Gemma's Journey
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -Theatre, Culture, Events
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Museum of the Moon at Hexham Abbey
September 30, 2023 12:39 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MB29 Sep-11 Nov tickettailor.com/events/hexhamabbey [email protected] https://www.hexhamabbey.org.uk/ https://www.lukejerram.com/ https://my-moon.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Happy Birthday South Tynedale Railway
September 17, 2023 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBCelebrating 40 years of Railway https://www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
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September 16, 2023 18:04 - 1 minute - 1.76 MBNew feature coming soon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Lydia Brickland
July 23, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBTangerines: https://journogemmahirst.com/2023/07/05/preview-tangerines-alphabetti-theatre/ https://www.instagram.com/lydia.brickland/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/Yourauntfanny/ Lydia Brickland is a writer, performer and burlesque artist from Gateshead in the North East of England. She likes to tell stories about big, complex issues in a fun, lively and accessible way. Her writing is humorous, playful and there is a radical kindness in all of her work. She is particularly interested in ...
Amy Matthews
July 20, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBLONDON, 9TH MAY 2023 – Winner of Best Newcomer at the Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 Amy Matthews is set to bring her brand-new hour ‘I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders’ to the Fringe, performing at Monkey Barrel The Tron at 3pm, throughout the festival. In her highly-anticipated new show, Amy Matthews spins a sparkling web of comedy magic in a mission to reconnect. After two relationships end in quick succession, she is left swinging between two states - stability and restlessness. Taking you ...
Tamsyn Kelly
July 18, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBLONDON, 23RD MAY 2023 – BBC New Comedian of the Year 2021 Finalist Tamsyn Kelly brings her new stand-up hour ‘Crying in TK Maxx’ to the Fringe, performing at Pleasance Courtyard at 8.40pm throughout the festival. When working class Cornish comedian Tamsyn Kelly discovers footage of her estranged father in a Channel 4 documentary, she's forced to stop and reassess her life. How have men shaped who she is? Will the chicken-shop guy ever give her the time of day? Why was Mr Blobby her first ...
John Tothill
July 12, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBWinner of 2Northdown’s New Act Competition 2022 John Tothill is bringing his highly-anticipated debut stand-up hour ‘The Last Living Libertine’ to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing at Pleasance Courtyard Below at 8.30pm throughout the festival. Join John Tothill, the Last Living Libertine [citation needed], for his debut hour dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, full of exaggeration, emancipation and historical speculation. Performed by a gushing bon vivant (and Year 4 teacher), ...
Paddy Young
July 10, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB2Northdown’s New Act Competition 2021 finalist Paddy Young is set to bring his highly-anticipated debut stand-up comedy hour ‘Hungry, Horny, Scared’ to the Fringe, performing at Pleasance Baby Grand at 9.35pm, throughout the festival. Following sell-out previews at the 2022 Fringe, Northern scamp Paddy Young’s debut show mixes his charismatic, cult leader vibe with the inevitable reality that underneath it all he is hungry, horny and scared (aren’t we all?). Upon leaving a nightmare flats...
Terry Hyde MA MBACP
June 30, 2023 17:29 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBTerry Hyde MA MBACP Psychotherapist/counsellor Terry started dancing at age 6, won a 5 year scholarship to the RAD afterwards attending the Royal Ballet Upper School, joining the Royal Ballet at age 18. Hethen joined London’s Festival Ballet (now ENB) as a soloist, performed in musicals in London’s West End, in Film and on TV. On retiring from performing, Terry set up a Business Manager for people in show business. On selling the business 15 years later, he retrained as a psych...
Blue Badge Bunch
June 26, 2023 17:05 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBA hilarious game show where each game represents a different disability, giving kids and grown ups the chance to learn about Autism and Cerebral Palsy among others. Host Benny Shakes invites the audience to help join in the games, while the panellists battle it out to come up trumps, in a show where disadvantage is an advantage! ★★★★★ “Lots of fun” ★★★★ “Cleverly thought out and engagingly interactive.” ★★★★★ “Extremely inclusive” Blue Badge Bunch is an interactive, disabled led g...
