ODDS & SODS

An audio installation created for Revoluton Arts by Lil Warren and Yvonne Gilbert with research by Susie Warren and SHANKSY. An artistic response to the River Lea from its source in Leagrave in Bedfordshire to where it meets the Thames in Bow in East London. Undercurrent blends oral histories, archived recordings, found sound and sound collected on location along the river. All woven together and...

The Stronger by August Strindberg was first performed in London in 1924.  The story, based on Strindberg's life and, not surprisingly, his wife and marriage, focuses on one Madame confronting another. This audio version was made to mark the 100th Anniversary of the first drama aired by the BBC on 15 January 1924. Directed by Jayne McVeigh Produced by Angus Chisholm Mme X played by Sarah J War...

This fabulously interesting and wide ranging episode is with Coventry-born (and one of the few women in the UK who is a fully qualified Helmsman) Lindsey Hood.   We recorded, on location, on the Grand Union Canal as guests on board Lindsey's narrowboat, Seresha. We hear how the life of a boater "happened" and interesting tales of living and working on the water.  An eclectic chat ab...

Grace Hammonds  is Hoxton born and bred and is the Participation Manager at Hoxton Hall, in Hoxton Street, London. She graduated from the BRIT school and went straight into working in  theatre arts. A Londoner giving LOADS back to her community. Here Lil meets Grace on location in Hoxton Hall to talk about the joy of Disco, the pros and cons of gentrification, the importance of the arts as a parti...

Satema is a second-generation, British Sierra Leonean South Londoner. Since graduating from her multimedia journalism degree Satema has gone from presenting and producing on one of London's biggest community youth stations, Reprezent radio, to forging a successful career as an Assistant Producer on a number of critically acclaimed one-off documentaries. Here Lil and Satema talk about the impo...

Amii Griffith is Development Producer with Free At Last TV and currently Script Associate on the hit series AGATHA RAISIN (based on the books by MC Beaton and starring Ashley Jensen). As a writer and producer she also creates for Film & Theatre.  Amii chats to Lil from on location in the Cotswolds. They blether about South East London, where Amii was born and still lives, how being a little si...

Darren McStay is the consummate "slash artist". An UBER-Polymath. An Actor/Musician/Singer-Songwriter/Director/Filmmaker/Voice Artist and Specialist Teacher/Public Speaker/Blogger/Podcaster. Here we chat all things music from C & W to the Thriller album,  the short days in Finland, how to relax when speaking,  how being a practitioner of many forms feeds them all, when its good to ju...

A lovely mixed bag of a chat with Voice artist, character actor and model, Peter Revel-Walsh. Here Lil and Peter  discuss beard envy, the intricacies of voice acting, Hank Marvin, how important green spaces are and sourdough. We also discover there IS a road called the A666!!! Here is where to find out more about Peter. www.peterrevelwalsh.com Spotlight 5816-4505-4980 Instagram @PeterRevelWalsh Tw...

Katy Baker is a an actor, singer writer, director, cabaret performer and founder of the infamous Four Femmes on the Thames (recipients of the Musical Comedy Awards)  and currently working with her new  musical comedy band called Flat & the Curves. Lil and Katy talk here about the advantages of spending a lot of time with your nan, love of jazz, the deficit of art and music in schools and the l...

This audio documentary about Bluestockings leader ELIZABETH MONTAGU was written and directed by Lil Warren with Sound Design by Yvonne Gilbert. Based on the correspondence of the glittering salonniere who was a prolific and witty letter writer.  Part of the NLHF project BLUE CIRCLE OF DISSENT. ELIZABETH MONTAGU                                                          Zara Hadashian Banks HANNAH MO...

We are so fortunate to have Emmanuel on as a guest. He generously made time to speak to us from his home in Mount Pleasant. He is a filmmaker, writer, director and journalist and founder of BUFF (British Urban Film Festival).  During this episode we discover shared fond memories of 70s TV, nerdy fonts love, Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth,  Judas and The Black Messiah and 80s Soul plus chat about...

This audio adaptation, by Lil Warren, stars the cast from the, OFFIE commended and SOLD OUT promenade theatre production  of HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES performed at Abney Park by 09 Lives Theatre. (**** “atmospheric and hugely entertaining”) The company rehearsed and recorded this performance all in their own homes during lockdown. Ambient (socially distanced) recordings taken at dawn and dusk in A...

Dan de la Motte is a writer, performer, historian, curator and creator. He is also on the Equity committee for Variety, Circus and Entertainers. Lil and Dan chat about being  working class artistes, Queer Activism,  his Auntie's Elvis impersonations and of course all things London, Polari and Mum Rock. More about Dan: Twitter @Dandelamotte Insta dandelamotte https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dande...