Welcome to Why We Make Things, a podcast for performance makers for young audiences.
Join Theatre Alibi’s Artistic Director, Nikki Sved, as she chats with fellow children’s theatre makers and thinkers about what they are up to, the issues they are grappling with and the ideas that are exciting them. When the day to day of keeping your head above water can often feel overwhelming, take some time to listen to Nikki’s inspiring guests reflecting on why they do what they do and how they are making things happen.
This podcast series was born out of the isolation of the pandemic, when we launched our popular webinar series, Getting Through The Cracks, about the vital work that children’s performance makers were continuing to produce across the world. Things have moved on, but our need for conversation and reflection remain as important as ever and we hope our new podcast series goes some way towards helping the children’s performance community to respond to the current challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and PodBean.
Episodes
Ep.1 Sarah Brigham & Lyn Gardner
Championing performance for and with young audiences.
Ep.2 Theatre-Rites – Sue Buckmaster & Ingrid Hu
Nikki, Sue and Ingrid deep dive into The Global Playground by Theatre-Rites.
ep.3 Ellie Griffiths – Oily Cart
Nikki and Ellie chat about Oily Cart’s work and the value of sensory theatre for all.
ep.4 Amber RUby – COmpany Three
Nikki sits down with Amber Ruby, one of the Associate Artists at Company Three, to talk about what a usual working week looks like at this inspiring company.
EP.5 Penny Hay – Forest of Imagination
Nikki speaks to Artist, Educator and Researcher, Dr. Penny Hay about Forest of Imagination taking place in June and July 2023.
Ep.6 Sarah Argent
Nikki, and award-winning freelance Director, Devisor and Writer, Sarah Argent, talk about what they wish for in the making of work for young people.
Ep.7 Asif Khan
The brilliant Asif Khan sits down with Nikki for a chat about his play Jabala and the Jinn, the importance of representation in theatre for young people, and his commission with Birmingham Rep.
Ep.8 Filskit Theatre Company – Sarah Shephard
Sara Shephard, Co-Artistic Director, Performer & Producer for Filskit Theatre, chats about the origins of the company, their work for early years children, and the importance of seeing international work.
Ep.9 Polka – Helen Matravers
Helen and Nikki talk about Helen’s ambitions for Polka Theatre, the breadth of work they produce, and how children’s voices are at the heart of what they do.
CREDITS
Show music by Thomas Johnson