Carl Mullaney - https://www.instagram.com/carlmullaney/

You can catch Carl Hosting most Monday Evenings Hosting Kinky Cabaret Bar in 'Freedom Soho' - https://freedombarsoho.com/

Carl has recently played 'Albin' in the critically acclaimed production of ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ playing the lead role of ‘Albin’. Following this he went onto play 'Monsignor O’Hara' in Sister Act (Dominion Theatre), alongside ‘Beverley knight’ and a host of other stars.

Hailing from Darwen, Lancashire, Carl attended Arts Educational Schools London, where you graduated in 2003.

After graduating he booked a booked a role as ‘Mary Sunshine’ in the International Tour of Chicago. From he went on to appear in West End and National p

Productions of ‘Saucy Jax and the Space Vixens’, ‘We Raise Our Hands’, ‘Banana Man, the Musica!’, ‘Jest End’, ‘Franks Closet’, and ‘Drama Queen’. You returned to the West End production of ‘Chicago’, playing Mary Sunshine, and you also appeared in the West End and 25th Anniversary Productions of ‘Les Miserables’.

As a Solo Act and Cabaret Host you been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Clapham Grand, Le Crazy Coqs at The Zedel Brasserie, The Hippodrome Leicester Square, the Delfont Room at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and in the Beaufort Bar at the Savoy Hotel London.

Hosting has taken Carl internationally to the Mountains of Verbier, Switzerland. The Rainforests of Costa Rica, the streets of Buenos Aires, and the Swamps of New Orleans.

In recent years Carl been a resident host of ‘Mighty Hoopla’, the UK’s biggest, Queer, Inclusive Music Festival, - this year alone playing to around 50,000 people in Brockwell Park, Brixton.

Most notably, for the last 14 years Carl has had the pleasure of hosting ‘KINKY KABARET’ at the legendary Freedom Bar, Soho - the West End’s most popular and enduring late-night cabaret extravaganza.

If you have been affected by any issues discussed in this episode please see below for some helpful resources

National LGBTQIA+ Helpline - https://switchboard.lgbt/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

988 Lifeline - https://988lifeline.org/

Beat (Eating Disorder Helpline) - 0808 801 0677

Shout - 85258 (all ages 24/7 texting service)

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - 0800 585858 (5pm - midnight)

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Lucinda Lawrence is currently appearing as ‘Kate’ in the immersive theatre production of Abba's ‘Mamma Mia! The Party' at the O2 in London.

Hailing from the Wirral, Lucinda Lawrence got some early training with 'National Youth Ballet'. She then attended the Arts Educational schools in London, graduating with a Degree in Musical Theatre in 2007.

Not long after graduating college she booked a job in the Nationa Tour of Mary Poppins.

From here she went onto appear in productions of ‘Love Never Dies’, ‘Soho Cinders’, ‘Wonderful Town’, ‘Kiss me Kate’, ‘Guys & Dolls’, ‘White Christmas’, ‘On the Town’, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, ‘Liverbirds Flying Home’, ‘9 to 5’, ‘The Taxidermists Daughter’, ‘Fame’, the now cult classic ‘Cool Rider’ inspired by Grease 2. As well as the motion pictures of ‘Wonka’ and ‘Matilda’.

Some standout credits include ‘Chicago’ at the Leicester Curve, also as assistant choreographer. ‘42nd Street’ at Leicester Curve where she stepped up to play the lead on opening night. Drew McConies incredible Dance Entertainment Production of ‘Drunk’, Velma Von Tussle’ in the UK tour of 'Hairspray', Cherry Sundae in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.

As a choreographer she has worked on ‘Stranger Sings’ at the Southwark Playhouse, ‘Claus’ at The Lowry, and many projects with choreographer Drew McConie.

You also assisted on the film of ‘Judy’ starring Renne Zellwegger.

As a voiceover artist she narrates BBC 1’s 'Garden Rescue' and can also be heard on BBC Radio 2s ‘Sounds of Paul McCartney’.

If you have been affected by any conversations discussed in todays episode please see below for some helpful resources -

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

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Anna Jane-Casey has recently finished playing the iconic 'Sybil Fawlty; in the sell-out run of 'FAWLTY TOWERS' at the Apollo Theatre and prior to this she originated the role of 'Fraulein Fritzie Kost' in the award winning production of 'CABARET' at the KitKat Club/Playhouse alongside Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley.

You can hear Anna Jane Casey on the Charity Single 'I'm a Woman' for Ovarian Cancer as part of 'Woman' alongside Kerry Ellis, Mazz Murray and Gina Murray featuring the one and only Brian May - https://myslink.app/womantheband

Anna was born in Manchester, and grew up in Rawtenstall alongside her sister Natalie Casey. After receiving her dance and performance training at ‘LUPINOS’, at 16 she booked your first job in the West End Production of ‘CATS’.

