Art Smitten

With the 2019 Emerging Writers Festival fast-approaching, co-hosts Arnie and Sim caught-up with Artistic Director – and former SYN presenter – Izzy Roberts-Orr about her decade-long involvement with the Festival, its colourful promotional artwork, its international connections and which poet she’d most like to have a coffee with. The Emerging Writers Festival officially begins th...

Viv, Lily and Marcie discuss Oz Comic Con 2019, prior experience of Comic Con, what is done at Comic Con, celebrities that have come to Comic Con, costumes people wear at Comic Con events, all the lovely panels and more! This year's Oz Comic Con will be from Saturday June 8th to Sunday June 9th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). You can find out more information about it at...

Lily and Viv interview Aimee Sanderson and Hayley Lawson Smith for their show Pretence, a satirical look at theatre, acting schools and competition, where two actors have come for an audition but have been given different information about the play and audition, and are left alone in a theatre. Written by Hayley, directed by Daniel Kershaw, and produced by Dramatic Pause Theatre Company, the show...

Created and developed by students at RMIT University, the inaugural Melbourne International Youth Film Festival, or MIYFF, aims to showcase short films from artists aged 25 and under. Co-hosts Charlie, Aurora and Tom spoke with two of the festival’s organisers, Alice Fairweather and Sean Roberts, to glean some insight on how films were selected for the event, and their advice for other buddi...

More of Sylvia Plath's delightful poetry. Marcie reads with Tom, "Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea", "The Munich Mannequins" and "Ennui".  Originally aired May 19th. Produced and edited by Marcie Di Bartolomeo. Image courtesy of the Poetry Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcie and Tom regale in the poetry prowess of Sylvia Plath. Marcie reads out several of these poems, "Mad Girl’s Love Song" and "Tulips". Originally aired Sunday May 19th. Produced and edited by Marcie Di Bartolomeo. Image courtesy of the Poetry Foundation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this sequel to Raddish and Quill's wholesome adventures, Marcie reads out Jessica Zhou's "A Lively Market Visit" with Tom. The Remarkable Quests of Raddish and Quill is a column in The University of Melbourne's publication Farrago, written by members of the Creative Literature and Writing Society's (CLAWS) committee (of which Marcie is founding president). "A Lively Market Visit" is Jessica Zho...

Catherine Holder and Pearce Hessling of production company Little Dirt Path speak to co-hosts Aurora and Tom about their interactive play Blood is Thicker Than Hummus . Catherine and Pearce's show is running at Siteworks from May 24th until June 9th. For more information, head to littledirtpath.com.au or visit their official Facebook page . Segment originally aired Wednesday, May 15th. Produced by...

In this segment, the Immigration Museum’s Lauren Ellis speaks to co-hosts Aurora and Tom about the winter exhibition Tattoo and Identity: Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks . The exhibition will be running from June 24th until October 6th. For more information, head to museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/whats-on/our-bodies-our-voices-our-marks   Segment originally aired Wednesday,...

Marcie and Tom talk to Sharmini Kumar about her play The Sisters; or, Galileo's Penance. Sharmini talks about the play's connection to science and religion, and its significance as a play based on the true story of Galileo's illegitimate daughters. Originally broadcasted on Sunday May 19th. Produced and edited by Marcie Di Bartolomeo. Image courtesy of Butterfly Club See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

The late Jim Keays is best known for leading the Aussie rock band Masters Apprentices, but he was also a talented painter. Jim’s wife, Karin Keays, is responsible for managing and curating his artworks, and came by the Art Smitten studios to chat with co-hosts Aurora and Tom about the latest exhibition of his work, The Boy From The Stars . Jim’s artwork can be viewed in-person at the F...

In preparation for her “heartfelt and hilarious” show It’s Not Me, It’s Definitely You – covering the music of Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse – singer Lisa Woodbrook joined co-hosts Sim, Charlie and Tom for a fun, lively chat about what inspired her to create the show, and the influence of her family.   It’s Not Me, It’s Definitely You will be pla...

Marcie and Lily discuss the Remarkable Quests of Raddish and Quill, a column in The University of Melbourne's publication Farrago, written by members of the Creative Literature and Writing Society's (CLAWS) committee (of which Marcie is founding president). Features Marcie doing a reading of their column entry, 'The Delightfully Wholesome Genie'.  CLAWS has a facebook page. You can check out...

