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Rachel Walker MasonEver since I can remember I've been able to see music as colours when I listen to music or compose a song. I've since learned that this condition is called synaesthesia and people often refer to it as “my superpower”.I always felt my happiest and most fulfilled when I was singing or writing music so it felt natural to make it my career path. I've never wanted to do anything else as a job and am very lucky that I've been able to live my dream, pursuing music through school, my undergraduate degree then a masters in songwriting before starting my career as a freelance songwriter, musical director and vocal coach.During my career, I've performed all over the world, coached hundreds of singers from beginners to west end performers, run an artist management company and worked extensively in my community to encourage different generations to bond through the arts. For this, I was crowned Freelancer Of The Year and Woman of the Year. Throughout my life, I've struggled with my mental health and when my children were born I was diagnosed with postnatal depression. After recovering I set up Lyrical Light as a songwriting workshop for those struggling with their mental health after becoming parents. It's a real honour to be able to help people through music.My work now encompasses both of these aspects from co-writing and songwriting, working as a Maternal Mental Health Ambassador and with parents who are suffering from Post-Natal Depression. Eloise Hodder is the HE Programme Co-ordinator for BA (Hons) Performing Arts - Acting at University Centre Weston (UCW). Eloise delivers on the BA Hons degree in Performing Arts which is validated by Bath Spa University.  Eloise also works as a guest lecturer and examiner both nationally and internationally encompassing a range of institutions from The Brit School, to consultant Actor/Director at L'Ecole d'Architecture Universite de Montreal. Eloise trained as an actor and holds BA (Hons) from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Franchise University of South Wales) and has a Postgraduate Diploma from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Applied Theatre specialising in Directing. Eloise is also a member of Royal Academy of Dance and the Institute for Learning. Eloise is an actor, director, interdisciplinary performer and educator. She has worked as the director/creator of Trapped (Donmar and Endeavour), received the Jack Petchey Youth Community Project Award for Delicate Rose tour and has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Gannin' Yem. Eloise has been an Education Associate for the Donmar, Bush Theatre and Michael Grandage Theatre Company.

Join us for Hammer's Hands of the Ripper, a 1971 British horror film released as the second half of a double feature with Twins of Evil. Directed by Peter Sasdy, produced by Aida Young, and written by L.W. Davidson from a story by Edward Spencer Shew. Making good use of the large Baker Street set at Pinewood Studios—left over from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes—the production was denied permission to film its final scenes at St. Paul's Cathedral, so a replica was constructed instead. If the Pritchards' home and staircase look familiar, it's because Hammer's ever-resourceful set designers reused elements from The Curse of Frankenstein years earlier (see episode 2 of our podcast for more on that classic). Director Peter Sasdy, who cited Hands of the Ripper as his favourite film, also directed the original Adrian Mole TV series (both The Secret Diary and The Growing Pains), three episodes of Hammer House of Horror, and two other Hammer features: Countess Dracula and Taste the Blood of Dracula (the latter coming to the podcast later this year, hopefully). Most monumentally, he directed the legendary BBC sci-fi thriller The Stone Tape (definitely check General Witchfinders number 5—our third most popular episode to date!). Eric Porter stars as Doctor Pritchard. Renowned for his work in film, television, and theatre, he famously played Professor Moriarty opposite Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes and Soames Forsyte in The Forsyte Saga. Angharad Rees plays Anna, the daughter of the Ripper. She appeared in Boon (take a drink), starred as Demelza in 28 episodes of Poldark, and, the year after Hands of the Ripper, featured in Under Milk Wood alongside Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, and Elizabeth Taylor. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, had a pub named after her in Pontypridd (sadly now a card shop), and founded a Knightsbridge jewellery company, Angharad. Pieces she designed were featured in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Wikipedia also notes she was once in a relationship with Alan Bates, which we mention only to plug episode 35, where we talked about The Shout.Lynda "Nurse Gladys Emmanuel" Baron appears as Long Liz—a curious name choice considering Long Liz was an actual canonical Ripper victim. Here, she's depicted alive and well (at least initially), years after Saucy Jack's supposed demise. Baron appeared as a recurring character in both Coronation Street and EastEnders, and played three different characters in Doctor Who across three Doctors.Dora Bryan turns up as Mrs Golding, one of two clairvoyants in the film. You may know her from 50 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine, Boon (drink), or as Helen in A Taste of Honey (written by Jon's mum's mate Shelagh Delaney). She (Dora, not Shelagh) also appeared in both a Carry On and a St Trinian's.Lastly, Norman Bird pops up as the Police Inspector. If he looks familiar, it's because he had over 200 TV and 60 film roles. He was in Spywatch (as Mr Jenkins), Boon (drink), Woof!, Whack-O!, and Help! (with Stephen Mangan). He also did a stint in Jim Davidson's Up the Elephant and Round the Castle—only mentioned because Ross was convinced it was alongside Marina Sirtis, but IMDb says she was in just one episode?Anyway, back to Norman Bird. He appeared in The Adventure Game, Whistle Down the Wind, Steptoe and Son, Fawlty Towers, Please Sir!, and The Medusa Touch (on our long list since day one). He was Mr Braithwaite, the farmer, in Worzel Gummidge and voiced Bilbo in the 1978 Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Férue du monde du spectacle, la metteuse en scène Anne-Christelle Zanzen a traversé l'épreuve du feu au creux de la maladie. "Je crois que Dieu a des rendez-vous avec nous dans la souffrance", dit-elle. Créer des spectacles, la metteuse en scène Anne-Christelle Zanzen en a rêvé depuis toute petite. Après ses études en psychologie, elle s'est mise en route, à la poursuite de ce rêve artistique, accumulant pas mal d'expérience. Mais en novembre 2020, elle tombe malade. Il faudra six mois pour découvrir que c'est un virus qui la prive de toute énergie. Commence une longue et douloureuse période d'épreuve. "J'avais mis tellement de temps à trouver ma voie! Et je me battais tellement fort pour y arriver que j'ai dit non à ce qui était en train de m'arriver…" raconte-t-elle. Titulaire d'une maîtrise en gestion des Arts du Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama de Cardiff, au pays de Galles, la jeune femme s'était plongée corps et âme dans le travail. Elle travaillait alors dans le monde du spectacle à Londres, dans ces mêmes lieux où sont jouées les célèbres comédies musicales qui la fascinaient à son adolescence.Clouée au sol, les ailes coupées, Anne-Christelle n'y comprend plus rien: "Ma motivation était là, pourtant! J'avais des projets à vivre, des idées plein la tête, des spectacles à construire, mais rien n'y faisait. Ma maladie ne passait pas. La souffrance me pressait le coeur et faisait sortir ce qu'il y avait dedans". C'est l'épreuve du feu, pour la jeune femme qui découvre que sa fuite dans le travail cache en réalité beaucoup de choses. Sa foi en Dieu en est vraiment ébranlée. Mais peu à peu, sous les cendres de ses croyances, les fausses comme les vraies, une foi renouvelée émerge. "Je crois que Dieu a des rendez-vous avec nous, dans la souffrance. Parce que c'est là où l'on a l'occasion d'être enfin honnête avec soi-même. Il peut dire la vérité car on est enfin prêt à l'écouter".Les talents artistiques qu'elle a fini par reconnaître chez elle, Anne-Christelle sait les discerner et les mettre en valeur chez les autres, en particulier les enfants et les jeunes. "J'aime donner un cadre encourageant et sain à ces jeunes. Parce que, dans l'industrie du spectacle, j'ai trop vu de gens qui étaient exploités juste pour leur talent. J'ai subi cela moi-même. Alors, je pose souvent la question suivante aux jeunes avec lesquels je travaille (dont certains ont un talent fou!): Ok, tu as un talent. C'est cool. Mais comment tu vas, toi? Comment va ton corps, ton âme et ton esprit?"...Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode of Oxford+, host Susannah de Jager is joined by John Derrick, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, to discuss the intricacies of European and U.S. capital markets, the importance of regulation, and the challenges faced by small and illiquid companies. The conversation also delves into the cultural differences in entrepreneurial aspirations between Europe and the U.S., highlighting the importance of failure in the U.S. as a part of the entrepreneurial journey as well as the UK's need for policy-led development to support infrastructure and energy security, emphasising the importance of coordinated efforts between private and government sectors. (2:03) The Lifecycle of Companies(9:18) Growth within the Oxford Ecosystem(13:57) Trends in Capital and Market Listings(23:18) The Role of Regulation and Recent AcquisitionsAbout the guest:John Derrick is a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank focused on covering Entrepreneurs, Families and Foundations in the UK. His team has focused in recent years on growing the firm's footprint and connectivity in the university spin-out ecosystem, alongside his colleagues in the Innovation Economy and Global Shares team at J.P. Morgan. Before joining J.P. Morgan Private Bank, John had a fascinating career spanning from heading the Fine Wine department at the UK's leading wine merchant to executing some of the earliest tech transactions in the early 2000s at large investment houses.   In his personal life, John is a trustee of Pimlico Opera which takes music into prisons and schools and was the Chair of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for the last six years. John graduated in History and French from Wadham College, Oxford and joined the board of Oxford University Alumni in 2023. He lives in Oxfordshire with his husband and two children.Connect with John on LinkedInAbout the host:Susannah de Jager is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in UK asset management. She has worked closely with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and government officials to shape the conversation around domestic scale-up capital.Connect with Susannah on LinkedInVisit our website to learn more and subscribe to our newsletter - oxfordplus.co.ukIf you have a question for Susannah, please get in touch - oxfordplus.co.uk/contactOxford+ is hosted by Susannah de Jager, supported by Mischon de Reya and produced and edited by Story Ninety-Four in Oxford.

Host Sue Stockdale interviews Shoko Doherty, CEO of Celtic English Academy, who originally hails from Japan and now resides in Wales. Shoko shares her experiences of cultural differences between Japan and Wales after moving 20 years ago, highlighting aspects of respect and societal values.Shoko also describes how they embrace cultural differences and foster a multicultural environment with the students to lead to positive experiences for both students and staff and contribute to building a more inclusive and harmonious society.About Shoko DohertyShoko Doherty is the CEO of Celtic English Academy, an English language school in Cardiff accredited by the British Council, which has welcomed over 15,000 students from more than 50 countries in the past 20 years. She also serves as the Chair of English UK, a national association dedicated to advancing international students' education in the English language within the UK.Shoko is recognised for her role in exporting education and contributing to international trade as a Welsh Government Export Exemplar and as an Export Champion for the UK Government Department of Business and Trade. Holding a degree in music from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Shoko has an interest in classical music, especially brass bands. Connect with Shoko Doherty on LinkedIn : and Celtic English Academy on LinkedIn : Instagram : Facebook : TikTokKey QuotesWhen I learned to speak in English, I was still using sense of Japanese language in a way, translating from Japanese to EnglishMaking mistakes in front of somebody in Japan is taught as a quite big embarrassment.I'm really proud that we do make differences in students' lives every dayLanguage school is like a microcosm of the world where people from different countries and backgrounds meet and learn together.We recruit students from over 50 countries and the diversity of nationalities and the market are really important.Being a musician is like being an athlete. It's not so elegant behind the scene, unfortunately. It requires a high level of discipline, long hours of practice and ability to work collaboratively with others.Time Stamps02:20 - Cultural Differences Between Japan and Wales08:11 - Career Path to become CEO of Celtic English Academy14:01 - Implementing Diversity and Equality20:40 - Continuous Learning and Development25:01 - Measuring Success Beyond ProfitabilityConnect with Access to Inspiration: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Read our Impact Report and if you would like to support us then Buy Me A CoffeeProducer: Sue Stockdale Sound Editor: Matias De EzcurraBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.

