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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This month Anthea talks with musician, writer and activist Eliza Hull about her life as a songwriter while trying not to fangirl too hard! Eliza is also the Powerd Media Lead at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Powerd media is a media platform created by and for people with disabilities.

https://elizahull.com/

https://powerd.media/

What’s on:

Limitless – Sydney Fringe

https://sydneyfringe.com/limitless/

Undercover Artist Festival - Brisbane

https://undercoverartistfest.com/

Music Sample:

Tomorrow – Eliza Hull

https://open.spotify.com/track/2xwQNUuF7S0JUxhstNkYFF

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This month Anthea talks to multi-disciplinary artist and double doctor Debra Keenahan about her life, dehumanisation and the athletics of access.
https://debrakeenahan.com.au/the-artist-and-her-art/

You can access a transcript of this episode here.

What’s on:

Beacon Exhibition

https://www.artsaccess.com.au/whats-on/beacon/

Are You Pulling My Leg?

https://artsontour.com.au/tours/are-you-pulling-my-leg-2025/

Music Sample

No Good by Elly-May Barnes

https://www.ellymaybarnes.com

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Undercover Artist Festival has been running in Brisbane since 2014. Current Festival Director Madeleine Little discusses the festival and her creative practice with Anthea this month.

https://undercoverartistfest.com/

You can access a full transcript of this episode here.

What’s on

Charge! Agincourt by Back to Back at ACMI showing till February 2026

https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/charge-b2b-theatre/

Sydney Disability Pride Festival 2025 – July 26

https://disabilitypridesydney.com/

Music Sample

Facing Monsters by Tralala Blip

https://www.instagram.com/tralalablip/?hl=en

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Rawcus is a critically acclaimed long term ensemble of 14 performers with diverse minds, bodies and imaginations. For over 22 years, the company has been creating audacious performances and arts experiences. You can access a transcript of this episode here.

https://rawcus.org.au/

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What’s on:

Sydney Film Festival – Life After

www.sff.org.au/program/event/life-after/

Frida Kahlo – In Her Own Image

https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/bendigo-art-gallery/exhibitions/frida-kahlo-in-her-own-image

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Andy is an award winning poet, essayist and academic at the University of Melbourne. He writes with vulnerability and fierceness about the body and the nature of being human.

https://amongtheregulars.com/

You can access a transcript of this episode here.

What’s on:

Liz Martin with Michael Bridges at Kandos Kitchen

https://events.humanitix.com/liz-martin-with-michael-bridges-at-kandos-kitchen

Under the Big Blue Sky and Rainbow Mermaid Fireworks at Casula Powerhouse

https://www.casulapowerhouse.com/whats-on/exhibitions-under-the-big-blue-sky

Music Sample: Liz Martin Band - Anthony

https://lizmartinband.bandcamp.com/

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