Art Smitten

Christian chats to one of the performers in  Please Hold , playing at the NICA National Circus Centre in Prahran from November 29 - December 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria chats to actor/author Greg Sestero, who played Mark in The Room , about  The Disaster Artist , which releases at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Luna Cinemas and Cinema Nova on November 30 and nationwide on the December 7. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria and Smithers chat to Bridget Balodis, the director of desert , 6:29pm  which is playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre (Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East) from November 22 to December 14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia and Tarnay chat to Jane Devery, one of the contemporary art curators at NGV Australia, Federation Square, about their upcoming free exhibitions by Louise Paramour, Mel O’Callaghan, Del Kathryn Barton and Helen Maudsley, running until March 12, 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s a strange phenomena that occurs when you go to review something as intriguing and over-hyped as Loving Vincent. First, you are excited, so you mark your expectations up. Then, aware of your excitement, you mark them down again. Then, not wanting to seem like a hapless sheep bleating about how magnificent something is based on a glitzy first impression, you start scrutinising the piec...

On September 17th, 2017, Harry Dean Stanton passed away at the age of 91 years old. He lived the life of an actor, but known more specifically as a character actor. Character actors are known as people who play bizarre, memorable characters in films, who usually appear as a side role. It’s no surprise then that Stanton was a favourite in David Lynch’s films, appearing countless times t...

Christian chats to the writer and co-producer of Alexithymia , playing at the Meat Market in North Melbourne until Sunday November 19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ellie and Jayden chat to Blended Generations (Ola Milena and Roger Price) about their first studio EP, 'Hope Sweet'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lay Down Sally is Australia’s answer to Book of Mormon. Laugh out loud, side splittingly, leave your face sore funny. Playing at Chapel off Chapel, the show opened last Tuesday Night to a sold out theatre. The audience and was not to be disappointed.  Written by Spencer Hadlow, Andrew White and Taylen Furness, The show starts directly after Sally Robbins (played by Nicola Guzzardi) 2004...

Christian chats to Adena Jacobs, the director and co-creator of Book of Exodus Part II , featuring a cast of sixteen 8-12-year-old actors and playing at Theatre Works (14 Acland Street, St Kilda) until Sunday October 29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During Art Smitten’s Father’s Day special, Hamish, Maria and Christian chat to Michel Bula, Julien Cayeux and Richard Ryan from the cast and crew of Melbourne French Theatre’s production of Georges Feydeau's  Every Trick in The Book  ( Le Systeme Ribadier ). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silvi and Smithers chat to and hear some live singing by Elandrah Eramiha-Feo and James Elmer from the cast of Memphis the Musical , playing at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel St, Prahran) from October 7-29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samara Barr reviews  Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets,  a co-production between Victorian Opera and Malthouse Theatre written by Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs that's playing until October 8. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian interviews the playwright of American Song , playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre in St Kilda East until November 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian interviews the writer/director of the new environmental documentary Blue , in cinemas October 12. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tarnay covers The Cocoon,   playing at The Portable (3 Dawson St Brunswick) until Friday September 30 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack interviews the Melbourne Youth Orchestras’ principal clarinet during their 50th Anniversary performances and ahead of their Moments of Beauty concert series running from September 27 – October 29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone loves a good ghost story whether to try and debunk the paranormal, persuade a non-believer, or encourage discussion on the afterlife. For me ghost stories take me back to Cub Scout campfires and sleepovers with torches. Phil Spencer's Hooting and Howling captures this essence of story telling in a delightful and highly entertaining manner as he recounts his own experience of hunting down...

Smithers chats to Jasper Foley from the cast of  Completely Improvised Potter , playing at The Lithuanian Club until September 30 as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish drops by to tell Christina and Reem all about this year's Melbourne Jewish Music Festival, Shir Madness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina and Reem chat to Patrick McCarthy, writer/director of The Sky Is Well Designed , which is playing at Northcote Town Hall from September 15-28. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian chats to Sean Bedlam about his Melbourne Fringe Festival show, D eath to America , playing from September 23-30 at The Courthouse Hotel (96-90 Errol St, North Melbourne). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina and Reem chat with Sally Maclean and Christopher Kirby from the cast and crew of Season Two of the web series Shakespeare Republic , whcih can now be viewed on shakespearerepublic.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia from The Naughty Rude Show and Christian (from Art Smitten) chat to comedy musician and school teacher Grant Busé about his Melbourne Fringe Festival show The Birds and the Beats , on at the Wonderland Spiegeltent (699 La Trobe Street, Docklands) from September 19-24. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish chats with Broden Kelly ahead of Aunty Donna’s performances of  Big Boys  and  New Show: World Tour Edition  on Saturday October 28 at the Athenaeum Theatre (188 Collins St). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.