Podcasts about liverpool everyman

Joining Stuart Maconie in the Salford studio are the actress Phina Oruche who began her career modelling in America. She's best known for playing Liberty Baker in Footballers Wives. Phina is currently on stage at the Liverpool Everyman in Nathan Powell's new play 'Takeaway', where she stars as Carol, the matriach behind Hyltons Caribbean takeaway. Kate Mossman is facinated by 'Men of A Certain Age'. so she's written a book to try to get to the bottom of why she's so enthralled by a certain kind of wrinkly rock star. Drag Race star Divina De Campo has been touring her solo show, a mix of comedy, song and storytelling, and Joe Kent-Walters won best newcomer at this year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show in the guise of Frankie Monroe, the owner of Rotherham's finest working men's club 'The Misty Moon'.And there's music from Gruff Rhys, who has just released a remastered version of his 2014 album 'American Interior'Presenter: Stuart Maconie Producer: Jessica Treen

Welcome Back to TBOTA!Dan Milne trained as a theatre practitioner after studying English at Cambridge and training at the Drama Studio, London. He has acted with leading UK theatre companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Young Vic, and Complicité, as well as regionally with the Royal Exchange Manchester, Birmingham Rep, and Liverpool Everyman. His international tours have taken him to Broadway and festivals in the US, Mexico, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Screen credits include Eastenders, The Nevers, and Star Wars: The Acolyte.As a director, Dan has worked with the RSC and Young Vic and presented work at BAC, Trafalgar Studios, and off-Broadway. He produced the documentary The Longest Game and two features, Never Here and Widow's Walk, and is currently developing The Gate with Camille Thoman and Tobias Menzies. He also co-founded Narativ, a storytelling company born from his acclaimed New York theatre piece Two Men Talking. The company's mission is ‘a world connected by listening and sharing personal stories' - a mission to support people to explore, tell and reflect on the stories of their personal experience.Jane Nash is Director and Lead Trainer of Narativ in London. She believes passionately in the transformative power of Listening & Storytelling and brings a rigorous, compassionate ability to listen in all situations, creating trainings that her clients say are practical, inspiring and always human. Jane developed her love of story and her expertise in the behaviours of personal impact in a career spanning many decades, working internationally as an actor, writer, director and theatre maker. She has appeared in film and on television, and in theatre spaces as diverse as Greenwich Park, St Pancras Station and the Olivier Theatre. She has created many pieces of theatre drawing on elements of personal storytelling - such work includes ‘Big Space', ‘Small Space', and a piece about family currently being developed with Dan and her daughter, entitled ‘All Those Things'.Support this show:Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week: >> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Robert Neumark Jones | creating podcasts and extra content | Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ☕⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://paypal.me/robertneumark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or support me through other ways:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bliss of the Abyss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give us a rating & review:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Write a review for Bliss of the Abyss ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Webpage:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Robert Neumark Jones | Actor | Voice Artist (robertnj.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠© Robert Neumark Jones

Miriam trained at LIPA (Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts) and has worked extensively in theatre as well as for screen.  For theatre she has appeared at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Globe in Much Ado About Nothing, and many credits at the Torch Theatre in Milton Haven, Wales.  Including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Man, Two Guvnors Sleeping Beauty  The Woman, in the Woman in Black.  As well as appearances at the National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, Warwick Arts Centre and the Royal Court Liverpool amongst many more.  For screen she appeared in the short film “The Date” with Claire Cartwright (who has also been on the show), which received many nominations across the short film circuit. The film is still available on YouTube please check it out, both Claire and Miriam give lovely performances in a story about two women finding love in the modern world of dating apps and web presences.  Watch it here: https://youtu.be/hKdxA8cOYtc?si=tQrWwNLteNJ2__bM She joined me fresh from her run as Lady Ephesus in Pericles both in Stratford at the RSC and at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in the USA.  We discuss Pericles, The Date, her time at LIPA and extensively about her role as the Woman in The Woman in Black. She played the terrifying apparition that made audiences jump every night in Susan Hill's brilliant yet nerve-jangling story. As well as some other ghost stories from theatre's up and down the country.  If any of you have any ghost stories please send them over to me and Miriam and I would love to share out in another episode!  Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @goweroliver For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com

A star of stage and screen, Bill Nighy has enjoyed a fifty year career and is now among Britain's most prolific and much loved actors. Acclaimed for National Theatre roles in plays by David Hare and Tom Stoppard, his popular appeal lies with scene-stealing appearances in films including Pirates Of The Caribbean, Harry Potter and, most famously, Love Actually. Bill Nighy has won Bafta and Golden Globe awards and was Oscar nominated for his starring role in the 2022 historical drama Living. His most recent film is Joy in which he plays obstetrician Patrick Steptoe, one of the pioneers of fertility treatment. Bill Nighy talks to John Wilson about some of the earliest influences on his career including a school drama teacher. He also recalls joining the Liverpool Everyman rep company in the 1970s and the influence of playwright David Hare who cast him in many of his works including Pravda, The Vertical Hour and Skylight.Producer: Edwina Pitman

Actor Golda Rosheuvel joins Grace this week to share what she eats when the wigs are off. Golda is best known for her role as the formidable Queen Charlotte in the record-breaking Netflix series Bridgerton. Before Bridgerton fame, Golda's breakthrough role was playing a female Othello at the Liverpool Everyman, rooting herself as an actor who challenges traditional casting. Golda talks to Grace about her South American upbringing in the church, with her Guyanese father and British mother and her stint in a squat in south London, and reminisces about her recent wedding, where nosh from her local falafel takeaway took centre stage.