Today Elaine chats with Isley Lynn and Libby Rodliffe the co-writers and performer of Jobsworth. We chat the inspiration for the show, shame around debt and our lack of honestly when it comes to finical maters, the comedy of bad bosses and we have a great laugh. Jobsworth - Pleasence Courtyard - Upstairs Dates: 31st July - 26th AUGUST (not 14th) @ 1.45 pm Tickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jobsworth Jobsworth Bea's secretly working three full-time jobs. All at the same time. And she's still financially f*cked. Between looking after luxury flats and dogsitting the world's ugliest pooch, she's neck-deep in employers and it's only a matter of time until someone finds out she's breaking all her contracts. Armed with nothing but her smarmiest boss' dirty secret, can Bea get herself out of the red and into the black (and into the fit intern's bed)? Or will the plates she's been spinning come crashing down around her and her dysfunctional family? A riotous comedy about snakes and surviving capitalism. Libby Rodliffe Libby trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Theatre credits include: JOBSWORTH (Vault Festival), Skin a Cat (Assembly Rooms: Edinburgh Fringe & UK Tour), Who Are We Now? (Southwark Playhouse), Trapped (Cockpit Theatre), Mr Kolpert (Lion & Unicorn Theatre). TV credits include: Best Interests, Call the Midwife and His Dark Materials (BBC). Feature film credits include: Spencer (Komplizen) and Big Boys Don't Cry (Six from Eight). Isley Lynn Isley is an American-born, London-based playwright and poet. Their play THE GLUE opened at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and transferred to the Young Vic this year.They won the ‘Most Promising Playwright Award' at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2023 for their play THE SWELL, which opened to great acclaim at the Orange Tree Theatre and received a 2024 Olivier Awards nomination for Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre, as well as being nominated for Best New Play, Best Director and Best Production at the 2023 Offies. Isley's play SKIN A CAT played at The Bunker as their premiere production in 2016. It was nominated for four Off West End Awards, including Best New Play. It was originally performed as part of the Vault Festival in London in January 2016, and was awarded ‘Pick Of The Year' by the festival. It was picked up by Playground Entertainment for TV adaptation.Isley is currently under commission to Vicky Graham Productions, Chichester Festival Theatre, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, and is writing a new musical with Emmy The Great and Tom Hughes. They are a graduate of the Royal Court Young Writers Programme (2012), the Royal Court Invitation Studio Group (2013), the Soho Theatre Young Company from 2011-2012, and The Bush Theatre's Emerging Writers' Group. HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE

Costumes, costumes, costumes... they are everywhere, aren't they? From festive occasions to theatrical performances and even on the silver screen in movies. Whilst studying dance, I was always captivated by the costume design at the School of Theatre and Arts Entertainment. They were the ones I interacted with most, as they were responsible for crafting costumes and set designs for various other departments including Music, Drama and Chinese Opera.Rike Zöllner hails originally from Germany and was trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (MA) after obtaining a degree in Literature and Performing Arts in France. Over the years, she has collaborated with choreographers such as Dimitris Papaioannou, Ben Wright, Theo Clinkard and Colette Sadler to name a few. In 2019 she was awarded as an Honorary Associate of the Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, and is now pursuing her PhD whilst also acting as academic assistant in the art history department of the Offenbach University of Art and Design back in Germany. Continuing a brand new season and month of Dance Fashion, this episode explores the intricacies of costume design in dance, how it differs from other art forms and how to pursue one as a full-fledged career. Join us as we foreground dance in the background!Rike ZöllnerHistory of dancewearThe Guardian coverPros & Cons of costume designingSoundtracks:Birds - Tyler Twombly Poison Ivy Yard Work - Uncle MilkAint Ova - Keyframe AudioCatwalk - Keyframe Audio Support the Show.Like our offers? Try Nord VPN Visit SMK Dancewear Like what we do? Help us grow by Visiting The Background Dancer YouTube Channel Rate and review here Email me at backgrounddancer.jy@gmail.com Answer a survey Sign up here to receive future updates Leave a thought on Facebook and Instagram Join the Facebook group and introduce yourself as a member of our community

Sarah, trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as a post graduate Stage Management student. Throughout her career, she has remained true to her love of theatre and event production work which has given the Company its solid and varied skill set. Over the last few years, Sarah has produced a number of significant large-scale cultural events, both in the UK and Europe. Sarah is a sort after theatre production manager, most recently working with Cbeebies on their annual panto. Through a number of significant cultural events, Sarah has developed an understanding of the world of television and televised live events. @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Sarah, trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as a post graduate Stage Management student. Throughout her career, she has remained true to her love of theatre and event production work which has given the Company its solid and varied skill set. Over the last few years, Sarah has produced a number of significant large-scale cultural events, both in the UK and Europe. Sarah is a sort after theatre production manager, most recently working with Cbeebies on their annual panto. Through a number of significant cultural events, Sarah has developed an understanding of the world of television and televised live events.   “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Sarah, trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as a post graduate Stage Management student. Throughout her career, she has remained true to her love of theatre and event production work which has given the Company its solid and varied skill set. Over the last few years, Sarah has produced a number of significant large-scale cultural events, both in the UK and Europe. Sarah is a sort after theatre production manager, most recently working with Cbeebies on their annual panto. Through a number of significant cultural events, Sarah has developed an understanding of the world of television and televised live events. @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Sarah, trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as a post graduate Stage Management student. Throughout her career, she has remained true to her love of theatre and event production work which has given the Company its solid and varied skill set. Over the last few years, Sarah has produced a number of significant large-scale cultural events, both in the UK and Europe. Sarah is a sort after theatre production manager, most recently working with Cbeebies on their annual panto. Through a number of significant cultural events, Sarah has developed an understanding of the world of television and televised live events.   “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Today, Julia chats with Susie Ridell about the art of audio book narration. Susie is a performer, voice over artist and co-Artistic Director of the theatre company, Idiot Child. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Susie plays Tracy Horrobin in BBC Radio 4's The Archers and is actually taking a break today from recording to speak with us. Susie has also narrated many audiobooks, and in fact, was a finalist in the Romantic Novelist's Associations Industry Awards two years running for Narrator of the Year. Susie's Podcast: Limited Time OnlyInstagram: @limitedtimeonlypodcast TikTok: @limitedtimeonlypodcast  Support Julia by buying her booksOrder signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY)Order Shooters here.Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here.Pre-Order Camera Shy here.Join Julia's  new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres.Keep in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: hello@twolitchicks.orgThank you so much for listening.Listeners, we love you.Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereFor a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE.Support the show

Born in Liverpool, in 1962, John' family relocated to North Wales in the early 1970's where John joined the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. He played in several bands with his Father before moving to the Royal Northern College of Music studying Contemporary percussion/ drum kit and piano.  After 5 years of graduate and post-graduate studies, he joined Rambert Dance Company, London as a percussionist, enjoying extensive touring for a further 5 years. After still more years gigging in bands and theatre John accepted the post as Composer / Musical Director for the Bristol Old Vic. While working in theatre John learned the basics on Bass Guitar, Flute, Trumpet and Trombone until eventually discovering the Accordion.  As of the 2023 release of the new  @officialjethrotull  album RökFlöte, it's been 20 years since John has been part of the Jethro Tull family. In 2003 he met  @IanAnderson  and joined the “Rubbing Elbows” tour on piano and accordion subsequently recording on “Rupi's Dance.” Since that time John has enjoyed touring with the band and scoring, conducting, and playing Ian's orchestral concerts. Outside of the Jethro Tulliverse, In 2004 John was commissioned to compose a children's opera by the  @welshnationalopera  . This was a great success and has led to a further two pieces being commissioned. John has composed for wildlife, drama, and documentary TV. John holds teaching positions at Bath and Bristol Universities and is a guest tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. From 2007-2009, he helped arrange and conduct music for the College's stage production of the classic The Who album “Quadrophenia.” This past April (2023), John performed with an All-Star band (including Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson) touring “Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra,” featuring the music of Deep Purple.   John composed the closing oratorio, “The Bargee's Wife” for the Three Choirs Festival U.K. (2013) and “The Gloucester Magnificat” for Gloucester Cathedral U.K. (2016).  During the pandemic, he composed the score for a series of short films for the  @TravellingLightTheatre  designed to help young people during lockdown: 17 and the Squeak Gobbler (2021 available on YouTube). He continues to work with young performers in universities, as well as drama and music schools.

A discussion about theatre and art. Gareth trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama & CJ is a West End theatre, film and TV actress based in London. She is also experienced in puppetry, physical theatre and facilitates workshops globally Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.instagram/com/pulse95radio www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

Realising her childhood dream, Shelley Fairplay is a harpist based in Wales, UK. She began her journey as a harpist in 1991. Following a degree from Cardiff University and masters in music from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Shelley released her debut CD “The Cherished Harp' featuring her own arrangements of traditional music from the British Isles. Shelley performs throughout the UK and internationally her harp has taken her as far as America and Hong Kong. 

Today,  I would like to introduce you to my wonderful guest - Shoko Doherty.  Her two worlds are Japan and Wales.Shoko is a CEO of Celtic English Academy, a British council accredited English language school in Cardiff.She is originally from Omuta, Fukuoka coal mining region of Japan.Shoko is educated in both Japan and Wales and has a music degree from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. She has a great interest in music, heritage, and culture of Wales and a strong passion for strengthening the links between these two countries.Shoko is deeply committed to advocating for a sustainable future for the next generations by championing diversity, wellbeing, fairness, inclusivity and flexibility.She is a mum and has three children aged 12, 10, and two. Along the way we talk about her journey, how it all started, about culture shock,  both for her while settling in in Wales and  for her Welsh husband on his visits to Japan. We discuss languages, food, children and talk about identity. This is such a delightful conversation which I enjoyed so much. If a conversation could taste of anything, this one tastes of the most comforting Japanese miso soup, which I also LOVE!I am sure that you will enjoy tuning in to this beautiful and open-hearted conversation!____________________You can find Shoko Doherty on LinkedIn.If you would like to talk to me about your two worlds, I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact me.  My address is hello@twoworlds.oneme.cafeMusic thanks to John Bartmann

Helena Gaunt is the Principal at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. She began her career as a professional oboist, before moving into academia. She then transitioned into strategic leadership roles, serving as Vice Principal and Director of Innovation at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Here, Helena pioneered the use of coaching to boost creative output, a practice she continues to develop in her current role.In this episode, we discuss:the discipline of presencethe culture and practice of ensemble workingwhy we should all be paying more attention to the ways in which we breathe

"What's your favourite speech?" We're back for a second series! And kicking us off is the sublimely talented Joanna Vanderham (Emmy Award winning The Runaway, BBC's The Control Room and Paradise, What Maisie Knew, The Boy with the Topknot). Joanna discusses Penelope Skinner's translation of Alexei Arbuzov's 'The Promise'. What made her audition for the play so unique, why does she appreciate her time at Royal Welsh College so much and how does it feel when a writer creates a brand new monologue especially for you? Hosted by Lucy Eaton, theatre producer and West End & screen actress best known for her role as Lucy in hit comedy ‘Staged'. Other episodes include Goodness Gracious Me's Sanjeev Bhaskar, Olivier award winning director Sir Richard Eyre and Blackadder's Tim McInnerny. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @PodHearMeOut, and watch visual clips from the show on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3l7vRht ** Join the family by becoming a Hear Me Out Patreon! www.patreon.com/podhearmeout ** Now in the Top 10 theatre podcasts on Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/theatre_podcasts/ A Lucy Eaton Productions podcast.

After an extended hiatus, the 'In Lockdown With...' podcast is back. This week's guest is actor Simon Nehan. Simon trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and has appeared in many roles across stage and screen. He played legendary Llanelli rugby coach Carwyn James, in 'Carwyn' by Owen Thomas, which toured in Spring 2022. Simon is also head of acting at  the Johnny Wilkes Academy. Here Simon opens up to Ciaran about his life and career.  

Eileen O'Higgins recently joined host Elias in the cave! You can see Eileen as Kathleen McCarty on EPIX 'Billy The Kid'. Eileen O'Higgins is a Northern Irish actress. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Her breakthrough role was playing a young pregnant woman in the play Hold Your Tongue, Hold Your Dead which led to a supporting role in the film Brooklyn (2015) and Mary Queen of Scots. Billy The Kid stars British actor Tom Blyth (The Gilded Age, Benediction) and Daniel Webber (The Dirt, Escape From Pretoria), and is written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst. The eight-episode season comprised of hour-long episodes is an epic romantic adventure based on the life of famous American outlaw Billy the Kid (Blyth), also known as William H. Bonney — from his humble Irish roots, to his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger in the American frontier, to his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War and beyond. Webber will play Jesse Evans, another famous outlaw and leader of the Seven Rivers Gang. When they meet, Jesse has already embraced a life of crime: robbing stores and cattle rustling. Billy is attracted to his wild and reckless character and becomes Billy's doppelganger of sorts — his shadow self, forever inviting him over to the dark side of life. You can watch this interview on YouTube https://youtu.be/3FXt04N-L9I Have a question? Email us  themccpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media for the latest show updates  www.twitter.com/themccpodcast www.instagram.com/themccpodcast www.facebook.com/themancavechroniclespodcast www.themccpodcast.com  https://www.youtube.com/c/TheManCaveChroniclesPodcast      

