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Director Samuel Van Grinsven returns to our screens with his sophomore feature film, Went Up the Hill, a powerful drama about an abandoned child, Jack (Dacre Montgomery), attending the wake of a mother he never knew, and encountering her grieving widow, Jill (Vicky Krieps). As Jack and Jill navigate the fractured existence they find themselves in, Elizabeth's spirit emerges in curious and strange ways by possessing each character, resulting in a narrative that flows into the realm of being a possession drama, while never truly immersing itself in the genre expectations that one might have when they hear that this a film with a 'grief driven possession narrative'. Like Samuel's first film, Sequin in a Blue Room, there's an unexpected nature to Went Up the Hill which comes from a foundational level, and is realised in the films sound design, its choice of location - a remote farm in Aotearoa/New Zealand - and the notion that this is a triple hander film delivered by two powerful, impactful performances from Dacre and Vicky.There's an emotional vulnerability to the film that reveals itself as it progresses in a way that feels real and lived-in. How that emotional vulnerability was achieved is what's explored and discussed in the following conversation with Dacre Montgomery, recorded ahead of the films Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on Saturday 26 October, where Dacre will be in attendance, and Sunday 3 November. In the following interview, Dacre talk about his studies at WAAPA, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, before discussing the tangible aspects of his performance that helped Vicky and himself ground their characters in the moment, while also being able to immerse themselves in the role of Elizabeth as she possesses their characters. Went Up the Hill is another towering achievement of emotional filmmaking from Samuel Van Grinsven, a filmmaker who is defiantly making his mark on global cinema with stories that feel deeply personal, yet completely universal at the same time. 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 website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. If you can and want to support us, please visit Patreon.com/thecurbau to keep our lights on from as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director Samuel Van Grinsven returns to our screens with his sophomore feature film, Went Up the Hill, a powerful drama about an abandoned child, Jack (Dacre Montgomery), attending the wake of a mother he never knew, and encountering her grieving widow, Jill (Vicky Krieps). As Jack and Jill navigate the fractured existence they find themselves in, Elizabeth's spirit emerges in curious and strange ways by possessing each character, resulting in a narrative that flows into the realm of being a possession drama, while never truly immersing itself in the genre expectations that one might have when they hear that this a film with a 'grief driven possession narrative'. Like Samuel's first film, Sequin in a Blue Room, there's an unexpected nature to Went Up the Hill which comes from a foundational level, and is realised in the films sound design, its choice of location - a remote farm in Aotearoa/New Zealand - and the notion that this is a triple hander film delivered by two powerful, impactful performances from Dacre and Vicky.There's an emotional vulnerability to the film that reveals itself as it progresses in a way that feels real and lived-in. How that emotional vulnerability was achieved is what's explored and discussed in the following conversation with Dacre Montgomery, recorded ahead of the films Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on Saturday 26 October, where Dacre will be in attendance, and Sunday 3 November. In the following interview, Dacre talk about his studies at WAAPA, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, before discussing the tangible aspects of his performance that helped Vicky and himself ground their characters in the moment, while also being able to immerse themselves in the role of Elizabeth as she possesses their characters. Went Up the Hill is another towering achievement of emotional filmmaking from Samuel Van Grinsven, a filmmaker who is defiantly making his mark on global cinema with stories that feel deeply personal, yet completely universal at the same time. 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 website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. If you can and want to support us, please visit Patreon.com/thecurbau to keep our lights on from as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barra was in the news that West Coast finally have a new coach and he had all the wash-up and reactions from the AFL Grand Final, from Katy Perry to the very one sided game which saw The Brisbane Lions take the Premiership Cup for 2024, we now move on to the NRL Grand Final which is this weekend between the Penrith Tigers & Melbourne Storm , plus  Australia wins the One Day International against England. Clairsy has a friend who has spent a fortune maintaining their car so the guys opened the phone and text line to ask, just how much have you spent on maintaining something. Clairsy & Lisa launched a new series today called How To Make It in W.A where they speak to people in the movie and TV industry about how to get that head start here in Western Australia particularly now that we're getting a world class film studio built. Today's guest was Dr. Renee Newman who is the Associate Dean at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) about what it takes to get into the industry and some of the jobs available. In The Shaw Report, we've lost some big names over the weekend plus a judge rules that Baby Reindeer didn't live up to it's billing as a true story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

Today's episode is with Paull-Anthony Keightley. Bass-baritone Paull-Anthony Keightley made his European debut in 2018 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He sang in eleven productions with the company before joining Theatre Basel for two seasons. In 2021 he joined the full-time chorus of Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden and recently returned to Australia to join Opera Australia's full-time chorus. Paull began his career at the West Australia Opera, singing the roles of Colline in La Bohème, Parson & Badger in The Cunning Little Vixen and Zuniga in Carmen. He graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and received awards from the Opera Foundation for Young Australians, the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award and the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition.In addition to his career as a singer, Paull works as a vocal coach with his husband, pianist Thomas Victor Johnson. In 2021, Paull and Thomas joined forces with Simone Easthope founding vioro.co — a creative community dedicated to exploring, provoking, disassembling, reconstructing and sustaining practices in classical singing.  https://paullandthom.com/ @paullandthom https://paullanthonykeightley.com/ @paullanthony -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirror to the opera system so that artists can make their own individually-informed decisions about auditions, competitions, engagements, and more. You'll hear everything from in-depth artist interviews, to long form panel discussions on topics concerning emerging artists. ⁠DONATE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/sytycbelto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/sytycanbelto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/soyouthinkyoucanbelto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  INSTAGRAM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/soyouthinkyoucanbelto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HASHTAG: #SoYouThinkYouCanBelto JESSICA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jessicaharpersoprano.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JEREMY : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jeremyboulton.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the individuals that appear on the program, not the views of the organisations that they are employed by, nor who they represent in other capacities. FUNDRAISING APPEAL: Please consider a donation (PayPal link above) to help us keep making high quality content for young and emerging artists. Further, get in touch if you're interested in show sponsorship! We thank donors for their generosity.

Today I'm speaking with Beau Dean Riley Smith. Beau was born on Wiradjuri Country in Dubbo, Western NSW. But as a little kid the family moved to Culburra on the NSW South Coast where Beau spent his childhood surrounded by siblings, love and chaos while growing up at the beach. Beau didn't learn to dance as a kid, instead he studied drama in high school, before being accepted into the performance program at WAPPA—the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth. It was a transformative year in which Beau's world exploded, and led to Beau auditioning for drama programs across the country, including NIDA—but Beau didn't get in, and so, in a surprise move, and with no dance experience, Beau auditioned for NAISDA—and was accepted. In this extraordinary conversation, Beau reveals his journey to joining Bangarra, his struggles with body image and weight, and his difficulties accepting the Helpmann Award for Best Male Dancer which coincided with the death of his sister. We also talk about the gravity of performing on Country, the pride and pressure that comes with that, and, in an unexpected announcement, Beau reveals that after nearly a decade with Bangarra he plans to leave the Company and reveals who he's signed with next.Beau continues to perform with Bangarra, but after more than a decade will leave the Company at the end of this year to join the Sydney Theatre Company. For Bangarra tour dates and to see Beau's final performances head to bangarra.com.au, and for Sydney Theatre Company tickets it's sydneytheatre.com.au. And to continue to follow all of Beau's adventures, you'll find him on Insta at @beaudrsmith.Beau and I met and recorded in Sydney on the land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, to whom we pay our greatest respects.

Music is an under-explored tool with respect to the provision of psychotherapy as well as the crafting of peak experiences.  Clinical counsellor, performance coach and opera singer, Dr. Fiona McAndrew, joins us for an eclectic, wide-ranging discussion in which explore:Fiona's alternating journey between psychology and music a window into the psychological life of a top tier opera singermusic as tool to evoke and access emotions and spiritual experiences the emotional transaction between performer and artist Fiona's research on peak experience and peak states including a fascinating recounting of her own seminal peak experience while performing translating learnings from peak experience in the performing arts to the therapeutic domain  consideration of the evolutionary significance of peak experience and the utility for exploring one's sense of selfreflections on providing therapy to highly creative individuals a brief meditation on the beauty inherent to the human voice the appeal and utility of depth psychology, especially for managing dialectics and tolerating internal dissonance the unique challenges and opportunity of the mid-life passageFeedback or comments?  Email us: oicbtpodcast@gmail.comDr. Fiona McAndrew is a clinical counsellor and performance coach working internationally online and in person in central Helsinki. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne in Music Performance Psychology and a Master of Counselling (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) from Monash University, Melbourne which she integrates with a Jungian, depth psychology perspective to help a range of clients in the corporate world, elite athletics, professional performing arts, music, film and advertising. This experience is underpinned by training and publication as a research psychologist (B.A.Hons) (University of Western Australia) and professional performing arts training at the elite Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London (PG.Ad.Dip.,Opera). She is also a trained Creativity Coach and holds a Certificate to administer the personality test, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).Fiona's special interest in positive psychology and performance grew out of her 25 year career as an international opera singer performing solo roles to critical acclaim for major festivals, opera houses and film. Until 2020, she was Deputy Head of Opera and Classical Voice as well as a lecturer in Musical Theatre at the well- known multi-arts conservatoire Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and is a frequent performance consultant at conservatoire and universities in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK.In 2020 she re-trained in counselling and her Masters research focussed on anxiety in mid-life women and chronic pain conditions. Her previous doctoral research into peak states of consciousness, looked at the ways in which music, language and movement in the communal experience of theatre can provide the conditions for the experience of awe that lies "beyond words".Fiona's diverse range of experience and skills and a network of international referrals and contacts, allows her to offer a creative, confidential space for clients to address issues and develop clarity in their working and personal lives. The term idir from the Irish language meaning between, refers to the creative space between client and therapist and between clients and their creative challengess.https://idircreativecounselling.com/Email: fmmcandrew@gmail.com

In this episode, we kickstart our 3rd Annual Audio New Play Festival with return playwright, Frazer Shepherdson, to talk through his audio play, Firespeak.Frazer (he/him) is an actor and theatre-maker who has trained with multiple, internationally recognized institutions including the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the Victorian College of the Arts. Frazer has garnered many performance credits across screen and stage. Most recently he played Kostya in La Mama Theatre's production of 'The Seagull' (dir. Bagryana Popov). He has written, directed, and produced two original audioplays; ‘Whale Song' and ‘Firespeak', for the Theatre of Others audio-play festival. Both works received artistic grants. "Frazer has a very organic and considered approach to his work. He is an excellent team player exhibiting a capacity and sensitivity to tune into the work of the ensemble and bigger picture storytelling." - Daniella Farinacci, 2021Support the showPlease help us send BRIGHT LIGHT BURNING to COP28 in Dubai. Support us on our GoFundMe FundraiserIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Support the Theatre of Others - Check out our Merch!Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Richard Roberts is an award-winning designer and educator. His body of work spans theatre, ballet, opera, musical theatre, and film, across Australia and internationally. Richard is currently Head of Design and Production at the Victorian College of the Arts.  He has held positions as Head of Design at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Head of Production at The Victorian College of the Arts and Head of Design at The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. Richard's designs for opera include: for Opera Australia, Rigoletto, Don Pasquale, The Magic Flute and Die Fledermaus (with West Australian Opera); for Victorian Opera, Parsifal, Cunning Little Vixen; Nixon In China, The Magic Flute, Baroque Triple Bill, The Marriage Of Figaro; The Corronation Of Poppea and Don Giovanni; for Opera Queensland, Ruddigore; and for New Zealand Opera, Seattle Opera, and Philadelphia Opera Rigoletto. For dance, Richard's designs include: for Australian Ballet, Don Quixote, Requiem, Molto Vivace and Raymonda; La Sylphide and La Fille Mal Gardee for West Australian Ballet and Queensland Ballet. For theatre, Richard's designs include: for Queensland Theatre, Othello, The Sunshine Club, Death Of A Salesman, Noises Off (with MTC), Much Ado About Nothing, Tartuffe and Managing Carmen (with Black Swan); for Ensemble Theatre, Black Cockatoo; for TML, Fiddler On The Roof; for Melbourne and Sydney Festivals, The Season national tour; for Melbourne Theatre Company, Last Man Standing, Solomon And Marion, Next To Normal, The Gift and Frost/Nixon, Macbeth, Dreams in an Empty City, As You Like It, Hedda Gabler, The Sapphires, All My Sons; for Sydney Theatre Company, Australia Day(with MTC), True West, Riflemind; for Black Swan, The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Glengarry Glen Ross; for Belvoir, The Sapphires (with Black Swan). For screen, Richard's work includes production design for George Ogilvie's The Battlers for the Seven Network, the 12-part series Five Times Dizzy for SBS and I Own The Racecourse for Barron Films. Richard has designed the Operatic adaptation of Jane Harrison's The Visitors for Victorian Opera, currently playing The Arts Centre in Melbourne. For Opera Australia's Summer season he is Design Consultant for the Mozart Opera's Idomeneo and The Magic Flute. 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