The Legend of Ned Ludd - writer Joe Ward Munrow and director Jude Christian discuss their new play at the Liverpool Everyman theatre which explores the changing nature of work over the centuries and around the world in the the face of automation.The shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction was announced today - journalist Jamie Klingler assesses the selection.As the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool prepares to show off its latest acquisitions, curator Kate O'Donoghue explains what the their new Degas and Monet works will bring to their collection.Artist Mohammad Barrangi discusses his new installation - One Night, One Dream, Life in the Lighthoue - at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery in Leeds University, inspired by his residency at the university's Special Collections. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

An exciting theatre show called High Times And Dirty monsters combines multiple performance styles to explore the lives of young disabled people. It's a co-production between between 20 Stories High, Graeae, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and LEEDS 2023 and integrates Audio Description and British Sign Language into the performance. Amelia talked to producer Leanne Jones and to cast member Billy Pearson to learn more. Learn more about the production and 20 Stories High by visiting www.20storieshigh.org.uk/show/high-times-and-dirty-monsters/ Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

TW: In this episode we pay tribute to Brianna Ghey, this may be triggering for our trans sisters and brothers. Please listen when you feel you can and we are here for you. Some signposting website supports at the bottom. Welcome back to Series 3!!!! Thank you so much for coming back you are so loved!!This week's episode features the wonderful Mariah Louca. Mariah is a Sheffield based actor, writer and artist who I was so privileged to work with on Jonathan Larkin's fabulous play Cherry Jezebel at the Liverpool Everyman last year. Mariah talks about the necessity to balance your health and wellbeing in the performance industry and how some health worries, particularly this year, has brought that home more than ever before.As a proud trans woman Mariah talks so generously about growing up in a hetero-normative world and not in the queer community, her experience as a queer woman was very different. She talks about navigating her life with a sense of privacy and privilege and the moments that profoundly changed that. In one such moment, Mariah very bravely and emotionally opens up about the effects of the horrific murder of our sister Brianna Ghey and the shocks throughout the LGBTQ+ community. Mariah is a beautiful woman and some of what she chose to talk about is deeply personal and we are privileged that she opens up to us. We are forever indebted to her and others like her. Here at Wellbeing with Manny in conversation with….we will do all we can to be an ally. If we can do anything better, let us know. We see you and we love you.Thank you Mariah!Helpful links:https://www.stonewall.org.uk/https://mindout.org.uk/https://lgbt.foundation/https://www.theproudtrust.org/https://galop.org.uk/https://www.akt.org.uk/https://www.wellbeinginthearts.org.uk/https://www.industryminds.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Film Reviews, John Maguire and Arleen Hunt have been watching Air // Lola // Super Mario Bros - The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Chris O Rourke has been to see the stage show at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse - The Speculations of Country People, Majella Kelly's debut poetry collection.

A reimagining of Caryl Churchill's ground-breaking and celebrated play, Top Girls, opens this week at the Liverpool Everyman which sets the play – about female ambition and success across centuries and cultures - in Merseyside. Playwright Charlotte Keatley and theatre critic Susannah Clapp discuss the play's themes and its continuing impact forty years after its premiere. Prince Harry's book Spare and the ripples it's created have led to questions about the writing and publication of memoirs. In recent years, there has been a widening of the voices encouraged to write and getting published, but what is the impact on the authors, and should there be a greater duty of care? Agent Rachel Mills and Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love, a memoir about losing her brother, join Front Row to discuss. The show must go on has long been the mantra of those working in theatre but last August, David Byrne, Artistic Director of New Diorama Theatre, made an astonishing announcement which began with the words, “The end of the show must go on” and went on to state that the theatre would be closing its doors for at least six months to allow time for an artistic reset. As New Diorama Theatre reopens, David joins Front Row to discuss what the resetting has revealed. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu Picture: Top Girls – Lauren Lane as Pope Joan – Photographer's Credit Marc Brenner

The Accidental Gods podcast exists to set the conditions for emergence into a new system: to bring a critical mass of us to a place where emergence into a new system is a rewarding reality.  To get there, we bring to you some of the many astonishingly creative, compassionate, switched-on people who are working at the leading edge of change. Alan Lane is one of these people. He's the artistic director of the theatre company Slung Low, which in turn is one of the most innovative theatre companies in the UK, if not in the world. Absolutely embedded in the neighbourhood in which they work, Slung Low are committed to their core principles of 'Be Kind, Be Useful, Everyone gets to do what they want. Nobody gets to tell anyone else what they can't do.' (within obvious limits - as you'll hear). Alan is also the author of the book 'The Club on the Edge of Town' which is subtitled 'A Pandemic Memoir' but is so, so much more - this is the story of how Slung Low arose, how it came to be entered in the oldest Working Mens' Club in England (unable to change the name), and ultimately became a Food Bank during the pandemic. It's the story of standing in the rain, of keeping promises, of integrity and grit and sheer bloody-minded tenacity. Most of all, it's a story of how a small group of committed people made a huge difference to the lives of their neighbours and community. It is also the story of the culture clash that you'll hear more about in the podcast, and that led, ultimately, to Slung Low moving elsewhere in Leeds. Since then, their transformation to being part of the team that put on the utterly magical opening event of the Leeds Year of Culture 2023, where the city's most famous pop star spoke to a god - is the stuff of legend. In their new world, their core purpose is to make Awe and Wonder happen - and they are doing it with commitment, integrity, enthusiasm and raw inspiration. In this episode, Alan tells the story that led from standing in the rain in Nottinghill to creating technical magic on a stage in Leeds. We explore the power of story to change people's lives and the value of commitment to the things we believe in.  We dig deep into Alan's absolute moral imperatives and his compassion for the people around him, people he values, people he teaches to value themselves in a world that, in his words, 'teaches us we're cogs in a machine and we're scum' is heartbreakingly wonderful.  Truly, if the whole world was inspired as Leeds is being inspired, we'd be in a different place. (And the god that rose out of the river was a world first: made with drones, everyone said it was impossible. And Alan and the team made it happen anyway.  How good of a metaphor is that for what we have to do now in our emerging new system?)Bio: Alan Lane is Artistic Director of Slung Low directing most of their work over the last decade including projects with the Barbican, the RSC, The Almeida, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Liverpool Everyman, Sheffield Theatres, Singapore Arts Festival and the Lowry. Slung Low make large scale people's theatre work on stages, trains, castles, swimming pools, fishing boats and town centres.In 2017 Slung Low headlined Hull UK City of Culture 2017 with Flood by James Phillips: a 4 Part epic performed online, live and on the BBC. Over half a million people saw a part of Flood. It won a Royal Televisual Award Yorkshire for innovation in drama.In 2019 the company took over management of the oldest working men's club in Britain, The Holbeck in South Leeds. Initially, they ran this venue as a Pay What You Decide creative and community space, but during lockdown, they transformed into one of the only non-means-tested Food Banks in the country.  Their work there was transformative and Alan wrote the book 'The Club on the Edge of Town' out of their experiences there. Late last year, the company moved venues to a warehouse next to their favourite primary school and began to help organise the astonishing, miraculous, technologically outstanding (and magically wonderful) opening event to Leeds Year of Culture 2023, which culminated in Corrine Bailey Rae talking to a god in front of a rugby stadium filled with 10,000 artists.  Slung Low https://www.slunglow.org/Arts Together Leeds https://artstogetherleeds.co.uk/partner/slung-low/Leeds 2023 https://leeds2023.co.uk/Buy 'The Club on the Edge of Town' https://salamanderstreet.com/product/the-club-on-the-edge-of-town-paperback/The Club on the Edge of Town audio version https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Club-on-the-Edge-of-Town-Audiobook/B0B8TKMXWQ

