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Not only is Blue Balloon's 8th birthday, but we are celebrating with the relaunch of our podcast with the brilliantly funny, Jenny McIntyre and our artistic director, Rebecca Phythian

Jenny is an actor currently residing in Manchester and with a passion for film, tv and a good piece of writing, this podcast delves into her audition experiences, relationship with her agent and stories about self confidence and career so far. It really is a go to for any performers or actors that feel they need a boost right now!

The pair also highlight the importance of wellbeing as an actor and what it takes to make a great performance in theatre.

Please note there is some strong language in this podcast.

We hope you enjoyed this episode!

Find us on social media for more creative content, upcoming podcasts episodes and performance news:

@BlueBalloonMCR

And find our host and guest on social media too:

@RebeccaPhythian

@jennyamcintyre

Thanks for listening and see you next time!

Blue Balloon Theatre x

Hello, we are Blue Balloon Theatre, and we are here to tell you that we are relaunching our podcast on September

Not only are we relaunching the podcast, but it’s going to

With relaxed chats with lots of different guests, we’ll be

But for anybody who has followed our work in the past, you’ll know just how important freedom of expression is to us, so our podcast to be a completely safe space for everyone to say what they want to say and be who they want to be, free of judgement and external pressures.

So, what are you waiting for? Set your reminders and see you on the 27th!

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to the Be Inspired Podcast. This is episode ten of season two and we are thrilled to have made it through another season of podcast's with your support. We sincerely hope you enjoy this episode!  

This podcast, set up by Blue Balloon Theatre, is a chance for us to connect with creative within and beyond our community and discuss their experience working within the various parts of the performing arts industry.   

Our final guest of the season is Chirag Lobo.   

Chirag Benedict Lobo is from Mumbai. He moved to London in 2017 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama after being the recipient of Fishmongers Ben Tavers Scholarship. At Guildhall he developed his skills as an actor as well as a writer and director. He won The Collaborate Project grant where his play “Ravan” (written and directed by him) was developed and staged in Guildhall. He graduated in 2020 and won the Opening Doors Programme at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Here his solo piece “The Public Servant” was further developed and directed by Lekan Lawal. He hopes to stage the play in the very near future. In 2021 his play “The Butterflies of Life” written with Daniel Adeosun was selected as part of the Vaults, Future Fringes Festival at the Pleasance. Chirag is currently a Creative Associate at the Jermyn Street Theatre and is working on a R&D of a new play “Camellias” by Oladipo Agboluaje where he is playing the character of Paul and is directed by Hannah Calascione. He will be seen later this year playing the role of Asif Faradoon in the ITV Series Endeavour.  

This had to be one of the most interesting and insightful podcasts we recorded throughout Season Two and to delve into the differences between performing arts culture in both Mumbai, India and England, UK was in itself fascinating.   

A huge thank you Chirag for being so open in this interview and we wish you every success in your future endeavours.   

In the meantime, thank you so much for your continued support towards Be Inspired. Our hope is that in 2022, we can come back with a third season but for now, we wish you a Merry Christmas and happy festive season.   

All the best for 2022! 

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to Season Two, Episode Nine of Blue Balloon Theatre's Podcast, 'Be Inspired'; a podcast where we speak to creatives from every corner of the performing arts industry about their role within it, their experiences and what inspires them.   

Our guest in this episode is the wonderfully creative, Sophie Coward!  

Sophie is an actor-musician, recently adventuring into creating her own work. She is exploring all things multi sensory thanks to Arts Council England. To stay happy and adrenaline filled, she can be found climbing aerial silks, walking up big hills and running at an average pace round South Manchester. It's her first ever podcast so she is very excited... and writing bios in third person still feels odd.  

Sophie is so incredibly dedicated to the work that she does and we are continuously inspired by her drive and passion to create and make things happen for herself and others within this industry!  Also, thank you for the laughs Sophie, we appreciated it!   

As this is our penultimate episode of Season Two, we sincerely hope you enjoyed this episode and invite you to watch and or listen to our final episode which will go live on Monday 20th December at 3pm.  

In the meantime, you can find more of our podcast episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Anchor and all the other fabulous places you get your podcasts.

   For YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F  

For Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zpgWttFKhFAcLp8QN4eVj  

For Anchor & all other audio streaming: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre  

Don't forget that you can now stream all of Season One's episodes via Spotify, Anchor and YouTube too, but until the next episode, leave a like, comment down below and subscribe for more creative content!  

All the love and warmth,  

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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Hello Creatives!  

Here we are for another episode of the Be Inspired Podcast, Season Two! This is episode eight with the wonderful, Greg Kelly.  

Greg is an actor, musician and is currently Community Fundraiser for St Ann’s Hospice.   

TV credits include; HOLLYOAKS, WATERLOO ROAD, CORONATION STREET and OCCUPATION (BAFTA Award-winning Drama).  

He recently played guitar / sang throughout the month of June at The Trafford Centre, as part of St Ann’s ‘A Slice Of History’ Art Installation.  

It was a joy to delve into discussion with Greg about his career as an actor and now as a fundraiser for St Ann's Hospice. He is a genuine and lovely person and we were thrilled to have him on the podcast - thank you Greg!  

To listen on Anchor, Spotify and other audio streaming platforms, head here: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre  

To binge watch more episodes on YouTube, head here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F  

We've had some amazing comments and feedback about the past few episodes so please, keep them coming by popping comments on our socials and on our YouTube channel - it means so much.   

