
Regina Botros talks with the best theatre makers of our times about their life on and off the stage. Theatre, Dance, Comedy and Performing Arts. Theme music by Dave Wray Image by Tuo
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsArts | |||

On this episode of Backstage, award-winning director and lighting designer Alexander Berlage, currently directing Sonder joins Regina.
Alexander has become one of the most distinctive voices in Sydney’s independent theatre scene. He is a two-time Sy... more
In this episode I'm taking you backstage at Belvoir Street Theatre for a closer look at The Birds — not Hitchcock, but a tense, immersive stage adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s story. This striking one‑woman work, performed by Paula Arundell, is as ... more
The fabulous Nancye Hayes joins me to talk about Anastasia, now playing at the Lyric Theatre — a truly spectacular production. Loosely inspired by the Romanov family and set in early‑20th‑century Russia, the show is a visual feast, complete with cine... more
Come Backstage with Giuseppina Grech.
The Phantom of the Opera is back on Sydney Harbour from 27 March, and this episode goes behind the scenes with one of its most delightfully outrageous characters: Carlotta Giudicelli.
Australian‑Italian soprano... more
Regina Botros goes Backstage with award‑winning writer, actor and adaptor Sheridan Harbridge, diving into her acclaimed adaptation of My Brilliant Career, now on at Sydney Theatre Company. Sheridan talks about re‑imagining Miles Franklin’s iconic nov... more
Regina Botros is joined backstage by Mark Leonard Winter, whose Mark Antony has emerged as the standout performance in Bell Shakespeare’s bold 2026 production of Julius Caesar. Making his Bell Shakespeare debut, Mark brings a volatile, magnetic energ... more
Mitchell Butel joins Regina Botros Backstage. He's an acclaimed actor, four‑time Helpmann Award‑winner, and Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company — and he's here to talk about STC’s powerful new production of The Normal Heart, on stage at the D... more
Director Zindzi Okenyo joins Regina Botros to talk about Purpose — the most awarded new American play of 2025, now on at Sydney Theatre Company in its first production since Broadway. Branden Jacobs‑Jenkins’ drama centres on a powerful African Americ... more










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