Best Peter Eyers Podcasts (2025)

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STAGES Episode 566: STEPHEN ANDERSON 49:45

4d ago49:45

49:45

Stephen Anderson is an actor who has navigated a thrilling career in musical theatre. Presently he can be seen in Titanique as Ruth Dewitt-Bukater, a role which earned him a Sydney Theatre Award. His extensive theatre work encompasses the Park Keeper/Northbrook in Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Father Alex in Mamma …

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STAGES Episode 565: VAUGHAN EDWARDS 1:00:00

7d ago1:00:00

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Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Vaughan Edwards trained in theatre, film and television design at London's prestigious Wimbledon College of Art. After graduating, he worked in theatre design in London's West End before moving to New York. Here, he was an associate to celebrated Oscar and Tony Award winner Tony Walton, working with him on suc…

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STAGES Episode 564: SARAH BOWDEN 56:17

10d ago56:17

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Following her performance as Cassie in ‘A Chorus Line’ at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Sarah Bowden moved her life to New York City. For 12 years Sarah had been a vital contributor to the theatre of Berlin, Germany. She played major solo roles in the Wintergarten Variety Theatre, including Emily in the ‘Seifenoper’ (The Soap Opera), Sally in …

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STAGES Episode 563: HAYDEN TEE 41:27

14d ago41:27

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Hayden Tee hails from Maungaturoto in Northland but has made a name for himself globally as an acclaimed performer, makeup artist, director and recording artist in theatre, concert and cabaret throughout New Zealand, Australia, Asia, the U.K and U.S.A. His extensive musical theatre portfolio has seen him play Javert in Les Misérables on Broadway, L…

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STAGES Episode 562: KURT SNEDDON 55:46

17d ago55:46

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Kurt Sneddon is an in demand photographer. He photographs actors, dancers, models and performers in the streets of New York City. Originally from Sydney, where he founded Blueprint Studios and became one of Australia's most-trusted photographers for the entertainment industry for 15 years, he now proudly calls himself a New Yorker! His own experien…

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STAGES Episode 562: ALINTA CHIDZEY 37:56

28d ago37:56

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A multi-award winner, Alinta Chidzey most recently originated the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical for Australia's national tour, with her work receiving outstanding reviews. She has played Velma Kelly in Chicago for the Gordon Frost Organisation, and Anita in West Side Story, which saw her nominated for several awards, including a Helpm…

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STAGES Episode 559: GARRY MCQUINN 1:09:30

2M ago1:09:30

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London-based Australian producer Garry is the GM in RGM. With over 25 years experience developing, producing and managing ground-breaking productions around the world, he is an impresario of great vision and passion. RGM Productions is an independent, Olivier Award nominated theatre production company with an objective is to discover, develop and i…

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STAGES Episode 558: TIM JONES 55:11

2M ago55:11

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Tim Jones has led the Seymour Centre theatre venues in Sydney since 2009. Last month announced that he is stepping down from the role. Together with a talented and passionate team, he has worked to position Seymour Centre as vital to the creative life of both the City and the University of Sydney. To achieve this he has initiated a range of curated…

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STAGES Episode 555: MATT WEST 56:52

2M ago56:52

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Matt West is the Director / Choreographer for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Matt received the L.A. Drama-Logue Award, the L.A. Ovation Award, New York’s Drama Desk Award and London’s Olivier Award, for the much celebrated show, which is in the Top 10 longest running shows in Broadway history - with 5461 performances. The classic story …

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STAGES Episode 556: JOHN O’MAY 1:20:37

2M ago1:20:37

1:20:37

John O’May has worked in all areas of the entertainment industry encompassing music theatre, cabaret, drama, opera, concerts, comedy, radio, writing and directing. His music theatre credits include Godspell, The 20’s And All That Jazz, Seven Little Australians (which he also directed), HMS Pinafore, Crazy For You, The Merry Widow, A Little Night Mu…

