It's All An Act

In this Episode, We have an amazing guest by the name of Simon Austin (or Simon Richards to his friends) who tells us the story of his journey of his artistic life with some great messages along the way. We find an am dram show from the NODA website and tell you the reason why we chose it, tune in to find out who picked what. We review Tom's choice of Spongebob the musical from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones, see how many we gave it. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. (here's a clue Jaz was excited) We have a community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett Lucie's Choice - Peter Pan

In this Episode, we change things up a bit and Jaz asks the team to find an am dram show from the NODA website and the reason why, tune in to find out who picked what. We review Anna's choice of Waitress from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones, see how many we gave it. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. (here's a clue it's not Jaz, Lucie or Anna) We talk about an article that was released saying that Billy Elliot could make boys gay in Hungary, see what we had to say about that! We have a community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett Fanny the fairy show - Irchester players - https://

In this Episode, we had a wonderful guest by the name of Stephen Love who is one of the puppeteers for the touring production of Warhorse. He spoke to us about his journey from East 15 to becoming the head of a horse. He told us about the art of Bunraku and gave some sound advise for anyone looking to get into the industry. We review Jaz's choice of Come from away from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones, see how many we gave it. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. (here's a hint, it's between Anna and Tom) We have a community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett Warhorse - http://www.warh

In this Episode, we had the lights back on, which was a relief for Jaz as he could actually see the buttons. We review Lucie's choice of Heathers the musical from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones, see how many we gave it. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. (here's a hint, it's not Lucie) We discuss, Seussical the musical over the festive period, throughly modern millie shutting down, We will rock you touring, Mark Williams as the star of Dr Doolittle, Kinky Boots finishing, The Tony Awards, West End Live and Anna's Pants, so tune in to find out more. We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all a

In this Episode, we recorded in the dark, don't ask, but it was good fun. We review Jaz's choice The Departure Lounge from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. We discuss, understudies in am dram, Cinema ticket prices for Jamie, Martin Kemp in Chicago and Lucie put us through our paces in a Musical Theatre Quiz. We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett

In this Episode, we interview very cowardly guest (only joking) he is playing the Lion in Lochgelly and District Amateur Musical Association's (LADAMA) production of The Wizard of Oz, running from 29th May to 2nd June 2018. *Drum roll please* Mr Andrew Gardiner. We talk to him about The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the transition from Kansas to Oz and celebrate him getting a 2:1 in BA (hon) Theatre and Film. We review Jaz's choice The Departure Lounge from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. Lucie talks about The Greatest Showman and possibility of it going to the big stage, Jaz talks about the Central Ballet costumes that were stolen and Anna talks about the new Les Mis casting. We had no Tom with us in this episode due to work commitments, we miss you Tom! We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups

In this Episode, we interview a good friend of ours and great animator for some of the biggest films around, Mr Pete Warbis. We talk to him about films, being an animator, the difference his job has being in amateur theatre and also being naked whilst playing video games (www.barebuddies.co.uk) We review Lucie's choice The Wiz (Live Edition) from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it will be. We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett Newbury Musical Theatre Society Concert Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/nmts

In this Episode, we talk about GDPR and all that comes along with it. We review Anna's choice of Tarzan (The Broadway Edition) from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it was between Jaz and Lucie and what they chose. We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett GDPR website link - http://www.einsteinmarketer.com/gdpr-data-protection-laws-2018/ Tom's Article Link - https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/how-much-do-west-end-actors-earn_46338.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=18apr2018 Anna's Article Link - https

In this Episode, we talk about PRS and needing a license for a Cabaret type show, We get a voice for 'Copyright Colin' and talk about the weird noise that escaped out of John Legend. We review Tom's choice of American Psycho (The Musical) from last episodes 'Album of the week' rating it out of five microphones. We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it was and what they chose. We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/ So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett PPLPRS website link - pplprs.co.uk

In this Episode, we have an amazing guest who goes by the name of Joshua Mason from Inspirations Theatre talking about their up and coming production of Godspell showing from 27th - 31st March 2018 in Chesterfield. Joshua talks about how he has taken over the production company two years ago and how he likes to put on productions that aren’t done in his area often.  We review Anna's choice of Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella from last episodes 'Album of the week' We 'Spin that wheel' to see who will be picking this episodes album, take a listen to find out who it was and what they chose.  We have a new community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/  So tune in, Join in, have some fun and take a listen. Please rate and review us on itunes or our facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team (Jaz, Lucie, Tom and Anna) Intro and Outro Credit - Joe Purdue It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett Godspell ticket link - https://www.ticketsource

In this episode, we give our feedback for the first album of the week (Eugenius), find out what we thought about it, we have some interesting discussions about mental health, the different types of jobs within the theatre and The Olivier’s, which we have renamed The Hamilton’s this year, listen in to find out why. We also spoke about, Toy story, Panic at the disco and the Macarena (Don’t ask) a right random mix for this episode, we hope you enjoy it. So, come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team. Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you. Please rate and review us on itunes. www.itsallanact.co.uk Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team Show information - National Operatic and Dramatic Association: www.noda.org.uk Intro and Outro Credit – Joseph Purdue - www.joepurdue.com ‘It’s all an act’ podcast logo credit – Joseph Foskett Articles in the west end section – www.whatsonstage.com & www.thestage.co.uk Lucie’s Ar

Hello, Hello, in this episode we all picked something we would like to talk about, bringing questions to the table and discussing our opinions. We bought back an old favourite and played an in-house game of Reversal Rehearsal, can you guess what the show is before it’s revealed? We also had some big news that we revealed, so here it is………..WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY! To find us hit the link http://ow.ly/tW8w30iA2g0 or search for It’s all an act (don’t forget the apostrophe) Also, a brand new feature for our podcast is ‘Album of the week’ where we spin the wheel to see who gets to pick a musical album for us to all listen to. We will then discuss the album on the next podcast and you can join in too. Click the link https://goo.gl/bJHXAo and let us know what you think. We have a special treat for you from our friends at theatretokens.com we can now offer you 10% the total of your basket. Just enter ITSALLANACT into the code box at the checkout.   So, come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's