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

Jason Arrow and I spoke in April 2023, right after he ended his run as Alexander Hamilton in Australia. Since recording, the company had a very limited run in New Zealand, and as of September 2023, Jason will be in Manila in the Philippines performing in the Asian premiere of Hamilton. Here's one of the many interesting thing about Jason: for a guy who first connected with Burr, he has a lot of Hamilton traits. Jason started doing theatre as a teenager, mostly just a hobby at first. He was doing community shows while studying computer science, graphic design, and film/tv theory. He realized very quickly that he belonged *in front* of the camera. Jason went to the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and that's where he learned about this show called Hamilton. It sounded really incredible but he was very busy and didn't have the time to commit to falling in love with such a layered piece while still in school. And then 2020 came around and changed everything. Jason Arrow's Linktree Gillian on Twitter Gillian on Instagram The Hamilcast on Twitter The Hamilcast on Instagram Join the Patreon Peeps

Glenn Hall is a highly reputed improviser, actor and teacher from Perth, Australia, working in the field for more than 30 years, all over the world. He is the founder of the successful improv company Just improvise, and lectured in improvisation and theatre at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) for two decades. Glenn's Instagram Glenn's Facebook-page We talk about the difference in beginning with the ”who” or ”where” in the scene, about defying the logic, to jump and justify, about symbolism and mapping, to assume instead of explain, to play the opposite idea, mindfulness and the idea of yes, and. To never give 100% and to take what you do seriously but don't take yourself seriously. And about librarians, torture chambers and rave-partys.

Mariette Rups-Donnelly has transferred her extensive experience on stages around Australia to guide the corporate world in effective communication and establishing a firm rapport with their audience. Essentials, she knows only too well; garnered from extensive forays into musical theatre, plays and cabaret. A graduate in languages from Sydney University, Mariette was intended for a career in the diplomatic corps but fate took a hand when she auditioned and was cast in the musical Godspell. Her career in the theatre was off to a promising start and subsequent work in children's theatre and pantomime (including the role of the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) and with Ashton's Circus, extended her theatrical experience. Several other musical productions followed, including The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band and Paint Your Wagon, before Mariette landed the role of Val in the original Australian production of A Chorus Line. She played another iconic role in the musical theatre cannon when cast as the alternate ‘Evita Peron' in the original Australian production of Evita. Following Evita she went on to appear in Company, The Sentimental Bloke, Side By Side By Sondheim, Big River, and the national tour of Forbidden Broadway. Roles in Annie, The Seagull, Hamlet, Emerald City and Away are further credits with companies that include the Sydney Theatre Company, Hole in the Wall Theatre, (Perth), JC Williamson's, The Q Theatre (Penrith), the Gordon Frost Organisation and the Melbourne Theatre Company. Mariette has taught at tertiary level in some of Australia's leading acting schools including Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, The Actor's College of Theatre and Television, Sydney; the Actors' Centre, Sydney; The University of Western Sydney; The Sydney Institute of TAFE and in The National Institute of Dramatic Art's Actor's Program, Open Program and Corporate Program. Taking her experience as a leading actor and teacher of actors, she has combined this knowledge with an astute business understanding to create programs that go to the core of business performance. She develops and expands her client's ability to create personal presence, engage on an emotional as well as an intellectual level, run meetings with authority, pitch persuasively and to deliver dynamic presentations. Her clients particularly value her understanding of how to use the voice and body to create maximum impact and her ability to specifically target what each person needs, to take their speaking performance to the next level. Her company, Powerhouse Presentation devises one-on-one programs and customised workshops for business owners, professional speakers, senior executives, and corporations. 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

Helen had a great conversation with Aileen Huynh on this episode, make sure you check out her latest work Boxing Day BBQ, Ensemble Theatre. (04:10) Family, childhood and the Vietnamese community in Wollongong (07:25) Parents' support in pursuing drama, first exposure to drama at high school (10:01) Determination to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) (11:45) Higher School Certificate (HSC) drama course (13:36) The issues that Asian performers encounter, even in high school (15:36) First career debut (16:45) Preparing for a role and dream role to play (19:53) Silver screen VS stage theatre (23:06) Challenges for Asian performers in the white space  (33:10) Boxing Day BBQ, Ensemble Theatre (36:20) Sky Duck heading to Auckland in 2023! Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under BUTTER BUTTER active wear - use code ABDU10 for $10 off  Real Mandarin in Taiwan Bundle with the code ABDU for a 10% off special!  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com      

Today's guest on baselines is Samantha Schoeler Jones. This episode continues with our international theme, but allows for a hiatus from the people I met on my America trip, as we follow Sam's own extraordinary journey which took her to the other side of the northern hemisphere. There are few people who can claim to have a more colourful answer to ‘how did you become a music therapist' than Sam Samantha completed a Bachelor of Music in Performance in flute at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with the late Richard Gill as the Dean in 1991. After graduating, she commenced her performance career, which included performing casually with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Passionate about teaching flute, Samantha taught extensively across Perth, including having a teaching position at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 1995, she was accepted into the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik in Weimar, Germany, to complete further studies with Professor Robert Winn, former Principal Flautist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. In 1997, Samantha moved to Berlin to complete a degree in Music Therapy at The Institute fuer Musiktherapie. On returning to Australia in 2004, she decided to combine her experience as a music therapist and educator completing a Diploma in Secondary Education at The University of New England. Between 2007 and 2017, she worked as a classroom music specialist with the Department of Education, teaching and conducting recorder ensembles, choirs and school band programs across several schools in the Blue Mountains.  As a Registered Music Therapist, Samantha has worked with Sing&Grow since 2012 first as a contractor before becoming a clinical specialist in 2017 and Community Partner with Mission Australia in their Communities for Children program, providing early intervention music therapy services to families and children 0-5 in South West Sydney.  

Julia Moody has a Graduate Diploma in Voice Studies from NIDA (Sydney), a BA from Curtin University (Perth), is a fully accredited Associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework (New York), and did her actor training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (UK). She has performed as an actor in Theatre, Film, TV, and Radio with companies across Australia. Julia has been voice and accent coach on over 300 professional theatre productions. She has worked as a Voice trainer and Consultant in the professional media with SBS TV and Radio since 1994, and with ABC TV, Channel 10, Open Channel, Public Radio News, RTRFM, 5UV, and 6PR. She works internationally, running bespoke voice training sessions for professional speakers in all domains: the corporate arena, the professional media, education, theatre and film; with politicians, legal professionals, medical professionals, sporting professionals, and many others. Julia has lectured in Voice at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama, the University of Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts, and was Head of Voice in the Acting Department of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University for 21 years. 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

Tyran Parke is a Director-Actor-Teacher whose work has garnered much admiration and triumph. As an actor, he has played roles professionally in musicals, contemporary plays, television and Shakespeare. As a teacher, he has worked for the National Institute of Performing Arts, (NIDA), The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) but it is at The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) where he is currently course co-ordinator for the Melbourne campus. Professional Directing credits include the musicals; Rent, Jekyll and Hyde, Lovebites, Cheek to Cheek, King of the World, the plays; Great Expectations, Pool(no water), Thom Pain, Barnum, The Laramie Project, The Opera, The Fairy Queen and many concerts. He has worked at the Hayes Theatre several times both as both an actor and a director when he was the helm of The Goodbye Girl and Anyone Can Whistle for Neglected Musicals, Rob Mills is Surprisingly Good (and national tour) and Stalker- the musical. He has also directed the critically acclaimed ‘Big Fish' in Sydney and ‘Ordinary Days' at Chapel Off Chapel. And productions of Barnum starring Todd McKenney and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest with Lachy Hulme. Tyran has a built a strong reputation for interpreting the work of Stephen Sondheim. These productions include, ‘Assassins', the all-star concert of ‘Follies', and ‘Into the Woods'. He directed the new Australian musical, ‘Crossroads' to great acclaim in Melbourne, the national tours of “From Broadway to La Scala' with Lisa McCune, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, David Hobson and Greta Bradman, and ‘Tapestry' starring Debra Byrne and Vika Bull. In 2023, Tyran directs Jonathan Larsen's tick, tick … BOOM! for seasons in Melbourne and Brisbane. 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

“As much as I struggled with the works themselves in terms of these broader themes, and I guess what was important to me; I do love the art. The craft of getting your mouth around Shakespeare. I love the language.” This week on Speak The Speech, we are joined by award-wining actor, director, and dramaturg Rachael Maza. Rachel talks to us about working with John Bell and Jim Sharman on The Tempest for Bell Shakespeare in 1997, her work as Artistic Director of ILBIJERRI Theatre Company and taking First Nations works overseas, and how she feels Shakespeare sits alongside First Nations theatre and the reclaiming of language. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this podcast episode contains the names of people who have died. Rachael Maza is Yidinji, Meriam and Dutch. She is an award-winning actor, director and dramaturg, and has been Artistic Director of ILBIJERRI Theatre Company since 2008. A Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts graduate, her outstanding performances have been acknowledged with a Green Room Award and a Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Award. She's worked as a presenter for ABC's Message Stick program, and has appeared in major Australian productions such as the feature film Radiance and the stage production of The Sapphires. Her directing credits include Stolen, Jack Charles V The Crown, Foley, Which Way Home and Heart is a Wasteland. She currently sits on the board of Force Majeure and on the ACMI Indigenous Advisory Group.  She is a Member of the Order of Australia and has also received a Touring Legend Drover Award, an Australia Council of the Arts Award for Theatre, and an Honorary Doctorate from Edith Cowan University.

Today I'm speaking with Beau Dean Riley Smith. Beau was born on Wiradjuri Country in Dubbo, Western NSW. But as a little kid the family moved to Culburra on the NSW South Coast where Beau spent his childhood surrounded by siblings, love and chaos while growing up at the beach. Beau didn't learn to dance as a kid, instead he studied drama in high school, before being accepted into the performance program at WAPPA—the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth. It was a transformative year in which Beau's world exploded, and led to Beau auditioning for drama programs across the country, including NIDA—but Beau didn't get in, and so, in a surprise move, and with no dance experience, Beau auditioned for NAISDA—and was accepted. In this extraordinary conversation, Beau reveals his journey to joining Bangarra, his struggles with body image and weight, and his difficulties accepting the Helpmann Award for Best Male Dancer which coincided with the death of his sister. We also talk about the gravity of performing on Country, the pride and pressure that comes with that, and, in an unexpected announcement, Beau reveals that after nearly a decade with Bangarra he plans to leave the Company and reveals who he's signed with next.Beau continues to perform with Bangarra, but after more than a decade will leave the Company at the end of this year to join the Sydney Theatre Company. For Bangarra tour dates and to see Beau's final performances head to bangarra.com.au, and for Sydney Theatre Company tickets it's sydneytheatre.com.au. And to continue to follow all of Beau's adventures, you'll find him on Insta at @beaudrsmith.Beau and I met and recorded in Sydney on the land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, to whom we pay our greatest respects.

Waveney Yasso: Live at The Junk Bar, Ashgrove, 9 July 2022 Waveney Yasso is a Meanjin-based singer, songwriter and instrumentalist of proud South Sea Island and Aboriginal descent. After graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2014, Waveney brought her career home to Meanjin and formed one half of acoustic duo Black Salt with Georgia Corowa. Waveney has performed with Yothu Yindi and the Treaty Project, co-wrote and performed her own children's musical theatre show, and she is co-founder and previously guitar accompanist of Meanjin's Pub Choir. In this performance recorded at the Junk Bar in Ashgrove, Waveney speaks and sings her truth to life with guitar and loop pedal accompaniment, weaving the themes of her passionate R'n'B/Blues/Roots influenced songs with stories from her life and reflections on her culture, family and the environment. Recorded by Scott Mercer Mixed by Tyrell Shortt Special thanks to live engineer Toby Whitbread-Edwards Show production: Scott Mercer Engineering and host: Matt Hall Originally aired via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 2 October, 2022

Originally from Ballarat, Tobias Madden began his training at the Ballarat Ballet Centre. He then studied at Brent Street in Sydney, and completed a Bachelor of Music Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2009. Shortly after graduating, he sailed around the world as the Singer / Dancer and Dance Captain onboard the Pacific Princess, returning home to perform in the Aus/NZ tour of Mary Poppins in which he understudied and performed the role of Bert. He has appeared as Corporal Calvin in Guys and Dolls and Rod in Singin' in the Rain, both for The Production Company. He also played Paul in Vic Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Loving Repeating. Other credits include Pippin, Oklahoma! and Hollywood Honkytonk. In 2019, Tobias edited and published Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories, which featured his first published work, Variation. He also co-wrote the cabaret show Siblingship, which played to sold-out audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. He continues to tell stories striking a chord with readers of Young Adult fiction. As an author his debut novel Anything But Fine was long listed for the Australian Book Industry Awards. His second novel, Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell was released by Penguin books in August. Whether on the page or on the stage, Tobias has contributed vividly as a story-teller ….. welcome to STAGES Tobias Madden. 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

Australian/American soprano, Amy Manford most recently performed the role of ‘Christine Daaé' in Andrew Lloyd Webber's original production of The Phantom of the Opera on the West End before a short stint in Greece in the same role. Prior to her West End debut, Amy had performed internationally as a soloist with the London Handel, London Cello and the Perth Symphony Orchestra's. She had also sung at iconic venues such as the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea and at Buckingham Palace for the Prince of Wales. She was especially honoured to sing the Australian Anthem for HRH Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle for the 2018 Anzac Day Memorial Service in London. In 2017, Amy graduated with a Master of Performance from the prestigious Royal College of Music where she was lucky enough to perform numerous title roles with their International Opera School. Before moving to London, Amy had graduated with a Bachelor of Music at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in her hometown, Perth. A diverse performer, Amy also has a unique history in rhythmic gymnastics and pole vaulting, winning gold medals at the Australian National Championships in both fields. 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

This week Josh is joined by a very special guest host, Erin Coubrough. Erin has a diverse career in stage management working on drama, musicals, contemporary dance and ballet. She is also a seasonal lecturer in stage management at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.In Act One the hosts dive into Erin's career, and discover what the differences are between drama, musicals, contemporary dance and ballet. They discuss the importance continuing to develop your skills, and give the listeners tips and tricks of show calling and creating prompt copy.In Act Two the question of what to do after you graduate from a uni degree/diploma is explored, with Ashleigh feeling unconfident or knowledgable enough to work in the industry yet, and Andrew unsure of the timeline of how to get to where they want to be.Follow Erin on Instagram: @erincoubrough—Want to ask us a question, or share your experiences within theatre? Here's how to reach us.DM us on Instagram: @whispersinthewingsEmail us: whispersinthewingspodcast@gmail.comListen to Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim here—Follow us on Instagram: @whispersinthewingsFollow us on Twitter: @whispersitwingsFollow us on Facebook: Whispers In The Wings PodcastWhispers In The Wings is produced by Marker Creative Co.Whispers in the Wings acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social Union, comprised of Vanilla Martin (Ngāti Uenuku and Ngadju (south-west Western Australia)) and Luke Penrose, draw influence from their respective music backgrounds. Vanilla, a graduate of the internationally recognised Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an extensive performance history and a love of both contemporary and classic jazz. Luke, having played in punk and post-punk bands such as, ‘The Tacks, Master Blaster, Blamethrower, Zhukov, Hög, Club Stupid' and many more. This melding brings to life an art experience that focuses on the dark synth-pop melodies just as much as it does on the art and performance itself. Social Union is preparing to release their debut EP ‘Fall Into Me' which draws influence from acts such as, Molchat Doma and The National, as well as the brutalist soviet architecture seen throughout Eastern Europe.

Welcome to EP 41 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down with Glenda Linscott who played inmate Rita Connors. Glenda graduated from NIDA and has worked in all aspects of the performing arts industry. Alongside her considerable acting credits, she has not only been in theatre shows, but also directed them as well. Glenda is also a performance coach, actor trainer and voice-over artist. Her TV credits include: Mennotti, The Sullivans, Patrol Boat, The Cowra Breakout, A Country Practice, The Miraculous Mellops, Big Ideas, Janus, Soldier, Soldier, Murder Call, All Saints, Back Berner, Fergus McPhail, MDA, McLeod's Daughters, Underbelly: Infiltration, Winners and Losers, Neighbours, and the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. We spoke to Glenda about her life growing up and what lead her into acting and her time and NIDA and what it was like to study at NIDA. Glenda currently teaches at the Western Australian Academy of Performing arts (WAAPA) and spoke to us what it is like to teach. We spoke to Glenda about her time on the various TV shows that she has appeared on and how she got the part on Prisoner and what the audition was like for her. Glenda was able to share her memories of playing Dr Imogen “Tootsie” Soames in Murder Call and what it was like preparing for that role. We spoke in length about Glenda's time on Prisoner and how she got the role of Top Dog Rita Conners and what the audition was like. Rita wore many tattoos on the show and she told us why they ended up showing less of her tattoos later in the show. Glenda shared with us about her heavy workload on the show and fainting on set one day from exhaustion and how tiring it could be playing Rita. Glenda shared some stories and memories of working with Ian Doig who played slasher and filming those scenes with the CB radios. We broke down some iconic scenes that Glenda appeared in including the fight against Joan Ferguson in the Lou Kelly Riot episodes and what it was like to film those episodes and we also discussed the Blackmoor period and working with Ray Meagher. #glendalinscott #ritaconnors #cellblockh #wentworth

Episode 5 is  with Andrew Hearle, actor and CEO of the online drama club and acting resource site StageMilk. This discussion went in a completely different direction to what I originally thought it would, and in a very enlightening way.  Andrew's insights into acting in general and with a focus of us late bloomers was just fantastic. So many times in my discussions about my journey as a late bloomer actor, I bring up the negatives of starting acting at such a later part of one's life, but Andrew really looks at some positives, both for the late bloomer actor but also the actors that cross paths with the late bloomer actor and how they benefit from the knowledge of the late bloomer actor.Much of the discussion centres around Andrew's platform StageMilk, an actors resource he built whilst studying in Perth at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). We discuss the benefits that are available on the website to any actor from around the world. We also discuss the online drama club component of which I have been fortunate to have been a member of for over two years now. We particularly discuss how this has been so valuable to my acting journey and how the community within StageMilk is so beneficial to all actors who partake.And for all listeners to this episode, make sure you listen right to the end where I tell you about a special offer Andrew has kindly made for all new sign-ups to StageMilk. Check out the StageMilk website at www.stagemilk.com where you will find a myriad of acting resources and links to the monthly drama club. (Don't forget to find out about the special sign up offer mentioned at the end of the episode.)Andrew can be found at www.andrewhearle.com Please if you enjoy this episode, be sure to follow or subscribe to  the podcast if you haven't already, and binge the all the episodes if you haven't listened already. If your podcast player allows, please also leave me a review or check out Podchaser at www.podchaser.com where you can rate and review as well.And if you feel charitable, please consider  a donation to the show, to assist in keeping the show going for the future. Follow the Paypal link below or click on the 'Support the show' button. See you on set. Castability Castability is a new game changing app that is a must have for every actor. StageMilkAn acting resource site for actors. A 1 stop shop for monologues, scenes, articles and acting tips.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showPlease consider supporting the show by becoming a paid subscriber (you can cancel at any time) by clicking here.Please follow on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tik Tok.And please Rate the show on IMDB.I really appreciate all of my listeners and would love if you could support the show via following my social links above, as well as rating and reviewing on your podcast app if it allows.Please feel free to contact me at thelatebloomeractor@gmail.com with any suggestions for future shows, or just to say hello.

Joshua Arkey is a Dancer, Singer, Actor, Acrobat and Aerialist from Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) where he has received his Bachelor of Arts (Dance) and Certificate IV in Music Theatre. Since the age of 3 years old, Josh has trained in many styles and genres including music theatre, classical ballet, singing, character, pas de deux, jazz, tap, conditioning, acrobatics and aerial circus. At the age of 8 years old, Joshua was cast in the World premiere of Tony Award winning musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert. He has performed around the world on cruise ships including the Disney Cruise Ship Line where he enjoyed playing Tarzan. 

A songwriter, singer, pianist, actor, and comedian known for his caustic sociopolitical humor, Eddie Perfect (IG: @edmundperfect) (TW:@theeddieperfect) released his first comedy album, Welcome to the Inside of Ed's Head, in 2003. Having already worked original songs into his live comedy act, he wrote the satirical Shane Warne: The Musical, based on the life of the Australian cricketer. It premiered in 2008. Starting in 2010, he spent six years on the TV comedy-drama Offspring, and appeared as a judge on Australia's Got Talent's eighth season in 2016. Trying his hand at Broadway, he found work as a lyricist on King Kong in 2018. A year later, Perfect received a Tony Award nomination for his playful score to Broadway's Beetlejuice. A native of Mentone, Victoria, Perfect earned a bachelor's degree from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2001. While honing his live stage material, he landed guests spots on Australian TV series such as the drama Blue Heelers and sitcom Kath & Kim. He released his first two comedy albums, Welcome to the Inside of Ed's Head and Angry Eddie, in 2003 and 2005, respectively. His live show The Big Con, a collaboration with actor Max Gillies, toured theaters in 2005. Also that year, he premiered his own comedy show, Drink Pepsi, Bitch!, releasing an album of the same name in 2006. The year 2007 saw Perfect playing multiple characters in Casey Bennetto's Keating! The Musical, about former prime minister Paul Keating. Perfect's own Shane Warne: The Musical opened at the Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre in December 2008, with a national tour to follow. The show won the Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work. Meanwhile, Eddie Perfect & the Renovators contributed two songs to the March 2009 Vitamin Records release The Colors Tribute Album, Vol. 1. The show-business polymath next directed and hosted all ten episodes of reality show The Ultimate School Musical and performed the autobiographical song cycle Songs from the Middle, both in 2010. Later in 2010, he took the role of Mick Holland in the hit Channel Ten comedy-drama series Offspring, where he stayed through 2016. In the meantime, he played Mack the Knife in two different productions of the musical play The Threepenny Opera, and his show Misanthropology, a mix of music and social satire, premiered at the Sydney Festival in 2011. A live album of the show arrived later that year. Perfectstarred in an updated version of Shane Warne: The Musical in 2013, with a cast recording to follow a year later. In 2015, a revived Songs from the Middle was captured live at the Sydney Opera House, featuring Perfect, Iain Grandage, and the Brodsky Quartet. Around the end of his run on Offspring in 2016, Perfect appeared as a judge on the eighth edition of Australia's Got Talent, alongside Kelly Osbourne, writer/actor Ian Dickson, and actress Sophie Monk. By then, Perfect had moved his home base to New York City, where, partly inspired by the success of countryman Tim Minchin, he pursued a career on Broadway. His first credit was writing lyrics for the Broadway version King Kong. With music by Marius de Vries, the musical had premiered in Melbourne in 2013, with a reworked version making its New York debut in October 2018. Featuring music and lyrics by Perfect and a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King, the stage musical Beetlejuice (based on the 1988 Tim Burton film) premiered in Washington, D.C., that same month before moving to Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre in April 2019. The show went on to receive eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The cast album was released by Ghostlight in June 2019 and reached the Top Ten of Billboard's independent albums chart.

