Podcasts about Little Angel Theatre

The Possibility Club podcast: Practical Bravery - CREATIVE PARTICIPATION!   In this episode of The Possibility Club podcast, we're exploring the spaces where creativity becomes a conduit for connection, and where theatres and arts venues become the heartbeats of the communities they serve. Our guest is the Head of Participation at Southwark Playhouse, orchestrating a symphony of projects that resonate with thousands yearly, from all ages and backgrounds. His work is about creating a mosaic of experiences that reflect south London's diversity, challenges, and aspirations. Through strategic development, he weaves the threads of local needs with the theatre's aims, securing funding to turn vision into reality and offering tangible opportunities for emerging talents. Let's explore the conversation where art and community come together to rewrite stories, with  David Workman.    --- David Workman via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-workman-3ba02132/?originalSubdomain=uk   “I constantly pinch myself at how lucky I am to be doing the job I'm doing.”   “I realised all my career has been spent in the Borough of Southwark, which is totally unintentional.”   Southwark via GoogleMaps https://www.google.com/maps/place/London+Borough+of+Southwark/@51.4652303,-0.1528077,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48760398794427df:0x41185c626be6770!8m2!3d51.4880572!4d-0.0762838!16zL20vMG45Y3c?entry=ttu   “Some of the wards are some of the poorest in London, if not the UK. But that's slap bang up against brand new developments.”   “No-one has to engage with us, I've got to reach out to them.”    “The minute we went out and ran a workshop in a community space, we had a lot more people come along. We went into their territory and said we want to be part of this community.”   Southwark Playhouse https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/   Southwark Playhouse — participation pages https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/participate/   “I still suffer quite regularly from imposter syndrome, thinking I got here, how did I get here? But I guess I've been doing it for fifteen years now, so maybe I should get over that.”   “All I've learnt, I've learnt by doing. Not necessarily through studying it per se, but doing it, getting it right, getting it wrong, learning on the job.”   “Last year we opened a second venue, so we now have two venues in Elephant & Castle, and within our new venue we have a dedicated participation space, which is all of my work. Realistically I'm not going to be able to fill that space twenty-four seven with all the work I do, but I want to make that space usable. So we're partnering with charities working with refugees, adults with dementia, young people at risk of exclusion. They're already doing great work — which there's no point us trying to replicate, I'd rather support and amplify that in the community, rather than trying to muscle in.”   Bristol Old Vic https://bristololdvic.org.uk/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwMqvBhCtARIsAIXsZpaWRrn75HVlHHPChA8o1USd1QqX5NVN0Ryfo7v3eAbjNnZk4HbAxkwaAhg8EALw_wcB   Theatre In Education via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_in_education   Shakespeare's Globe schools team https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/learn/   “I don't that there's one approach for everything you do. You have to be adaptive, you have to adapt to different communities, different demographics, one size will not fit all. But also I work with a lot of artists and if I employ someone because of what they're going to bring to that project, their own approach, their own artistic practice. I'm not keen on imposing on a practical side how that might be.”   Elephant & Castle via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_and_Castle   "The community is changing. There's very little point me not changing how I approach my work.”    “It's a way of softly building those relationships with the community, really.”    “We're not funded by the Arts Council and we never have been and we've sustained and grown that over thirty years. Our model is, in a year we'll stage between twenty-five and thirty shows and we have spaces of different sizes. By not having money from the Arts Council it gives us more flexibility but more risk. But we get the balance right, generally.”   Operation Mincemeat via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat_(musical)    Operation Mincemeat https://www.operationmincemeat.com/   Little Angel Theatre https://www.littleangeltheatre.com/   “I'm a glass half full person. I approach things with a ‘let's see what happens' kind of approach.”   ”There's always going to be a need, a desire, for live art. Post-pandemic it took a long time for that to come back, and I think it's still doing that. People have to weigh up the costs of coming into London. You have to take a punt on something. But there's lots going on and there are a lot of exciting voices coming through.” ------   This episode was recorded in February 2024 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts   For more visit www.alwayspossible.co.uk

