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No Pressure Podcast - Ep 2 Mar 17, 2020

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In this episode, I am so honoured to be talking to the first producer of a little show called Fleabag (which a few of you may have heard about) - the wonderful, modest and honest Francesca Moody. She's driven, witty, brilliantly creative, and just a joy to speak with.

When I was researching for the show, it soon became apparent that Francesca has an eye for spotting new writing, and is not afraid of the challenges that comes with. She backed Fleabag early and took it to the Edinburgh Fringe, and cut her teeth working as a producer at Paines Plough.

The latest show she produced, Baby Reindeer, has just announced its West End transfer - in co-production with Sonia Friedman, followed by a New York transfer.

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No Pressure Podcast - Ep 2 Mar 17, 2020

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The latest show she produced, Baby Reindeer, has just announced its West End transfer - in co-production with Sonia Friedman, followed by a New York transfer.

Links

Francesca Moody Productions Website

Curtain Call Website

Social Handles

@nopressurepodcast

@curtaincall

@francescamoodyproductions

146 - Janie Dee and the Climate Change Festival Feb 28, 2020

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Theo Bosanquet sits down with the one and only Olivier Award winner Janie Dee to discuss her plans for appearing on a much bigger stage. She is to star in the London transfer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang.

Whilst appearing there, Dee is to co-produce the inaugural London Climate Change Festival all happening at the Charing Cross Theatre.

During the day, the venue will play host to workshops for school groups, and there are the post-show talks and cabaret with guest appearances from your favourite theatre and TV folk like Giles Terrera and Rob Brydon among many, many others.

As an added bonus, at the end of the episode, Janie Dee recites one of her favourite speeches from A Midsummer Night's Dream, which she finds just as pertinent today as it was 400 years ago.

London Climate Change Festival Website

Charing Cross Theatre Website

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145 - The Dog Walker Feb 13, 2020

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Paul Minx - whose plays include The Long Road South which played at the King's Head Theatre with Imogen Stubbs and Michael Brandon and See How Beautiful I Am at the Bush Theatre - has a new play in town.

The Dog Walker makes its London premiere at the Jermyn Street Theatre this week with a fantastic cast of Victoria Yeates, seen on the small screen in Call the Midwife and on the big screen in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and beside her onstage is Andrew Dennis who we say at The National Theatre in One Man, Two Guvnors.

The story is that of Herbert Doakes, a professional dog walker who encounters Keri, a dog owner in an empty-ouzo-bottle-ridden flat, with no sign of a dog. Paul Minx's story of finding connection in the big city is as moving as it is funny, proving that hope springs in the most unlikely situations.

No Pressure Podcast - Episode 1 Feb 06, 2020

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Welcome to the first ever episode of the No Pressure Podcast hosted by Curtain Call's Matt Humphrey.

Matt is kicking off the series with a duo whose work, ideas and initiative I have much admired since they made a splash on the scene a couple of years ago. The first 'Platform Presents' Gala - organised by actress Gala Gordon - featured a star-studded line-up of actors that any red carpet / award ceremony would have been proud to host.

Isabella Macpherson and Gala Gordon are driven, optimistic, passionate and selfless creatives - just the type of creators I love to talk to. They don't like to restrict themselves to one media - if the project fits, they have the ambition to make it happen. They are kicking off 2020 with the 3rd Poetry Gala at the Savoy Theatre directed by Gemma Arterton, featuring an A-list line-up, and raising funds for their Playwright Prize which will support the work of an emerging writer

144 - Jimmy Grimes, Puppeteer Jan 31, 2020

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How many listeners have seen War Horse? Lion King? Avenue Q? The Grinning Man? Any Aardman project ever?

What do they all have in common? Puppetry.

Puppetry has been a staple in theatre as long as there actually has been theatre, but the advent of massive theatre shows have taken puppetry to a new level, especially in the case of the first two of the aforementioned shows.

After coming across some of the art and video on social media that Jimmy Grimes was posting, I had to get in touch with him to see if he'd be up for chatting with me about his craft.

