Richard starts off this week's show with a Malthouse Theatre 2025 season overview with Artistic Director Matt Lutton. Gunai/Kurnai woman and curator Amanda Haskard talks ACMI's major exhibition <a href="https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/future-fictions/">The Future and Other Fictions</a>. And three interviews about Melbourne Fringe: performer and choreographer Alix Kuijpers tells Richard about <a href="https://www.dancehouse.com.au/whats-on/grim-grinning-ghosts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grim Grinning Ghosts</a>, Mitch Jones (Oozing Future) discusses new alt-circus/theatre performance <a href="https://www.oozingfuture.com/apocrypha">Apocrypha</a>, and Oli Mathiesen talks about about the Aotearoa production <a href="https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/event/fringe-2024-the-butterfly-who-flew-into-the-rave/">The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave</a>.

Richard starts off this week's show with a Malthouse Theatre 2025 season overview with Artistic Director Matt Lutton. Gunai/Kurnai woman and curator Amanda Haskard talks ACMI's major exhibition The Future and Other Fictions. And three interviews about Melbourne Fringe: performer and choreographer Alix Kuijpers tells Richard about Grim Grinning Ghosts, Mitch Jones (Oozing Future) discusses new alt-circus/theatre performance Apocrypha, and Oli Mathiesen talks about about the Aotearoa production The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave.

Richard starts off this week's show with a Malthouse Theatre 2025 season overview with Artistic Director Matt Lutton. Gunai/Kurnai woman and curator Amanda Haskard talks ACMI's major exhibition <a href="https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/future-fictions/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Future and Other Fictions</a>. And three interviews about Melbourne Fringe: performer and choreographer Alix Kuijpers tells Richard about <a href="https://www.dancehouse.com.au/whats-on/grim-grinning-ghosts/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grim Grinning Ghosts</a>, Mitch Jones (Oozing Future) discusses new alt-circus/theatre performance <a href="https://www.oozingfuture.com/apocrypha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apocrypha</a>, and Oli Mathiesen talks about about the Aotearoa production <a href="https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/event/fringe-2024-the-butterfly-who-flew-into-the-rave/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave</a>.

Malthouse 2025, Amanda Haskard on ACMI, plus MELBOURNE FRINGE MINI SPECIAL: Alix Kuijpers' Grim Grinning Ghosts, Mitch Jones' Apocrypha and choreographer Oli Mathiesen

Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include:
- 'Art Attack' - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith.
- 'Shoot the Messenger' - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick.
- 'Drawn Out' - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.

Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.

About the Presenter
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers' Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing Arts Editor at www.artshub.com.au. In his spare time he watches old Doctor Who episodes.


The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include: - 'Art Attack' - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith. - 'Shoot the Messenger' - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick. - 'Drawn Out' - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo. Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests. About the Presenter Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers' Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing Arts Editor at www.artshub.com.au. In his spare time he watches old Doctor Who episodes. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include:
- 'Art Attack' - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith.
- 'Shoot the Messenger' - fortnightly theatre news &amp; reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick.
- 'Drawn Out' - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.

Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.

About the Presenter
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers' Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing Arts Editor at www.artshub.com.au. In his spare time he watches old Doctor Who episodes.


The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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Malthouse 2025, Amanda Haskard on ACMI, plus MELBOURNE FRINGE MINI SPECIAL: Alix Kuijpers' Grim Grinning Ghosts, Mitch Jones' Apocrypha and choreographer Oli Mathiesen

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