Interview with opera singer, director and company owner, Bronwen Stephens-Harding (05/09/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words - Bronwen Stephens-Harding

• Toxic competitiveness
• Retraining in Opera
• Ageism/sexism in the industry
• Imposter Syndrome
• Being kind to oneself

#jakeferretti #podcast #bronwenstephensharding #operasinger #director #mezzosoprano #companydirector #rogueopera #compactproductions #intimateproductions #lockdown #dogs #dogsinrehearsals #retraining #opera #ageism #sexism #perfection #precision #toxiccompetitiveness #competitiveness #tallpoppy #individualexpression #impostersyndrome #livestream #bevisible #motivation #carmen #operainthegarden

Mentions

https://rogueopera.co.uk/ 

https://twitter.com/RogueOperaCo

https://twitter.com/RogueOpera

https://rogueopera.co.uk/fullers-opera-in-the-garden/

https://www.fullers.co.uk/event-finder/opera-in-the-garden 

https://www.originaltheatre.com/our-productions/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles/about-the-show 

https://twitter.com/cnlester

Interview with cabaret artist and composer, Mark Bunyan (12/08/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words - Mark Bunyan

• Living as a throuple
• Losing best friend to AIDS
• Being financially dependent on a partner
• Age

#markbunyan #jakeferretti #podcast #writer #gay #composer #lgbt #lgbtcommunity #sexeducation #comingout #hiv #aidsrelatedementia #therapy #cabaret #newyork #aids #money #support #masculinity #homemaker #pridesgottalent #twobrewers #clapham #death #gettingolder #larrygrayson 

The Fruit Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxu_7Ls2cTA

https://twitter.com/MarkBunyan1

https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

https://twitter.com/ActorShitty

https://twitter.com/ShentonStage

Interview with author, Paul Burston (11/08/21)

Topics discussed/Key Words - Paul Burston

• Survivor’s guilt (AIDS crisis)
• Drugs/alcohol 
• Trolling/stalking 
• Anxiety
• Being a victim 

#podcast #creative #writer #journalist #anxiety #depression #lockdown #hastings #wildswimming #racism #smalltown #exclusion #white #macho #gay #homosexuality #survivorsguilt #aidscrisis #gayscene #gayculture  #actup  #stigma #drugs #alcohol #cocaine #ecstasy #ketamine #onlinestalker #polari 

https://twitter.com/PaulBurston

https://twitter.com/ActorShitty

https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

https://twitter.com/polarisalon

www.paulburston.com

Interview with director, Chris Sonnex (21/07/21). 

Topics discussed/Key Words - Chris Sonnex

• Body image
• Poverty vs. diet
• Food & nutrition
• Men & mental health
• Refugee camp, Calais (Good Chance theatre?)

#podcast #creative #director #nyt #andrewlloydwebber #mentalhealth #cishet #councilestate #churchillgardens #class #fat #overweight #stigma #masculinity #workingclass #goodchancetheatre #bunkertheatre #calais #refugeecamp 

Chris Sonnex - https://twitter.com/ChrisSonnex
Jake Ferretti - https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti
'My Sh**ty Actor Boyfriend' - https://twitter.com/ActorShitty
Vicky Featherstone - https://twitter.com/vicfeatherstone 
Good Chance theatre company - https://twitter.com/GoodChanceCal

Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - https://www.whatsonstage.com/leicester-theatre/news/the-lion-witch-wardrobe-stage-tour-cast_54544.html

Interview with actor and writer, Daniel York Loh (03/07/21).

1. Topics discussed/Key Words - Daniel York Loh

• #actorslife
• Pressure of working normal job
• Social Media
• Drug/alcohol rehab
• Power struggles/relationships in the industry

Mentions

James McAvoy article - https://www.wbur.org/npr/175709286/why-actor-james-mcavoy-almost-turned-down-trance

Kimberley Sykes - @KimSykesTheatre

David Nicholls - @DavidNWriter

Henry Filloux-Bennett - @FillouxPastry

RSC - @TheRSC

Silent Disco in the Sky (Northern Stage) - https://youtu.be/0uw3BvyyCjk

Every Dollar is a Soldier with money you’re a Dragon - https://chineseartsnow.org.uk/events/every-dollar-is-a-soldier-with-money-youre-a-dragon-8/

