Podcast appearances and mentions of Simon Burke

Simon Burke, veteran Australian performer, actor and bringer of joy on PlaySchool for decades joins Chrissie Swan ‘Live From The Compound' to discuss the amazing way their paths first crossed, the reality of being recognised everywhere from the age of 13 and Simon shares an unbelievable story regarding DNA, paternity and a woman he didn't know. Don't miss a second of this one ChrissieCasters. It's Simon Burke! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simon Burke is one of Australia's most cherished entertainers. 2024 marks his 50th year performing on stage.He made his professional stage debut at just 12 years old and shortly after won an AFI Award for his performance in Fred Schepisi's film The Devil's Playground.He's since become renowned as a musical theatre performer, having had major roles in Australia and on London's West End.Right now, he's playing the Wizard of Oz in a spectacular new production of Wicked.

The Meltdown De Melbourne, Austrália, a formação country-soul The Meltdown é dirigida por Simon Burke, cantor e compositor da banda, em colaboração com o arranjador Lachlan McLean, que também toca saxofone barítono como parte de uma seção de três  completada por Eamon Mcnelis no trompete e Anton Delecca (The Bamboos) no tenor. Adicione uma seção rítmica sólida composta por Michael Meagher no baixo e Hugh Harvey na bateria, além dos doces vocais de apoio de Hailey Cramer e Chantal Mitvalsky, e pronto. Há muitas bandas de revival de soul por aí, mas o ângulo do The Meltdown é diferente: Simon e Lachlan tem o country de Ray Charles via gospel, e um gostinho de blues sujo também. É um trem a vapor ousado, bronzeado de backbeats e shuffles. Depois, há essa voz doce como mel, voz soul e outras coisas indefiníveis; como o que você ouviu antes, mas não sabe onde... Tendo construído seu som a partir de apresentações ao vivo hipnotizantes, eles assinaram com a gravadora Hopestreet Recordings de Melbourne em 2015 e Cravaram o single "Better Days”, que se tornou um grande sucesso underground, e até foi incluído na trilha sonora da série de TV Rosewood da Fox. Avançando rápido para novembro de 2016 onde a banda está dando os últimos retoques em seu álbum de estreia, antecipado pelo single “Colours in The Sky”, uma balada majestosa que evoca grandes céus e longas estradas, com tons de Otis e Sam Cooke com um toque sulista que favorece o estilo soul analógico do álbum de estreia The Meltdown. Ótima vibração, ótimos músicos, ótimo som. Em  2022, sai It's a Long Road, um grande , equilibrado e genial trabalho, para fixar a banda no cenário global. Em 2023 gravam ao vivo Live at The Night Cats. Senhoras e senhores, vamos apresentar a vocês o som inimitável e genuíno do The Meltdown. Aproveitem a playlist e os vídeos. INFORMATION, PLAYLIST, VIDEOS, PODCAST. https://garichas.wordpress.com/   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garimpandobolachas/message

The Springboks retained the Webb Ellis Cup after a thrilling 12-11 win over the All Blacks in the final at the Stade de France in Paris LAST NIGHT. This  means back-to-back wins for South Africa, who triumphed over England in the 2019 final in Japan. And with four tournament wins to their name, the Springboks are now outright the most successful team in Rugby World Cup history - a title they previously shared with New Zealand.Joining me on the line is SABC Sports anchor Simon Burke in Paris and SAfm Sports anchor Janet Whitton in JHB as well as Sports fans Kabelo and Moumakwe POSSIBLE QUESTIONS: Simon

The Springboks are bracing themselves for an epic Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris tonight. Head coach Jacques Nienaber this week made five changes to his match-day squad from their one-point semi-final victory against England, with two in the starting 15 and three on the bench. Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk and flyhalf Handre Pollard replaced Cobus Reinach and Manie Libbok, who are out of the matchday squad. Hooker Bongi Mbonambi is also in the starting line-up after World Rugby found insufficient evidence to charge him over the racism allegations made against him by England's Tom Curry. The All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made one change to his starting 15, Brodie Retallick replacing Sam Whitelock in the second row. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke SABC Sports anchor Simon Burke in Paris and SABC rugby commentator, Renier Swart in JHB ....