This time we talk to Sarah and Mark about their extensive experience writing and directing pantomime. Their own particular brand of raucous rock-n-roll panto has been seen for 19 consecutive years at the Liverpool Everyman, during which time, along side their multi-talented cast of actor-musicians, they have built a loyal and lively audience. We hear about their unique approach to developing the script, the true intent of the Flowerpot Men, managing the hazards of magic hair, and getting into a panto frame of mind on a beach in mid August. They also talk frankly about the precarious nature of being a freelancer, but despite having made ther last panto for the Everyman, and facing an uncertain year, rest assured; it might well be behind you, but it's most certainly not behind them..

Television screenwriter Kay Mellor, the woman behind popular series like Band of Gold, Fat Friends and The Syndicate, is remembered by fellow dramatist Sally Wainwright, Kat Rose Martin holder of the Kay Mellor Fellowship and television critic Julia Raeside. The idea of a minimum wage for artists is discussed by Aisa Villarosa Director of External Relations at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Dr Joe Chrisp of the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath and Angela Dorgan, Chair of the National Campaign for The Arts, in Dublin Nick talks to Chloe Moss writer of a new play, Corinna Corinna, at the Liverpool Everyman about the only woman on board a ship bound for Singapore. Presenter : Nick Ahad Producer Ekene Akalawu

Series 5 Episode 2Pretty PollyIt's February and Florrie has to deal with a Wordle-obsessed Dotty, but they manage to chat about puppy training and polyamory. There are updates on Dotty's grand-daughter and her two mums, and neighbours, Herbert and Sukkhon.Florrie    Lindsay EavisDotty     Janice FryettWritten by Janice FryettEdited and produced by John FryettA Spinney Audio Production for Distinct NostalgiaAbout Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraced houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writerJanice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy'). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Series 5 Episode 1Three Little DucksFlorrie and Dotty bump into one another in the Co-Op in January and have a catch-up that takes in Bingo-Lingo, sick leave, epiphanies and babymoons.Florrie    Lindsay Eavis Dotty     Janice Fryett Written by Janice FryettEdited and produced by John FryettA Spinney Audio Production for Distinct NostalgiaAbout Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraced houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writerJanice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy'). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

On tonight's Front Row, we take a look at the cultural responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the BBC's Culture Editor, Katie Razzall. Clio Barnard's latest film, Ali &Ava, is a love story between two care-worn middle-aged people, set in Bradford. Syima Aslam, co-founder and Director of the Bradford Literature Festival, and Lisa Holdsworth, Chair of the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, review. Cherry Jezebel is the title of a new play which opens at the Liverpool Everyman next week. At its heart are three drag queens with funny one-liners faster and sharper than a Federer forehand. But it's also a play about ageing, family, and intimacy. The playwright Jonathan Larkin joins Front Row to discuss his new work. With the launch on BBC Three of Nicole Lecky's new drama Mood, critics Imriel Morgan and Gavia Baker-Whitelaw discuss the depiction of social media in TV dramas. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Florrie and DottySeries FourEpisode 3In a FlapFlorrie and Dotty get a bit festive and chat all things advent-y and how women have always got the blame for things. With a sprinkling of fizzy wine and domestic uncertainty.Florrie    Lindsay Eavis Dotty     Janice Fryett Written by Janice FryettEdited and produced by John FryettA Spinney Audio Production for Distinct Nostalgia(Note: this episode contains adult themes)About Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraced houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writerJanice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy'). She has appeared in four TV commercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport Distinct Nostalgia (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Florrie and DottySeries FourEpisode 2Hiding in Plain SightFlorrie and Dotty discuss podcasts, department stores and starting their own chat line. But what sort do they have in mind? A knock at Dotty's door changes everything. Florrie    Lindsay Eavis Dotty     Janice Fryett Matt      Matthew WebbNobby   Billy Written by Janice FryettEdited and produced by John FryettA Spinney Audio Production for Distinct Nostalgia(Note: this episode contains adult themes)About Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraced houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writerJanice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy'). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport Distinct Nostalgia (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Florrie and Dotty Series FourEpisode 1Late Summer Madness Florrie and Dotty catch up after making the most of their new freedoms after the last lockdown. They discuss electric scooters, puppies and posh hotels. Dotty brings Florrie up to speed with her Matt's love life and his expected baby. But will she get a look in?Cast:Florrie    Lindsay Eavis Dotty     Janice Fryett Written by Janice Fryett Edited and produced by John Fryett A Spinney Audio Production for Distinct Nostalgia(Note: this episode contains adult themes)About Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraced houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writer Janice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy'). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport Distinct Nostalgia (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)Support Distinct Nostalgia (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

