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Performer Trauma

Performer Trauma

By: Joseph Raisi-Varzaneh
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On this podcast I will be interviewing performers and colourful creatures from the entertainment world (actors, ballet dancers, drag queens and creative souls) and we'll be making you laugh as my guests and I regale you with our funniest on-stage moments, embarrassing audition experiences, devastating rehearsal room travesties, hilarious drama school memories, not to forget, all the random jobs we put ourselves through in order to survive whilst we are ...."resting". Hosted by Joseph Raisi-Varzaneh

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Episodes
  • River Roux; Strippers, Supermarkets, Stage and Sex work; all roads lead to JUICE !

    River Roux; Strippers, Supermarkets, Stage and Sex work; all roads lead to JUICE !
    May 20 2025

    This week I had the privilege of speaking to multi faceted, multi dimensional, multi talented human being River Roux!

    I saw River's show 'Juice' at the Volksbühne Theatre in Berlin and I instantly wanted to speak to her - I was so fascinated

    Her show explores the body, her body, an exploration of a gender-non conforming experience and we discuss this, the duality between theatre and sex work and everything that has led her to today and the creation of her art.

    I really hope you guys enjoy listening to our fun chat and her incredible journey so far
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    45 mins
  • Sam Freeman; Selling ice creams to becoming an BAFTA nominated writer and director...also this is proof we are getting old!

    Sam Freeman; Selling ice creams to becoming an BAFTA nominated writer and director...also this is proof we are getting old!
    Mar 4 2025

    This week Sam and I take a trip down memory lane.

    We discuss drama school memories, switching from acting to becoming a successful writer and the birth of Femme, Sam and Ng Choon Ping's BAFTA nominated short that went on to become an amazing queer noir film - she's on Netflix !

    This episode is basically a writers wet dream !

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    58 mins
  • Adrian Hansel; Denying Geri Halliwell a lyric...

    Adrian Hansel; Denying Geri Halliwell a lyric...
    Feb 18 2025

    West End veteran Adrian Hansel regales us with tales from his long and varied career. We talk about some sensitive issues so there is a trigger warning with this episode but Adrian gives us an exciting glimpse into his world- from working with Queen, to the West End to Geri Halliwell... tea is spilt
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    1 hr and 1 min
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