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In the 'House Seats'
Craig Bartley
Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 100
This podcast brings you interviews with people working in the entertainment industry discussing about all aspects of onstage performing or backstage production. Ideas as a prospective performer through to what an adjudicator, choreographer or casting director might look for when you are delivering your performance piece.
Hosted by Craig Bartley who is a performer and choreographer, who has appeared in West End and Broadway productions ranging from 42nd Street (Original cast at Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Me & My Girl (Adelphi Theatre), La Cage Aux Follies (Palladium Theatre), Mack And Mabel in concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Man of La Mancha (Peacock Theatre) of which he recorded the cast albums for both ‘Mack And Mabel’ and ‘Man of La Mancha’. He also spent more than two and a half years playing the part of ‘Doody’ in the hit musical ‘Grease’ where he received the Golden Quiff Award for best performance, which was presented by the late Victoria Wood.
He also appeared in two Royal Variety Performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the BBC and ITV and 'A Royal Performance' at the Adelphi Theatre.
Craig’s experience has enabled him to travel the globe extensively whilst being involved in performing, choreographing, directing and producing for the inaugural production set up for most of the World’s leading cruise lines. As well as performing, Craig has taught specialist classes at Mountview, Millenium, Urdang, Elmhurst and Red Roofs Theatre School. He was also the full-time Course Director and co-Principal of his own successful Starquest Performers College.
He still runs and teaches at Starquest Performing Arts encouraging children from two and a half to 18 to act, sing and dance.
He hopes this podcast will help and inspire existing and especially newly graduated creatives just what challenges lie in store and what the highs and lows are for people within the performing arts industry. If you like this podcast then please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes podcasts.
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Ep 98: Surrey Dance Festival and the heats for the Miss Dance of Great Britain competition.
Season 8 · Episode 98
dimanche 4 août 2024 • Duration 21:47
These student give there feedback on their experience, the fantastic atmosphere at the theatre and also the support and camaraderie that all the competitors share with each other.
Miss Dance of Great Britain is a long running theatre dance competition for girls, established and organised by the International Dance Teachers Association. The national finals are held annually at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England. The finals also include the judging of the boys competition, Dance Master UK, and the International Ballet Championships.
Ep 97: Bright Star Festival in Farnham, Surrey
Season 8 · Episode 97
dimanche 19 mai 2024 • Duration 24:40
Craig was the adjudicator of this year's Bright Star Festival and he took some time out to chat with Lydsey, the organiser, along with some of the participants and teachers to understand what makes this festival different from others and what the dancers perceptions are of festivals.
This is billed as a "supportive, friendly and encouraging" festival that has had wonderful feedback from all who take part, so have a listen.
Ep 88: Matthew Malthouse, Westend performer
Season 6 · Episode 88
dimanche 28 août 2022 • Duration 51:18
Matthew was brought up in the west coast of Scotland and trained at the Dance School of Scotland before starting his professional trading at Arts Ed in London.
He left after one year as he was offered a part in a musical in Germany and from there his career took off.
Matthew's theatre credits include: Singin’ in the Rain, 42nd Street (Chichester Festival); Chicago (Cambridge); The Car Man (London/UK tour); Edward Scissorhands (London/UK/US/Japan/Korea); Jack and the Beanstalk (Barbican); Mary Poppins (Prince Edward); Anything Goes (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); On Your Toes (Royal Festival Hall/Leicester Haymarket); Beauty and the Beast (UK tour); A Night of 1000 Voices (Royal Albert Hall); Tabaluga and Lili (Germany); Jazz Art UK’s Messin’ Round Midnight (Edinburgh Festival); Matilda (Cambridge Theatre) Guys and Dolls (Sheffield Crucible) and he played Skimbleshanks in the Kilworth House production of Cats .
He was also part of the 'Bonnie & Clyde in concert' staring Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayi McCann which was filmed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane during its performances on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 January 2022.
Ep 87: Kate Parr, actor, personal trainer and general workaholic
Season 6 · Episode 87
dimanche 21 août 2022 • Duration 38:01
This recording was done at Chichester Festival Theatre where Kate is currently playing the role of Patsy and is also understudy for Carly Anderson who plays Polly, the lead female character, in Crazy For You. This brand new production, which celebrates the work’s 30th anniversary, is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.
