Helen Simonson from WA Museum Boola Bardip gets us going this week with her monthly round up of all this Perth…

Then, we drop in on rehearsals for the remount of the smash hit Happy Go Wrong and find out what it’s like to revisit such a personal show after seven years when we chat with creator/performer Andi Snelling…

Meanwhile, the stage adaptation of the popular novel about the youngest soldier at Gallipoli – Soldier Boy – is about to open at Theatre Works and writer/adaptor Anthony Hill is here to talk about the difference between being the novelist and being the playwright…

And finally, yet another new play has just opened, this time at Red Stitch and poet, essayist and playwright Emilie Collyer will tell us about Super…

They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Helen Simonson from <a href="https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip">WA Museum Boola Bardip</a> gets us going this week with her monthly round up of all this Perth&hellip;
Then, we drop in on rehearsals for the remount of the smash hit <a href="https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/happy-go-wrong/">Happy Go Wrong</a> and find out what it&rsquo;s like to revisit such a personal show after seven years when we chat with creator/performer <a href="https://www.andisnelling.com/">Andi Snelling</a>&hellip;
Meanwhile, the stage adaptation of the popular novel about the youngest soldier at Gallipoli &ndash; <a href="https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/soldier-boy">Soldier Boy</a> &ndash; is about to open at <a href="https://www.theatreworks.org.au/">Theatre Works</a> and writer/adaptor Anthony Hill is here to talk about the difference between being the novelist and being the playwright&hellip;
And finally, yet another new play has just opened, this time at <a href="https://www.redstitch.net/">Red Stitch</a> and poet, essayist and playwright Emilie Collyer will tell us about <a href="https://www.redstitch.net/super-2025">Super</a>&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

The Australian Arts community is as diverse as its population. Each week Behind The Scenes looks at how people carry out these arts projects. Many stories, both fascinating and amusing are waiting to be told. 

The Australian Arts community is as diverse as its population. Each week Behind The Scenes looks at how people carry out these arts projects. Many stories, both fascinating and amusing are waiting to be told.&nbsp;

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Behind the Scenes 16th June 2025

On January 1st Chris Thompson the presenter of Behind the Scenes passed away. The time, effort and care Chris put into Behind the Scenes and all other programs he touched here at Vision Australia Radio are a tribute to his passion and dedication to Vision Australia Radio and the arts. 

Chris and his producer Mark put together some Summer Specials at the end of 2025 and with the blessing of his family we would like to share with you these Behind the Scenes specials.

Vision Australia Radio will always be indebted to Chris for his volunteering, and we share our deepest sympathies with his friends, family and colleagues. 

 

SUMMER SPECIAL #2 – Monday January 12, 2026

Welcome to the second Behind the Scenes Summer Special for 2026. Over January we chat with some remarkable people from the arts world - slightly longer chats about their lives and work. Some will join us for the very first time, and others might be familiar to you if you’re a regular listener.

This week is part one of a two-part visit to Adelaide which, of course, means we will start with our regular Adelaide correspondent Elena Vereka but for a change, we’ll be talking about her work with InSite Arts – then she introduces us to dancer turned audio describer, Carol Wellman Kelly, before we catch up with Elena’s predecessor, our former Adelaide correspondent and Artistic Director of Patch Theatre, Geoff Cobham.

They’re all in Adelaide with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

On January 1st Chris Thompson the presenter of Behind the Scenes passed away. The time, effort and care Chris put into Behind the Scenes and all other programs he touched here at Vision Australia Radio&nbsp;are a tribute to his passion and dedication to Vision Australia Radio and the arts.&nbsp;
Chris and his producer Mark put together some Summer Specials at the end of 2025 and with the blessing of his family we would like to share with you these Behind the Scenes specials.
Vision Australia Radio will always be indebted to Chris for his volunteering, and we share our deepest sympathies with his friends, family and colleagues.&nbsp;
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SUMMER SPECIAL #2 &ndash; Monday January 12, 2026
Welcome to the second Behind the Scenes Summer Special for 2026. Over January we chat with some remarkable people from the arts world - slightly longer chats about their lives and work. Some will join us for the very first time, and others might be familiar to you if you&rsquo;re a regular listener.
This week is part one of a two-part visit to Adelaide which, of course, means we will start with our regular Adelaide correspondent Elena Vereka but for a change, we&rsquo;ll be talking about her work with InSite Arts &ndash; then she introduces us to dancer turned audio describer, Carol Wellman Kelly, before we catch up with Elena&rsquo;s predecessor, our former Adelaide correspondent and Artistic Director of Patch Theatre, Geoff Cobham.
They&rsquo;re all in Adelaide with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 12th January 2026

On January 1st Chris Thompson the presenter of Behind the Scenes passed away. The time, effort and care Chris put into Behind the Scenes and all other programs he touched here at Vision Australia Radio are a tribute to his passion and dedication to Vision Australia Radio and the arts. 

