Helen Simondson from Boola Bardip WA Museum gets the ball rolling this week with a jazzy Perth roundup and a new show at Yirra Yaakin…

After that, even though it’s not our week for Screens&Streams, we’ll check out the Irish Film Festival with Festival Director Dr Enda Murray…

Meanwhile, opera, monsters and pantomime will be taking over Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory when Bladderwrack opens there in a couple of weeks, and we’ll meet co-creator David Tredinnick…

Then, we catch up with Professor Wesley Enoch who amongst his many hats wears one that says Ambassador for the first ever AusArt Day…

And finally, a bit of music to take us out when we meet Nashville based singer-songwriter Imogen Clarkto talk about her tour with Keziah Gill and her new album Choking on Fuel…

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

Helen Simondson from <a href="https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip">Boola Bardip WA Museum</a> gets the ball rolling this week with a jazzy Perth roundup and a new show at <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&amp;q=yirra+yaakin+theatre+company">Yirra Yaakin</a>&hellip;
After that, even though it&rsquo;s not our week for Screens&amp;Streams, we&rsquo;ll check out the <a href="https://irishfilmfestival.com.au/">Irish Film Festival</a> with Festival Director Dr Enda Murray&hellip;
Meanwhile, opera, monsters and pantomime will be taking over <a href="https://www.theatreworks.org.au/">Theatre Works&rsquo;</a> Explosives Factory when<a href="https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/bladderwrack"> Bladderwrack</a> opens there in a couple of weeks, and we&rsquo;ll meet co-creator David Tredinnick&hellip;
Then, we catch up with Professor Wesley Enoch who amongst his many hats wears one that says Ambassador for the first ever <a href="https://creative.gov.au/ausartday">AusArt Day</a>&hellip;
And finally, a bit of music to take us out when we meet Nashville based singer-songwriter <a href="https://imogenclarkmusic.com/">Imogen Clark</a> to talk about her tour with Keziah Gill and her new album <a href="https://imogenclark.bandcamp.com/album/choking-on-fuel">Choking on Fuel</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 20th October 2025

Join us this week on Behind the Scenes as producer Mark speaks with regular guests and friends who honor the impact and lagacy of Chris.

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. 

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

 

 

 

Join us this week on Behind the Scenes as producer Mark speaks with regular guests and friends who honor the impact and lagacy of Chris.
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.&nbsp;
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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Behind the Scenes 2nd February 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 #3 - Monday January 19, 2026

We kick off our third Behind the Scenes Summer Special for 2026 with Part 2 of our visit to Adelaide.

Over January we’ve been chatting with some remarkable people from the arts world - slightly longer chats about their lives and work. Some have joined us for the very first time, and others might have been familiar to you if you’re a regular listener. This week we focus on the State Theatre Company of South Australia when we meet designer Kathryn Sproul, who’s working on two shows in this year’s season as well as relatively new Artistic Director Petra Kalive.

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 #3 - Monday January 19, 2026
We kick off our third Behind the Scenes Summer Special for 2026 with Part 2 of our visit to Adelaide.
Over January we&rsquo;ve been chatting with some remarkable people from the arts world - slightly longer chats about their lives and work. Some have joined us for the very first time, and others might have been familiar to you if you&rsquo;re a regular listener. This week we focus on the State Theatre Company of South Australia when we meet designer Kathryn Sproul, who&rsquo;s working on two shows in this year&rsquo;s season as well as relatively new Artistic Director Petra Kalive.

Behind the Scenes 19th 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 #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.

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