Creative Space Podcast

If you're a fan of Science Fiction, if you're a fan of Astronomy and if you're a fan of Science in any way, shape or form, David Brin is the man for you to listen.  David Brin is an Astrophysicist who has worked for NASA and is also a celebrated and acclaimed author that has written many books including the likes of The Uplift Stories, Earth and also The Postman which has been adapted into a motion picture directed, produced and starring Kevin Costner.  So much information, passion and science...I hope you enjoy it. 

This is a Barry themed podcast today as our guest on the show is none other than actor, Lloyd Everitt. Lloyd joins us for our 30th episode to talk with Rhys about his upbringing in Barry, going to the same school, going to Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and then going onto performing on stage with James Earl Jones and Mark Rylance and performing in TV shows including Casualty, The Pact and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.  Enjoy. 

First podcast episode of 2023 and Rhys and Pippa sit down to reflect on 2022 in terms of what they've been doing performance and creative wise, what they hope for in 2023 with films and theatre and what are the next steps for Creative Space.  Also, Rhys and Pippa talk about a lot of things which may lose track but they still had fun.  Enjoy. 

We finish 2022 with a short solo episode of Rhys looking back on the year and how the podcast has grown and what has happened within that year.

Richard Chizmar joins Creative Space Podcast to talk about his career in publishing, editing and writing.  He has worked with some of the biggest names in literature which includes Ray Bradbury, Anne Rice, Joe Hill, Peter Straub and much more.  He also talks about his working relationship turned friendship with Stephen King where he mentions the books he has written with and published including writing a screenplay for one of his novels. 

Paul Tremblay is an author who has written many novels which include A Head Full of Ghosts and Cabin at the End of The World.  Paul also talks about his journey as an author, where he gets his ideas from and what's his inspiration.  He also talks about Robert Downey Jr, Dave Bautista, M Night Shyamalan and more. 

Happy Halloween people! Here is a Halloween special for you all and we talk about, Cursed Films.  Pippa returns to the podcast as co-host once again and we have missed her big time.  From The Exorcist to The Omen, from Twilight Zone The Movie to Superman, Rhys and Pippa look back at some of the most controversial films that had a reputation to be cursed. 

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!! Rhys is alone to talk about his love for Professional Wrestling and how wrestling works with it's faces and heels and their storytelling especially talking about the "fake" word that goes around the world of wrestling.  Rhys also gives you special access to three wrestlers who have highlighted the wrestling business at WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA and AEW. These three wrestlers who are featured in the podcast are Raven, Billy Gunn and Bret "The Hitman" Hart. These features are taken from Rhys' original podcast "The Deansy Boy Podcast."  Enjoy guys! 

Hadley Fraser has been there and done that and continues to rise.  The first professional stage role that Hadley Fraser performed was Marius in Les Miserables at The Palace Theatre and from then on, he has gone onto to perform in the 25th Anniversary shows of Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera with him playing Raoul in the latter.  He has also performed in many stage productions including 2:22, The Pirate Queen, Coriolanus, Young Frankenstein and many more.  He also talks about working closely with Cameron Mackintosh, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tom Hiddleston. 

Today's guest on Creative Space Podcast is the man who co-founded Baby Cow Productions alongside Steve Coogan, produced, written and created many TV shows especially The Royle Family, Gavin & Stacey, Red Dwarf and many more.  Henry talks about working with the likes of Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Armando Ianucci just to name a few.  Enjoy. 

Composer and Animator, Sherene Strausberg sits with Rhys to talk about her new short film that's being released called Cool For You which is all to do with climate change and how it can educate to young children.  The two also sit down to talk about disney animation, Matthew Modine's involvement with Cool For You and much more.  Enjoy.

Creative Space is celebrating it's 1 year anniversary and we would like to say to everyone, thank you for supporting and following the show. We couldn't done it without you.  Our 20th episode features Tony Award winning playwright and actress, Lisa Kron. Lisa talks about her career as an actress and as a playwright especially writing plays such as Well, 2.5 minute ride and even writing the Tony Award winning musical Fun Home.  She also talks about her backstory and who her parents were but also, we talk about Gavin and Stacey especially Lisa and her partner being fans of the show and Rhys being from Barry.  This was a fun podcast where it had it's serious moments but it also had it's fun moments. 

Hey everyone. On this episode today, Pippa goes through with us how to play Dungeons and Dragons and how it is also a form of theatre in its own right. Pippa goes through character and story development and we also talk about other fantasies and shows connected to the game. This is purely a coincidence this being released at the height of Stranger Things 4 and the recently announced Dungeons and Dragons film. We hope you enjoy it.