In this episode, we interview Lee Round from GDS Productions, who is playing the part of Abanaza in their up and coming panto of ‘Aladdin’. He talks about the family feel of amateur theatre from his personal experience over the time he has spent within a society.   Jaz and Lucie hold the fort whilst Tom and Anna have work commitments (we miss you guys), we have discussions about the difference between men and women within the industry, with it being the year of the woman and 100 years since woman got the chance to vote. We also talk about the pros and cons of being a couple and doing amateur theatre.   Lucie reveals her new speedy game! She also gives us some woman-based shows in News and Social (Woop Woop)   So, come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you.   Please rate and review us on itunes.   www.itsallanact.co.uk   Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team   Show informa

Come and find out why we are talking about, Chesney Hawks, Justin Bieber, and listen to the team struggling to name shows with each letter of the alphabet, also find out why News and social was so funny.   So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you.   Please rate and review us on itunes.   We want your feedback, please tell us what you think, what would you like to see from the podcast? Get in touch via our website.   www.itsallanact.co.uk   Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team   Intro and Outro Credit – Joseph Purdue -  www.joepurdue.com   ‘It’s all an act’ podcast logo credit – Joseph Foskett   Show information - National Operatic and Dramatic Association: www.noda.org.uk

Happy New Year!   The first show of 2018! Woo Hoo! Here we go, our second year at It’s all an act podcast. We play our guess the character game (Which we need a name for) We have some news about Ben Forester in the west end section and as ever the ladies have some great shows to kick-start your new year in news and social (woop woop).   Tune in to find out some very exciting news about where ‘It’s All An Act Podcast’ is moving forward.   Thank you for supporting us last year. We love you all.   So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you.   Please rate and review us on itunes.   We want your feedback, please tell us what you think, what would you like to see from the podcast? Get in touch via our website.   www.itsallanact.co.uk   Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team   Intro and Outro Credit – Joseph Purdue -  www.joepurdue.com   ‘It’s all an act’ podcast logo credit –

This episode is all the best bits from the episodes of 2017. We hope you enjoy it.   Thank you for supporting us this year. Happy New Year.   So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you.   Please rate and review us on itunes.   We want your feedback, please tell us what you think, what would you like to see from the podcast? Get in touch via our website.   www.itsallanact.co.uk   Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team   Intro and Outro Credit – Joseph Purdue -  www.joepurdue.com   ‘It’s all an act’ podcast logo credit – Joseph Foskett  

IT’S CHRISTMAS!!! In this Episode, we have a little podcast Christmas party, we do a Christmas quiz, find out some Christmas facts and we play the game that developed from our Disney special podcast where someone thinks of a character and then the team ask yes or no questions. We also have some very important discussions in the west end section and as ever the ladies have some great shows to watch to finish the year off in news and social (woop woop).   Tune in to find out some very exciting news about where ‘It’s All An Act Podcast’ are moving forward.   Thank you for supporting us this year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.   So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you.   Please rate and review us on itunes.   We want your feedback, please tell us what you think, what would you like to see from the podcast? Get in touch via our website.   www.itsallanact.co.uk  

In this episode, we interview a good friend of Jaz’s and technician for the Orange Tree Theatre (Richmond) Lisa Berrystone. She talks about all the famous people she has met partly because of her job, including Nicole Scherzinger.  The west end section discussion goes on to talk about the delay of ‘Hamilton’ with the refurbishment work that has been going on at the Victoria Palace Theatre.  Lucie and Anna have some great shows for you, as usual, this week in news and social (Woop Woop), lots of festive shows and more pantomimes then you can shake a stick at.   So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you.   Please rate and review us on itunes.   www.itsallanact.co.uk   Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team Show information - National Operatic and Dramatic Association: www.noda.org.uk   Intro and Outro Credit – Joseph Purdue -  www.joepurdue.com   ‘It’s all an act’ podcas

In this Episode, we interview one of the funniest people we know, Carol Joice. She made us giggle from the off, by giving us moustaches to wear whilst doing the podcast. Carol has being doing Am Dram for many years, adopting all sorts of roles, sometimes even 3 in one show. Come and find out why Dawn French was compared to Mickey Mouse.   The West End Section Discussion goes on to talk about the Mischief Theatre and their Christmas production ‘A Christmas carol goes wrong’ being aired over the Christmas period on BBC One. We catch up with what is happening with Emma Rice’s Wise Children company and some important people being put into place for that.   Lucie and Anna have some tremendous shows for you as usual this week in news and social (woop woop), some classics and now we are getting into the festive season a couple of pantos.   So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team.   Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show ne

In this Episode, We interview a long-time friend of Jaz’s (Not old) Chris Leonard (or Lenny as many people know him). He is now the proud owner and runs Razzamataz Pendle, trying to give children the opportunity to perform just like he did. Chris plays our great game of Reversal Rehearsal and has a great laugh with it. The West End Section Discussion goes on to talk about the need to Theatre to involve people of all abilities and we have a large debate about ‘Are musicals drowning out plays in the west end’ found out what we all thought. Lucie and Anna have some awesome shows for you as usual this week in news and social (woop woop), some great classic productions and a brand new musical. So come and tune in to find out all the fun and frolics with the It's All An Act Team. Visit our website for all our social links, also check out our calendar and find a show near you. Please rate and review us on itunes.   www.itsallanact.co.uk   Yours from The ‘It’s All An Act’ Team   Show information - National Operatic a