UNVIABLE: Recent Episodes
UNVIABLE
Unviable is a podcast that shines a spotlight on the whole host of unviable professionals in the world of theatre and the arts.
The wonderful Rob Madge chats all about his life as a child performing in some of the biggest West End shows from Mary Poppins to Les Miserables to working on the production pre-covid. As well as his hugely popular home videos making a comeback online.
With 20 years in the industry under his belt, Irvine Iqbal chats with Unviable about a life onstage in productions such as Aladdin, The Boy in the Dress, Bombay Dreams and a whole host more whilst challenging the industry head on with calls for proportionate and fair representation onstage.
Episode Five is alive with the sound of Raff Covino, who has performed in Hairspray, In The Heights, Peter Pan amongst many others and also is the creator of the award winning Applause for Thought, who deal with mental health in the industry.
We swoop in to Episode Four with Nicki Barry who is a Deputy Stage Manager in theatre. Nicki has worked with many companies such as New Adventures, Sadlers Wells, Open Air Theatre Regents Park and on musicals in the West End such as The Scottsboro Boys and Young Frankenstein.
Swinging into the third episode with music maestro Nick Barstow, musical director, arranger, composer and supervisor.
Having recently toured the world with Hugh Jackman, Kayleigh chats life during lockdown and performing in some of the biggest musicals in the West End.
As the arts and theatre are no longer a viable career, the Unviable podcast chats to host of professionals from the industry to chat to them about their careers and their lives during Coronavirus. In the first episode, we chat to Michael Matus, an actor who has worked all over the UK, the RSC and in the West End.