For the Love of Theatre

Sylvia, The Stirling Players SEPTEMBER 13th -28th 2024 Sylvia , Written by A. R. Gurney Directed by Erik Strauts This episode features interviews with cast members Dora Stamos (Sylvia) & Scott Battersby (Greg), as well as the director Eric Strauts, and Board Members of The Stirling Players, Vice President, John Graham & President, Tim Williams. Music for this episode was provided by local...

EPISODE: ‘Nana’s Naughty Knickers’, The Adelaide Repertory Theatre Written by Katherine DiSavino - Directed by Barry Hill OAM  Featuring interviews with cast members Penni Hamilton-Smith (as Sylvia), Chris Galipo (as Vera), Kayla Cranfield (as Bridget), Clinton Nitschke (as Tom), Frank Cwietniak (as Mr Schmidt), Monique Millar (as Heather Van Pree), and Therese Hornby (as Clair), as well as the di...

William Shakespeare's, KING LEAR , A University of Adelaide Theatre Guild production Directed by Brant Eustice 16 - 25 August 2024, Little Theatre INTRODUCING ANOTHER SPECIAL GUEST HOST for this episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast , the irrepressible, Rebecca Kemp. Rebecca who is also Cast in the production, as Regan, will lead us through the dystopian world of Shakespeare’s King Lear ,...

JERSEY BOYS: The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons , Directed by Jude Hines, Produced by Therry Theatre . SEASON: 8th - 17th August 2024 A GREAT NIGHT OUT! SPECIAL GUEST HOST , Therry Council Member & Current Production Manager, Emma Grieve ! This episode will showcase the upcoming production of JERSEY BOYS [The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons] for Therry Theatre . 🎶...

SILENT SKY , written by Lauren Gunderson, Directed by Lesley Reed & Produced by St Jude's Players Inc . SEASON: August 8-17 This is the South Australian Premiere production of Silent Sky . This episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast is hosted by a voice you may recognise, that of Actor, Adam Schultz, who was featured on episode nine for Moonlight & Magnolias . Adam interviews membe...

A SPECIAL EPISODE of For the Love of Theatre Podcast : Actor & Founder of Butterfly Theatre, Bronwyn Ruciak joins Matthew Chapman, Co-Director of Shakespeare After Dark, King Lear, Hamlet and other lesser known plays, who leads a conversation covering all things theatre. Shakespeare After Dark - Winter is here. Join Butterfly Theatre for the Darker Side of Shakespeare with some of his finest s...

EPISODE: And Then There Were None, Phoenix Variety & Music Group And Then There Were None , a play written by Agatha Christie. Discretion Is advised. Directed By Justine C. Lewis This episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast features interviews with the Director, Justine Lewis, the Costumer, Lukas Barker, Stage Manager, Mickayla Bates, and the Chairman of Phoenix Variety & Music Group ,...

EPISODE TWELVE: The Music Man, Marie Clark Musical Theatre The Music Man Book, Music & Lyrics by Meredith Willson, Story by Meredith Willson & Franklin Lacey, with Additional Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman. This production is Directed by Adam Goodburn, with the assistance of the production team; Musical Director, Ben Francis, Choreographer, Linda Williams, and Assistant Choreog...

EPISODE ELEVEN: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, Theatre Guild Student Society OPENS July 3-6 at 7.30pm each night! It's a TGSS takeover of For the Love of Theatre Podcast! The Theatre Guild Student Society talks exclusively about their second play of the year, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE , adapted for the stage by F. ANDREW LESLIE from the novel by SHIRLEY JACKSON, and directed by their very own, L...

EPISODE TEN - ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL 2024 Introducing our first GUEST HOST to celebrate hitting double digits. Brittany Daw, got behind the microphone to speak to members of all three companies Galleon Theatre Group , Deadset Theatre Company and St Jude’s Players Inc . Featuring Interviews with Andrew Clark, Director of The Last Act is a Solo, Maisie Hart, CAST of Romeo & Juliet , Kim Clark, Rh...

EPISODE NINE: Moonlight & Magnolias , Adelaide Repertory Theatre Featuring interviews with the Director, Harry Dewar, ALL Cast Members, Adam Schultz, Scott Battersby, Terry Crowe and Rebecca Gardiner, along with Costume Designer, Makala Modra and Properties Manager, Janet Jauncey.   Moonlight and Magnolias Written by Ron Hutchinson Directed by Harry Dewar 6-8 and 13-15 June 2024 at 7.30 pm 9 J...

Episode Eight - Cowardy, Cowardy Custard May 14 - June 1, The Arch at Holden Street Theatres Featuring an interview with the Director, Peter Goers, Assistant Director, Ariel Dzino and Cast Members, Martha Lott, Rebecca Kemp and Christopher Cordeaux, of 'Cowardy, Cowardy Custard', ('Red Peppers' and 'Hands Across The Sea') written by Noel Coward. SYNOPSIS Cowardy, Cowardy Cu...

EPISODE SEVEN -  You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Featuring Interviews with the Director, Production Manager/Assistant Director/Set Designer, Costume Designer, Vocal Coach & various Cast Members. SUMMARY The Murray Bridge Players and Singers Inc. are thrilled to announce their upcoming production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" at the Tailem Bend Town Hall in May. This tim...

Episode Six - Living Together Written by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Les Zetlein Living Together  is the second play in Alan Ackybourn's comedy trilogy  The Norman Conquests , each about the same traumatic family weekend in a country vicarage. Set in Southern England in the mid-1970s,  Living Together  covers the action in the living room. Unmarried Annie lives in a Victorian house with her (un...

Episode Five - Of Good Stock Written by Melissa Ross Directed by Kym Clayton Produced by Galleon Theatre Group Synopsis The three Stockton sisters (Jess, Amy and Celia) are witty, brilliant, beautiful, and dysfunctional. When their father, legendary novelist Mick Stockton died, he left his three daughters a house in Cape Cod, control over his books, and a whole lot of issues. He was a Pulitzer Pri...

Episode Four - Angels in America [Pt1 & Pt2] A Gay Fantasia on National Themes Part One: Millennium Approaches & Part Two: Perestroika Written by Tony Kushner & Directed by Hayley Horton SEASON: LITTLE THEATRE, near Gate 10 Victoria Drive, The Cloisters at the University of Adeladie from the 2nd-25th May 2024. This episode features Music Composed by Phil Short ( exclusively for this pr...

This episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast showcases the Therry Dramatic Society and their current production, A Shortcut to Happiness, with a sneaky peek behind the scenes. There are interviews with the President of Therry, Jill Bartlet, Actors Shelley Crooks & Lindsay Dunn, who is also the President of T.A.S.A, The Theatre Association of South Australia.  You won't want to miss this...

Episode Two - The Explorers Club  The episode features an Interview with the Director, Emily Currie, the FULL Ensemble Cast, Music Composed by Phil Short ( for this production ) & along with insights from one of Stirling Players' Volunteers, Costume Designer, Gilian Cordell. Summary of the play, written by Nell Benjamin : The prestigious Explorers Club in London 1879 is in crisis. The Acti...

Welcome to our first episode of the For the Love of Theatre podcast, which aims to bring the South Australian Community Theatre scene to you. This episode is hosted by the Assistant Director, Olivia Jane Parker. It showcases the upcoming production of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, a play written by Ken Ludwig, and produced by The Adelaide Repertory Theatre. Featuring interviews with Dire...