Finding Our Feet Podcast

Hello you lovely people! This is our 43rd episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by Leeds Conservatoire Acting Graduate and soon to be performing in The Penelopiad at York Theatre Royal, its Olivia Burton-Laws!!! Listen as we dive into the realities of working as a deaf actor, bizarre experiences from drama school, and how to manage landing a dream r...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 42nd episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by a recent LIPA Acting Graduate and star of the multi award winning musical Spraywatch, it’s Jamie Knapper! Listen as we dive into the realities of leaving a stable job for a career in the arts, what life is like on the fringe circuit, and how drama school can make, or...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 41st episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by Sam Trotman & Finn Tickel, the actors and writers behind the sold-out Camden Fringe hit The Dance Plague of 1518!! We chat about their journey from Musical Theatre training to creating their own critically acclaimed work, why being a multi-disciplinary art...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 40th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! A year on from graduating… and we’re still figuring it out! In this episode, it’s just the three of us reflecting on life after university - what’s changed, what hasn’t, and whether we actually feel like adults yet. We chat about careers, money, friendships, relationships, comparison, the pressure to have...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 39th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode of the Finding Out Feet Podcast, we’re joined by performer and vocal coach Grace Galloway for a brilliant conversation about finding your own voice - both on and off the stage! We chat about her recent role as Rita in Educating Rita, currently performing in Ride The Cyclone, and how she bal...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 38th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! We’re back at the New Age Fundraiser! For the second year running, Finding Our Feet was invited by Ray Productions to host a special live episode from Sunny Bank Mills in Pudsey, and we couldn’t be more grateful to Linda-Ray for having us back after such a brilliant event last year. Throughout the day, we...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 37th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this Episode of Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by theatre maker, writer and producer Dec Kelly for a conversation all about creating opportunities and making your own work! We chat about his journey into theatre, why he chose a Theatre & Performance route over traditional actor training, taking his...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 36th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by actor Alex Blake, whose screen credits include The Crown, Andor, Chernobyl, and the upcoming season of Ted Lasso!! We chat about building a long-term career in one of the most competitive industries, working on some of the biggest TV productions around, and wh...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 35th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by West End performer Hana Ichijo, who recently appeared in the critically acclaimed production of Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre!! We chat about her journey into the industry, the differences between training and opportunities in the North and South, and w...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 34th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by actor Matthew McGivern for a really honest conversation about life in the industry after training! We chat about going from the same college course to landing a two-year run on Hollyoaks, what working on a major soap actually taught him, and the reality of nav...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 33rd episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re welcoming back one of our very first guests, Linda-Ray, for a full-circle catch-up ahead of the return of the New Age Fundraiser on the 30th May at Sunnybank Mills, Pudsey!! We chat about everything Linda’s been building since her first appearance on the podcast (episod...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 32nd episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by writer Chris O’Connor, whose play ‘Through It All Together’ was recently staged at Leeds Playhouse!!! We chat about his journey into writing, how that specific project came to life, and what it means to see your work performed on a stage as good as Leeds Playh...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 31st episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by Thomas Walton, a Performer and the Founder of Theatre North - for a proper chat about building theatre from the ground up!! We talk about why he founded Theatre North, his passion for panto and its place in British theatre, and what the Northern Theatre Grid m...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 30th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode of Finding Our Feet, we’re bringing you something a bit different - our Leeds Student Creative Network panel in full!! We chat about our journey from starting the podcast to where we are now, sharing the highs, the chaos, and everything we’ve learned along the way. From life after uni to bu...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 29th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by  Sophia Eleni  - a UK screen and performance-capture actor whose work sits right at the intersection of storytelling and technology!! Sophia talks to us about leading the upcoming AAA narrative game Cairn (a Tribeca-winning project), what performance capture a...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 28th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by returning guest Tyler Pickles and fellow Leeds Conservatoire alumni Lottie Burns for our first ever double guest (at the same time) interview!! We dive deep into The Untitled Spiking Project, the powerful new play Lottie began writing a few years ago, now being produc...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 27th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by Tabitha Heidi-Brown - photographer, musical theatre performer, Head of Events at Theatre North, and all-round creative!! 🎉 We chat about balancing performing with other work, why having more than one string to your bow can be a strength not a distraction, and...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 26th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! This week on Finding Our Feet, it’s just Sam and Becca - with a special guest host, Rebecca Royle - stepping in while Sean’s away on an acting job! Rather than skipping a week, we wanted to do what we do best: talk honestly. We chat about life after graduation, navigating the gap between the jobs you  want...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 25th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode of Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by George Miller to talk honestly about life after uni and what it really means to build a creative career! We chat about the importance of having more than one string to your bow, juggling different creative outlets, and why flexibility can be a huge advantage in...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 24th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode, we’re joined by ORIGINS writers/performers Brandon Robinson-Connolly, Lewi Chapman, and Alfie Peckham to talk all things ORIGINS - Theatre In Development, coming to Seven Arts, Leeds on 6th February!! We dive into the stories behind their individual plays - why they wrote them, where they came fro...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 23rd episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! It’s that weird bit between Christmas and New Year where time doesn’t exist… so we thought, why not chat absolute nonsense for an hour? 😅 Join Sam, Becca and Sean as we round off the year Finding Our Feet-style - reflecting on the madness of 2025, what’s next for all of us, our plans for the new year, and...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 22nd episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Anna Jordan - award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and the creative mind behind Yen and Lost Atoms with help on shows like Succession, One Day and Killing Eve! 🎭  We chat about her journey into writing, what makes characters feel real, and how she balances...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 21st episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode of Finding Our Feet, we sit down with Chris Bush - Olivier Award-winning playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, and one of The Stage’s most influential people in British theatre!! We dive into her creative process, her passion for new work, and how she came to write some of the plays that w...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 20th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this episode of Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by the incredible Sarah Jane Price - a 2025 WhatsOnStage Award-winning casting director whose work has shaped some of the most exciting projects in UK theatre and beyond! We chat about what it really takes to stand out in an audition (for the right reasons)...

Hello you lovely people! This is our 19th episode of the 'Finding Our Feet' Podcast! In this week’s episode of Finding Our Feet, we’re joined by the hilarious and hugely talented Paul Burling - impressionist, voice actor, and entertainer with over 25 years in show business. From pantomime and radio to Britain’s Got Talent and his own ITV show, Paul’s career is packed with stories, laughs,...