This week's special guest, Ronnie Le Drew, is the perfect person to tell us all about the wonderful world of puppets, from his beginnings at the Little Angel Theatre to working with Zelda, Brains and the Tracy brothers! Meanwhile Jamie and Richard 'bond' over this week's Fab Fact, and Chris Dale dodges the fireballs in the Randomiser!00:19 Welcome to the Gerry Anderson Podcast! 03:10 FAB Facts12:18 News (Digest)18:50 The Voice Of The Podsterons!24:40 Ronnie Le Drew - Part 11:08:44 Comments from the Official Gerry Anderson Youtube channel1:13:12 The Randomiser with Chris Dale1:38:36 Wrapping things up! Links MentionedGuest LinksNews LinksNever Miss An EpisodeJoin the Podsterons Facebook groupSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsThe Randomiser with Chris DaleHelp The ShowLeave us a review on Apple PodcastsTweet about it! Use the hashtag #GerryAndersonPodcast@ImJamieAnderson / @RichardNJames / @ChrisDalekJoin the Anderson Insiders for Extra ContentStay In TouchEmail Podcast AT GerryAnderson.comJoin the Email Newsletter

Biological clocks, abortions rights, percussive speculum – it's all happening in Larisa Faber's brilliant play, stark bollock naked. Mick got on the Zoom with Larisa and her partner in collaboration, Shamira Turner, to chat whether that tick-tock is real, imagined or societal and to try to answer the evergreen question, ‘will women ever be fully human?'. Samantha Lane, artistic director of Little Angel Theatre, talks to our Hannah about why it's never too early to start taking your kids to the theatre, and how shouting, pointing and tapping knees are all positively encouraged from the little ones. There's sports, sports and more sports, including some spicy Women's World Cup footballing action, in Jenny Off The Blocks. The jury's out on whether Hannah will ever recover from *that* scene in the Farrelly Brothers' 1998 sleeper hit There's Something About Mary. (Seriously though, how do you get the frank above the beans?) And are our alien overlords finally here and, if so, have they made the woke list? Find out in this week's Bush Telegraph. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I offer my first on-air legacy consultancy support to a small charity that attended one of my training sessions earlier this.  Learn what you could implement into your organisation that is low-cost with minimal effort. Find out more about the charity here https://www.littleangeltheatre.com/

Bex visits the Little Angel Theatre to try her hand at some puppeteering and we find out all about a very special show that's taking place there!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Maria Lovelady & Michael Alan-Bailey in chatting to Helen Lannaghan & Joseph Seelig OBE, the directors of 'The London International Mime Festival'. Now in its 47th year, the festival presents image-rich performance for an adventurous and curious audience. Helen and Joseph reveal all about the origins of the festival, how they have sustained it through challenging times and give us the low down on their top picks for this year. This year's venues include Barbican, Jacksons Lane, LAMDA, Little Angel Theatre, Sadler's Wells, Shoreditch Town Hall, The Place and Wilton's Music Hall. Buy tickets for these unique and inspiring shows below. Recorded live at the Concert Artistes Association, we chat all things from juggling to saw playing, and Michael reveals his favourite new item of clothing, 'The Oodie'. No idea what an oodie is? Have a listen to find out... Links: London International Mime Festival: www.mimelondon.com Appear on the show and leave us a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/TwiceNightlyThePodcast Get in touch - twicenightlythepodcast@gmail.com IG - twicenightlytheatrepodcast TikTok- twicenightlypodcast Twitter - @twicenightlypod Facebook - Twice Nightly: The Podcast Brought to you by Frame This Presents...

Giles is an award-winning author, podcaster and screenwriter. Giles' first novel for adults One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days come out in March 2020. Author of several books for children and two adult novels, with a third on the way. His book One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days has been adapted by Giles and Elizabeth Morris for Arclight Films and Future Artists Entertainment. Giles is the writer of six short films for Little Angel Theatre. Giles' children's books include The Fearsome Beastie, winner of The People's Book Prize 2012, Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award 2013, Bizziebaby Gold Award, The US Forward National Literary Award and Shortlisted for The Rotherham Children's Book Award 2012. Tamara Small and the Monsters' Ball is shortlisted for The People's Book Prize 2013. He has written several picture books, including Things You Never Knew About Dinosaurs, Princess Stay Awake and a collection of nonsense poetry. Giles' is co-host and producer of the award-nominated Blank Podcast and regularly writes for Aquila Magazine. He's also co-host of the ‘A Little Bit of Positive' podcast with Julia Bradbury and co-host of ‘Things I forgot were good for me' with Dr Radha Modgil.Giles lives with his wife and two sons in East SussexTo pledge for Gile's next book go to: https://unbound.com/books/gigantium/To connect with Giles on Twitter go to:@eliistender10For more from Fiona go to:https://fionamurden.com 