A songwriter, singer, pianist, actor, and comedian known for his caustic sociopolitical humor, Eddie Perfect (IG: @edmundperfect) (TW:@theeddieperfect) released his first comedy album, Welcome to the Inside of Ed's Head, in 2003. Having already worked original songs into his live comedy act, he wrote the satirical Shane Warne: The Musical, based on the life of the Australian cricketer. It premiered in 2008. Starting in 2010, he spent six years on the TV comedy-drama Offspring, and appeared as a judge on Australia's Got Talent's eighth season in 2016. Trying his hand at Broadway, he found work as a lyricist on King Kong in 2018. A year later, Perfect received a Tony Award nomination for his playful score to Broadway's Beetlejuice. A native of Mentone, Victoria, Perfect earned a bachelor's degree from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2001. While honing his live stage material, he landed guests spots on Australian TV series such as the drama Blue Heelers and sitcom Kath & Kim. He released his first two comedy albums, Welcome to the Inside of Ed's Head and Angry Eddie, in 2003 and 2005, respectively. His live show The Big Con, a collaboration with actor Max Gillies, toured theaters in 2005. Also that year, he premiered his own comedy show, Drink Pepsi, Bitch!, releasing an album of the same name in 2006. The year 2007 saw Perfect playing multiple characters in Casey Bennetto's Keating! The Musical, about former prime minister Paul Keating. Perfect's own Shane Warne: The Musical opened at the Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre in December 2008, with a national tour to follow. The show won the Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work. Meanwhile, Eddie Perfect & the Renovators contributed two songs to the March 2009 Vitamin Records release The Colors Tribute Album, Vol. 1. The show-business polymath next directed and hosted all ten episodes of reality show The Ultimate School Musical and performed the autobiographical song cycle Songs from the Middle, both in 2010. Later in 2010, he took the role of Mick Holland in the hit Channel Ten comedy-drama series Offspring, where he stayed through 2016. In the meantime, he played Mack the Knife in two different productions of the musical play The Threepenny Opera, and his show Misanthropology, a mix of music and social satire, premiered at the Sydney Festival in 2011. A live album of the show arrived later that year. Perfectstarred in an updated version of Shane Warne: The Musical in 2013, with a cast recording to follow a year later. In 2015, a revived Songs from the Middle was captured live at the Sydney Opera House, featuring Perfect, Iain Grandage, and the Brodsky Quartet. Around the end of his run on Offspring in 2016, Perfect appeared as a judge on the eighth edition of Australia's Got Talent, alongside Kelly Osbourne, writer/actor Ian Dickson, and actress Sophie Monk. By then, Perfect had moved his home base to New York City, where, partly inspired by the success of countryman Tim Minchin, he pursued a career on Broadway. His first credit was writing lyrics for the Broadway version King Kong. With music by Marius de Vries, the musical had premiered in Melbourne in 2013, with a reworked version making its New York debut in October 2018. Featuring music and lyrics by Perfect and a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King, the stage musical Beetlejuice (based on the 1988 Tim Burton film) premiered in Washington, D.C., that same month before moving to Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre in April 2019. The show went on to receive eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The cast album was released by Ghostlight in June 2019 and reached the Top Ten of Billboard's independent albums chart.

A Brand Specialist in Film & Entertainment, George Konstand specialises in personal branding for actors in Australia and abroad. He has worked closely in developing artist brands in entertainment, in association with television segments: So You Think You Can Dance, Australia's Next Top Model,X Factor Australia and international music Artist & Repertoire.In the last decade, George has centred his focus on actors with “The Actors Brand” a topic that he has pioneered for the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Diploma courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the Foundation Program at Actors Centre Australia (ACA).  George Konstand has presented this topic for the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), The X Division Agency and schools around the nation including 16th Street Actors Studio Melbourne, The Actors Station, The HubStudio (Sydney/Perth) and StageMilk among others. Brandology website: www.brandologyco.com/ @theactorsbrand @georgekonstand www.dontbesodramaticpodcast.com @rachel.lauren.baker @dbsdpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Rathgeber is an Award-Winning Australian actor, best known for his work as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, the Tin Man in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz and his UK performance of Raoul in the 21st Anniversary cast of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End. Originally from Horsham, Alex graduated from the world renowned Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2003, and established an amazing reputation across many performance disciplines including: musical theatre, television, cabaret, concert, album recordings, solo shows, voice-overs as well as the development of original stage and screen works. He appeared in several household television programs such as Rush (Network 10), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (ABC) and Winners and Losers (Seven Network). In 2015, Alex was awarded the prestigious Helpmann Award for his performance in Anything Goes, and earlier in his career he received a Civic Reception by the Mayor of Horsham for his outstanding work and success in London. In addition to these, Alex has received many other notable nominations including both the Sydney Theatre Awards and Green Room Awards for various performances. On top of his career success, Alex is also a keen ambassador for Entertainment Assist, where he advocates for increased mental health awareness and support for Australian entertainment industry workers. Additionally, he continues to support his hometown and is ambassador for the Horsham Town Hall Performing Arts Centre. More recently, Alex has also collaborated with Global Citizen Australia in their endeavour to increase Australian vaccination numbers against COVID-19. In this episode we talk to Alex about change and challenge, what it's like to be a performer and about finding your voice. This episode will also help parents who have children who want to work and live in the Performing Arts world discover what is required of them, and they can help their sons bounce back and maintain a sense of optimism or resilience in a changing world.

Why do we make art? How do we make art in places where there is little to no opportunity? Can we still bloom underground? Host Lara Bianca Pilcher chats with Dr Lucinda Coleman in Season 5 Episode 3: Making Art in Desert Places, Perth Western Australia. - Dr Lucinda Coleman is an Adjunct Lecturer (Research) and sessional Lecturer in Performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University. She was the founding Dance Maker of the Australian performing arts collective, Remnant Dance, 2010-2020, during which she produced, directed, and choreographed various and diverse productions globally. Her artistic works have included dance films and site-specific dance works, as well as short and full-length contemporary dance theatre pieces performed in the dance industry, education, church, and community contexts throughout Australia, and within Vietnam, China, and Myanmar. An experienced choreographer, performer and teacher, Coleman has performed as well as presented scholarly papers at a variety of international conferences and events. As an early career researcher, she has most recently published in the Refereed Proceedings of the 2014 World Dance Alliance Global Summit, the Journal of Emerging Dance Scholarship, Research in Dance Education, Performance Matters and Choreographic Practices. Coleman's research interests include dance-making as a site for social justice arts engagement, collaboration, collective practices, site-specific dance-making, and cross-cultural performance work. - About Artist's House International  Lara Bianca Pilcher, the host of the Artist's-House International Podcast (AHI), is an experienced show host and international speaker. Her career in the arts industry spans over 20 years. Artist's House International is a not-for-profit that uses the tool of creativity to help transform lives, form a global community, and capture the global voice of believer artists. AHI founders, Andrew and Lara Pilcher have been married for 15 years and have two awesome kids. - -We invite you to subscribe to this Podcast and share it with others! -We invite you to support this Podcast by visiting us on Patreon -To find out more about AHI visit: artistshouseinternational.com Lara: Lara's links - ALL LINKS: LINKTREE linktr.ee/artistshouseinternational - Website: artistshouseinternational.com/  

Patrice Tipoki has been a part of the entertainment industry since she was a girl, performing cultural shows with her family as a child and her first musical The King and I at age 7. After graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Patrice went on to play a number of dream roles such as Nala in The Lion King, Elphaba in Wicked, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Fantine in Les Misérables, for which she received a Helpmann Award nomination for best female actor. In this episode Patrice shares what it's like to have a career in the arts and how her faith in God has influenced her life.

Henry Moss is a queer stand-up comedian. His comedy cabaret QUADRUPLE THRE4T was nominated for Best Comedy at 2019 Brighton Fringe and was a Reviews Hub LGBTQI pick for Vault Festival in 2020.Henry recently performed his Work In Progress version of HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS at Fringe Futures Festival at Pleasance. With Soho Theatre's pro comedy Lab his stand-up material has been workshopped by Soho Theatre's associate director Adam Brace. As a producer, Henry was co-producer on Unlikely Productions Vault show ‘1&Only' and production assistant on numerous Les Enfants Terribles shows.In the past year, Henry has continued to develop his online presence, now with over 14k followers on TikTok. His niche explores and satires life in musical theatre, drama school and life in London. He posts daily sketches and is developing a devoted fan base who are keen to see his work live in London.Henry has also played multiple sets across the UK with industry accolades at We Are Funny Project Dalston, Comedy Virgins Stockwell, and The Warren Late Show Brighton. In the UK he has been a featured performer in Big Girls Don't Cry which played across the UK in major venues such as Sheffield City Hall, Cast Doncaster and The Lowry, Manchester.As a producer, Henry recently completed a Masters in Creative Producing at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD) and completed a 6-month internship with Les Enfants Theatre Company (LET), assisting the Head of Education & Outreach.He is a graduate of Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, Brent Street, and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.Discover more at https://www.mrhenrymoss.com/pressThe STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, Whooshkaa and where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

Yvette Robinson trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She has carved an exciting career in musical theatre roles in Australia, Europe and the U.K.Her numerous credits in London's West End include: The Woman in Blues in the Night (The New Wolsley Theatre), alternate Eva Peron in Michael Grandage's revival of Evita (The Adelphi Theatre), and Lead Woman in Side by Side by Sondheim. She was an original cast member of The Woman in White and also played the role of Marian Halcombe, at The Palace Theatre.Yvette returned to the Palace theatre as Marion in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert and her extensive stage resume includes Marguerite, Bare, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Fatbusters.Through Europe she played the roles of Pearl & Dinah in Starlight Express in Germany, for over a year before moving to London. Yvette also performed as the alternate Donna in the International tour of Mamma Mia and performed I Do! I Do! at the Vienna English Theatre and Chess in Oslo, Norway. In Australia, Yvette's credits include: Julie Rooney in Jolson – The Musical; Factory girl & covering the role of Fantine in the 20th Anniversary Production of Les Miserables; alternate Belle in Beauty & The Beast: Original cast member and Ellen cover in the cast of Miss Saigon; Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, alternative Eva & the Mistress in Evita and the Bakers Wife in Into the Woods.Yvette has appeared on television in the role of Polly Posh in Cushion Kids for the Nine Network and in The Kosmos Kids for Wave Entertainment. She joined Harry Connick Junior and Glenn Close, as Nurse Heedy in the screen version of South Pacific and is on the original cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White.Yvette also writes and records her own original music and performs throughout London at many acoustic live music venues.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