It's now just hours before the 2023 Rugby World Cup final showdown. Defending champions, South Africa, take on New Zealand at the Stade de France tomorrow (Saturday) for the ultimate prize in World Rugby. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to sport reporter Simon Burke, in Paris France

Yesterday was a good day at the office for South African sport. World champions South Africa emerged victorious at the Stade de France to set up a 2023 Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand next weekend. They narrowly beat England 15-16 to set up an epic final clash with the All Blacks. One of them will win a record fourth Rugby World Cup. At the  crickert world cup in India, the Proteas also delivered an outstanding all-round performance to hand England their heaviest defeat ever in one-day international cricket. The Proteas secured a 229-run victory over the defending champions in a World Cup match in Mumbai.Joining me on the line to discuss these result is SABC Sports anchor Simon Burke in Paris and SAfm Sports anchor Janet Whitton in JHB ...    

Heelllooooo Chickees! It's Australia's own Harold Zidler- Simon Burke, and fellow Bohemian, Bert LaBonté! This week, we hop on the bullet-train to Montmartre... but in Melbourne... for a catch-up with these two affable stars of Moulin Rouge! The Musical - currently playing a final Encore Season at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne (and worldwide!) - where we dive into the Underworld with Symphony X, before we find out if these Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!Plus we chat Moulin Rouge! the Musical!, Harold Zidler, Bert's interpretation of Toulouse Lautrec, Topdog/Underdog, Moulin Roast!, and we find out which normal, everyday thing do our superstar guests fail miserably at in one of our funniest moments yet- plus HEAPS more!TICKETS to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! (Melb) https://moulinrougemusical.com/australia/home/Bert on Socials: https://www.instagram.com/bertlabee/Simon on Socials: https://www.instagram.com/simon__burke/Regent Theatre, Melbourne: https://marrinergroup.com.au/regent-theatre*****Asabi on Socials: https://www.instagram.com/asabighttps://www.thetonastontales.com/listen -- https://www.patreon.com/bloomingtheatricals - https://twitter.com/thrashntreasurehttps://linktr.ee/thrashntreasure*****Help support Thrash 'n Treasure and keep us on-air, PLUS go on a fantastical adventure at the same time!Grab your copy of The Tonaston Tales by AW, and use the code TNT20 when you check out for 20% off eBooks and Paperbacks!https://www.thetonastontales.com/bookstore - TNT20 ***** ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

 Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has spoken at length about the devastating blow to the team after losing hooker Malcolm Marx to injury, as his side arrived in Bordeaux for their second Pool B match of the Rugby World Cup. Talk has turned to a replacement, with flyhalf Handre Pollard the not so obvious choice, but he is fit and raring to go. The Springboks will play Romania for just the second time in their history on Sunday afternoon. Simon Burke has more

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't have time to listen to the full show? We got you covered on the Nathan, Nat & Shaun Quickie, all the best bits from Friday, 10th of March's episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a man brought a $30,000 bronzed coffin home to his partner, we asked you if you had brought anything home that your partner wasn't a fan of... Simon Burke who plays Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge at the Crown Theatre pops in to talk about the show exceeding expectations and his past with Play School. Also it's the final That's Yacht My Name and we give away a yacht party!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clairsy & Lisa chat with Simon Burke ahead of Moulin Rouge! The Musical and reminisce about the old Play School days. The team wanted to know what chores do you argue over at home and we find out that the Academy Awards have a new crisis team…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' opening in Perth, the incredible Simon Burke joins Clairsy & Lisa for a chat about the stage show "It's the movie, on steroids", how Play School was key for his acting skills and why things got HEATED between two elderly theatre-goers during, of all times, a Wednesday matinee.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Cotgreave is  drummer, and educator a composer and now an author. Cotgreave is a major pillar in the Brisbane jazz scene and he also has a new book out called "The Practice Pad Book", a book that has already received wide praise with in the drumming community, he will be talking to us about how he developed the concepts in this book and how he helps his students connect rudiments and practice exercises to actually playing music. He will also talk to us about his new duo called "The Seats", made up of himself and Pianist Brett Fowler. We will also hear music from Melbourne funk outfit "Cookin on Three Burners"  with a track from their 2014 Release entitled “Blind Bet”. To finish the show we will hear from Rafael Karlen and a track from his new recording entitled "Equally True", we then finish with a track from "The Meltdown" featuring Melbourne  soul singer Simon Burke. Thanks for listening and please let others know. CheersDavid Galea Links: https://thepracticepadbook.com/http://theseats.net/https://cookinon3burners.bandcamp.com/https://rafaelkarlen.bandcamp.com/https://themeltdownmusic.bandcamp.com/album/its-a-long-road