Raven Kaliana directs Puppet (R)Evolution Theatre Company, producing puppet-based plays and films for adults and teens on social issues. She's presented Hooray for Hollywood, her award-winning autobiographical film on surviving human trafficking, at UN Geneva, NY Commission on the Status of Women, London City Hall. She's presented this at Oxford, Roehampton, and Kingston Universities; Royal Central School of Speech & Drama; New York University. Love vs Trauma, her puppet play on resilience, toured to China, Puerto Rico, Greece, and the UK. She directed puppet animation 'Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress' and is currently collaborating with Rattapallax on a new film. Her work has been chronicled by BBC News, Changemakers Magazine, New York Times, The Guardian, Puppetry International, The Puppetry Journal, Eyestorm TV, Medium. Documentary interviews include No Strings Attached and Stories of Healing. Artist residencies were awarded by Puppet Centre Trust, Artists Access to Art Colleges, and Little Angel Theatre. Raven has used her autobiographical art as a public testimony to influence social change and help others understand how to heal from trauma. Reach out to Raven: https://ravenkaliana.com Contact Lois Wagner to sponsor or participate in the BE BRAVE programme to help eradicate bullying, harassment, sexual and gender-based violence: http://walkingwithoutskin.com/brave-men/ Music Walking without Skin is a song inspired by the work of Lois Wagner. Walking Without Skin was composed by Steve Siler of Music for the Soul and features Denise Green. It is our hope that the song will encourage and empower women as they journey on the road to healing. You may stream the song here or download it for $1.29. https://www.musicforthesoul.org/resources/walking-without-skin/

Ronnie Le Drew a Canadian-Born British puppeteer who was born in Toronto, Canada and trained at the Little Angel Theatre under John Wright. His association with the Little Angel spans over thirty years as performer, and later as director.He is probably best known as "Zippy "from ITV's Rainbow and later Rainbow Days. As Zippy, Ronnie has appeared On The Jim Davidson Show (Thames), The Generation Game (BBC), Channel 5's Night Fever, The Jonathan Ross Show (Channel 4), The World of Puppets (BBC), The Greatest 100 Kids TV Shows (Channel 4), as well as appearances at the Fridge, The Hammersmith Pallais, as well numerous Universities, Night Clubs, and Discos, all over Great Britain with the Rainbow Disco Road Show and Rainbow's Play Your Cards Right.Film appearances include, The Naked Runner which starred the late Frank Sinatra, A Dandy in Aspic, Labyrinth, Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, and The Little Shop of Horrors. Commercials include Round tree's Jelly Tots, Harvest Crunch, American Yellow Page's, London Docklands Crows and even one for a Swedish Toilet Roll. The most enjoyable would be for the Ideal Home Exhibition in the seventies, where he operated the original Bill and Ben ...The flower pot men!He has taught at Little Angel Theatre, Central School of Speech and Drama, and founded The London School of Puppetry with his partner Caroline Astell-Burt. When time permits, Ronnie performs his one man puppet shows for young children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode Elaine and Misha chat with the wonderful Holly Shakara Carter. Actress, writer, artists and creator of the powerful piece Tryptic. We discuss everything from ovulation to who do we make our art for. Another fab episode with a fab human. SHAKARA CARTER Shakara Carter Shakara is an actress in training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, due to graduate in September 2021. Her first solo work - Triptych - recently launched on RCS@Home is a darkly comedic nod to the often-unfathomable forces at play within and around us, and the irreconcilable truth of what makes us flawed and lovable in equal measure. As an actress Shakara has worked with The Arcola, Manchester Royal Exchange, Freedom Studios, SlungLowShorts and Camden People's Theatre and the award-winning Knaive theatre. As a puppeteer she has worked with Nickelodeon, The Little Angel Theatre, Folded Feather and DNA Puppetry. Her international collaboration The Panda Project is currently underway thanks to Arts Council funding and she is due to play Antigone in a modern retelling of the Greek Classic in October 2021. Website: https://www.shakararosecarter.com/ Instagram: @cartershakara MA CrowdFund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ShakMA PAYPALhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-film https://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fund https://www.scottishtrans.org/support/support-groups-in-scotland/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://bornthisway.foundation/ https://itgetsbetter.org https://www.alerojasmine.com/ https://bespokebinny.com/ https://pelicansandparrots.com/ https://www.matuggarum.com/ https://sheniandteni.com/ https://lihabeauty.com https://ibereapparel.com/ https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://m4bl.org/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd https://justiceforbreonna.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12570/black-british-owned-businesses-to-buy-from-now-fashion-beauty-design-lifestyle https://theeverymom.com/black-history-month-books-for-kids/ https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/ Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email persistentandnasty@gmail.com WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/ Or if you've got a project to cast, you can Post Castings for free: Apply promo code PERSISTENTANDNASTY at the checkout

