Art Smitten

Playwright and creator of Australian Realness, Zoey Dawson speaks with Hayden, Lachlan and Tom about the inspirations for her production, including her upbringing in regional Victoria and first impressions of city life.

Australian Realness will be playing at the Malthouse Theatre, Southbank until September 8th. For more information, head to Zoey's official website or that of Malthouse.

Segment originally aired Sunday, August 11th. Produced and Edited by Tom Parry.

Image courtesy of Zoey Dawson.

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The University of Melbourne's biennial arts event, MUDFEST, is happening very soon. To promote the 2019 event, co-Executive Directors Ellie Hamill and Lucy Holz came to the Art Smitten studios, where they were interviewed by our co-Executive Producer, Tom Parry.

MUDFEST runs August 21st to 28th on both the Parkville and Southbank campuses of U.M. For more information, head to the UMSU or official MUDFEST website. You can also follow the Mudfest team on Facebook and Instagram.

Segment originally aired Sunday, August 11th. Produced by Tom Parry.

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As the Special Projects Coordinator with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Karl Knapp is responsible for bringing many events to the stage, including the MSO's ongoing Films In Concert series.

Karl spoke with Art Smitten co-hosts Monisha, Christian and Tom about his work and some of the upcoming Concert performances, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Skyfall, and the film soundtracks of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

For more information about the MSO and its future events, head to the official website.

Segment originally aired Wednesday, July 31st. Produced and edited by Christian Tsoutsouvas.

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Writer and author Rosemary Sorensen has headed the Bendigo Writers Festival for the past eight years. With the 2019 Festival just over a week away, we sent Art Smitten's co-Executive Producer, and fellow Bendigonian, Tom Parry to his old hometown for a chat with Rosemary in the iconic Capital Theatre.

In their wide-ranging discussion, Rosemary and Tom talk about the history of the festival, some of the more contentious authors appearing at this year's event, advice for aspiring writers, and a scoop on Rosemary's future plans for the festival.

The Bendigo Writers Festival is happening August 9th-11th in Bendigo, central Victoria. For more information, head to the official website.

Segment produced by Tom Parry.

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Our producer Tom speaks with his Film 101 co-hosts, Arnie Duracak and Darcy Read, about the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival, or MIFF. The three movie buffs talk about the history of the event, the highlights of this year's festival and the films they are most looking forward to, including The Farewell (pictured).

MIFF's 2019 programme begins Thursday, August 1st. For more information, head to the official website.

Segment produced by Tom Parry; edited by Arnie Duracak.

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In the lead up to the Emerging Writers Festival, Viv and Digby interviewed Tegan Webb about zines, the State Library, and so much more. 

The Emerging Writers Festival is now over for 2019, but you can find out more information here: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/

Originally premiered on Sunday 16th June. Produced and edited by Marcie Di Bartolomeo.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES!

Tom and Dana chat with Sim Luttin and Paul Hodges about their art exhibition We Can Be Heroes.

Segment originally aired Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. Produced by Christian Tsoutsouvas.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES!

In this segment, Viv, Tom and Chirstian speak to Sophie Smyth and Ryan Smedley on their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show The Aspie Hour, which recently won a Green Room Award.

Originally aired 2018 Sunday, March 4th, 2018. Segment produced by Christian Tsoutsouvas.

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Oz Comic-Con is a national event that takes place in Australia's five major cities every year. On June 8th, 2019, the Art Smitten team attended the event in Melbourne, and recorded the experience for our loyal listeners.

Included in this very special podcast are interviews with a cosplayer, the Doctor Who Fan Club, and author Isobelle Carmody, as well as our observations of the day.

Segments of this podcast originally aired June 23rd and 30th. Featuring the voices of Tom Denham, Viv Micic, Marcie Di Bartolomeo and Tom Parry.

Produced and edited by Tom Parry.

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With Melbourne’s third Series Mania festival imminent, Tom Parry spoke with Kristy Matheson, from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) about the history of the festival, the presence of Melissa Rosenberg (Marvel’s Jessica Jones) at this year’s event, the unprecedented growth of television, and the Australian content being premiered.

Plus, Kristy provides an update on the renovations currently taking place at ACMI’s headquarters in Federation Square.

Series Mania takes place on July 4th and 5th. For more information, head to ACMI’s official website.

Segment produced by Tom Parry.

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