PRAISE DIONYSUS!

PRAISE DIONYSUS!

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PRAISE DIONYSUS! episodes

  • Being Struck By Lightning

    Jake went to Clayton to check out MUST’s two newest offerings.

     

    One’s a fragmented Sumatran allegory and the other is not!

     

    The shows are:

    'The World Approaches’ by Luca Edwards

    and

    'Prickly Love’ by Gita Bezard

     

    And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    46 min
  • Conquering the World of Child Television

    After we talk about a boat magician, Jake and James discuss a bunch of television shows from their differingly tumultuous childhoods.

     

    Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    1 hr 19 min
  • If We All Point Our Torches at Once

    We start off talkin’ toothless satires and harpless satyrs, and we end upstanding for our national anthem.

     

    We touch briefly on ‘Lord of The Flies’ at Theatre Works, and the epic Sri Lankan tale of ‘The Jungle and The Sea’, before diving into:

     

    ‘Ego Death Elektra’ by The Carnage Garden

    ‘Cold War 2.0’ by Doppelgangster

    ‘Slam Machine Squared’ by Slam Machine

     

    Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Opt for the Front

    Jake saw ‘Practical Magic 2’ and the new Tom Six movie, and it’s all about to become your business.

     

    The theatre reviews start at 15:13

     

    The shows discussed are:

    ‘Dead Stock’ by Chelsea Hickman

    ‘Top Girls’ by The Essendon Theatre Company

     

    Release ‘The Onania Club’

     

    And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    36 min
  • I’m a Cancer, So… (with Niklaus J Carr)

    Niklaus J Carr is here to talk about his upcoming play ‘Ego Death Elektra’.

     

    We also touch on perils of the creative process, the 16th Street Experience, and the magic of collaboration.

     

    Tickets to The Carnage Garden’s ‘Ego Death Elektra’ are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/ego-death-elektra

     

    And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    1 hr
  • Mamma Mia 3

    Do you know what a progressional dinner is? Once you realise you don’t care, come hear Jake and James’ pitches for the third Mamma Mia film.

     

    Tell us which movie you’d prefer to see!

     

    The pitches start at 46:03

     

    Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    1 hr 41 min
  • Drink Your Tea, Mama!

    In this solo episode with Jake, we unpack some of Melbourne’s recent theatre offerings, and get repeatedly distracted by nonsense.

     

    Shows of particular focus are:


    ’12 Angry Actors’ by Asamina Theatre Company

    ‘Cleopatra and Antony’ by Melbourne Shakespeare Company

     

    Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    49 min
  • Ice Creams in Pleasantville

    The Renaissance is on!

     

    We’re back, and we’re revamping the lot, Pokésluts.

     

    This is the first episode of the rest of our lives.

     

    Come along as Jake Stewart and James Hardy spend this episode unpacking Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’, offload a few social grievances, and don't worry – we also talk about Rob Mills.

     

    Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!

     

    INSTAGRAM: @praise.dionysus

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    1 hr 17 min
  • Here Goes Puffin

    In this episode, Jake Stewart & James Hardy talk about magikarp, Age of Empires 2, and pork.

     

    The shows discussed are:

     

    ‘Sainting Joan’ by Abigail Banister-Jones

    ‘Future Loves Burning / Age of Extremes’ by Victorian Theatre Company

    ‘Animal Farm’ by MUST

     

    INSTAGRAM: @praise.dionysus

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    1 hr 25 min
  • And That is Modern Homosexuality

    In this episode, Jake Stewart & James Hardy talk about beyblades, backflaps, and being on a tram.

     

    The shows discussed are:

     

    ‘Slam Machine Sketch Show’ by Slam Machine

    ‘A Twist of Fate’ by Scary Goats Theatre

    ‘The Office at the End of the World’ by Above Sea Level Theatre

    ‘Beasts’ by Persona Collective

    ‘The Last Parma Night’ by Max Meaden

     

    INSTAGRAM: @praise.dionysus

     

    It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

    2 hr 3 min

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