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STAGES Episode 555: LUKE HURA 45:37

2M ago45:37

45:37

W.C Fields famously advised “Never work with animals or children”. His advice would fall on ‘deaf ears’ for the creatives working on a new production of Annie, premiering at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in March. One of the creatives contributing to the show, in a very unique way is Luke Hura. Renowned as one of Australia’s leading Animal Trainers…

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STAGES Episode 560: ANNE-LOUISE SARKS 1:00:14

2M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

Anne-Louise Sarks is an international theatre director. Her work has premiered in Sydney, Melbourne, London, Mexico City, New York, Auckland, Warsaw, Mannheim, Perth, Mumbai, and Basel. In April 2021, she was appointed as the Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Melbourne Theatre Company and launched her first season as Artistic director in 2023, direct…

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STAGES Episode 554: DEBRA BYRNE Pt2 1:22:07

2M ago1:22:07

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Easily lauded as one of Australia’s greatest entertainers, Debra Byrne commenced her career as a child star making her television debut on Brian and the Juniors, a children's variety and talent quest, in 1969. In April 1971 she became an original cast member on Young Talent Time. Byrne proved to be a popular cast member: going on to win the Logie A…

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STAGES Episode 553: DEBRA BYRNE Pt1 50:39

2M ago50:39

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Easily lauded as one of Australia’s greatest entertainers, Debra Byrne commenced her career as a child star making her television debut on Brian and the Juniors, a children's variety and talent quest, in 1969. In April 1971 she became an original cast member on Young Talent Time. Byrne proved to be a popular cast member: going on to win the Logie A…

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STAGES Episode 552: CARLY FISHER 45:35

2M ago45:35

45:35

Encompassing three unique locations, Qtopia Sydney is the largest Centre for Queer history and culture in the world. Nestled in the heart of Darlinghurst, it is a home for preserving and celebrating a vivid line of stories. It is no surprise then that the venue boasts 2 unique performance spaces; the Substation and the Loading Dock Theatre. In the …

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STAGES Episode 551: GRAEME EWER Pt2 1:00:30

2M ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Australia’s best known character tenor, Graeme Ewer, was born in Melbourne and appeared in the Australian Premiere Season of South Pacific in the role of Jerome - at age twelve! He studied voice with a handful of teachers in Melbourne including Gertrude Johnston and Annie Portnoj – competing in various singing competitions where he was a finalist i…

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STAGES Episode 550: GRAEME EWER Pt1 57:27

3M ago57:27

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Australia’s best known character tenor, Graeme Ewer, was born in Melbourne and appeared in the Australian Premiere Season of South Pacific in the role of Jerome - at age twelve! He studied voice with a handful of teachers in Melbourne including Gertrude Johnston and Annie Portnoj – competing in various singing competitions where he was a finalist i…

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STAGES Episode 549: LUKE DI SOMMA 1:01:27

3M ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Luke Di Somma is one of New Zealand’s leading composers, writers and theatre educators, whose work spans musical theatre, opera and television. He is currently based in Melbourne, Australia. A Fulbright scholar, Luke studied at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts from the Graduate Musical Theatre Wr…

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STAGES Episode 548: NICK EYNAUD 45:59

3M ago45:59

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Nick Eynaud graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2014 and upon graduating, wrote and performed his solo show A Star is Bored (RL Productions) as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Further acting credits include Young Frankenstein (Hayes Theatre Co.), Sweeney Todd (TEG Life Like Company) Last Man Standing (Melbourn…

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STAGES Episode 547: JOHN GADEN 1:13:09

3M ago1:13:09

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John Gaden is one the theatre’s cherished elders, having contributed to the Australian stage over several decades as actor and director. He commenced his career studying arts and law at the University of Sydney, but when he joined the Sydney University Players, he was bitten by the theatrical bug - chiefly through the works of William Shakespeare. …