David Hooley is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His theatre credits include Spamalot (Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne), Fiddler On The Roof (Aus/NZ tour), Richard III (Sherrif's Court Theatre Glasgow), The Bends (Traverse Theatre Edinburgh), As You Like it (Shakespeare Globe Aus) and The View Upstairs and Aspects Of Love at the Hayes Theatre.David has been a photographer for over a decade; beginning as a theatre photographer in Hong Kong, and then branching into other facets of photography such as promotional and portraiture. Having lived and photographed in Hong Kong, Glasgow, London and New York, David now calls Australia home. This diverse background has contributed to his unique style of photography, ironically based in simplicity.In the theatre industry, he has worked with many of Sydney's production companies including Squabbalogic, Sugary Rum Productions, Neil Gooding Productions, the Actors Benevolent Fund, Hayes Theatre Co. and The Gordon Frost Organisation.His work has been published in multiple online publications including ItNews, Stage Whispers, Sydney Arts Guide, Timeout, USA Today, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Daily Telegraph.David is a regular contributor to aussietheatre.com, writing articles and photographing mainstage theatrical productions for them.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

Simon Maiden was born in Ballarat. He is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and has appeared in the feature films The Dressmaker, The Great Raid, Romulus My Father and The Killer Elite. Extensive television appearances have included Deadline Gallipoli (Winston Churchill), the telemovie Hawke (Sen. Graham Richardson) and featured roles in Jack Irish, Wentworth, Newton's Law, Tangle, Scorched, Bed of Roses, Winners and Losers, Dangerous Remedy, Satisfaction, Rush, City Homicide and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.An accomplished singer, songwriter and musician he possesses a chameleon-like voice that can mimic just about any accent and comfortably navigate across all styles. Such accomplishment was heard in the sci-fi thriller Upgrade, with Simon delivering the ominous vocals of ‘Stem'.His numerous theatre credits include A View From the Bridge and Last Man Standing for the Melbourne Theatre Company, Robots Vs Art with Tamarama Rock Surfers, Lamb and Reuben Guthrie for Red Stitch, Criminology and Love for the Malthouse Theatre, and Curtains for The Production Company.Presently he is touring the country in the extraordinary Come From Away; the musical that delivers an timely celebration of community and kindness. Simon plays the role of Oz and has received accolades as a member of the uber-talented ensemble who deliver the story so passionately at every performance. Simon discusses the show, his extensive career and more, in this joyous episode of STAGES.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

Introducing our next lovely guest……Gretel Scarlett! A familiar face on Australian stages, Gretel Scarlett is best known as starring as Kathy Selden in Australia's Singin' In The Rain (Equity: DAINTY GROUP, MICHAEL CASSEL, DAVID ATKINS, LUNCHBOX PRODUCTIONS) and also as the lead role of Sandy, opposite Rob Mills, in the Australian production of Grease (Equity: David Ian Productions, GFO). ​ Gretel's past credits include the role of Sal in the 2009 Australian production of Breast Wishes (Equity: Bien-Etre), understudying and performing the main juvenile lead roles of Sophie Sheridan, Ali and Lisa in the 2009-2010 10th Anniversary tour of Mamma Mia! (Equity: Littlestar, LWAA). She also appeared as the Witch's Mother as well as understudying and performing the roles of Elphaba and Nessarose in the 2010-2012 Australian and Asian productions of Wicked (Equity: Universal, GFO) in Australia, Singapore and Korea. In 2014, she also starred in the role of Sally in Matthew Lee Robinson's production of Happy People. ​ Having graduated in 2008 from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre). Throughout her career, Gretel has also continued her studies at various institutions such as Screen Acting at Tom McSweeney's Warehouse, Ben Ratner's Haven Studios in Vancouver, Canada, Brave Studios Melbourne and was selected as a participant in the 2014 Masterclass with Howard Fine and David Coury at the Howard Fine Acting Studio. ​She has recently returned from the USA, after studying Method Acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles under the guidance of Sharon Angela & MJ Karmi, and attending workshops and classes in New York, Utah, Boston and at the renowned Broadway Dance Centre in New York City. Gretel has just finished a season of Pippin at the Sydney Lyric Theatre where she understudied and played the roles of Catherine and Fastrada. She has recently joined the Australian cast of Frozen at Sydney's Capitol Theatre to understudy Jemma Rix as the lead role of Elsa.

Alex is one of Australia's most versatile leading men. At 24 Alex landed the role of Raoul in London's West End production of The Phantom of the Opera (Cameron Mackintosh), following which he returned to Australia to play Robert the blindfolded, roller-skating, tap-dancing groom in the acclaimed Melbourne Theatre Company production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Alex received a Helpmann Award for his performance as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes (John Frost and Opera Australia) in 2015. Other nominations include the Sydney Theatre Awards for the role of Sid in An Officer and a Gentleman (GFO) and a Green Room Award nomination for Older Patrick in Mame (The Production Company). Alex's stage credits include Simon Stride in Jekyll & Hyde - 25th Anniversary Concert (Concertworks); Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (GFO); Aaron in Curtains (TPC); Carl in Ghost the Musical (Ambassador/GWB/Red Live); Greg in The Boy From Oz (TPC); Brad in The Rocky Horror Show (TML); Joe Kennedy Jr and Jerry in Grey Gardens (TPC); Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden in Next To Normal (Doorstep Arts at Hayes Theatre); and Lancelot in Camelot (TPC). On screen Alex has appeared in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (ABC), Rush (Network Ten) and Winners and Losers (Seven Network). Alex's debut album Easy To Love celebrates Broadway's favourite composers, featuring duets with Caroline O'Connor, Lucy Maunder and Claire Lyon – available on iTunes and Spotify. ​ Alex is a proud graduate of The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

Jarrod Draper! A proud Wiradjuri man, Jarrod is the first Indigenous graduate from the prestigious Music Theatre course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Born and raised in Orange, country NSW, Jarrod earned a full scholarship to the Regional Conservatorium to study Music Theatre and Classical Voice, which saw him perform both nationally and internationally for several years. During his time at WAAPA, Jarrod played roles such as ‘Sam' in Lord of the Flies, ‘Black Fox' in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, ‘Louise's Soldier (pas de deux dancer)' in Carousel and most notably, ‘George' in Sunday In The Park With George, for which he was voted Male Performer of the Year by Perth Theatre Reviews. Jarrod could most recently be seen on stage in The Hayes Theatre Company's sold out production of Catch Me If You Can. He also was a member of the ensemble in RENT at the Sydney Opera House and most recently has been announced as a member of the ensemble for the Australian Tour of Moulin Rouge!

In this episode, Adam and Budi interview Master Acting Teacher Sarah VictoriaSarah Victoria is an actress, PEM Master Instructor, and Head of PEM International. She is a certified PEM Instructor since 2004 and trained directly with Stephan Perdekamp. She wrote her Master's thesis about the Perdekamp Emotional Method in 2004. She has been teaching for over 17 years, is on the board of directors of the PEM Center Hamburg as well as an actor in the PEM Ensemble Hamburg and PEM International Ensemble. She has been teaching and leading PEM Masterclasses at drama universities worldwide like the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, the National School of Drama in Delhi, the University of Johannesburg and Babes-Bolyai-University in Romania.As Head of PEM International, she has been leading PEM workshops in the US, UK, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Japan, Russia, and Europe. She is currently based in Melbourne where she leads PEM Studios Melbourne and is in the process of setting up the PEM Ensemble Melbourne. Mentioned in this episode:Ewok: The Battle for EndorPerdekamp Emotional MethodStephan PerdekampSusan Grace CohenAlicia RodisPost-Dramatic StressTo submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwiseIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, we´d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even betterMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com

Annie Murtagh-Monks is a casting director and acting coach and has worked on 38 film & television projects shot in Western Australia, including Rabbit Proof Fence, Japanese Story, Last Train to Freo and Drift. She helped cast several internationally successful WA actors in their first screen roles including Heath Ledger, Melissa George, Emma Booth and Jai Courtney. During 2017 and 2018 she has been casting director and acting coach on Matchbox Pictures' 30 episode TV drama series "The Heights" for the ABC, Australia.Annie founded PAC Screen Workshops and PAC Script Lab - public readings of WA feature film scripts. Annie also co-founded the WA Chapter of Women in Film & TV International. She is national treasurer of the Casting Guild of Australia and is a sessional part time lecturer in Screen Acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts ( WAAPA) .https://xavierburrow.com/ammcasting.com/​Contact Mike At CUT THE ACT mike@mikefarrell.com.auhttps://mikefarrell.com.au/​#AnnieMurtaghMonks​ #castingdirector​ #cuttheactpodcastSupport the show (https://paypal.me/CutTheActPodcast?locale.x=en_AU)

Lets goooo Episode 2 Season 2! This week we are bringing you a chat with the incredible Brent Hill (Hamilton, School of Rock) and Meghan O'Shea (Singin' In The Rain, Grease). At the end of 2020 we were lucky enough to work with Brent and Meghan as Director and Choreographer for Merrily We Roll Along at WAAPA. Throughout the process we had extensive discussions on self-care and mental health as a performer, and Brent and Meghan consistently shared with us how important it is to shape an industry where the performers wellbeing is as important as the show itself. Chatting with each other we knew we wanted to bring these discussions to the podcast, so we were so keen to catch up with Brent and Meg as they further shared on this episode their experiences with burnout, boundaries as a performer, and ways of finding your own joy and creativity through long running shows. A little bit about these creatives: Brent Hill has recently been cast as King George III in Hamilton Australia, playing at the Lyric Theatre in 2021. Prior to this, he originated the role of Dewey Finn in the Australian touring cast of School of Rock. Brent has had extensive training in theatre and has been awarded numerous Green Room and Helpmann Awards for his roles in Rock of Ages, Little Shop of Horrors and School of Rock. Some of Brent's other theatre and film credits include: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Chimerica (STC), An Ideal Husband, Vivid White, The Speechmaker (MTC), Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play (Belvoir), Seymour/Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors (Luckiest Productions & Tinderbox Productions), Once – Seoul tour (Once UK), Leo Bloom in The Producers (The Production Company), Twelfth Night (Bell Shakespeare Company), Rock of Ages (Rock of Ages Australia),Donnatelegrams (ABC), Laid (ABC)and It's a Date (ABC). Meghan O'Shea is an Australian actor and Musical Theatre performer. In 2009 Meghan graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre and later graduated from the Film and Television Studio International. Most recently, Meghan graduated from QUT Business School with a graduate certificate in Marketing and Communications. As a musical theatre performer, Meghan has appeared in the Australian tours of Singin' in the Rain, The Rocky Horror Show, A Chorus Line, and most recently as Sandy in Grease. Meghan has also worked in marketing for Crown Resorts in Melbourne, and following this was the Marketing Manager for the award winning play I Am My Own Wife. Additionally, Meghan has worked for the global media agency, OMD. Inspired by these experiences Meghan founded her own company 'Social Butterfly Digital Marketing'. If you would like to find out more about these creatives, you can follow them on instagram @brenthill and @meghan_oshea_ We'd love to hear your thoughts from this episode on our instagram @companypod, or Facebook Company Podcast. Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano Edited and Produced by David Duketis Music by David Duketis Graphic Design by David Duketis

Rencontre avec Jean-Michel Maujean qui poursuit son doctorat au Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts en WA. Il nous parle de son projet d’enregistrements de chants d'oiseaux dans les forêts de Western Australia qu’il transforme ensuite en compostions musicales. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jeanmichelmaujean.myportfolio.com__;!!MiK4Rck!BCSRbTEewoHfy962ZhXyyXNsdwIss1N2AkIoy6GbQRi_IZaxhVD0kQH3dapDfSpniw$