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode ten, Michael introduces Anna Maxwell, a new writer based in Lancaster, and her mentor, the playwright Siân Owen. Host Sheen explores British theatre's relationship with working class writers, before performing an extract from Anna's monologue Square Peg in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode nine, Michael introduces Elias Suhail, a new writer based in Folkestone, and his mentor, Ros Wynne-Jones of the Daily Mirror. British-Moroccan, Elias hopes to use his experiences to tell stories that offer a deeper understanding of the multiplicity of Arab identity. His piece, No Regrets, hones in on a pivotal moment in his mother's life, and is performed live by the actor Raghad Chaar in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode eight, Michael introduces Tammie Ash, a new writer from Bradford and her mentor Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor at the New Statesman. Host Michael delves into how our family history foreshadows our future. Tammie's Indian heritage has inspired her writing, her grandmother's hand-me-down Hindu mythology seeping through the sentences. Armenian folk tales helped Anoosh connect with her father's side of the family. And Michael Sheen shares a story about his great-great-grandmother you'll want to hear. The episode ends with a performance of Tammie's story, The Beautiful Demon, by Michael in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode seven, Michael introduces Becka White, a writer from south-east London and her mentor Ellen Peirson-Hagger of the New Statesman. The episode deals with imposter syndrome, something up to 90% of us feel. It doesn't matter if you're the first man on the moon or a new writer, like Becka. Her piece In At The Deep End deals with the fall-out of Thatcherism and you'll hear Michael Sheen perform it in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode six, Michael introduces David Clancy, a hairdressing writer from the Cumbrian festival town of Ulverston whose non-fiction prose on LGBTQ+ issues is sharper than his scissors. You'll hear Stoned at the Hairdressers, David's piece about a neon sign which helped reclaim his identity from childhood bullies, performed live by Michael Sheen at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. David's mentor Brian Reade has been writing columns for the Daily Mirror since the days of Thatcher. He shares how a hairdressing Liverpudlian was part of a local scene of working class artists taking on the world, inspiring a young Brian to a career as one of our most respected newspaper writers.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode five, Michael introduces Jacqueline Houston, a new working class writer from Glasgow who starting writing as her 50th birthday loomed. Her Facebook posts, off-kilter updates on growing older with all guns blazing soon turned into offline autobiographical writing. Fairground Attraction singer Eddi Reader performs Jacqueline's piece about running through the Partick streets - This is almost Fifty- in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. We also hear from Jacqueline's mentor Sophie McBain of the New Statesman as she uncovers an intriguing story from her family's past. The episode contains some very strong language which some people may find offensive.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode four, Michael introduces Mayo Agard-Olubo, a writer and poet from London and his mentor Sharna Jackson, the author of a mystery series for children in which a pair of black sisters solve crimes on an estate. Mayo's new work is in the fantasy genre and the episode explores why writers create these worlds and why reader buy these books in their millions. The actor Kofi De-Graft-Jordan performs Mayo's story We Must Slay Giants in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode three, we meet Tom Newlands, a writer from Scotland now based in London. Tom's mentor, The Damned United and Red Riding trilogy author David Peace, tells how a word processor rescued from the Tokyo trash kickstarted a career which has seen him become one of Britain's greatest novelists of the 21st century. Eddi Reader, better known as singer with Fairground Attraction, performs Tom's work in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society, In episode two, we meet Grace Quantock, a writer from Newport, South Wales. Grace writes narrative non-fiction at the intersection of creative arts, social justice and marginalised bodies. The journalist Lola Seaton from the New Statesman is Grace's mentor, and we'll hear how her advice guided Grace to write a piece performed by the actor Sarah Beer, in front of a live audience at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

And it's a new year! And we're going back to the second half of Declassify Season 2. We're straight into the grit of unpacking the classical music industry and where this is all headed in terms of strategizing change, contemplating collaboration in conservatoires and educational models as well having a think about broader funding models. There is no better person to consider that the prolific performer, director, researcher and now Principal at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, the National Conservatoire of Wales, Professor Helena Gaunt. Helena was A professional oboist for many years and founding member of the Britten Sinfonia, her career in higher education has spanned teaching, academic development, research and enterprise. This episode unpacks the notion of the social role of the musician in society and how classical music education, funding and models can rise to this contemporary challenge. RESOURCESInformation about Professor Helena Gaunt: https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/staff/helena-gaunt Articles about the BMus program:BMus (Hons) Music - Instrumental and Vocal | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (rwcmd.ac.uk) Paving the way: RWCMD's BMus | Music Teacher (musicteachermagazine.co.uk) 

Jim Osman is a 25-year-old theater and opera director based in the UK who has already directed a range of interesting projects across mediums and genres - like a sci-fi opera and a fantasy-puppet-satire short movie. He also produced and directed a monthly surreal comedy and puppetry night at Cairo, Brixton, made a video essay about cyberpunk opera for the Cyberpunk Research Network, and had a 1-1 12-week intensive with Daniel Kramer, former artistic director of English National Opera, who supposedly called him one of the most interesting young director he's worked with. He is currently earning a Masters in opera directing from Royal Welsh College of Music. Jim and I talk about the commodification of spirituality and identity, sci-fi as the modern-day fairytale and as a device to better talk about divisive issues, Terry Pratchett as pan-paganism, the problematic union of capitalism and technology, and the future of theater, among other things. Jim's video essay on cyberpunk opera: http://cyberpunkculture.com/1st-cyrn-workshop-cyberpunk-music/%C2%A73-jim-osman/ Music: Motherload (sci-fi opera produced at Tete a Tete theater), text by Susan Gray and soundscape by Liam Noonan, sopranos: Natasha Agarwal and Julieth Lozano: https://vimeo.com/608895790

My guest for this episode is Rich Colquhoun. Rich is a man on a mission. A classically trained graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Rich found that he was not completely prepared for the demands of the modern freelance trumpet player. His search for the solution to his playing problems led him to Jerry Callet and the Tounge Controlled Embouchure method. Since then, Rich has authored several books and developed a number of online resources to help trumpet players around the globe take their playing to new heights. Check out what Rich has to say about his introduction to the teachings of Jerry Callet, the evolution of Jerry Callet's methods, the role of the tongue and compression, dealing with naysayers, revamping methodology, TCE and articulation, consistency, the separation of technique and music, his current playing demands, advice on getting started with TCE, universal principles, and so much more. So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! --------------------------------------- Want to learn more about the Tounge Controled Embouchure? https://tonguecontrolled.info/ Rich's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/trumpetplanet Rich's Brass Practice channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrassPractice Rich's books and mouthpieces: https://neotericbrass.com/ The Open Arban Project: https://openarban.wordpress.com/ Rich's blog: https://trumpetpla.net/ Sound like a million bucks without breaking the bank with Barkley Microphones: http://barkleymic.com/ Let Vennture Mouthpieces help you on your search for the perfect mouthpiece. Use the code "TRUMPETGURUS21" to get 10% off your purchase: https://www.vennture.mp/ If you play hard, you need to make sure you show your chops some love with Robinson's Remedies products: bit.ly/ChopLove Let Jose help you master your mental game: bit.ly/MindfulnessSecrets ------------------------------------------------------ 01:00:00:00 Intro 01:03:10:11 His introduction to the teachings of Jerry Callet 01:09:35:02 The evolution of Jerry Callet's methods 01:13:08:07 The role of the tongue and compression 01:20:36:20 Dealing with naysayers 01:25:46:06 Revamping methodology 01:27:59:16 TCE and articulation 01:32:58:22 Consistency 01:37:57:06 The separation of technique and music 01:42:55:07 His current playing demands 01:47:07:15 Advice on getting started with TCE 02:00:24:10 Universal principles 02:09:33:10 Sound Off 02:12:21:14 Geared Up 02:19:57:15 Rapid Fire Round --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrumpetgurus/support

Ciaran is joined by actor and director Gareth John Bale this week. A student of Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, Gareth went on to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Gareth has worked extensively with playwright Owen Thomas, firstly on 'Richard Parker,' but most notably on 'Grav,' which focused on the life of rugby player Ray Gravell, who Gareth had worked with early in his career. He recently reprised this role in the Welsh-language film adaptation for S4C. Gareth played Aneurin Bevan in 'Nye and Jennie' by Meredydd Barker for Theatr Na Nog, alongside Louise Collins. Here Ciaran chats to Gareth about his diverse and interesting career.   

THEATRE FOR ALL | Lecture Series on "Basics of Speech" by Hema Singh, Associate Professor, National School of Drama Amazing speech on the subject. Not only the actors but commoners can benefit too. This may definitely help one for communication and personality improvement. I have now learned how to use breath as part of my acting, expressing emotions. HEMA SINGH (Actor, Trainer, Director and Writer) Hema Singh a well known actor and a graduate of National School of Drama , has worked with NSD Repertory Company for 10 years, essaying several major roles in different styles of theatre, under eminent National and International directors such as Ebrahim Alkazi, Richard Schechner, B.V. Karanth ,K.N. Pannikar, K.V.Subbanna, Habib Tanveer, B.M.Shah, Anuradha Kapur, Mohan Mahirshi, Fritz Benewitz, Amal Allanna, D.R. Ankur and M.K.Raina. She has also worked with eminent Film Directors such as Majid Majidi , Shyam Benegal and M.S. Sathyu .Her portrayal of 'Imarti Devi'in a T.V. Serial fetched her' Indian Television Academy Award' for the Best Actress. As a Director she has done innovative work in the field of Parsi Theatre and Presentation of Poetry on stage. Her directed remarkable Poetry Presentations are NSD Repertory Company's' Hum KaunThe ,Kaya Ho Gaye Hain,Aur Kaya Honge Abhi' based on the National Poet Maithileesharan Gupta's poems and 'Vinash Ke Viruddh' based on Modern Hindi Poet Raghuvir Sahay's poems, with Shri Ram Centre Repertory Company .She has assisted famous Parsi Style actor-director Master Fida Hussain' Narsi' for about 5 years, She was invited by Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, U.K.( Wales, Cardiff) to do a Parsi Style work with British actors. Has participated with a Parsi Style production at Shanghai ( China) at APB Theatre Festival and at BRICS Festival at Moscow. Has done Fellowship from Ministry of HRD on Parsi Style, titled 'Parsi Style--Possibilities'. Has done at least 25 Parsi Style Productions with NSD, SRC, M.P .Drama School, Miranda House and with her own Theatre Group 'BHAS'. She has written analytical articles on theatre , translated Cicly Berry's book 'Voice and the Actor' and was Theatre Critic of 'Jansatta' a Hindi news paper. Since last 27 years she has taught Voice and Speech , Acting and Parsi Theatre at NSD and at various Theatre Institutes of India . She has extencively travelled abroad, have performed and conducted workshops . She is a member of VASTA( Voice and Speech Trainers Association) and has taken master classes at VASTA Singapore. She taught Acting at NSD for 18 years. She was awarded with NSD's prestigious 'Manohar Singh Smriti Award in 2008. She is a recipient of Central Sangeet Natak Acadmy Award -2017 for Theatre Acting. Image Courtesy Hema Singh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sm-irfan/message

About my guest, Jeff Purtle: Author of Hit it Hard & Wish it Well: Claude Gordon's Approach to Trumpet & Brass Playing A MultiTouch book available in the Apple Books Store (http://www.hitithardwishitwell.com/ (www.hitithardwishitwell.com)) https://www.purtle.com/brass-conference (Purtle Brass Conference), Anderson University - The South Carolina School of the Arts; Anderson, SC Host and presenter for music workshop attracting brass players of all levels worldwide to SC with university credit. Highly reviewed in The Brass Herald (UK) and International Trumpet Guild. Clinician and Presenter Presentations at https://www.purtle.com/international-trumpet-guild-conference-2017-trumpet-clinic-jeff-purtle (International Trumpet Guild Conference), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Cardiff, Wales), Wells Cathedral School of Music, SC MENC Convention, SC International Trumpet Guild, https://www.purtle.com/testimonial-dr-gary-malvern (Furman University), https://www.purtle.com/testimonial-dr-david-stern (Anderson University), https://www.purtle.com/testimonial-dr-gary-malvern (Bob Jones University), SCACS Convention and other music education events on topics of brass playing and technology use. Work Published: International Trumpet Guild, The Brass Herald (London), Cited in various doctoral thesis as an authority on Claude Gordon's brass teachings. Manager for http://harrykimtrumpet.com/ (Harry Kim) - Trumpet Featured Artist and Clinician at the National Trumpet Competition Producing multimedia presentations for Harry Kim Adjunct Trumpet Professor, Anderson University; Anderson, SC Adjunct Trumpet Professor, Clemson University; Clemson, SC Trumpet Performances with: Dionne Warwick, Rita Coolidge, Rhythm & Brass, Sandi Patty, Reggie & Ladye Love Smith, Christopher Parkening, Jubilant Sykes, Harry Kim, Wayne Bergeron, Susan Slaughter, Monarch Brass, Philippe Schartz and Byron Stripling. Solo Performance featured on SC Carolina Concerts, SC ETV Radio YourDay, German radio - Koln Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Brentwood-Westwood Symphony, Downey Symphony, Spartanburg Philharmonic, Hendersonville Symphony, and Greater Anderson Music Arts Consortium Credits: Trumpet Dynamics: The Story of the Trumpet, In the Words of Those Who Play It Host: James Newcomb Guest: https://purtle.com (Jeff Purtle) Opening music: "Folklore" by https://bigbigtrain.com (Big Big Train) Closing music: "Creepin' With Clark" written and performed by Mike Vax Audio editing by: Kurtis Goodwolf Show notes prepared by: http://podcastartistry.com (Podcast Artistry™)

