The Uncensored Critic Podcast

Hello guys and welcome back to another Fringe in Fifteen! A series dedicated to fringe artists across the UK and beyond, giving them a fifteen minute elevator pitch style interview promoting what their show is about and where people can see it.  Today we welcome Thomas Carruthers of Righton Productions, and their show “Conflict of Interest” playing at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, Islington on 1st...

Welcome back to Shakespeare Saturday!  Connecting modern hearts to timeless stories.  Hosted by myself and Sarah Spring 🎭 This week we look at one of the Bard’s least performed and most underrated comedies, Love’s Labour’s Lost.  Believed to have been written between 1588-1597 the play transports us to Navarre, where a young King, along with his three friends (Ferdinand ((The King)), Berowne, Lon...

Hello guys and welcome back to another Fringe in Fifteen! A series dedicated to fringe artists across the UK and beyond, giving them a fifteen minute elevator pitch style interview promoting what their show is about and where people can see it.  Today we welcome along Eliza Allen and her show “10A: The Fitting Room”, live at the Edinburgh Fringe (at the Tonic, The Caves and The Spare Room) until 3...

Tyrone trained at Mountview in musical theatre and has worked extensively since graduating.  His credits include: Gator, Memphis the Musical, London Lanx, Angel City, Edinburgh Fringe Genie, Aladdin, King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Doctor, Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre, West End - for which he received a Broadway World Nomination Seaweed, Hairspray, Curve Leicester Judas, Jesus Christ Supersta...

Hello guys and welcome back to another Fringe in Fifteen! A series dedicated to fringe artists across the UK and beyond, giving them a fifteen minute elevator pitch style interview promoting what their show is about and where people can see it.  Today we welcome Matt Ackermann and his show “TAP OUT! (Or I’ll hit you again) at the Edinburgh Fringe until 31st August. Catch it at the Gilded Balloon i...

Hello guys and welcome back to another Fringe in Fifteen! A series dedicated to fringe artists across the UK and beyond, giving them a fifteen minute elevator pitch style interview promoting what their show is about and where people can see it.  Today we welcome Lizzie Bean and her show “Phuckets and Rainbows” at the Edinburgh Festival this year.  A one woman show that “bends reality, breaks rules...

Joel trained at The Hammond and has been part of some of the most well-known shows to date.  Including one very recently you might be aware of. His credits include: Rent, UK Tour West End Women, UK Tour Evita, Ljubljana Festival, Slovenia Simon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Regents Park Open Air Theatre Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nigh time, UK Tour Kinky Boots, UK Tour Cock, Ambassadors Theatre...

Hello guys and welcome back to another Fringe in Fifteen! A series dedicated to fringe artists across the UK and beyond, giving them a fifteen minute elevator pitch style interview promoting what their show is about and where people can see it.  Today we welcome fellow actor and friend of mine Emily Drewett and her show “Situationshit”, on at the Libra Theatre Cafe on 15th and 16th August at 3:45p...

Danielle is a barrister at Matrix chambers and has been involved in cases involving serious crime, protest law, inquests and inquiries.  Bringing empathy and sensitivity to the table, especially during instances regarding children and young people, she thrives in bringing cases like these to justice.  She holds an LLB (Bachelor of Law) degree from Sheffield University and completed her BPTC (Bar P...

Hello guys and welcome back to another Fringe in Fifteen! A series dedicated to fringe artists across the UK and beyond, giving them a fifteen minute elevator pitch style interview promoting what their show is about and where people can see it.  Today we welcome along actor and writer Joanna Orlowska and her show “Off Script” which will play at the Drayton Arms Theatre, London on 23rd and 24th Jul...

Ray trained at Rose Bruford and has been a part of some of the best things across stage and screen since.  His credits include, for Film: Hamilton Beauty and the Beast Hamlet, dir. Ken Branagh Summer in Cape Town  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone TV: Red Dwarf Death in Paradise Shakespeare and Hathaway  Silent Witness His Dark Materials Theatre: Countless shows with the RSC - Pericles, Oth...

Simon is one of the most celebrated directors in the London theatre scene. He has tackled some of the most well-known texts in the literary canon as well as new writer’s work. His directing credits include: Killer Joe, staring Orlando Bloom - Trafalgar Theatre Rubber Room, Old Vic The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Donmar Warehouse, starring Lenny Henry and his sister Lucy Eaton Silence of the Sea,...

