Curtain Call Podcast

Since quarantine and lockdown regulations were put in place in March, theatre students across the UK have been adapting just like every other sector. It’s especially hard in an industry that is based on communication with another human being, either on stage or in an audience. 

This week, we are speaking to five students on the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts currently on the Acting MA course. Our first guest is Gianni Selvaggi. We joined him by Zoom (of course) as he isolated in his parent’s home in Malta….I’m not jealous….not one bit.

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On today’s episode is stage manager extraordinaire, Shane Thom. Shane has been behind the scenes on many shows in and around the West End for many years, very often seen at The National Theatre in London. He’s one of the hardest working stage managers out there working on the biggest shows including Evita, Angels in America and Hadestown.

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This week we are bringing you the creatives behind the Curtain Call virtual play reading series “The Remote Read”.

Tonight, May 2nd, we are producing a remote reading of Sir Tom Stoppard’s Play “A Separate Peace” Starring David Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard and Maggie Service directed by award-winning stage and screen director Sam Yates. The reading will benefit the Felix Project and those professionals who have found themselves out of work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

On today’s episode are the show’s producers. Myself and Matt Humphrey from Curtain Call and from Platform Presents, Gala Gordon and Isabella Macpherson. Due to the time we recorded this, Tim Kashani from Apples and Oranges Studios wasn’t able to join.

This has been one hell of an adventure, and when we set out on this project merely two weeks ago, we had no idea how big it would become. All of the producers on this project could not be more proud of The Remote Read’s first offering. It takes a special type of person to be a producer, dropping everything and making sure everyone else is being looked after for the good of the production. But, as you can hear in this episode, we all love it.

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This week we are bringing you the creatives behind the Curtain Call virtual play reading series “The Remote Read”.

This Saturday, we are producing a remote reading of Sir Tom Stoppard’s Play “A Separate Peace” Starring David Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard and Maggie Service directed by award-winning stage and screen director Sam Yates. The reading will benefit the Felix Project and those professionals who have found themselves out of work during the Covid-19 Epidemic.

On today’s episode is Director Sam Yates.

Sam is an absolutely exciting young director, working on stage and screen. He was voted one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2016, and named a rising star in The Observer her in the UK. His productions have been Olivier nominated. We at Curtain Call are so grateful to Platform Presents co-producers Gala Gordon and Isabella Macpherson for suggesting Sam and then going out to get him. He’s phenomenal to work with and is exactly the right captain to steer the ship.

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This week we are going to bring you the creatives behind the Curtain Call virtual play reading series “The Remote Read”.

This Saturday, we are producing a remote reading of Sir Tom Stoppard’s Play “A Separate Peace” Starring David Morrissey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard and Maggie Service directed by award-winning stager and screen director Sam Yates. The reading will benefit the Felix Project and those professionals who have found themselves out of work during the Covid-19 Epidemic.

On today’s episode is Stage Manager Georgia Bird.

Georgia has just come off of the Broadway production of The Inheritance. Her previous credits include too many West End productions to mention, and now Matt Humphrey and I have thrown her into the deep end and she’s literally writing the handbook on how to stage manage a digital, virtual production.

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On today’s episode is Costume Designer Amelia Sierevogel..

This week we are going to bring you the creatives behind the Curtain Call virtual play reading series “The Remote Read”.

This Saturday, we are producing a remote reading of Sir Tom Stoppard’s Play “A Separate Peace” Starring David Morriessey, Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard and Maggie Service. The reading will benefit the Felix Project and those professionals who have found themselves out of work during the Covid 19 Epidemic.

Amelia joined the team last week and has been working with Director Sam Yates to come up with a look and feel for a virtual production, something that neither of them have done before. 

For more information, visit www.theremoteread.com

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On today’s episode is Entertainment Personality Adam Rothenberg.

Adam is the creator of the website “Call Me Adam” which has been hosting celebrity interviews for over a decade and In 2018, Adam decided it was time to expand on his interviews and came up with the idea for a show entitled Baring It All with Call Me Adam which started out as a live stage show and has now morphed into a newly launched podcast.

Adam Rothenberg or Call Me Adam as he is known everywhere.  Check out his podcast on the Broadway Podcast Network.

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In today’s climate of increasing isolation, we want to bring you a daily dose of inspiration.

Each episode, we’re giving someone in the theatre a chance to take a bow.  From seasoned professionals to drama students; vocal coaches to the life coaches; You’ll find them right here giving insights into what drives them to be in the business and who inspires them.

On today’s episode is theatre student Bethany O’Halloran.

Beth is currently in her first year of training at the Oxford School of Drama.  As you can imagine, it’s a pretty crazy period of transition anyway into a first full year of drama. But to then have it curtailed in the way it has been with the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped her from staying on top of her training.

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In today’s episode, we are talking to a couple of consummate theatre professionals who are defining a new form of theatrical storytelling. I think we will be hearing about Dance Musicals more and more as The Sisters Grimm keep producing groundbreaking shows.

They work with pros at the top of their game including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Jeremy Irons on iconic shows like Inala and Voices of the Amazon. Not only this, but they are constantly engaging in community outreach bringing underprivileged youth into the theatre to experience storytelling in a way that they might not have had access to.

Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spiro are an inspiration to listen to, and I caught up with them while they were on an unintentional lockdown in Dubai.

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In today’s climate of increasing isolation, we want to bring you a daily dose of inspiration.

Each episode, we’re giving someone in the theatre a chance to take a bow.  From seasoned professionals to drama students; vocal coaches to the life coaches; You’ll find them right here giving insights into what drives them to be in the business and who inspires them.

On today’s episode is theatre journalist Lauren Guest.

Lauren is the founder and editor of Theatreland’s most recent publication - TheatreNerd Magazine.  Spotting a gap in the market, she is bringing an online and physical magazine for theatre fans by theatre fans.

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