We're joined by Linda John-Pierre (Mamma Mia! The Party) & Peter Forbes (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) for a BONUS episode of The West End Frame Show!Linda John-Pierre is currently starring in Mamma Mia! The Party which has reopened its taverna doors at the O2. The show features a musical extravaganza, a four-course authentic Greek feast and an ABBA disco.Linda's credits include the West End revival of Show Boat as well as playing Motormouth in Hairspray at the Gordan Craig Theatre. Linda has worked extensively on screen and most recently made a riff-tastic cameo in the new Cinderella film for Amazon Prime. Mamma Mia! The Party is booking to Sunday 3rd April 2022.Peter Forbes is currently playing Big Daddy in the UK tour of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, a co-production between the Leicester Curve, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and English Touring Theatre.Peter recently starred as Buddy in both runs of Follies at the National Theatre. Just a few of his credits include Man of the Moment, A Word from our Sponsor (Stephen Joseph Theatre); Allelujah! (Bridge Theatre); Follies, Our Country's Good (National Theatre); MAMMA MIA!, Singing' in the Rain (West End); How to Hold Your Breath (Royal Court); The Same Deep Water As Me (Donmar Warehouse) as well as The Winter's Tale, Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare's Globe).Cat on a Hot Tin Roof runs at Theatr Clwyd until 23rd October and runs at Mast Mayflower Studios Southampton 26th – 30th October. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @Andrew_Tomlins  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures.   

Series 3Think On!Florrie and Dotty are mixing again following the lifting of Covid restrictions. They're enjoying a cuppa in Dotty's kitchen but will they be hugging? Men are under scrutiny as usual and there's a surprise on the way. Florrie....Lindsay Eavis Dotty.......Janice Fryett Written by  Janice Fryett A Spinney Audio Production A Distinct Comedy PresentationAbout Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraced houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writer Janice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy’). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Positive Influencers is a new series of podcasts where our Senior Partner Sara Bailey speaks to a variety of influential figures from across the country, who are making a positive difference and having a sustained impact on society. Discover what motivates them and their views on a range of issues. In this first episode, Sara speaks to Michelle Charters, CEO of Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre. Michelle is passionate about the promotion of diversity and equality for all. She has been active in the Community Sector for over 40 years and was the founding Chair of Merseyside Black History Month Group (2003 -2009). She was also the first black female Trustee of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, and is currently on the board of Trustees of National Museums Liverpool.

Series 2Episode 3  Watch With MotherAt last Florrie & Dotty can meet in Florrie's back yard and reminisce about great TV ads of the 70s, children's TV in the 60s, with its threesomes, and a ponder a modern meaning of Easter.Florrie....Lindsay Eavis Dotty.......Janice Fryett Written by  Janice Fryett A Spinney Audio Production A Distinct Comedy PresentationAbout Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraces houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writer Janice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy’). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Series 2Episode 2 - Witches Don't Drown The 'girls' chat on the phone about exercise, Mother's Day and Yorkshire Tea. Then meet outside where they debate gender-based violence and wonder if we're all to blame.Florrie....Janice FryettDotty.......Lindsay EavisWritten by  Janice Fryett A Spinney Audio Production A Distinct Comedy PresentationAbout Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraces houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writer Janice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy’). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Back by popular demand, we've a new series of original sitcom shorts from northern gossips' Florrie and Dotty this Easter. Janice Fryett and Lindsay Eavis star as they get to grips with everything from 'permitted exercise', bending 'the rules' Bridgerton-inspired sexual experimentation, designer vaginas, Mother's Day and misogyny.  Series 2Episode 1 - Queen of Tarts Florrie and Dotty catch up in February with 'walk and talk' during permitted exercise. They chat about bending 'the rules', 'first-footing', Bridgerton-inspired sexual experimentation and designer vaginas.Florrie....Janice FryettDotty.......Lindsay EavisWritten by  Janice Fryett A Spinney Audio Production A Distinct Comedy PresentationAbout Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraces houses in a (northern) street near you.About Janice Fryett - actor/writer Janice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy’). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre.About  Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.For further info, contact Janice and Lindsay via info@madeinmanchester.tvSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Matthew Xia.Matthew Xia (Director) is the Artistic Director at ATC (Actors Touring Company), a company dedicated to producing and touring new international and cross-cultural plays. Matthew was previously Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Director in Residence at The Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, and Associate Director at Theatre Royal Stratford East.Directing credits for the ATC include: Amsterdam (Plymouth Theatre Royal / The Orange Tree).Credits for Nottingham Playhouse include: Shebeen (Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East) and One Night In Miami.Other directing credits include: Blood Knot (The Orange Tree); Blue/Orange, The Sound of Yellow and Sizwe Banzi is Dead (Young Vic & Eclipse); Dublin Carol (Sherman Theatre);Eden (Hampstead Downstairs); Suckerpunch: Boom Suite (The Barbican & NitroBEAT); Migration Music and Scrappers (Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse); Frankenstein, Wish List (also Royal Court), Into the Woods and Brink (Royal Exchange Manchester); Cinderella, The Blacks and I was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Co-Director, Theatre Royal Stratford East & The Barbican); Mad Blud and Aladdin (Associate Director) and Sleeping Beauty (Theatre Royal Stratford East); Soundbites: Ruth the Divorcee and Barry the Love-Sick Bee (Lyric Theatre Studio & Bestival); Soundbites: Abandonment (Rich Mix); and Wild Child (Royal Court Rough Cut).Composing/Sound Design credits include: Paralympics Opening Ceremony (DJ); The People are Singing (Royal Exchange); Free Run (Underbelly); That’s The Way To Do It(TimeWontWait); Pass The Baton and Bolero Remixed (New London Orchestra); Da Boyz, Family Man, The Snow Queen, Hansel and Gretel, Medea and Squid (Theatre Royal Stratford East).Matthew is a founding member of Act for Change and a trustee for Cardboard Citizens and Artistic Directors of the Future.

