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The Indie Setup

by Sean Foster

Tune into the Indie Setup to get a behind the scenes insight into the world of independent theatre and film in Sydney Australia. Each episode we interview industry insiders and deep-dive into their knowledge and experiences. We hope that their stories, insights and experiences will act as your tour-guide around the world of independent creatives.Hosted by Sean Foster and brought to you by Shape House Productions.Executive producer Sarah Maguire.

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Episodes

  1. Music and Theatre With Paris Change

    Paris is an actor, musician and creator, based in Sydney. We caught up with Paris in his home studio to chat with him about what he loves about making music and how he incorporated his loves of writing, theatre and music into one show. We chat everything from western Sydney lads to performing the...

  2. Accessible Arts With The Lowrencev Twins

    In this episode we chat to the Lowrencev twins Bedelia and Jeremy about beginning their journey in theatre making and arts as actors with disabilities. We delve into their lives, their craft and their experiences working together over the last year as siblings. Together they recently announced…

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  3. Creating Your Craft With Bernadette Fam

    There are many different ways to contribute to theatre as an indie artist and our guest Bernadette Fam has got something to say on just about all of them. Bernadette is a multidisciplinary artist working across theatre making, directing, writing, dramaturge and creative producing. In this episode...

  4. Looking Ahead With Annie Boyle

    Episode 2 of season 2 features independent creator Annie Boyle. We got to talking about how Annie has been spending her time in 2020 preparing and reflecting on her craft, what she has learnt on her journey so far, from refusing to take no for an answer, to what she is looking forward to most in...

  5. Making Housemates With Shape House Productions

    We're back baby! Season 2 of the Indie Setup is coming through your ears pandemic or no pandemic. This Season we're talking to emerging artists, we want to chat about getting a career rolling, starting out, what to look forward to, challenges and everything else that comes along with it. In this...

  6. The Christmas Special

    In our final episode for 2019 we chat to president of Shape House Productions, Chloe Baldacchino and Mark Anderson join us for the last episode of season 1 and it's Christmas time! In this very Shape House Christmas special we tackle everything from how to keep yourself productive over the break…

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  7. Women in Indie Theatre

    This week we chat to two upcoming shows that are billing back to back at the Old 505, we have Mikaela Atallah who directed Netgirlz and Tasha O'Brien who directed Hot Mess. Our conversation derails into a crazy chat about theatre and bathroom jokes, one of the funniest episodes so far. Check out...

  8. Voices and the world (Sunday On The Rocks)

    This week we get to talk to 2 artists who are working on a show together coming from very different experiences and backgrounds. Hamish Pritchard is a voice coach, teacher director and actor and Rachel Leong is an emerging artist who just finished her theatre training at LASALLE College of the...

  9. Hairworm and the darker side of theatre

    In this episode we chat with the team from Eye Contact Theatre Company about their upcoming play, Hairworm. The play deals with a lot of heavy themes, centring around the eating disorder, and we find out about the sensitivities, the care and the devotion of the team to bring light to this often...

  10. Love letter to artist; Samo is Dead

    Samo is Dead is a new Australian work written by Jodi Rabinowitz and directed by Sophia Bryant, which they describe as a love letter to artists. The show has already had a season at the Seymour Centre earlier and the year and they are bringing it back to put on for Step Up Festival, an initiative...

  11. Advice for first time directors with Malcolm Frawley

    Ever wanted to direct theatre but just don't know where to start? Ever wondered what you need to know before you walk into the rehearsal room? Ever wonder why directors do the things they do, or say the things they say? Join us on the latest episode of The Indie Setup, where we talk to Malcolm...

  12. Theatre and its Makers with Danielle Maas

    In this Episode we chat the creative process, the many different forms of theatre and what we can do to improve theatre as a community of independent artists with practitioner Danielle Maas. Danielle has created work all around the world working everywhere from Sydney Theatre Company to…

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  13. Surviving Drama School with Natanyah Forbes

    Natanyah Forbes is one of the members of Shape House Productions and in this episode we chat to her about her experiences with drama school, being an emerging actor and balancing your life with the pursuit of the arts. She talks us through her time at Sydney Theatre School, what it takes to get...

  14. The 12 Film Challenge, Starting Out in Film-making With Thomas "Wombat" Goth-Towney

    Thomas "Wombat" Goth-Towney set out a year ago to make 12 films in 12 months. In this episode he chats to us about his experience learning everything he could over one year and turning that into as many films as possible. Thomas is a trained Actor and Stuntman but wanted to pursue his passion for...

  15. Legalese With Chloe Byrd

    In this episode of The Indie Setup we take a closer look at the legal steps that are needed to take in order to create a company, ensure that you are covered in the eyes of the law and protecting yourself and your artists. Joining us is Shapehouse Productions Co-Public-Officer Chloe Byrd, she…

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  16. Many Hats with Iley Jones

    In this episode we talk to Actor/Writer/Director, Iley Jones, an emerging artist who is creating theatre, taking it from the page to the stage. Graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Performance, she started out stage managing before taking the plunge back into writing, and then directing. Her new...

  17. Starting out

    In this episode we talk to Actor/President of Shape House Productions, Chloe Baldacchino, and, Actor/Public officer for Shape House Productions, Hayley McAlister, about taking the plunge and starting your first theatre company. Tune into the Indie Setup to get a behind the scenes insight into the...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tune into the Indie Setup to get a behind the scenes insight into the world of independent theatre and film in Sydney Australia. Each episode we interview industry insiders and deep-dive into their knowledge and experiences. We hope that their stories, insights and experiences will act as your tour-guide around the world of independent creatives.Hosted by Sean Foster and brought to you by Shape House Productions.Executive producer Sarah Maguire.

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Tune into the Indie Setup to get a behind the scenes insight into the world of independent theatre and film in Sydney Australia. Each episode we interview industry insiders and deep-dive into their knowledge and experiences. We hope that their stories, insights and experiences will act as your...

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The Indie Setup is created and hosted by Sean Foster.
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