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STAGES with Peter Eyers
STAGES is the podcast that accesses a variety of professional life connecting with an audience. A host of creative artists reflect on their career, their process and what matters – to them. Some have made the arts a lifetime pursuit, some explain how their career became a happy accident … but all describe the challenges and demands – and ultimately celebrate why there’s no business like show business! STAGES talks to talent from front of house and backstage - directors, designers, drag artists…
Episodes
STAGES with Peter EyersPerformer and National President of MEAA - Chloe Dallimore
An accident in her youth, could have ended the performance career of Chloe Dallimore. She was not going to let that happen. A determined focus and the…
STAGES with Peter EyersCasting Director - Jan Russ
A variety of performance roles in the ranks of JC Williamson produced musicals, Australian television and theatre restaurant, gave Jan Russ a first-hand…
STAGES with Peter EyersDirector - Alexander Berlage
In a very brief time, Alex Berlage has confirmed himself as a practitioner of tremendous skill, imagination and originality. As a highly accomplished and…
STAGES with Peter EyersOpera Singer - Jacqueline Dark
Jacqueline Dark grew up in Ballarat, Victoria - a precinct that fosters participation in the arts and hosts a collection of community theatre companies, choirs…
STAGES with Peter EyersDirector, Choreographer, Actor - Craig Revel Horwood
Although portrayed as TV's Mr Nasty, Craig Revel Horwood is anything but. He is a wonderful raconteur, a generous spirit and a thoroughly charming bloke…
STAGES with Peter EyersRadio and Musical Theatre Actor - Tony Geappen
Tony Geappen has been a regular presence in commercial musical theatre for 50 years. A reliable character actor, blessed with a strong tenor voice, he has…
STAGES with Peter EyersActor/Artist/Auslan Performer - Andy Dexterity
After a successful period performing in major musicals around the country for a number of years, Andy Dexterity decided it was time to press pause for a bit…
STAGES with Peter EyersMusical Theatre Performer - Todd Jacobsson
In 2012 I was visiting my home town of Ballarat and attended the Ballarat Lyric Theatre's production of HAIRSPRAY. Playing the part of 'Link Larkin' was a…
STAGES with Peter EyersVoice Artist and Coach - Penny Larkins
A life's work in performance has seen Penny Larkins depend on the voice. Carving a career as a singer with acapella group The Janes, studying in the Musical…
STAGES with Peter EyersProducer - John 'Robbo' Robertson
John 'Robbo' Robertson is a true gentleman of the theatre. A showman of great charm and ability, he has been at the forefront of commercial theatre since 1956…
STAGES with Peter EyersRadio, Television and Stage Star - Maureen Howard
Melbourne born soprano Maureen Howard was beloved by audiences and critics alike. At twelve years of age, she was a regular voice on the weekly 3DB Radio…
STAGES with Peter EyersDrama Educator - John Nicholas Saunders
Commencing his working life with a passion for teaching, John Nicholas Saunders is presently established as the dynamic Director of Education and Community…
STAGES with Peter EyersActor/Director/Playwright/Satirist - Jonathan Biggins
Jonathan Biggins loathes all forms of social media. When I invited him onto STAGES, he told me he'd never listened to a podcast! I was thrilled to introduce…
STAGES with Peter EyersPublicist - Bruce Pollack
With over four decades, promoting and guiding major projects across Australia, Bruce Pollack is a veteran of the Entertainment Industry. He is one of our top…
STAGES with Peter EyersStage Manager - Luke Woodham
On any successful theatre production, you'll find the key position is that of the Stage Manager. The role is a unique function because it serves as a key…
STAGES with Peter EyersDance Reviewer and Arts Journalist - Jill Sykes
Born in Adelaide it seemed destined that Jill Sykes would pursue a career in journalism. The family business was in Newspapers. Working at THE ADVERTISER (not…
STAGES with Peter EyersMusical Theatre Star - Caroline O'Connor
Caroline O'Connor is considered to be one of the foremost interpreters of musical theatre in the world. Projects have taken her from Sydney to Paris to London…
STAGES with Peter EyersMusical Director - Lucy Bermingham
The role responsible for the most important component of any Musical, is the Musical Director. From finding the best vocal talents, collaborating with a…