In this podcast, we hear from Tim Rhys-Evans who is Director of Music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. I talked to him about how the past two years have been in the role (in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic), what his post entails as well as many of the College's exciting and varied opportunities. They include an international concert series at the Dora Stoutzker concert hall and a new BMus programme focusing on areas such as collaboration, artistry and the role of a musician in society. We also talk about the importance of mental health. Tim featured in a BBC documentary called All in the Mind which won a Welsh BAFTA and aired in May 2016. In this programme, he talked candidly and openly to camera about his experiences of mental health, while maintaining a successful music career, most notably, with his choirs Only Men Aloud (winners of the BBC One reality choir competition Last Choir Standing) and Only Boys Aloud (which made the final of ITV's Britain's Got Talent). This led us to discuss why he made the documentary, advice for music students and young musicians to improve their mental health and what the Royal Welsh College has been doing to promote mental health and wellbeing. This podcast raises many pertinent issues and questions regarding what a conservatoire should look like in the twenty-first century, and the Royal Welsh College is certainly a prime example. Please note that the latter half of this podcast contains discussion of suicidal ideation and mental illness. Recorded 15 September 2021 over Zoom; published 25 September 2021. Tim's bio: https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/staff/tim-rhys-evans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-classical-podcast/message

Mary-Ellen trained as an actor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama before studying Drama and Theatre Studies at Queen's University, Belfast, and started her professional career as an actor. Her passion for casting came about in the active and diverse Northern Irish Short film scene. From Cathy Brady's, ‘Wasted', Stacey Gregg's ‘Mercy', Andrea Harkin's ‘The Party' (BAFTA Nominated) to Mike Lennox's ‘Boogaloo & Graham' (BAFTA Winner & Oscar Nominated), Mary-Ellen has been championed for her contribution towards finding, working with and continuing to develop new and emerging talent. Follow us on socials: Website: www.take2agency.com Instagram: @take2actorsagency Facebook: Take2 Online Acting School Twitter: Take2 Actors Agency & Acting School

Actor Phyl Harries joins Ciaran on this week's episode of the 'In Lockdown With...' podcast. Phyl is an actor who studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Phyl is associate directed of Theatr Na Nog and associate member of Theatr Clwyd. Phyl has frequently appeared as panto dam at Theatr Clwyd, becoming a firm favourite at the theatre. Recently, Phyl has been mentoring the young associates at Theatr Na Nog, helping young creatives to take the first steps in their careers.  

Ciaran is joined on this episode of the podcast by writer Jon Tregenna. Jon studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, before starting out as a writer. Jon uses multi-platform storytelling in his work, and here he talks about how he uses that technique in his work. Jon's play 'Hail Cremation' was meant to be produced by National Theatre Wales, but had to be delayed because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Jon is also a songwriter, and throughout the pandemic, he has written three albums of topical songs about the unprecedented times we are living in. 

This week we speak to producer, violinist, arranger, composer, and songwriter Tobie Tripp. Classically trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he received his first break as a co-writer on Tom Misch's 2017 break out single “South Of The River.” This led to him emerging as producer and songwriting aid to a new generation of talent - including artists such as Honey Mooncie, Hannah Grace and Honne. Alongside his work as a producer and arranger he has become the go to composer for some of the UK Rap scenes biggest stars. Composing and playing on albums by the likes of Dave, Stomrzy and Fredo -  As well as collaborating with one of the godfathers of UK Garage MJ Cole on his recent Madruguda album. This project saw to him being introduced to one Jamie Oliver, 'the naked chef', leading Tobie to being the main collaborator for the new music being created for Jamie's TV shows and online content. We get the story of all of this and more in this great episode. Big shout out to Tobie for his time and you guys for giving us a listen. Click here for a playlist of Tobie's work The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews. Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he's been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises. Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London. If you have any feedback or questions, please email us: processofproductionpodcast@gmail.com Follow The Process of Production on Instagram @processofproduction If you like the podcast, please consider giving us a review on your podcast provider of choice! Thank you

Joe Wiltshire Smith is a Welsh poet, playwright and screenwriter who graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2017 before pursuing an MA in Creative Writing and English at Cambridge. He represented Royal Welsh at the Sam Wanamaker Festival in his second year, received the J.O Francis Memorial Award for his debut play in 2017 and the Gareth Jones Scholarship in 2016.Joe's theatre credits include 'One Study for a Figure at the base of Oscar Gooding's Crucifixion' with Red Jay Theatre Company, Cambridge, The History Boys, Ghost About the House, and his own play 'Five Green Bottles' at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. Joe speaks to Frances about being directed by Anthony Hopkins, working as an Optometrist's Assistant and selling soap out of a briefcase.He will be playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream this August at The Valley of the Rocks Open Air Theatre, Lynton. Buy tickets hereFollow Joe on Instagram hereVisit Joe's Website hereWatch his Dirty Little Portraits series hereArtwork by Yasemin GavaMusic by Dave GolbraichAdditional Editing by Kalle JurvanenSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/brokeandambitious. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Born in Luxembourg, Philippe Schartz developed an early interest in the trumpet from listening to his father play in the village wind band. His passion was cultivated by his teachers who have included Dino Tomba, a great friend and mentor. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in London with the late David Mason, and then was invited to join the Special Student programme at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. A winner of many prizes and awards, he has developed a highly successful career as an orchestral and a chamber musician as well as a soloist, performing all over Europe, the USA, South America , China and Japan. As a member and Principal Trumpet of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, and the founding Principal Trumpet of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra until the summer of 2002, and currently, Principal Trumpet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales since 1999, he has performed to much critical acclaim under conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, and Bernard Haitink. In 2009 he was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Solistes Européens, Luxembourg.A post he held until 2019. He has been broadcast on the BBC and numerous European radio and television networks, in addition to issuing 10 solo CDs. An enthusiastic member of the teaching staff at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University, Philippe has given master-classes/recitals  and educational workshops at all the major UK music colleges as well as many leading Universities in the USA, South America, Canada, Japan and Continental Europe, including the School of Music and Sonic Arts at Queen's University, Belfast. He made his BBC Proms debut as a soloist in 2011, and has become a Yamaha Trumpet artist since 2009. Learn more about Philippe Schartz: www.philippeschartz.net Show notes: https://bobreeves.com/blog/philippe-schartz-trumpet-interview/ More about Bob Reeves Brass: www.bobreeves.com

Diane Mack hosted this Tuesday's episode of Louisiana Considered.   Gulf States Newsroom Education Reporter Aubri Juhasz spoke with Red River School Board Superintendent Alison Hughes, Red River Elementary School Principal Mike Beckand parent Roxie Gray-Relifordabout the parish's switch to a “balanced” school calendar in which the school year is divided into quarters instead of two semesters. New Orleans Museum of Art Curator Katie Pfohljoins us to discuss her new exhibit at NOMA, NEW at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art. The exhibit highlights work from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and female-identifying artists with the goal of better representing New Orleans' diverse communities. Actor Borris Anthony Yorkjoins us to discuss his admission to the masters program at the prestigious Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in the United Kingdom. York is the first Black New Orleans native to be accepted to the program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ciaran's guest on this episode of 'In Lockdown With...' is playwright and drag queen Alun Saunders. Alun studied acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and drama, before turning his attention to playwriting. Alun won the Sherman Theatre's Script Slam in 2008 with 'To Be Frank,' before going on to write 'A Good Clean Heart' for The Other Room Theatre. Alun' s alter ego is bilingual drag queen Connie Orff, performing consistently in venues across Wales. Alun has recently been working with Steph Back  and Elise Davison on a piece called 'I Said I Love You,' which focuses on the relationship between the English Language, the Welsh Language and BSL, which has since been performed online. Here Ciaran talks to Alun about his varied and interesting career! 

Ciaran is joined on this episode of 'In Lockdown With...' by disabled actor Jenna Preece. Jenna is from the Rhondda, and started off as a researcher for Rawffest, developing the groundwork for a youth arts festival for the young people of Wales. Jenna is currently studying an MA at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, specialising in acting for stage and screen. Jenna has worked extensively for Taking Flight Theatre, credits including 'Real Human Being,' focusing on disability hate crime, and 'The Winters Tale.' For TV, Jenna has appeared in 'Tourist Trap' for the BBC, and 'Llond Ceg' for S4C. Here Ciaran gets an insight into Jenna's career so far. 

Jain Boon is Ciaran's guest on this weeks episode of 'In Lockdown With...' Jain is a theatre director who studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Jain was an actor, director and then associate director at Gwent Theatre between 1992 & 2011, and has worked extensively with young people throughout her career. She has consistently directed students at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Mess up the Mess among others. Trauma is a consistent theme in Jain's work, and she has developed a series of techniques she uses in relation to that theme when working with young people. Here Jain reveals more about her fascinating career! 

Ciaran's guest on this episode of 'In Lockdown With...' is playwright and documentary maker Tracy Harris. Tracy studied Drama at Lancaster University, and her first play 'Past Away' was produced by Sgript Cymru in 2002. Her play 'Ripples,' was supposed to produced in a co-production between the Sherman Theatre and The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Autumn 2020, but was performed online in November 2020. Tracy is also an experienced documentary maker, here she dissects her documentary making process. She is also currently working on 'Port Talbot's Got a Banksy' with Paul Jenkins. Tracy chats to Ciaran about her career in the arts!  

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 Holly Race Roughan.Holly Race Roughan trained on the Theatre Directing MFA at Birkbeck College. She is the Director of the Young Ensemble at the Lyric Hammersmith. Other directing credits include: Vernon God Little (Rose Bruford), How to Eat an Elephant (Theatre Royal Plymouth R&D), Broken Dreams (Royal Court), The Laramie Project (Arts Ed), Rough Beasts (Bush Theatre, R&D), Music Hall Monster (Wilton’s Music Hall, Co-Director), Blackout (Synergy), Prurience (Guggenheim, New York/Royal Festival Hall, London Co-director), CUNT (Yard Theatre, R&D), People Places & Things (UK Tour, directed with Jeremy Herrin), START (Lyric Hammersmith, Young Company), Best Served Cold (Vaults Festival), Clickbait (Theatre 503), The Low Road (Central School of Speech and Drama), Animal (Gate Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Speech and Drama), Eye of a Needle (Southwark Playhouse), A First World Problem (Theatre503), Pages from my Songbook (Royal Exchange Studio, Manchester), Believers Anonymous (The Rosemary Branch), Waiting For Alice (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), After the War (Cambridge ADC Theatre).Holly is an Associate Director for arts in prison charity KESTREL, for them she has directed Jack a Lad in the Beanstalk (HMP Springhill Prison), Broken Dreams (Royal Court), Blood & Water (Royal Court), SkyFall (HMP Springhill Prison), and the films The 360° Man (HM Springhill Prison) and No Going Back (HMP Aylesbury Prison).As Associate/Assistant Director: People, Places & Things (National Theatre / West End), Stuff Happens (National Theatre - rehearsed reading), The Cane (National Theatre Studio - R&D), The Shoemaker's Holiday (RSC), Hotel (National Theatre), The Pass (Royal Court), The Birthday Party, A Doll's House, Rats Tales, The Country Wife (Royal Exchange), Three Birds (Bush Theatre/Royal Exchange), Adult Supervision (Park Theatre).

Matthew Scott Clark is an English tenor from Sussex, and alumnus of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, taught by Eric Roberts and Adrian Thompson.Roles include: Peachum – The Beggar’s Opera (Opera’r Ddraig); The Defendant – Trial by Jury (Winterbourne Opera); Pásek - The Cunning Little Vixen (RWCMD); Don Basilio/Don Curzio – Le Nozze di Figaro (RWCMD); Bardolpho – Falstaff (RWCMD - conducted by Carlo Rizzi); Lord Tolloller – Iolanthe (Tarantara Productions - at Chichester Festival Theatre); Apollo – Semele (RWCMD/Mid Wales Opera); Soldier – Der Kaiser von Atlantis (RWCMD); Daniel Buchanan – Street Scene (RWCMD); El Remendado - Carmen (Kentish Opera); Parpignol - La Bohéme (Westminster Opera); Paris - Romeo and Juliet (Arcadian Opera); and Georg Dibdin/Robert Green - Der Vampyr (Gothic Opera).Upcoming engagements include: Monostatos in The Magic Flute for Arcadian Opera at the Roxburgh Hall Theatre, Buckinghamshire in May; Giles Smoothly in @emele for Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera at Wheatley House, Wheatley in July; and the Witch in Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel for Westminster Opera at the Château de Panloy, Port-D'Envaux, France in August.This episode of AuroraCast features Matthew Scott Clark as a special guest.Links and show notes:Video VersionLizzie AuroraMatthew Scott Clark: Were I a King from The Grand DukeDoing it all for Nigel: from @emele, with tenor Matthew Scott ClarkMatthew Scott Clark on playing Giles Smoothly in @emele

