Sunday Arts Magazine

An engaging episode of Sunday Arts Magazine when the team chat with award-winning return guest, Warren Wills about the late Frank Howson.

Melbourne born, London based Warren is a multi-award-winning musician, composer and facilitator. He has spent decades working on London’s West End, composing and producing theatre, musical theatre and opera. Warren chats with David and Neil about the late Frank Howson, a talented Australian theatre and film director, screenwriter and singer, with whom Warren often worked in collaboration.

A most interesting and informative episode.

Award-winning Evelyn Krape returns to the studio for a most captivating episode of Sunday Arts Magazine.

Melbourne born, Evelyn has over three decades of diverse acting experience in theatre, film and television.

She is performing the role of Yeyster Ho’re/The Evil Inclination, in Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s dramatic and powerful production, “Yentl”.

“Yentl” will be playing at the Malthouse Theatre, Southbank Melbourne, from 29th February until 17th March.

Noah Mullins, actor, is today’s guest on a striking episode of Sunday Arts Magazine, when the team chats about everything “Rent”.

Noah has had a passion for musical theatre from a very young age. He performed alongside Todd McKenney in “Songs and Stories of Peter Allen”. This production, in which Mullins played the role of the young Peter, was performed at the State Theatre. He has performed in more than fifteen productions, and has also performed in productions overseas.

Noah now performs the role of Mark in “Rent”. The play portrays a message still very much relevant in 2024 as in 1996. “Rent” taps into issues such as affordable housing, poverty, addiction, sexuality and gender, and of course, epidemics.

“Rent” is currently staging at the State Theatre, Arts Centre in Melbourne, until 7th March.

Sunday Arts Magazine presents an absorbing phone interview with guest, Anne O’Hehir.

David and Neil, explore with Anne, Nan Goldin’s defining artwork: The Ballad of Sexual Dependancy. This photo exhibition depicts the every day lives, often in intimate detail, of the people in Goldin’s immediate community during the late seventies and early eighties.

The exhibition will be running at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, as part of PHOTO 2024, from 2nd March until 2nd June.

An engaging Sunday Arts Magazine when Moira Finucane and Sophie Koh join David and Neil in the studio to discuss the current cabaret show, “House of the Heart”.

MOIRA FINUCANE

Raised in Western Australia, return guest Moira Ficucane as an award-winning Australian actor, artist, writer, director and burlesque performer. Before acting, Moira worked as an environmental scientist, having specialized in wetland rehabilitation and environmental law. She also worked in human rights advocacy for ten years, then toured the world in 2004.

She is now performing in the production of “House of the Heart” at the Chinese Museum.

SOPHIE KOH

Multi-award-winning Sophie Koh is a pop star, singer and songwriter.

She began writing songs whilst still in New Zealand. When she moved to Australia she got her Licentiate in Music Australia(LMusA) at age sixteen, then majored in classical piano at the Melbourne Conservatory of Music. She won Triple J’s “Unearthed contest whilst in Darwin. Sophie often attended open-mic nights. She also became a successful pop star having launched several albums. On meeting Moira she started doing cabaret work. She is also now performing in “House of the Heart”.

“House of the Heart”, is now playing in China Town, Melbourne, at the Chinese Museum’s Dragon Gallery as part of Chinese Lunar New Year. Surrounded by processional dragons, thirteen actors, “House of the Heart” runs until 10th March.

Award-winning prominent guest, Gerard O’Connor, returns to an absorbing Sunday Arts Magazine to chat about the newly created Marc Wasiak Foundation.

He also speaks about his background, numerous exhibitions and the late Marc Wasiak. The impressive “Queens of the Pub” exhibition was on display in the Pride Gallery during 2023.

The new foundation can be accessed via https://www.marcwasiakfoundation.com

Multi-award winning Jing-Xuan Chan is interviewed in a fascinating episode of Sunday Arts Magazine.

Jing-Xuan Chan developed an interest in the arts from early childhood when her parents took her to many theatre productions. Having a strong drama department at high school enabled her to pursue her passion. She took part in many school productions. After finishing school, Jing-Xuan moved from Sydney to Melbourne to study at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Today she speaks with Sunday Arts Magazine about her play, Meet Me at Dawn, by Melbourne Theatre Company.

Meet Me at Dawn is now running at the Fairfax, Arts Centre, Melbourne.

Harrison Ritchie-Jones, contemporary dance artist, joins David and Neil on a gripping Sunday Arts Magazine.

Harrison discusses his background, interests, and the upcoming dance performance, Cuddle.

Cuddle will be performed at the Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, from 20th February until 25th February.

Sunday Arts Magazine brings you a most captivating interview with Tom Bradley(artistic Director) and Christina Costigan(performer.)

Both participants speak about their backgrounds, interests, and involvement in an upcoming play: The Duchess of Malfi.

The Duchess of Malfi will be staged at the Meat Market Theatre, North Melbourne, from 15th to 24th February.

On Sunday Arts Magazine today is this captivating interview with Mike Bullen(writer and producer) and return guest, award-winning Aton Berezin(producer, actor, occasional film director.)

The team discuss an upcoming workshop being for a proposed future play, Short Stories: the Musical.