Until the next episode, why not subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch more creative content created by us.  

All the love and warmth,  

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to our Be Inspired Podcast. This is Season Two, Episode Seven with poet, Jiye Lee!  

Jiye Lee is a British born Korean poet from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. She focuses on themes of cultural identity, family, mental health issues, love, healing and loss. Her works have appeared in online journals such as Bandit Fiction Press, Literary Orphans, and also broadcast on BBC Sounds. Her debut pamphlet 'Aftereffects' was published by Fly on the Wall Press in March 2021.   

To say we felt privileged to have Jiye join us on our podcast was an understatement. Thank you so much for your time, energy and kindness.   

To listen to our podcasts on Spotify, Anchor and beyond, head here: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre 

To binge watch more of Season Two's episodes, you head to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F 

Thank you for joining us, we hoped you enjoyed this video. Leave a like and comment if you did and subscribe with notifications on so you don't miss another episode.   

All the love and warmth, 

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to our Be Inspired Podcast! This is Season Two, Episode Six and we are thrilled to be joined by the force of good energy that it Calum Scouller!  

Calum Scouller is a 25 year old from Glasgow now living in Manchester and says this, "I have tried almost every profession there is, plumbing, carpentry, decorating, sales, charity fundraising and now finally chasing my dream of acting. Never letting anything get me down as I am supported by my loving partner Lyn, step daughter Minnie, knowing that as long as you try and give it your full 100% you will always be happy in life!"  

Thank you so much to Calum for joining us on Be Inspired and we sincerely wish you every success within your career and future endeavours!  

To listen to this podcast and previous episodes, head to our Anchor, Spotify or beyond: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre  

For YouTube, you can watch our episodes with a cuppa via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTOq6j91n4&list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F  

All the love and warmth,  

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to our Be Inspired Podcast. This is Season Two, Episode Five and we a thrilled to introduce you to Little Strings!  

Little Strings loves to tell stories through her music and writing, often with a little bit of humour too.  

Her original songs are accompanied by conceptual art visuals when performing live across the UK. One of her poems and creative writing pieces recently exhibited as part of the latest show at The A.Scott Gallery in Glasgow. She just released Vitiligo Song with Charlie Frances, an original song written for their community arts project that is raising money for The Vitiligo Society.  

She is currently working on producing a new play and collaborating musically with other artists.  

We have collaborated with Little Strings many times now and absolutely love the work she produces so a huge thank you to her for joining us in Season Two of Be Inspired. For more of her music head to her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/littlestringsmusic  

You can listen to this podcast on Spotify, Anchor and the other wonderful places you get your podcasts: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre  

And to watch this Season's episodes, head to our YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F  

If you enjoyed this episode, why not give it a thumbs up and comment down below. You can also subscribe to our channel for more podcasts and future creative content.  

All the love and warmth, 

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to a very special episode of Be Inspired, Season Two celebrating our fifth birthday as a theatre company!   

In our fourth episode of season two, we chat to the wonderful actor and writer, Ryan Clarke!  

Ryan is an actor-writer from Manchester. He has been training with David Johnson Drama in recent years. Ryan has performed in several fringe theatre shows across both Manchester and Edinburgh and is currently in process of writing his own one-man play.   

We cannot express how refreshing this chat was! Ryan is a great example to other actors and creatives to follow the right pathway for them and that you don't necessarily have to go to University and or Drama School to be a working creative.   

And what a lovely chat to have go live on our fifth birthday as a company! We will be hosting a celebration tonight in the heart of Manchester City Centre to celebrate all we have achieved, with original poetry and music being performed from a variety of northern artists.   

To watch the rest of Season Two's podcasts, head here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F  

For Spotify, Anchor and other audio streaming platforms, head here: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre  

And finally, to binge any of Season One's episodes, you can head to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29_pc7_Bk9QCnIwjjrTtMWq  

Thank you so much for watching and listening. Leave a like and comment if you enjoyed and subscribe to our channel for more podcasts and creative content.  

All the love and warmth,  

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx

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Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to Season Two, Episode Three of Blue Balloon Theatre's Podcast, 'Be Inspired'; a podcast where we speak to creatives from every corner of the performing arts industry about their role within it, their experiences and what inspires them.   

Our third guest of the season is the utterly fantastic, Tracey Gibbs!  

Tracey is an adventurer of light and sound and video designer. She is also a graduate of The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and Lead Artist for Arts Council England funded R&D project, HOYO, looking to recreate the sense and touch of hugs in Haptics.   

This wonderful chat with Tracey with one of the most inspiring of Season Two and sincerely hope you enjoy the episode. We cannot thank Tracey enough for her time and positivity and we wish her every bit of luck in her future endeavours.   

New podcasts are released every other Monday after the first release date at 3pm. So Episode Three of Season Two will be coming on September 13th at 3pm.   

You can find us on YouTube, of course, Spotify, Anchor and all the other fabulous places you get your podcasts.   

For YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjnDdCoIF29NQxPwJUzdkImtqbVjfp6F  

For Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zpgWttFKhFAcLp8QN4eVj  

For Anchor & all other audio streaming: https://anchor.fm/blue-balloon-theatre  

Don't forget that you can now stream all of Season One's episodes via Spotify, Anchor and YouTube too, but until the next episode, leave a like, comment down below and subscribe for more creative content!  

All the love and warmth,  

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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