mina (Lubna Azabal) to craft stunning, intricate and personal garments. In this interview, Maryam talks about how the titular garment, the Blue Caftan, was created, how she presented the sense of touch on screen, and about the power of giving her actors the space to explore emotional intimacy. Throughout the film, we see Halim work on crafting the titular ‘blue caftan' for an extremely demanding client who cannot understand why he's taking so long. After all, the machine made garments can be constructed in half the time and, to their eyes, look just as good. Halim and Mina have a tender, caring relationship with one another, and it's a testament to simply how great Maryam Touzani's direction is that she's able to give these two actors the space to create a loving, genuine relationship on screen. Equally important is the understanding that the two have in their relationship, with Halim seeking the comfort of men outside of his relationship with Mina. Knowing that the art of being a maalem is dying out, Halim brings on an apprentice, Youssef (Ayoub Missioui) to learn the trade. On paper, The Blue Caftan suggests that it's going to lean into some very high drama stakes, but Maryam cares so tenderly for her characters that she allows them each to find a moment of joy in the time of darkness. The Blue Caftan was shortlisted for the Academy Awards, and continues the great work that Maryam is creating after her previous stellar feature film, Adam, which also showed marginalised groups finding comfort with one another on screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BW and BL dissect Chris Rock's take on getting slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars, delivered via Rock's new comedy special, Selective Outrage.Live vicariously through the eyes of resident DINK [dual income, no kids] Benjamin Law, who flew across the continent to see Björk at Perth Festival, and gives us a recount.BW basks in the Pedro Pascal solar eclipse of new The Last of Us and new episodes of The Mandalorian.And music legend Jazzie B OBE, founder of Soul II Soul ahead of the group's Australian tour talks us through the musical and cultural origins of the Grammy-winning group, known for hits like Back to Life (However do you want me) and Keep on Movin'.

BW and BL dissect Chris Rock's take on getting slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars, delivered via Rock's new comedy special, Selective Outrage. Live vicariously through the eyes of resident DINK [dual income, no kids] Benjamin Law, who flew across the continent to see Björk at Perth Festival, and gives us a recount. BW basks in the Pedro Pascal solar eclipse of new The Last of Us and new episodes of The Mandalorian. And music legend Jazzie B OBE, founder of Soul II Soul ahead of the group's Australian tour talks us through the musical and cultural origins of the Grammy-winning group, known for hits like Back to Life (However do you want me) and Keep on Movin'.

This year's Perth Festival takes us to the stars, with many events in the program inspired by stories of the cosmos. The West Australian Symphony Orchestra's concert Music of the Spheres included music from Australian composer Richard Mills' forthcoming opera Galileo, inspired by the life of the pioneering Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei.Also, Aboriginal dreaming stories inspire bold new theatrical work being staged under — and among — the stars, and Palawa writer Nathan Maynard and Māori writer Jamie McCaskill take us on an adventure across the sea and through the stars and spirit world in Hide the Dog.

This year's Perth Festival takes us to the stars, with many events in the program inspired by stories of the cosmos. The West Australian Symphony Orchestra's concert Music of the Spheres included music from Australian composer Richard Mills' forthcoming opera Galileo, inspired by the life of the pioneering Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. Also, Aboriginal dreaming stories inspire bold new theatrical work being staged under — and among — the stars, and Palawa writer Nathan Maynard and Māori writer Jamie McCaskill take us on an adventure across the sea and through the stars and spirit world in Hide the Dog.

On this week's episode of the Movie Squad pod, heavenly bodies go toe-to-toe with hellish entities. Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Taylah Strano to review two films that could not be further apart on the spectrum of cinematic experiences. First up, Tristan looks at Channing Tatum's long-awaited conclusion (?) to his bump-and-grind saga, Magic Mike's Last Dance, also starring Salma Hayek Pinault. Then, Simon leads a review of viral horror sensation Skinamarink, in which two young children find themselves left alone at home (or are they?) in an unending nightmare. Midway through the episode, Simon also shares a bonus review of Perth Festival flick 7 Days, starring Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni. Listen to Movie Squad live every Friday morning in 2023 at 7:30am on RTRFM 92.1.

Have you ever wanted to be a author? well now could be your best chance. Tod spoke with Sisonke Msimang who is a South African writer, activist and political analyst based in Perth  Western Australia, whose focus is on race, gender and politics. Sisonke is the Litrature and Ideas curator for the Perth Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior editor Mark Beyer covers some of the highlights from his latest corporate finance feature. Plus the latest on John Rubino, Perth Festival, Master Builders Association of WA, and Perth Airport.

Fresh from sharing their [Top 30 Films of 2022](https://rtrfm.com.au/story/the-10-best-films-of-2022-movie-squad-podcast-104/), the Movie Squad reassamble for one last job (in 2022 at least). In this epic review round-up, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo add a whopping eight movies to their tally for the year, bringing the total to 92 films reviewed! Listen in as Brekky host Taylah Strano is bombarded with takes on the following features... - Avatar: The Way of Water, from director James Cameron, now in cinemas - The Lost King, from director Stephen Frears, out on Boxing Day - Decision to Leave, from director Park Chan-wook, playing Perth Festival from Boxing Day - The Banshees of Inisherin, from director Martin McDonagh, in cinemas on Boxing Day - White Noise, from director Noah Baumbach, on Netflix from 30 December 2022 - Triangle of Sadness, from director Ruben Östlund, playing Perth Festival from 2 January 2023 - Emily, from director Frances O'Connor, in cinemas 12 January 2023 - Broker, from director Hirokazu Kore-eda, playing Perth Festival from 30 January 2023 Plus, Tristan, Simon and Taylah pay tribute to the late composer Angelo Badalamenti. Movie Squad will return in 2023! Thanks for listening.

