Art Smitten

In a frenetic, wide-ranging chat with Art Smitten’s Charisa and Nicola, improvisational comedian Rik Brown discusses his new scripted, one-man play Rocky the Third; what it’s like to be a teacher of improv; his biggest comedy influences; and the many, many other shows he is partaking in.

Rocky the Third will be playing at The Butterfly Club as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival from March 25th. For more information, visit thebutterflyclub.com/show/rocky-the-third

Originally aired Wednesday, March 6th. Produced by Tom Parry.

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Co-hosts Dwight, Dini and Tom talk to Jack Beeby, the alter-ego of drag queen Six Inches Uncut, about how he came to discover the drag scene and create TAINT Cabaret, a monthly event that walks the line between “fantasy and filth”.

For more information about TAINT Cabaret, head to the official Facebook page. You can also follow Six Inches Uncut via Facebook and Twitter.

Segment originally aired Sunday, March 3rd. Produced by Tom Parry.

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Creator of the experimental music series Play On, Lydia Dobbin, joins co-hosts Charlie, Aurora and Tom to discuss the merits of performing in an underground car park, and what to expect from the upcoming performances.

More information about Play On can be found on their official website and Facebook page.

Segment originally aired Wednesday, March 12th. Produced by Tom Parry.

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Jared Smith, Luke Martin and Jess Marshall of Lightbox Productions speak with Art Smitten's co-hosts Tom, Marcie, Sim and Nicola about their Love Actually-inspired musical show The Theory of Relativity, which has its premiere earlier this month.

For more information about Lightbox Productions, visit their official website, Facebook and Instagram pages.

Segment originally aired Wednesday, February 27th. Produced by Tom Parry.

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In preparation for International Women’s Day, co-hosts Charisa and Nicola chatted with Emma Mary Hall, the writer and director of World Problems about the philosophical crises and cultural barriers that led to her show’s creation.

Emma will be performing World Problems at fortyfivedownstairs from March 13th. For more information, head to fortyfivedownstairs.com/wp2016/event/world-problems

Originally aired Wednesday, March 6th. Produced by Tom Parry.

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Two crew members from the theatrical group Norbury Productions, Verity Norbury and Rohan Dimsey, discuss their new comedy, The Global Citizen and the perils of working in retail with co-hosts Marcie, Sim, Tom and Nicola.

For more information about Norbury Productions, visit their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Originally aired Wednesday, February 27th. Produced by Tom Parry.

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Co-hosts Luca and Fergus are given insight into the Linden Art Prize exhibition by guest Melinda Martin.

The exhibition will be housed in the Linden New Art gallery until April 28th. For more information, head to lindenarts.org/exhibitions

Segment originally aired February 24th. Produced by Marcie Di Bartolomeo; edited by Tom Parry. Image courtesy of Linden New Art.

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In this segment, Marcie & Tom discuss Jon S. Baird's film Stan & Ollie – documenting the duo’s tour of the UK and Ireland – with co-hosts Arnie and Nicola.

Read Tom's written review of the film here: syn.org.au/syn-reviews-stan-ollie

Originally aired Wednesday, February 20th.

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Technical difficulties weren’t going to stop Arnie and Nicola from interviewing Fiona Sweet, the creative director of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, who spoke to Art Smitten about the opening of the National Centre of Photography and the inaugural exhibition from artist Robbie Rowlands.

For more information on the exhibition, head to ballaratfoto.org/events/robbie-rowlands/

Segment original aired Wednesday, February 20th.

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Co-hosts James Karakolis and Tom Denham discuss their appreciation of audio serials, and improvise their own radio play at segment's end.

Originally aired February 13th. Produced by Marcie Di Bartolomeo; edited by Tom Parry.

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