The Show People Podcast With Andrew Keates

This episode was recorded in January 2020 – before Covid-19 changed everything. Andrew shares an explanation about where The Show People Podcast has been for most of 2020 and celebrates the podcast’s fourth anniversary. 

Andrew and Peter Polycarpou two discuss Peter’s childhood, his relationship with his sister Eve Polycarpou and their Greek heritage and representation within the industry.  Peter explains his passion for teaching (including teaching Andrew when he was a teenager!) and playing his many roles in iconic productions including Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Mike Bartlett’s Artefacts and his roles in film and television, including De Lovely, Evita and Birds of a Feather.

Plus the two play Funny Five Minutes and Peter shares what he would need to survive if he was stranded on tour in Whitley Bay.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, Peter Polycarpou: @polywaddledoodle, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links:

Peter Polycarpou’s Website: www.polycarpou.com

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Show Peep Theme by Ben Papworth: www.benpapworth.co.uk

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Shop:

Head over to our Show People Podcast shop to purchase your very own Show People Podcast merchandise, including mugs and pens. All profits go toward Arion Productions Ltd and covering the costs of the Show People Podcast http://www.arion-productions.com/shop

Sponsor:

The Show People Podcast is sponsored by Theataccounts. Would you like to sponsor the Show People Podcast and advertise on the show? Please get in touch by e-mailing [email protected]

Thank you, Subscribe and Review:

Please hit subscribe and don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen to us on. Thank you for listening!

Trigger Warning: this episode includes discussions about mental health struggles, suicide and death. If you find yourself becoming upset during the episode, please contact the organisation or person you rely upon for support.

Andrew Keates chats with journalist, broadcaster and presenter Matthew Wright about his controversial comments about using outside spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic, the last two years of coping with multiple bereavements and PTSD and what it’s like to be second to Nick Knowles in the world of fly fishing. 

We hear from Sam Russell from the improv group Shoot From The Hip, Doug Besterman of Little Did I Know Podcast and Tamasine Kimber of West End Wendies Open Mic Night on The Show People Podcast answering machine and to play us out, a song by Danny Abosch, performed by Lauren Nicole Chapman.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links: 

Matthew Wright’s website: www.matthewwrightofficial.com

Matthew Wright’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/matthew_wright

Bowel Cancer UK: www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk

Bobby Moore Fund: www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved/become-a-partner/our-charity-partners/bobby-moore-fund

Cystic Fibrosis Trust: www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk

The Wild Trout Triust: www.wildtrout.org

MIND – for better mental health: www.mind.org.uk

Shoot From The Hip Improv Comedy: facebook.com/shootimpro youtube.com/sfthcomedy

Doug Besterman (Little Did I Know Podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/little-did-i-know/id1503371755

West End Wendies Open Mic: Facebook.com/westendwendiesopenmic

Danny Abosch’s website: http://dannyabosch.com/

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Show Peep Theme by Ben Papworth: www.benpapworth.co.uk

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.

Andrew chats with Alex Dyer, who runs Theataccounts – a specialist accountancy firm looking after performers and theatremakers in the performing arts industry and advising them on tax and their accounts. In this special episode, Alex takes Andrew through all of the various financial measures and schemes created by the government open to theatremakers during these unprecedented times in a simple and understandable way, including the grants for self-employed people, universal credit, VAT and many other things you may not know you could be eligible for.

Also, we hear from Harry Francis, Drew Colby and Charlie Keable on The Show People Podcast answering machine and we play a song called The Truth from The Dream Mansion by Athos Kyriakides.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links:

Theataccounts Website: www.theataccounts.co.uk

Theataccounts Twitter: @Theataccounts

Athos Kyriakides: www.facebook.com/thedreammansion

Harry Francis (Body Art): @harryrfrancis on Instagram

Drew Colby: @DrewColby on YouTube.

Charlie Keable: @charliekeable on YouTube.

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Show Peep Theme by Ben Papworth: www.benpapworth.co.uk

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com

Great HMRC links:

General: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-that-pay-little-or-no-business-rates

Job retention scheme: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

SEISS: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme#who-can-apply

UC: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get

Flowchart doc: https://www.keepandshare.com/doc28/109970/covid-19-flowchart-pdf-154k?da=y&km_lg_inft=n&km_lg_as=fb&km_lg_team=0&km_lg_np=n&pi=2865388&an=theataccounts

Support:

Andrew chats with Owen Farrow aka Divina De Campo about life post RuPaul’s Drag Race, whether he admires Geri Halliwell and finds out how the drag scene has been affected by Coronavirus. He speaks Transatlantically with Robi Hager, writer of Basic Witches, which was a musical due to open in Philadelphia and Robi is now using his drag musical to raise funds for his cast (who we also hear perform a song from the show at the end of the episode). And we open up the Show People Podcast answering machine to listen to messages from Mama G, Ross and Monica of the Montague Arms and Dolly Parton (Well, Kelly O’Brien).

