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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14 October 2019Want my job? with Emily Carding, theatre-maker and writer
View Interview"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 2019Interview with Vienna Festival Ballet
View InterviewAre you interested in becoming a ballet dancer? Check this out for industry hints, tips and advice.
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4 October 2019Want my job? with Alexander Grieve, freelance theatre professional
View Interview"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 2019Want my job? with Xela Batchelder, professor and creator of Pittsburgh Fringe Festival
View InterviewXela'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 2019Want my job? with Tamykha Patterson, lighting programmer and assistant LD
View Interview"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 2019Want my job? with Tarek Iskander, Artistic Director and CEO of Battersea Arts Centre
View Interview"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 2019Want my job? with Florrie Evans, art curator and historian
View Interview"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 2019Want my job? with Iain Chambers, composer and sound artist
View Interview"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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Interview
9 September 2019Want my job? with John Pendal
View InterviewWondering how to make it as a comedian? Discover John Pendal's pathway into the arts...
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Blog
8 September 2019Want my job? with Claire Rammelkamp, co-founder of Wonderbox Theatre
View BlogFind out why Claire co-founded a theatre company, how she got there, and what her job looks like now.
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Interview
6 September 2019Want my job? with Liza Treyger, comedian
View Interview"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 2019Want my job? with Julian Eardley, Pantomine Dame
View InterviewEver wondered what it's like being the Pantomime Dame? We hear form Julian Eardley to find out.
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5 September 2019Want my job? with Daniel Amedee
View InterviewFrom working in the music industry to publishing his debut novel, find out more about Daniel's diverse career in the arts.
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5 September 2019Want my job? with Christina Poulton, arts project manager and theatre producer
View Interview"Most arts jobs aren’t advertised and your way in will often be through a last minute, short term role offered as a result of you volunteering or being in the right place at the right time. Make sure you are in that place!"
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27 August 2019Want my job? with Carley Varley
View InterviewWondering how to make it as a musician? Find out about Carley's pathway into the arts...
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23 August 2019Want my job? with Gabrielle Martin
View InterviewMeet Gabrielle Martin: director of Limb(e)s, performing now at Edinburgh Fringe.
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21 August 2019Want my job? with Samia Djilli, co-Artistic Director of Lemon House Theatre
View Interview"There’s always that period where you’re unsure what your career will actually look like from one year to the next, and I think that uncertainty is the most challenging part."
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19 August 2019Want my job? with Caitlin Skinner, director and one half of Jordan & Skinner
View Interview"I try to remember that the idea that we should all earn enough money to buy lots of stuff and own a house etc is a total con anyway. Better to do something meaningful."
