This month Anthea talks with Wollongong’s only professional theatre ensemble – The Stangeways Ensemble. They are a company of neurodiverse actors who have been devising theatre together for over a decade. This month they open their new work, The Seven, at The Wollongong Town Hall.

You can access a transcript of this episode here.

The Strangeways Ensemble:

https://merrigong.com.au/about-us/the-strangeways-ensemble/

The Seven:

https://merrigong.com.au/shows/the-seven

What’s on:

Inclusion Festival

https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/whats-on/annual-events/inclusion-festival

Hydro Disco – Art Pool Party bookings – this is a free event!

https://events.humanitix.com/inner-west-hydro-disco

Music

Favourite Kid - Setback

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CQ406OomjWqSnFjsnTeGD?si=0f9e35c87dad4382&nd=1&dlsi=9731d50ea69b4ced

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This month Anthea talks with award-winning nature writer, memoirist, and poet Polly Atkin about her remarkable body of work, Nature Cures and the owls of Grasmere. Click here to access a transcript of this episode.

Polly Atkin’s website:

https://pollyatkin.com/about/

Polly Atkin’s article on Lit Hub about The Salt Path:

https://lithub.com/nature-is-not-going-to-cure-you-on-raynor-winns-fabricated-memoir/

Polly has previously taught English Literature and Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London, Strathclyde University, Lancaster University, and the University of Cumbria. Her first book, Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better, was longlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize. She is also the author of The Company of Owls. She lives in Grasmere, England, and is the co-owner of historic independent bookshop Sam Read Bookseller.

What’s on:

Chloe Hayden Curates the Powerhouse Collection:

https://powerhouse.com.au/about/media/chloe-hayden-curates-the-powerhouse-collection

Legacy of Lines – Carly Marchment

https://www.slimdustycentre.com.au/Visit-Us/Whats-On/Legacy-of-Lines-exhibition-by-Carly-Marchment

Music

Lee Reid – Towards the Great Unknown

https://soundcloud.com/leereid-music

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This month Anthea talks with singer, songwriter and disability advocate Elly May Barnes about her life as a musician and work to make the music industry more accessible ahead of her headlining show at the Sydney Fringe Festival.

https://sydneyfringe.com/events/elly-may-barnes/

You can access a transcript of this episode here.

What’s on:

Embodied – A Deaf Perspective

https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/whats-on/emerging-curator-program-embodied-deaf-perspective

Flesh Mirror – Pulse, Melbourne Fringe

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/flesh-mirror

Melbourne Fringe – check out their digital offerings

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events?eventfilters=locations%3A167c665a-27f6-4614-af76-4fa221137ba5&additionalFilters=Other

Music

Elly May Barnes – No Good

https://www.ellymaybarnes.com/

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