Backstage Brew 9: Robyn Richford

Golden Globe nominated casting director Olissa Rogers came for a brew and talked all things casting, award nominations and of course... Ted Lasso.

Radio 1's latest addition to Robyn Richford popped on for a brew. Robyn was selected as one of the presenters stepping in to the R1 Christmas Schedule and will now be taking over Friday Early Breakfast for a month in 2021 too! Outside of Radio 1, Robyn has also had a phenomenal career, presenting ITV's hit children show 'Scrambled' and online for a company called Videoblogg alongside the radio station Fun Kids.

Mark is joined by Nayha for a brew, the rising presenter from Unmuted (Sky Arts), Desi Beats and Aspen Waite Radio as she is getting ready to take over the BBC Asian Network Chart Show.  They play Snog, Marry, Collab and talk all things presenting, dating and of course, what's in Nayha's brew.  This podcast was recorded remotely in accordance with the government guidelines.

Mark Jarvis is joined by Tom Hopcroft who starred in the Mischief Theatre production of The Comedy About A Bank Robbery in the west end. Tom talks to us all about how he has his own podcast and what he has been unto in lockdown plus of course, life behind the scenes of the show. This episode was recorded remotely in accordance with the government guidelines.

West End superstar and SIX cast member Hana Stewart joins Mark Jarvis for another lockdown special, sharing the gossip about what it's like to work on the show, the fans and how she has tackled lockdown... plus obviously what's in her brew. This episode was recorded remotely in accordance with the government social distancing guidelines.

Director of the West-End production Sean Turner tells us whats in his brew, how he transitioned from acting to directing and about his rehearsal morale strategies. This interview was recorded remotely in order to apply with the social distancing guidelines.

Actress Poppy Almond joins Mark Jarvis backstage at The Cockpit Theatre for her show 'Henna Night'. The podcast also includes a chat with rising producer Lucy Cook about her advice for young producers getting into the industry and behind the scenes stories on set.

Backstage at Brixton Jamm, Mark Jarvis catches up with rising singer-songwriter Harry Mold about what's in his brew, new singles and what his aspirations are for the future, including collaborations and festival ideas.

In this episode, Mark Jarvis chats to professional actor and camera tutor Billy Geraghty at the drama school ALRA and reviews the new Joaquin Phoenix film Joker with actor Crispian Hunter.

Backstage Brew is presented by Mark Jarvis and it's backstage chatting to various creatives over a brew at Theatres, Gigs, TV sets and Festivals. In this episode we meet Sabrina Sandhu at The Apollo Theatre in the West End where she plays Pritti Pasha in Everybody's Talking About Jamie.