Welcome back to Shakespeare Saturday!  Connecting modern hearts to timeless stories.  Hosted by myself and Sarah Spring 🎭 This week we look at one of the Bard’s most performed comedies, Twelfth Night.  The story starts at sea, a shipwreck, Viola thinking she is the only survivor between herself and her twin brother Sebastian, sets foot on the island of Illyria. “What country, friends, is this?” S...

Chloë is a classically trained singer who achieved a grade 8 in her ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) with distinction when she was only 17.  She studied Contemporary Theatre and Performance as well as Popular Music at University in Manchester for 4 years graduating with a first in 2014.  Her vocal interests stretch across genres such as jazz, musical theatre, pop, however her...

Kate is now one of three women on the Equity Register of Fight Directors since 2001, and has enjoyed working as a fight director for more than twenty years.  Being a retired competitive boxer and qualified coach, she knows how to choreograph a physical fight, be it a bar brawl to battle scenes to make it look as effective as possible. While making sure the actors do it as safely as possible.  She...

Katie has worked extensively in immersive and interactive theatre both as a script writer, collaborator and immersive theatre specialist.  Her acting credits include: Manhunt Slow Horses Bluestone 42 Call the Midwife The Crimson Petal Number of plays both at the National and Bush Theatre.  In immersive theatre she has led a number of projects, those include: Paddington Bear Experience  Boots on th...

Hello guys and welcome back to Shakespeare Saturday!  Hosted by myself and Sarah Spring 🎭 Today we look at not only one of our most loved Shakespeare texts, but one of our favourite plays of all time, Othello.  Set against a backdrop of a conflict in Cyprus, Iago fuelled with anger that Michael Cassio has become the Moor’s lieutenant and assumption that Othello has slept with his wife abroad, set...

Grace trained at East 15 Acting School and has been a Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Director at the Young Vic, a Catalyst Director at the North Wall, and participated in TalentLAB at Théâtre National du Luxembourg. She is a Theatre Director and Community Artist from East London and her work is rooted in collaboration, bold storytelling, and amplifying voices.  She has worked with theatres and co...

Kate is an actress, writer and teacher, she graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) and her work can be seen across theatres, BBC and Channel 4. As well as in classes at Arts Ed, LAMDA, Rutgers Uni at the Globe, National Opera Studio and for the New Actors Centre.  Her acting credits include: Theatre: Echo - Royal Court The Old House - RADA Festival and Camden Fringe - Kate’s own one w...

Cassandra Woodhouse Part 3! Cassandra returns to talk about her latest discoveries about playing Tessa in her latest tour of Prima Facie around New Zealand.  As well as her debut book, “Sex, Power and Prima Facie: When Art Becomes Activism and the Creatress Rises”. In this beautiful book, Cassandra delivers a powerful, poignant and vivid understanding of not only Suzie Miller’s play, but of the he...

Flora trained in musical theatre at Arts Ed and has gone on to be part of some of the biggest shows for stage and screen.  Her credits include, for screen: Judy, dir. Rupert Goold Streetdance: The Movie  Malory Towers, Series 1, 4 and 5 - BBC Geek Girl - Netflix Theatre: Singin’ in the Rain - Chichester Festival and West End Kiss Me Kate - Welsh National Opera Funny Girl Wonderful Town The America...

Vivian trained at the Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Her credits include, for film: ​Heather Duke, Heathers: The Musical , 2022 For theatre: ​Dear Evan Hansen, Manchester ​Heather Duke, Heather’s: The Musical, The Other Palace Theatre ​Judy Benly, 9-5 The Musical UK Tour She is currently starring in the UK and Ireland Tour of Mean Girls in the iconic role of Regina Geo...

Hi guys and welcome to another new series! Fringe in Fifteen 🎭 A show for artists and production companies putting on their shows at every respected Fringe festival in the UK and beyond.  Guests get a fifteen minute elevator pitch style opportunity to promote their show, cast, what it’s about and where people can see it. First up, the brilliant Verity Bajoria with her show “Smile” currently on at...

It’s a big welcome back to the master that is Chris Palmer!  Chris is a voice, breath, movement, yin yoga, tai chi, Shakespeare and accent expert. Now celebrating her second book, exploring more about the voice and how some of the world’s leading practitioner’s methods can tie into vocal support helping you with pitch, resonance and articulation. Those include Michael Chekhov, Meisner and Stanisla...

Hello guys and welcome back to Shakespeare Saturday!  Hosted by myself and Sarah Spring 🎭 This time we look at another widely studied and most performed play, Romeo and Juliet.  Verona, two households both alike in dignity, where out of the ashes of this conflict a pair of star cross’d lovers appear, and what unfolds is one of Shakespeare’s most beautiful and devastating tragedies.  Performed all...