Voicebox: Want my job?

From radio presenters and journalists, to circus performers and festival producers, here we chat to industry professionals about their careers and get advice on how to follow in their footsteps.
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31 October 2019
Want my job? with Robbie Zereka, musician and performance artist
"I realised that you become an artist as soon as you decide you’re an artist. Once I made that decision I got out of my own way and the ideas and concepts started to flow."
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30 October 2019
Want my job? with Poppy Almond, actress, producer and singer
"The industry is becoming less exclusive and more inclusive. I feel it’s a lot less judgemental about your background or where you trained and more open to people’s different journeys."
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25 October 2019
Want my job? with Llimoo, comedian and screenwriter
Introducing Llimoo: comedian, screenwriter and pixel character in his own videogame.
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23 October 2019
Want my job? with Katy Schutte
Introducing Katy Schutte: One Woman Alien actress.
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17 October 2019
Interview with Julia Donaldson, author of "The Gruffalo"
Introducing Julia Donaldson, children's author and creator of "The Gruffalo".
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16 October 2019
In brief with Lin Blakley, stage and Eastenders actress
"Always be on time for auditions, listen to your director and fellow actors. And never stop learning!"
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14 October 2019
Want my job? with Emily Carding, theatre-maker and writer
"I’ve traveled to amazing places and formed friendships beyond language barriers. I love making heart connections directly with an audience."
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7 October 2019
Interview with Vienna Festival Ballet
Are you interested in becoming a ballet dancer? Check this out for industry hints, tips and advice.
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4 October 2019
Want my job? with Alexander Grieve, freelance theatre professional
"The arts industry isn’t going to be as easy as moving to London and auditioning at a drama school, but there are people out there who want you to succeed."
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2 October 2019
Want my job? with Xela Batchelder, professor and creator of Pittsburgh Fringe Festival
Xela's career ranges from working at the Edinburgh Fringe to establishing her own Fringe Festival in the USA - find out more!
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2 October 2019
Want my job? with Tamykha Patterson, lighting programmer and assistant LD
"I worked the delivery shift in retail... but for the last two months or so I would leave work and venture off to theatres around London, leaving my CV at the stage door asking for work experience or shadowing opportunities."
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26 September 2019
Want my job? with Tarek Iskander, Artistic Director and CEO of Battersea Arts Centre
"I was working in the NHS as a manager for many years. Theatre was something I occasionally participated in, but wasn’t a big part of my life."
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19 September 2019
Want my job? with Florrie Evans, art curator and historian
"I’ve been mudlarking since I was a child, I was lucky to grow up near the river, and it was an inevitable part of my life. The river has always given me ‘head space’ and it has also taught me the history of London!"
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11 September 2019
Want my job? with Iain Chambers, composer and sound artist
"The greatest feeling is hearing a piece you've written performed by great musicians for the very first time. It's as though the music suddenly goes into three dimensions, or moves from black and white to technicolour. It sends shivers up my spine."
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9 September 2019
Want my job? with John Pendal
Wondering how to make it as a comedian? Discover John Pendal's pathway into the arts...
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8 September 2019
Want my job? with Claire Rammelkamp, co-founder of Wonderbox Theatre
Find out why Claire co-founded a theatre company, how she got there, and what her job looks like now.
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6 September 2019
Want my job? with Liza Treyger, comedian
"When I started comedy I didn’t realize it could be a job, I just loved it and wanted to do it every day. So while I did comedy I was a salon receptionist, waitress, and back-up nanny... I also majored in sociology so once you do that you’re never going to have a real job."
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6 September 2019
Want my job? with Julian Eardley, Pantomine Dame
Ever wondered what it's like being the Pantomime Dame? We hear form Julian Eardley to find out.