
Riley Mellis
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Rosa Ellen |Catherine Pryor |Riley Mellis
Playwright Andrea James has researched a story from the 1840s, in which colonial newspapers suggested that a 'white woman' – maybe the survivor of a shipwreck – had been taken captive by Gunaikurnai people in what is now eastern Victoria. Andrea interrogates the legend in a riveting new play called The Black Woman of Gippsland. In 1895 Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two gruelling years in Reading Gaol, for being homosexual.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Rosa Ellen |Cathy Pryor |Riley Mellis
We mark the 100th Birthday of Australia's oldest continuously run theatre — Brisbane's iconic La Boite. A little theatre that's had a huge influence on the theatre and politics of Brisbane and on building a theatre culture which is distinctively Australian. La Boite's Artistic Director Courtney Stewart and former AD David Berthold (current director-in-residence at NIDA) take us through the eras, the challenges and the triumphs. Back Stage: the lighting designer.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Rosa Ellen |Cathy Pryor |Riley Mellis
This episode of The Stage Show is about love that doesn't end well!The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is retold in a hit folk musical called Hadestown. It's won Tonys, Grammys and is now in Australia. We speak to the singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell, who wrote Hades Town as a concept album, before touring it around in an old bus and then turning it into a remarkable stage show with the Broadway director Rachael Chavkin.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jonathan Green |Kim Jirik |Riley Mellis |Rhiannon Brown
Where did the word 'curry' come from? Was the word used in the pre-colonial era? Spoiler: It wasn't. So, if curry is an impostor, overshadowing India's rich culinary history and its diverse range of regional expressions, how did so much of the world come to understand Indian food in such simple terms?
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jonathan Green |Kim Jirik |Riley Mellis |Rhiannon Brown
The cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on the way we eat. Restaurants are struggling, and diners are changing their habits — skipping dessert or opting for water over wine. But it doesn't end there: for many Australians, affording a healthy home-cooked meal is a challenge. Yet, some fine dining restaurants are thriving — so, what's going on?
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