Chris and his producer Mark put together some Summer Specials at the end of 2025 and with the blessing of his family we would like to share with you these Behind the Scenes specials.

Vision Australia Radio will always be indebted to Chris for his volunteering, and we share our deepest sympathies with his friends, family and colleagues. 

 

Summer Special #1 - Monday January 5, 2026

This week we kick off our Behind the Scenes Summer Specials for 2026. Over January we chat with some remarkable people from the arts world - slightly longer chats about their lives and work. Some will join us for the very first time, and others might be familiar to you if you’re a regular listener.

First up, we meet a mother and daughter from a pretty famous artistic and musical family who both happened to release new albums at the end of last year. Tracey Miller has been a fixture of the music scene for around forty years - some might even say she’s a legend. Maybe she prefers ‘queen’ given that’s the title of her album – Queen of the Creek.

Tracey’s daughter Loretta Miller has also been around for a while, but while you’ll hear her voice on many other artists’ albums, she’s making her solo debut with a self-titled album, Loretta.

They both join Chris Thompson at his kitchen table to talk about their lives, about their music and, of course, about their new albums.

On January 1st Chris Thompson the presenter of Behind the Scenes passed away. The time, effort and care Chris put into Behind the Scenes and all other programs he touched here at Vision Australia Radio&nbsp;are a tribute to his passion and dedication to Vision Australia Radio and the arts.&nbsp;
Chris and his producer Mark put together some Summer Specials at the end of 2025 and with the blessing of his family we would like to share with you these Behind the Scenes specials.
Vision Australia Radio will always be indebted to Chris for his volunteering, and we share our deepest sympathies with his friends, family and colleagues.&nbsp;
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Summer Special #1 - Monday January 5, 2026
This week we kick off our Behind the Scenes Summer Specials for 2026. Over January we chat with some remarkable people from the arts world - slightly longer chats about their lives and work. Some will join us for the very first time, and others might be familiar to you if you&rsquo;re a regular listener.
First up, we meet a mother and daughter from a pretty famous artistic and musical family who both happened to release new albums at the end of last year. Tracey Miller has been a fixture of the music scene for around forty years - some might even say she&rsquo;s a legend. Maybe she prefers &lsquo;queen&rsquo; given that&rsquo;s the title of her album &ndash; Queen of the Creek.
Tracey&rsquo;s daughter Loretta Miller has also been around for a while, but while you&rsquo;ll hear her voice on many other artists&rsquo; albums, she&rsquo;s making her solo debut with a self-titled album, Loretta.
They both join Chris Thompson at his kitchen table to talk about their lives, about their music and, of course, about their new albums.

Behind the Scenes 5th January 2026

Screens&Streams Annual Wrap - Monday December 29, 2025

Well, it’s that time of the year again when we look back at what we’ve been seeing on our big and small screens over the past twelve months. Marc Gracie is here for one last go around with our 2025 Screens&Streams Movie Wrap – what were our favourite movies and streamers? What were our biggest disappointments? What surprised us? And what are we looking forward to next year? You’ll get the answers to all these questions on this week’s special edition of the Behind the Scenes Movie Wrap with Chris Thompson and Marc Gracie right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Screens&amp;Streams Annual Wrap - Monday December 29, 2025
Well, it&rsquo;s that time of the year again when we look back at what we&rsquo;ve been seeing on our big and small screens over the past twelve months. Marc Gracie is here for one last go around with our 2025 Screens&amp;Streams Movie Wrap &ndash; what were our favourite movies and streamers? What were our biggest disappointments? What surprised us? And what are we looking forward to next year? You&rsquo;ll get the answers to all these questions on this week&rsquo;s special edition of the Behind the Scenes Movie Wrap with Chris Thompson and Marc Gracie right here on Vision Australia Radio.

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