Richard Watts OAM (!!!) is back in the studio after taking a mental health reset. He’s back, and he’s got the best of Melbourne’s performance, art and comedy for you to fill your diary with.
First up, Bernard Caleo is in for Comic Books Chat, telling us about all the fabulous local creators we should know.
Anne-Louise Sarks and Nikki Shiels, talk about MTC’s A Streetcar Named Desire - which they are dubbing “theatre at full throttle”! Don’t miss out, tickets available here.
Curator, Beckett Rozentals, joins to chat about a new exhibition exploring the creative partnership between pioneering abstract artists Grace Crowley & Ralph Balson. Now showing at the Ian Potter Gallery until September 22.
Melbourne comedy duo Jon & Jero (Jon Walpole & Jeremiah Detto) are in the studio to get us across their show in the La Mama Kids program ‘The Forgotten Tales’, a new improvised show for children - perfect for our little funny ones on school holidays.
New Zealand comedian, playwright and performer, Abby Howells on her Australian tour ‘La SoupCo’ as part of Replay festival at Comedy Republic. If you missed it the first time around, go see this comedy Doctor on July 5!
Plus, as always (every fortnight) Anne-Marie Peard is in with theatre reviews galore.
Welcome back, Richard!
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
