Delve into the untold stories of Australian theatre, dance, music and film in a podcast season produced by the National Library of Australia.
Off Stage explores the vibrant characters, milestone moments and cultural treasures featured in the exhibition On Stage: Spotlight on Our Performing Arts.
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It is is hosted by award-winning journalist, author, radio broadcaster and playwright Melanie Tait.
Through conversations with curators, authors and academics, uncover what happens when theatre is criminal, how dessert fits in, where a midlife crisis led one creative, and more.
Episode one - Where Theatre is Criminal - takes you inside the theatre to meet the characters involved in the production of Jane Shore. Joining this conversation are guests David Marr, journalist, and Gillian Russell, Professor of 18th Century literature and author of The Playbill and its People.
Further episodes are Just Desserts: (Anna) Pavlova comes to Australia, Rose Quong's Midlife Crisis and - The Boy from Mount Gambier.
The podcasts are available on the library's channel, Apple Podcasts and Spotify apps.