Matthew Scott Clark is an English tenor from Sussex, and alumnus of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, taught by Eric Roberts and Adrian Thompson.Roles include: Peachum – The Beggar's Opera (Opera'r Ddraig); The Defendant – Trial by Jury (Winterbourne Opera); Pásek - The Cunning Little Vixen (RWCMD); Don Basilio/Don Curzio – Le Nozze di Figaro (RWCMD); Bardolpho – Falstaff (RWCMD - conducted by Carlo Rizzi); Lord Tolloller – Iolanthe (Tarantara Productions - at Chichester Festival Theatre); Apollo – Semele (RWCMD/Mid Wales Opera); Soldier – Der Kaiser von Atlantis (RWCMD); Daniel Buchanan – Street Scene (RWCMD); El Remendado - Carmen (Kentish Opera); Parpignol - La Bohéme (Westminster Opera); Paris - Romeo and Juliet (Arcadian Opera); and Georg Dibdin/Robert Green - Der Vampyr (Gothic Opera).Upcoming engagements include: Monostatos in The Magic Flute for Arcadian Opera at the Roxburgh Hall Theatre, Buckinghamshire in May; Giles Smoothly in @emele for Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera at Wheatley House, Wheatley in July; and the Witch in Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel for Westminster Opera at the Château de Panloy, Port-D'Envaux, France in August.This episode of AuroraCast features Matthew Scott Clark as a special guest.Links and show notes:Video VersionLizzie AuroraMatthew Scott Clark: Were I a King from The Grand DukeDoing it all for Nigel: from @emele, with tenor Matthew Scott ClarkMatthew Scott Clark on playing Giles Smoothly in @emele

Today we chat with co-host Aled Pennock about his experience studying a Master in Musical Theatre at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Whether you're interested in Musical Theatre, or just acting in general. Perhaps you're thinking about going to drama school. The Royal Welsh is one of the best! Hear how Aled and The Royal Welsh College has dealt through lockdown in Wales and the UK. To be notified when we return, please consider subscribing! - Check out our Social Media: Twitter: @FragileEgosPod Instagram: @FragileEgosPod Facebook: @FragileEgosPod - Twitter: Reilly Featherstone: @Reilly_Feathers Huw Ferguson: @HuwFerguson Aled Pennock: @AledBPennock

A classical musician by training, Elizabeth studied flute and piano at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and then Trinity Laban, London, where an inspirational ‘Business For Musicians' course ultimately proved more interesting than her daily diet of musicology, theory and historical performance practice. She established Worcester-based Encore Communications in 2009, growing the business into a team of experienced, marketing professionals offering a full range of marketing communications services.  Today, Elizabeth is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business, overseeing all Encore Communications' activity and remaining ‘hands-on' with several accounts, delivering integrated media relations, social media, digital marketing, crisis communications and strategy work for clients. Nominated for the Chartered Institute of Public Relation's Outstanding Young Communicator (UK) award in 2006, Elizabeth is a graduate of Common Purpose's Meridian course for senior leaders, a CIM-qualified marketer, member of the Public Relations Consultancy Association, and holds the CIPR's Professional PR Diploma. A passionate advocate of agile working for all, she is Mum to two young children and has more than her fair share of working parent stories - probably best saved for Mummy blogs - having returned to support clients at a key exhibition just six weeks after her eldest was born. Away from the office, Liz is a keen sports fan, having competed nationally in gymnastics and trampolining in her youth. She holds a season ticket at West Bromwich Albion, and also enjoys following cricket, tennis, athletics, rugby etc. In her spare time, she can usually be found ferrying her kids around to various classes and dreaming of the day she can finally go travelling and see the world. Connect with Liz here: https://www.encore-communications.co.uk/ (https://www.encore-communications.co.uk/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlaidlermarketingcommunications/   (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlaidlermarketingcommunications/  ) https://www.linkedin.com/company/encore-communications-ltd/  (https://www.linkedin.com/company/encore-communications-ltd/ ) https://twitter.com/encorecommsuk (https://twitter.com/encorecommsuk)

Guy O'Donnell joins Ciaran on this weeks episode of 'In Lockdown With...' Guy studied theatre design at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, before working as a set designer with companies such as Theatre Na Nog. Guy now runs Get the Chance, an initiative which supports people of all ages to review different kind of performances. Guy currently works for National Dance Company Wales, as their learning and  participation producer, also running their Dance for Parkinsons workshops. Here Guy talks about his varied career. 

Ciaran is joined on this week's episode of 'In Lockdown With...' is actor and writer Christian Patterson. Christian trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and has gone on to have a successful career both on stage and as a writer. Christian has written pantomimes for Theatr Clwyd, and the Regent Theatre in Stoke. Christian has also been treading the boards as a pantomime dame for the last few years. Christian talk to Ciaran about his varied career in the arts. 

Stardust is the new film about David Bowie’s promotional tour of the United States in 1971 during which he began to develop the concept of Ziggy Stardust. Bowie is played by musician and actor Johnny Flynn and the film has already attracted attention as they were unable to secure the rights to Bowie’s songs. Writer and Bowie fan Mark Billingham reviews. A vivid 45,500 year old painting of a warty pig, discovered on a cave wall in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the oldest representational art in the world. What does the striking work tell us about the value of art to the civilisation that created it. With archeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes. Novelist Jenni Fagan talks about her latest book, Luckenbooth. It opens as the devil's daughter rows to Edinburgh in a coffin to work as maid for the Minister of Culture, a man who lives a dual life. But the real reason she's there is to bear him and his barren wife a child, the consequences of which curse the tenement building that is their home for a hundred years. How are students whose arts subjects at university or college require them to undertake in-person tuition adapting to the third lockdown? Callum Bruce, a second year musical theatre student at Trinity Laban in London, and Mary Johnson, third year percussion student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, discuss how the pandemic has affected their studies. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Timothy Prosser

Ending Alumni Month, we have brought in CFA Alum, Melanie Allen. Tyler Flynn chats with Melanie Allen, a Pepperdine alum from Castle Rock, CO who graduated in 2018 with a theatre production/design degree, with a specific emphasis in stage management. During her time at Pepperdine, she served as the CFA Student Marketing Assistant, and  supported numerous productions such as Big Fish, Hedda Gabler, The Magic Flute, and Crazy for You. Since graduating, Melanie has received a Master's degree in Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Wales, worked in various backstage roles with Cirque du Soleil productions in Las Vegas, Nevada, and she is currently an Activities Director at a Senior Living Facility.  Melanie remarks fondly upon her time in the Pepperdine theater program, highlighting her experiences on the Edinburgh trip, her favorite productions, and her time working for the Center for the Arts.  Her commitment to the arts is inspiring, and those interested in the arts will appreciate her insight and advice. Melanie’s Website: https://melanieallen96.myportfolio.com/  More info about the Center for the Arts can be found: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/visit/digital-resources.html  Music Composer: Jeremy Zerbe

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. This is our Xmas 2020 special, an extract from CARDBOARD DAD by Alan Harris. Donna waits for David, alone in they're flat. Alone, that is, until she gets a special cardboard delivery that turns her world inside out. Alan Harris's bitter-sweet comedy, tells the tale of a woman who realises that second best is never enough.Writer: Alan Harris Plays written for theatres throughout the UK and internationally, including Paines Plough, Manchester Royal Exchange, the Sherman Theatre and National Theatre Wales. He won a Judge's Award at the Bruntswood Prize for How My Light Is Spent. Musicals and opera include the book for The Scythe of Time at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. The Left Behind (BBC Studios/BBC3) won the BAFTA for Best Single Drama (and BAFTA Cymru for Best Television Drama). He has also written plays for BBC Radio 4, Radio 3 and Amazon Audible. Director: Hannah Noone Alumni of the Sherman Theatre’s JMK Directors Group (supported by The Carne Trust), Co-Artistic Director of Opera'r Ddraig and an Associate Director for Chippy Lane. Directing credits include: Lung Water - Network Reading (Chippy Lane / NTW / Sherman), TEN/DEG (Sherman Theatre), Elixir of Love (Opera’r Ddraig / Kings Head), Arcadia (RWCMD), Worlds Apart in War (Theatr Clwyd / National Trust), Between Eternity & Time (RWCMD / Sherman Theatre), BoHo (Hijinx / Theatr Clwyd). She has also worked as Assistant Director and Staff Director at the Royal Opera House and The National.Performer: Cecilia Appiah Cecilia is a recent graduate of BA Acting at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama class of 2020. Since graduating she has been working with BBC Radio Drama as part of the radio drama company where she has been working on various plays including The Son, Life is a Radio in the dark and Wasteland all aired on Radio 4 and 3. She has recently filmed an episode for BBC Casualty and participated in the play reading of Gull with the Far Away Plays. Performer: Luke Nunn A 2020 graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Since graduating Luke has been part of the Radio Drama Company at the BBC working on a number of projects including: Keeping the Wolf Out, Life is a Radio in the Dark and Clash. Luke has most recently finished shooting a feature film (The Road Dance) on the Isle of Lewis. Sound Designer: Charlie ForanCharlie is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. During that time, specialising in live sound engineering, theatrical sound design and recording. Charlie has worked on productions such as An Octoroon at The National and Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall. Alongside these productions, Charlie has worked on podcasts with Unheard Poetry on their Pride and Protest series and on Chippy Lane Productions (Samu(El)egy) and THE STARS IN THE DARKROOM.  Written by Alan Harris Directed by Hannah Noone Performed by Cecilia Appiah featuring Luke NunnSound Design By Charlie ForanProduced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition  This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of theirs, and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy.    Written & Performer: Connor Allen Since graduating from Trinity Saint David as an Actor, Newport born Connor has worked with many companies in Wales and beyond. He is a member of National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and was also the winner of Triforce’s Cardiff MonologueSlam. As a writer Connor has written for many companies such as Dirty Protest, National Theatre Wales and BBC Wales. Connor wrote Dom’s Drug Prayer for Sherman Theatre’s TEN / DEG series. He’s had an ACW funded debut play and two Literature Wales commissions. He’s also part of the BBC Wales Welsh Voices 19/20 and The Welsh Royal Court Writers Group.   Director: Keeley Lane Keeley is an actor and director from Yorkshire and trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. She is also Artistic Director of Buglight Theatre. Keeley is currently Assistant Director at Leeds Playhouse on Fairy Poppins and the Naughty Winter Ghost. Her other recent directing credits include: Radio plays- What’s your story? -Right up Our street, Audio drama- Scriptworks- Cast Theatre, Stage plays: Jack & The Beanstalk-Cre:8 Theatre, Delicate Flowers- Single  Story Theatre. She was also Associate Director with Ruth Carney on The Miami Showband Story written by Marie Jones & Martin Lynch with GBL productions.   Sound Designer: Charlie Foran Charlie is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. During that time, specialising in live sound engineering, theatrical sound design and recording. Charlie has worked on productions such as An Octoroon at The National and Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall. Alongside these productions, Charlie had worked on podcasts with Unheard Poetry on their Pride and Protest series and on Chippy Lane Productions (Samu(El)egy).   Written & Performed by Connor Allen Directed by Keeley Lane Sound Designer Charlie ForanProduced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition  This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.

Braille music in a digital age presents many challenges and opportunities in a changing environment. In the past, braille music has enabled employment, learning and leisure opportunities. In the present age, new ways of working, studying and leisure pursuits are being created along with emerging technologies, which will surely build on more traditional approaches and offer a more diverse range of solutions. Roger Firman: Chair of the UK Association for Accessible Formats; Vice-Chair of the UKAAF Music Subject Area; Lead on the UKAAF MSA Braille Music Task Group; UK consultant on former BANA Braille Music Technical Committee; UK Representative on ICEB Braille Music Committee; UK Lead on DAISY Braille Music Project; Chief Executive, Golden Chord Clare Gailans: Member of UKAAF; Chair of the UKAAF MSA; Former proof-reader and transcriber of braille music for almost 30 years; since 2004, braille music tutor both to individuals and as part of the provision for visually impaired students at the Royal College of Music and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama We would like to express thanks to the ICEB 2020 Review Committee for selecting our submission to present at the 7th General Assembly, and publish this paper in its proceedings arising from the Assembly. Where mention is made of specific companies/organisations/software, this should not be regarded as an endorsement, rather as information which may be of benefit.

Today I tackle two drama school auditions in one day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon. Since my last audition I've also received an email from a previous school, I wonder what they have to say.Music: Unfair To Me - Derek Clegg (I do not own this music, usage under Creative Commons license)https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Derek_Clegg/Good_Graces/Derek_Clegg_-_Good_Graces_-_13_Unfair_To_Me_1815License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcodeAdditional music from Bensound.comEdited with audacityteam.orgHosted by Buzzsprout.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jonathanstirling)

Organist, choirmaster and presenter Anna Lapwood talks about her role at Pembroke College as director music, her first recording with the choir there and her musical loves that ranges from Richard Strauss and Tchaikovsky to the choral music of Caroline Shaw. Oliver Condy met her before the lockdown at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, just down the road from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where Anna had been presenting BBC Young Musicians for BBC Four.Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kOOe5tCIBMkgqi3e7ZzAl?si=Ri4uAFhtTyK75doNasckUAWebsite: Classical-music.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast series 2. This special episode is dedicated to our beloved Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and the MaMT students. The episode showcases 7 actor/writer students who've written, performed and recorded their own pieces in isolation. The pieces are written and performed by the following:   Harriet Boughey Lucy Mcilwaine Leah Willis Gregory George Erin Claire Spence Samuel Keeler Jesse Ashby   Intro and & Outro by Luke McCall and Michael Robert Lowe Dramaturgical support by Chelsey Gillard, Hannah Noone and Martha Reed  Edited by Rebecca Jade Hammond  Produced by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd.  Music by Grand Tradition    For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Spotify and our website www.chippylaneproductions.co.uk   THIS PODCAST CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE   *Please be aware these pieces vary in sound quality and volume through the episode as they were recorded in different locations.

