Art Smitten: Interviews - 2016

Hosts Christian and Emma chatted to SHANE GRANT (Milk Bars), MATT ADEY (Spectre of Death) & LAUREN SIMMONDS (Unseen) about the upcoming season of live art at Metanoia Live Works. 

Metanoia Live Works Season: 25 June – 6 August, Mechanics Institute Brunswick, 270 Sydney Road, Melbourne

Image: Unseen by Lauren Simmonds

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*Note to listeners: phone interview audio quality is a bit scratchy, but the interview itself is very interesting. Listen and find out!

Christian had the opportunity to chat to actress CASSANDRA MAGRATH about her involvement with Winterfall Theatre's production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Is being performed at Blackbox Theatre, Preshil Senior Campus 21 June– 10 July: Tue-Sat, 7.30pm, Sun 2pm

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Hosts Christian and Jonathan were joined on the line with actor CHRISTOPHER BROWN (playing the role of DARYL) from Red Stitch's world premiere production of The Honey Bees. 

The Honey Bees is being performed on 14 June – 16 July, Red Stitch Actors Theatre Rear 2 Chapel Street St Kilda East.

Photo credit: Jodie Hutchinson - featuring Marta Kaczmarek and Christopher Brown

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*Note to listeners: the phone audio quality is a bit scratchy

Hosts Christian and Jonathan were joined on the line with GEORGIA MOORE from Federation University. Georgia will be playing the role of WEDNESDAY in the University's production of The Addams Family. 

The Addams Family is on 17 - 25 Jun, at Theatre Works 14 Acland St, St Kilda.

Photographer credit: Jodie Hutchinson

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Hosts Will and Lauren were joined in the studio with MAXINE GIGLIOTTI and BEDE NASH from the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA). Maxine and Bede talked about the 2016 graduating class showcase performance Things NOT of this EARTH, how they both become interested in circus arts, and how they chose their circus specialities. 

Things NOT of this EARTH  will be being performed 8 - 18 June, Wed – Sat 7.30pm at the NICA National Circus Centre, 39 - 59 Green Street, Prahran

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Hosts Ben & Michaela were joined in the studio with ANDI SNELLING – writer, producer and performer of the critically-acclaimed solo confessional show #DearDiary.

 #DearDiary is being perforfmed at The Butterfly Club, Wed 1st – Sun 5th June at 7pm

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Hosts Ben & Michaela were joined by tigers of the stage - GABRIELLE SAVRONE (director and actor at Owl & Cat Theatre) & MARCUS MOLYNEUX (actor) from Owl and Cat Theatre’s production Flesh Eating Tiger. 

Flesh Eating Tiger is being performed at Owl and Cat Theatre, 34 Swan Street from 31st May – 2nd June

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Hosts Lauren and Andrew are joined on the line with actress ROSE RILEY.  She is playing the role of Laura Wingfield in the Malthouse Theatre’s production of The Glass Menagerie.

 The Glass Menagerie is being performed on 18th May to 5th June at the Merlyn Theatre in Melbourne.

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Hosts Lauren and Andrew were joined in the studio with LENKA VANDERBOOM - Melbourne Playback Theatre Company ensemble member and Creative Director of SticksnStones on the Birrarung Marr. 

The event includes a panel event with esteemed First Nations’ Victorians followed by a professional playback theatre performance.

 SticksnStones is on Friday 27th May, 6pm at Deakin Edge Theatre, Federation Square, Melbourne.

Photographer credit: Steven Rhall (image: Diana Nguyen, Sermsah Bin Saad)

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Laurent spoke to award winning dancer CHARMENE YAP, a member of Sydney Dance Company and performer in the touring production CounterMove.

CounterMove will be performed at the Melbourne Theatre Company Southbank Theatre 25th May to 4th June

Photography by Peter Greig (still from CACTI)

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