This week we're talking about adaptation. Why is there so much of it on kids' TV? How do you turn a great children's book into a great children's show? And what does it take to handle the mammoth popularity of Jacqueline Wilson's work? Our guest this week is Helen Blakeman. As well as being chair of BAFTA Children's, Helen has written extensively for theatre, film and TV. She adapted Jacqueline Wilson's Dustbin Baby and Hetty Feather for CBBC, and is currently working on an animated adaptation of Nizrana Farook's The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Helen is also co-founder of Heroic Books, and a trustee of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres. THE TEAM Hosted by Billie Collins Website: https://billiecollins.co.uk Twitter: @_BillieCollins Produced by Clodagh Chapman Website: https://clodaghchapman.co.uk Twitter/Insta: @CloChpmn Music by Finlay Stafford Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finlaystafford/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/finlaystafford Logo designed by Lucy Tiller Insta: @lucyjaneillustrates Twitter: @lucyjtiller For more content, go to evenbaddieswearhelmets.co.uk or follow us on our socials at @EvenBaddiesPod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've a special Christmas treat for you now as we showcase some new northern comedy. Written by Janice Fryett we have the pleasure in introducing you to Florrie and Dotty.Listen here to 5 sitcom shorts and become embroiled in the world of these two northern 21st Century gossips. Meet Florrie and Dotty Florrie & Dotty are two ladies in their sixties who blend past and present with their unique sense of humour and way with words. They love a cuppa (and something stronger), a nice sweet fancy and will have a sideswipe at anything from the neighbours to social issues, sexuality and social media. They live in neat stone built terraces houses in a (northern) street near you.Florrie & Dotty EpisodesEp1.​Tubby McTubFace – Florrie has a great bit of gossip about her at number 38, but Dotty trumps it with news of an octogenarian neighbour with a young Thai bride.Ep2.​Lockdown Lard – Dotty is scornful of Florrie’s attempts to lose the weight she gained during Lockdown 0.1, but will she beat her at her own game?Ep3.​Michaelmas Daisy – Florrie uses gin and sympathy to console Dotty after her traumatic encounter in the church grounds.Ep4.​Playing Hygge – Florrie and Dotty bump into one another at the supermarket and, through their face masks,discuss free school meals and Florrie’s new hygge lifestyle. A trip to the Foodbank gives them more than they bargained for.Ep5.​Round Robins – Florrie and Dotty sum up the year (2020) in a skit on Christmas newsletters and make their own plans for Christmas day (in Tier Two). Janice Fryett - actor/writer Janice spent many years as a teacher, mother, writer and singer and trained as an actor in her fifties at ICAT Manchester, graduating in July 2017, since when she has worked in most areas of the industry. Janice originated the role of Carol Atkins in the musical play The Jury at The Brindley Runcorn in 2018 and Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London in Feb 2020 (eight FOUR STAR reviews and nominated for an ‘Offy’). She has appeared in four TVcommercials, short films, radio plays, dance theatre narration and fringe theatre in Oldham Coliseum, Liverpool Everyman, Storyhouse Chester and pub theatre. Lindsay Eavis - actorLindsay has been performing since she was 4 years old. As a child she trained as a dancer and at 16 won a place at ArtsEdin London. Despite several breaks due to family commitments, her career has taken her all over the country and into Europe. She has worked professionally in serious drama, comedy, pantomime, TIE and television. Aside from her acting work she pursued a career as a Trainer in the NHS and was involved in the local amateur scene as actor, director, teacher and choreographer.A Spinney Audio Production A Distinct Comedy PresentationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Annabelle Dowler reads ‘The Steve Scenario' by Lucy Tertia George: Actor Annabelle Dowler has worked at The Royal National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, Liverpool Playhouse and the Creation Theatre in Oxford. Annabelle appeared as Catherine of Aragon in the Channel 4 adaptation of The Six Wives of Henry VIII and plays Kirsty Miller in BBC's The Archers. About MINILOGUES: Like an overheard snippet of a conversation that leaves you filling in the blanks, or a chat between friends where all superfluous detail has been removed, these miniature monologues aim to introduce a character in as precise a way as possible – exactly 100 words. 10 actors perform 10 monologues by Lucy Tertia George for Minilogues, an experiment in short attention span radio theatre.

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown.These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.On the podcast today is Nick Bagnall. Nick's theatre work includes:Between 2015-2020 Nick was the Associate Director at the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse where he directed: Sweeney Todd (2019), A Clockwork Orange and The Big I Am (Everyman Company 2018 season), The Conquest of the South Pole and Romeo & Juliet (Everyman Company 2017 season); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Everyman and Shakespeare’s Globe); The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead (Everyman and ETT); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Everyman) and The Electric Hills (Everyman).Other theatre credits include: The Last Days of Troy (Royal Exchange, Manchester/ Shakespeare’s Globe); The Death of King Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Henry VI I, II and III (Shakespeare’s Globe); I Am Not Myself These Days (Edinburgh / UK Tour); Britannia Waves the Rules (Royal Exchange, Manchester); A Christmas Fair, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Milton Rooms, Malton); Fragile (Belgrade Theatre); Betrayal (Crucible Theatre); A Separate Reality (Royal Court); By Jeeves (Landor); Billy Liar (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Guys and Dolls (Arts Theatre, Cambridge); Entertaining Mr Sloane (Trafalgar Studios); Burning Cars (Hampstead Theatre); Mongoose (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh); Promises and Lies (Birmingham Rep); Bolthole, ‘Low Dat (The Door / Birmingham Rep) and The Ruffian on the Stair (Old Red Lion)If you’ve enjoyed today’s podcast, please consider donating to our Curtain Up Appeal, to ensure we can keep creating new work for audiences to enjoy: https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/support/curtain-up-appeal/​

