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It’s our Norwich Theatre Talks – On Tour episode! 

 

Our guests are acclaimed international disabled choreographer, performer and director, Marc Brew; and award-winning choreographer and director, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who are bringing their astounding piece, an Accident / a Life to Norwich Theatre Royal in May 2024. 

 

It is a stunning, highly visual theatrical experience, including music, dance, storytelling, film and a car exploring the moments in our lives when everything changes. For Marc, this was his car accident, where he went from ballet dancer to paraplegic in a split second.

 

This solo marks the first collaboration of the Australian, Scotland based artist with the world-renowned Flemish-Moroccan choreographer. We were so excited to talk with them that we set up a special On Tour episode while host Stephen Crocker was in Birmingham with On Before and they were able to dial in.

On this episode of Norwich Theatre Talks, host Stephen Crocker talks to the legend that is Gary Wilmot, who was visiting Norwich as part of his tour playing the Wizard of Oz. He shares his early theatre experiences and what it's like to be an upcoming star during the golden age of variety performances.

Stephen also chats all things financial, with Norwich Theatre Finance Director, Becci Winton. People are often surprised to hear that when it comes to ticket pricing and discounting, this is largely led by the visiting company or show, rather than the us. She talks about our registered charity status, and our range of initiatives in place to make tickets as accessible to all as we can.

On this episode of Norwich Theatre Talks, Stephen talks to Rosy Carrick about how she uses her show Musclebound to explore the female sexual experience. He also talks to Playhouse Bar Manager, Fernando Santos-Castilla, about being part of a creative hub in the city centre.

Comedian Janey Godley joined host Stephen Crocker in Podcast Corner for a a hard-hitting conversation ahead of her sold-out show ‘Not Dead Yet’ at Norwich Theatre Playhouse. Janey was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and despite chemotherapy, just over a year later she learned that she had cancer in her abdomen and now talks openly on stage about the fact that she will eventually die of cancer.

This episode also features Norwich Theatre's Teresa Baker, Head of People and Culture.



For support of the themes discussed in the episode:


The Big C: 0800 092 7640, www.big-c.co.uk
Samaritans: 116 123, www.samaritans.org
Marie Curie: 0800 090 2309, www.mariecurie.org.uk

Watch this month’s episode of Norwich Theatre Talks where Stephen Crocker sits down for a chat with Karl Minns about his career and being a Nimmo twin for almost 30 years.

This episode also features Norwich Theatre’s Zoe Phillips, who is our Head of Campaigns and Oscar, our office pup who is our Head of Barketing.

Welcome to our Christmas episode of Norwich Theatre Talks!

Our special guest on the episode is Millie O’Connell, our panto Princess Rose, who talks about her iconic roles in SIX The Musical and The Cher Show, her love for Norwich and her role as Sleeping Beauty.

Later in the episode, we meet Hannah Crouch, our Friends and Supporters Manager as well as Ellen Siegert, the creator of our panto minis, a collection of crochet dolls which are part of our Christmas Appeal Raffle.