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Welcome to the Rock! Episode 8 Jan 27, 2020

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It's the final episode of the series and we continue to bring you closer to the real life characters from Come From Away and some of the people that play them on both sides of the Atlantic. We sat down with all of the original cast members from the West End company (and a few original cast members from Broadway) and asked them all the same questions to give you, the listener, a deeper understanding of the journey that the company have had on their travels from audition to opening night. We also spent time talking with the real people that inspired the musical and heard straight from the source the stories that ended up in Come From Away.

In this episode you'll meet the lovebirds Nick (played by Robert Hands and Diane played by Helen Hobson in the West End and Sharon Wheatley who plays her on Broadway. Mayors Claude Elliott and Derm Flynn played by Clive Carter in the West End and Joel Hatch on Broadway and our local reporter Janice Mosher played by Emma Salvo.

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143 - The Sunset Limited Jan 24, 2020

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Cormac McCarthy is known more for his books and the films adapted from them, including The Road and No Country For Old Men. Even The Sunset Limited was made into a TV film for HBO starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson.

And now, McCarthy is receiving his premiere on these shores with The Sunset Limited in the Boulevard Theatre's dramatic debut with Jasper Britton and Gary Beadle, two phenomenal actors with credit lists as long as your arm, and who've appeared on stages up and down the country as well as on our screens, too.

Gary and Jasper took time out of their rehearsal schedule to chat with me about the play, relying on each other in a two-hander and also the excitement of playing in London's newest space.

Welcome to the Rock! Episode 7 Jan 20, 2020

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We are dedicating the final three episodes of the series to bring you closer to the real life characters from Come From Away and some of the people that play them on both sides of the Atlantic. We sat down with all of the original cast members from the West End company and asked them all the same questions to give you, the listener, a deeper understanding of the journey that the company have had on their travels from audition to opening night. We also spent time talking with the real people that inspired the musical and heard straight from the source the stories that ended up in Come From Away.

In this episode we're introducing you to Harry Morrison and Sheriff Oz Fudge, David Shannon and Kevin Tuerff (otherwise known as the Gay Lumberjack) and from both Jenna Boyd and Astrid Van Wieren who play Beulah Cooper in the West End Cast and on Broadway respectively.

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Come From Away Tickets

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Broadway Show Page

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London Show Page

https://comefromawaylondon.co.uk/

Toronto Show Page

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Australia Show Page

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Shanghai Show Page

https://m.juooo.com/ticket/107774

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All music and sound rights are reserved. You must not reproduce or use any element of this podcast without explicit written permission of both Junkyard Dog Productions and Curtain Call Ltd.

Welcome to the Rock! Episode 6 Jan 13, 2020

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In this episode we're introducing you to Rachael Tucker and Captain Beverley Bass, Mary Doherty and Bonnie Harris, Nathanael Campbell and Tom MoCowan (who ends up as Bob in the musical) and lastly Jonathan Andrew Hume and Kevin Jung

SHOW LINKS

Come From Away Tickets

https://comefromaway.com/tickets.php?content=tixbroadway

Broadway Show Page

https://comefromaway.com/

London Show Page

https://comefromawaylondon.co.uk/

Toronto Show Page

https://www.mirvish.com/shows/come-from-away

Australia Show Page

https://comefromaway.com.au/

Shanghai Show Page

https://m.juooo.com/ticket/107774

SOCIAL TAGS

Come From Away (comefromaway.com)

Twitter: @wecomefromaway, @ComeFromAwayUK, @comefromawayto, @ComeFromAwayAU

Instagram: @wecomefromaway, @ComeFromAwayUK, @ComeFromAwayTO, @ComeFromAwayAU

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComeFromAway/, https://www.facebook.com/ComeFromAwayUK/,

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Broadway World: (broadwayworld.com)

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All music and sound rights are reserved. You must not reproduce or use any element of this podcast without explicit written permission of both Junkyard Dog Productions and Curtain Call Ltd.

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