Actor's Never Retire

Hayward Morse chats about his career on Stage and Screen!

Stage credits include Butley (Criterion Theatre), What The Butler Saw (Sondheim

Theatre and UK tour),The Mousetrap (St Martin’s Theatre), 84 Charing Cross Road (Cambridge Arts Theatre), Shylocks Revenge (UK tour), Stage Struck, Relatively Speaking, Don’t Misunderstand Me, London Suite (English Theatre Hamburg, English Theatre Frankfurt, and UK tour), Eden’s Empire (English Theatre Hamburg), Weapons of Happiness, Portraits, Magnificence, The Melting Pot, But It Still Goes On, Beast on the Moon (Finborough Theatre), The Reluctant Debutante, Barefoot in the Park (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), and The Canterbury Tales (Phoenix Theatre). His television credits include Reacher, Accused, Autopsy: The Last Hours of, Footballers’ Wive$: Extra Time, Screen Two, The Great Detective.

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Barbara Rhodes brings warmth, wit and wonderful stories to this episode of Actors Never Retire.

Her career across theatre and related work has been full of remarkable moments and remarkable people - and her path, like so many in this industry, hasn't always been straightforward.

She talks about the jobs that surprised her, the times she nearly walked away, and the reasons she's still singing, still showing up and still finding joy in performing and community. A heartbreaking but comforting and uplifting listen.

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Elizabeth Seal is a Tony Award-winning actor and singer whose career has taken her from the West End to Broadway and back again, across plays, musicals and television.

In this episode, she reflects on those landmark roles, the moments that nearly changed everything, and what it really means to keep working, creating and staying curious over a lifetime in this business. Thoughtful, funny and full of stories that theatre lovers will absolutely relish.

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David Alder is a familiar face and voice in the theatre community - and a valued member of the Royal Theatrical Fund choir.

In this episode, he takes us through a career that has spanned stage roles, tours and all kinds of projects, from his early breaks and the realities of life on the road, to the friendships, near-misses and funny mishaps that come with a working actor's life.

He also talks openly about the role the RTF has played in supporting him and connecting people across the industry. Warm, candid and full of behind-the-scenes moments audiences never usually get to hear.

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Myra Sands has appeared in some of the most beloved West End musicals of the last few decades - Cats, Evita, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, and in this episode she tells the stories behind that remarkable career.

From the car crash that nearly ended things before they began, to finding her way back through teaching, to juggling babies with eight-show weeks, Myra's story is funny, warm and genuinely inspiring. Expect cabaret, lost musicals, long bike rides, and a lot of laughter... it's very Myra.

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Hosted by: Molly Hanson

Edited by: Keely Armstrong

Music by: Stefan Bednarczyk

Artwork by: Arran Wilson

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What does a life in the theatre really look like? In this brand new podcast, host Molly Hanson sits down with actors whose careers have spanned decades, continents, and some of the biggest stages in the world, and asks them to tell it like it really was.

These are the stories that never make it into the programme notes.

Actors Never Retire - because the best stories take a lifetime to collect.

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