Ronnie Le Drew has brought us joy and laughter through the mouths of puppets for many years and he does it with perfection. Today we talk about his starting out at the Little Angel Theatre in London and the people who inspired him to take it further. His time on Rainbow and beyond as well as introducing a little friend from the Sooty show.Ronnie's stories and admiration from the puppetry world is clearly a passion and he delights in reminiscing about key moments in his career.(It's a wonderful teaser for his biography 'Zippy & Me) On Sale now on Amazon.Welcome to Eyes & teeth on this 50th Anniversary Edition Ronnie Le Drew

How did the Summer Song Festival with Katie Melua come about? How are Georgian 'Shairebi' like Rap? How do the very young learn to sing 'in voices'? We talk about passing on the flame with Tamara Vepkhvadze, founder of Gonieri Georgian Art Studio in North London. She has taught at the First Georgian Supplementary School in the UK and trained as a puppeteer at the Little Angel Theatre. She now lives in Georgia and passes songs from Amer-Imeri back to her kids in the UK through online lessons. Navigate this episode with the searchable transcript, complete with time stamps, available here voicesoftheancestors.co.uk/transcripts If you enjoyed this episode, why not buy the creators a coffee? On ko-fi.com/voicesoftheancestors Become a monthly supporter on ko-fi with access to extras, like the full uninterrupted edition of our conversation with Joan Mills. Or support the podcast on patreon https://www.patreon.com/voicesoftheancestors Sign up for our email updates and never miss an episode: eepurl.com/hhgoOf To be invited to the Voices of the Ancestors Community - on Facebook click this link www.facebook.com/groups/516207299354485/ You might need to like our page first www.facebook.com/georgianpolyphony Music used: Ialoni (www.ialoni.bandcamp.com): Katie Melua The Chamgeliani Sisters Tabuni Sakhioba (@sakhioba) Maspindzeli and Anano Dadalauri

Performer Emily Olive Boyd (We Will Rock You/Wicked) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Emily delve into the Government's roadmap and what that means for theatre. They  also discuss Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Hung Parliament (Les Enfants Terribles) and the latest news about ITV's All Star Musicals, Meryl Streep & Robbie Williams. Prior to the pandemic, Emily was understudying Killer Queen in the UK tour of We Will Rock You. Her credits also include: understudy Madame Morrible in Wicked (UK & International tours), Alice in The Commitments (West End) and Ruth Two Bears in Dogfight (Southwark Playhouse). You can follow Emily on Instagram: @emilyoliveboyd  Also in this episode, we're joined by Samantha Lane & Peta Swindall who are artistic director & executive director of The Little Angel Theatre. To mark its 60th birthday, the theatre has announced the first half of its year-long anniversary celebrations. The theatre has created a ‘choose your own adventure'-style live digital production of Sean Taylor's Where the Bugaboo Lives and will reopen its doors for a run of Julia Donaldson's The Smartest Giant in Town. Additionally, there will be a digital series People Behind the Puppets celebrating 60 years of ground- breaking puppetry design and  ‘magical trees' will appear throughout Islington this Summer, inspired by a brand-new Joseph Coelho poem, The Wishing Tree. For more information and tickets, visit www.littleangeltheatre.com Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @Andrew_Tomlins Thanks for listening! Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures. 

