Podcasts by Regrets, Ive Had a Few
Told by an Idiot's Artistic Director Paul Hunter in free-flowing conversation with friends and colleagues from the theatre industry, delving into what made them the people they are today.
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Episode 33: Hayley Carmichael and John Wright from 2023-12-01T10:00
From their first encounters as a ‘dude’ of a teacher with a trademark leather jacket, a ‘sophisticated’ student joining Middlesex Poly en route from a summer working in France and a ‘short bloke...
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Episode 32: Mikey Ureta from 2023-11-03T10:00
Learning to do flips in the playground at school, his choreographic inspirations and playing Agent Smith in Danny Boyle's mind blowing stage re-boot of the Matrix. All of this and more is discus...
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Episode 31: Lucy McCormick from 2023-10-06T10:00
An unmatched admiration of Cats the Musical, the role of persona in her work and “having a good idea and doing it”. All of this and more is discussed in this month’s episode of Regrets I’ve Had ...
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Episode 30: Simon Stokes from 2023-09-01T09:45
The beginning of his career as Alan Rickman’s follow spot operator, being referred to as a grubby thruster by an Equity councillor and his tenures as Artistic Director at both the Bush Theatre a...
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Episode 29: Justin Audibert from 2023-07-07T14:30
Celebrating his 5th birthday with TV legends Sooty and Sweep, his interest in directing Tom Hanks on stage and his recent appointment as Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre. All of ...
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Episode 28: Okorie Chukwu from 2023-06-02T10:30
The audition process for Kate and Koji, throwing custard pies at Latitude Festival and his dad's need for all electricity to be off overnight interfering with his brothers' need to record late n...
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Episode 27: Theresa Heskins from 2023-05-05T10:00
Learning about hard graft through working in a sweet shop in Elephant and Castle, coming second to the League of Gentlemen for a coveted Total Theatre Award and her preference of canal boats ove...
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Episode 26: Mary Woodvine from 2023-04-07T11:00
Living in a van during the early days of Kneehigh, her time on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, and memories of her father cleaning the kitchen floor in his pants. All of this and mor...
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Episode 25: Simon Callow from 2023-03-03T13:51:21
A childhood heckle in defence of the Queen, a love of eccentric dance and working with some of theatre's all time greats. All of this and more is discussed in this month's episode of Regrets I'v...
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Episode 24: Will Eaves from 2023-02-10T12:03:11
Being on the committee of the school film club, adapting and reinventing works for other forms, and his preference of crime over punishment. All of this and more is discussed in this month's epi...
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Episode 23: Jerone Marsh-Reid from 2022-12-27T10:00
Jerone Marsh-Reid trained on the Physical Theatre course at East 15 Acting School.
Theatre credits include: Marvellous (@sohoplace); 4 Walls (Derby Theatre); Marvel...
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Episode 22: Matthew Dunster from 2022-12-02T10:00
Matthew Dunster is a theatre and film director and writer. He was born and raised in Oldham and now lives in South East London. Previously an actor, he has directed or written over sixty shows, ...
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Episode 21: Tanika Gupta from 2022-11-04T10:00
Over the past 25 years Tanika Gupta has written over 25 stage plays that have been produced in major theatres across the UK and has written extensively ...
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Episode 20: Rachel Mars from 2022-10-06T14:28:21
Rachel Mars is a writer and performer based in the UK. She has been working at the cross-over of performance art and theatre for 13 years. Her work explo...
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Episode 19: Stephen Harper from 2022-09-02T10:00
Stephen is an actor, teacher and director and has worked in theatre for the past 26 years. A long time collaborator of Told by an Idiot, he has performed in a total of seven of our shows and has...
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Episode 18: Sophia Clist from 2022-06-23T08:00
From a background of sculpture, Sophia creates installations, sets and objects for audiences and performers to inhabit, manipulate and transform. Much of her work is participatory and interactiv...
