Art Smitten

Silvi and Christina chat to Janice Muller, ​​​director of the Malthouse Theatre's Australian premier production of  Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.​ running until July 9. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina and Thierry chat to Narda Shanley, CEO of St Martin's Youth Arts Centre, about Banjo's, Boots & Beyonce (a different kind of bush dance), on from 6 – 8 July at The Substation, 1 Market Street Newport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At La Mama Theatre in Carlton on Wednesday night I got to experience a moving and powerful physical theatre piece called (De)construct. Directed by Cera Maree Brown, (de)construct explores themes of identity, social anxiety, language, gender, sexuality and living from home. Based on recorded conversations between the performers, the honesty and depth to the opinions voiced struck a chord of famili...

Christina and Thierry chat to Madeleine Featherby about playing Helen (of Troy) in PARIS - A Rock Odyssey , running from July 13-15 at the  Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina and Thierry chat to Tyran Parke about directing Lyric Opera’s production of The Coronation of Poppea , on from July 15-22 at Chapel off Chapel (12 Little Chapel St, Prahran). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wallace & Gromit and Friends and their talented creators have just arrived at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Aardman Animations. Running until October 29 this latest of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is a virtually exhaustive exhibition of the company's entire body of work, including their next feature film, Early Man , coming out earl...

Smithers reviews the new circus show that runs from June 20-July 16 at the Big Top in Birrarung Marr (between Federation Square and Batman Avenue). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silvi chats to cabaret performer Tash York about her new show,  Adulting, playing at the Butterfly Club (5 Carson Pl, off Lt Collins) from July 11-16 as part of the Cabaret Fringe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack interviews Liam McGorry, founding member of Dorsal Fins, about the nine-piece band’s upcoming gig at the first Melbourne Museum – Nocturnal event, happening Friday July 7, 6-11pm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina and Silvi chat to cabaret performer Britni Leslie about her new show at the Butterfly Club,  Bourbon St to Broadway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew reviews Julie Andrews’ 60 th  Anniversary production of  My Fair Lady , now playing at the Regent Theatre until July 29. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

London Comedy Duo Roulston and Young come straight from the Adelaide Cabaret Festival to Melbourne’s Butterfly Club, to deliver an hour of upbeat laughs and jabs at relationships on a frosty Melbourne night. The first song lets you know what you’re in for, an upbeat formula with plenty of witty banter between hosts and invitations to the audience to join in the wink-winking and nudge-n...

Christian chats to musical theatre performer Nelson Gardner about playing the part of Charley in Watch This’ production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along , running from June 29 – July 15 at Southbank Theatre, 140 Southbank Boulevard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack and Christian chat to Circus Oz veteran performer Matt Wilson about their new show,  Model Citizens , running until July 16 at the Big Top in Birrarung Marr (between Federation Square and Batman Avenue). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This documentary wasn’t just your normal superstar backstory, this was a story about a woman's journey through self-doubt, a controlling family, addiction and racism. Nick Broomfield’s documentary of Whitney Houston is truly riveting and captivating, unlike any documentary I’ve ever seen. There were a number of never before seen home videos of Whitney starting out singing with he...

Maria and Ben chat with Piri Goodman and Maya Tregonning, students at the National Institute of Circus, about their June showcase performance at the National Circus Centre,  Circosis: Left Brain, Right Brain . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ellie and Christian chat with Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of the Ilbijerri Theatre Company, currently touring Coranderrk all around Australia until July 18. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack and Christian are joined by artist and producer Tina Dixson, human rights advocate Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng, from Road to Refuge , to discuss  Stories About Hope , an exhibiton celebrating the strength, identity and human dignity of people from refugee backgrounds, on at the No Vacancy Project Space in Federation Square until Sunday June 25. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Jack and Christian are joined by artist and producer Tina Dixson, human rights advocate Renee Dixson and Thomas Feng, from Road to Refuge , to discuss  Stories About Hope , an exhibiton celebrating the strength, identity and human dignity of people from refugee backgrounds, on at the No Vacancy Project Space in Federation Square until Sunday June 25. Click here for part 2 See omnystudio.com/l...

Maria and Ben chat to Jodi Newcombe,  ​​​ Creative Producer​ of ​ Empire of Dirt , an environmental work by James Geurts up on Rodda Lane off La Trobe St at RMIT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caroline's interview with Sam Yong, Apparition Media 30-year-old artist and designer of the Spider-Man: Homecoming mural at Melbourne Central.   CAROLINE: Congratulations on your big commission! SAM: Thank you. CAROLINE: Can you tell us how you got the gig? SAM: I work part time at Apparition Media, and I’m an artist and a designer there as well. Tyson (Hunter), one of the founders, he...

Ben, Silvi and Christina chat to producer Olivia Satchell and director Christian Taylor about  Tipping Points , their 24-hour play project centring on climate change that will be performed on June 22, 7-9pm at 1000 £ Bend (361 Little Lonsdale Street) as part of the Emerging Writers' Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weeks Friday Nights included a headline act by Two Steps on the Water, a extravagant chandelier and a reviewer entranced in the art of Van Gogh and Love: Art of Emotion 1400 - 1800. I find that the two components that make or break the Friday Nights experience is the music and the art. This weeks Friday Nights had exhibitions that emphasize emotion and mood. It only made it more suitable that...

There's something very romantic about going to an art gallery at night time, especially one as grand as the NGV. The high ceilings and wide open spaces are really beautiful. It would be really cute to take someone there on a date and afterwards get a hot chocolate and sit by the river, just a suggestion. Van Gogh and the Seasons was curated by Sjraar van Heugten The exhibition begins with a short...

Silvi, Ben and Christina chat to Izzy Roberts-Orr, Artistic Director of the 2017 Emerging Writers' Festival (June 14-23). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.