An actor whose career on the stage, film and television is approaching half a century and still going strong, Simon Burke burst onto the scene in the highly acclaimed Devil's Playground at the age of 13. He won the AFI Award for Best Actor for that performance – still to this day the youngest person to receive that honour. His career since has included appearances on television which are embedded in the Australian psyche – from The Sullivans through to Rake and everything in between, including the remarkable Brides of Christ, and of course Play School. He has a long list of stage credits here and overseas, in both straight and musical theatre – as Marius in the original Australian run of Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera on the West End, and other musical theatre mainstays such as The Sound of Music and A Little Night Music. He's currently in what could be regarded as the hottest show in town, appearing as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, playing now at the Capitol Theatre.

Get the FREE LiSTNR app now! Support the show: http://www.hit.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab the FREE LiSTNR app now! Support the show: http://www.hit.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Tour Operator Start Up series is back, Simon Burke joins Nikki Padilla Rivera today to discuss starting a tour business, in fact, a sidecar motorcycle tour company during the COVID-19 pandemic. He explains the hoops, logistics, and licenses when starting a tour vehicle business in Paris. He describes how Brexit and the pandemic impacted his start-up and explains how he came up with the concept of Txango Tours. Simon also underscores the value of taking yourself out of your comfort zone and highlights the role of passion in running a tour company.

Rev. Bill Crews chats actor Simon Burke about his life and career.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

País Estados Unidos Dirección David Twohy Guion Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy Música Graeme Revell Fotografía David Eggby Reparto Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitzgerald, Rhiana Griffith, Claudia Black, Sam Sari, John Moore, Simon Burke, Les Chantery, Firass Dirani, Ric Anderson Sinopsis Durante un viaje interestelar, un carguero espacial sufre una avería a causa de una tormenta de asteroides, viéndose obligado a efectuar un aterrizaje de emergencia en el que muere parte del pasaje. Un asesino muy peligroso, Riddick, que formaba parte de la carga, huye del lugar dejando a los supervivientes con dos preocupaciones, él y unas peligrosas criaturas nocturnas que salen a la superficie cuando los tres soles del planeta se oscurecen a causa de un eclipse.

Welcome to Episode 15 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast!This episode is the final episode of Season 1 of the show! It’s been an absolute pleasure making this show for you all this year, and I can’t wait to get even more Australian aviation content out to you all next year!This episode I'm joined by RACQ LifeFlight helicopter pilot Natalie White! Prior to LifeFlight, Nat’s amazing career began in the Royal Australian Navy, where she first learnt to fly. We talk about what it’s like flying helicopters, her recent experience flying for LifeFlight, as well as her vast range of operations she has undertaken while in the Navy flying the MRH90, including search and rescue, medevac, as well as humanitarian and disaster relief operations both here in Australia and overseas.Thanks so much to all of you for your support this season, your positivity and engagement as listeners of the show has been overwhelming. I would like to thank all of my guests this season: Barrie Rogers, Dan Bolton, Simon Burke, Shelley Ross, Tim Howes, Deborah Lawrie, Craig ‘Wilco’ Wilcockson, Steve Hitchen, Bevan Anderson, Jeremy Sequeira, Kathy Mexted, Stefan Drury, Marija Jovanovich, Steve Vissher and Grant McHerron, and of course Natalie White, because without you all, there would be no show, and the show is all about you and your amazing stories. Thank you.Don’t forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Welcome to Episode 3 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast!On this week's episode we have Simon Burke, aeromedical pilot and musician! After a long and successful career in music, Simon has now had an equally exciting and fulfilling career as a pilot, which includes being a flight instructor, flying freight, as well as now being a pilot for ambulance Victoria. We talk about maintaining a life-style balance in aviation, the equally dubious earning capacity of music and aviation (the music side of which I know too well...), and share a cheeky John Denver joke.Don’t forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Fran spoke on Tipp Today this week about proposals to bring back tougher penalities for perjury. But there are also moves underway to abolish the system of religious oaths and affirmations. Simon Burke is a Civil Law student at NUIG and says he has issues with this plan. He spoke to Fran on the show this morning....

