This podcast brings you interviews with people working in the entertainment industry discussing about all aspects of onstage performing or backstage production. Ideas as a prospective performer through to what an adjudicator, choreographer or casting director might look for when you are delivering your performance piece. Hosted by Craig Bartley who is a performer and choreographer, who has appeared in West End and Broadway productions ranging from 42nd Street (Original cast at Theatre Royal…
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Send us Fan Mail Loraine Hastings serves as the President of the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) for the 2026–2027 term. Her lifelong dedication to dance began at age three within IDTA schools, leading to a prestigious career spanning over 45 years as a qualified teacher, senior international examiner, and choreographer. In addition to her role as principal of the Carlo Rossi…
Send us Fan Mail Anna-Jane Casey is one of the West End's most celebrated performers, with a remarkable career spanning more than four decades. She made her professional debut at just 16 in Cats and has since starred in many of musical theatre's most iconic productions, including Cabaret , Kiss of the Spider Woman , Chicago , West Side Story and, more recently, Fawlty Towers , where she delighted…
Send us Fan Mail Simon Green , better known by his iconic stage name Betty Legs Diamond , is a legendary British drag artist, dancer, and choreographer. Best known as the longtime star and co-creator of Blackpool’s world-famous Funny Girls cabaret, Simon has spent over three decades dazzling audiences with jaw-dropping routines and flawless comedic timing. Trained at the Royal Ballet School, he…
Send us Fan Mail This episode comes live from the recent UK stage and ballet scholarships organised by the British Association of Teachers of Dancing where Craig was one of the judges. Here you can listen to some interviews with competitors and parents on what this event means to them and their hopes and aspirations for their future in the performing arts profession. The British Association of…
Send us Fan Mail This episode comes from the Surrey Dance Festival where some students had entered one of the heats for Miss Dance of Great Britain competition. These student give there feedback on their experience, the fantastic atmosphere at the theatre and also the support and camaraderie that all the competitors share with each other. Miss Dance of Great Britain is a long running theatre dance…
Send us Fan Mail Craig was the adjudicator of this year's Bright Star Festival and he took some time out to chat with Lydsey, the organiser, along with some of the participants and teachers to understand what makes this festival different from others and what the dancers perceptions are of festivals. This is billed as a "supportive, friendly and encouraging" festival that has had wonderful…
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Andrew Hume is a professional British screen and stage performer who is highly skilled in both acting and singing and is well-known for his work on Pride , Amazing Grace and 10,000 BC . On stage, he is famous for playing Simba in The Lion King musical, Kevin J, Ali and various other roles in Come from Away and is currently playing the part of Sargeant Paine in the musical…
Send us Fan Mail Sam Underwood was born in Woking, Surrey and attended the Winston Churchill School. He trained at the Karen Clarke Theatre Group (now Summerscales Performing Arts). He was taught by vocal coach Phil Wisdom and attended Songtime Theatre Arts. He moved to the United States in 2006 where he studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. After graduating he went on…
Send us Fan Mail Pia studied costume design at the Wimbledon College of Art and Design, which is part of the University of the Arts London, where she learnt a wide variety of skills including millinery, wiggery, pattern cutting and much more. She also gained a range of technical skills in machine sewing. Since graduating she has worked her way up from a costumer at Chessington World of Adventures…
Send us Fan Mail Derek rose to fame as a presenter of the legendary BBC children's show Play School in the 1970s. He was raised in London, the actor and musician and went on to perform in both theatre, film, TV and radio. His West End credits include: Sing a Rude Song, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Black Mikado, The Travelling Music Show, The Secret Life of Cartoons, Run for your Wife, Dry Rot,…