In this episode Stage Director William Kerley talks to former pilot Nigel Smith and ex-businessman Dan Burgess, who walked away from high-flying but stressful careers in commerce and aviation, seeking a better work-life balance – and found fulfilment as tree surgeons.

When the pandemic struck and all rehearsals and theatres closed, William Kerley took on a new side hustle Nigel and Dan - and found this woodcutting work, wrestling with nature, absolutely exhausting but a real revelation - and so good for the soul!

Produced by Scott Carey

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Based on his new book - DRIVING MR. C. - stage director William Kerley has several lucrative projects cancelled, runs out of cash and, feeling a failure, is forced to take a side-hustle - chauffeuring a retired businessman in his luxury limousine.

In this episode, he talks to actress Sunetra Sarker about success and failure, her early days as a jobbing actor, side-hustles as "Office Angels Temp. of the Month" and for Westminster Council Parking Department, pressure from family to get a 'proper job' - geriatric delusions, stray dogs urinating on sofas, kind doctors, heroic carers - and how real life is often way funnier than fiction.

Produced by Scott Carey.

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