Simon Burke dislikes waiting in the wings. His immense passion and energy would see him ideally leave the dressing room to arrive directly on stage and into the job of story-telling. It is a routine that can easily be applied to Simon off the stage. He moves with great enthusiasm towards each project and is eager to craft his own projects too; or provide support to colleagues and industry in advocacy roles.A vast array of performances in musical theatre have given us his Marius in the original Australian company of Les Miserables, Billy Flynn in Chicago and Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. Acclaim abroad has seen Burke feature regularly in The West End in productions of La Cage Aux Folles, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera; and The Sound of Music at The London Palladium.His passion for the Arts has also seen him attend to the role of National President of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance; a role he served for 10 years working for better conditions and consideration of fellow artists.It continues to be a rewarding and busy time on stage and off for Simon Burke. He has traversed many stages and shares fascinating insight and reflection on a career that has seen him journey from talented child actor to an accomplished and regarded actor, and personality, in theatre and on screen.The Stages podcast is available from iTunes, Spotify and Whooshkaa.

Simon Burke was recently cast as Hugo, the drag mentor to the title character in the musical Everybody’s Talking About Jaimie. He has entered an age bracket that finds him playing a succession of paternal roles in The Sound of Music, Catch Me If You Can, La Cage Aux Folles and Tommy Murphy’s Strangers in Between. And for two decades he worked alongside a couple of the most famous bears in the business; Teds, Big and Little. Oh my! All of these are just some of the highlights of a career that continues to be varied and stellar.At the age of 13, Simon Burke landed the role of Tom Allen in Fred Schepsi’s acclaimed feature film The Devil’s Playground. His performance would reward him with the AFI award for Best Actor and the accolade of being the youngest recipient honoured with the award. He would return to The Devil’s Playground 38 years later, reprising the role of Tom and serving the project as co-creator and executive producer. This television series would receive AACTA and Logie Awards.Identifying the moment he walked into an empty theatre and ventured onto the stage - he immediately recognised that this is where he wanted to be.Burke has been in regular work since his early debut. He completed an apprenticeship ‘on-the-job’ with most of the country’s leading actors; early gigs had him working alongside Peter Carroll, Robyn Nevin and Maggie Dence. He has performed across all platforms; theatre, television, film, cabaret, musical theatre and a host of the iconic Playschool.A vast array of roles in musical theatre have given us his Marius in the original Australian company of Les Miserables, Billy Flynn in Chicago and Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. Acclaim abroad has seen Burke feature regularly in The West End in productions of La Cage Aux Folles, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera; and The Sound of Music at The London Palladium.Life in the theatre has also seen him attend to the role of National President of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance; a role he served for 10 years working for better conditions and consideration of fellow artists.He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2015 for distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, singer and producer, and through senior advocacy roles for performer’s rights and access to development and education programs.It continues to be a rewarding and busy time on stage and off for Simon Burke. We discussed the many stages he has traversed - and a lot more - in this reflective episode of Stages.