Puppeteer operating Zippy for 20 years on TV and worked with many of Great Britain's Company's. Cast of Labyrinth, Dark Crystal Age of Resistance. GET HIS BOOK "Zippy and me": https://www.amazon.fr/Zippy-Me-Britains-Infamous-English-ebook/dp/B07NRYZQBC Ronnie was born in Toronto, Canada and trained at the Little Angel Theatre, London under John Wright. His association With the Little Angel spans over thirty years as performer, and later as director. Other theatre credits have included Ala-al-din (Clifford Heap Miniature Theatre UK Tour) Through Wooden Eyes (Hogarth Puppets UK Tour) Han's the Bell Ringer (Oxford Play House and Civic Theatre Darlington.) Angelo (Purcell Room, London) Soldiers Tale, The Box of Toys, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Genevieve De Brabant, Reynard the Fox. (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London and Norwich Puppet Theatre.) Cinderella, Frog Prince, Peter and the Wolf, Pinocchio, (Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham.) and Polynesia in Doctor Dolittle UK Tour Scottish Arts Council Funded Tours, and visits to America, Israel, Denmark, France, Belgium and Czechoslovakia followed. However he is probably best known as "Zippy "from ITV's Rainbow and later Rainbow Days. As Zippy, Ronnie has appeared On The Jim Davidson Show (Thames), The Generation Game (BBC), Channel 5's Night Fever, The Jonathan Ross Show (Channel 4), The World of Puppets (BBC), The Greatest 100 Kids TV Shows (Channel 4), as well as appearances at the Fridge, The Hammersmith Pallais, as well numerous Universities, Night Clubs, and Discos, all over Great Britain with the Rainbow Disco Road Show and Rainbow's Play Your Cards Right. Ronnie receives Harlequin Award from Peter Charlton Film appearances include, The Naked Runner which starred the late Frank Sinatra, A Dandy in Aspic, Labyrinth, Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, and The Little Shop of Horrors. Commercials include Round tree's Jelly Tots, Harvest Crunch, American Yellow Page's, London Docklands Crows and even one for a Swedish Toilet Roll. The most enjoyable would be for the Ideal Home Exhibition in the seventies, where he operated the original Bill and Ben ...The flower pot men! He has taught at Little Angel Theatre, Central School of Speech and Drama, and founded The London School of Puppetry with his partner Caroline Astell-Burt. When time permits, Ronnie performs his one man puppet shows for young children. Learn more about him at : ✅WEBSITE: http://www.ronnieledrew.com/ ✅FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ronnie.ledrew ✅INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sndodo/ ✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErPnJhiH1YXwonMRaPh2rg. ✅TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Punchand ____________________________ Hosted by Caroline Bernier-Dionne (CaroBD) DID YOU SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON YET? Have a look:

In this episode of The Goblin Podcast, storyteller Danyah Miller shares with us a story called Kika's Birthday. Kika, a little French mouse, is going to be 5 years old! Her family has planned a birthday surprise, with friends, songs and a grasshopper band. But who is that with his twitchy tail and shining eyes watching them closely? It's That Bright Orange Cat. Will he join the party, make some new friends and share some birthday cake, or does he have something else in mind?Suitable for all ages. Performed by Danyah Miller, with Music and Lyrics by Mary Erskine and Will DollardThe original stage production is a Wizard Presents, Little Angel Theatre and Orange Tree Theatre co-production, which was directed by Samantha Lane, Designed by Alison Alexander, Lighting Designed by Chris McDonnell and Movement directed by Jennifer Jackson.You can find out more about Wizard Presents on social media @wizardpresents and at https://www.wizardpresents.co.uk/If you've enjoyed the podcast, please tell friends and family and spread the word on social media. You can find us on online @goblintheatre and at https://goblintheatre.co.uk/podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Little Angel Theatre are engaging with their audiences online as they help children and parents through the lock-down with their puppet shows and make and do ideas. So grab your egg boxes and toilet rolls (ah so that’s why people were hoarding them!) and listen up! The Little Angel Theatre can be found online at https://littleangeltheatre.com/

The Little Angel Theatre team chat to us about puppeteering and playhouses from home as Dan and Bex give us more things to do, try, and listen to! Remember to get in touch with the podcast at FunKidsLive.com/stuck and, if you're homeschooling at the moment, remember to tell your friends about the podcast too. That way you can chat to your mates about it when you next video chat! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode my guest is Ronnie Le Drew. He's worked in puppetry for over 50 years, starting as a teen at The Little Angel Theatre in London. He went on to work in theatre, television and film including on Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, Muppet Christmas Carol and more. He also portrayed the character of Zippy on the long running show Rainbow. I talk to Ronnie about all these things and more in this episode! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH RONNIE: ZIPPY AND ME - https://twitter.com/zippy_me WEBSITE - http://www.ronnieledrew.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/punchand DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE - https://littleangeltheatre.com HOGARTH PUPPETS - https://wepa.unima.org/en/hogarth-puppets/ RAINBOW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_(TV_series) THE SOOTY SHOW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sooty_Show MARMITE COMMERCIAL - https://youtu.be/9XvD4ytLkJw DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