Award-winning film-maker, artist, and writer Miranda July is known for making art out of the everyday and overlooked aspects of life. It was her 2005 film, You, Me and Everything We Know, that brought her to public attention. As a monograph dedicated to her work is published, she joins Front Row to discuss a protean career which has seen her push at the boundaries of making art. In 1982 post-punk group, The Fall, led by charismatic frontman Mark E. Smith, released their fourth album Hex Enduction Hour. At the time the group were struggling for attention and success outside their small but devoted following that included Radio 1 DJ John Peel who regularly championed their music. Hex Enduction Hour changed all that and five decades on is still regarded as a masterpiece. Former Fall drummer, Paul Hanley has written a new book, Have A Bleedin Guess, about the making of the album and is joined by music critic Kate Mossman to discuss the album's significance. For a new occasional series Front Row is commissioning audio diaries from Britain’s cultural leaders about the work they're doing to continue to connect with their audiences and to ensure their institutions will be able to open again once this crisis ends. First up is Gemma Bodinetz, Artistic Director of the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres. English folk group, The Unthanks, released a new album, Diversions Vol 5: Live and Unaccompanied, just before the lockdown. The album marked a return to the unaccompanied vocal harmonising that made the group’s name. They were supposed to be on tour, instead they’ve launched a new series of daily performances - At Home With The Unthanks - on their Facebook page. Singer Becky Unthank gives a live performance from her home in Tynedale Valley, Northumberland. Presenter: Katie Popperwell Producer: Ekene Akalawu

The Amplify Podcast is a new strand in our Playcast series. Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. On this episode Craig is joined by Davina MossDavina Moss the Literary Manager at Hampstead Theatre, London. Previous employment includes Public Theater (New York) and New Works at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. As a freelance dramaturg, her most recent projects include the first production of The Merchant of Venice in the Venetian ghetto with Italian-American theatre collective Compagnia de’ Colombari. She holds an MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from the Yale School of Drama.

In today’s episode Elaine chats to Scottish actress and photographer Jessica Hardwick. Jess should have been at Pitlochry Theatre then on to The Lyceum Theatre in Barefoot in The Park playing Corie. However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and no gatherings of more than 2 people this production has had to be cancelled for the moment. Here is hoping they can remount soon. Jessica graduated from the BA Acting course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Since graduating she went on to win the Billy McColl Award for Most Promising Newcomer in Scottish Stage Acting 2014 and won Best Female performance at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2018. Theatre work includes: Numerous productions with The Citizens Theatre, Tron Theatre, Traverse Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Perth Theatre and Edinburgh International Festival. She has worked extensively with National Theatre of Scotland, most recently playing Roxane, In Cyrano De Bergerac and Prudencia Hart in The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, which toured all across the US and transferred to New York. Helen in Meet me at Dawn at the Arcola. Radio work includes: A Christmas Compass: East, When the Pips Stop, The Vital Spark: Intelligence, Reachers Point, Brothers, McLevy and The Pillow Book (all for BBC Radio 4). She also played one of the leads in the BBC Radio 4 six-part series The Fair Intellectual Club by comedian Lucy Porter. She recently recorded the audio book version of Canongate Books Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie, which is now available on Audible. https://www.jesshardwickphotography.com/ For those of you struggling financially just now remember we have started a Go Fund Me Wan Mair Tune Fund to help Scottish creatives. Head to persistentandnasty@gmail.com and ask for a bread and butter form. Or if you can help by donating please follow the link below. Big Love, Elaine, Louise and Misha https://www.gofundme.com/f/wan-mair-tune-fund-coronavirus-scottish-artists?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR3hXCySZF-eCLe2Kx1_T59CLkD56CIa-5y6xOdG7WDJWDUaaJ1gLA0MDlc You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty To check in with our Nasty Action Plan and see what we're doing to keep busy & positive check in on social media: Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addresses issues of inequality and injustice. You can find out more about the Persistent and Nasty project and all the work that Civil Disobedience do by visiting wearecivildisobedience.com. You can also find us on all the usual social media platforms. On Twitter @weareohsocivil On Instagram @wearecivildisobedience And on Facebook at Facebook.com/wearecivildisobedience

Pictured: Kirk Douglas Julian Worricker on: Terry Hands, long serving artistic director of the RSC, who co-founded the Liverpool Everyman theatre and revived the Clwyd theatre Cymru... The wine marketer, Hazel Murphy, who's credited with spearheading Australia's wine invasion of Europe.... The nationalist Northern Ireland politician, Seamus Mallon, whose negotiating skills helped secure the Good Friday Agreement... And the actor Kirk Douglas, whose career in film spanned seven decades, and involved memorable portrayals of all-action if not always likeable characters... Interviewed guest: Paul Allen Interviewed guest: Jancis Robinson OBE Interviewed guest: Barry Turley Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 08/08/1981; Australian Table Wines, Monty Python’s Previous Record, Charisma 1973; BBC News, 03/02/2000; 1800 News, Radio 4 14/10/1999; The Vikings, directed by Richard Fleischer, Brynaprod S.A./ Bavaria Film/ Curtleigh Productions 1958; Kirk Douglas: I am Issur Danielovitch, Eyes On Cinema 21/10/2016; Parkinson, BBC One 16/04/1979; The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, directed by Lewis Milestone, Hal Wallis Productions 1946; Lust for Life, directed by Vincente Minnelli, MGM 1956; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 26/09/1988; The Oscars, ABC 1996.