Tracklist: ..1. Flevans - Mr Right feat. Laura Vane ..2. Monophonics - Chances..3. The Mighty Mocambos - Stronger feat. JSwiss ..4. Cookin' On 3 Burners - Garden Of Freedom feat. Simon Burke..5. Shawn Lee - Brown Hair Woman ..6. Kraak and Smaak - Out In The Daylight feat. Gave Turek..7. Tuxedo - Vibrations ..8. Al Sunny - If Your Heart..9. The Pendletons - Life To Me..10. Souleance - Le Sexy ..11. Gerardo Frisina - The Talisman ..12. Da Lata - Sway ..13. Chip Wickham - Soho Strut ..14. Bahama Soul Club - No Words feat. Brenda Boykin ..15. Makala and Jimmy Bidaurreta - Descarga Libre feat. Omar Gonzalez ..16. Renegades Of Jazz - Majirani Yako Kelele

Tracklist: ..1. Flevans - Mr Right feat. Laura Vane ..2. Monophonics - Chances..3. The Mighty Mocambos - Stronger feat. JSwiss ..4. Cookin' On 3 Burners - Garden Of Freedom feat. Simon Burke..5. Shawn Lee - Brown Hair Woman ..6. Kraak and Smaak - Out In The Daylight feat. Gave Turek..7. Tuxedo - Vibrations ..8. Al Sunny - If Your Heart..9. The Pendletons - Life To Me..10. Souleance - Le Sexy ..11. Gerardo Frisina - The Talisman ..12. Da Lata - Sway ..13. Chip Wickham - Soho Strut ..14. Bahama Soul Club - No Words feat. Brenda Boykin ..15. Makala and Jimmy Bidaurreta - Descarga Libre feat. Omar Gonzalez ..16. Renegades Of Jazz - Majirani Yako Kelele

Chris Endrey speaks with Simon Burke on his beginnings as a child actor, his career since, advocacy, politics and his upcoming tour to Canberra as a member of The Wharf Revue.

Andrew Ross studied Acting at NIDA in 1984. He returned as Head of Music in 2010. Prior to his appointment, Andrew worked as a musical director, singing coach, pianist, actor and writer.He has performed and musically directed productions for most of Australia’s state theatre companies and commercial producers; on productions including Miss Saigon, The Venetian Twins, Mary Bryant, The End of the Rainbow, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Master Class and The Wharf Revue.Baz Luhrmann entrusted Andrew with the coaching of the singing on his film Moulin Rouge, a position that has led to frequent collaborations with Nicole Kidman.He has accompanied many artists in Australia and New York including Caroline O’Connor, Geraldine Turner, Hugh Jackman, Judi Connelli, Simon Burke and Toni Lamond.Andrew has had a long association with Barry Humphries, in roles that have included Musical Director and accompanist for the Australian shows Look at Me When I’m Talking to You, Remember You’re Out, Back With a Vengeance and Back to My Roots as well as for the Broadway season of Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, which won a Tony award.This year he joins Barry Humphries once again to collaborate on a new outing for the 'Housewife Superstar' - Dame Edna: My Gorgeous Life!After a brief retirement, Edna is returning to the stage to celebrate all that is Australian and to offer her unique and ‘caring’ insight. Andrew Ross will be supporting the Dame as co-Author, Accompanist, Musical Director and Director.In this episode of Stages, Andrew offers great insight into a varied and eventful career in the arts. He is truly one of the Industry’s nice guys!https://www.tegdainty.com/tour/dame-edna-my-gorgeous-life/

For many people their dream job or ticket out of their day job, is sitting on the boards of companies in Chairman or Non Exec Director roles. My guest for this episode is living that dream. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Simon Burke a few weeks ago. Simon has held senior leadership positions from early in his career and is a sought after board member for organizations across the UK and Ireland currently serving on the board of BBC, Bakkavor, Blue Diamond Group, The Co-operative Group and others. From being hired by a young, Richard Branson to run his Virgin Entertainment division and then turning around the fortunes of Hamleys toy stores, Simon’s experience at the top tier of industry spans four decades. We discuss a range of topics including how retail buried it’s head in the sand in the early days of e-commerce and how it’s playing catch up today, the history of experiential retail, the shift in the BBC's business model to compete with online content streaming services and how Simon successfully cultivated a portfolio of professional board positions for himself. Thank you Simon for inviting me to the BBC to record and for being so generous with your time. There’s plenty more I wold have liked to cover - perhaps a ‘part two’ is in order?