Finally, the chase is over with Stephen Mear as he is our next guest on the podcast. The Olivier award winning and Tony nominated choreographer and director talks about his career and how his CV is stacked with some of the biggest shows on the West End and Broadway including Mary Poppins, Little Mermaid, Sunset Boulevard and more.  He also talks about working with some of the biggest names on and off stage including Cameron Mackintosh, Glenn Close, the late Rebecca Luker and much more.  Enjoy.  Also a big thank you to our sponsors, Crafted Arts and Vale Jewellery Workshop for continuing their support for the show. 

First things first, apologies for the quality of the audio on Rhys' we didn't know what effected it at the time of the recording.  In this episode, Rhys brings back a podcast episode that was once uploaded for another show called "Let's Talk With..." which was hosted and produced by Rhys himself. however, the show never got off the ground and we at Creative Space felt that it would be best to have the podcast episode on Creative Space.  Rhys and James sit down to talk about James' career in music especially representing the UK in Eurovision in 2004, performing on the West End and so much more.  This podcast is sponsored by Crafted Arts and Vale Jewellery Workshops. If you want to know more about our sponsors, look them up below:  CRAFTED ARTS 29 High Street, Barry, CF62 7EB  go onto their website at www.craftedarts.co.uk email them at info@craftedarts.co.uk or  give them a call at 07789 94248. VALE JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS www.valejewelleryworkshops.co.ukor  info@valejewelleryworkshops.co.uk  or phone them at 07789 794248

Jonny Owen is on Creative Space Podcast and he sits with Rhys to talk about his career in TV and Film. Jonny talks about his recent trilogy of documentary films of football including Don't Take Me Home, Three Kings and I Believe In Miracles.  He also talks about Svengali, his TV appearances on Shameless and also his involvement with Football in the media plus more.  We also want to thank our sponsors Crafted Arts and Vale Jewellery Workshops for supporting the podcast. If you want to look them up, follow the information below: CRAFTED ARTS 29 High Street, Barry, CF62 7EB go onto their website at www.craftedarts.co.uk, email them at info@craftedarts.co.uk give them a call at 07789 94248. VALE JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS www.valejewelleryworkshops.co.ukor get in contact with them via email, info@valejewelleryworkshops.co.ukor phone them at 07789 794248.

Episode 15 brings you another Rhys and Pippa episode where the two sit and talk about their experience as Performing Arts students in GCSE, A-Level and University. Plus issues with lectures and their approach to criticism and markings.  Plus we talk about Gemma Collins and her casting in the tour of Chicago and how it will impact the theatre community inside and out.  We also want to thank our sponsors Crafted Arts and Vale Jewellery Workshops for supporting the podcast. If you want to look them up, follow the information below:  CRAFTED ARTS 29 High Street, Barry, CF62 7EB go onto their website at www.craftedarts.co.uk, email them at info@craftedarts.co.uk give them a call at 07789 94248. VALE JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS www.valejewelleryworkshops.co.ukor  get in contact with them via email, info@valejewelleryworkshops.co.ukor  phone them at 07789 794248.

With no special guest on the podcast, Rhys and Pippa sit down to talk about a variety of topics which includes what musical we would like to see or be created.  The two get personal both talk about the journey on how they missed theatre and how Rhys struggled mentally during 2021 and how Creative Space became the idea to bring his love for the arts back.  Pippa is also our new co-host and is part of the Creative Space Podcast family. 

Happy Easter to everyone!  On our next podcast episode, we have playwright and a dear friend to Rhys, Ciaran Fitzgerald.  Ciaran talks about his experience as a writer, especially a playwright, with a disability (cerebral palsy) and how he fights back against expectation. He also talks about his experience in being part of the Sherman Theatre's writers group and having written for TV and Theatre.  Plus he talks about his podcast, In Lockdown With...and how he managed to get top talent on his show.  However, without further a do, let's get down to it. 

Dennis Kelly is a Tony Award winning playwright who has written many plays including Girls & Boys, Osama the Hero, DNA and more.  He is also the writer of the book for Matilda the Musical, which has earned him a Tony Award and has written the screenplay for the feature length film.  He also talks about writing the screenplay, Black Sea and what screenplays he is working on in the future especially working one script for Netflix.  WARNING: Contains Strong Language 

Hey guys.  Today's episode features Gareth Dunlop who talks about his career in making songs that have featured on many notable TV shows including House MD and Nashville.  He also talks about his ambitions in writing songs for films and maybe a consideration in making a musical.  He also talks about his new song, which was just released called “Sorrow,” an homage to award-winning filmmaker, novelist & cancer fighter Allison W. Gryphon. He also has a new song called "Animal" being released on the 31st March which you can listen exclusively after this podcast. 

