The London Rep Podcast: Recent Episodes
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We hang out with people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who are making waves in film, theatre and across the arts community, bringing you lots of laughs and even more words of wisdom.
Hi Welcome to the first podcast episode of 2020 and the last of this first series. Our Artistic Director Leaphia Darko got to sit down with the exceptional writer/director Steven Kavuma. Steven is a graduate of the Central School of Speech and Drama and the founder of Diversity School, an initiative designed to increase representation across drama schools. On follow @DiverseSchool on twitter to keep up to date with all his amazing work! We chatted about - The upside of conservatoire training and how we got through it -Challenges in training caused by the intersection of race and class - The importance of selfcare in the face of micoraggressions - The books we're buzzing about at the moment - Our Mad love for 90s Eastenders episodes
Hi Everyone and welcome to the last TLR podcast episode of 2019!!! On this month’s episode our Founder Leaphia Darko chats to Zoe Templeman- Young Artistic Director of a Ecoute Theatre about. - Being a carer - The Magic of Verbatim Theatre - Applying to the arts council - Making regionally inclusive work - Baroque dancing on ciroc - How to survive the drama school audition process And more! Happy 2020!!
Hi Welcome to this months episode of The London Rep Podcast! We venture out into the wider arts community today as our founder Leaphia has a chat with Jay Chakravorty. Jay is a self taught musician who writes music for adverts, plays and films and is of mixed Welsh and Indian heritage. We talk about: - growing up as people of colour in music - being self taught as a teen vs going to junior conservatoire - adventures at Glastonbury and other music festivals - smashing up guitars on stage - why Solange is a kween. If you want to keep up with all things TLR we are @thelondonrep across all social media. Enjoy the episode!
Hi Everybody! Welcome back to the podcast! We are starting a new strand on this platform where we will be uploading recordings of monologues and plays for you to enjoy! This first one, written by our Founder and Artistic Director Leaphia Darko, explores the highs and lows of being a working class theatre fan with friends that just don't understand you! Happy Listening 😊
Hello Everyone! On this month's episode, our guests are Rehan Mudannayake and Radhika Jani during post production for their upcoming short film. Rehan is an experienced director who is currently studying an MA in Film having worked extensively in the corporate world. Hi career highlights include making films for the UN. Radhika is a first time screenwriter who has recently found her calling. We chat about
low to no budget and first time film making film school vs alternatives Importance of representation and its effects on mental health for young people of colour Our favourite Hollywood and Bollywood Films That random time back in 2007 when Facebook was all about throwing sheep at each other
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In this month's episode our guest is actor Sarah Amankwah who is currently playing Henry V at The Shakespeares Globe. Amongst other things we chat about:
- Going to drama school very young vs going with life experience
- The drama school experience as women of colour
- Switching between acting jobs and coffee shop jobs
- Selfcare and mindset
- Our motivations to become artists and the places in which we find inspiration
- What it’s like being the first black woman to play Henry V
- What it’s like performing at the Shakespeare’s Globe and The National Theatre
- How much we stan 90s WWE especially The Rock, Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin
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Welcome to this month’s episode! Our guest is Artistic Director of Invertigo Theatre Company (invertigotheatre.co.uk), Welsh language speaker and Shakespeare’s Globe actor Steffan Donnelly!
Things we discuss:
-Writing and performing plays in English and Welsh -Diversity and the drama school experience -Obstacles to accessing the industry from linguistic, class and ethnicity stand points -Alternative ways of training -Colonial history behind and associations with Shakespeare -How much we adore Jodie Comer.
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In our first episode our Founder Leaphia Darko chats to fellow RADA Graduate Tamara Lawrence of the BBC’s The Long Song about her Stage work at The National Theatre and The Royal Court and finds out what inspired her to become an actor.
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