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The PlayMakers Podcast
BOX OF TRICKS THEATRE COMPANY
15 episodes
3 months ago
Karla Marie Sweet hosts a new podcast from Box of Tricks, platforming creative conversations that explore all parts of the industry. Connect with our work wherever you are and listen to honest chats with actors, writers, directors, producers and more.

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Karla Marie Sweet hosts a new podcast from Box of Tricks, platforming creative conversations that explore all parts of the industry. Connect with our work wherever you are and listen to honest chats with actors, writers, directors, producers and more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (15/15)
The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 6: Lee Affen

In the final episode of Season 2, sound designer and composer Lee Affen discusses his unconventional journey into theatre, the visual language of sound and the importance of accessibility.



Lee is @LeeAffenAudio on Instagram and on Twitter. You can find Karla @karlamsweet on Twitter and Instagram and at https://karlamariesweet.substack.com/


Box of Tricks is @bottc on Twitter and @boxoftricktheatre on Instagram.


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6 months ago
51 minutes 3 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 5: Stefanie Reynolds

Former PlayBoxer Stefanie Reynolds discusses her journey through theatre, challenging drama school experiences and being awarded DYCP funding. She also talks about her recent Box of Tricks play Danesha and current one-woman show Unhinged.


Stefanie is @stefaniereynolds__ on Instagram and @stefaniereyno on Twitter. You can find Karla @karlamsweet on Twitter and Instagram and at https://karlamariesweet.substack.com/


Box of Tricks is @bottc on Twitter and @boxoftricktheatre on Instagram.


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9 months ago
53 minutes 33 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 4: Ella Carmen Greenhill

In this episode, Karla chats to playwright and screenwriter Ella Carmen Greenhill. Ella has written over 90 episodes of Coronation Street and also wrote celebrated Box of Tricks play Plastic Figurines. Karla chats to Ella about her journey, the recent Corrie storyline that has meant the most to her and Ella gives her advice to listeners hoping to get into continuing drama.


Ella is @ellagreenhill on Twitter. You can find Karla @karlamsweet on Twitter and Instagram and at https://karlamariesweet.substack.com/


Box of Tricks is @bottc on Twitter and @boxoftricktheatre on Instagram.


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11 months ago
42 minutes 20 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 3: Jennifer Jackson

In this episode, Karla chats to actor and movement director Jenni Jackson. They explore her journey into movement directing and chat about how to take care of yourself whilst taking on physically challenging work.


Jenni is @JenoirRenoir on both Twitter and Instagram. You can find Karla @karlamsweet on Twitter and Instagram and at https://karlamariesweet.substack.com/


Box of Tricks is @bottc on Twitter and @boxoftricktheatre on Instagram.


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1 year ago
1 hour 1 minute 10 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 2: Adam Fenton

Karla speaks to Offie-nominated Adam Fenton about accessibility, awards, allies and ALRA, as well as their journey through the industry as an Actor/Writer/Ticcer.


Twitter: @bottc, @adampfenton, @karlamsweet

Instagram: @boxoftrickstheatre, @adampfenton, @karlamsweet


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1 year ago
1 hour 15 minutes 34 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 1: Alice Christina-Corrigan

In the first of 3 special episodes focusing on accessibility in theatre, we chat to Alice Christina-Corrigan, who talks to us about her journey through the industry and the importance of audio description.


Twitter: @bottc, @aliceccorrigan, @karlamsweet

Instagram: @boxoftrickstheatre, @aliceccorrigan, @karlamsweet


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1 year ago
47 minutes 3 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 9: Lekhani Chirwa and Mohammed Barber
In the final episode of season 1, we meet two more members of the Box of Tricks 2023 PlayBox cohort, Lekhani Chirwa and Mohammed Barber. Lekhani discusses going from a small rural town to a big bustling city, being an artist in Manchester and finding her creative community, while Mohammed chats to Karla about his biggest influences and his passion for writing about moments and people in history.

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2 years ago
1 hour 1 minute 40 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 8: Adam James and Saphena Aziz
In Part 1 of our PlayBox Special, we meet Adam James and Saphena Aziz, two brilliant playwrights that make up half of this year's PlayBox cohort. Saphena discusses finding writing later on in life, while Adam chats about using his personal experience to write for stage and screen.

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2 years ago
1 hour 7 minutes 45 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 7: Kash Arshad
Director Kash Arshad talks about his journey into directing after giving up acting, how a musical set in a chip shop changed everything and what his top tips would be for people hoping to break into theatre.

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2 years ago
1 hour 7 minutes 37 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 6: David Judge

Matthew Xia told a story about him in episode 4 and, in episode 5, Lauren Nicole Mayes credited him with writing the play that inspired her to become a writer. So, what a privilege it is to have David Judge on the podcast this week! For those of you who don't know him, David is an actor and writer who has worked extensively across stage and screen. His play SparkPlug, which he wrote for Box of Tricks, toured in 2019 and was shown on Sky Arts in May 2021. In this conversation we discuss his journey through the industry and what it means to "be the best you".


If you like what David has to say in this episode and want to hear more of his wise words, check out the Masterclass he did for Box of Tricks in 2020, here in our Masterclass Archive: https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/playwrights/masterclass/


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2 years ago
1 hour 8 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 5: Lauren-Nicole Mayes
A deep dive into Lauren's experience of taking her one woman show to Edinburgh Fringe last year. We also talk about her journey so far and how "being in the right place at the right time" isn't always just down to luck.

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2 years ago
57 minutes 28 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 4: Matthew Xia
In this episode, we talk to Olivier Award-winning director Matthew Xia. We discuss his time DJing on 1Xtra, what it was like directing Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya, Matthew's sell out Edinburgh Fringe show and, of course, his stage adaptation of Hey Duggee.

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2 years ago
59 minutes 11 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 3: Justina Aina

This week's guest is our very own Justina Aina, a producer and actor who works across stage and screen. We talk about life changing plays, her path to producing, “allyship”, her show Millennial Pink and why you should “go where you are celebrated”.

 


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2 years ago
59 minutes 27 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 2: Jamie Carragher
In this episode, we meet Succession Staff Writer/Story Editor Jamie Carragher. A Liverpool Everyman Writers Programme alum, his writing journey started with plays. We talk about his experience of being in the Succession writersroom, how he got there and the interesting way in which his history degree has proved useful.

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2 years ago
42 minutes 27 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Episode 1: Billie Collins
In our first episode, writer and dramaturg Billie Collins discusses her new play Too Much World at Once, which is produced by Box of Tricks and is currently touring the UK. In her chat with Stories and Voices Associate Karla Marie Sweet, she also explores sibling relationships, writing queer young people and her journey, so far, as a whole.

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2 years ago
45 minutes 13 seconds

The PlayMakers Podcast
Karla Marie Sweet hosts a new podcast from Box of Tricks, platforming creative conversations that explore all parts of the industry. Connect with our work wherever you are and listen to honest chats with actors, writers, directors, producers and more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.