This week I was joined by actor and writer Tristan Pegg. We discuss neurodiversity within the arts. We talk about his experiences with neurodiversity and how we can be better accommodating and understanding to our colleagues who live with these differences. They can include Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyscalculia, Autistic Spectrum, Tourette Syndrome, and others.

Follow Tristan on Twitter and Instagram at: @IAmTribz

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This week I was joined by actor, writer and producer Laura Hall. We talk about her decision to retrain, her first two years out in the industry and how she has learnt to practice self-care and live with her sometimes fragile mental health. 

Follow Laura on Twitter at: @LauraHallActing 

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This week I was joined by Australian actress Lilliane Moffat. We talk about her story and battle with OCD and anxiety and how she is learning to thrive in the industry.

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This week I was joined by Iona Scott. We discuss the pressures and prejudices that surround different body types and address whether fat always has to be funny. 

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Welcome back to The Irrelevant Actor! This week my guest was Joseph Dewey. He came on to talk all things filmmaking; how to create your own short film, how to seek that all important funding and the importance of asking questions. Joseph Dewey is an award-winning filmmaker and actor, his documentary Pink Feathers can be streamed now on Amazon Prime.

You can find Joseph at @_josephdewey on Instagram and Twitter.

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Here's a bonus episode before I launch Series 3! Owen Baxter talks to me about his self-penned one man show, The Mad House. We talk about the inspiration behind it, telling secrets in performance and how to give your own show legs! 

The Mad House runs at The Hope Theatre from 10-14th September at 7.45pm. Tickets start from £10; book here: http://www.thehopetheatre.com/productions/the-mad-house/

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Its the final episode of the series! This week Monica Young joined me to have a chat about personal identity, how we manage our brand as an actor and how important it is to return to the self and have reflection on progress. She also performs her original song 'Where we're Going' - our first ever live recording of a musician on the podcast!

 

You can find Monica on Twitter @mon_youngg and on Instagram @monyoungg

 

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This week I’m joined by the wonderful Kieran Jenkins We recorded this episode just after #WorldAutismAwarenessWeek. We had a chat about how the arts can be more accommodating to those with additional needs and how he uses his incredibly energy to fuel his creativity.

 

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This week we have a good old chin wag about being a young feminist, working in the film industry as a woman and going into the arts in 2019.

You can find Holly on Twitter at @hollyannecathie and on Instagram @hollyannecatherinewhite

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This week I'm joined by Devarnie Lothian to talk about representation within the arts and how we can all do better to educate ourselves, be more inclusive and beat subconsious racism and prejudice. Let's make the arts a safer and better place for everyone.

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