Welcome to IOTTA: Episode 10: It Only Took The Apocalypse… For Alexander Nicholas McDonald-Smith to become an MMA Fighter. Today on the Podcast I’m going to be talking to my friend Alex about his time in the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, being a Teacher, we go deep into the rabbit hole known as science, and we also talk about his new vendetta against DAVE FROM TESCO! Don’t forget to hit the follow or subscribe to get all the updates each week!  Check out the official FB page, just search @itonlytooktheapocalypse and you'll find all the updates! Twitter and Instagram are on the way! New Episodes Every Monday! Enjoy!

Amy Wadge is a Grammy-winning English singer and songwriter. She has co-written with numerous artists including Janelle Monáe, James Blunt, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Dua Lipa and Jessie Ware, to name just a few. She is best known for her long standing writing partnership with Ed Sheeran, most notably on the US and UK number one ‘Thinking Out Loud’, from the triple Grammy-nominated album ‘X’.Born on the 22 December 1975 in Backwell, a small village outside Bristol, Amy grew up listening to Elton John, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor. On her 11th birthday she was given a guitar and taught herself to play Tracy Chapman’s debut album, starting a lifelong affinity for the guitar and creating music. Whilst at school she started gigging in and around Bristol and got signed to a record label aged just 14.Having moved from her hometown of Bristol to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Amy quickly became part of the dynamic Welsh music scene. She twice won the award for Best Female Artist at the Welsh Music Awards, ahead of Charlotte Church and Cerys Matthews respectively.Amy has toured the length and breadth of the UK, across Europe, in the US and Down Under, releasing five solo albums, various EPs and three collaborative albums with other artists along the way.Her biggest success has come from her long term writing partnership with Ed Sheeran, who she’s known since he was 17. Together they co-wrote his early EP, ‘Songs I Wrote With Amy’ and a number of other songs including, Gold Rush, whichfeatured on the deluxe edition of Ed's, multi-million selling, debut album, +, (Plus).Their biggest song written together is without a doubt ‘Thinking Out Loud’, the third single from Ed’s second album, the tripleGrammy nominated, X, (pronounced Multiply). The track went platinum in November 2014 after weeks at No.1 in the UKchart. In June 2015, it became the first track ever in the history of the UK Charts to remain in the top 40 for a whole year. In February 2016, Thinking Out Loud won two Grammys at the 58th Recording Academy Awards Ceremony, for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’.To date, it has sold over twelve million copies worldwide, has been viewed 1.25 billion time on YouTube and streamed over a billion times on Spotify.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you’ve enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show.If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I’d love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @Twiggy LawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Many thanks to James Carrol and all the team at Northbank Talent Management● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and other produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of there’s and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy.  ‘The Ugly Truth’Written and performed by François Pandolfo Writer/ Performer: François trained at East 15 Acting School and since graduating has worked consistently across television, theatre and radio. Recent work includes: The Taming of the Shrew by Joe Clifford, directed by Michael Fentiman, Mission Control for NTW, An Evening With Milly-Liu at The Other Room and comedy sitcom The Tuckers for The BBC. François runs his own theatre company difficult|stage and past productions include: Alix in Wundergarten, Looking Through Glass, The World of Work and A Cold Spread. Director: Luke trained as a performer at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. As a Director, Luke has worked with Sherman Theatre as a part of the JMK Director's Programme (supported by The Carne Trust), National Theatre Wales' Emerging Directors scheme, for Tron Glasgow and The Other Room. In 2019 he was a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab in New York City (supported by The Carne Trust) and is an Associate Artist for Leeway Productions. He’s also co-curator of the Pictures/Lluniau project. Directed by Luke Hereford Produced by Difficult Stage Music by Grand Tradition and Olivia Sellerio For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Spotify and our website www.chippylaneproductions.co.uk   THIS PODCAST CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE.

Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of there’s and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy.  Episode 4(Samu(El)egy)by Jacob Hodgkinson Writer: Jacob HodgkinsonA graduate of the 2013 Royal Court Young Writers Programme and the 2016/18 New Welsh Playwrights Programmes at the Sherman Theatre supported by The Carne Trust. His play BETWEEN ETERNITY AND TIME was produced at the RWCMD and the Gate Theatre, London, as part of the RWCMD’s NEW:2019 season. Jacob's other works have received rehearsed readings at the Sherman Theatre and Theatre503 and have been shortlisted for BBC Writersroom Scriptroom 8 and the 2016 Wales Drama Award, and longlisted for BBC Script Room Drama 2019, the 2017 Bruntwood Prize and the 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize. Jacob is the Associate Playwright at Chippy Lane Productions. Director: Hannah NooneAlumni of the Sherman Theatre’s JMK Directors Group (supported by The Carne Trust), Co-Artistic Director of Opera'r Ddraig and an Associate Director for Chippy Lane. Directing credits include: Elixir of Love (Opera’r Ddraig & Kings Head); Arcadia (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama); Worlds Apart in War (Theatr Clwyd & The National Trust); Between Eternity and Time (RWCMD & Sherman Theatre); BoHo (Hijinx & Theatr Clwyd). Credits as Associate and Assistant Director: Uncle Vanya (Theatr Clwyd & Sheffield Theatres); The Assassination of Katie Hopkins (Theatr Clwyd). Credits as Staff Director: Mr Gum & The Dancing Bear (National Theatre); Home, I’m Darling (National Theatre & Theatr Clwyd). Actor: Oliver Morgan-ThomasA Welsh actor who graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2015. Most recently Oliver played the lead in Winners, a Nova Theatre and Sherman Theatre collaboration directed by Samantha Alice Jones. His other theatre credits include Land of my Fathers (Lurking Truth Theatre Company), Woman of Flowers (Theatr Pena), Claw Hammer (Theatre 503), Ugly Lovely (Old Red Lion), Mercury Fur (Company of Sirens) and Passion in Port Talbot (National Theatre of Wales). His Film and TV credits include Forgotten Journeys (Tornado Studious), Canaries (Maple Dragon Films), Orson Welles Complex (BBC Wales) and How The Warrior Got His Name (Evans-Pughe Productions). Oliver is also a co-founder of the theatre company Dalton $wine Clwb and co-wrote their debut play The Book of Now which was selected as one of the top ten shows of 2019 by the GM reviewer. Produced by Steve BennettSound Design by Charlie Foran Music by Grand Tradition Chippy Lane's Podcast 2 is generously supported by The Carne Trust, individual donations and the generosity of the creatives giving up their time and talents to this series.    For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Spotify and our website www.chippylaneproductions.co.uk

A statement from Clare:  “This piece was originally created at a time when I felt very unsure of myself and what my next steps in life would be. I kept wishing that I could find a bit of the blind courage that I used to have as a child.  Especially during this time, the world can feel like a scary place, and it can be hard to find some stable ground to stand on. I hope this piece can remind everyone of their inner badass that they had as a kid, and that even if you find yourself on the ground, with just a little bit more courage, you can stand up again.” Clare Donaldson is an actress and wannabe writer who recently graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama majoring in BA Acting Honors. Although relatively new to writing, she first discovered her passion for it whilst at university where she wrote her very first play. She grew up in Dallas, Texas, but currently lives in London where she continues to pursue her goals in acting.  Instagram: @theducky_donaldson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray has worked in all genres of entertainment but as we will discover his greatest achievements are in the world of TV.  For many years now, consistently high-ranking quality TV dramas that are broadcast all over the world, have featured Ray’s costume designs. His artistic input and collaborative process has led top level directors and producers to repeatedly bring him on board to their productions, presenting him with many amazing creative opportunities.  Ray’s skill in all genres of design, combined with his experience in pulling together the right combination of staff, mean everyone on board knows exactly what is required of them and throughout the process invariably produce their best work.  For entry level juniors at the start of their career, Ray’s process offers them incredible opportunities to learn on the job, something he is passionate about.Ray studied theatre design at the prestigious Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff and then trained at BBC Wales where he was subsequently taken on as a full-time member of staff. After going freelance he specialised in costume design for television through various genres. His CV includes Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi and creature design along with costumes for Theatre. Currently he is attached to The Pact and Doctor Who where he works with local colleges and training schemes to offer work experience and trainee opportunities in his costume departments.  www.costume-designer.co.ukwww.angelsbehindtheseams.com  

  Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast series 2. This special episode is dedicated to our beloved Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and their students. The episode showcases 16 actor/writer students who've written, performed and recorded their own pieces in isolation.  *Please be aware these pieces vary in sound quality and volume through the episode as they were recorded in different locations.  The pieces are written and performed by the following: Olatunji Ayofe Alice Hoskyns  Nathan Kowalczyk Meg Lewis  Patrick Quinn Meredith Lewis  Musa Trevathan  Georgie Fellows Calum Ross Richard Mclver Harriet Chomley Benjamin McCann Yasemin Ozdemir Garyn Williams Catrin Walker-Booth Mark Henry Davies Introduction by Sophie MelvilleDramaturgical support by Chelsey Gillard, Hannah Noone and Jacob HodgkinsonEdited by Rebecca Jade Hammond Music by Grand Tradition This podcast was produced by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd.  For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Spotify and our website www.chippylaneproductions.co.uk Chippy Lane's Podcast 2 is generously supported by RWCMD, The Carne Trust, individual donations and the generosity of the creatives giving up their time and talents to this series.  THIS PODCAST CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE

Ciaran chats to Geinor Styles, the artistic director of Theatr Na Nog in Neath since 1998. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and drama she has written and directed several successful productions over the last twenty two year. Geinor is the writer and director of Eye of the Storm, a Welsh musical which has had two successful tours of the UK. She is currently working on 'Operation Julie' a musical adaptation of the investigation into the production of LSD in the South Wales valleys in the 1970s

    Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of there’s and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy. 'EVO’Written and performed by Writer / Actress Faebian Averies  Faebian is an actor who turned her hand to writing in 2018, becoming a member of WFW at the end of the year. Her debut play ‘Detention’ had sell-out runs in both Cardiff and London, achieving a 5* review on opening night and has since been picked up by a theatre company in residence in Croydon and is enjoying great audience and critical feedback.  A section of Faebian’s one woman show ‘Two Flats on Clifton Street’ was selected to be performed at Chippy Lane’s ‘Who Run the World?’ event. It gained interest from industry professionals and in summer 2019 Faebian was selected to be part of a year long development scheme with BBC Writersroom Wales. She is also a member of Chippy Lane's Welsh Female Writers Group Directed by Luke Hereford. Luke trained as a performer at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. As a Director, Luke has worked with Sherman Theatre as a part of their JMK Director's Programme, National Theatre Wales' Emerging Directors scheme, for Tron Glasgow and The Other Room. In 2019 he was a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab in New York City and is an Associate Artist for Leeway Productions. He’s also co-curator of the Pictures/Lluniau project.   This podcast was recorded at Radio Platfform, Cardiff. Produced by Steve Bennett Edited by Rebecca Jade HammondMusic by Grand Tradition Chippy Lane's Podcast 2 is generously supported by The Carne Trust, individual donations and the generosity of the creatives giving up their time and talents to this series.  For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Spotify and our website www.chippylaneproductions.co.uk   THIS PODCAST CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE.