After growing up in Stoke on Trent, Kate went on to train at Arts Ed, Kate before launching her professional performing career. She played Stephanie in ‘Saturday Night Fever’ for Bill Kenwright, and performed in ‘Follies’ at The National Theatre, and 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' on the UK Tour. She was also in the Netflix series 'The Crown'.
Kate is also a qualified fitness instructor.
You can follow her on instagram @kateparr_
Ep 86: Deborah Laws, dancepreneur and owner of the Dance Business Lab
Season 5 · Episode 86
dimanche 27 mars 2022 • Duration 19:54
After running a dance school for 27 years and a franchise theatre school for 12. Deborah made a break and invested in a business coach, studied marketing, retention, business strategies in relation to the dance world, customer services, finances, planning, social media, team nurturing, leadership, systems, processes, the list goes on. She read over 30 business books, went on business retreats, attended summits, webinars you name it.
Soon she was implementing her newly learned skills and it started to pay off. She experienced wonderful growth in her businesses and turned her schools around. That is where she thought her story would end…
… but I saw friends and fellow dance bosses sharing the same struggles that she had experienced. Knowing she had the answers she found it difficult to sit back and watch them struggle. She started to share at every opportunity. Little bits of valuable information that she had learned. People started commenting “why didn’t I know this already”. Soon after she was approached not once but three times in a week from dance school principals asking to pay for my help. That is when Dance Business Lab was born and 1-1 coaching began.
Hear part of her journey with Craig on this podcast or visit her website at dancebusinesslab.com
Ep 85: Live from Move It, the world's biggest dance event.
Season 5 · Episode 85
dimanche 20 mars 2022 • Duration 14:19
This weeks podcast was recorded live at this year's Move It which is the world's biggest dance event where Craig was promoting Starquest Performers College, and takes place at London's Excel.
Craig interviews Move It Event Creative Director, Tia Hassen and Lucy Newton of Cogo Travel.
MOVE IT is the World’s biggest and best dance event, celebrating all forms of dance and the performing arts across three amazing days. No matter what level you are, MOVE IT has something for every dancer, teacher, spectator and professional, at this electric celebration of all things dance and performing arts! www.moveitdance.co.uk
COGO offers a wide range of group breaks, performing arts trips and educational conferences in Disneyland® Paris, as well as tailor-made group tours and city breaks in Europe and beyond. cogotravel.co.uk
Ep 84: Thanet Dance Festival
Season 5 · Episode 84
dimanche 13 mars 2022 • Duration 14:58
Craig is at it again! Adjudicating at this year's Thanet Dance Festival which is based in Birchington in Kent.
Ep 83: Chesham Festival
Season 5 · Episode 83
dimanche 6 mars 2022 • Duration 25:32
We are back with season five and kicking off is Craig's interview with parents, teachers and performers at Chesham Festival in Bucks, UK which was held on 24–26 February 2022.
A chance for students to compete again and for parents and teachers to get together and share experiences.
Ep 82: Tim English, professional performer, director and vocational tutor.
Season 4 · Episode 82
dimanche 5 décembre 2021 • Duration 46:16
Tim English trained at Arts Ed and graduated with honours. He was recently resident director for Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre London and The Lion King UK/International Tour.
His theatre credits include Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, Harry in Mamma Mia!, Monsieur Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities and Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore.
Tim helped set up the Chris Hornby bursary fund at ArtsEd where he and Chris both trained. Chris had received a bursary to train at ArtsEd, a small grant that had a big impact on his life and all those he went on to meet. The Chris Hornby Fund has been set up as a lasting legacy that will help talented students at ArtsEd facing financial hardship. Attendees of the memorial showed exceptional support for the fund, resulting in an incredible £3,261 being donated on the day and a further £3,700 online.
If you would like to support the Chris Hornby Fund please visit the justgiving page.
Ep 81: It's behind you. A big panto shout out for 2021.
Season 4 · Episode 81
dimanche 28 novembre 2021 • Duration 09:27
This week we give a big shout out to all the pantos that are going ahead this year around the UK.
After a year without we thought a much needed reminder to support your local pantomimes would be the right thing to do. They are the life blood for keeping theatres and venues alive and without them theatre land would be a much sadder and poorer place.
So get your tickets booked for you and your family and friends and get ready to shout, boo, hiss, cheer, laugh and clap as you spend a fun packed evening or matinee in the company of dames, princes, barons, wicked step mothers, evil queens, ugly sisters, princesses and pantomime horses.
Have fun!
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