Aimee Shields- The Club
June 21, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAimee isTheatremaker from the North East of England, currently based in Yorkshire. They are lucky enough to write, direct, lecture in and perform theatre across the UK. Aimee is currently creating The Club at Laurels in Whitley Bay. Aimee Shields website: https://www.aimeeshieldstheatre.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/aimeejshields/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aimee.j.shields Twitter: https://twitter.com/aimee_j_shields LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-shields-2b8...
Robert Scragg
January 20, 2023 17:07 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBRobert Scragg is a northerner born and bred, and has had a random mix of jobs to date, including bookseller, pizza deliverer, Karate instructor, and Football Coach. He originally intended to join the legal profession, but after getting his degree, ended up with a job in Telecoms. Writing was something he hadn’t done much of since he left school, until around seven years ago when an idea for a book popped up that he found too interesting to ignore, and his lead character, Jake Porter, plus his...
Sarah Hardy
December 01, 2022 17:30 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBSarah Is has been a lifelong creative, exhibiting internationally as am artist and a therapist of 18years. Whilst experiencing the wider benefits of yoga and it’s teachings, she decided to do her yoga training in several strands of the practice to extend her therapeutic toolkit. She coaches one to one and in corporate settings. Whilst beginning to join the dots, she found the elements of well-being to be far wider than simply applying a balanced diet and exercise - of any kind. Art and a d...
Dora Frankel
October 07, 2022 17:20 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBDora Frankel trained at Rambert School of Ballet 1967-71 and later as choreologist at The Benesh Institute. She joined Rambert Company as choreologist, also performing in Cruel Garden among other works. During her 50 year career here and abroad, mainly America and Scandinavia, she has combined choreography and dance and theatre performance with education and outreach work, including most notably, the design and leadership of Angered Gymnasium’s dance programme(s). On her return from Sweden sh...
Jim Daly
August 02, 2022 18:46 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBSocial media links are: twitter.com/jimdalycomedy instagram.com/jimdalycomedy facebook.com/jimdalycomedy tiktok.com/@jimdalycomedy?lang=en Website is jimdalycomedy.com Debut show from award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation, Jim Daly (50+ million views). Jokes, songs and stories on his two biggest two loves: his two-year-old daughter and football. He negotiates the first year of being a new dad with the help of his love of the beautiful game and one of its most notewort...
Wildcard Theatre
July 25, 2022 17:48 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB*Talking about coercive control, but we won't be going into the details.* The effect of being told you’re loved is very powerful. But what happens when that love becomes an invisible threat? Wildcard Theatre’s Ruckus is a compelling, unsettling one-woman thriller exploring the suppression and destruction caused by coercive control. Taking the audience through the sensations of being at the beginning of a coercively controlled relationship, this tense and thought-provoking drama will raise que...
Quick Theatre Company
July 22, 2022 15:33 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBFounded in 2018 by Will Jackson and Lucy Bird, Quick Duck is an award winning West Midlands based theatre company. They make interactive shows with a fun and comic twist to create unforgettable live experiences. Confetti: Felix is uptight and unlucky in love. He’s the mate of honour at his best friend’s wedding - one they’ve been planning since childhood - and he’s going to make sure it’s absolutely perfect. That is, as long as there are no distractions along the way… It’s Helen’s surprise He...
Quick Duck Theatre Company
July 22, 2022 15:33 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBFounded in 2018 by Will Jackson and Lucy Bird, Quick Duck is an award winning West Midlands based theatre company. They make interactive shows with a fun and comic twist to create unforgettable live experiences. Confetti: Felix is uptight and unlucky in love. He’s the mate of honour at his best friend’s wedding - one they’ve been planning since childhood - and he’s going to make sure it’s absolutely perfect. That is, as long as there are no distractions along the way… It’s Helen’s surprise He...
Aimee Shields
July 13, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBAimee isTheatremaker from the North East of England, currently based in Yorkshire. They are lucky enough to write, direct, lecture in and perform theatre across the UK. Aimee is currently directing The Beatles were a boyband for F-Bomb Theatre that is going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Aimee Shields website: https://www.aimeeshieldstheatre.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/aimeejshields/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aimee.j.shields Twitter: https://twitter.com/aimee_j_shield...
