On The Pianist

Introducing Jake's sisters - Meg Stewart and Laura Stewart!   These Stewart siblings unpack childhood, love languages, and the recent production of ‘Where is The Green Sheep?’ by Monkey Baa Theatre Company.   And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Bon Frìnge!   After we discuss the rich diverse world of France-centred theatre tales, Jake and Jamesy talk all things Frìnge Festivàl!   The shows are:   ‘Second Best Bed’ by Mae McCubbin ‘The Enormous Radio’ by Roslyn Oades & Bob Scott ‘Changeling’ by Charlie Simmons ‘Young Squizzy & McRizz: The World Tour’ by Louis Prandolini & Hugo Postregna ‘Frankenstein’ by The Wanderers Theatre ‘Zoe’s Killer Instinct’ by Zoe Jensen   And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Bon Frìnge!   After a healthy French helping of France facts, Jake and James talk all things Frìnge Festivàl!   The shows are:   ‘Deus Ex Machina’ by Fourth. Theatre Company ‘Dirt Church’ led by Jessie Ngaio ‘Get Real’ by EMBOLDEN 2026 ‘Mass Hysteria’ by Iva Rosebud, Meg Hickey, and Jens Radda ‘MILF and Cookies’ by Marilyn Leder ‘Nosebleeds’ by Holly Bohmer, Mario Hannah, and Taylor Griffiths   And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Jake went to Clayton to check out MUST’s two newest offerings.   One’s a fragmented Sumatran allegory and the other is not!   The shows are: 'The World Approaches’ by Luca Edwards and 'Prickly Love’ by Gita Bezard   And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

After we talk about a boat magician, Jake and James discuss a bunch of television shows from their differingly tumultuous childhoods.   Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

We start off talkin’ toothless satires and harpless satyrs, and we end upstanding for our national anthem.   We touch briefly on ‘Lord of The Flies’ at Theatre Works, and the epic Sri Lankan tale of ‘The Jungle and The Sea’, before diving into:   ‘Ego Death Elektra’ by The Carnage Garden ‘Cold War 2.0’ by Doppelgangster ‘Slam Machine Squared’ by Slam Machine   Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Jake saw ‘Practical Magic 2’ and the new Tom Six movie, and it’s all about to become your business.   The theatre reviews start at 15:13   The shows discussed are: ‘Dead Stock’ by Chelsea Hickman ‘Top Girls’ by The Essendon Theatre Company   Release ‘The Onania Club’   And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Niklaus J Carr is here to talk about his upcoming play ‘Ego Death Elektra’.   We also touch on perils of the creative process, the 16th Street Experience, and the magic of collaboration.   Tickets to The Carnage Garden’s ‘Ego Death Elektra’ are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/ego-death-elektra   And as always, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Do you know what a progressional dinner is? Once you realise you don’t care, come hear Jake and James’ pitches for the third Mamma Mia film.   Tell us which movie you’d prefer to see!   The pitches start at 46:03   Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

In this solo episode with Jake, we unpack some of Melbourne’s recent theatre offerings, and get repeatedly distracted by nonsense.   Shows of particular focus are: ’12 Angry Actors’ by Asamina Theatre Company ‘Cleopatra and Antony’ by Melbourne Shakespeare Company   Also, let us know if you want us to come and review your show!   EMAIL: [email protected]   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.