STAGES with Peter EyersTheatre Impresario - Martin McCallum
Martin McCallum's career trajectory has taken him from actor to stage manager to production manager to the Managing Director of the Cameron Mackintosh…
STAGES with Peter Eyers'Tony' nominated Actor - Tony Sheldon
STAGES very first guest, launching the podcast, was the legendary Toni Lamond - a woman of abundant talent and huge heart. It is a delight that we are going to…
STAGES with Peter EyersActor - Maggie Blinco
Maggie Blinco is an octogenerian who carries with her a life-time of experiences to fuel each character she plays. As an actor, she claims to be in a category…
STAGES with Peter EyersRegional Television Variety Compere - Fred Fargher
Long before the availability of 24 hour News cycles, Netflix, Cable networks and Reality TV ..... companion stations to the urban networks existed all over…
STAGES with Peter EyersPerforming Arts Historian/Custodian - Frank Van Straten
Frank Van Straten is a performing arts historian, author and a former director of the Performing Arts Museum in Melbourne. You've probably read one of his…
STAGES with Peter EyersActing Teacher - Lisle Jones
I once heard Lisle Jones remark "I am married to the Theatre, but the Ballet is my mistress!" He is a man who relishes any discipline as long as it can produce…
STAGES with Peter EyersSinger/Actor - Maureen Elkner
Maureen Elkner has been singing since the sixties. Carving out a career as a rock/pop vocalist, she began her professional career in a trio called The…
STAGES with Peter EyersBiographer - Peter Fitzpatrick
Peter Fitzpatrick has managed to complete the impossible - a double biography of a father and son who were adept at leaving very little personal information…
STAGES with Peter EyersActor - Tom Campbell
A facebook post from actor Tom Campbell recently gathered much traction. He cited that the entertainment industry was making much-needed advances in embracing…
STAGES with Peter EyersMusical Theatre Educator - Denis Follington
In 1983, something was happening in the Western states - the birth of a training course focused entirely on the Musical Theatre. There was no music theatre…
STAGES with Peter EyersDirector and AD Siren Theatre Company - Kate Gaul
Kate Gaul has been a considerable force in playmaking in Australia over the past 25 years. Directing premiere productions and new Australian works, her…
STAGES with Peter EyersTheatre Archivist and Front-of-House fixture - Stuart Greene
When we enter a theatre building, the first point of contact before entering the world of the play - is the front-of-house staff. Those folk who welcome us in…
STAGES with Peter EyersActor - Andrew McFarlane
Many of our favourite television series, have featured today's guest. Iconic shows that were part of our nightly viewing - defining our identity and…
STAGES with Peter EyersDancer, Choreographer, Teacher - Jane Beckett
'Dance is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire' (Martha Graham)- so reads the quote atop Jane Beckett's extensive CV. A dancer who trained in the…
STAGES with Peter EyersActing Teacher and Blogger - Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson is regarded to be one of Australia's most foremost acting teachers. Having completed extensive periods managing the former NIDA Acting course and…
STAGES with Peter EyersCabaret and Music Theatre performer - Donna Lee
Donna Lee comes from a long line of performers. Showbusiness is indeed the family business; with Donna being the fifth generation in her family, to embrace…
STAGES with Peter EyersDrag Performer - Graeme Browning (aka Mitzi Macintosh)
Mitzi Macintosh is a much loved drag identity who worked in all the major Sydney venues over some two decades. Outrageous, subversive, a heart of gold and…
STAGES with Peter EyersDance Custodian - Paul Saliba
Paul Saliba was once described as a man of fire. His dance and choreographic work possesses a sense of energy, light and warmth. The man himself is excitable…
STAGES with Peter EyersMusical Theatre Leading Lady - Geraldine Turner
Geraldine Turner has chartered a career spanning 4 decades and established herself as one of few bona-fide leading ladies of the Musical Theatre. A repertoire…
STAGES with Peter EyersCompany Management - Michael Norman
In this episode of STAGES, we speak with Michael Norman - upon meeting Michael, you can be nothing but engaged. His exuberant personality leaps at you large…