In order of appearance:
Festival Program Dark Mofo Creative Director Leigh Carmichael
Meme Girls Malthouse Theatre - Director and Co- Creator Stephen Nicolazzo and Co-Creator and Performer Ash Flanders
http://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/meme-girls
Frisk - True North Arts Festival Producer and VCA Graduate Anna Kennedy
http://truenorthfestival.com.au/
Perverts Bernadette Byrne and Victor Victoria Melbourne International Comedy Festival
http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/shows/perverts-eastend-cabaret
Ulumbarra Theatre Bendigo Development Manager David Stretch
http://www.ulumbarratheatre.com.au
Medieval Moderns NGV Curator Laurie Benson
Lady Sings It Better Maeve Marsdon and Libby Wood Melbourne International Comedy Festival
About this program
Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include:
- 'Art Attack' - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith.
- 'Shoot the Messenger' - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick.
- 'Drawn Out' - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.
Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers' Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing Arts Editor at www.artshub.com.au. In his spare time he watches old Doctor Who episodes.
The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion