Across the Aisle

The gang are joined by a very special guest Richard Watts, Australia's pre-eminent arts journalist, arts advocate and homosexualist, together they cover Samarah Hersch's Dybbuks at Theatreworks and Nakkiah Lui's Blackie Blackie Brown at the Malthouse Theatre. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ma...

The gang go and see William Tell by Victorian Opera and The Death of Walt Disney by MKA. We talk feudal hipster DILFS, gender non-binary opera representations, exploding apple fails, soprano sexism, our current favourite podcasts, the myths about lemmings and Korean garbage disposal. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composit...

The gang see The Australian Ballet's latest contemporary dance piece "Verve" and Justin Shoulder's "Carrion" at Arts House, where the future human is a shapeshifting turtle. During intermission we revisit The Crown and Queer Eye and discuss snacking methods for festival season, our late MIFF picks and suggestions for stoner film experience. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instag...

The gang get dilated pupils of lust at Little Ones Theatre adaptation of Oscar Wilde's poem The Nightingale and the Rose - staged at Theatre Works. They then spend quality time with an Indigenous family rocked by suicide in Brothers Wreck at The Malthouse. Both performances affected our hosts quite deeply. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and...

Jasmine Moseley of the The Australian Ballet joins us for Intermission and Coming Soon - featuring the Head On Photo Festival and virtual reality in Canberra. This month's shows discussed are De Stroyed by Jillian Murray and Suzanne Chaundy Director at fortyfivedownstairs and The House of Bernarda Alba - an Australian reimagining of the Federico Garcia Lorca play, by Patricia Cornelius and Let...

An intriguing pair of one-woman shows are discussed: Jodee Mundy's "Personal" at Arts House plus "Fleabag" by Phoebe Waller-Bridge at the Malthouse. Are family tragedies always comic? At intermission, contemporary art in Kyneton and "Unsane" on Soderbergh's phone. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Th...

Our shows this month take us to 70's England, dripping with middle class malaise in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party (via the MTC). We then move into industrialised robot lady future and beyond with Angela Goh's Uncanny Valley, Girl, as part of the Festival of Live Art. Carla and Phil also chat in depth about Phantom Thread, classical music in Collingwood carparks (Penny Quartet/Play O...

This month the gang talk cycling in Melbourne, Queer Eye, Philip finds out what MAFS means and all our MQFF and Comedy Festival tips. But more importantly our shows for this month are Taylor Mac's Hir at Red Stitch and Good Muslim Boy at the Malthouse. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Happy Midsumma! This months episode celebrates all things queer and DRAG. Carla and Philip go and see two very different drags shows - the development separated by 20+ years but still very similar in sentiment. The reboot of the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and the brand new play Dragged by Tasmanian playwright Andy Aisbett. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and record...

In this summer edition of the podcast, Carla and Philip remember their top cultural and theatrical experiences of 2017, awarding informal (but very prestigious) gongs to their Best Ofs. Stage shows are muddled in the second half of the episode with film, television, political movements and the visual arts. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Phil...

In the true spirit of globalisation the gang go and see Henry the V by Shakespeare, presented by London's The Globe Theatre in a POP UP staffed by Kiwi actors, down at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Our second show this month is the new(ish) Australian play by Sandra Fiona Long - Birdcage Thursdays. A tender exploration about ageing parents, mental illness and social stigma. Connect with us on ⁠⁠...

Across the Aisle's October episode every year is devoted to Melbourne Festival. This year the gang attended a 6 hour performance by Taylor Mac and a panel of elderly people talking about their sex lives. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sound editing by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shackwest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A new play about adoption and a water ballet about menstruation are discussed. At intermission, Carla and Philip talk Melbourne Fringe [gamelan + improvised Shakespeare] and brand new Star Trek. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sound editing by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shackwest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Covering Nightdance by Melanie Lane at Arts House and David Williamson's new work Credentials at La Mama, two very different works that we felt beautifully book ended the spectrum of work we can see in Melbourne. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sound editing by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shackwest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

One company, two productions and a special guest! In this queer episode of Across the Aisle, Carla and Philip attend "The Moors" at Red Stitch and "Merciless Gods" at Northcote Town Hall, considering the work of Little Ones Theatre across two sites. Podcast supporter Wesa Chau joins them at intermission to share her insights, and the guide to Melbourne Fringe is riffled. Connec...

In this episode, Carla and Philip review Fraught Outfit's "The Book of Exodus, Part I" at Theatre Works; and Malthouse Theatre's "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." Both of these productions spark talk about identity, representation and dressing up. There is also a scandalous Secret Intermission in which one of us gets reviewed! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits...

Special Guest Lisa Dempster joins Carla and Philip to discuss two productions: Lara Kramer's "Native Girl Syndrome" at Yirramboi - First Nations Arts Festival; and Katy Warner's "Spencer" produced by Lab Kelpie at Chapel off Chapel. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠...

This month the gang visit with Joan of Arc through The Rabble's theatrical invocation of the saint. Then they are back at 45 Downstairs to have a tour of the Cascades Female Factory in This is Eden. The team discuss the feminist art moment of Handmaid's Tale, Joan, This is Eden and Hannah Gadsby's Nannette converging on the same fortnight. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Pr...

Carla and Philip head onto a bus and explore Docklands in the compelling and site specific piece Passenger, presented by Women of the World Festival and Footscray Arts Centre. They then head over to sit in line at The Arts Centre for Tix and Six and get to see The Australian Ballet's contemporary program Faster. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnell...

In this episode, Carla and Philip see something very familiar at the Malthouse [The Homosexuals, or Faggots] and something much less familiar at La Mama Courthouse [The Age of Bones, part of AsiaTOPA]. Profundity ensues. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sound editing by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shackwest⁠...

A special episode at Melbourne's 30th Midsumma Festival. Carla and Philip take in two shows from this celebration of queer culture: I Am My Own Wife and The Happy Prince. At intermission, they banter about Hobart's MONA FOMA and the Golden Gaytime Crumb Shed. Happy Midsumma! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme compositi...

Philip and Carla and joined by special guest Julien to discuss Nicola Gunn's latest production "The Interpreters" at the Alliance Française. Then they see "Hot Brown Honey" at Arts Centre Melbourne. At intermission they discuss Susie Dee's "Animal" at Theatre Works as well as their latest TV obsessions. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and...

In this episode, a pair of local explorations of Australian culture and identity: Nakkiah Lui's "Blaque Showgirls" at Malthouse Theatre and David Joseph's "Deceptive Threads" at 45 Downstairs. Also ACMI, Arrival, Messiah, hay fever and robbing banks! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠...

In this Melbourne Festival episode, Carla and Philip take in Back to Back Theatre's "Lady Eats Apple" at Hamer Hall and Gob Squad's "War and Peace" at the Malthouse. Plus intermission banter about other Festival experiences. What does the Festival feel like under its new Artistic Director? Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnel...

Carla returns and the gang goes to MTC's Lilith: The Jungle Girl and Two Dogs - presented by Melbourne International Arts Festival. Intermission banter is a long time coming catch up, coming soon discusses the NGV and Melbourne International Arts Festival. Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.⁠⁠ Credits Produced and recorded by Carla Donnelly and Philip Thiel Theme composition  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Barrage⁠...