Marcie and Lily interview Verity Norbury for her play 'Mocha Is Not Coffee!' as part of Law Week 2019. Verity discusses the play's themes on the mental health of law students, as well as her thesis, which explores the way in which performance can be used to open up discussions about mental health and wellbeing amongst law students.  Playing at Gasworks Studio Theatre 15th-18th May. For more i...

Marcie and Lily interview Diane Toulson and Leah Shelton for Bitch on Heat, where absurdist lip-synch meets high-camp performance art. Leah and Diane talk about the pop-fuelled critique of sexual politics in the age of implied consent that Bitch on Heat provides, and the Pandora’s box of ancient myths and pop-culture within the show.  Performing at Theatre Works May 8th-19th. For more i...

To promote the new poster curation Climate + Art = Change , Amy Spiers – who is one of several artists participating in the project – joined co-hosts Tom, Sim and Charlie to discuss the purpose of the curation, and the inspiration for her artwork.   All of the artworks can be viewed at Testing Grounds, Southbank until May 18th. For more information, head to artclimatechange.org/20...

Marcie, Digby and guest-host Connor talk about everything Dungeons and Dragons; characters, campaigns, and all the hijinks and crazy adventures they would get into. Featuring discussion of another Tabletop Role-Playing Game; Stars Without Number, and all its crazy hijinks.  Aired originally on Sunday April 28th. Segment produced and edited by Marcie Di Bartolomeo. See omnystudio.com/listener...

From Hellblade to Cuphead to Mario Party, Marcie, Digby and guest-host Connor talk about a whole series of video games, the Nintendo Switch, and more. Disclaimer; the first minute of the discussion has been cut off due to technical difficulties, but the game Conner is talking about at the start of the discussion is Hellblade - Senua's Sacrifice. Aired originally on Sunday April 28th. Segment produ...

In this segment, Charlie joins co-hosts Sim, Nic and Tom to discuss and review Lightning Jar Theatre's Mr. Burns, a Post-electric Play , which was shown at fortyfive downstairs earlier in the year. A return season of the production is beginning at fortyfive downstairs this week! For more information, head to fortyfivedownstairs.com/wp2016/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-return-season . Segment...

In the weeks before its Melbourne premiere, co-hosts Nicola and Tom spoke to Tyran Parke (not pictured) about his role as the director of the upcoming play  Barnum: the Circus Musical .  Tyran also spoke about how the musical is different from other stories of Barnum, the challenges faced by the performers, and why Todd McKenney (actually pictured) is perfect in the lead role. Barnum: th...

To promote his new clown-themed show Vladimir the Crow , Paul Bourke conversed with co-hosts Maria and Tom about the art of clowning, working with his brother Steve, and his future plans for the character.   Vladimir the Crow has now ceased playing in Melbourne, but you can stay up-to-date with Paul via his official Facebook page .   Segment originally aired Sunday, April 7th. Produced b...

Having travelled to several countries across the globe, comedian Marcus Ryan is only too keen to talk about his overseas adventures. In this segment, he talks to co-hosts Charlie and Tom about his new show  Marcos , which documents his mishaps in South America; his old show  Walk This Que? about his journey along the Camino Trail in Spain; and his Lights Out fundraiser. You can find out...

In this segment, Sammy Perryman interviews comedians James Gordon and Lucy Seale – a duo better known by their collective title “Juicy” – about their new show Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Play, Right?   James and Lucy are performing for two nights only as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, April 13th and 14th. For tickets and more, head to comedyfest...

Fusing the Marvel Cinematic Universe with theatrical cabaret, Phill Davies' one-man  show  Marveled is a production three years in the making that lovingly sends-up the world's most popular superhero franchise. Phill spoke with co-hosts Arnie, Nicola and Tom about the show's creation, his choice of venue and, naturally, his favourite Marvel movie. Marveled  begins Tuesday, April 9th...

Best known for his villainous roles in  Mad Max and  Mad Max: Fury Road , actor Hugh Keays-Byrne spoke exclusively to Player One 's Stefan Bradley about his iconic characters, working with George Miller and his hopes for another Mad Max movie. Recorded at Supanova Expo on April 6th, 2019. Produced by Stefan Bradley; edited by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...