With episodes nearing 350 in the STAGES archive, it's time to revisit conversations featured in our previous seasons. STAGES spotlights such episodes, in case you missed them the first time ‘round - or so you can simply savour, a second listen. Either way, you'll accessing precious oral histories from the people who were there, on and around our stages. Iain Grandage is a composer, conductor and Festival Director. He has previously been at the helm of the Port Fairy Music Festival. When he joined STAGES in 2019, he was preparing to launch his first program as Artistic Director at The Perth Festival. He recently announced the program for the 2023 Perth Festival - another exciting celebration of the Arts, headlined by Icelandic singer Björk in an exclusive season of her dazzling live concert experience, Cornucopia. Born and bred in Perth, his excitement at steering this festival was palpable. He knows his audience and the responsibility of celebrating local and indigenous art forms, whilst also delivering unique and stimulating experiences drawn from an international canvas. As a composer, Iain's concert works have been performed by the ACO, Brodsky String Quartet, Australian String Quartet, Australian Brass Quintet and choirs and orchestras around Australia. As music director he has conducted orchestras for Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan and Tim Minchin, and led the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also conducted and presented the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Education program. His scores have covered a broad range of genres and cover diverse subjects; Opera with The Rabbits and The Riders, Theatre with Cloudstreet and The Secret River, Dance with When Time Stops and Film with Satan Jawa. On this day of recording, Iain greeted me armed with a block of chocolate and a peppermint tea, eager to generously share his vision for the 2020 festival and an insight into his incredible instinct and ethos as an artist. The Stages podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, and where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

It's a special together in Scotland episode! Vivian has been helping out Alyson with Moorit and vending at the Perth Festival of Yarn. We both had so many good chats with folks at the show, and of course, we both did a bit of shopping! In actual crafting news, Vivian has finished her Sailaway cardigan in record time.   Links to things we mention: Buzzfeed Quiz Bonnie Island Hat by Linda Shearer [Ravelry] Sailaway Cardigan by Marie Greene [Ravelry] Perth Festival of Yarn Show notes with photos Support and follow us: Instagram Pearl and Plum Etsy Our Website Buy KCACY merch Buy us a Ko-fi

Coming up in this week's episode: Neopets data breach, UK NCSC and ICO urge lawyers not to advise their clients to pay ransoms after ransomware attacks, Zuckerberg to appear in Cambridge Analytica court proceedings, Twitter data breach, ChromeBooks ruled non-GDPR compliant by Danish authorities, St George's University Hospital pays £2,500 damages after data breach, Russia tops data breach table for Q2 2022, Methodist Hospitals pays $425,000 after data breach, Former CIA employee convicted after data leak to Wikileaks, US Justice Department faces $8.5 million bill after data breach, Blue Shield data breach, Williams Company sues ex-employee after data breach, Professional Finance Co data breach, UK Cybersecurity Chiefs back idea of automated detection of child abuse images, Oklahoma City Housing Authority data breach, Rhode Island company Tradesource to pay $230,000 after data breach, Perth Festival data breach, T-Mobile to pay $350 million after data breach, Google faces anti-trust probe in Italy over GDPR data portability

How do you get to the essence of an activity that is part sport, part leisure, and a large part cultural identity?

How do you get to the essence of an activity that is part sport, part leisure, and a large part cultural identity?

The Last Great Hunt are a collective of Western Australian theatre makers who delight in bringing the unexpected to the stage. Now a documentary, Stage Changers, offers candid insight into their process as it follows the company creating their most ambitious work. Also, we visit a hip hop dance school breaking down barriers for young people who want to dance, and we meet Carla Stickler, a performer turned software engineer who during the Omicron wave found herself back on Broadway in Wicked after seven years away.

The Last Great Hunt are a collective of Western Australian theatre makers who delight in bringing the unexpected to the stage. Now a documentary, Stage Changers, offers candid insight into their process as it follows the company creating their most ambitious work. Also, we visit a hip hop dance school breaking down barriers for young people who want to dance, and we meet Carla Stickler, a performer turned software engineer who during the Omicron wave found herself back on Broadway in Wicked after seven years away.

Ian Wilkes is curating a Noongar Wonderland for Perth Festival 2022.

Zindzi Okenyo has a lot on her plate. The actor, musician and Play School host is now a theatre director. Her first plays, Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner and Orange Thrower, are bitingly honest portrayals of growing up black in predominantly white communities. Also, when Kim Crotty couldn't be with his sons, he wrote them stories instead — 47 of them. These stories are shared in a new play at this year's Perth Festival called The Smallest Stage — a play that also reveals the reason for their separation: Kim was in prison.

Antony Hamilton is the artistic director of Melbourne's fierce and feisty contemporary dance company, Chunky Move. His new work Yung Lung plunges audiences into a restless and menacing dance party held in the midst of a world in crisis. Also, WA musician and playwright David Milroy shares what's on his Top Shelf and we meet Jules Allen, a youth support and mental health care worker (and former MasterChef contestant) who can now add 'funny and searingly honest playwright' to her CV.

The author discusses her latest book The Vanishing Half, the complexities of race relations in America, her writing process and making the cover of Time Magazine.

Authors Balli Kaur Jaswal, Markus Zusak and Amy Sackville compare notes on the writing process.