On The Fringe

Welcome to Episode 13 of On The Fringe and our second last Episode of season one.

In this episode, you finally get to listen to Declan Kelly's hauntingly beautiful original version of Catch Your Ego of his 2019 Album, Views with a Room, before it was remixed by Traugott and became our theme music!

But first, Charley catches up with Danielle is a creative entrepreneur, Founder, and CEO of the joyous company, The House that Dan Built.

They muse on the inspiration and process behind the company's formation, talk about tricky digital pivots and working with voice during lockdown, then touch on some of the inspirational projects that have been born out of a year that took a sharp turn into new territory.

In episode twelve Charley has a deep and incisive conversation with the Co-Artistic Directors of Rogue Projects, Erica Lovell and Robbi James. They discuss the state of the arts industry, creating opportunities for invisible artists, making work with social purpose, and much, much more. 

On The Fringe is back for our eleventh episode with a hilarious and insightful double bill!

Haunting Sydney Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lou Millar found herself in the Five in Focus hot seat with Tiera Boo. Many interesting titbits are revealed, like the first song Lou learned to play, her songwriting process and influences, and a cause that's near and dear to her heart.

And up first, Local comedian David Polterak warms us up with a deadpan stand-up set, composed mostly of actually funny dad jokes layered with understated belly chuckling hilarity.

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

In our 10th Episode of On the Fringe, our host Charley Sanders takes a deep dive into the mind of Legs on the Wall Artistic Director Joshua Thompson.

In this engaging long-form interview, Josh talks about the career trajectory that led him to his Directorship at Legs. How this challenging year has affected both his personal and work life and the things inherent in human nature that this lockdown has brought to light.

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

Welcome to Episode 9 of 'On the Fringe' A podcast by The Sydney Fringe Festival. This week features two fresh segments for your listening pleasure.

We have a new made for radio play, inspired by Dante's inferno, 'Bureaucracio' by Allison Tyra. 

In the second act, Eamon Dilworth's Crawfish Po boys turn our ears towards music with their song 'Living The Van Life' After which Eamon finds himself in the rapid-fire hot seat with Tiera Boo. They talk about inspiration, process, musical journeys, and the Sydney music scene. 

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

In our 8th Episode of 'On The Fringe,' Charley is back with an insightful conversation with theatre and performance maker Jane Grimley.

Jane is passionate about theatre being a staple of our cultural diet, which just emanates from this conversation. We talked about Jane's big move up north at the start of COVID, her studies and how that informs her practice, and some of the brilliant moments in her work 'World's Best/Worst House party' from The Sydney Fringe Festival last year, which received the 2019 Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award.

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

Thanks for joining us for Episode Seven of 'On the Fringe.'

We were lucky enough to have the enigmatic multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Elana Stone join Tiera Boo in the Studio for our Five in Focus segment.

Where they deep dived into Elana's earliest memories of performance, her major influences, what it is like playing, and writing songs with her hugely successful all-girl folk band 'All Our Exes Live in Texas.' Elana also touched on her hopes for the Sydney live music scene as venues start to reopen and the importance of supporting artists during this time. 

We also hear her recently released single 'Permanent Limbo.'

First up in the episode, we hear two hilarious sets from local comedian Jenny Tian. Jenny is a Sydney-based stand-up comedian who has performed in sold-out shows at the Sydney Fringe Festival and venues all across Sydney. 

These sets were recorded live in a busy bar, so apologies for the audio quality.

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

Welcome to Episode Six of 'On the Fringe.'

In today's podcast, we are immersed in the rich world of 'The Remarkable Realisation of Ricky's Modern Life' by Erica Brennan. Then we listen to Mary Rapp's new song (under pseudonym MaryHeart) 'Different Kinda' and Tiera Boo throws some rapid-fire questions at this remarkable musician, multi-instrumentalist, and academic. 

Erica Brennan is a Sydney based writer, director, and physical theatre performer. She is a founding member and lead devising artist for physical theatre ensemble NINEFOLD and one of our beloved Sydney Fringe Festival Team members. 

Read by Erica, 'The Remarkable Realisation of Ricky's Modern Life' is a made for Audio monologue that evokes questions of personal accountability and maternal instinct, set within a strange dream world. 

Later in the episode, we learn how Mary Rapp started her life in Music, how she approaches songwriting, why she created the Mary Heart persona for her Rhythm and Blues inspired band of the same name, the benefits of separating the different parts of her practices, and she shares some candid feelings about the Sydney Music scene. 

We also receive an introduction to traditional Korean Pansori singing, which informs Mary's doctoral thesis.

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

For our fifth episode of 'On the Fringe' were delighted to have Ayeesha Ash join us for a deep dive into their work with host Charley Sanders. 

Discussing a broad range of themes surrounding her working practice, including the work she makes with Black Birds and their influences, why she started a podcast, making work during COVID, and a plethora of exciting projects on the horizon.

Ayeesha is the Artistic Director of the highly acclaimed creative arts company Black Birds, a multidisciplinary actor, host of the 'No Offence but' podcast, and co-host of week three's Global Fringe Gala.

Playing out the episode is another world premiere by one of our favourite Sydney musicians Elana Stone with her exciting new song, 'Permanent limbo.' 

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.

The fourth installment of On The Fringe presents an insightful conversation between host Charley Sanders and Ninefold Artistic Director Shy Magsalin.

They discuss significant dialogs that are opening up in the theatre world as well as the world at large, the importance of art in the chronic phase of a crisis, different methods of creating theatre, and how the dominant method of working can exclude a range of voices by its very structure.

On The Fringe is made possible by The City of Sydney and Project Partner Aeona.