Little Fictions On Air Ep 18 We Heart LGBTQI

April 21, 2020By Bronwyn MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, Podcast, THE COLUMN

In this episode, we celebrate Queer life with two stories from our Little Fictions’ show, ‘I HEART LGBTQI’ which was performed at the Knox Street Bar in Chippendale back in February, 2017. The event was held during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a  hugely popular festival, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras … Read More

Little Fictions On Air Ep 17 More Stories From The Locker Room

April 16, 2020By Bronwyn MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, Podcast, Shop

In this episode, we bring you the second in our series of sport-themed stories. We present four stories – ‘Artemis’ by Melbourne author, Duncan Reid in which the game of hockey takes on a mythic quality; Brisbane writer, Trina Denner’s ‘Playing Outside’ for the joggers amongst you; a microfiction by Kim Waters called ‘Over Time’ … Read More

Little Fictions On Air Ep 16 Stories From The Locker Room

April 9, 2020By Bronwyn MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, Podcast, Shop

In this episode we present two very different perspectives on the Australian sporting scene. ‘Balls and Broken Bones’ by South Australian author, Debra Mackay takes a humorous look at sport played at the community level. It is read by Sydney actor, Kate Fraser. ‘Hall of Fame’ by Melbourne film director, Matt Holcomb follows the failing … Read More

Little Fictions On Air Ep 15 Progeny

April 2, 2020By Bronwyn MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, Podcast, Shop

In this episode, your host Ella Watson-Russell brings you stories of births, deaths and marriages. The stories featured in this show are published by Spineless Wonders and are narrated by actors Felix Johnson, Joel Horwood and Eleni Schumacher. The stories include Matthew Bulman’s ‘The Incredible Exploding Baby’, Jon Steiner’s ‘Rights of Man’, Melissa Beit’s ‘A … Read More

Little Fictions On Air Ep 14 I Hate Crime Fiction

March 26, 2020By Bronwyn MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, Podcast

In this episode we hear many of the talented actors you would have heard over the previous episodes of Little Fictions. This is a radio play adapted from Melbourne writer Eddie Berger’s quirky short fiction of the same name originally published by Spineless Wonders in the anthology, Crime Scenes. The play was recorded at Sydney’s … Read More

Little Fictions Ep 13 Lost In Paradise

August 29, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, NEWS & EVENTS (Homepage), Podcast

In this episode we bring you short stories set on the north coast of New South Wales. ‘Saturday Night on Johnson St’ by Paul Kew, immersing us in the hectic nightlife of Byron Bay. It is performed by Mark Dessaix. Byron Bay writer and academic, Moya Costello’s ‘Northern Rivers: A Gothic Tale’ evokes the lush … Read More

Little Fictions Ep 12 Surreal Stories

August 12, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, NEWS & EVENTS (Homepage), Podcast

In this episode called Surreal Stories, our host Ella Watson-Russell brings you two short stories with extraordinary, offbeat characters. Our first story, ‘Ducks’ is a radio play based on a short story by Miles Franklin Award-winning author, A.S. Patric. The year is 1956. Melbourne is host to the Olympic Games and American literary figures Anais … Read More

Little Fictions Ep 10 Humans of Parramatta Road

July 17, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanEpisodes, Little Fictions, NEWS & EVENTS (Homepage), Podcast

In this episode we feature stories from the inner west Sydney suburbs connected by Parramatta Road. Harriet McInerney’s microfiction, ‘Average Morning’ takes us on a bus trip down Parramatta Road. It is performed by Little Fictions’ regular, Joel Horwood. ‘Parramatta Road’ by Tess Ridgway takes us along this same stretch of road but this time … Read More

Dis/morphia: Tell Tale Bodies

May 16, 2019By Bronwyn_MehanLittle Fictions, NEWS & EVENTS (Homepage)

The City of Sydney’s Late Night Lawn Library presents a Little Fictions’ one hour show at the Tramsheds, Forest Lodge, Thursday 13 June, 7.30-8.30pm. In this night of stories performed by actors, Little Fictions Productions brings you ‘Whipped Cream’ by Tanya Vavilova set in a dystopic Sydney where currency is in bodies and sex – … Read More