On the 89th episode of FNI Wrapchat is Actor, Playwright and Screenwriter CLARE DUNNE. You may know Clare from her recent starring role in "Kin" for Rte and Bron studios and her beautiful performance in "Herself". We had a wonderful chat about making opportunities for yourself, Sharon Horgan empowering you and how Meryl Streep popped into her dressing room. Clare also tells us about her long and ultimately fruitful Journey of her Script "Herself" which was subsequently made and will Screen at Sundance in 2020. Herself looks at a single mother in Dublin, taking the bull by the horns and creating a self build home for herself and children during one of the worst housing crisis's in Ireland's history and how people, the community and the Irish spirit... is what will get us out. Dunne's work at the Abbey Theatre includes Juno and the Paycock (a co-production between the Abbey Theatre and the National Theatre of Great Britain). Other theatre work includes The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Silver Tassie, Druid 35 and The Playboy of the Western World (Druid), Julius Caesar (Donmar Warehouse), Detroit (National Theatre), Three Sisters (Lyric Hammersmith and Filter), A Midsummer Night's Dream[3] (Filter at Latitude) and Crunch (Nabakov). Dunne wrote and performed Living With Missy (Smock Alley Theatre). Radio work includes On Her Majesty's Service and 'News From Home' (BBC Radio 4). Dunne graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff in 2009. Dunne played Prince Hal in the Donmar Theatre all-female version of Shakespeare's Henry IV., directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Dunne's film work includes Nice Night For It (2017) and The Cherishing (2016). Clare portrayed Victoria in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) "Herself" written by Clare, Produced by Element Pictures and Directed by Phyllida Lloyd will be in Irish Cinemas later this year. #WeAreFNI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 89th episode of FNI Wrapchat is Actor, Playwright and Screenwriter CLARE DUNNE. A wonderful chat about making opportunities for yourself, Sharon Horgan empowering you and how Meryl Streep popped into her dressing room. Clare also tells us about her long and ultimately fruitful Journey of her Script "Herself" which was subsequently made and will Screen at Sundance in 2020. Herself looks at a single mother in Dublin, taking the bull by the horns and creating a self build home for herself and children during one of the worst housing crisis's in Ireland's history and how people, the community and the Irish spirit... is what will get us out. Dunne’s work at the Abbey Theatre includes Juno and the Paycock (a co-production between the Abbey Theatre and the National Theatre of Great Britain). Other theatre work includes The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Silver Tassie, Druid 35 and The Playboy of the Western World (Druid), Julius Caesar (Donmar Warehouse), Detroit (National Theatre), Three Sisters (Lyric Hammersmith and Filter), A Midsummer Night’s Dream[3] (Filter at Latitude) and Crunch (Nabakov). Dunne wrote and performed Living With Missy (Smock Alley Theatre). Radio work includes On Her Majesty’s Service and 'News From Home' (BBC Radio 4). Dunne graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff in 2009. Dunne played Prince Hal in the Donmar Theatre all-female version of Shakespeare's Henry IV., directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Dunne's film work includes Nice Night For It (2017) and The Cherishing (2016). Clare portrayed Victoria in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) "Herself" written by Clare, Produced by Element Pictures and Directed by Phyllida Lloyd will be in Irish Cinemas later this year. Documentary; Finding the Story, Panel and workshop Takes place TOMORROW. With Paul Webster, Co Host of the podcast and panel discussion and Q&A with Alex Fegan Winner of Best Doc at the Galway Film Fleadh (Older than Ireland, The Irish Pub) Nessa Ní Chianáin Director of Guth Gafa Film Fest and Director of This School life and Paul Duane co-creator the ITV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Director of the Doc "What time is Death? Paul also has numerous Tv Directing Credits in the UK and produced the Rte Drama "Amber" for RTE. A panel of vast experience for the up and coming Director.  All details on following link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/84791011197 *Notice: Today is also the last day of our early bird ticket sales for our biggest networking event to date. Friday the 28th of February. Five Lamps Brewery. Camden Street. Dublin. FNI's Pull FOCUS. All information here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fni-pull-focus-tickets-89986721… (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.ie%2Fe%2Ffni-pull-focus-tickets-89986721707%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0MTICyEwj3jhRgUne8cvthkQrR2olGgXO3LLoICslgPa-FkcVCzJJK7Uo&h=AT0I6cBhTy8nBfxOtHAkv1ACjklbQ8gqpEAXfray8ca-67MsiPxPTClyNky_3JJ0PIoimL45FngC6CZNJ75fPixbGcVKtFusY-yCukqpm3onVBM7ls70cVxQg_fEK0H3ATyingl_Zu3pYj1YJdi3Qvr7fDnNeBWr) book now. #WeAreFNI (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wearefni?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBTtdc9gOKlQShdxUfooGGPxnQdV8lx9nk0ShvUwgKnsSsY_deSzatNuwF-_Y3cWSoyLDQNQi5Le-HP3cxcwoTfDZHXd9cFkO1cyZqgK9-Z61TJaLEDiXl2ZY02-2k7rK2u2s_wPvwFFsofNonIH2kI7ib88pofQ_iRAUftxkNjLn8xKdNiCOLwhsGZU714U4A-yFhOfeZyW6ElIS_7Leol87BFuFih9Ma1_BjRdUNxLnzWGWlUmdGBsKd62atGt5lkBI7O18iB8POr7ynR0-XoXa1jKLRT4zFVTtAybn53b3fcAL1G5eSxerR0tphrVE3LltALovku1ym58Q0wJw2lUA&__tn__=%2ANK-R)

Patrick O’Meara speaks with Hilary Boulding, president of Trinity College at the University of Oxford, and the first international recipient of the Indiana University Bicentennial Medal.

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992, and was nominated three additional times. Hopkins has also won three BAFTAs, two Emmys, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2008, he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre. In 1968, he achieved renown, playing Richard the Lionheart in The Lion in Winter. In the mid-1970s, Richard Attenborough, who would direct five Hopkins films, called him "the greatest actor of his generation." Hopkins portrayed Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, its sequel Hannibal, and the prequel Red Dragon. Hopkins was nominated for three other Academy Awards for the films, The Remains of the Day (1993), Nixon (1995), and Amistad (1997). Other notable films include: 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), The Elephant Man (1980), Howards End (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Legends of the Fall (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), The Mask of Zorro (1998), and Thor and its sequels. In 2015, he starred in the BBC television film The Dresser, and in 2016 and 2018, he starred in the HBO television series Westworld.

In this episode, I’m speaking with London-based guitarist and composer Laura Snowden.Hailed a ‘string sensation’ by BBC Music Magazine, British-French guitarist and composer Laura Snowden is acclaimed for her ‘poise and intensity’ (Guardian) and playing of ‘extraordinary depth’ (Strings, Classical Music Magazine). The first guitarist to graduate from the Yehudi Menuhin School, made possible by the Rolling Stones, she was invited by guitarist Julian Bream to premiere his latest commissions at Wigmore Hall in 2015 and 2017. Laura’s international appearances have since built rapidly, with festival debuts across Europe, China and the US, as well as concerto debuts with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Münchener Kammerorchester, and a recording of Lisa Streich’s guitar concerto Augenlider with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester.Described by Classical Guitar Magazine as ‘linking guitar’s past, present and future’, Laura’s eclectic musical output has ranged from producing arrangements for Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink to giving dozens of world premieres by composers including Julian Anderson, Errollyn Wallen and Olli Mustonen. She has also collaborated closely with her folk band Tir Eolas, appearing with them at Shakespeare’s Globe at the invitation of guitarist John Williams. As a composer, Laura’s music has been performed at Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall and Sadlers Wells, commissioned by the Park Lane Group, Birmingham Symphony Hall and International Guitar Foundation, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Scotland and Hong Kong Radio 4.Laura currently teaches at the Yehudi Menuhin School and has given classes alongside performances at venues including the Royal College of Music, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Birmingham Conservatoire, Brussels Conservatoire, Uppsala International Guitar Festival, Altamira Hong Kong International Guitar Symposium, the Volterra Project in Italy and the Guitar and Lute Festival in Sweden.Laura’s principal teachers were Julian Bream, Richard Wright (Royal College of Music and Yehudi Menuhin School) and Gary Ryan (Royal College of Music).Laura and I cover a lot of topics. We talk about her history, working with Bream, composing, teaching, we get into the topic of expression and interpreting music, how she handles challenging things like self-doubt and those pesky existential questions like “what am I doing?”, and so much more. We had a great time over these two different interviews and I hope you enjoy. Featured clip from her composition titled Light Perpetuum, which was commissioned by VIDA Guitar Quartet, performed by them and saxophonist Amy Green, and appears on their latest album Bachianas.https://www.vidagq.com/http://www.laurasnowden.co.uk/

This week's guest is the gracious Costume & Set Designer, Sophie Thomas. Sophie shares, after careful consideration, choosing a creative path over following in her family's vocational footsteps and becoming a 4th generation Doctor Thomas. After completing an art foundation Sophie chose the costume and set design course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, realising it would give her more practical creative skills than an art degree. She discusses her love of collaboration within set & costume design and stresses the importance of the script to unlocking the creative imagination needed to take audiences on a journey within the theatre. With set & costume design roles mostly being freelance, Sophie shares her experience and some of the challenges she has faced as a result. Juggling jobs, late payments and trying to pay the rent meant that she had to reassess how she viewed both her role and her values. She discusses that putting in place some boundaries ensures she is able to keep being creative, healthy and happy. Sophie is articulate, thoughtful and wildly talented - a gem!

Rumors, nonsense and mumblesuch ruled the world of Doctor Who this past week, with the internet once again eating its own tail with claims Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall and star performer Jodie Whittaker are leaving the programme. The Three Who Rule dig into the potential falsities (of which there are many) and truths(?) of the situation. But on to finer fare, such as Russell T Davies talking at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, a Pat Gorman tribute from Toby Hadoke, Big Finish, the Game of Rassilon podcast live in Burbank, and a commentary about Zygon terror that isn’t from the 21st century! Titivate those fronds! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale – Chibnall fired rumour – In Conversation with RTD – Pat Gorman tribute by Toby Hadoke – Doctor Who Magazine Target Books special – 3 new Big Finish Short Trips announced – The Game of Rassilon Live – This episode sponsored by BBC Audio Commentary: – Terror of the Zygons

Sean Crowley has worked across the design spectrum in film, opera, theatre and television. He has been Wales’ most prolific theatre designer over the past 11 years, designing over 150 productions for companies across Wales, the UK and Europe. Sean became Head of Design at RWCMD in 1999 and is also the College’s Director of Drama. Sean is the Chair of the Society of British Theatre Designers and was Project Leader for World Stage Design, held at the College in September 2013. He has been a member of the Linbury Prize committee since 2002, and was Chair of the Association of Theatre Design Courses UK for nine years. In 2007, Sean was Project Leader and Co-Designer for the Prague Quadrennial Scenofest – an international festival of design and performance attracting some 30,000 visitors with over 5000 active participants. Sean was made an Honorary Fellow of the College in July 2007 and was appointed as an Associate Director at the Torch Theatre in 2010. In March 2011, he was the Exhibition Designer for the Society of British Theatre Designers national exhibition, Transformation & Revelation. As the Project Leader for World Stage Design 2013 he helped bring 13,000 exhibitors, practitioners and visitors to Cardiff. Sean Crowley has worked across the design spectrum in film, opera, theatre and television. He has been Wales’ most prolific theatre designer over the past 11 years, designing over 150 productions for companies across Wales, the UK and Europe. Sean became Head of Design at RWCMD in 1999 and is also the College’s Director of Drama. Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama : https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/ Society of British Theatre Designers : http://www.theatredesign.org.uk/about/sbtd-committee/

After two years of waiting, I am finally auditioning for drama school. I have my speeches ready and I'm heading to Wales, this is the beginning of something very exciting!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jonathanstirling)

Ahead of the London premiere of Robert Singer's new work, _Watercraft_, Dr Kate Kennedy interviews the composer at Wigmore Hall. **Robert Singer** grew up in the English Lake District where music became an integral part of his life  from the start. When he was five, an inherited piano became his creative instrument. He attended Westmorland Youth Orchestra as percussionist, and played in the National Theatre in London as part of a school show.  He studied music at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, where he wrote for dance and theatre,  working alongside professionals Steve Nestar and award-winning theatre director, Mark Babych.  He was asked to write the music for his graduation ceremony, hosted by Paul McCartney.  During his Masters in Music Composition at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Robert  further studied classical and electroacoustic music. He led an independent project with external  choreographers to create and perform an original full-scale ballet with orchestra (the first to be  performed at the college).  Since graduating Robert has worked with soprano Chanae Curtis (praised for her attractive  singing by the New York Times) and Jakob Grubbström (conductor of the Cantores Amicitiae  choir). Robert’s musical creativity continues to grow with a strongly elemental voice emerging. **Dr Kate Kennedy** is the Weinrebe Research Fellow in Life-Writing at Wolfson College, Oxford. She is the Deputy Director of the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing, and she teaches in both the English and Music Faculties. She completed a PhD in 2009 at the University of Cambridge on the work of Ivor Gurney, and her biography Ivor Gurney – Dweller in Shadows will be published by Princeton University Press in 2018. She writes for BBC Music Magazine, and gives talks at literary and music festivals around the country, and at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Southbank Centre, and is a regular guest on BBC Radio 3, on programmes such as Essential Classics, Composer of the Week, Music Matters, and the Proms Plus series. She is the consultant to Radio 3 for their First World War programming, and has appeared on BBC 2 and 4 television.

This week’s episode is with the magical Helena Gaunt, Principal of The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Helena is a highly experienced musician - a professional oboist, a conservatoire teacher, professor, researcher and author. Prior to her current role she was Vice-Principal & Director of Guildhall Innovation at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She is super passionate about in supporting others creativity both in their practice but also how they may apply their skills in a more commercial way to provide a service but also to earn a living. Incredibly articulate and dedicated to the arts, teaching and learning, Helena had me beaming from start to finish of our discussion- she is a wonder! She also brought her oboe and performed some improvised musical pieces which you can hear at the start and end of the podcast - they're fantastic!