What does good leadership look like in the era of cultural democracy?In this episode Tandi speaks with policy consultant John Knell and CEO and Melbourne Fringe Creative Director Simon Abrahams about key shifts currently taking place in the arts and cultural sector.They discuss the particular challenges of leading a cultural organisation today, and how clarity of purpose is the key to resourcefulness.Key points covered:Why ‘conversations’ are replacing ‘marketing’ in arts organisationsHow cultural leaders are different to leaders in other industriesWhy the power of your vision is the key to mobilising resourcesOne powerful tip for becoming a stronger leader and enabling people to flourishWhy today’s cultural organisations need to be platforms for other people’s creativityHow to turn uncomfortable moments into fuel for innovationCulture organisations need to be committed to understanding their past, present and future audiencesHow to think about measuring intrinsic and instrumental valueWhy you should think carefully about your goal before you apply any tool or techniqueJohn Knell is one of the UK’s most influential thought-leaders on organisational transformation. He works with corporate and public sector clients on issues focusing on leadership, employee engagement and future of work. John is the co-founder of Intelligence Agency and was previously Director of Research and Advocacy at The Work Foundation. He has written The Art of Dying and The Art of Living, London’s Creative Economy: An Accidental Success?, Whose Art Is It Anyway? and The 80 Minute MBA. John’s consulting clients have included Microsoft, Tesco, Astra Zeneca, Eversheds, Lloyds TSB, Manpower, and Siemens. John's current clients include The Wellcome Trust, Art Council England, Taylor Vinters, Liverpool Everyman and the BFI.Simon Abrahams is a creative producer and arts advocate with recognition as one of Australia’s arts and cultural leaders. He joined the Melbourne Fringe team in 2015 and is currently the Creative Director and CEO. In the past Abrahams was Head of Programming for The Wheeler Centre and Executive Producer and Co-CEO for Polyglot Theatre. Simon co-founded Theatre Network Australia and was Chair from 2010-2017. Simon’s work has been awarded with the 2015 Melbourne Award (Melbourne Fringe), 2011 Governor of Victoria Export Award for arts and entertainment (Polyglot), three AbaF Awards, the 2014 CHASS Future Leaders Award. Also an actor, Simon appeared in Bron Batten’s The Dad Show.For more details, including the full transcript of the conversation, you can head to the episode webpage: https://www.thepatternmakers.com.au/podcast-episodes/episode3Connect with Tandi Palmer Williams & Patternmakers on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tandiwilliams/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepatternmakers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tandi_willFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepatternmakers.com.au/To stay in the loop with the latest research, big ideas and useful tools, you can sign up to get Patternmakers' free, monthly Culture Insight & Innovation Update direct to your inbox each month: https://thepatternmakers.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7f009b1b1f874eddcffa4d79c&id=1408ed145f

On this week's episode of The Lonely Arts Club, Martin McQuillan is joined by the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Artistic Director, Gemma Bodinetz. Gemma takes us on a journey of her life in theatre and how she knew even from playground days that she was destined to be a director. Throughout this episode, we hear where Gemma's love for the arts started and the twists and turns that her path has taken to lead her to where she is now. 

As singer Janelle Monaé's video for her new single PYNK goes viral, music journalist Ruth Barnes looks back at other game-changers in the genre. The new Young People's Laureate for London was announced yesterday evening as Momtaza Mehri. We bring her together with the outgoing post holder Caleb Femi to discuss what he learnt in the role and ask Momtaza what she hopes to achieve.The soundtrack to the film "A Clockwork Orange" is as famous as Kubrick's film is notorious. What's less well known is that Anthony Burgess, as well as writing a stage version of his own novel, also wrote music to accompany it. The combined musical play is getting its first British theatrical production at the Liverpool Everyman next week. Dr Kevin Malone, reader in composition at the University of Manchester, who was the first person to re-unite the author's music and words evaluates Burgess's musical style.A bridge in Tello, Iraq, was built in the third millennium BC and is believed to be the world's oldest bridge. The British Museum has embarked on a restoration project of the 4000-year-old structure, including training local Iraqi archaeologists. The project's Lead Archaeologist, Sebastien Rey, discusses the challenge as well as the issue of the recent destruction of so many ancient sites in Iraq.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Hilary Dunn.

The young American artist Awol Erizku was the man responsible for the photograph of Beyoncé as she announced she was pregnant with twins back in February. It became Instagram's most-liked image ever. As he prepares to open Make America Great Again, his first solo show in Europe, he discusses the political nature of his work and that famous photo.The Word-Hoard is an exhibition at Wordsworth House in Cumbria celebrating the natural world and the words we once used to describe it. It is curated by Robert Macfarlane, writer, walker, Cambridge don and author of the bestselling book Landmarks. He explains why it's important not to forget that clinkerbells, dagglers and ickles are all another way of naming icicles. ITV's latest drama Little Boy Blue focuses on the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool, in 2007. Mad about Everton, he was shot dead as he innocently walked home from football practice. The four-part series explores the family's ordeal, the community response and how Rhys's murderer was brought to justice. Broadcaster and journalist Shelagh Fogarty, who went to school in Croxteth, close to where Rhys died, reviews the drama.At the beginning of the year, the Liverpool Everyman resurrected its repertory company for the first time in 25 years. Front Row paid a visit to the new company at the start of their rehearsals in January. Three months on, and two productions opened, Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz discusses the challenges of the new repertory project.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Angie Nehring.

Playwright David Hare discusses his screenplay for the film Denial, starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkinson, about Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt's legal battle with Holocaust denier David IrvingAs the Liverpool Everyman Repertory Company is revived, after over two decades, John talks to Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz and actors Melanie La Barrie and Elliott Kingsley about their opening production of Fiddler on the Roof, and the history of the company, which in its previous 1970s incarnation launched the careers of Julie Walters, Jonathan Pryce and Bill Nighy. The £40,000 Artes Mundi art prize, the UK's biggest contemporary art prize, has been won by filmmaker and artist John Akomfrah, who discusses his winning artwork, Auto Da Fé, which weaves together different moments over 400 years of history when communities were persecuted or driven from their land. Do dogs prefer Bach or Bob Marley? Neil Evans, professor of integrative physiology at the University of Glasgow reveals the results of a study examining canine musical preferences.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Edwina Pitman.

Podcast Shorts: Listen to actor Donal Gallery talk about younger Pyper, rejecting nature, embracing landscape and of nerve shredding life in the trenches. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching towards the Somme is a co-production with Headlong, Citizens Theatre and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. Extract from Birdsong By Sebastian Faulks. All rights reserved. Publisher: Random House.