Season 2 here we go!! To kick things off this year, we are so excited to be sharing with you our three way chat with actors Sara Reed, Stefanie Caccamo and Emily Havea! Perth was lucky enough to have it's theatre doors open in 2020, with Black Swan Theatre Company rounding out the year with a wonderfully joyous and thought provoking reimagining of Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma (Directed by Richard Carroll), with these three badass ladies at the helm. A little bit about these women: Hailing originally from Eagle Lake, Texas, Sara is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a BA in Music Theatre. Her credits include City Homicide (Seven Network), Knowing, (with Nicholas Cage), the Australian tour of Little Britain Live, Billy Elliot, Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, and prior to attending WAAPA, Sara played Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof, opposite Anthony Warlow. In 2019, Sara played the roles of Marta in Company and dance soloist Frug Girl in Sweet Charity. Sara has most recently been part of Oklahoma! For Black Swan Theatre Company. Emily is a Sydney based actor, singer and dancer. A 2014 NIDA acting grad, Emily has worked across theatre, music, film and TV. Theatre credits include 'Julius Caesar' (Calphurnia/Octavius) Bell Shakespeare Co; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Hermia), Bell Shakespeare; 'BU21' (Thalissa) Old 505, Outhouse Theatre Co; 'Dogfght', Hayes Theatre; 'Sing To Me', Apocalypse Theatre and 'Brown Skin Girl' with Blackbirds for Griffin Theatre Batch Festival and the WITS Festival Fatale. Emily trained full time with Danceworld Studios in 2011 and teaches and performs regularly with Retrosweat, the 80ties aerobic workout. Her TV credits include season 6 'Wentworth' (Mon Alston) Fremantle Media/Showcase and 'Growing Up Gracefully', ABC. Film credits include 'Stem' (Nurse Henderson) with Goalpost Pictures and web series; 'Resting Pitch Face' (Olivia), Google/ Grumpy Sailor Productions. In 2020 Emily was cast as the world first female Curly in Okalhoma! At Black Swan Theatre. Stefanie Caccamo is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA) and her credits include Dead Man Walking the Opera, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Applause, Once, HAIR: The Musical 50th Anniversary Tour, Irene, and most recently, Laurie in Oklahoma! In this episode we talk about all things Oklahoma, self esteem and body image, creative boundaries, and the impact of telling your truth as an artist. If you would like to find out more about these woman, you can follow them each on instagram @texas_gold, @thetheatrejew and @stefcaccamo. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you'd love to hear in our upcoming episodes at companymediaoz@gmail.com Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano Edited and Produced by David Duketis Music by David Duketis Graphic Design by David Duketis

I’m happy to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Screenwriting focused on “Women in Screenwriting” that I co-edited with my SRN colleague Rose Ferrell, lecturer at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, at Edith Cowan University.  While focusing on females was our first mandate, our second mandate was to be … Continue reading "Announcing the Journal of Screenwriting Special Issue: Women in Screenwriting with Editors, Dr. Rosanne Welch and Dr. Rose Ferrell" Related posts: From The Journal Of Screenwriting V1 Issue 2: First of all, the screenplay problem has to be solved: the public debate on screenwriting in 1930s Finland by Raija Talvio From The Journal Of Screenwriting V1 Issue 2: The early screenwriting practice of Ernest Lehman by Ted Nannicelli From The Journal Of Screenwriting V2 Issue 2: Some attitudes and trajectories in screenwriting research by Steven Maras

Nicholas Cunningham is an Australian dancer and choreographer who’s been living in New York City for ten years. His career started with a move to Paris to work at the Moulin Rouge, from there he has worked around the world including London’s West End and on Broadway. Nicholas is Head of Dance at the Institute for American Musical Theatre and currently working towards a BFA specializing in Choreography at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.@nicholaslouiscunningham@cunninghamcreatives Take Your Career to the Next Level!Work 1-on-1 with Dane, host of You Booked It>> LEARN MORE HERE

Trumpeter Adrian Kelly has built an international career as a multi-faceted musician; performing, recording, and writing pop, classical, and jazz music. Adrian is currently working towards a PhD at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where he researches adapting acting methods to trumpet playing and as part of that research he has released a set of etudes available from QPress Music.  Adrian’s jazz quartet has performed in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia and his jazz compositions have been performed and recorded by artists around the world. His quartet has released two albums in 2020. The first, "Visions", is a suite of pieces for improvising quartet written to accompany the visual art of Robert John Kelly (Adrian's father). The second album, Cry, "Wolf!", is an album of music featuring an artificial intelligence 'improviser' along with an electric jazz quartet. Adrian’s freelance playing includes being a member of Motown legend Bobby Taylors band, international tours with Chinese pop superstar Jacky Cheung, as well as other eastern and western artists such as Hugh Jackman, Ray Charles, Shirley Bassey, and The Four Tops.  In his capacity as a classical trumpeter, Adrian held the position of principal trumpet with The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong from 2011 - 2015, has performed as principal trumpet with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and continues to perform regularly with the Perth Symphony Orchestra, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and theWA Philharmonic. Adrian has performed on more than thirty musical theatre productions since 2005 and is a Yamaha performing artist.

Hey you! Thanks for tuning into Episode 12! This time on the pod we got to speak to the man that we think is THE best vocal coach in Australia, Donald Woodburn. Donald Woodburn studied at NIDA before heading up the voice departments at the South African School of Film and Drama (AFDA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). He has worked with an array of broadcasters including AlJazeera English, MTVbase, the ABC, Fox Sports, Fox Sports News and Channels 7 and 9. He secured residency in Australia as a Distinguished Talent in his field and his reputation has seen him invited to train a cross section of professional speakers in the corporate sector, education, politics, law, medicine and NGOs. His approach to voice emerged from a blend of childhood experiences in rural KwaZulu-Natal and his extensive involvement with broadcast professionals. He is the originator of ‘Vocal Targeting' work and the author of five children's books. In this episode we talked about getting ugly with the language that you use, what happens when we censor our art and the stories we tell, and how to claim your power when you speak. If you would like to find out more about Donald and his work or want to enquire about some coaching, you can visit his Facebook at Donald Woodburn Vocal Coach, or contact the Hub Studio in Sydney for Donald's vocal workshops. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you'd love to hear in our upcoming episodes at companymediaoz@gmail.com Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano, Edited and Produced by David Duketis, Music by David Duketis, Graphic Design by Deirdre Khoo

Chris Edmund is a director, teacher, writer, and painter. He was Head of the Acting Department at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where he had a significant role in developing the world-renowned acting and directing training over 30 years. Actors who trained under his guidance include Hugh Jackman, Frances O'Connor, and Jai Courtney. He is a published playwright with his work receiving high critical acclaim and as a painter he has had several exhibitions, most recently at the Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne. His play Dirty Laundry which he also directed, was performed at the Smock Alley Theatre Dublin in 2014.Chris commenced his career in London where he directed for the Gate Theatre Notting Hill, the Riverside Studios, the Kings Head and New End Theatres. He also directed for regional companies. In Australia he continues to direct professionally. He recently opened the play The Other Place for the Fremantle Theatre Company in Perth. He also directed his own play Bacon and Eggs at the Old Fitz Theatre, Sydney. He has been both Dramaturg and Director for the Australian National Playwrights Conference.Chris has been Visiting Fellow at the National University of Singapore, directing a new play by Singapore Playwright, Chua Tze Wei, taught a series of Master Classes at the Gaiety School Dublin and directed The Caucasian Chalk Circle for Middlesex University, London. His production of The Pillars of Society was performed at the International Theatre School Festival in Amsterdam.In 2015 he was honoured in New York by Hugh Jackman and Master Card with a scholarship in his name, The Chris Edmund Performing Arts Scholarship. He presented the scholarship in 2015 in a ceremony at WAAPA.In a varied and vivid career he has also completed a stint at The Pronouncer on the highly successful Channel Ten reality show, The Great Australian Spelling Bee.Chris is a super bloke and a consummate artist and teacher. In this conversation he demonstrates exactly why. Enjoy!The Stages podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, Whooshkaa and where all good podcasts are found.

Hello! Thanks for tuning in to episode 11! This is a very special episode, because this time on the pod we embarked on our first three way conversation! Jarrod Draper, Lyndon Watts and Shannen Alyce Quan are all phenomenal artists in their own rights, and have been incredible leaders of change within the Australian musical theatre industry this year. A few months ago we were lucky enough to have all three zoom in and chat to us and our fellow WAAPA colleagues about what it means to be an ally through the BIPOC movement within the arts industry, and learned so much through this chat, so we knew it was important to have them on the podcast to relay what we heard to our listeners! A bio for our three wonderful guests below...: A proud Wiradjuri man, Jarrod is the first Indigenous graduate from the prestigious Music Theatre course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Born and raised in Orange, country NSW, Jarrod earned a full scholarship to the Regional Conservatorium to study Music Theatre and Classical Voice, which saw him perform both nationally and internationally for several years. During his time at WAAPA, Jarrod played roles such as ‘Sam' in Lord of the Flies, ‘Black Fox' in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, ‘Louise's Soldier (pas de deux dancer)' in Carousel and most notably, ‘George' in Sunday In The Park With George, for which he was voted Male Performer of the Year by Perth Theatre Reviews. Jarrod could most recently be seen on stage in The Hayes Theatre Company's sold out production of Catch Me If You Can. Lyndon is a 2014 graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). After graduating from WAAPA, he was cast in the national Australian tour of Sweet Charity, originally staged at the Hayes Theatre. In 2015 Lyndon toured Australia in Anything Goes before going on to perform the role of Beautiful Girl Production Tenor in the Australian national tour and the international Tokyo production of Singin' in the Rain. Lyndon has performed throughout Australia in the ensemble of Disney's Aladdin where he also covered and performed the role of Jafar. Most recently, Lyndon started in the role of Bernardo in the internationally touring company of West Side Story. Shannen Alyce Quan graduated from WAAPA in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre). She recently worked for Norwegian Cruise Lines playing Cynthia in Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical. Prior to this she was a part of the 10th Anniversary Tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical as a Swing and cover Cynthia. Other theatre credits include Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal (Black Swan State Theatre Company), Shirley in Boat People (Theatre451), Wendla in Spring Awakening (CPCA), The Disappeared/The Soul in Torment in Tejas Verdes (Theatre451). She has been lucky enough to work on several new Australian musicals including playing Kelly in The Gathering (Vic Theatre Company), Seela in Post: A New Musical (Something Blue Productions), and Maia in Matthew Robinson's Atlantis. Most recently, Shannen was a swing for the national tour of Six: The musical. In this episode we spoke about our hilarious onstage mishaps, how Lyndon, Jarrod and Shannen have been moved to use their voices for change within the industry, and what it means to hold space for both joy and pain in your artistry. We really enjoyed this episode and the open, generous and fun energy Lyndon, Jarrod and Shannen bring, and we know you'll love hearing what he has to say! You can find Lyndon, Jarrod and Shannen on Instagram as @lyndoncollinswatts, @jarrod_draper and @shannenalycequan. If you liked this ep, please leave a rate and review wherever you listened to this podcast, and come and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @companypod. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Hosted and Created by Giorgia Kennedy and Tiana Catalano Produced and Edited by David Duketis Media by Deirdre Khoo (deedledumdesigns) Music by David Duketis

Gillespie, whose nickname is "Lachy", began playing the piano at the age of four, and started formal singing training when he was 12. He attended the Fame School of Performing Arts as a teenager, earned a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and has performed in musicals in Melbourne and New York. He has been a vocal and drama coach for children between the ages of four and 13. He is the lead singer of The Wiggles and wears the purple skivvy.

