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For the Love of Theatre

For the Love of Theatre

By: Olivia Jane Parker
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The intention of this podcast is to celebrate our quality community theatre productions in Adelaide, their creatives and enable further connections between all the local theatre groups, their audiences and YOU, our listeners.

Each episode will be catered to a particular play, theatre group or aspect of making community theatre, with relevant interviews.

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  • Love

    Love
    Apr 8 2026

    Blackwood Players presents Love

    Written by Finegan Kruckemeyer

    Directed by Brooke DuBois

    Season - Friday 24 April 2026 - Saturday 2 May 2026

    VENUE: Blackwood Memorial Hall (21 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood).

    Tickets - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1551805

    For this episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast we welcome Dr. Christina Hagger, as our Guest Host. The focus of this episode is the upcoming production of Love, presented by the Blackwood Players, featuring interviews with cast member, Carly Whittaker, playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer and Director, Brooke DuBois.

    MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST HOST - DR. CHRISTINA HAGGER

    Dr Christina Hagger is an experienced radio producer/presenter and podcast creator with Radio Adelaide 101.5FM. Her recent radio programs included the weekly arts show, The Thursday Edition of Festival City, plus Travelling Life (all about the psychology of travel) which was broadcast across the country thanks to the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.

    Recent podcasts include What to Eat When: Research Advice for You, produced in conjunction with researchers from the former UniSA (now Adelaide University) Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity Group.

    She is delighted to bring an insider’s perspective to this episode of For The Love of Theatre podcast. She is a cast member of this production of Love brought to life by the Blackwood Players.

    SUMMARY

    An enchanting and funny play for children and their families, exploring the people and things we hold dear, and what matters most when a storm is coming. Written by Finegan Kruckemeyer. Directed by Brooke DuBois. And there's bears.

    Oslo Rogers has a very fun mum called Ruthy, and lives in a very fun town called Mellingong. But now a very unfun problem (called a big approaching storm) is forcing everyone to head for The Clondike, the big town hall on the hill.

    And they can only take a few important things each: ‘love luggage’, Ruthy calls it. And she’s a milk-lady, and owns a milk-float, and those can hold lots of love luggage… if you pack them right. So Oslo sets out to help the people of Mellingong, and to discover the things they love the most – the things you would save from a storm.

    VENUE

    Blackwood Memorial Hall

    (21 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood).

    SHOW DATES

    Friday April 24 1pm: Featuring Emma O'Connell as Oslo; Harry Parsons as Pete

    Saturday April 25 1pm: Featuring Jacob Reuterink as Oslo; Jack Wohling as Pete

    Saturday April 25 4pm: Featuring Emma O'Connell as Oslo; Harry Parsons as Pete


    Friday May 1 1pm: Featuring Jacob Reuterink as Oslo; Jack Wohling as Pete; Perrin Abbas as Mishka;

    Saturday May 2 1pm: Featuring Emma O'Connell as Oslo; Harry Parsons as Pete;

    Saturday May 2 4pm: Featuring Jacob Reuterink as Oslo; Jack Wohling as Pete.

    BOOKINGS

    Grab your tickets today!

    Tickets now on sale via Trybooking here! https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1551805

    MUSIC

    The Title Track, For the Love of Theatre, written and performed by Ben Waller

    Love includes original compositions from Gareth Chin, some of which is featured in this episode and Jen Lush, in collaboration with "the kids" of Eden Hills Kindergarten.

    #BlackwoodPlayers #Love #FortheLoveofTheatrePodcast
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    42 mins
  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew
    Apr 6 2026

    Adelaide University Theatre Guild Presents

    The Taming of the Shrew

    Written by William Shakespeare

    Directed by Olivia Jane Parker

    Season: 8 – 17 May 2026

    Venue: Little Theatre

    Tickets

    www.trybooking.com/DKFLB

    Poster Design by Bonnie McAllister

    “If I be waspish, best beware my sting.”

    This episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast is all about the upcoming production of The Taming of the Shrew presented by The Adelaide University Theatre Guild. it is hosted by Annabel Whitford, featuring interviews with Cast Members Heather Crawford (Katherine) & Tom Tassone (Petruchio), Costumier, Sue Cayzer from The Adelaide Costume Shop, as well as Founder of For the Love of Theatre Podcast and Director of The Taming of the Shrew, Olivia Jane Parker, with music by Cast Member, Macey Lawson and friend of the podcast, local musician, Ben Waller.

    MORE ABOUT OUR HOST - ANNABEL WHITFORD

    Annabel Whitford is the Administrator of the Adelaide University Theatre Guild, keeping the wheels turning with wit, warmth, and a well-organised spreadsheet. An occasional stage manager with a soft spot for the spotlight, she sometimes steps (or dances) onstage herself - when she’s not behind a microphone hosting the odd podcast.

    MORE ABOUT THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

    In this sharp reimagining of The Taming of the Shrew, Paradise is a powerhouse record label and the battlefield is the charts. Bianca is the next global pop export, polished and playlist-ready - but her outspoken sister Kate, a rock chick who won’t soften her edges, stands in the way. Enter Petruchio: part entrepreneur, part opportunist, determined to “woo” and rebrand the label’s most “untameable” artist.

    Fast, funny, and theatrical, with Shakespeare’s original language colliding against today’s music industry, this Shrew asks: is Kate being tamed, or is she playing the game better than them all? In an industry built on image, who really gets the final cut?

