🗣️🗣️My guest for Episode 8 📣📣
The talented loving and best brother & father NICHOLAI LA BARRIE ❤️
Director. Musician. Storyteller
In this episode of 'I Do What I Do', I talk to my longtime friend who is really family, Nicholai La Barrie, a multifaceted creative professional who has spent 24 years in the UK after growing up in Trinidad and Tobago. Nicholai shares his journey from being part of Lilliput Theatre to becoming a theater director, filmmaker, musician, and storyteller in London. We delve into his feelings of being 'othered', his experiences in the arts, and the inspirations drawn from his background. Our discussion covers the socio-political climate, the emotional depth in Nicholai's work, and the practical challenges of directing. Nicholai's passion for storytelling, research-driven approach to creativity, and aspirations to leave a positive impact are highlighted throughout the conversation.
Laugh with us, Drink with us, Talk about all the things with us.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Hello 👋🏾
00:51 Meet Nicholai La Barrie
01:34 Nicholai's Life
06:51 The Impact of Lilliput Theatre
15:01 Journey to the UK
18:58 Directing and Creative Process
34:44 Current Influences and Future Projects
37:22 Exploring Life's Uncertainties
37:51 Generational Reflections and Human Inaction
38:57 Balancing Joy and Sorrow
43:14 Creating Magic on Stage
52:06 The Challenges of the Arts Industry
58:24 Lipton Tea Time
MEET 👋🏾
Nicholai La Barrie
Director. Musician. Storyteller.
Nicholai La Barrie is a Trinidadian, and proud alumni of The Lilliput Theatre in Trinidad. He is a father, a brother, a son, a devoted boyfriend (really more like husband), and my chosen family. He fills his days as a director and a musician. Beyond being a prolific song writier and making music, he is a freelance Director as well as the Associate Director of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and has been a MOBO Fellow, and the Head of Youth Arts and Resident Youth Director at The Ovalhouse Theatre. His work includes: God of Carnage; Jack and the Beanstalk,(at the Lyric Hammersmith), Romeo & Juliet (Manchester Royal Exchange); Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (as Resident Director, Australia & previously West End), and Two Strangers Carry a Cake (West End). He’s an all round beautiful good soul.
CONNECT w/ Nicholai La Barrie 🤝🏾🤝
@nicholailabarrie (instagram)
WE TALKED…
💎 Being ‘othered’ living in the UK
💎 First loves
💎 Trinidad Theatre
💎 Why you make the work
💎 The balance of life
💎 The Greed in Theatre
💎 Making Theatre
💎 The state of the World
THINGS TO CHECK OUT
Traditional Trinidad Mas Characters
Panto at The Lyric in Hammersmith
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