Hello! We're stoked to be bringing you our second episode of Company. Today on the show, we're chatting with Shaun Rennie. Shaun is a director extraordinaire, who we had the pleasure of working with when he flew over to Perth to direct Mamma Mia at WAAPA. He is a wonderfully talented man who this year has directed IRENE (Neglected Musicals), THE RISE AND DISGUISE OF ELIZABETH R (Hayes Theatre), CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD (Sydney Philharmonia Choir), MAMMA MIA! (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), and was set to direct AMELIÉ at Darlinghurst Theatre Company pre-COVID. In this episode, we talked about Shaun's move to directing after being a performer, what he's learnt through COVID as an artist, and his conception of Light the Night, an annual benefit concert for leukemia research, which he produced and directed for 10 years. We're so happy we got to catch up with Shaun and host him on our pod, and we're sure you'll love what he has to say. To see more from Shaun, you can check out his website shaunrennie.com, and his instagram @shaunrennie. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode and open up discussion with you on our instagram @companypod, and our facebook Company Podcast. Please leave us a rate and review, and let us know what you'd love to hear in our coming episodes at companymediaoz@gmail.com Edited and Produced by Douglas Rintoul, Music by David Duketis, Graphic design by Deirdre Khoo

So excited to be bringing you another conversation with an amazing Woman of Colour. Today I chat with actor and award winning, emerging playwright Kirsty Marillier. Kirsty and I first met yeaaaars ago when we were studying acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. I still remember when Kirsty performed her monologue during O-Week and thinking, 'wow, that girl can do a great South African accent' - then I realised that Kirsty is South African. Kirsty is mixed race, coloured, and we talk about the history of that term in relationship to South Africa and her own personal search for identity. We also chat about Kirsty's play, 'The Orange Thrower', and how she uses her writing to reclaim her identity and deconstruct the relationships people of colour have with gender, migration and oppression; putting social change at the forefront of her intersectional practice.To find out more about Kirsty and keep up to date with the progress of 'The Orange Thrower' head to her IG @kirstymarillierKeep up to date with all things Black Birds via our IG @bl.ckb.rds @eeshash or our website www.black-birds.netFeel free to drop us a line with any guest or topic suggestions at hello@black-birds.netAnd don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share with your friends :) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ben Chapple is a Sydney based actor and a recent graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Ben didn't always want to be an actor but his early love of film led him to join a small sketch comedy group whilst studying law at University. A few years later, whilst in his 3rd year at WAAPA, Ben landed the role of Liam Flynn in Channel 10's 'Playing For Keeps' Season 2 where he was privileged to work with some of Australia's most prominent actors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Chapple is a Sydney based actor and a recent graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Ben didn't always want to be an actor but his early love of film led him to join a small sketch comedy group whilst studying law at University. A few years later, whilst in his 3rd year at WAAPA, Ben landed the role of Liam Flynn in Channel 10's 'Playing For Keeps' Season 2 where he was privileged to work with some of Australia's most prominent actors.

On this episode of No Offence, But we talk to Mel Ree, aka @itsbigsiis. Mel is a Papua New Guinean Australian powerhouse! Mel trained as an actor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and has since found her strength as a storyteller in performance poetry. She utilises her incredible emotional capacity as an actor to deliver heart wrenching poetry that delves into topics of rising through our darkest moments, finding our true identity after trauma and the experience of being an ethnic artist and individual in a predominantly white country. Keep up to date with Mel here ~ @itsbigsiisYou can learn more about Black Birds via our Instagram or at our website www.black-birds.netYou can find me (Ayeesha) here ~ @eeshashIn this episode we discuss eating disorders, depression and trauma which may be triggering for some listeners.For support for eating disorders please call The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 334 673. For crisis support and support for depression please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donald Woodburn is a renowned voice coach who is celebrated for his vast knowledge of cultural practice and targeting that has helped so many performers, presenters and public figures to harness the power and truth from within their individual voice. Donald is the former head of voice at both the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA). His course, that is running at The HubStudio from the 17th of March 2020, can be found at www.thehubstudio.com.au/voice/donald-woodburn-the-targeted-voice/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Woodburn is a renowned voice coach who is celebrated for his vast knowledge of cultural practice and targeting that has helped so many performers, presenters and public figures to harness the power and truth from within their individual voice. Donald is the former head of voice at both the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA). His course, that is running at The HubStudio from the 17th of March 2020, can be found at www.thehubstudio.com.au/voice/donald-woodburn-the-targeted-voice/

Have a play date with your body as I talk with Joseph Simons, dancer, choreographer, performer and co-creator of the high acclaimed and must-see Fringe World show ‘100 Years of The History Of Dance As Told By One Man In 60 Minutes With An Energetic Group Finale’Joseph talks about growing up in a highly artist family and how the draw to attend Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) first brought him to WA.He then goes on to tell the story behind the creation of the History of Dance solo show, which so beautifully spans so many facets of all things dance, and how it has developed to place it is now.The conversation doesn’t end there. We then explore the life of a dancer and how Joseph’s body is his instrument as an artist. We talk about his relationship with his body, functionality vs aesthetics and the benefits of exploration of movement.Joseph is wonderfully engaging and his energy and humour shine throughout the conversation. By listening to this you will come to realise that dance is for everyone and there no better place to start that in your bedroom with only your radio as company.www.thehistoryofdanceshow.com/

Liz Pascoe has been a singer, pianist and teacher for more years than she cares to remember. She practices immense dedication to her work and adopts enormous responsibility in delivering the best tuition possible.Liz originally trained as a secondary English and Music teacher, working for some years in secondary schools, where she honed her skills as a writer, vocal coach and musical director.Since 1990 she has been a part-time lecturer in singing in the Acting and Music theatre Departments at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. The students value the committed guidance from Liz. Her work has contributed to many of them enjoying extensive careers on the Australian and International stage.Liz’s performing and creative experience includes opera, theatre restaurant performance, musicals, music direction and composing for youth theatre, accompanying and vocal coaching.She shares with Stages her great knowledge of the voice as an instrument and tool for communication and art. I have certainly benefitted from Liz’s guidance and it was a joy catching up with an old friend.Stages is available from iTunes, Spotify and Whooshkaa.

Tania Chambers always loved the arts but never thought she’d have a career in them. She speaks with much enthusiasm and an intellect peppered with engaging humour and incredible insight of the local film industry.As the founder and Managing Director of Feisty Dame Productions Pty Ltd. she has produced the comedy feature A Few Less Men directed by Mark Lamprell and the comedic thriller Kill Me Three Times directed by Kriv StendersShe believes that each of us can strengthen our community and enrich our lives through our experience of the arts. “It is time that we truly valued creativity and the courageous people who inspire, entertain and challenge us. Our culture and economy benefit immensely from the creative industries.”Her list of credentials is extensive - chief executive of Screen NSW and ScreenWest, Screen Producers Australia councillor and board member of Perth International Arts Festival, AusFilm and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Impressive accomplishments for someone who almost didn’t have a career in the arts!She knows how the screen industry works from the inside, the deals and the deal-makers, and how to get ahead in the screen industry. Tania is well known for her mentoring and generosity with new and emerging filmmakers.She was very generous with Stages, offering her terrific knowledge of the film industry and drawing a vivid portrait of the art, of making art.The Stages podcast is available from iTunes, Spotify and Whooshkaa.

As an actor, teacher and writer, Nigel Rideout has been involved in professional theatre, film and television for the past 50 years in the UK, USA and Australia.From 1972-80, Nigel was Deputy Principal and Director of Studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). In 1981 he was invited to create the highly successful theatre department of the newly-formed Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).He has been Head of Theatre and Voice at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and Head of Voice at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Returning to Australia in 2002, Nigel set up the official archives for WAAPA as well as continuing to teach and direct at the Academy, as well as at The National Theatre Drama School in Melbourne.His many successful graduates in the UK include Jane Seymour, Martin Clunes, Nigel Planer, Amy Irving and Dame Harriet Walter. And from WAAPA: Hugh Jackman, Frances O’Connor, Dominic Purcell and Lisa McCune.Amazingly Nigel still receives annual repeat fees for a role in the first series of Dad’s Army recorded in 1968.Join us for a riveting conversation where he describes the evolution of Acting training and the emergence of WAAPA; the triumphant training ground for artists, built on the West Coast of Australia.The Stages podcast is available from iTunes, Spotify and Whooshkaa.

Maverick Newman is an award-winning Actor/Writer from Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts better known as WAAPA in 2018 with a B.A. in Music Theatre. Maverick has already garnered 4 Green Room Award nominations for his debut one-man musical comedy “Finding Felix: A Memoir” of which he toured nationally in 2017-18. The cabaret also led to a Viceland Documentary on SBS. In 2018, after winning the ‘Julie Michael Cabaret Award’ with his so-written and co-starring cabaret ’Tis The Season…, toured the show again around Australia to sell-out crowds. He has so much to share particularly on his journey coming out of the closet and finding himself. Check him out on socials, @mavacado

Dance started for Cadi McCarthy at the youthful age of four, having been taken along to a ballet class by her parents. At the age of 17, she was accepted into the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts (WAAPA). At WAAPA and the world of what dance was opened up for Cadi, sparking what has become a life-long commitment and investment into the potential and possibility of choreography and movement. Cadi was exposed to different ways of engaging with dance and the practise of dance-making, improvisation and tasking, “not just the performing aspect of dance”.Cadi’s interest and dedication in the art of dance-making and its power is found in the body; “every human has a body and bodies tell stories”.Cadi’s career has taken her all over the world - and spent time working with dance companies in Denmark, UK, Germany, USA, and Canada. The interest was always in meeting new people and seeing the way the different ways of engaging with life and dance, not just about learning new techniques: “it’s about making our world smaller and richer” as well as “connecting with like-minded people”.In 2012, Cadi moved to Newcastle, and noticed the lack of engagement with dance-making and practice. She was inspired to create an artistic hub of sorts, providing a space for artists to have the liberty to just play and investigate - to see what they could come up with. Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub was born, a space that exists to nurture emerging and professional choreographers and artists and to “strengthen the presence of contemporary dance/art in the Newcastle community”. The Hub provides multiple residencies and support - for people to consolidate practise as well as to take personal and artistic risk.This lack of a youth cultural, was the catalyst for the Flip-Side project. She sees this as an opportunity to nurture the individual voice that everyone possesses and the way in which dance can build foundational skills that transcend into everyday life. Cadi comments that “youth dance didn’t really exist” when she was younger and that this would have been a formative experience.Cadi is a generous and open-person, with so much enthusiasm and insight into dance-making and the body. I really appreciated the way she views choreography and highlights the importance of nurturing and providing space for people to play and explore.

Cool and Smart are a comedy duo featuring Barney Pollock and Matt Young. Barney, is an actor, writer and comedian from Perth. He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2015 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts. He has toured with the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, has worked as a voice-over artist and director, and has experience in theatre and at improv. Matt is an actor, writer and comedian from Tasmania. He is an experienced stand-up comedian who has also worked for the student community television production house RMITV for a number of years, appearing as a regular correspondent for the news satire show 'The Leak' and as a frequent panellist on a program called 'Quiz Night'. In 2017 he appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his own solo show called 'I Quit. They both perform regularly at the improv conspiracy in Melbourne under the house name surfguy69@msn.com. In this podcast we talk about trust, vulnerability, drugs, authenticity, creative collaboration, improvising, creative process , partnership, and even having to deal with the feelings of when someone walks out during a show. Check them out on: fb/ insta @coolsmartbois Follow @Funny in Failure on Insta and FB and @Michael_Kahan on Insta to keep up to date with the latest info.