Today I’m with celebrated Australian choreographer, and now choreographer/director of the upcoming production “Catch Me If You Can” -  Cameron Mitchell. Cameron has many strings to his bow, he is a performer, choreographer, teacher and now a director, all of which could be preceded by any glowing superlative you can think of. Today he talks about the show, his past, present and future and what it feels like to make the transition from performer to choreographer to choreographer/director. Cameron is an absolute delight and I doubt you will meet anyone more passionate about his craft. “Catch Me If You Can -The Musical” is based on the 2002 movie of the same name which in turn was based on the 1980 autobiography of Frank Abgnale Jr – a genius con artist that managed to con millions of dollars by faking it in professions he had never trained to do. With a swinging 60’s score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, it sounds like it’s going to be a cracker. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Book By Terrance McNally, Lyrics By Marc Shaiman, Music By Scott Whittman and Marc Shaiman Presented by LPD in association with Hayes Theatre Co Director and Choreographer Cameron Mitchell Assistant Director Lisa Callingham Musical Supervisor Steven Kreamer Musical Director Anthony Cutrupi Costume Designer Christine Mutton Sound Designer Dave Bergman Lighting Designer Jasmine Rizk Set Designer Kelsey Lee Producer Lauren Peters Production Company LPD Cast includes Jake Speer, Simon Burke, Tim Draxl, Penny Martin, Jessica Di Costa, Monique Salle, Heather McInerney, Stacey Thompson, Erica Stubbs, Jordan Angelides, Jarood Draper, Riley Sutton, Joel Houwen The show runs from July 19th to August 18th Tuesday – Saturday. Be sure to tune in next week for the first of my DIY Interviews with the brilliant Queenie Van de Zandt.  

Ron Creager is a fervent believer in saying ‘Yes’ to all opportunities presented to him. Sometimes prepared, sometimes not, it is this cavalier attitude that has allowed him to wear many hats and travel the world extensively as a solo pianist, accompanist, Musical Director and performer.Creager’s talents extend to the composition of several musicals - Careful He Might Hear You, Aimee and When The Bough Breaks to name but a few. His specialty compositions have contributed to shows like Madonna and Child, in which he toured nationally with Tony’s Lamond and Sheldon.A chance meeting in Los Angeles with legendary Australian performer Toni Lamond, lead Creager in becoming her regular Musical Director and Accompanist; a role that brought him to Australia. As Arranger and Accompanist he has also worked with an array of mighty talent including Helen Reddy, Tim Draxl, Tina C, Derek Metzger, Simon Burke, Jeannie Little, Paul Capsis and Kerrie Biddell.The role as accompanist is so crucial to the singer that the two performers must merge as one in a relationship where each must navigate the song in synch. It’s a role where Creager has been lauded as one of the best.Originally from Kentucky, Creager was raised on church music giving him an extensive knowledge of the Gospel repertoire, and roles as organist and choir director for several churches.Ron was recently back in Australia and we managed a long overdue catch-up. He discusses the role of accompanist and talks us through a few of his compositions, providing us with access to the music and the awesome vocalists that have have performed the material.

Simon Burke talks to Richard Carroll about his 40 years in the Australian entertainment industry - from winning an AFI award aged 13 for the movie The Devil's Playground, to starring in musicals like Les Miserables, Anything Goes and Company.

