Well, Melbourne’s not just opening up again because of eased pandemic restrictions, it’s opening up again because it’s time for the annual Open House Melbourne Weekend and we’ll welcome its Chief Curator, Fleur Watson back to the show to tell us about the highlights of this year’s programme.

Then we’ll meet legendary costumier, Rose Chong who, along with eight other women all of whom have achieved success in areas including science, sports, graphic design, photojournalism, theatre production, took up a course in art just before the pandemic that, of course, ended up on zoom once the lockdowns hit us. But undaunted, the group shared their work, bonded and reignited their passions for making art culminating in the 9 Lives exhibition at Montsalvat.

And speaking of first passions, Janine Watson and Jayne Tuttle first met at the National Theatre Drama School over twenty years ago where they ignited a passion for theatre and performance. This week, they both have productions playing in Melbourne – Janine has directed the Bell Shakespeare production of The Comedy of Errors at Arts Centre Melbourne and Jayne has written and performs in Paris or Die at LaMama. So, we’re getting the band back together to find out how important those formative years at the Nash were to both of them.

Finally, we’ll meet composer and didgeridoo player William Barton who is joining forces with Iva Davies, Aunty Delmae Barton, Veronique Serret and John Foreman’s Aussie Pops Orchestra for the Melbourne premiere of his work Sky Songs.

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