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links: 

Divina De Campo: https://www.divinadecampo.com

Basic Witches: www.basicwitchesmusical.com

Mama G Stories: www.facebook.com/mamagstories

Ross and Monica at Montague Arms: www.facebook.com/montaguearmsentertainment

Dolly Parton aka Kelly O’Brien: Dolly’s Friday Night In www.facebook.com/thedollyshow

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Show Peep Theme by Ben Papworth: www.benpapworth.co.uk

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Shop:

Head over to our Show People Podcast shop to purchase your very own Show People Podcast merchandise, including mugs and pens. All profits go toward Arion Productions Ltd and covering the costs of the Show People Podcast http://www.arion-productions.com/shop

Sponsor:

The Show People Podcast is sponsored by Theataccounts. Would you like to sponsor the Show People Podcast and advertise on the show? Please get in touch by e-mailing [email protected]

Thank you, Subscribe and Review:

Please hit subscribe and don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen to us on. Thank you for listening!

We open up the Show People Podcast answering machine and we hear from and AJ O’Neill and Emily Clare about what they’re doing to use their craft to benefit the theatre industry. Andrew chats with West End leading man and teacher George Ure about what it’s like swapping the West End for Tesco Express and we hear a song by Flloyd Kennedy all about social distancing.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links: 

George Ure: @George_Ure on Twitter and Instagram.

Emily Clare of Fluffy Top Productions: ActressEmily1 and Lockdown Duets on Youtube.

AJ O’Neill: Dance Classes & Parties via Instagram/Twitter/YouTube @sitdownAJ

Flloyd Kennedy: www.thundersmouththeatre.com and @flloydwith2ells on Twitter

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Music by Ben Papworth: www.benpapworth.co.uk

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Shop:

Head over to our Show People Podcast shop to purchase your very own Show People Podcast merchandise, including mugs and pens. All profits go toward Arion Productions Ltd and covering the costs of the Show People Podcast http://www.arion-productions.com/shop

Sponsor:

Would you like to sponsor the Show People Podcast and advertise on the show? Please get in touch by e-mailing [email protected]

Thank you, Subscribe and Review:

Please hit subscribe and don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen to us on. Thank you for listening!

Andrew explains how The Show People Podcast is responding to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. 

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links: 

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Music by Ben Papworth: www.benpapworth.co.uk

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com 

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Shop:

Head over to our Show People Podcast shop to purchase your very own Show People Podcast merchandise, including mugs and pens. All profits go toward Arion Productions Ltd and covering the costs of the Show People Podcast http://www.arion-productions.com/shop

Sponsor:

Would you like to sponsor the Show People Podcast and advertise on the show? Please get in touch by e-mailing [email protected]

Thank you, Subscribe and Review:

Please hit subscribe and don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen to us on. Thank you for listening!

Merry Christmas from The Show People Podcast! For our final episode of 2019 Andrew is joined by actor and author Pauline McLynn!

Pauline is best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the iconic sitcom Father Ted, not to mention roles in Shameless, EastEnders and the acclaimed film Gyypo, of which she was nominated as Best Actress in the Irish Film And Television Awards. She’s recently graced our stages playing Mephistofeles in Doctor Faustus at the Globe, Mother Courage at Leeds Playhouse and Trixie in Daisy Pulls It Off. 

Thanks to two bottles of Malbec and a lot of Christmas spirit, the two amble around our usual format and have a good natter about Pauline’s life, career and Christmas.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds, Pauline McLynn: @PaulineMcLynn1 and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links: 

Pauline’s Go-Ons: http://www.paulinemclynn.com/pages/the-go-ons

C.A.G.E.D: https://www.cagednw.co.uk

Little Hill Animal Rescue: http://littlehillanimalrescue.ie

Candycane Rescue: https://www.candycanerescue.org/patrons/pauline-mclynn/

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Shop:

Head over to our Show People Podcast shop to purchase your very own Show People Podcast merchandise, including mugs and pens. All profits go toward Arion Productions Ltd and covering the costs of the Show People Podcast https://arion-productions.com/shop

Sponsor:

Would you like to sponsor the Show People Podcast and advertise on the show? Please get in touch by e-mailing [email protected]

Thank you, Subscribe and Review:

Please hit subscribe and don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen to us on. Thank you for listening!

Andrew is joined by actor, singer, composer, writer and musician Kurt Kansley. Kurt was born in Cape Town, South Africa and due to apartheid fled to Australia with his family. He’s had a career that’s taken him all over the world playing roles in Ragtime, Show Boat, Evita, Naked Boys Singing and later would find himself becoming a British citizen when he joined the West End production of The Lion King and go on to other productions including Miss Saigon, Hair and Sweet Bird Of Youth (to name but a few).

Kurt shares with Andrew Keates the difficulties he’s faced thanks to his ethnicity, what an international life as a performer has been like as well as his journey in the performing arts and his cherished writing partnership with Oliver Lidert.

Dramatic News:

Andrew covers the latest dramatic news and performing arts stories.