Pianist/composer Dave Stapleton runs Edition Records, a label with a back catalogue of over 100 albums; is a founder member of Slowly Rolling Camera, a trio + guests unit that released its third CD, “Juniper”, last summer; and a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where he was mentored by Keith Tippett. Stapleton is also a big fan of Nordic music in general, and Finnish jazz, in particular…

This weeks podcast is not an interview. It is a replay of a lecture I attended at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. The event I was attending was OISTAT50, a celebration and recognition of the 50th anniversary of OISTAT. Ms. Howard's speech is titled "A Touch on the Times" and speaks about her history in design and shares stories about some of the remarkable people she collaborated with. I captured the audio on my recorder so it may sound a little rough in places. There was a live audience in attendance so there is some background noise as well. Ms. Howard was gracious enough to allow me to bring this too you and I am deeply grateful. I look forward to having a sit-down interview with her in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the lecture and listen to one of the masters of art and design. www.pamelahoward.co.uk - Pamela Howard Website www.oistat.org - Oistat Homepage www.rwcmd.ac.uk/default.aspx - Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Welcome to Chippy Lane's Podcast, series one.  This podcast is a celebration of Welsh and Wales-based creatives. This interview celebrates director ADELE THOMAS This interview celebrates Adele Thomas, Welsh theatre and Opera director best known for her work with The Globe, Royal Opera House, Sherman Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, English Touring Theatre and GaggleBabble. This podcast was recorded at Shakespeare's Globe London, Summer 2018.  Hosted by Jordan Bernarde and Hannah NooneProduced by Rebecca Jade Hammond Music by Grand Tradition www.chippylaneproductions.co.uk

IN THE SHOW Where or how have you felt most alive this week? Sue has had a wonderful day working with a new client who had booked the I Gotta Be Me Intensive Coaching Experience and, because he is an actor, Sue had arranged for the Experience to take place in the iconic Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – an inspirational venue that Sue has hankered after working in for a little while now!  Sherry has two experiences to share – a Rock ‘n’ Roll wedding where she was keen to continue her exploration of being in flow using dance, and also a fabulous day at her latest Fresh Air Networking event exploring both the beauty of autumn and the creative thinking that being in nature can inspire. (01.42 – 07.26) How have you been challenged? This week we explore Leaning In. What does it mean? Why is it important that we do and how exactly does it help us?  How do we do it – what’s the process?  We share our experience of leaning in, both in our former careers (particularly in the recruitment process) and now in building our businesses.  We discover so many facets to leaning in – the strength in authenticity and self belief, the fear of imposter syndrome, the need for alignment between understanding what we do and what we are capable of, and owning who we really are and who we are becoming.  (07.27 – 35.30) So where are you building momentum right now? As we keep saying, momentum is critical in getting past the Tipping Point!  Sue shares some personal insights from the silence & stillness retreat she attended recently (mentioned in the last episode) and, as a result, is launching the ‘We’re Not F*cking Small’ Tribe, a coaching group for women who are ready to stand out, and are looking to make 2018 an extraordinary year.  Sherry has given up on procrastinating (Imposter Syndrome Be Gone!) and has a confirmed venue and date for launching her City Conversations Network! If you’re in or around London on 29th November – make sure you join her!  (35.31 – 42.12) How have you been inspired this week? Sue’s been inspired by one of the Find Your Flow Challengers, Louise Wiles, who wants to apply her learning and experience from the Flow Challenge to her own community. Louise is an expert in helping expats and their families to thrive abroad, and wants to introduce the model used in the Flow Challenge to her clients because it has such powerful application in managing change and transition. (Sue will be two timing Sherry and appearing on Louise’s podcast early in 2018!) Sherry has had a wonderful time interviewing at a local 6th form school to help students practice their interview skills ahead of making university applications.  She was impressed not only by how articulate the students were in their applications and interviews, but also their individual ability to accept and acknowledge the feedback offered. (42.12 – 46.45) What else or what next? Our big WHAT NEXT this week is our fast approaching on-line conference!  On The Tipping Point LIVE starts on Monday 27th November and runs for two weeks until Friday 8th December.  We have some amazing business women and entrepreneurs joining us to share their personal stories of getting past the tipping point to success in their careers and business.  To join us, sign up here. MENTIONED IN THE SHOW Here are the resources and opportunities referenced in this week’s show: The Book: Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg To find out more about On The Tipping Point LIVE, click . To find out more about Sherry’s City Conversations, click . ENJOYED THE SHOW? We always love to read your comments and feedback. Tweet us @TippingPointPod using #TippingPoint. Even better …. please rate and review us in iTunes . It only takes a moment and will help keep the podcast going.  Massive thanks to those listeners who have already done so! DISCOVER MORE   Sherry Bevan at theconfidentmother.co.uk  Sue Revell at magentachange.com FOLLOW US On Facebook:     On The Tipping Point The Confident Mother (Sherry) Sue Revell – The Unstoppable Leaders’ Coach (Sue) On Twitter:         @TippingPointPod @SherryRB (Sherry) @MakeYourBigLeap (Sue)  “The Tipping Point: The time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped”

In this episode I interview Oldus Fawn - also known as Dominic Griffin. His music has shifted from sombre and downbeat with the Yangshuo EP to his new work as Oldus Fawn with a more optimistic feel. The balance between fragility and strength in the music is captivating. We discussed how he relates maths and patterns to music, his trademark chord, why a name change was so vitally important and a mutual appreciation for Nicki Minaj Dominic also recorded the track "Hurting For Someone" for the podcast and you can watch the video for that either via the Erratic Control Facebook or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gZHkfO0duU Thanks to Jack Mac and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Make sure you subscribe to get weekly episodes: iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/erratic-control/id1241023364 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/erratic-control Pocket Casts - http://pca.st/uKB4 You can also listen online at http://www.soundcloud.com/erraticcontrol Next week's episode is a Hub Festival special with interviews and recordings from the weekend in Cardiff.

This poster presentation is from the Music team of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, and looks at two aspects: 'Concert Management: Developing Professionals' and 'Music Performativity and Holistic Learning'. This resource was originally shared at the University of South Wales Learning & Teaching Conference, June 2016. The academic contacts for further information are Zoë Smith and Andrea Jones at the RWCMD (http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk).

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A loving homage to the classic B sci-fi film and horror genres with an irresistible rock’n’roll score, The Rocky Horror Show is a hilarious, wild ride that no audience will soon forget. Get your Tickets NOW! ------------------------------ Peter wrote and directed the multi-award winning 5 Guys Chillin’, which played Brighton Fringe Festival, Dublin international Gay Theatre and The Kings Head Theatre in London for 4 months. He recently adapted a gender-swapped version of The Revengers Tragedy (The Rose Playhouse, London) Other credits include: Signal Failure (Soho Playhouse-Off Broadway 6 week run). Kindness- BBC Radio 4 (Pick of the week- the Independent), Frank Sent Me (Soho Theatre/ The Underbelly/ Theatre 503), Githa (St James Theatre, W/E and York Theatre Royal) Pinocchio (Sutton Theatres), Tom’s Midnight Garden (Orchard Dean: open air production) 6 degree’s (Soho Theatre: Main House, Edward II (The Rose Theatre), Mysterious Skin (Gilded Balloon, The Drill Hall, Teacher’s Club, Dublin), Arden of Faversham (The Rose Theatre), Beautiful Thing (BAC). Peter is a recipient of the prestigious BBC Carlton Hob’s Award. He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Other awards: Winner of the Brighton Fringe Award for best LGBTQ theatre 2016. Winner of the Doric Wilson Intercultural Dialogue Award and Best Actor award at Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival 2016. Winner of Boyz Scene award for best London play (5 Guys Chillin’) ——————– A graphic, gripping, funny and frank verbatim drama exposing the gay Chem-Sex Chill-Out scene, direct from its sell-out award winning runs at the King’s Head Theatre and Brighton Fringe Festival 2015/16, and most recently, the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. : “Wanna pair of shorts? Shot of G? Line of Meth?” From surgeons to students, couples to kink; guys that love it and lost guys longing to be loved. An original look into a drug-fuelled, hedonistic, highly secret world of Chem-Sex, Grindr and instant gratification. “It’s beautifully done, bold and it tackles the issues that hit home. Race, HIV, drugs, sex, love, intimacy, lust and pain…in a very sensitive and even funny way” - Gay Times ̣̣̣̣ Created from 5 peoples interviews and informed by over 50 hours of materiel from guys found through Grindr and other social media, this is an important look at the relatively new scene that apps have been fundamental in creating. Chem-Sex is considered by the NHS to be a public health issue, HIV rates in London rising, its time to talk about this. “As confronting as theatre gets” – British Theatre More about Peter - http://www.peterdarney.co.uk/ Watch trailer – https://vimeo.com/175845730 Watch Trailer 2 – https://vimeo.com/140228123 Where to see 5 Guys Chillin’ – http://www.sohoplayhouse.com/event/2aed8db365922cf57e10a72aa147517d

​Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #58! Today's guest is David Knight, an organist from England. He was educated at the University of London and the Royal Academy of Music in London. He has held posts as Director of Music at an English secondary school and a college of higher education. During this time he also had posts as accompanist and conductor of a selection of choirs. ​He has been a church organist for over forty years, not only for the Church of England, but also for the Church of Norway. He lived near Kristiansund on the west coast of Norway for four years. He taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for seven years and was an examiner for the Royal Schools of Music. He has performed in cathedrals in England, Ireland, Norway and Hong Kong. At present, he is Musical Director of the West Somerset Singers of Taunton, the Watchet Choral Society, and the Apollo Wind Band of Bristol. He is also the organist and choirmaster of Holy Trinity Church, Taunton. We have recorded this conversation after David's recital at Vilnius University St. John's church so he talks about his experience with playing the largest pipe organ in Lithuania, handling many different organs during his career, and most importantly, about English organ music of various historical periods because when he travels abroad, he becomes an ambassador of English organ culture. Relevant links: Holy Trinity church in Taunton: http://www.holytrinitytaunton.org The West Somerset Singers: http://www.westsomersetsingers.org.uk

An ancient curse that puts a whole new spin on the horror genre, DEAD BEFORE DAWN slashed onto Blu-ray Disc, DVD and Digital Download October 1 from Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment and Wango Films. Casper Galloway (Devon Bostick) and his college friends visit an occult shop run by Casper's grandfather (Christopher Lloyd) and accidentally unleash an evil curse, causing people to kill themselves and turn in to Zombie Demons, aka "Zemons." Armed with a slew of homemade weapons and a Winnebago, the college kids race through the night, killing Zemons and fighting time while frantically searching for a way to reverse the curse within 24 hours. As the Zemon army starts to overpower the team, Casper finds himself with no choice but to face his fears and become the unlikeliest of heroes. Shot entirely in live-action stereoscopic 3D, the feature marks director APRIL MULLEN -- who also co-stars -- as the first and youngest female to direct a film of this kind. April was brought up in the city of wonder Niagara Falls. She left to study at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto where she received a B.F.A. Honors. She skipped over to the United Kingdom to further her training at the prestigious Royal Welsh College of Drama. Writer and co-star Tim Doiron and Mullen have made three films together via their Wango Films.

This week Libby Purves is joined by Professor Chris Rapley, Boyd Clack, Elisabeth Parry and Jamelia. Professor Chris Rapley MBE is the Director of the Science Museum in London. Before that he was Director of the British Antarctic Survey. The new high tech, interactive 'Atmosphere' gallery opened last week and aims to outline the basics of climate science and explain about human activity and our impact on weather patterns. The Science Museum will be the first and only museum in the UK to display an Antarctic ice core, an object many scientists consider to be pivotal in the study of climate science. The 'Atmosphere' gallery is at the Science Museum, London SW7. Boyd Clack is a Welsh actor, writer and musician. In his memoir 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine' he tells of how an ordinary lad from Tonyrefail via Vancouver learns to cope with the early loss of his father and abandonment by his widowed mother. After leaving the Welsh valleys to seek fame and fortune in Australia and Canada, it was a chance audition at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff that ultimately changed his life and set him on a course to become a cult actor. 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine' is published by Parthian Books. Elisabeth Parry sang with the Staff Band of the Royal Army Medical Corps as a soprano soloist during the Second World War and toured with them in Britain and the Middle East. She was voted Forces sweetheart for Paiforce (Pacific and Iraq Force). She went on to launch the Wigmore Hall Lunch Hour Concerts for young musicians, sang for a Glyndebourne First Night and set up and ran her own opera touring company for fifty-six years. Her memoir Thirty Men & A Girl - A Singer's Memoirs of War, Mountains, Travel, and always Music is published by Allegra. Jamelia is the MOBO award-winning R&B singer songwriter. She features in a new Channel Four series 'The House That Made Me' in which celebrities examine how the past has shaped the person they are today. They visit their former homes, which have been transformed to look as they did when they were teenagers and are reunited with family and old friends and acquaintances, some of whom they haven't seen since they left home. 'The House That Made Me' is on Channel Four.