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Regina Botros talks with the who's who of the stage!
Theatre, Dance, Comedy and Performing Arts.
Backstage speaks with the leading theatre makers of the times; how they came to the stage, what drives them and what inspires them.

Backstage Regina Botros

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Regina Botros talks with the who's who of the stage!
Theatre, Dance, Comedy and Performing Arts.
Backstage speaks with the leading theatre makers of the times; how they came to the stage, what drives them and what inspires them.

    Jules Billington

    Jules Billington

    JULES BILLINGTON joins me to talk about The Past is a Wild Party - by Noelle Janaczewska - a SIREN THEATRE Prod. Directed by Kate Gaul.
    TRASH AND HIGH ART - CENSORSHIP > GAPS AND SILENCES.  GIRL ON GIRL SEX.
     
     

    • 15 min
    Dalisa Pigram

    Dalisa Pigram

    Dalisa joins Regina to talk about Cut the Sky, Marrugeku's latest show. She is an award winning practitioner, co-artistic director of Marrugeku and one of the people behind the concept, as well as a co-divisor, performer and choreographer on this work.
    Marrugeku is a leading Indigenous intercultural dance theatre company.
    And this work CUT THE SKY is set in the north of Western Australia, the story follows climate refugees, traditional owners, miners, and more as they navigate a near-future world.
    A stunning production on at the Carriageworks.
     
    Don't miss it!
     

    • 28 min
    Lizzie Schebesta

    Lizzie Schebesta

    Lizzie joins Regina Botros to talk about Shakespeare and in particular King Lear a Bell Shakespeare production. She plays Goneril and has been performing and directing the bard's work since graduating from WAAPA.
    Lizzie Schebesta has worked extensively in Film, Television and Theatre as an actor, director, choreographer. 
     

    • 20 min
    Ode to Isaiah Walsh with Ben Chapple and Austin Hayden

    Ode to Isaiah Walsh with Ben Chapple and Austin Hayden

    Writer and Director Ben Chapple and Director Austin Hayden join Regina to talk abou this new Australian work, on at the Old Fitz Theatre.
    A dead body has been found in the penthouse of SINGER, an aging pop star in the vein of David Bowie. SINGER’s management team hustle to clean up the mess, but the tragedy has convinced SINGER that he must make drastic changes – to reclaim his lost artistic voice.
    SINGER must confront the trade-offs made in pursuit of celebrity and purpose. His past haunts him, while his future becomes increasingly uncertain.

    • 16 min
    Joseph Twist

    Joseph Twist

    Joseph Twist joins Regina Botros to talk about  Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan for Opera Australia.
    Joseph is a composer and musician and straddles film music and concert music arenas, crosses genres from ancient vocal music, opera, contemporary orchestral music, jazz, music theatre and cabaret. 
    He has a long list of awards working with Moby, on Bluey, in Hollywood as well as his own music. It's such a treat to talk with him about his music and his art.
     

    • 28 min
    Emma Diaz

    Emma Diaz

    Actor Emma Diaz joins Regina to talk about her role in Never Closer on at Belvoir Theatre.
    Emma Diaz is an actor and producer based in Sydney. A graduate of WAAPA Acting, her theatre credits include Blessed Union (Belvoir), The Great Divide (Ensemble), On The Beach (Sydney Theatre Company), The Crucible (Sport for Jove), Hamlet (Bell Shakespeare), and so many more
    She is in Belvoir's production of NEVER CLoser set during the conflict in Northern Ireland in the late 80’s - a return after its first rendition in 2022.

    • 18 min

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