This week Bob & Caitlin are honoured to be joined by Poet, Novelist and Stage & TV writer, Gerry Linford. Gerry is best known for his productions at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. The hosts take Gerry back to the ‘annals of time’ when he first became a writer. They talk about what was the catalyst for him moving from screen to stage writing - the gambling catholic priest, which became ‘The Miracle of Great Homer Street’. They go on to talk about his many hugely successful plays including ‘Yellow Breck Road’ and ‘The Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery’, Scouse humour and snobbery in the theatre world towards certain plays. They then get to talk about Gerry’s new play, ‘Ellen and Rigby’ starring Lindzi Germain and Andrew Schofield, starting at the Royal Court on 2nd July.
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Likeminded Podcast goes GLOBAL as we connect Los Angeles, Glasgow, Liverpool, Fleetwood and Birkenvegas! Bob and Caitlin talk to 4 of 9 cast members of Long Distance Relationship - an international improvisation team comprised of actors from 3 different continents and 5 different time zones. They talk about how they met at the UCB Theatre in LA, the sense of community in improv developed from making a show look good instead of themselves and the differences between improvisation in the States and the UK.
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In this special episode, Caitlin and Bob from Likeminded speak to Liz and Ashley from Likeminded (how innovative)! First, Liz Redwood gets welcomed as a writer aboard ‘the good ship Likeminded’. She talks about her training, writing for the Soap ‘Brookside’, how it came to be that she joined Likeminded and insight in to our upcoming production, ‘Kristallnacht’. The hosts then move to speak to Ashley Ali about how Likeminded came to be, his upcoming novel, ‘My Song’ - an unsentimental journey through a mans mental health and his own struggles. The also talk about his amazing 929 mile charity cycle ride from Lands’ end to John o’Groats for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice.
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In this the first episode of Season 3, Bob & Caitlin are back in the studio to talk to Trisha Duffy from Lantern Writers about her fabulous journey of how she became a writer and how she got to where she is now. They also talk to Jack McLoughlin, a writer and film director and actor Shaun Fagan. They discuss their collaboration on the award winning short film ‘Bud’, upcoming feature film ‘Kate & Jake’ and how they started out in their individual fields and big plans for the future.
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Caitlin and Bob are joined this week by Grace Gallagher and Rachel Smart from Ugly Bucket Theatre - an innovative physical comedy theatre company from Liverpool. They talk about how the company came together through university and PGD (Post-Graduate Depression) to there award winning productions including Bost-Uni Blues, 2 Clowns 1 Cup Good Grief and The Holiblobs.
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This week Bob and Caitlin talk to Alex MacDonald, Clem Studholme, Lee Hithersay from The Rubbish Shakespeare Company; a creative education company based in Liverpool. They talk about the origins of the company, improvisation, rehearsal time, the effects of the pandemic and they share anecdotes about there project with the Canal & River Trust, touring the country, ending up on Scottish TV and the Edinburgh fringe.
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Jubeda Khatun & Susan Goligher talk to Bob and Caitlin about they’re groundbreaking work with BlackFest - a grassroots and fast growing arts festival platform that aims to empower and develop work by black artists across community spaces. They talk about their foundations, how the festival came to be and how they are trying to develop communities and black artists in Liverpool.
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Bradley Thompson & Abby Melia from Kitchen Sink Live join Caitlin and Bob this week - a northern based not-for-profit created to improve young people's mental health through arts and culture. They talk about their experiences in starting their theatre and film company, how it all started and how the methods of working help young people express themselves.
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In this episode, Bob and Caitlin speak to Nicole Behan & Hayley Greggs - the mischievous minds behind Paperwork Theatre. They talk about their training and their work at the Everyman and Playhouse, changing the ways they get their audiences to engage and their new works including ‘Opportunities for Artists’ and other community based projects.
Freelance Designer and Illustrator Kath Anderson joins Bob and Caitlin to talk about all things creative marketing for Theatre and Film. Kath talks about how she gets inspired, the path she goes down to create her artwork, her favourite work she’s produced, what she’s been doing during the pandemic and how its effected the work she’s been doing.
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