Ever found yourself dregging on a bus on the way to work, fantasising about fries and pondering the metaphysics of seat allocation? Is there a word for mirroring manspreading behaviour? Is dregging even a thing? Find out the answers to these and other off-beat questions mulled over by Ali and Emma as they listen to Harriet McInerney's 'Average Morning' read by Joel Horwood. 'Average Morning' was first performed at 'Humans of Parramatta Road', Little Fictions, Knox Street Bar, Chippendale. About the Author Harriet McInerney is a Sydney-based writer. She is the author of the chapbook Houseplant (SOd), and recently completed a residency in text-based practice at Arteles Creative Centre (Finland). Her microlit, 'The City Was Growing Inside Her' is published in Landmarks (Spineless Wonders, 2017).She is commissioning editor and publicist at New South Books. About the Actor Joel Horwood is an actor, known for Secret City (2016), The Greenhouse and Infidels (2017). Joel is a graduate of the acting course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. While still training, Joel was cast as soldier Len Barwick in the Logie nominated ABC docudrama, The War That Changed Us (dir. James Bogle). He performed the lead role of Ort Flack in the stage adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel, That Eye, The Sky. Credits Presenters: Ali Morris and Emma Walsh Producer: Bronwyn Mehan Theme music: James Seymour Production Assistant: Hannah Oakshott Coffee Pod|cast has been produced with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and we wish to also acknowledge the support of Little Fictions by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the City of Sydney Matching Grants program.

WA's answer 'Adele' - Miss Lani Melrose, joins Perth Symphony Orchestra on stage this weekend at the Tianqi Lithium Symphony Spectacular in front of a 5000+ audience. She first caught out eye (and ear!) when she received a standing ovation for her performance of Adele's version of 'Fast Love' at our 'Faith & Freedom: the music of George Michael' concert last year. Hear her talk about her experiences performing with Perth Symphony since graduating from the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

Joel Bray has established himself as a contemporary dancer and choreographer both nationally and internationally. The Melbourne-based artist and proud Wiradjuri man began dancing at age 20, leaving a Law Degree to start training in traditional Aboriginal and Contemporary dance forms at NAISDA Dance College. Explaining:“It wasn’t so much dance I was interested in, it was being in a community of Black people, for the first time, being surrounded by other Aboriginal people for the first time and learning about my roots.”Joel then went to Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) graduating in 2005.In creating and choreographing, Joel is inspired by his Wiradjuri cultural heritage allowing this to inform a new method of creation, rather than recreate a supposed Indigenous ‘form’. Alongside explorations of the experience for fair-skinned Aboriginal people and the racism they can face, Joel navigates the experience for gay men in a world of digital isolation. Often his works are intimate encounters, an experience between the performer and audience member where each party have a role to play in the storytelling and performance. For example, his recent work Biladurang, set in a hotel room, which was programmed as part of Brisbane Festival 2018 and will next appear as part of Sydney Festival 2019. Joel is an ongoing performer with Chunky Move (AUS), appearing in Complexity of Belonging and An Act of Now, and with Anouk van Dijk and Falk Richter in their production Safe Places at the Frankfurt Schauspielhaus. Joel has been commission as part of Next Move 11 with Dharawungara. This work is a collision of rituals where the audience is invited to reimagine the theatre as a ceremonial ground of light and sound, as Joel explores how to breath life into this Wiradjuri rite he has only ever read about.In conversation Joel talked about his twelve year career, spanning France, Portugal, Israel and Australia with Chunky Move, Jean-Claude Gallotta, Company CeDeCe , Kolben Dance, Machol Shalem Dance House, Yoram Karmi’s FRESCO Dance Company, Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor and Roy Assaf. He is a grantee of the 2018 Australia Council’s Indigenous Signature Works funding and is currently co-commissioned by the Performance Space and Yirramboi Festival to make a new work entitled Candy from Strangers for 2019. Joel was nominated for Best Performer in 2017 at the Australian Dance Awards and is a member of the Melbourne Greenroom Awards Dance Jury.“Dance has the ability to take the moment and to expand that out, so you can almost, you can take one or a few things, and really pull them apart and really understand them. […] Dance allows the possibility for authentic human to human encounters; that I think are becoming more and more precious in this digital world.”

Adm Ventoura is a “first call” bass guitarist based in Sydney. He has worked across a wide range of musical styles throughout Australia and also in South America, USA, UK, Asia, the Middle East and New Zealand. Over the last 25 years, he has played, recorded and toured with an array of artists and musicians in concerts, clubs, and for radio and television. These artists include Al Green, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Jon Stevens, Guy Sebastian, Ian Moss, Kate Ceberano, Vika and Linda Bull, and Jessica Mauboy, Karen Lee Andrews and Delta Goodrem. In addition to this performance experience Adm has composed works and been accompanist for Quantum Leap Youth Dance Ensemble, Dance Tank (Sydney Opera House), Steps Youth Dance Company – WA, the Victorian College of the Arts, Sonic Mayhem Orchestra and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance) from the Western Australian Conservatorium. Adm's current gigs projects include Alma Music Presents:, Oyobi, Suite Az and Toru.  Recorded in Marrickville, NSW Australia 02/10/18 https://youtu.be/rbuDnsGV1JE https://youtu.be/3dnhXRRe-RM  https://youtu.be/F6eLR5rmxaw  https://youtu.be/-I27UL0je_M https://www.oyobi.com.au/  https://soundcloud.com/user-524371069/this-one-be-killa-merenia-feat-kween-g-oyobi-rework https://www.facebook.com/almamusicpresents/ https://m.facebook.com/wearetoru/   

In tonight’s show, we speak with Jub Clerc and Joe Williams. Jub is a Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman from the Beagle Bay and Broome regions of the Kimberley in WA. Graduating from Western Australian Academy of […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_urbandreaming/p/joy.org.au/urbandreaming/wp-content/uploads/sites/336/2018/07/2018-07-24-UrbanDreaming-JubClerc-JoeWilliams.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:50 — 36.3MB) The post Jub Clerc and Joe Williams appeared first on Urban Dreaming.

They often say laughter is the best medicine, but so is music. Gillian Cosgriff is a singer, songwriter, musician, and comedian. She graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music Theatre and went on to write her first solo show, Waitressing…and Other Things I Do Well, […]

They often say laughter is the best medicine, but so is music. Gillian Cosgriff is a singer, songwriter, musician, and comedian. She graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music Theatre and went on to write her first solo show, Waitressing…and Other Things I Do Well, which debuted at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Television credits include Offspring, House Husbands, Fat Tony & Co., Ricketts Lane, and Get Krackin’. She was a backing vocalist for Kate Miller-Heidke’s 2012 album Nightflight and her theatre credits include The Pirates of Penzance (The Production Company), A 3-Handed Mikado with Colin Lane (Lano and Woodley) and David Collins (The Umbilical Brothers), Loving Repeating (Vic Theatre Company), Company (Watch This), and Vivid White (Melbourne Theatre Company). Her solo shows have garnered rave reviews and toured nationally, winning Best Cabaret Melbourne Fringe and a Green Room Award for Original Songs. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the I’m Not Joking community today: petermcgraw,.org Peter McGraw Twitter Peter McGraw LinkedIn

“I don’t dance” is music to the ears of Bec Reid. It’s a provocation and an invitation. For those who are not dancers, the dance floor can seem incredibly overwhelming ­­– the idea of moving a body in a way that is outside of the ‘normal’ is frightening. But what are we afraid of? Bec’s advice to these wall flowers is: “Back yourself, you will be alright.”Inspirational artist Bec Reid works across social divides, between rural and urban communities and across all demographics and backgrounds. She brings people closer through dance.Bec started dance in her mid teens, changing her direction from either going to save the whales or becoming a journalist. Dance grabbed her! Growing up in Tasmania, she moved away to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).Upon finishing study along with Luke George (who is profiled in an upcoming episode), Bec became the Co-Artistic Director of Stompin Youth Dance Company in Tasmania from 2002 to 2008.“I have committed to rest of my dancing life, to making dance as inclusive as possible because my experience was very welcoming.”She is passionate about making dance available to everyone. Her list of achievements, collaborations, projects and commissions is immense. Even those who know Bec best, struggle to keep up with her number of projects and touring schedules. Despite this, “busy” is not a word you will ever hear her utter.Bec is the co-artistic director of All The Queens Men, a company that champions social equality by providing creative opportunities for diverse members of society. Bec’s dance and creative talent shines through so many of their projects including, Fun Run, The Coming Back Out Ball and LGBTI Elders Dance Club. Bec also works with Every Body NOW! a company that creates participatory and large-scale experiences that engage communities. Every Body NOW! is soon to open Yes, We Dance! for Bleach* Festival, which coincides with the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.“For me dance says literally everything, I will watch someone dancing long before I say hello to them of start talking.”

Melanie Lane is emerging as a powerhouse of contemporary dance. Based between Melbourne and Berlin, Melanie’s work is diverse and exciting. After studying at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1999, Melanie moved to Germany as there were increased performance opportunities available in Australia. Melanie has performed with a range of companies and artists worldwide, including Lucy Guerin Inc (interviewed in season two), Kobalt Works, Arco Renz (B), Club Guy and Roni (N), Tino Seghal (G), Antony Hamilton (AUS) and Chunky Move (Aus). Melanie was appointed as resident director at Lucy Guerin Inc, in 2015. In 2016, she was commissioned to develop Re-make at Chunky Move part of their Next Move program and has just been announced as one of the commissioned artists for Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed program. I met Melanie after a long day in the rehearsal room, in the lead up to her premiere of Nightdance which explores the night economy; from exotic dance, lap-dancing and club dancing, to examining how complicit the audiences are as voyeurs and consumers.

Welcome to episode #44! Our guest is a European-based, Australian-born artist, composer, singer and producer. She uses electronic instruments and technology to create and perform masterpieces in real time, and has performed all over the world. She recently delivered a moving TEDx talk titled ‘how to translate the feeling into sound’ and is also a freelance lecturer in Creativity at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.   Some of the topics we spoke about include: The various experiences of the composer versus the listener The best tools she recommends for those wanting to experiment with electronic instruments Her cover of Outkast’s 'Hey Ya' thats surpassed well over 2.5 million views The time she took the plunge at 24 years old to live in Europe and the journey that followed dedicating everything to her art And the process of simultaneously performing while envisioning the composition ahead of time. I present to you, the stunning, soulful and exceptionally talented ... Rachel Claudio!    More on Rachel Claudio can be found via the links below: Rachel's Facebook: click here Rachel's Twitter: @RachelClaudio Rachel's Instagram: @Claudiography TEDx Perth Talk: click here Full version of 'The Saddest ‘Hey Ya’ You’ll Ever Hear': click here Rachel's Soundcloud: click here Equipboard: http://equipboard.com Ableton Live music software: https://www.ableton.com/en/live  Subscribe to The Giant Thinkers Podcast on iTunes. Are you a designer or creative struggling to navigate your way? If you haven’t already, I invite you to sign up for the mailing list, where you get occasional emails from me on new episodes, articles and events. But if email isn’t your thing, add me on Instagram or snapchat, my handle is @TheGiantThinker -- it’s the fastest way to reach me and see my day-to-day activities.

Constanza Herrero is an Australian/Chilean singer and songwriter. With experience in the music and television industries, Constanza began her career in Chile at a very young age, after launching her original compositions EP ‘Actúa hoy’ in 2007 under the artistic name ‘Kota’, which led her to become part of the MTV Latin Music Award winning teen pop band ‘Six Pack’. Constanza debuted in the band singing at the prestigious Latin American Festival ‘Viña del Mar International Song Festival’ in 2008. In that same year she earned the role of Antagonist in the TV Series ‘Karkú’ which was broadcast by Nickelodeon (Latin America) and also recorded the music album 'Up'. After finishing high school, Constanza settled in Australia where she studied at the prestigious ‘Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ (WAAPA), obtaining a Certificate in Musical Theatre and a Bachelor of Music (Contemporary Stream). Constanza is currently in Perth (Australia) writing new songs for her next album. Don't miss our program. Tune in the 95.3 from 5 PM this Tuesday 14 February 2017.

Mel Crothers is a Perth based Christian singer songwriter. After Initially pursuing a career in Musical Theatre after graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Mel has released 2 albums and tours regularly sharing her music. In this interview she shares her heart behind her new project, "Faithful." Mel also serves as an ambassador with child sponsorship organisation Compassion.