Today we get two views on an art exhibition that looks at Australia's relationship with Bali and a single person theatre project that leads you through Perth. We also hear from Punchdrunk about how you make immersive theatre for three year olds. Join Vicky Frost, Van Badham, Jane Howard and Katharine Viner as they podcast from the iconic Cottesloe beach.

Jane Howard, Van Banham and Vicky Frost discuss An Iliad, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bianco and the Fringe World show Red Bastard. We also check back in with Andrew P Street about how Beastie Boys' samples hold up in a stand alone concert, and catch up with Andrew Frost

In this podcast, Andrew Frost looks at an exhibition of works from Anne Ferran, Andrew P Street gives us a new band to watch in Lilt, and Vicky Frost shares her thoughts on Situation Rooms and the future of theatre. Plus, we join the Kelemen Quartet in rehearsal and talk to composer Ross Edwards

Join Vicky Frost, Andrew P Street and Andrew Frost as they discuss works at the Perth festival. In this first episode we look at Batsheva's Sadeh21, music from Austra and Ebony Bones, and festival artworks such as Sacrilege – the jumping castle Stonehenge we're bouncing on in this podcast. Perth festival director Jonathan Holloway also joins us for a chat

Join Vicky Frost, Jane Howard and Van Badham at Carriageworks as we discuss Forklift, Gudirr Gudirr and His Music Burns, lock our producer in a box with a folk musician, and talk to theatre director Gavin Quinn about how to take a production and make it successful with an entirely different audience

Join Vicky Frost, Helen Davidson, Jane Howard and Van Badham as we pick apart Dido and Aeneas, get a report on Hurricane Transcriptions and the truth about Scotch & Soda. We'll also take a trip to Funpark and talk to the director of Forklift.

Join Vicky Frost, Helen Davidson, Jane Howard and Van Badham as we take some life advice from punk-cabaret star Amanda Palmer, take a look at The Piper, Kaput and Matmos, and hear some amazing festival sounds from Limbo. It's all here in episode three of Guardian Australia's Sydney festival podcast

Join Vicky Frost, Van Banham and Andrew Frost as we chat about big festival art: is it good art or fun art – and can it be both? We also hear from the Hilliard Ensemble, and discover some non-festival treats Sydney has on offer with Time Out Sydney editor Joel Meares

Join Vicky Frost, Helen Davidson and Jane Howard as we talk to Sydney Festival Director Lieven Bertels, take a close look at the play All That Fall and pick the best festival shows this week

Guardian Australia's critics and writers join performers, writers and musicians to discuss the hottest shows at Australia's biggest cultural festivals in these special podcasts