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STAGES VALE EPISODE - Nicholas Eadie (1958 - 22nd January, 2025) 1:12:14

3M ago1:12:14

1:12:14

In this Vale episode of the STAGES podcast, we replay a conversation with actor Nicholas Eadie (1958 - 22nd January 2025). When STAGES spoke with Nick in 202, he was enjoying a stint as an Uber driver - a sobering reminder of just how precarious the life of an actor can be - even one of our finest. Nick’s resume boasts an impressive list of high-pr…

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STAGES Episode 545: GRAEME KEARNS 54:36

3M ago54:36

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Foundation Theatres is a wholly Australian owned theatre owner, operator and production investor. Their current venues are two of Sydney’s premier large commercial theatres, the Capitol Theatre and Sydney Lyric, as well as a new intimate theatre, Foundry Theatre. Foundry Theatre at Sydney Lyric opened triumphantly in February with five sold out per…

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STAGES Episode 544: TOM BURLINSON 1:00:43

3M ago1:00:43

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After graduating from NIDA in 1976, Tom Burlinson’s early work in various productions for the Queensland Theatre Company, the Old Tote Theatre Company, and the State Theatre Company of South Australia included roles in The Merchant of Venice, Da and The One Day of the Year. He co-starred in Tribute for Peter Williams Productions in Sydney and Brisb…

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STAGES Episode 543: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE - 41st ANNIVERSARY 1:05:31

3M ago1:05:31

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A milestone passed in 2024 - one that STAGES had every intention of acknowledging… but time just got away. It was 40 years since we saw the Australian premiere of a dynamic new production of Gilbert & Sullivans - The Pirates of Penzance. A legendary production in the repertoire of musical theatre on our stages, for it marked the first for many youn…

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STAGES S8 PREVIEW: We’re Back! 7:36

3M ago7:36

7:36

STAGES returns Sunday March 2nd! The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au…

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STAGES Episode 542: S7 FINALE/CHRISTMAS 2024 1:48:27

5M ago1:48:27

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Haul out the holly it’s the time we adore, it’s STAGES season finale for 2024. Throughout Season Seven we featured 81 Episodes showcasing an exciting array of stellar guests covering the gamut from on stage and back stage, to behind the scenes and front-of-house. All captivating conversations with celebrated creatives about craft and career. In the…

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STAGES Episode 541: EMMA MATTHEWS 56:13

5M ago56:13

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Emma Matthews is currently head of Classical Voice and Opera Studies at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She is Patron of the Wesfarmers Young Artist Program at West Australian Opera and is a highly acclaimed and awarded soprano. She has performed with all the state opera companies and the major Australian symphony orchestras; and at…

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STAGES Episode 540: PAMELA RABE 1:05:26

6M ago1:05:26

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Pamela Rabe is one of Australia’s most highly regarded and awarded actors, recognised for her immense body of work on stage and screen. Canadian born, she is a graduate from the Playhouse Acting School, in Vancouver, and for the past several decades she has worked constantly in theatre across the country and around the world. Her work has encompass…

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STAGES Episode 539: GUY NOBLE 53:19

6M ago53:19

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Guy Noble is an Australian musical composer, conductor, pianist and broadcaster. He studied piano in the early 1980s at the Sydney Conservatorium. On a scholarship from the Australia Council he travelled to London where he worked for four years, including a stint as presenter on BBC Radio 3. In 1984, he was pianist in the Sydney Youth Orchestra and…

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STAGES Episode 538: - BROADWAY ROUND-UP - SIMON PARRIS & IAN PHIPPS 1:10:38

6M ago1:10:38

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It’s the time of year where folk are jetting off on holidays - a key destination for many theatre fans is to head to the West End of London or the bright lights of Broadway - theatre precincts which guarantee excitement and awe. Two gentlemen who make their own annual pilgrimage to the Great White Way or the West End - are ‘Man in Chair’ Simon Parr…

