The Uncensored Critic Podcast

Oliver Gower
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  • Performing Arts
  • Updated Weekly

My podcast talks to actors, directors, movement directors, creatives and anyone in love with the arts. I'm an actor myself so I'm always eager hear from people active in the industry, their journey's into it, and what they have learnt along the way. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy The Uncensored Critic Podcast.

  1. 2d ago

    Tyrone Huntley on Life in Musical Theatre: Memphis the Musical, Book of Mormon and Jesus Christ Superstar

    Tyrone trained at Mountview in musical theatre and has worked extensively since graduating.  His credits include: Gator, Memphis the Musical, LondonLanx, Angel City, Edinburgh FringeGenie, Aladdin, King’s Lynn Corn ExchangeDoctor, Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre, West End - for which he received a Broadway World NominationSeaweed, Hairspray, Curve LeicesterJudas, Jesus Christ Superstar, Regents Park Open Air Theatre White, DreamGirls, Savoy TheatreHim, Angry, Southwark Playhouse, Offie NominationThe Academy of Homos or Everyone in America, Finborough Theatre, where he received his second Broadway World nomination.  On top of all this, he won the Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, 2016, as well as the Mousetrap Best Actor Award for Judas in JCS.  For the same show, he got two further nominations, Best Actor in A Musical, Olivier’s 2017, and Best Supporting Actor in a musical, WhatsOnStage, 2017.  We discuss his journey into musical theatre, training at Mountview and his work in three of the biggest shows in the canon. Memphis, Book of Mormon and currently starring again as Judas this time at the London Palladium. In addition, how to look after your voice on and off stage and how to adapt a healthy routine for demanding show weeks.  Get your tickets for Jesus Christ Superstar now! Thank you Tyrone! Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  2. 6d ago

    Fringe in Fifteen | Matt Ackermann | TAP OUT! (or I'll hit you again)

    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 in “The Coorie” every night at 6:20pm.  The show follows a man “realising that his life is going nowhere, a man decides to go out in a mask and pick fights with random people on the street. He knows it’s reckless and amoral, but he doesn’t care - it’s liberating. He feels like a “man”. And as he gets a taste for it, the consequences of these bouts come back soon to bite him.” The play is an examination of identity, purpose and male loneliness. It’s Fight Club meets Fleabag meets James Graham’s Punch.  Written and directed by Conor Dye, the show is now live at the Edinburgh Fringe get your tickets now! Thanks Matt and good luck with the show! Any artist or group who would like to come on please drop me an email or a DM on Instagram 😊 Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  3. Aug 6

    Fringe in Fifteen | Lizzie Bean | Phuckets and Rainbows

    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 and asks the big questions in the small moments”.  Catch it at the Ivy Studio @ Green Side on George Street, Edinburgh, from 7th-15th August. To find out more and buy tickets, link is below: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/phuckets-and-rainbows Thank you Lizzie and good luck with the show! Any artist or group who would like to come on please drop me an email or a DM on Instagram. Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  4. Aug 3

    Joel Harper-Jackson on Playing Frank Sinatra

    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 TourWest End Women, UK TourEvita, Ljubljana Festival, SloveniaSimon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Regents Park Open Air TheatreCurious Incident of the Dog in the Nigh time, UK TourKinky Boots, UK TourCock, Ambassadors Theatre with Jonathan Bailey, replacing Taron Egerton after he stepped away from the project.  You can catch him right now in London at the Aldwych Theatre in “Sinatra” where he plays the man himself, Frank Sinatra, doing it his way (pun intended).  We discuss his introduction to the business as well as playing one of the most famous singers on the planet.  The show takes us through the highs and lows of Sinatra’s life, his romance with Ava Gardener which threatened to derail his career and how his comeback is regarded as one of the greatest of all time.  In addition, how he auditioned for the part, working with Frank’s daughter Tina Sinatra and bringing all time classics such as “Fly Me To The Moon”, “That’s Life” and “My Way” to life every night.  Tickets available now! Thank you Joel! Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  5. Jul 30

    Fringe in Fifteen | Emily Drewett | "Situationsh*t"

    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 3:45pm both days.  A show about “the ever shifting struggle of starting over, when life as you know it changes”.  To find out more and book tickets visit follow here: https://camdenfringe.com/events/situationsht/ Thank you Emily and good luck with the show! Any artist or group who would like to come on please drop me an email or a DM on Instagram 😊 Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  6. Jul 27

    Danielle Manson on Being the Legal Consultant on Prima Facie and Inter Alia

    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 Professional Training Course) at the University of Law, Bloomsbury.  Prior to her training, she worked at the law reform charity “JUSTICE” as a criminal justice policy intern, whose research helped to get compensation for a case of miscarriage of justice at the Supreme Court.  While studying she also managed the “Innocence Project”, which worked on a range of criminal appeals and applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). In recognition of her services she was nominated for the Chancellor’s Medal and was additionally invited to sit on the CCRC’s stakeholder forum.  She spent some time in 2023 working as a sexual violence lawyer for the Centre of Women’s Justice. Advising survivors accessing the Women and Girls Network Survivors Gateway about their legal rights when the police asked for their digital data as part of an Operation Soteria Pilot Scheme.  Her work has been used for Netflix’s documentary “When Missing Turns to Murder”, and she has also been a legal consultant on Suzie Miller’s trailblazing plays, “Prima Facie” and “Inter Alia”.  Providing the cast and creative team with the current state of the law when it deals with sexual assault cases against women from both the side of the victim and perpetrator.  We discuss the areas of the law, tackled by both plays, that still to this very day are not helping victims of sexual assault get the justice they need. As well as her journey towards becoming a barrister and the huge impact that Suzie Miller’s plays continue to have.  For more information about Danielle and her work, visit her website: matrixlaw.co.uk/member/danielle-manson/ Art changes the world! Thank you Danielle! Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  7. Jul 23

    Fringe in Fifteen | Joanna Orlowska | "Off Script"

    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 July, before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe (Paradise Green) from the 7th-14th August.  Joanna’s show is about “a journalist navigating identity, language and integrity inside a British newsroom, as personal and political tensions begin to collide” (from her website).  Tickets on sale now. Thank you Joanna and good luck with the show! Any artist or group who would like to come on please drop me an email or a DM on Instagram 😊 Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

  8. Jul 20

    Ray Fearon on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and working at the RSC

    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: HamiltonBeauty and the BeastHamlet, dir. Ken BranaghSummer in Cape Town Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone TV: Red DwarfDeath in ParadiseShakespeare and Hathaway Silent WitnessHis Dark Materials Theatre: Countless shows with the RSC - Pericles, Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Troilus and Cressida and The Merchant of Venice to name a few. Macbeth at the GlobeGuys and DollsThe Firm, Hampstead Theatre Including one very special credit with the RSC in 2012, where he played Mark Antony in Gregory Doran’s African adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s best plays, Julius Caesar. Special mention to the whole company and creative team behind it (now available on Globe Player and DVD)! We discuss his journey into the business and his monumental performance as Mark Antony. How he found his version of the character, who he is to him and how approaching famous monologues like “the dogs of war” or “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears” is anything but difficult.  You just understand what the character is saying and why they’re saying it.  All this and much more, thank you Ray! Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @ollietheuncensoredcritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe ✍️ Thank you all for your support! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/  Track Name. Early Morning

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My podcast talks to actors, directors, movement directors, creatives and anyone in love with the arts. I'm an actor myself so I'm always eager hear from people active in the industry, their journey's into it, and what they have learnt along the way. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy The Uncensored Critic Podcast.

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