The Drawing Room

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  • The horror of Saint Maud
    Maud is a young nurse who is troubled by her work at a hospital and searching for a way to soothe her soul.
    When she takes a private job, looking after a wealthy and demanding former dancer, it seems that her faith and her patience might make this the ideal situation for both of them.
    But things are far more complicated in Saint Maud, a psychological horror film that plays with the audience's sense of reality
    18 min
  • Alex Miller and his friend Max
    Alex Miller is one of Australia's eminent novelists, twice a winner of the Miles Franklin prize. He's been telling us stories for more than three decades.
    And it turns out that we owe a lot of that to his friend, Max, who gave Alex the courage to write.
    Max was a Jewish exile who had suffered torture at the hands of the Gestapo, but there was far more than that to this complicated man.
    In his first non-fiction book, Alex set out on a quest to find out the full story of his best friend.
    19 min
  • We Don't Deserve Dogs
    From child soldiers in Uganda to community dogs in Chile, truffle hunters in Italy to a woman bucking tradition in Pakistan, We Don't Deserve Dogs presents vignettes from around the world that show the very different ways that dogs fit into our lives.
    19 min
  • Have you tried turning it Off Off On?
    Since the mid 2000s, Kate Stables has been performing as This Is The Kit. Along the way she's built up a repertoire of wonderful songs, critically acclaimed albums, and the occasional high-profile collaboration.
    Now the band is back with a new album, Off Off On.
    18 min
  • James Williamson and Deniz Tek: Two To One
    Deniz Tek was a founding member of Radio Birdman. James Williamson was a key member of The Stooges.
    They've each been responsible for some absolutely iconic music over the years.
    Now they've joined forces for a new album: Two To One.
    22 min
  • When Time Stopped
    Hans Neumann was a wealthy industrialist, a member of Venezuela's elite. He never talked about his past, but, sometimes, he woke screaming from nightmares.
    When Hans died, he left behind a box of letters and documents, including family letters from concentration camps and his own false identity papers.
    And that set his daughter, Ariana, on a journey to find the full story of her family.
    25 min
  • Forty years of Metro Arts
    For four decades, Metro Arts in Brisbane has been a leading light in that city's independent art scene.
    This year, the organisation has made a major move: leaving the building they've called home for all those years.
    Jo Thomas, the CEO and Creative Director, looks back on that history and explains how the organisation has managed to survive and thrive.
    19 min
  • P.S. Burn This Letter Please
    Drag is a booming business these days, but in America in the 1950s, it was illegal to dress as a woman and the mob owned the few clubs that allowed drag queens to perform
    P.S. Burn This Letter Please introduces audiences to the men and women, now in their 80s and 90s, who brought that scene to life, and gets them to share their amazing history.
    25 min
  • The complicated history of simple porcelain
    The artefacts from our history can tell us about the technology, the rituals, the culture and the spirit of an era.
    The porcelain created during the Joseon dynasty in Korean was simple and white, showing the influence of Confucianism during that time.
    Koo Bohnchang has travelled the world to capture the spirit of these works in his photographs.
    20 min

About The Drawing Room

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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.

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