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The gift pressure, the food squabbles, the travel nightmares… Christmas is a lot. Time to join award-winning comedian Katherine Ryan for her Christmas Intervention. Part seasonal survival guide, part family therapy session – you’re invited to a very Katherine Ryan Christmas. Sure, Katherine loves the holiday, but she needs it to change. It's chaotic, overwhelming, and no one can agree on how to do it right.

Hear all about Nat's life in this audiobook narrated by the one and only Natalie Cassidy herself, jam-packed with exclusive, audio-only content! Natalie Cassidy has been on our screens for over three decades. We’ve grown up alongside Sonia on EastEnders, but what about Nat’s life beyond...

Experience the brilliance of David Garrick’s celebrated 18th-century adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, Taming of the Shrew. With a masterful touch, Garrick condenses the original five acts into a captivating three, omitting much of the subplot involving Bianca and her suitors. While some critics, like Edgar Allan Poe, dismissed Garrick’s version as a chaotic mishmash of nonsense, it became the preferred rendition for theatrical companies well into the 19th century. Join us as we explore this intriguing interpretation that continues to spark debate and delight audiences. - Summary by ...

Jewell uncovers how battles to control college radio were about more than music—they were an influential, if unexpected, front in the nation's culture wars. These battles created unintended consequences and overlooked contributions to popular culture that students, DJs, and listeners never anticipated. More than an ode to beloved stations, this book will resonate with both music fans and observers of the politics of culture.

In Experiencing Spirituality, Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham take listeners on a journey through storytelling as a means of self-discovery. Recounting and interpreting great wisdom stories from all ages and all cultures, as well as telling many of their own, the authors shed light on such experiences as awe, wonder, humor, confusion, and forgiveness. In story after story, seekers look to those whose lives reveal a special quality - sometimes called spirituality - and ask the masters what they must do to attain that same quality.

Discover the art of vocal training with The Speaking Voice. This insightful guide distills the essential principles of voice training into a clear and practical format, making it accessible for everyone. Inside, youll find actionable directions and fundamental exercises designed to liberate your voice and enhance its potential. Divided into three parts, the book offers invaluable advice on vocal production and techniques, along with detailed explorations of interpreting various literary forms—ranging from essays and poetry to short stories and dramatic performances. With practice examples, ...

Helen Hayes, acclaimed "First Lady of the American Theatre", has been on stage, screen, and television for more than fifty years. In that time she moved among the world's most famous and talented: actors, film stars, writers, businessmen. She speaks with wit, wisdom, and candor on topics both public and private.

Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process—from concept to post-production—and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a film.

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A guidebook to developing yourself as an artist and dancer, and a way to release yourself from the challenges of the ballet world to be able to return to the pure joy of dancing.

You want to be a Working Actor but when it comes to building a sustainable career it takes more than just talent to get you there. If you're an Actor born outside of the U.S. and you want to increase your auditions and opportunities then you will need to master the American accent in order to book U.S. roles.The problem is most Actors struggle maintain the accent in performance or think about the accent during their audition. There are tons of U.S. projects filming in Australia, NewZealand, Canada & The UK. Which means the path to Hollywood looks very different for today's Actor. The good news...

Growing through Dance podcast explores the way dance interacts with life. It features advice, views and anecdotes from a continuum that ranges from the local grass roots movers up to the dance world professionals. Every dance parent and would-be dancer can make use of the dance world's insights, life and social skills, confidence building and evolving lifelong friendships . Hosted by dance teacher and professional dance educationalist, Katherine-Lucy MA, the podcast stems from her lifelong experience as a dancer, teacher, tutor and facilitator, and her passionate belief that everyone benefits ...

Explore the green and nether regions of the South West with ‘Bob Bradman’s Bed & Breakfast’; join Quentin Montreal for ‘New Movements’, as he looks into such disturbing trends as the suffragette diet, fox hunting in Maida Vale and blind motor racing; and help yourself to a heaped spoonful of Sugar Cane, the sultry Detective Sergeant whose hand is firmly wrapped around the throbbing pulse of crime.

The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie 'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - Guardian Writer, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed...

A podcast hosted by two experienced intimacy coordinators — Katherine O’Keefe (she/her), and Annie Spong (she/her). Join them in their warm and inclusive conversations as they delve into the intricate world of their craft, and how it interacts with the production process. They'll also share insightful stories from their experiences on (and off!) set working as ICs. In each episode, they attempt to unravel the standards, culture, and complexities surrounding intimacy and nudity in the entertainment industry, offering their three unique perspectives. As pioneers in a surprisingly new ...

Four comic dramas about boundaries that are both territorial and personal Territory is the theme that unites these four humorous plays - whether that means fighting over an allotment plot, dealing with the sudden partition of a country, guarding the privacy of a garden or battling with the...

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road—with more than 130 new interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and director George Miller, from the pop culture reporter for The New...

Veronica and Gabe met when they were children at ballet class, and by the time they’d reached their teens, they knew they’d be dancing together forever. Only Gabe’s mother had other ideas.... Twenty-something years later, Veronica no longer dances and life hasn’t turned out how she thought it would. She’s divorced with a needy ex-husband, monosyllabic teenage sons, a sister who fancies herself as a long in the tooth ‘it girl’ and a mother who’s recently moved into a care home. 

People may say that I couldn't sing. But no one can say that I didn't sing.' Despite lacking pitch, rhythm or tone, Florence Foster Jenkins became one of America's best-known sopranos, celebrated for her unique recordings and her sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall. Born in 1868 to wealthy...

Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. One of the first people to ever pick up a motion picture camera was a woman, as was the first screenwriter to win two Academy Awards, the inventor of the boom microphone, and the first person to be credited with the title film editor. Throughout the entire history of Hollywood women have been revolutionizing, innovating, and shaping how we make movies. Yet their stories are rarely shared. This is what film reporter Alicia Malone wants to change. Backwards and in Heels tells the history of women in film in a different way.