Hey everyone and welcome back to Creative Space.  On today's episode, we have the woman, along with ABBA, behind the creation of one of the biggest musical in the 21st century and that's Mamma Mia. Catherine sits down and talks with Rhys about the creation of the musical itself and how it became a motion picture success, her work with the likes of Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan and how she became a prominent playwright in herself.  Catherine also talks about the Old Vic Theatre and her future as a writer. She was amazing and a sweetheart to talk to and I wish her all the best.  This episode is dedicated to Rhys' fiance Emily Halford, we hope you enjoy this episode.  Enjoy. 

Hey guys.  I am running solo in this brand new podcast episode.  This is my Academy Awards prediction and not part of the shows series.  Here are my predictions and I hope you enjoy it.  First time going solo.  Enjoy. 

Hey guys, welcome back to Creative Space for another podcast episode.  Today's episode we have June Angela who has performed on stage and TV. She has also been nominated for a Tony Award, performed with the likes of Pat Morita and Yul Brynner.  She talks about her career all through the years. 

Tony nominated and Broadway star, Robert Cuccioli is our guest on Creative Space podcast.  Robert and Rhys sit down to talk about his career on stage especially how he ended up becoming the famous Jekyll and Hyde and how he found success by playing this part.  He also talks about the other roles he has portrayed and how fortunate he has been in playing so many characters which do include Inspector Javert in Les Miserables.  Enjoy! 

Welcome everyone to Creative Space Podcast once again.  We have another Tony Award winning performer on the show and her name is, Debbie Gravitte. Debbie is a singer and actress who has been on the stages in Broadway and West End. She has performed with many faces and starred in many musicals which have included, They're Playing Our Song, Blues in the Night and Jerome Robbins' Broadway.  Debbie and Rhys sit down to talk about her career, the names she has performed with and how she went from being in the chorus to winning a Tony Award. 

Hey guys We are proud to say that we have Grammy nominated performer Everett Bradley on the show. He is a  multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, choreographer and playwright. With Christmas right around the corner, Everett Bradley will be performing at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City in his own festive production, Holidelic from December 10th to December 31st. He just announced the return of his beloved holiday funk revue Holidelic, where he plays the role of Papadelic, Funk's Father Christmas -- an amalgamation of George Clinton and Santa Claus -- with holiday-themed funk songs. The show debuted in 2002 after Bradley released a holiday album called Toy: Everett Bradley has worked with everyone from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Bon Jovi, Hall & Oates and Carly Simon to David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Quincy Jones and Bobby McFerrin. He has also been part of many Broadway and West End musicals including Tony Award Winning musical, Swing, Stomp and After Midnight. The podcast is also delighted to play you a glimpse of what is to come in Holidelic. The song "Tinsel" will be played at the end of the podcast.  Thank you to Shore Fire Media for arranging this podcast and a big thank you to Everett who was a brilliant and lovely guest.  Enjoy. 

Creative Space is delighted to have Tony Award Winning Playwright, JT Rogers on the podcast.  JT and Rhys sit down and talk about his career especially writing plays such as The Awakening, Blood and Gifts and of course his award winning play, Oslo. He also talks about his new TV show, Tokyo Vice.  JT also talks about how he approaches in writing his plays, giving advice and what he is doing for the future. 

Another month and another episode. I hope you guys have been patient because I now have my dear friend, Phillipa Howe, also known as Pippa. Pippa has studied in Swansea and London in relation to Theatrical make-up and effects. She also talks about her performances in amateur dramatics and has also been part of various TV productions.  Pippa also talks about living in London and the struggles of wanting to work in the Theatre and/or TV industry.  Pippa and I talk about other things as well including Disney, own theatre experience and more. 

Episode 3 has arrived and we have got another Welsh playwright for you guys.  Owen Thomas is a playwright who has written many plays and had them performed at various theatre festivals including Edinburgh and Hollywood Theatre Festivals.  His recent play, Grav, which is all about the Welsh Rugby Player Ray Gravell has garnered him huge acclaim and reviews and it's not being released as a film on S4C.  Without further a do, Rhys speaks to Owen about his career and how it's gotten from point A to B.  

Episode 2 is here for you theatre, film and TV lovers out there.  Our guest for this one is a Welsh playwright, poet and musician who has been around the block a few times. He has written and published many plays and has caused controversy as well.  He is also the brother of Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers too.  Enjoy!

First ever episode of Creative Space and we are joined by Welsh actor, Ieuan Rhys.  Ieuan and Rhys sit down to talk about his career as a stage, TV and film actor, performing alongside with Hugh Grant, Ioan Gruffudd, Ron Moody and many more.  Enjoy