The Platform:

We hear a song written by Kansley and Lidert.

And of course we have a little silliness along the way too.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds, Kurt Kansley: @kurtakansley and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates, Kurt Kansley @kurtkansley, Kansley & Lidert: @kansleyandlidert

E-mail: [email protected]

Links: 

Kansley and Lidert: http://kansleyandlidert.com/

Is That OK (this Christmas) by Kansley & Lidert performed by Cedric Neal (all proceeds go to TheatreMAD): https://music.apple.com/gb/album/is-that-ok-single/1447041539

The Artist’s Way: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Artists-Way-Discovering-Recovering-Creative/dp/1509829474/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+artists+way&qid=1576459964&sprefix=the+artists&sr=8-1

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com 

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Shop:

Head over to our Show People Podcast shop to purchase your very own Show People Podcast merchandise, including mugs and pens. All profits go toward Arion Productions Ltd and covering the costs of the Show People Podcast https://arion-productions.

Andrew is joined by Rosalind James just before she performs a showcase of her new musical Stigma – a piece about HIV/AIDS. In one of the most emotional episodes we’ve ever produced, Rosalind discusses some very difficult times in her life as well as her experiences training at Sylvia Young Theatre School and performing in shows such as Les Miserables (where she was the first black Eponine), Hair, Ragtime, Little Shop Of Horrors and more. Rosalind split one of her vocal chord whilst working on a show; an event she found totally disabling, both mentally and physically and she opens up about her fight to regain her reputation and quash the industry’s misconceptions about her.

Trigger Warning: this episode includes discussions about abuse, mental health struggles, suicide and abortion. If you find yourself becoming upset during the episode, please contact the organisation or person you rely upon for support.

Act Hacks

Andrew gives some great tips to save money this Christmas.

The Platform:

We hear a song written and performed by Rosalind from her new musical Stigma. 

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds, Rosalind James: @RJsongbird, Stigma: @StopTheStigmaShow and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates, Rosalind James: @rosalindjames7

E-mail: [email protected]

Links:

Stigma Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stop-the-stigma-show-tickets-82163656709?aff=efbeventtix

How To Access NHS Mental Health Services: https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/how-to-access-mental-health-services/

MIND Mental Health Charity: https://www.mind.org.uk

NHS Domestic Violence and Abuse Services: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/

Camel Camel Camel: https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com

Price Spy: https://pricespy.co.uk

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Arion Productions: www.arion-productions.com 

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions.

Andrew is joined by actor, writer, director and musician Daniel York Loh. The two discuss how their friendship was forged during a protest against The Print Room production of In The Depths of Dead Love and their shared passion for the fair representation of BAME artists in the performing arts, the boys discuss Daniel’s career that has taken him from fringe theatres to Hollywood movies, the RSC and the Royal Court and so much more.

Act Hacks

It’s national HIV testing week. Visit www.startswithme.org.uk to find out how you can get tested. Also, get your free tickets to see Gloves Off – West End at Her Majesty’s Theatre on Tuesday 19 November 2019. Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloves-off-tickets-79748075641 

The Platform:

We hear a song called A Woman of A Certain Age from Stephen Cole and Jeffrey Saver’s musical Dodsworth, performed by Christine Ebersole.

Plus the latest dramatic news and our infamous Show People Podcast challenges.

Connect with us:

Twitter: Andrew Keates: @AndrewKeates, The Show People Podcast: @ShowPeopleUK, Arion Productions: @ArionProds, Daniel York Loh: @danielfyork, Gloves Off West End: @glovesoffwe and use #ShowPeoplePodcast.

Facebook: Please like our Facebook page where you can also join the Show People Listeners’ forum at www.facebook.com/showpeoplepodcast.

Instagram: Follow The Show People Podcast: @showpeoplepodcast, Andrew Keates: @mrandrewkeates, Daniel York Loh: @danielyorkloh.

E-mail: [email protected]

Links:

Show People Photography by Scott Rylander: www.scottrylander.com

Arion Productions/Show People Donate Link: www.arion-productions.com/donate

Arion Productions/Show People Shop: www.arion-producitons.com/shop

Arion Productions GoFundMe Fundraising Campaign: www.gofundme.com/support-arion-productions

Andrew Keates’ Website: www.andrewkeates.co.uk

Gloves Off – West End: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloves-off-tickets-79748075641

National HIV Testing Week: www.startswithme.org.uk

Stephen Cole’s website: www.stephencolewriter.org

Jade Dragon Web Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIfVjRjODjAf9VsYREBJX6Nqc04H-U-Em

Oberon Books (Daniel’s Plays): https://www.oberonbooks.com/daniel-york-loh.html

Support:

All profits from the Show People Podcast go toward supporting Arion Productions Ltd to create opportunities and resources for theatre-makers. If you enjoy the podcast and can support this independent theatre company, please make a donation by visiting www.arion-productions.com/donate or via our GoFundMe campaign at www.