The Homosexuals, Or Faggots, is a new stage production at the Malthouse written by local theatre maker Declan Green, of Sisters Grimm, and directed by Griffin Theatre Companies artistic director Lee Lewis. I’ve been a fan of everything I’ve seen of Declan Greens works, and The Homosexuals, Or Faggots is no exception. It is a contemporary farce, set in a luxury apartment in Sydney owned by a married gay couple Warren and Kim, played by Simon Burke and Simon Corfield, Kim and Warren are both white cis gay man, Warren is a journalist and Kim is a university lecturer on gender. The events of the play take place over one night, during mardigra, Warren is setting up to do a photo shoot with a young male model Lucacz, played by Lincoln Younes when Kim unexceptedly arrives home from a conference after being ‘cyber bullied’ by a student Bae Bae played by Mama Alto, Bae Bae, publicly critisized Kim for using the term ‘biological gender’ during one of his lectures. Warrens friend Diana arrives, played by Genevive Lemon, a older trans woman, and is keen to get to a party with Warren. Warren then is informed that he will be interviewing Bae Bae, and it all goes a bit wild from there. Pam, a young woman who Kim and Warren have a past with is also chucked into the mix, who is also played by Mama Alto. The performers work together beautifully as an ensemble, but Mama Alto, for me, was the stand out performer. Her unique performance style was extremely refreshing to see on a mainstream stage. If you see this show just for Mama, it would be worth it! The Homosexuals is pretty full on, and at times I felt like it was too much for me, I actually had ‘nightmares’ that night about myself somehow being homophobic and transphobic and being ostracized by my friends, which is funny because I identify as queer and trans. I wonder what reaction cis, hetrosexual people had to this piece, I’d be interested to know because it really stuck with me. On a subconscious level at least, it evoked feelings of fear of being politically incorrect and hurting people. I find the show quite difficult to explain and talk about maybe because of its complexity or maybe because I’m scared of saying the wrong thing, or maybe both or another reason completely different, but it was a hell of a journey, which left me feeling exhausted, intellectually stimulated and generally satisfied with what happened, even though I’m not quite sure what happened internally for me, it was a clever story and very engaging. I was definitely invested in what was going to happen. This is a fast paced, intense, riot of a show, and it on at The Malthouse Theatre in Southbank until March 12th. Written by Finley FletcherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Homosexuals, Or Faggots, is a new stage production at the Malthouse written by local theatre maker Declan Green, of Sisters Grimm, and directed by Griffin Theatre Companies artistic director Lee Lewis. I’ve been a fan of everything I’ve seen of Declan Greens works, and The Homosexuals, Or Faggots is no exception. It is a contemporary farce, set in a luxury apartment in Sydney owned by a married gay couple Warren and Kim,  played by Simon Burke and Simon Corfield, Kim and Warren are both white cis gay man, Warren is a journalist and Kim is a university lecturer on gender. The events of the play take place over one night, during mardigra, Warren is setting up to do a photo shoot with a young male model Lucacz, played by Lincoln Younes when Kim unexceptedly arrives home from a conference after being ‘cyber bullied’ by a student Bae Bae played by Mama Alto, Bae Bae, publicly critisized Kim for using the term ‘biological gender’ during one of his lectures. Warrens friend Diana arrives, played by Genevive Lemon, a older trans woman, and is keen to get to a party with Warren. Warren then is informed that he will be interviewing Bae Bae, and it all goes a bit wild from there. Pam, a young woman who Kim and Warren have a past with is also chucked into the mix, who is also played by Mama Alto. The performers work together beautifully as an ensemble, but Mama Alto, for me, was the stand out performer. Her unique performance style was extremely refreshing to see on a mainstream stage.  If you see this show just for Mama, it would be worth it! The Homosexuals is pretty full on, and at times I felt like it was too much for me, I actually had ‘nightmares’ that night about myself somehow being homophobic and transphobic and being ostracized by my friends, which is funny because I identify as queer and trans. I wonder what reaction cis, hetrosexual people had to this piece, I’d be interested to know because it really stuck with me. On a subconscious level at least, it evoked feelings of fear of being politically incorrect and hurting people. I find the show quite difficult to explain and talk about maybe because of its complexity or maybe because I’m scared of saying the wrong thing, or maybe both or another reason completely different, but it was a hell of a journey, which left me feeling exhausted, intellectually stimulated and generally satisfied with what happened, even though I’m not quite sure what happened internally for me, it was a clever story and very engaging. I was definitely invested in what was going to happen. This is a fast paced, intense, riot of a show, and it on at The Malthouse Theatre in Southbank until March 12th.   Written by Finley Fletcher