Expial Atrocious
June 29, 2022 18:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBWe are Expial Atrocious - a West Midlands-based theatre company who specialise in absurdist theatre and abstract methods of storytelling. This year, we'll be taking our latest absurdist drama, 'BUTCHERED', for a limited run at the Lime Studio, Greenside, Nicholson Square. Created in just under five months, taking inspiration from Alfred Jarry's iconic play 'Ubu Roi', Splendid Productions' choreography and video game music, this two-hander is a monster of a show. It features dynamic physicali...
Triple A Food Tours
June 20, 2022 18:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBA local and sustainable culinary tour Triple A Food Tours is based in the vivacious city of Newcastle, the hub of the North East! The name Triple A derives from business owner Amy Whitfield's name, her son Archie & husband Andrew....(the three A's) Website: https://www.tripleafoodtours.com/about-us Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tripleafoodtours Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tripleafoodtours/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-...
Rachael Walsh- Associate Director of The Sorcerer's Apprentice
November 12, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBNorthern Stage will produce a magical new adaptation of family favourite The Sorcerer’s Apprentice this Christmas (27 November - 31 December). Set in the streets of Newcastle but not quite as we know it, audiences will be treated to live music, puppetry, magic and illusion as they follow the adventures of Hatty Rabbit and her friends after a mysterious letter arrives inviting Hatty to an interview for a sorcerer’s apprentice… Maria Crocker will direct her first main stage show for Northern ...
Steve Boyce
November 05, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSteve is delighted to be returning to Shone Productions for his fourth year, after playing Widow Twankey (Aladdin, 2019), Dame Dolly (Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, 2018) & Mrs Smee (Peter Pan, 2017). Born in Hull, Steve studied theatrical design at the Arden School of Theatre, Manchester before starting work as a freelance costume designer and maker, a job that he still loves to this day, and which he fits in around all of his other theatre work. (He even designed and made all of his own out...
Mat Ricardo
October 29, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBA key figure in the cabaret and variety revival, Mat has performed by Royal command on more than one occasion, headlined and hosted shows across the UK, and regularly appears further afield, including residencies in the legendary European Variete theatres, appearances in gala shows on stage and television the world over, and regular invitations to perform in such iconic venues as the Royal Albert Hall, The Savoy Hotel, and Hollywood's Magic Castle Website: https://www.matricardo.com/ Faceb...
Monolith- Zest Theatre
October 25, 2021 18:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBWritten by Jenny Daniels Music and Sound Design by Testament Premiere presented by Threshold Studios at Frequency International Festival of Digital Culture, Lincoln 28th to 31st October 2021 Embark on a journey of discovery as you seek out the monolith – you know, the one that has all the answers to life’s biggest questions that can’t possibly be answered... Or can they? Developed remotely with young people and creatives from across the country, monolith is an audio-based experience that use...
Paulus - The Cabaret Geek
October 22, 2021 18:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBPaulus (aka Paul L Martin) has been working in the world of variety entertainment for 30 years since he curated his very first ‘variety show’ in his hometown of Littlebourne near Canterbury, Kent at the age of just fifteen in aid of Leukaemia Research Fund. Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood: Written and performed by Paulus Of TV’s All Together Now, ‘Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood’ is a homage celebrating the music of the late comedy genius and national tre...
Kristina Demou
October 07, 2021 18:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBKristina Demou, is a UK based international performer and vocal coach. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Music, London, her versatility as a vocalist has taken her all over Europe, performing in Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, Germany and back again, on some of London’s finest stages including Wembley Stadium, The Royal Albert Hall and Her Majesty’s Theatre. Her passion for mentoring has meant she has been able to share those skills and experiences with many teenagers, inspiring and co...
Series 4 is coming soon
September 27, 2021 17:55 - 31 seconds - 505 KBSeries 4 is coming soon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Hester Dowling
September 15, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBHesterKatherine Dowling is a writer-poet fine art screen printer painter actor. She has been on Vera as a Support Artist as well as The Dumping Ground. She also belongs to an Independent Theatre group that has started back up again. She did the voice over acting in a student short 5-minute audio Drama about Dementia which Lewis Harrower had entered for his MA work .which was played on BBC Radio 4 ‘Living With Dementia’ Then was invited to work on a collaboration project at the University...