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Episode 17: Dennis Mortimer from 2022-05-25T17:06:13
Dennis Mortimer was born in Liverpool April 1952 and his professional football career spanned 721 league, Cup and European games. He was captain of the Aston Villa team which won the 1st Divisio...
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Episode 16: Omar Elerian from 2022-04-29T10:00
About Omar Elerian
Omar Elerian is a freelance director, dramaturg and theatre-maker. Italian of Palestinian descent, Omar trained in Italy and then graduated from Lecoq I...
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Episode 15: Lolita Chakrabarti from 2022-03-18T10:00
Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award-winning playwright and actress.
Her adaption of Yann Martel's Booker prize winning novel Life of Pi for the stage, premiered to 5-star reviews at the She...
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Episode 14: Phil Belfield from 2022-02-18T10:41:03
Phil Belfield has a BA in Drama & Theatre Studies from Middlesex University. He worked in a number of arts organisations including the NT, Lyric Hammersmith, Riverside Studios & Royal Co...
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Episode 13: Helen Lannaghan&Joseph Seelig OBE from 2022-01-07T09:00
London International Mime Festival (LIMF) is an established, annual festival of contemporary visual theatre. Essentially wordless and multi-disciplinary, its pr...
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Episode 12: Lisa Hammond from 2021-12-24T06:30
Lisa is an actress, writer and theatre maker. She has worked regularly with Told By an Idiot performing in Shoot me in the heart, A little fantasy, Beauty and the beast and Too clever by half. S...
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Episode 11: Sophie Scott from 2021-11-05T14:57:55
Sophie Scott CBE is a British neuroscientist and Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London (UCL). Her research investigates the cognitive neuroscience of voi...
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Episode 10: Jos Houben from 2021-10-01T09:49:45
Jos Houben is internationally acclaimed as a leader in the field of Comedy and Physical Theatre.
Performing, writing, teaching, and directing world-wide for the past 30 years he has worked...
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Episode 9: Jason Barnett from 2021-09-03T10:28:15
Jason Barnett biog:
Theatre includes:
THE VISIT (National Theatre), INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECT ASSEMBLY, THE VICTORIAN IN THE WALL, FRIDAY NI...
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Episode 8: Omari Douglas from 2021-06-03T23:30:51
Omari trained at the Arts Educational Schools, London, graduating in 2015.
His theatre credits include Rush at the King’s Head Theatre, Peter Pan and Jesus Christ Sup...
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Episode 7: Kathryn Hunter from 2021-05-07T10:53:53
Internationally renowned award-winning actress and director, Kathryn was born in New York, grew up in England, read French and Drama at Bristol University then trained at The Royal Academy of Dr...
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Episode 6: Emma Rice from 2021-04-02T16:06:12
Emma Rice is the proud Artistic Director of her company, Wise Children, and an internationally-respected theatre-maker and director. For Wise Children Emma has adapted and directed the productio...
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Episode 5: Aitor Basauri from 2021-03-05T10:10:26
Aitor is an acclaimed performer, teacher and clown, as well as a Co-Founder of Spymonkey.
Performing credits include: The Servant of Two ...
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Episode 4: Amanda Lawrence from 2021-01-12T10:53:35
Amanda has appeared in two Told by an Idiot shows: The Firework-maker's Daughter and Listen
Episode 3: Zoe Rahman from 2020-10-26T17:55:34
Described in The Observer as “a remarkable pianist by any standard”, Zoe has firmly established herself as one of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene. She won a MOBO Award for bes...
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Episode 2: Ayesha Antoine from 2020-10-12T17:58:23
Between the ages of 12 and 17, Ayesha Antoine played the character of Poppy Silver in TV's Grange Hill and has since gone on to follow a wide-ranging acting career across television, radio and t...
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Episode 1: Edward Petherbridge from 2020-09-24T17:32:32
Edward Petherbridge has had an amazing acting career spanning seven decades, with highlights including his portrayal of Lord Peter Wimsey in the 1987 BBC television adaptations of Dorothy L. Say...
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