Ep 17- Is Vivid In Its Flop Era? With Annie Boyle

The festival that lights up Sydney every winter has been drawing more and more criticism of late, with the latest debacle following the malfunctioned drone show that saw 90 drones fall into the harbour. So are the rumours true? Is Vivid actually washed? Nathan Roach thinks so, and he joins me on the show this week to explain why. Alongside Mark Williamson, the three of us attempt to come up with some solutions to bring Vivid back to it's prime. But are they viable? And whose idea will Nathan like better?!Also on the show is comedian Annie Boyle! Annie has been performing stand up around the country for many years now, but has far more strings to her bow than that! A graduate of NIDA she has some proper acting chops, which she was able to show off in a few episodes of Colin From Accounts. Annie joined me in the Sydney Tonight studios to talk about her time studying under one of her heroes: Sonia from McLeod's Daughters, as well as what life was like growing up in the small town of Henty in regional NSW. And finally, with the Sydney Film Festival all but upon us I put movies under the microscope this week by testing how realistic their plots are. Specifically, the classic movie troupe where one person tries to be in two places at once! You sometimes see in movies and sitcoms a character inviting two different people to the same place and having to continuously switch between them without either getting suspicious. So this week on the show, I tried to do exactly that. Did I succeed though? Or are movies actually onto something? You'll have to listen to find out. Sydney Tonight is the talk show our city has been crying out for! Covering the good, the bad, and the ugly, this show proves that despite it all, Sydney is the best city in the world. So whether you’re in Chatswood or Cherrybrook, Blacktown or Bankstown, Parramatta or Penrith- ring in each weekend with Sydney Tonight.For videos and other bonus content, check out the Sydney Tonight socials. Get in touch with your own story suggestions! If you think there’s something in Sydney that we need to cover then send in an email and we will get back to you. Sydney Tonight is broadcast on 2SER every Friday night at 7pm. Tune in on 107.3FM or through the 2SER Website. CREDITSAnnouncer: Mark WilliamsonProducers: Liam Achurch, Aspen Beilharz, James Lindsay, Annabelle Moore, Nathan Roach, Mark WilliamsonArtwork: Praveen SuriyaarachchiGuest: Annie BoyleThis podcast is recorded on Gadigal and Dharug Land. We pay respects to Elders past and present.