Nods & Pops

This week, we’re joined one of the most exciting creators in Australian musical theatre: Laura Murphy! In this episode, Laura takes us from her childhood & early days as a performer right through to writing The Lovers, Zombie and The Dismissal. We get into how she actually writes a musical, where the ideas come from, what it’s like creating work with your mates & what she's learned being both the person onstage & behind the scenes. We also talk about the highs, the disasters, the ...

This week, Australian theatre legend Queenie van de Zandt joins us for a candid & entertaining conversation about a career that has spanned more than three decades across stage & screen. From acclaimed performances in The Newsreader, Next to Normal & a glorious run of shows at Ensemble Theatre, Queenie has become one of Australia's most respected & versatile creative voices. We discuss her remarkable journey through the arts, the challenges & triumphs of sustaining a...

This week, the buzz is all about radio giants Kyle & Jackie O, the latest on Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's legal battle, Nicole Kidman & Simon Baker (new couple alert?) & casting news on The Housemaid's Secret & the upcoming Madonna biopic. At the theatre, we went to The Prom at Teatro Theatre & My Brilliant Career at Sydney Theatre Company. On the small screen we’ve been watching Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model on Netflix. On the big screen we saw Wut...

What a treat to welcome back our friend Scott Gainsburg for this very special annual episode where we preview the movies wracking up awards nominations! The buzz is all about the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards & BAFTAs. On the big screen, we watched One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value & Sinners. Then we work our way through the big six categories - Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director & Best Picture - and sh...

This week, we're catching up on all the theatre (again). We went to The Edit & The True History of the Life & Death of King Lear & His Three Daughters at Belvoir St Theatre, Fly Girl & Dial M For Murder at Ensemble Theatre, The Royal Experiment at NIDA, Naturism at Griffin Theatre, Love Actually: The Musical Parody at the Darling Quarter Theatre, Born on a Thursday at the Old Fitz Theatre and Bad Hand & Mama Does Derby at Sydney Festival. In this episode we mention another...