Podcast Shorts: Actor Jonny Holden talks about the fearless football crazy Crawford, unlikely friendships and reading between the lines of letters home. Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme is a co-production with Headlong, Citizens Theatre and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

Podcast Shorts: Actor Marcus Lamb talks about his approach to character, magical thinking and the tortured soul of Christopher Roulston. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme is a co-production with Headlong, Citizens Theatre and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

Podcast Shorts: Listen to actor Iarla McGowan talk about the colour of character, clipped history and the everyday carnage of the trenches. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme is a co-production with Headlong, Citizens Theatre and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

Podcast Shorts: Listen to actor Andy Kellegher talk about his approach to character, research and performing on the site of the battle of the Somme. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme is a co-production with Headlong, Citizens Theatre and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

Ricky Gervais has written, directed and stars in the feature-length film Special Correspondents for Netflix. Kirsty talks to the comedian about celebrity, David Brent and returning to stand-up.The Secret is a new ITV drama set in Northern Ireland starring James Nesbitt. It tells the true story of a couple who embark on an affair and then plot to murder their spouses. Jenny McCartney reviews.Sir Ian McKellen has called for the National Theatre to have a resident company of actors, and the Liverpool Everyman has plans to trial one. Theatre writer and critic Lyn Gardner considers whether the old rep model of theatre can be resurrected.As The Hallé prepares for its Dvorák Festival, the orchestra's conductor Sir Mark Elder discusses his affinity for the music of the Czech composer.Presenter Kirsty Lang Producer Jerome Weatherald.

The Survivalist is a dark imagining of a post-apocalyptic world where society has collapsed and each must fend for himself. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews this BAFTA nominated film staring Martin McCann.Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and Kevin O'Hare, the Director of The Royal Ballet, discuss Strapless, a new ballet inspired by John Singer Sargent's scandalous Portrait of Madame X, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon.The Royal Librarian, Oliver Urquhart Irvine, reveals the exhibition, Shakespeare in the Royal Library, at Windsor Castle which traces the royal family's connection with Shakespeare and includes the second folio collected works that Charles I took with him to prison.The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! is a stage adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel at the Liverpool Everyman. Except that this version is a comedy. Vicky Armstrong reviews.Waldemar Januszczak assesses the Louvre's restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's St John the Baptist, which one expert argues is putting this masterpiece at risk.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Angie Nehring.

Anne McElvoy profiles the painter Joseph Crawhall (1861-1913). Born in Northumberland, he exhibited alongside Degas and Whistler and has been credited as the leader of the young radical Scottish painters The Glasgow Boys. His father was also an artist who published "A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs Collected by Joseph Crawhall" in 1888 - a pictorial book illustrating the lyrics and music with woodcuts. Anne will be joined in her quest by the director of the Fleming Collection in London, James Knox, where a new Crawhall show has opened and by the art critic, Bill Feaver. Anne will also be hearing from the director, Gemma Bodinetz who with the touring theatre company, Peepolykus, is staging a comic version of Madame Bovary at the Liverpool Everyman and from Laurie Sansom, who's directing a revival of Rona Munro's acclaimed trilogy of James plays. And in the week that sees the publication of a life of the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, Matthew Parris discusses the art of political biography.Joseph Crawhall: Masterworks from The Burrell Collection which runs from 4 February – 12 March 2016 is on at the The Fleming Collection in London and it's the first time in 25 years that an exhibition of his his works is on show in London. Rona Munro's James Plays are on at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre from February 3rd to 13th and then the UK and international tour stops in Glasgow, Inverness, Newcastle, Salford, Birmingham, Leicester and Plymouth Madame Bovary performed by Peepolykus is touring. Liverpool Everyman 5th to 27th February and then on to the Nuffield Theatre Southampton, Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton. Producer: Zahid Warley Image Credit: The Flower Shop, by Joseph Crawhall c.1894-1900. The Burrell Collection © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Literary Associate, Rosie Kellagher, interviews well known playwrights whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Rosie Speaks to Matthew Zajac. Matthew is from Inverness. He studied Drama at Bristol University and has worked as an actor for 33 years. Theatre includes work at the Citizens Theatre Glasgow, Manchester Royal Exchange, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Everyman, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, the Lyric Hammersmith, Bush Theatre and the Young Vic. Most recently, he played Bishop Gornik in the feature film The Crucifixion, directed by Xavier Gens and due for release in 2016. He directed Seven Ages (2001), The Seer (2006), ‘e Polish Quine (2007), Jacobite Country (2010), Sweetness (2011) and The Baroness (2013) for Dogstar and wrote and performed The Tailor of Inverness for the company, winning the 2009 Best Actor Award at the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, a Scotsman Fringe First, the Holden Street Theatres Award and the Stage Award for Best Solo Performer at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe. The Tailor of Inverness went on to run for a month at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe Festival, winning nominations for Best Production and Best Performance. Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Conceived, produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain.

We enjoyed an interesting discussion in this afternoon's A Nation's Theatre panel. Listen to Gemma Bodinetz, Artistic Director of the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, talking about the importance of forward thinking theatre. #ANationsTheatre #HOMEwarming Brought to you in association with Virgin Media Business http://www.virginmediabusiness.co.uk/

With Will Gompertz. Marc Almond and John Harle discuss their new collaboration, The Tyburn Tree, a collection of songs about Gothic London, whose subjects include the Highgate Vampire, Jack The Ripper and the Elizabethan mystic John Dee. 50 years ago the Liverpool Everyman theatre opened its doors to the public for the first time. 40 years ago, Willy Russell provided the theatre with his first big hit play and their first London transfer - John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert. As the Everyman re-opens after an extensive three-year building project, Willy Russell discusses the theatre's past. Gemma Bodinetz, Artistic Director of the Everyman and Playhouse theatres, and theatre writer Lyn Gardner discuss what the role of the theatre building should be in the 21st century. Gary Shteyngart, the Russian-born American author, whose books include The Russian Debutante's Handbook and Super Sad True Love Story, has recently released his memoir, Little Failure. Named after the nickname bestowed upon him by his mother, the book documents Gary's childhood in the Soviet Union, his move to America at the age of seven, and his life thereafter as a Russian Jewish immigrant and wannabe writer. Glastonbury was named Best Festival at last night's NME Awards and this morning Dolly Parton announced that she has been booked for this year. Emily Eavis explains how they choose their megastar line-ups and what she intends to do with the festival as she takes a more prominent role in its planning. Producer: Ellie Bury.

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