    PERFORMANCES: 8th to 17th May

    Earlier school performance with Q&A session available Wednesday 13 May at 6:30pm

    VENUE: Little Theatre, The Cloisters, Victoria Drive, Adelaide University

    DURATION: Approximately 2 hours (with 1 interval)

    CONTENT: More violins than violence

    MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE

    The Title Track, For the Love of Theatre Podcast & Under the Lights, written and performed by BEN WALLER

    False Hope & Hindsight written and performed by MACEY LAWSON

    Thank you for listening!

    #FortheLoveofTheatrePodcast #TheTamingoftheShrew #Theatre #Stage #BehindtheScenes
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    50 mins
  • Double Bill: Unmothered & BOXER

    Double Bill: Unmothered & BOXER
    Feb 11 2026
    DOUBLE BILL EPISODE: Unmothered & BOXERTheatre and Physical Theatre • Disability LedSouth Australia • World PremiereUnmothered Synopsis: A lyrical, memory-driven song cycle that traces three generations of women through love, silence, and inherited trauma. Told in three acts across the daughter’s life, the “unforgettable modern musical” (The Scoop) moves fluidly through live music to blur reality with recollection.From the award-winning team behind 'Bimbo' (Holden Street Theatres Award 2023) comes a new work of bold feminist theatre.UnmotheredDead Darling Theatre Fringe Fund RecipientSEASON: Sun, 08 March - Sat, 14 MarchDURATION: 60 min show LOCATION: 2 venues RATING: M (1 Warning)https://www.deaddarlingtheatre.com.au/BOXER Synopsis:Chloe is a boxer training for the Olympics while grieving the sudden loss of her dad. Fast-paced and physical, this one-woman show is about rage, love, grief, and fighting to take up space in a world that keeps knocking you back. Sweat, storytelling and guts collide in a battle with ambition and expectation.BOXERSEASON: Wed, 04 March - Sun, 08 MarchDURATION: 60 min show LOCATION: 2 venues RATING: M (1 Warning)Dead Darling Theatre Bio:Dead Darling Theatre is a newly formed female and queer-led production company based in South Australia. We are driven by a mission to champion bold, intersectional storytelling and build genuinely inclusive spaces for artists, especially women, LGBTQIA+ creators, and artists with disabilities.Rooted in accessibility and equity, our practice prioritises open casting and participation, deliberately engaging underrepresented voices and challenging traditional power dynamics in theatre-making.Amelia Rooney is an autistic composer and writer based in Adelaide, South Australia with a deep passion for music, film, theatre, and accessible arts. Her debut play, BIMBO (2021-2023), received the Holden Street Theatres Fringe Award following its sold-out season in 2023. Amelia’s theatre music credits include WHORE Dir. Hannah Smith (2024), Dance Nation Dir. Hannah Smith (2024), and SHOCK OF THE NEW IN ADELAIDE Dir. Chris Drummond (2025), as well as film scoring credits CRUSH Dir. Hannah Smith (2023), and Nightfall Dir. Myles McEwen and Ripley Stevens, winning Best Feature Film at Bloody Mirror Horror Film Festival (2024-2025). Their professional debut, THE TREES ARE TURNING OFF!, was commissioned by Chamber Music Adelaide in collaboration with UniSA’s MOD. in response to their Installation Forever (2025). Through the Next Level Creative Mentorship Program with Access2Arts, Amelia underwent working on devising a new, breakthrough play with mentorship from State Theatre Company South Australia’s Petra Kalive and Shannon Rush (2025). Amelia is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) and a Bachelor of Music (Sonic Arts) at the Elder Conservatorium University of Adelaide.Hannah Smith is an emerging director and producer based in Adelaide. Growing up in Murray Bridge, she was driven to create opportunities within the local theatre community, founding her own production company at fourteen and producing multiple independent productions.Her passion for theatre led her to pursue further studies in Technical Production at the Adelaide College of the Arts, and a Bachelor of Performance (Honours) at Flinders University in Directing. Alongside her studies, Hannah teaches Performance Academy at Adelaide Theatre Academy and is the Youth Theatre Coordinator at Murray Bridge Players and Singers Inc.Hannah has contributed to major arts festivals, including the Adelaide Fringe and the Festival of Ideas. Her directing credits include Bumming with Jane (2020/2021), The Book of Everything (2023), Jumpers for Goalposts (2023), WHORE (2024), Dance Nation (2024/2025), First Love Is the Revolution (2025), Unmothered (2025), and Medea in Exile (2025) . Additionally, she has directed short films, including King. (2022), CRUSH (2023),SYNERGY (2023), and SUPERORDINARY (2024). She has undertaken secondments with State Theatre Company of South Australia on Eureka Day, Dir. Rosalba Clemente (2021), and Kimberly Akimbo, Dir. Mitchell Butel (2025), has assisted on productions, including Sweet Road, Dir. Christopher Hurrell (2022), Coming of Age in Australia, Dir. Wayne Harrison (2022), and 48 Hour Best Film winner Items, Objects, and Things (2025) Dir. Kristopher Lucia. Created by a powerhouse team of South Australian artists, 'unmothered' examines the complexities of maternal love: the longing to be nurtured, the fear of repeating harm, and the struggle to break cycles of silence.
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    43 mins
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