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STAGES Episode 537: ROGER HODGMAN 1:04:00

6M ago1:04:00

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Roger Hodgman is a freelance theatre and screen director. He was Artistic Director of the Vancouver Playhouse for four years and Melbourne Theatre Company for twelve. He has worked in drama schools in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia – including five years as an acting teacher and director at the East 15 School in London, two years as Dire…

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STAGES Episode 536: - SUZANNE JONES 59:05

6M ago59:05

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Melbourne-born, Suzanne Jones embarked on a career in main stage live entertainment after completing degrees in economics and music. She got her start in the entertainment industry as a sound engineer at Arts Centre Melbourne, which soon led to the role of Head of Sound for System Sound, touring large-scale music theatre productions around Australi…

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STAGES Episode 535: EMMA RICE 45:27

6M ago45:27

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Australian audiences over the past two decades have been thrilled by the periodic performances directed by dynamic UK theatre visionary, Emma Rice. Productions of Tristan & Yseult, The Red Shoes and Brief Encounter have enthralled attendees at Sydney and Melbourne Festivals. She returns to our shores in January 2025 with her company Wise Children a…

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STAGES Episode 534: STUART MAUNDER 1:05:53

6M ago1:05:53

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Stuart Maunder is Artistic Director of Victorian Opera. Beginning his career in stage management at the then Australian Opera, Maunder has a long history in opera, as a director and arts administrator. He served in senior management roles at Opera Australia from 1999 to 2008 before being appointed General Director of New Zealand Opera in 2014. He w…

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STAGES Episode 533: GRANT PIRO 1:02:39

7M ago1:02:39

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Grant Piro began his career in the early 1980’s soap opera Sons and Daughters and has since appeared in more than 100 productions. His work has been recognised with several Green Room Award nominations and two wins (The Merry Widow and The Producers) as well as AACTA and Helpmann nominations. Best known to young television viewers of the 1990’s as …

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STAGES Episode 529: EVELYN KRAPE 51:34

7M ago51:34

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Evelyn Krape has over five decades of diverse acting experience in theatre, film and television, beginning as a stalwart at Carlton’s Pram Factory. A Melbourne-based actor and director, Evelyn is currently the Artistic Director of the Kadimah Yiddish Theatre. She joined the Australian Performing Group in 1970 when it moved into the Pram Factory, pe…

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STAGES Episode 532: ASHLEIGH RUBENACH 58:24

7M ago58:24

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Musical theatre Leading Lady Ashleigh Rubenach was born and raised on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and is a graduate of the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Most recently Ashleigh played Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard for Opera Australia and Nancy in the hit musical Groundhog Day at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne for GWB Productions.…

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STAGES Episode 531: THE END OF THE WHARF REVUE 1:02:39

7M ago1:02:39

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After 25 years at the Wharf, the Seymour Centre, and many suburban, regional and interstate venues, The Wharf Revue is calling it a day after a final show - The End of the Wharf as we Know it!!! To acknowledge this milestone and celebrate the team who have gifted its with so much joy and laughter, the STAGES podcast revisits conversations with Jona…

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STAGES Episode 530: BERT LABONTÉ 59:47

7M ago59:47

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Growing up Bert LaBonté had eyes on an AFL career. A chance meeting with legendary actor Terry Norris gave him the confidence to pursue a life on the stage and he was soon studying the craft at Ballarat University. Several decades later and Bert is an established favourite on screen and stages; dramatic and musical, around Australia. Bert is presen…

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STAGES Episode 528: EMMA POWELL 55:34

7M ago55:34

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Emma Powell’s first performance was at the age of three when she appeared on US television with Ronald McDonald. As a grown-up, she toured Australia in The Pirates of Penzance with Jon English and Simon Gallaher. She then joined Les Miserables which toured to Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea and Cape Town. She went on to perform in Mamma Mia as ensemble…