#acting #podcast #creative #director #addiction #rehab #alcohol #drugs #recovering #class #understudy #powerstruggles #bullying #sexualabuse #power #actorslife #pressure #ethnicminorities #confidence #socialmedia #film #tv #theatre 

Interview with writer and director, Jon Brittain (26/06/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words 

• Bullimia
• Body image 
• Dyspraxia (link below)
• Anxiety
• Being in control
• Writer/director/actor relationships

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09jk37n - My Dyspraxic Life

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jun/26/actor-rafe-spall-talks-about-his-weight-struggles - Rate Spall article

#podcast #eatingdisorder #bullimia #anorexia #confidence #dyspraxia #techrehearsals #sensoryoverload #margaretthatcher #queenofsoho #queenofgameshows #control #writer #actor #director #playwright #relationship #mentalhealthconsultant #assistantdirector

Weirdos Comedy Collective

@deirdre_OH

@LuceJack

@TheTabbyLamb

Interview with musician and writer, CN Lester (05/06/21)

1. Topics discussed/Key Words - CN Lester

• Improvised Opera
• OCD
• Cyclothymic Manic Depression
• CAMS Mental Health care
• Jamie Hale - poetry book called Shield. ‘Cryptic’ Show at the Barbican
• Transpose show at The Barbican
• Opera Makers - Fab audition!
• Blog post - ‘Middle Class Artist’ (fatphobia in Opera)
• Trans Like Me - 1st book

#improvisedopera #homemanchester #leodalton #gamesofchance #devisedroleplaying #livemusic #artsclub #lockdown #ocd #depression #camhs #camhsmentalhealthcare #jamiehale #2010equalityact #prejudice #transpose #theoperamakers #transdebate #middelclassartist 

https://twitter.com/cnlester 

https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

https://twitter.com/ActorShitty

https://twitter.com/jamierhale 

https://twitter.com/CAMHSNetwork  

https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/cn-lester/trans-like-me/9780349008615/ 

https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/watch-transpose-the-future

https://www.theoperamakers.com/

https://www.middleclassartist.com/post/fat-shaming-bullying-is-anyone-protecting-our-young-singers

https://twitter.com/zachfinkelstein?lang=en

Interview with actress and theatre maker, L Morgan Lee (18/05/21).

Topics discussed: 

• Lived experience of being transgender 
• Race
• Self-confidence
• Fear of Success
• Cercle Hermaphroditos - Shualee Cook
• Maxa - The Maddest Woman in the World

#transgenderactress #trans #auditionroom #thedanishgirl #visibility #representation #shualeecook #paulamaxa #cerclehermaphroditos #fearofsuccess

https://twitter.com/lmorgan_lee 

https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

https://twitter.com/ActorShitty

https://shualeecook.com/portfolio/cercle-hermaphroditos/ 

https://www.maxamusical.com/ 

Topics discussed:

• Definitions of trans/cis/non-binary
• Their show, ’Since U Been Gone’
• Self-care
• Being attacked on the street
• ACE funding 
• Find your community/support (Theatre Queers)
• TRIGGER WARNING - CONTENT WARNING FOR THIS CHAT. DETAILS OF TRANSPHOBIC VIOLENCE. 

#depression #theatrequeers #transphobicviolence #nonbinary #nonbinaryperformers #jaggedlittlepill #breakfastonpluto #acefunding #selfcare #cis #trans #netflixdisclosure #queertrans #community #findingcommunity #queer #confidence #buildingconfidence #milkpresents #genderedintelligence

https://twitter.com/TheTabbyLamb

https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

https://twitter.com/ActorShitty

tabbylamb.com

Interview with life coach, author and Strictly Come Dancing champion, Camilla Sacre Dallerup (10/05/21).

1. Topics discussed

• Dancing with the Stars
• Judging myself
• Self-love
• Body image 
• Self-healing
• Empathy
• Breathing Exercises

#coaching #coachingcareer #mindtools #dancing #movement #career #dancingwiththestarsnewzealand #newzealand #nlp #neurolinguisticprogramming #communication #raisingawareness #mindful #selfcareregime #judgement #beingjudged #selflove #itsnotyouitsme #reinventme #freemeditation #meditation #breathingexercises #breathwork

https://twitter.com/CamillaDallerup

https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

https://twitter.com/ActorShitty

https://www.zenme.tv/