The start of October is, of course, time for a visit from Theatre Network Australia… but it’s also the start of Melbourne Fringe, so we’re combining the two/ First, a chat with TNA’s Manager of VIPI & Communications, Wen-Juenn Lee, and then the TNA Member of the Month is Melbourne Fringe CEO Simon Abrahams who’ll kick of a Behind the Scenes three-show special covering as many Fringe shows and events as we can…  we won’t get to all 450+ events in their 40th birthday programme, but we’ll give it a good crack…

First up we’re at Theatre Works where we’ll meet Teresa Izzard, director of This Is Where We Live by Vivienne Walshe; a poetic two hander that looks at love and disconnection in a small regional Australian town…

Then we’re off to The Butterfly Club where some of the creators of the Paramount+ hit series More Than This have exchanged the screen for the stage with a new theatrical work, We All Die in the End. We’ll meet three of the creator/performers; Luka Otis Gracie, Monique Solnordal and Joel Harris…

And finally, we’ll wrap up at The Temperance Hall where Phillip Adams is turning his dance venue into a hub for experimental choreography showcasing the work of six artists with diverse practices…

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