Episodes
Currently appearing as Macduff in Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse, Noof stops by to talk ambition, attitude and accomplishments.
Published 12/21/23
A meandering Brian episode about ego, performance and acceptance.
Published 12/13/23
Fifty-year veteran of stage and screen, it’s the gorgeous Benny Young!
Published 12/06/23
Brian muses on theatre and art, conflict and peace…
Published 11/29/23
Actor Kirsty Pickering joins Brian in this week’s episode to discuss their time on BBC Scotland’s River City and how their gender journey has impacted their career.
Published 11/22/23
Actor PJ Corrigan drops by to talk about his latest role in Tally’s Blood as well as starring in Aberdeen’s HMT panto Sleeping Beauty.
Published 11/15/23
Let’s sit back and enjoy the excellent patter of an actor making great waves in Scottish theatre in recent years, the very talented Betty Valencia!
Published 11/08/23
To celebrate six years of this podcast, Brian and Cole have selected some great moments from episodes over the years, punctuated by the usual ramble through Brian’s head…
Published 11/01/23
Bard in the Botanics favourite and all-rounder Stephen Arden joins Brian to chat.
Published 10/25/23
Director of Meetings with the Monk, and current resident director at A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Laila Noble shares some wisdom and some completely appropriate fury at the system…
Published 10/19/23
Artistic director of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and more importantly, old friend, Gaz stops by for a chat…
Published 10/12/23
Musings on the final stretch of rehearsals for Meetings with the Monk…
Published 10/04/23
Brian muses on collaboration.
Published 09/27/23
Street artist and all-round inspirational dude, Pandah joins Brian for a life-affirming hour!
Published 09/20/23
Since we last saw each other, Emun has had terrific success on stage and screen. Time to get together and chew the fat after a twenty-year hiatus!
Published 09/13/23
Actor, teacher, entrepreneur. There’s no stopping Ross Baxter. That’s why we had to have him stop by and chat all things creative!
Published 09/05/23
The creator of the groundbreaking “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” joins Brian for a chat about writing, breaking the form and not showing up…
Published 08/29/23
Lauren is an early career theatre director with her eye on the prize and she joins Brian for an insightful chat about the role of the director, amongst many other things.
Published 08/26/23
Brian’s favourite shows at the fringe were the ones where the form was examined and pulled apart, much like he’s doing with his next play. In this episode he chats about some of these ideas.
Published 08/18/23
A mainstay of Scottish theatre and television, not to mention an outspoken champion of the up-and-coming and under-represented voices of our industry, it’s the amazing Maureen Carr!
Published 08/08/23
After an early start to Fringe shenanigans, Brian chats about writing, narrative and self-care during a busy Fringe shift.
Published 08/03/23
A covid graduate who’s already enjoyed some great success and is about to appear in NTS’ Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning, it’s the burst of energy that is Catriona Faint!
Published 07/26/23
Brian meanders through the creative struggles that often attend a production week.
Published 07/19/23
Brian and Cole talk about working on Uh Huh 3 together ahead of its run at Oran Mor, Glasgow. Plus a healthy dose of comedy and panto chat for good measure.
Published 07/12/23
Brian talks to actor Lee Harris about his journey from the streets of Glasgow to London’s glittering west end, and further.
Published 07/05/23