TURNSTYLE RECORDS PRESENTS: #025 - DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE - SIMON BURKE- 007

TURNSTYLE DIGITAL PRESENTS: #027 - DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE - SIMON BURKE- 009

TURNSTYLE DIGITAL PRESENTS: #026 - DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE - SIMON BURKE- 008

TURNSTYLE DIGITAL PRESENTS: DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE -SIMON BURKE- 005

TURNSTYLE DIGITAL PRESENTS DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE -SIMON BURKE- 006

HOUSE MIXES BY SIMON BURKE EPISODE 001 PRESENTED BY TURNSTYLE DIGITAL

TURNSTYLE DIGITAL PRESENTS DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE -- 004 MIXED BY SIMON BURKE

TURNSTYLE DIGITAL PRESENTS DEEP AND DIRTY HOUSE - SIMON BURKE- 003

HOUSE MIXES BY SIMON BURKE EPISODE 001 PRESENTED BY TURNSTYLE DIGITAL

Wesley Enoch In Conversation with Simon Burke AO. Recorded in Sydney on 18 April 2016.

On closing night of the Brisbane season of HAIRSPRAY: THE BIG FAT ARENA SPECTACULAR, Tim visited the stars' dressing rooms to talk about their experience working on the show, what it was like to mentor hundreds of young performer in the production and what the show had meant to them. Tim chats with Lauren McKenna, Amanda Muggleton, Wayne Scott Kermond, Tim Campbell, Christine Anu and Simon Burke. This is an instalment of "TimTime: Creative Conversations About All Things Meaningful". For more information about Tim O'Connor, visit www.timoconnor.net.au

Simon Burke (The Devil’s Playground x 2) is in LA for pilot season for the first time EVER. With a career spanning 40 years and two continents, he has found a sense of freedom in being an unknown quantity in this town with a wealth of experience. His no expectations approach is allowing him to enjoy LA for what it is. Of course, it helps that he’s just produced the award winning TV series The Devil’s Playground. He shares with us it’s serendipitous birth, the balance between a producers objectivity vs an actor’s subjectivity and his thoughts on personifying adolescence for a generation of Australian cinema goers in the original film by Fred Schepisi.  No pressure… 

Stage Door's podcast in which we take an in depth look behind the scenes at the West End musicals we've released on CD. For our first edition the spotlight falls on ‘Out Of The Blue’ an ambitious sung through musical drama set against the dramatic back drop of post-war Japan. The musical centred on the characters John Marhsall an American POW and his Japanese wife Hideko in the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropping on Nagasaki in August 1945. With music by leading Japanese composer Shun Ichi Tokura and libretto by Paul Sand, the show opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on November 23rd and closed on December 10th 1994 after just 20 performances and largely negative reviews. However the show boasted one of most illustrious casts assembled on a West End stage at that time and included such leading performers as Meredith Braun, Greg Ellis, Simon Burke, Michael McCarthy, David Burt, Paulette Ivory, James Graeme and Anna Jane Casey. Seeing as it’s exactly 20 years since the show opened and closed in London, what better excuse to celebrate the work than by delving a bit deeper into its development and speaking with the creatives that were involved in bringing the production to the London stage. To reflect on the show and explore the journey the production underwent from its original concept to staging, we're joined by 'Out Of The Blue' composer Shun Tokura, director David Gilmore and performers Meredith Braun, Paulette Ivory and Greg Ellis. The programme also features excerpts from the London cast album, including a never before heard cut song; 'Shock to the System', taken from the 'Out Of The Blue' workshop. Produced and presented by Tim Hutton for Stage Door Records For more information about the 'Out Of The Blue' London Cast Album Visit: http://www.stagedoorrecords.com/stage9025.html

This interview is with Dave Miers.  Listen as we navigate his life story from his love/ potential career in soccer to his doppelganger Simon Burke from Playschool to how he became a full time follower of Jesus.