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STAGES Episode 527: STUART GREENE - A History of Sydney Theatres 1:30:00

7M ago1:30:00

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STAGES welcomes back passionate theatre historian Stuart Greene in an episode which details the life of some of the Sydney’s iconic theatre venues. It’s difficult to contemplate that the Sydney CBD once was home to approximately 28 theatres and movie houses - sacred temples in which audiences experienced an escape of the imagination through enterta…

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STAGES Episode 526: ARAX MANSOURIAN 58:07

7M ago58:07

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Arax Mansourian is one of the superstars of the Armenian Opera and classical music. She started her career in her native Armenia and continued in Australia with Opera Australia. Her beautiful voice and unique timbre, as well as her iconic beauty and regal stage presence, are unforgettable. Arax was born in Beirut, Lebanon in a family of survivors o…

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STAGES Episode 525: WENDY-LEE PURDY 1:03:14

7M ago1:03:14

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Wendy-Lee Purdy’s performing career has been varied and exciting. After completing a Bachelor of Music Education degree at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, Australia in piano and voice, she then studied acting at the Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is presently based in London. Wendy's launch into professional theatre commenced with …

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STAGES Episode 524: BRUCE SPENCE - PT2 44:00

8M ago44:00

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Bruce Spence is a cherished elder and pioneer of Australian theatre and cinema. He remains a vital presence on these platforms and was recently seen in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Angus Cerini’s Into the Shimmering World. The year also saw Bruce acknowledged as the recipient of the 2024 Equity Lifetime Achievement award. Bruce began …

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STAGES Episode 523: BRUCE SPENCE - PT1 1:24:40

8M ago1:24:40

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Bruce Spence is a cherished elder and pioneer of Australian theatre and cinema. He remains a vital presence on these platforms and was recently seen in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Angus Cerini’s Into the Shimmering World. The year also saw Bruce acknowledged as the recipient of the 2024 Equity Lifetime Achievement award. Bruce began …

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STAGES Episode 522: JULIAN LOUIS 50:34

8M ago50:34

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Julian Louis is a theatre maker and has been the Artistic Director of NORPA (Northern Rivers Performing Arts) based in Lismore, NSW since 2007. The company has developed a national profile as one of Australia’s most exciting regionally based theatre organisations. The company presents a contemporary theatre program, made up of original productions,…

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STAGES Episode 521: NATALIE GAMSU 54:33

8M ago54:33

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Natalie Gamsu is a singer, actor and cabaret artist whose performances have been acclaimed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Sydney and Johannesburg. Born in Namibia, Natalie studied Drama at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She established a strong following with her own solo cabaret shows, musical theatre, an…

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STAGES Episode 520 - CARMEL DEAN (SPOTLIGHT EPISODE) 1:43:11

8M ago1:43:11

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Carmel Dean is a Composer, Arranger, Musical Director and Pianist. Her first musical, Renascence, was produced Off-Broadway by the award-winning Transport Group, and was named Best New Musical at the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards. The Original Off-Broadway Cast album is available on Apple Music and Spotify. Her song cycle Well-Behaved Women sta…

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STAGES Episode 519: RUPERT NOFFS & MARK TREVORROW 54:33

8M ago54:33

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Old Friends Mark Trevorrow, Rupert Noffs and Bev Kennedy have much in common; great musicianship and their love of Stephen Sondheim’s extraordinary songbook. They have crafted an intimate evening of cabaret celebrating the late, great composer/lyricist’s vast cannon. OLD FRIENDS! features solos, duets, mashups and medleys, with light hearted banter…

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STAGES Episode 518: GREGG ARTHUR 41:36

9M ago41:36

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Gregg Arthur is an original voice who has learned from and performed with music industry giants all over the world. His warm baritone and huge range allows him to embrace an audience with a tender ballad and thrill with outstanding vocal acuity, but most of all it’s his emphasis on rhythm and phrasing that has brought him admiration from legends an…

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