The Aside Podcast

The Aside Podcast

The Aside Podcast exists to educate Victorian drama teachers and students about all things theatre, it is hosted by Nick Waxman and features many special guests. The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association

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The Aside Podcast

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Education

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Latest episode

May 21, 2026

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Episodes

The Aside - Advice for approaching First Nations Drama in the classroom 05.10.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association This is episode 2 of 4 all about the document; Teaching First Nations Content and Concepts in the Drama Classroom: Advice for Teachers in Victorian Schools. We speak with Danielle Hradksy and Andrew Byrne about how to approach First Nations drama content in the classroom. Find the document her...

The Aside - What is the 'Teaching First Nations Content and Concepts' document? 05.10.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association This is episode 1 of 4 all about the document; Teaching First Nations Content and Concepts in the Drama Classroom: Advice for Teachers in Victorian Schools. We speak with Danielle Hradksy and Andrew Byrne about how this document came to be, and how we can use it. Find the document here: https:...

The Aside - Check out 'Talking Sock' the podcast all about puppetry 30.09.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association In this episode of The Aside, we give you an episode from the puppetry podcast Talking Sock! Find out more about Pete Davidson and Talking Sock by following the links below. One Orange Sock: www.oneorangesock.com Talking Sock: https://shows.acast.com/talking-sock/ Talking Sock - Puppetry Arts...

The Aside - Introducing Puppetry to the Classroom with Pete Davidson 30.09.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association In this episode of The Aside we talk with Pete Davidson all about using puppetry in the drama classroom. Why do we use them? How do we introduce them? Are there any rules? What are the limits? Pete is a puppeteer, drama educator, puppet maker, and host of a puppet podcast! Find out more about...

The Aside - Beginners Guide to Puppetry with Pete Davidson 30.09.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association In this episode of The Aside we talk with Pete Davidson all about Puppetry. What is a puppet, why do we use them, why is it called' Theatre of the Impossible' and so much more. Pete is a puppeteer, drama educator, puppet maker, and host of a puppet podcast! Find out more about Pete Davidson fo...

The Aside - Putting on a Virtual Musical with Artzmartz Young Peoples Theatre 17.09.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association In this episode of The Aside we talk with Marita Fayle and Jessie Martin from Artzmartz Young Peoples Theatre about their recent virtual production of Super Happy Awesome News. Artzmartz: https://www.facebook.com/artzmartz/ Super Happy Awesome News: http://www.bbbpress.com/musicals/super-happy...

The Aside - The most viewed VCE Drama Solo with Mark Yeates 26.08.2020

The Aside Podcasts are a free resource supported by Drama Victoria - Australia’s oldest Drama Association In this episode of The Aside we Interview Mark Yeates about his famous VCE Drama Solo - watched over 50,000 times. What is his adivce to the next generation of solo creators? Here is the solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I809OPIa0iY Here is the structure: https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Docume...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Dramatic Irony 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the idea of dramatic irony and why it is used in theatre and drama. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Vic...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - What is an Aside? 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about what an aside is and why they are used in theatre and drama. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Religion and Drama in the West 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about religion and how it helped shape theatre today. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Docu-drama 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about docu-drama and why it is a powerful style of theatre. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Actor vs Character 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the difference between an actor and a character. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Learning Lines 'Dropping In' 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about how to use the 'drop in' method to help learn lines. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Learning lines 'Repetition' 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about how to use repetition method to help learn lines. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Scripts vs Improvisation 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the difference between scripted and improvised drama. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Brecht vs Stanislavski 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about different ideas or theatre makers Bertolt Brecht and Constantin Stanislavski. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - The Fourth Wall 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the invisible Fourth Wall between the audience and the actors on stage. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - The Globe Theatre 08.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about The Globe Theatre and what performances were like. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Yellow and Green 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the colours Yellow and Green, and how you might use them when designing in drama. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supporte...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Diegetic sound 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick add a new word to their vocabulary 'diegetic'. What does is mean? As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Happy and Sad Masks 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about those masks that appear on drama classroom walls and in theatres around the world. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly support...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - The First Character 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the first recorded actor to play a character in a drama performance - Thespis! As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported b...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Red and Blue 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about how the colours Red and Blue might make people feel and how to use that when designing in drama. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is p...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Black and White 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about how the shades White and Black might make people feel and how to use that when designing in drama. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is...

The Aside - Facting Class - 60 Second Drama - Commedia 01.08.2020

In this 60 second drama brain break Tim and Nick talk about the first paid female actors and Commedia Dell'Arte. As always we give you a question to consider and a drama activity to do! This is Facting Class - 60 second drama! Thank you to Tim Roach, ELTHAM College and Drama Victoria Music is kindly created and supplied by Aaron Searle. This podcast is proudly supported by Drama Victoria.

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