Curtain Call Podcast

In today’s climate of increasing isolation, we want to bring you a daily dose of inspiration. Each episode, we’re giving someone in the theatre a chance to take a bow.From seasoned professionals to drama students; vocal coaches to the life coaches; You’ll find them right here giving insights into what drives them to be in the business and who inspires them. Dahlia has had a fantastic journey, born in the UK but living in Spain and moving from acting into coaching and now voice reel editing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s climate of increasing isolation, we want to bring you a daily dose of inspiration. Each episode, we’re giving someone in the theatre a chance to take a bow. From seasoned professionals to drama students; vocal coaches to the life coaches. On today’s episode is New York writer Thomas Valorio. Thomas trained in London at E15 drama school before heading back to New York city via too many places to mention here. He’s now writing, but he’s a serious multi-hyphenate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s climate of increasing isolation, we want to bring you a daily dose of inspiration. In each episode, we’re giving someone in the theatre a chance to take a bow. You’ll find them right here giving insights into what drives them to be in the business and who inspires them. On today’s episode is London actress, Rebecca Humphries. Rebecca has been on our screens in The Crown and The Agency - to name but two - and she’s always popping up on a London stage somewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I am so honoured to be talking to the first producer of a little show called Fleabag (which a few of you may have heard about) - the wonderful, modest and honest Francesca Moody. She’s driven, witty, brilliantly creative, and just a joy to speak with. She backed Fleabag early and took it to the Edinburgh Fringe, and cut her teeth working as a producer at Paines Plough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theo Bosanquet sits down with the one and only Olivier Award winner Janie Dee to discuss her plans for appearing on a much bigger stage. She is to star in the London transfer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang. Whilst appearing there, Dee is to co-produce the inaugural London Climate Change Festival all happening at the Charing Cross Theatre. At the end of the episode, Dee recites Titania's speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream - just as pertinent today as 400 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Minx - whose plays include The Long Road South which played at the King’s Head Theatre with Imogen Stubbs and Michael Brandon - has a new play in town. The Dog Walker makes its London premiere at the Jermyn Street Theatre with Victoria Yeates (Call the Midwife, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and Andrew Dennis (One Man, Two Guvnors). Paul Minx’s story of finding connection in the big city is as moving as it is funny, proving that hope springs in the most unlikely situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first ever episode of the No Pressure Podcast hosted by Curtain Call's Matt Humphrey. Matt is kicking off the series with a duo whose work, ideas and initiative I have much admired since they made a splash on the scene a couple of years ago. Isabella Macpherson and Gala Gordon are driven, selfless and passionate creatives. They are kicking off 2020 with the 3rd Poetry Gala on February 9th at the Savoy Theatre , featuring an A-list line-up, and raising funds for their Playwright Prize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many listeners have seen War Horse? Lion King? Avenue Q? The Grinning Man? Any Aardman project ever? What do they all have in common? Puppetry.Puppetry has been a staple in theatre as long as there actually has been theatre, but the advent of massive theatre shows have taken puppetry to a new level, especially in the case of the first two of the aforementioned shows. After coming across Jimmy Grimes, I had to get in touch with him to see if he’d be up for chatting with me about his craft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Rock! takes you behind the scenes of one of the b biggest surprise hit musicals to hit Broadway and the West End. In our final episode of the series, you'll meet the lovebirds Nick (played by Robert Hands and Diane played by Helen Hobson in the West End and Sharon Wheatley who plays her on Broadway. Mayors Claude Elliott and Derm Flynn played by Clive Carter in the West End and Joel Hatch on Broadway and our local reporter Janice Mosher played by Emma Salvo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cormac McCarthy is receiving his premiere in the UK with The Sunset Limited at the Boulevard Theatre’s dramatic debut with Jasper Britton and Gary Beadle, two phenomenal actors with credit lists as long as your arm, and who’ve appeared on stages up and down the country as well as on our screens, too. Gary and Jasper took time out of their rehearsal schedule to chat with me about the play, relying on each other in a two-hander and also the excitement of playing in London’s newest space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices