On this episode of the quiz, John is joined by one of Australia’s preeminent playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith.Her adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley has just finished its triumphant run in Sydney and is soon to open in The Playhouse of The Arts Centre Melbourne.Get your tickets to The Talented Mr Ripley here:https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/theatre/the-talented-mr-ripleySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Old Boilers with Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore
This is actually the quiz from last week, apologies for the delay. But my guests on this episode, Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore have been very busy lately. As well as writing and rehearsing their third play together, Gen and Cath portray about a dozen different characters each to tell the real life story of the absolute trailblazer who became Australia’s first female commercial pilot - Deborah Lawrie. Their play Fly Girl has its world premiere season at the Ensemble theatre in Kirribilli in Sydney, with previews starting on the 17th of October and running until the 22nd of November. Get tickets to Fly Girl here:https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/fly-girl/#calendarSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Be Your Own Dude with Matilda Ridgway and Iolanthe
Matilda and Iolanthe are both about to star in the Downstairs Belvoir show "The Edit" Iolanthe plays Influencer Nia, who wants to find her match and win the primetime reality dating hit, Match or Snatch. Matilda plays Jess, a junior producer on the show. She wants to orchestrate Nia’s every move to secure a win for both of them. But who is controlling who? And what will the win cost both women? The Edit punches in on the underbelly of our guiltiest pleasure, reality television. Merging her own personal experience as a teen on reality television and her extensive interviews with reality stars from the hit podcast series “Back from Reality”, writer Gabrielle Scawthorn asks the question can we ever truly give consent, if we don’t know what we are consenting to. Get tickets to The Edit here:https://belvoir.com.au/productions/the-edit/As ever, thanks to Cindy MacDonald for writing the questions.This episode of the podcast was recorded on the lands belonging to the Dharug people. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge their traditions of sharing knowledge and stories for millennia on this land.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The World Needs More Clowns with James and Robbie O'Brien
The Brothers O'Brien are a talented pair. Robbie is performing his one man show about the modern dilemma of having 24/7 access to the entirety of human knowledge and not knowing what to do with that power. And James has provided the music for the show.This episode gets quite philosophical for a little bit. Hope you enjoy.Get tickets to Melancholipediahttps://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/melancholipediaThanks as always to Cindy MacDonald for the fabulous questions.This podcast is made on the lands belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge their traditions of sharing knowledge and stories for millennia on this land.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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JKS with Tom Ballard
A person of prominence is dead. Immediately, the question raised is “what are you allowed to say about this person?” Specifically, how far are you allowed to go with any “jokes” about them? And what, if any, should the repercusions be if you go too far?No, don’t worry, I haven’t used the week off to rebrand as a right-wing conservative podcaster. I’m not even actually referencing current events. The above is actually the premise of "JKS: a comedy(?)" a new play premiering at the upcoming Melbourne Fringe Festival, written by and starring Tom Ballard.Thanks as always to Cindy MacDonald for writing the questions.I make this podcast on the lands belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation and pay our respect to their elders past and present, while acknowledging their traditions of sharing knowledge and stories for millennia on this land.Get tickets to Jks: a comedy(?) here:https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you have a few minutes, please complete this survey so The Saturday Quiz can return for another season with the guests and content that you like best: http://bit.ly/thesaturdayquiz-survey Each week on this show, the host John Leary is joined by a different pair of celebrity guests. He asks them the 10 questions from the quiz in The Saturday Paper and they do their best to answer them correctly. It ain't rocket science - but the questions very well might be!Follow John on Bluesky: @johnnyjohnleary.bsky.social or find the show on Instagram: @thesaturdayquizSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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