Dami Fawehinmi
September 10, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBDami is a cultural curator and photographer, my work focuses on creating multi-dimensional representation for marginalized communities. As a Black, Queer, non-binary woman, she turns her personal experiences both negative and positive into art, creating joy is one of my biggest passions. Dami also recently started her media company Navii Media which is home to creating events, amplifying the work of Black creatives and our stories online and offline. Links: journalsofdami.com visualsbyjod...
Holly Gallagher
September 06, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBHolly is a theatre maker, director and facilitator based in Thornaby, Teesside. She is interested in new work that speaks about the world we live in today and stimulates an audience’s imagination. Holly: https://arconline.co.uk/take-part/for-artists/associate-artists-and-companies/holly-gallagher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hollyrachael_ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Expial Atrocious
August 25, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBDinner with strangers is always awkward, especially when you’re the guest of honour. You are cordially invited to the dinner party of your life. The dress code is come as you are. Secrets and all. Pour yourself into this twisted tale, relish in a new form of dynamic storytelling and devour this experience from a new perspective. We only ask that you make yourself at home, keep your elbows off the table and be who you say you are. Hear. Speak. See. is a brand-new immersive drama by Expial Atr...
You're My Jury- Tammar Scotland
August 22, 2021 18:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBAllison Miller is on trial pleading not guilty to all charges held against her. She is accused of tax evasion, bribery, fraud, murder, smuggling drugs into the US and selling and transferring nuclear weapons. Allison is desperate to prove to you, her jury, that she is innocent. She claims to have been used by the rich and powerful men around her, that all these crimes were committed by them, she was just their alibi. What will be your verdict? Do you believe Allison? Is she innocent or guilt...
Madhouse
August 20, 2021 18:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBWithin the confines of a messy kitchen, six students grapple with the modern struggles of youth. Overwhelmed by debt, perplexed by romance, suffocated by chaos – for each student, life is an experiment, in which conflict is inevitable. Welcome to the Madhouse... You can book tickets to see Madhouse here Instagram Twitter Nottingham New Theatre Website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Amy Lawrence
August 18, 2021 18:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBI talk to Amy Lawrence about her journey into the dance world. Twitter: @Lady_ALawrence Website: http://www.amylawrencechoreography.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Patricia Verity Suarez Movement
August 16, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBPatricia is a movement director based in Teesside and London. She studied MA(Hons) Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on MA Movement: Directing and Teaching. She is also a Movement Lecturer on BA(Hons) Musical Theatre at Leeds College of Music and an Associate Artist of Both Barrels Theatre. My movement work is inspired through using the imagination and grounding it in the body through somatic practices influenced by yog...
Rachel O'Regan & Hannah McEachern
July 19, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this episode, I talk to Rachel O'Regan (Writer) & Hannah McEachern (Director) from F-Bomb Theatre. We talk about the challenges that women face in the theatre industry and what changes to be made. We also talk about their new show Afterparty that is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. For more information about Afterparty click here: https://fbombtheatre.co.uk/about Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fbombtheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbombt...
Caroline Warburton- Prudhoe Community Arts Festival and Trail
July 16, 2021 18:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBFor more information about the Prudhoe, Art Trail visit https://prudhoe.org/projects/prudhoe-art-trail/ To contact Prudhoe Community Partnership visit https://prudhoe.org/contact-us/ or https://prudhoe.org/ To experience the virtual trail visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p5ZV9Usbuc The music in background was broadcast by radio prudhoe. I do not own the music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Thank you Series 2
July 14, 2021 18:00 - 51 seconds - 818 KBThank you Series 2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Jonny Hannah
July 12, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBJonny was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. He studied at Liverpool School of Art and The Royal College. He now lives in Southampton. To mark the reopening of its four venues, Museums Northumberland presents a new countywide exhibition by illustrator and printmaker, Jonny Hannah, celebrating some of Northumberland’s strangest stories and most curious characters. Northumberland Folk, which takes place across Museums Northumberland’s four sites – Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol, Berwick Museum...
