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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 and

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00:52:45

STAGES Episode 614: SAM STRONG

STAGES with Peter Eyers ·

2026/03/28

Sam Strong is an award-winning theatre director and one of Australia’s leading cultural figures, known for combining artistic ambition with transformative leadership. He has served as Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company, Associate Artistic Director of Melbourne Theatre Company, Chair of Circa, and Executive Director of Creative Industries at Creative Victoria. In 2024 he was appointed Creative Director and CEO of Gasworks Arts Park.A graduate of the Victorian College

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00:54:08

STAGES Episode 613: GAVAN SWIFT

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2026/03/25

Gavan Swift is a multi award-winning Lighting Designer. He graduated from Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). His musical lighting designs include Mamma Mia!, Heathers the Musical, Mack & Mabel, The Mikado, The Pirates Of Penzance, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweet Charity, Fiddler on the Roof, Jolson, Buddy, Oh What A Night, Footloose, Hair, Xanadu, Chess, Carousel, Follies, Annie and Saturday Night Fever both in Australia and on London’s West End. Gavan was the

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00:42:04

STAGES Episode 612: MORRY MORGAN

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2026/03/21

Morry Morgan is co‑founder and teacher at the Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School, a Melbourne‑based training ground that has helped more than 900 students — keynote speakers, first‑time comedians and bucket‑list performers — take the stage with confidence. A comedic entrepreneur and media commentator, Morry created the Gigme app, produced the comedy‑drama series Is This Thing On?, and ran The Rubber Chicken Comedy Pub from 2021–2023. His school, staffed by A‑list coaches, pairs new acts with headline

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01:08:48

STAGES Episode 611: ANTHONY SKUSE

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2026/03/18

A graduate of the Drama Studio Sydney, Anthony Skuse is a director, dramaturge and teacher. Anthony’s directing credits include: Bradford Elmore’s Gravity (Qtopia); James Elazzi’s Saints of Damour (Qtopia); Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (KXT, Secret House); Gary Owen’s Cherry Orchard: after Chekhov, (Old Fitz, Secret House); Ibsen’s Doll’s House (The Actors Company, ACA); Simon Longman’s Gundog (KXT, Secret House); Katie Pollock’s Rough Trade (Sydney Writes and Theatre Works Melbourne), Breaking the

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00:56:41

STAGES Episode 610: DEBORAH JONES

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2026/03/14

Deborah Jones is one of Australia’s most respected arts journalists, with a career spanning more than 25 years as a writer, critic and editor at The Australian. She served as Arts Editor for a decade and also edited the paper’s influential Review section, later becoming Executive Editor for five years.Joining the Sydney bureau in 1987 as a sub-editor, Deborah rose through the ranks to become a leading national voice in arts criticism. In 2001 she was appointed Arts Editor, a position she held for

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00:59:13

STAGES Episode 609: GAYE MACFARLANE

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2026/03/11

Gaye MacFarlane is an acclaimed Australian mezzo-soprano whose career has spanned more than four decades across opera, musical theatre, concert performance, television and radio. A born performer, she began singing professionally as a teenager on Australian television before completing a Diploma in Operatic Arts at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.Her early operatic career saw principal roles with major companies including Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera and South Australian Opera. She

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00:56:53

STAGES Episode 608: ZINDZI OKENYO

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2026/03/07

Zindzi Okenyo is a dynamic African Australian actor, director and singer. After graduating from NIDA in 2006, Zindzi was a member of Cate Blanchett’s Residents Company at Sydney Theatre Company for three years. In 2012 Zindzi toured Europe and the USA with A History of Everything and began as a much-loved presenter on ABC’s iconic children’s program Play School. Her kids project Zindzi & the Zillionaires is one of her most exciting adventures. A stunning hybrid of joyful R&B musical grooves

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00:52:32

STAGES Episode 607: AMANDA PELMAN

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2026/03/04

From Brighton Beach in Melbourne to a garret overlooking Notre Dame in Paris, Amanda Pelman’s life has unfolded at the intersection of music, theatre and bold reinvention.She began as a radio journalist while studying at RMIT, before heading to London in 1981 to work with Dire Straits. Recruited home by Michael Gudinski to Mushroom Records, Amanda spent eleven years as publicist, label manager and A&R manager, signing emerging artists including Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. She co-managed

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01:05:38

STAGES Episode 606: GARRY SCALE

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2026/02/28

A graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1980, Garry Scale has built a rich and varied career across theatre, cabaret, film and television. Born and educated in Geelong, Victoria, he first trained as a teacher before moving to Sydney to pursue acting — a foundation that would later bring his journey full circle.Garry became a beloved figure on Sydney’s cabaret scene through his long association with the Tilbury Hotel in Woolloomooloo. Performing alongside Tony Sheldon, Genevieve Lemon,

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01:21:28

STAGES Episode 606: STAGES SEASON 8 FINALE - MERRY...