Lisa and I met at Little Angel Theatre and she gave me ten top tips for making it in comedy. Website: nathan.show/mytopten Twitter/Instagram: @MyTopTenPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MyTopTenPod Music: slumlord by lo tag blanco (c) copyright 2006 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/lotagblanco/4938

In this podcast, always possible chief exec Richard Freeman, talks to Chris Wootton about his career in arts leadership and running some the UKs most iconic theatre organisations, before suddenly quitting in 2017 to become a train driver. Until recently, Chris was a producer and theatre industry executive, initially working for over five years with the National Student Drama Festival before taking on senior roles at the Little Angel Theatre in north London. Well-respected in his sector, an executive director by his late 20s, working with some of the most talented artists and performers in his field. His job was secure, high-profile and it paid the bills. So what prompted such an unexpected move from this into a career of high responsibility, yet virtual anonymity, on Britain's much-maligned railways? Why does Chris want to challenge himself to work differently, more like a machine that has to make critical decisions than a creative who juggles complex ideas? What does mindfulness have to do with it, and won't train drivers be a thing of the past when the robots take over? What is the decision-making process for someone with a good degree from Oxford and from a family of city financiers and lawyers, to switch career and to retrain from scratch? This recording took place in a noisy pub, so apologies for some of the louder-than-usual background sounds. --- Useful links: www.littleangeltheatre.com www.nsdf.org.uk

British film and theatre director Joe Wright came in this month to discuss his return to the Young Vic with Brecht's Life of Galileo following his 2013 production of Season in the Congo. We discuss Joe's early life spent working at the family's Little Angel Theatre and how that's shaped both his film and theatre work to date, as well as how he accidentally fell into directing period dramas after planning to do gritty social realistic films. We also cover Life of Galileo's exciting creative collaborations and the differences between directing for film and theatre.

I was recently in Beijing performing in a children's show with Little Angel Theatre and this is my podcast about my time there.