Anna Reay
July 09, 2021 18:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBAnna Reay is an incredibly versatile singer, who performs a vast array of musical styles. Anna is based in the North East of England but her theatre shows and cabaret performances take her throughout the UK, Europe and on cruise ships. That is not the end of her talents! Anna Reay, and her band provide an outstanding option for weddings, private functions, concerts and corporate events. You can check out Anna Reay on her website: http://annareay.co.uk/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram....
Sallyanne Flemons
July 06, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBAs a freelancer for over 20 years, Sallyanne Flemons has directed her passion for culture and nature by helping numerous organisations engage thousands of people with culture and sustainability. She has managed the Family Explorers North East project since 2013 which now has 11,000+ participating families. She’s also Ambassador for the North East Family Arts Network and Communications Director for participatory art project Wunderbar (Bobby Baker’s Great & Tiny War, #MLK1967 with Jeremy Deller...
Iles Tours
June 18, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBAlex Iles is the owner of Iles Tours a UK tour company that brings amazing places to life with unforgettable walking tours - telling you the stories of the North East of England! The company was founded on the 9th of March in 2013. He remembers standing at Grey’s Monument and asking if people wanted to join a tour! Since then he has developed thirteen different tours of the region. You can check out IIes Tours here Alex Iles youtube channel here --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas...
Mhairi Ledgerwood- Playwright
June 14, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBMhairi Ledgerwood is a Scottish playwright based in the North-East of England. She has had several short plays performed at venues such as The Traverse, Live Theatre, Alphabetti Theatre, and Jabberwocky Market. Her one-act play White Noise was performed at ARC Stockton in 2015 as a rehearsed reading, following mentoring by Bruntwood Prize winner Vivienne Franzmann. Her play Parklife started as a short play at Live Theatre, before being developed for Live Theatre’s Live Lab Elevator Festi...
Wayne Miller- Artist/Actor/Writer/Director
June 02, 2021 18:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB*Please note this episode contains mild language that some listeners may take offense to* Wayne began his training at South Tyneside College in Performing Arts, before moving on to Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. Upon leaving Theatre School he returned to his native North East to work with ‘Boyle Yer Stott’s Productions’. With Boyle Yer Stotts, Wayne performed in many of their critically acclaimed productions for over a decade. While working as an actor in a variety of stage & TV work...
Mark Johnson- Beyond The Curtain
May 31, 2021 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBMark Johnson is a theatre blogger known as Beyond The Curtain You can read his blog https://www.beyondthecurtain.co.uk/ Twitter: @beyondcurtain12 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondcurtain1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondcurtain/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Robert Wilson Baker- Artist and Radio Host to Friday Night Rambles and The Theatre Show
April 26, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBRobert Wilson Baker is an Artist and Radio Host to Friday Night Rambles and The Theatre Show. We talk about this theatre career, his passion for Panto, and how he got to interview Basil Brush. @RobboWB @FriNightRambles @SparkSunderland --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message
Elliott Wallis- Artistic Director of SE Theatre Company
April 22, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBElliott trained with the Year Out Drama Company (YOD) in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2013/14. He is the resident Music Director and Sound Designer for Tread the Boards Theatre Company (TTB), based at the Attic Theatre in Stratford, and co-Artistic Director of SE Theatre Company which is devoted to exploring new writing and interpreting classic and contemporary plays for a modern audience. @elliott_wallis @ttb86 @sethcompany www.setheatrecompany.co.uk www.theattictheatre.co.uk --- Send in ...
Meg Muir- Artist
April 20, 2021 18:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBMeg Muir is a self-employed folk artist that specialises in exclusive art on Dartington crystal, professionally framed mirrors bespoke art for all gifting occasions. Commissions are taken to personalise gifts such as gin, wine, whisky sets, prosecco, decanters and vases and candle holders. She also creates botanical art on sea glass which is created into beautiful and unique jewellery. https://www.facebook.com/megmuirartist https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-muir-artist-708b85166/ https://w...