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Showbiz Mums

Kimberly Powell

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Kids & Family

Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 18

A podcast about mums working in theatre and how they juggle the chaos of parenting, plus an 8 show week. We'll cover birth stories, pregnancy and post partum in the theatre industry and open up the conversation of job sharing.

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Ep14 - Rebecca Faulkenberry ~ A Broadway surprise

Season 2 · Episode 2

Friday, July 10, 2026 • Duration 01:14:43

Broadway sensation, Rebecca Faulkenberry has appeared in shows such as Rock of Ages, Groundhog Day and Spiderman Turn of the Dark.... (at time of recording!) She talks about her experience with pregnancy, childbirth, and the challenges of navigating her career while being a mum. She provides valuable insights into the intersection of motherhood and professional life and delves into the challenges of navigating pregnancy while pursuing acting opportunities. Rebecca was so generous with her time and please stick around for her update in the last 15 minutes of the episode.

*Minor sound issues due to signal, I apologise!

Rebecca can be found @beccafaulkenberry

@showbizmums

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep13 - Lucy Williams ~ Sound engineer on job sharing at the National

Season 2 · Episode 1

Friday, July 3, 2026 • Duration 49:12

Welcome back to Season 2 of Showbiz Mums. In this chat, I talk to Lucy Williams as she is about to embark on a flexible working scheme at the National theatre as a sound engineer. We discuss her journey through pregnancy and childbirth, the challenges of returning to work while parenting, and the impact of COVID-19 on family life. Lucy also emphasizes the importance of vocalizing challenges and advocating for work-life balance and the need for greater support for working mothers in the industry.

Find Lucy online @lucy_mae_mum

@showbizmums

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep12 Season finale - Margaret New and navigating tweens ~ Melissa Jacques

Season 1 · Episode 12

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • Duration 01:13:08

In this chat, Melissa Jacques (Just For One Day, Mamma Mia, Wicked, Spend Spend Spend) covers her experiences as a working mum in the theatre industry, including her pregnancies, her comedy descriptions of childbirth, and balancing work and family life. Mel talks about taking over the role of Margaret New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie in the West End and how her family adapt and make it work when she is on tour.

Additionally, it explores the transition of children into their teenage years and the complexities of raising teens in the digital age.

*Discussion around grief

Find Melissa @melissajacques

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Showbiz Mums
06:01 Balancing Work and Pregnancy
15:24 Childbirth Experiences
26:34 Challenges of Parenting in the Entertainment Industry
38:19 Impact of Social Media on Parenting
56:56 Balancing Career and Motherhood
01:06:06 Career Highlights and Future Aspirations

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep11 - The Tina Turner job share ~ Zoe Birkett

Season 1 · Episode 11

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 • Duration 29:45

Zoe Birkett (The Bodyguard, Priscilla, Moulin Rouge, Great British Bake Off) chats today about her experience of doing a job share split when she played the role of Tina in Tina: the Tina Turner Musical with the lovely Karis Anderson. She talks about how well they got along and how she made the juggle of performing and parenting work for her family.

We spoke about Zoe's pregnancy and her preference to give birth back home up North, and when she felt she was ready to rejoin the industry post partum. Zoe was so honest and open about how she felt getting back into the industry - and has been absolutely smashing it ever since.

Find her at @zoebirkett

@showbizmums

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep10 - America, Australia and Asia, oh my! ~ Stephanie Elstob

Season 1 · Episode 10

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 • Duration 37:48

*Trigger warning - there is conversation around eating disorders and body image in this episode.

Steph Elstob (Wuthering Heights, The Bodyguard and Oliver) joins me to talk about taking her son on 2 International tours, alongside her partner Sam, also a performer in the industry. We chat about how the company went above and beyond in order to keep both Sam and Steph on the show as they were 'too valuable not to try'.

Steph also talks about founding her business - the Iris Clinic- a clinic specifically for performers/creatives who struggle with their relationship with food or their bodies.

Find Steph on instagram @stephelstob of @irisclinicuk or on the website irisclinic.co.uk

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep9 - Paddington and Parenting ~ Jackie Hughes

Season 1 · Episode 9

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 • Duration 29:40

This episode I chat to Jackie Hughes (Groundhog Day, Wicked, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) about how she manages the juggle of parenting her two boys and performing 8 shows a week. Currently in the Original West End cast of Paddington, Jackie shares her experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, returning to work, and the support network she relies on.

Find her @jaxhughes1903 and as a coach for @prepyourrep_ldn

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep8 - The original job share proposal at Les Miz ~ Sarah Lark

Season 1 · Episode 8

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 • Duration 51:25

Sarah Lark (BBC's I'd do Anything, Witches of Eastwick and Mamma Mia) talks all about her experience of working in Les Miserables for over a decade. Sarah is known for being one of the original pioneers of working in a job share in the West End. In this conversation, she explains how she proposed the idea to the company, when Jo Loxton was returning from her maternity leave.

@misssarahlark

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep7 - Returning to Moulin Rouge after a C section ~ Katie Deacon

Season 1 · Episode 7

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 • Duration 41:38

Katie covers her pregnancy journey as Swing and cover Nini in Moulin Rouge and her return to theatre after a C section.

She shares her experiences of navigating work during pregnancy, and the challenges of postpartum recovery. She also discusses the financial and psychological pressures of returning to life as a mother working in the West End.

Katie highlights the importance of advocating for the rights and entitlements of working mothers in the industry.

Follow her @katiedeacon92

Original music by Steve Rushton

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Ep6 - On tour with Top Hat, Truly Scrumptious, nudity and everything in between ~ Emma Williams

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 • Duration 01:03:55

Trigger warning - explicit sexual violence threat reference at 23 mins. Weight discussion also occurs.

Four time Olivier Award nominee Emma Williams joins the podcast this week to discuss what it's like being on tour with Top Hat, away from her 6 year old daughter, Izzy.

Emma was so generous with her time and we managed to cover so much in the chat, including how she copes with being away, how difficult her pregnancy and post partum period was, and the industry's body image pressures.

We ended up chatting about the challenges and empowerment associated with nudity in performance, the impact of COVID-19 on career and family, the financial strain and work-life balance of an acting career, the joy of comedy and variety in roles, and the mental load of motherhood.

You can find Emma online @williamstweet

Original music by Steve Rushton

Chapters

00:00 Balancing Career and Parenthood
06:03 Challenges of Parenthood in the Theatre Industry
12:00 Challenges of Returning to Work After Childbirth
18:07 Body Image and Industry Pressures
31:29 Impact of COVID-19 on Career and Family
45:37 Work-Life Balance and Financial Concerns
51:28 Parenting in the Digital Age
58:24 The Pursuit of Creative Endeavors
01:03:29 Challenges and Realities of the Acting Industry
01:14:31 The Impact of Self-Tape Auditions

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Ep5 - Performing in Come From Away at full term! ~ Chiara Baronti

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 • Duration 36:23

Chiara has appeared in Sweeney Todd, Jerry Springer the Opera, Legally Blonde and Sister Act amongst many other shows. In this conversation we discuss what it was like for her to perform in Come From Away at 37 weeks pregnant and how well the company treated her and any adaptations that were made to accommodate the pregnancy.

Chiara was in a same sex relationship for many years and explains her fertility journey, along with her wife at the time. She is now navigating single parenthood and expresses how difficult it can be to make the decision to be in a show when you are the main caregiver at home.

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00:00 Introduction and Trigger Warnings
06:19 Performing While Pregnant
13:31 Professional Challenges and Pregnancy Experience
26:56 Career and Family Balance

Original music by Steve Rushton

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