STAGES with Peter Eyers ·

2025/12/20

Ho Ho Ho! STAGES has completed yet another season. Season 8! And 600+ episodes. You know what that means … it’s time to haul out the holly and pull those bon-bons.As is tradition, we conclude season 8 with our annual Christmas episode. The perfect companion as you wrap your presents, put up the tree, peel a prawn and pour another glass of pineapple punch!Once again I am joined by ‘Mary Christmas’ herself, the inimitable Kate Fitzpatrick who will no doubt provide her take on the cricket and the

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00:35:26

STAGES Episode 605: GRANT PIRO and MARINA PRIOR

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2025/12/19

Two of our favourite STAGES guests, and couples, return to the podcast, together, to examine their dual lives as actors. Grant Piro and Marina Prior guarantee performance brilliance in any entertainment in which they grace the stage. They reflect on some of the highlights of 2025 and what Christmas brings to them both, as a couple, individually and as a family.Few artists embody the breadth and brilliance of Australian musical theatre as completely as Marina Prior. This year alone she has reaffirmed

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01:07:53

STAGES Episode 604: WILTON MORLEY

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2025/12/15

Wilton Morley is an accomplished theatrical producer whose career helped shape the landscape of Australian commercial theatre throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Born into one of Britain’s most distinguished theatrical families—the son of celebrated actor Robert Morley and grandson of stage and screen legend Dame Gladys Cooper— he carried forward a remarkable artistic lineage while forging a distinct and influential career of his own.Morley began his professional journey with J.C. Williamson’s, the

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01:09:18

STAGES Episode 603: DREW ANTHONY

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2025/12/14

A dynamic force in Australian and international entertainment, Drew Anthony began a multifaceted career onstage before expanding into producing, directing, choreography, casting, and writing across theatre, television, concerts, events, festivals, and large-scale ceremonies.Since relocating to Perth, Drew has served as Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope, the city’s light and illumination festival, and has directed and choreographed The Boy From Oz at Crown Theatre. At Planet Royale in Northbridge, he

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00:53:13

STAGES Episode 602: DELIA HANNAH

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2025/12/13

Delia Hannah has given us a vast range of powerhouse performances in musical theatre productions globally.Born and residing in new Zealand, for the most part Delia’s career has been based in Sydney, commencing with a two year engagement in the premier season of LES MISERABLES (Cameron MacIntosh), only to return to play the ill-fated Fantine in the 10th Anniversary Production which had extended seasons in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. She also toured Australasia as a principal soloist in THE MUSIC

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00:52:29

STAGES Episode 601: STEVE ROSS

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2025/12/11

Steve Ross has been a fixture of the cabaret community in Manhattan for over forty years. He was born “forty-five minutes from Broadway” in New Rochelle, NY, and was raised in Washington, DC with an opera-loving father and a mother who played on the piano the songs of Gershwin, Porter and Irving Berlin. His first major job in New York was as a successful singer/pianist at the now famous piano bar Ted Hook’s Backstage.In 1981 he re-opened the legendary Oak Room at Manhattan’s famed Hotel Algonquin

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STAGES Episode 600: VALE TONI LAMOND (29/3/32-29/11-25)

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2025/12/06

Toni Lamond has taken her final bow. A legend of Australian Entertainment, she made her mark across many platforms; television, film, theatre, cabaret, recording, concert, author and of course, musical theatre.She takes with her the personas she assumed across a vast career – leaving us with memories of Reno Sweeney, Nancy, Mrs Pearce, Fraulein Schneider, Dolly Gallagher Levi, Mama Rose, Pirate Ruth, Maggie Jones, Hattie Walker, Bea Miles, Babe Williams, Wildcat Jackson, Sally Durant, and a Wardrobe

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00:48:26

STAGES Episode 599: SIMON PARRIS & IAN PHIPPS -WEST...

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2025/12/03

STAGES is joined by show pilgrims Simon Parris and Ian Phipps for a West End round-up of the musicals, plays and events they experienced on recent visits to London theatre.Simon Parris is a Melbourne reviewer, and his appraisals of theatre locally, nationally and abroad can be found at simonparrismaninchair.com. Ian Phipps is one of Australia’s leading publicists who ensures that we are informed of the latest entertainment offerings playing around the country.It’s always a joy to welcome them back

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00:35:34

STAGES Episode 598: MICHAEL DALTON & DOLLY DIAMOND

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2025/11/08

Today on STAGES, we’re rolling out the red carpet for a truly dazzling double act — Michael Dalton and his fabulous alter ego, Dolly Diamond. Michael’s story begins in the West End at just ten years old, playing the title role in Oliver! — and from there, he’s conquered television screens, international tours, and cabaret stages.After immigrating to Australia in the 1980s, Michael appeared on television in popular series including Neighbours and The Henderson Kids.Michael has a long association with

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01:04:00

STAGES Episode 597: SUSAN-ANN WALKER

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2025/11/05

Susan-ann Walker is one of Australia’s favourite character Performers known for her work in Musicals, Plays, Opera, Cabaret and TV for over 35 years.Professional Music Theatre credits include 3 LITTLE PIGS (“Mother pig” AG productions 2025), THE WEDDING SINGER (“Rosie” David Venn productions 2021-2022), SWEENEY TODD (“Mrs Lovett” cover, LifeLike productions 2018), FUNNY GIRL (“Mrs Strakosh” The Production Co 2015), ONCE (“Barushka” Green Room Award for Best Ensemble GFO/MTC 2014-2015), A FUNNY THING

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00:38:10

STAGES Episode 596: LOUISE FISCHER

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2025/11/01

Louise Fischer has an MA in Theatre Studies from UNSW and is celebrating her twentieth year as Artistic Director of New Theatre; an independent company who staged their first production in 1933. The theatre has mounted some 550 productions, and is one of Australia’s oldest continuously producing theatres, moving from Pitt Street to Castlereagh Street and then to Kings Cross, until finally settling in its current home on King Street Newtown in 1973.Louise’s directing credits at New Theatre include:

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