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Tom Molyneux, a Gunditjmara man and Head of First Nations Programming & Engagement at Monash University Performing Arts Centres, joins SmartArts to discuss Kindred People, a new Indigenous-led arts festival launching in…
Writer, radio and television presenter, producer, screenwriter and actress Marieke Hardy joins Richard on SmartArts to discuss her new original play with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Losing Face.
Marieke gives Richard an…
The Ravens Theatre Company co-founders Shelley Krape and Tim Heath join SmartArts to discuss the launch of Castlemaine’s new professional theatre company, and its inaugural production: Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, adapted by…
Actor, writer and comedian Felicity Ward joins SmartArts to discuss her Melbourne International Comedy Festival show I Wish I Could Come Out of My Shell. Based in London, Felicity brings a signature candour…
UK dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra joins Richard Watts in studio on SmartArts to discuss Songs of the Bulbul, his acclaimed solo work now playing at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Inspired by the…
Richard Watts invites Malthouse Theatre’s co-CEOs Vivia Hickman (executive producer) and Dean Bryant (artistic director) onto SmartArts to chat about the theatre's exciting 2026 season.
As well as touching on what audiences can…
Writer-Director Sophie Hyde joins Richard Watts to discuss her new feature film, Jimpa - a tribute to Sophie's late father, Jim Hyde.
Jimpa explores Hannah (Olivia Coleman) and her non-binary teenager who embark…
Richard is joined by co-director Declan Greene of play Whitefella Yella Tree, who speaks to the production of this impactful play.
A First Nations queer love story, Declan discusses how he approached…
Local composer, producer and sound designer Tilman Robinson joins Richard Watts on SmartArts to discuss his sound performance The Quieter You Become at the Substation for Fringe.
Tilman and Richard had a yarn…