Libby Purves meets poet and artist Frieda Hughes; composer Christopher Gunning; puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew and horticulturalist and gardening judge Jim Buttress. Ronnie Le Drew is a puppeteer. Over his long career he has operated Muffin the Mule, Sweep and Zippy from the children's television series Rainbow. He discovered puppetry as a small boy, performing glove puppet shows for his friends on the south London council estate where he grew up. His biography Zippy and Me, written with Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi, will be published by Unbound. Ronnie is performing the Snitchity Titch Show at the Little Angel Theatre, London. Christopher Gunning is an award-winning composer, best known for his theme music to Agatha Christie's Poirot as well as Porterhouse Blue and La Vie en Rose. He started out writing music for commercials and early on in his career he worked as assistant to the late Dudley Moore, who became a regular pianist on a variety of Christopher's jingles and documentary scores. Christopher's latest work is a violin and cello concerto, inspired by his love of Wales. Violin Concerto/Cello Concerto/Birdflight is released on Discovery Records. Frieda Hughes is a poet and artist. The daughter of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, Her book, Alternative Values, is the story of her life told through a series of abstract paintings which accompany her poetry. Frieda wrote and painted from an early age and for many years has been a children's writer. She is talking about her life and work at the Salisbury International Arts Festival. Alternative Values is published by Bloodaxe Books. Jim Buttress is a gardener, horticulturalist and RHS judge, known for his trademark bowler hat and clipboard. He has presided over flower shows including Chelsea and Hampton Court and the Britain in Bloom competition for over 25 years. In his memoir, The People's Gardener, he recounts his garden memories including his ten years as superintendent of the Central Royal Parks - on one occasion looking after some elephants which had taken up residence in Hyde Park. His memoir, The People's Gardener, is published by Sidgwick And Jackson. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Photo by Mr SuaveThis week, Rosie was thrilled to be chatting with Kiki Lovechild. Much laughter ensued, but also chat about: Furlesque; 400 Year Old Art Forms; Do Your Parents Know What You Do??; 4 Year Old Clown Commander; Performance Seeking Missile; Song to Silence; Classical Charts into Magic; Not Traditional School; Angela de Castro; Do It Properly!; Being a Performer is Being a Business; Happy Accidents are the Best; Sweaty Accidents are Better; Chance Can Give You More Ideas; Vaudeville History Holds the Key; Kiki the Writer!!; Disturbingly Positive; Street Performance; Audiences are Mysterious; Christmas Audiences are… Different…; Giants of Negativity VS Miniature Positive Incidents; Psychology Confessional; Convoluted Passages to Performance; Escapology and Children’s Parties; Balloon Model Hoover; Kiki’s Lobotomy Business; If Something Scares You, You Should Probably Do It (Maybe); Variety of Fringes; Post-Its; Free Show Outside Kiki’s House; The Worst Show Became the Best Show; How to Respond When You Make Bad Things; Living Up To Expectations; Flabby, Uninspiring Jesus; Experiencing Art Through Posters; Can You Tell If It’s Funny?; Video Your First Outing; NSFW Fan Dance Surprise; Vaudeville Factoid: Break A Leg; Very Superstitious; Idols Watching Your Failures; You Can Accept the Applause. About KikiKiki is a multi-skilled silent clown. Based in London, UK, he has performed his unique routines around the United Kingdom and abroad. Over the years thousands have enjoyed his tried and tested routines, which draw upon his training and experience in a variety of skill-sets, including mime, physical theatre, puppetry, illusion, escapology and more. Kiki is probably best known on the UK cabaret circuit for introducing the world to Furlesque - his quirky puppet burlesque creations. These routines have made him a regular at high profile burlesque events.A natural performer and attention seeker, Kiki had his first regular paid performance job at the age of 8, and has polished and refined his craft a little since then. He has trained in mime with celebrated physical theatre tutor Desmond Jones, clowning with the world famous Angela de Castro, puppetry with The Little Angel Theatre and circus skills at Circus Space. While all of these have proved invaluable, nothing has taught Kiki more than years and years of experimentation in front of real world audiences. After many years of performing short cabaret routines, in 2013 Kiki launched his first hour long solo clown show. A brief preview of the show at Madame Jojos in February met with an enthusiastic audience response, and the run of the show at Brighton Fringe attracted good audiences and 5 star reviews, followed by a successful run in Grimsby. Kiki likes writing in the third person.Website: http://kikilovechild.co.uk/kiki/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kikilovechildTwitter: https://twitter.com/http://ia902703.us.archive.org/0/items/RKVB21KikiLovechild1/RKVB%2021%20-%20Kiki%20Lovechild%201.mp3

Here’s a run down from Muhammad of what’s fun, frosty and filled with festive cheer this Christmas season. Ice-skating at National History Museum, JW3 and London Eye. Bank of England Museum, the Geffrye Museum on Christmas past, or stories at the Museum of Childhood. Theatre offers include: Aladdin at the Shaw Theatre, Cindermouse at Little Angel Theatre, Beauty and the Beast at Stratford, The Cat in The Hat & Christmas Carol at The Pleasance Theatre, the Snowdragon at St James and The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre. Researched and Read by: Muhammad Hakim Edited by: Freddy Chick The Snowdragon :: The Snowman :: Aladdin at The Shaw Theatre :: Christmas Carol & The Cat in the Hat The Pleasance Theatre at The Pleasance Theatre :: Cindermouse at Little Angel Theatre :: Beauty and The Beast at tr :: Museum of Childhood :: Bank of England Museum :: Geffrye Museum :: Ice skating at JW3 :: Ice Rink at Natural History Museum :: Frostival at London Eye :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (2:30 min / 3 MB)

Kirsty Lang reports on how puppets have entered the theatrical mainstream. She speaks to Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones of the Handspring Company, who made the puppets for the international theatre hit War Horse and to Joe Wright, director of the films Atonment and Hanna, whose new cinema version of Anna Karenina features puppets in a central role. Wright says all his films are influenced by growing up in a puppet theatre - the Little Angel Theatre in London. Kirsty pays a visit and meets Joe's mother, Lyndie Wright, who founded the theatre in 1961 with her husband John Wright. She also discovers an unexpected link between the Little Angel and the award-winning War Horse puppets. Producer Philippa Ritchie.