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Producer Johnny Lucas shares some heartbreaking news. 

Each episode takes a look at a different aspect of the wonderful world of amateur theatre and features an amateur theatre maker talking about their theatrical life, theatrical loves, and the times when they’ve ‘died’ on stage. 

Our Backstage Pass feature takes us behind the scenes at The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham to discover more about what goes into making a great amateur production. 

This episode focuses on John Webster’s Jacobean tragedy The Duchess of Malfi. We’ll be talking to actor, director and writer Andrew Cowie about his life and loves in amateur theatre, his approach to directing The Duchess of Malfi, and finding out about the unique and bloodthirsty genre that is Jacobean revenge tragedy.

Meanwhile Liz has been behind the scenes of The Duchess of Malfi to talk to Lighting Designer Charlotte Robinson about the challenges and rewards of lighting this darkest of plays.

Matt Aronoff is an in demand NY  Jazz Double Bassist.  While studying with Jonathan Storck of the NJ Symphony and jazz bassist John Webber, he earned a scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. While in Pittsburgh, he studied with Pittsburgh Symphony double bassist Anthony Bianco and saxophonist Eric Kloss, both of whom became important mentors, musically and personally. After a brief stint in Spain (while under the tutelage of great Spanish bassist Francisco Fernandez), he returned to the states where he was awarded a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of Music. Upon graduation, he immediately hit the road with his former professor and Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza, . To date, he has had the pleasure of playing, touring or recording with musicians including Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Peter Eldridge, New York Voices, Banda Magda, Sara Gazarek, Remy Le Beouf’s Assembly of Shadows, Duchess, Numinous Ensemble, Anat Cohen, Bob Lanzetti and Zack Brock (Snarky Puppy)

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This week we visit the childhood home of one of the most recognised people in the world. Althorp has a fascinating history with even cooler characters.

If you want to know a lot more about Althorp, then check out their website where you can see all sorts of stuff about the place.
Check out our website for transcripts, images, and a whole lot more.
And for where to grab the Earl's best-selling books check out Bookshop.org.
And for more about Charles, the current Earl Spencer, check out his personal website.

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You are cordially invited to the podcast review of the season, we do hope you have a stored bottle of wine for this most delightful occasion.  This podcast finds themselves compelled to share the most scandalous of news surrounding the incomparable Daphne and her disastrous plans to marry the dashing Duke, speculation surrounding the Featherington household (we call farce) and the murderous traits of the quintessential English nobleman, Anthony.  We ask you, can the ends ever justify such wretched means?

The Emmy Awards happened on Zoom and we watched the highlights, how very 2020. We wrap the winners, the ground breakers, and the list of awards that – if anything – remind us of shows we might have missed. Not sure about Schitt's Creek yet? Myf explains why they took home the most gongs. Speaking of which, Rolling Stone have just updated their lengthy list of the 500 Best Albums of All Time. We have thoughts. An article on the wins of women’s midlife and misunderstanding of menopause has us questioning the narrative we’ve been told till now. If you’re hankering for Succession season 3, Zan has just the TV series for you, and we share a moving tribute to RBG - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - who passed away this week.

Show notes:

The 2020 Emmy Awards: https://www.vulture.com/article/2020-emmy-awards-ceremony-review.html

Rolling Stone 500: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/

A Weird Liberation: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/22/weird-liberation-women-wild-truth-midlife-menopause

The Duchess: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80223040

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/rise-of-the-murdoch-dynasty

RBG: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/rbg

Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

Bang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Ken and Gar watched Lady and the Tramp with cats this week when they reviewed Disney’s 20th animated feature, The Aristocats (1970). The brother's discuss why this may be the poorest effort from the studio to date and the declining state of animation at the Disney studio following Walt's death.

Featuring a groovy cover of "Everybody wants to be a cat" from the film performed by Musical Correspondent, Nicole McDonagh

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