From here she went on to appear in the Original West End casts of ‘CHILDREN OF EDEN’, ‘JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT’, ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ and ‘GREASE’, and from here include Buffy, Dinah & Pearl in 'STARLIGHT EXPRESS', Anita in 'WEST SIDE STORY' , Velma Kelly in 'CHICAGO' , Mickey in 'MY ONE AND ONLY', 'ON YOUR TOES' with Adam Cooper, Charity in 'SWEET CHARITY' at the Sheffield Crucible which earned her a TMA nomination.

She was then invited back to the Crucible to play the title role in 'PIAF.'

Following on from this she appeared in 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE' (Menier Chocolate Factory), 'HOBSONS CHOICE' at the Watermill , an award winning performance as 'Mabel' in 'MACK AND MABEL', 'ALADDIN' in Hackney Empires iconic pantomime, 'COMEDY OF ERRORS' at Regents Park, 'BELLS ARE RINGING' at the Union Theatre , 'RADIO TIMES' (Watermill), 'COMPANY' (Sheffield Crucible), Lady Of The Lake in 'SPAMALOT' (The Playhouse Theatre), 'STEPPING OUT' (Vaudeville Theatre), Mrs Wilkinson in 'BILLY ELLIOT' (The Victoria Palace) and on tour, 'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY' (The Vaudeville Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory), 'JERRY’S GIRLS'and once again 'MACK AND MABEL' (UK and Ireland tour).

She returned once again to the Sheffield Crucible to appear in 'FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS' and Annie Oakley in 'ANNIE GET YOUR GUN', and shein UK and Ireland tour of CALENDAR GIRLS playing the leading role of Annie Clarke.

She appeared in the Toronto and West End Revival of ;GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY', featuring the music Bob Dylan, 'STAGES' at the Vaults festival London. and 'THE BAND PLAYS ON', which was streamed online by the Crucible Theatre during the pandemic. She won the 2023 British Pantomime Award for Best Supporting Artist as 'Cilla Quack', the goose that lays the golden eggs, to Sir Ian McKellen’s MOTHER GOOSE at the Duke of Yorks theatre and across the UK. And she was invited to appear in 'Stephen Sondheims Old Friends' Tribute Concert which was screened on the BBC.

Her screen credits include ‘Eastenders’, ‘Doctors’, ‘Coronation Street’, ‘The Bill’ ‘Silent Witness’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘Holby City’, ‘The Royal’, the motion picture ‘Beyond the Sea’ and ‘Family Guy’ as Stewies British Mother.

She has sung all over the world with orchestras including the 2010 'Roger’s & Hammerstein Prom' with the John Wilkinson orchestra, and ‘BBCs Hollywood Swinging Christmas’ alongside Seth Mcfarlane and Curtis Stigers. and has just appeared on the BBC Big Band for Radio 2 in Belfast.

If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in todays show please see below for some helpful resources

Mixed Race Faces - https://mixedracefaces.com/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

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Anna Jane-Casey has recently finished playing the iconic 'Sybil Fawlty; in the sell-out run of 'FAWLTY TOWERS' at the Apollo Theatre and prior to this she originated the role of 'Fraulein Fritzie Kost' in the award winning production of 'CABARET' at the KitKat Club/Playhouse alongside Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley.

You can hear Anna Jane Casey on the Charity Single 'I'm a Woman' for Ovarian Cancer as part of 'Woman' alongside Kerry Ellis, Mazz Murray and Gina Murray featuring the one and only Brian May - https://myslink.app/womantheband

Anna was born in Manchester, and grew up in Rawtenstall alongside her sister Natalie Casey. After receiving her dance and performance training at ‘LUPINOS’, at 16 she booked your first job in the West End Production of ‘CATS’.

From here she went on to appear in the Original West End casts of ‘CHILDREN OF EDEN’, ‘JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT’, ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ and ‘GREASE’, and from here include Buffy, Dinah & Pearl in 'STARLIGHT EXPRESS', Anita in 'WEST SIDE STORY' , Velma Kelly in 'CHICAGO' , Mickey in 'MY ONE AND ONLY', 'ON YOUR TOES' with Adam Cooper, Charity in 'SWEET CHARITY' at the Sheffield Crucible which earned her a TMA nomination.

She was then invited back to the Crucible to play the title role in 'PIAF.'

Following on from this she appeared in 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE' (Menier Chocolate Factory), 'HOBSONS CHOICE' at the Watermill , an award winning performance as 'Mabel' in 'MACK AND MABEL', 'ALADDIN' in Hackney Empires iconic pantomime, 'COMEDY OF ERRORS' at Regents Park, 'BELLS ARE RINGING' at the Union Theatre , 'RADIO TIMES' (Watermill), 'COMPANY' (Sheffield Crucible), Lady Of The Lake in 'SPAMALOT' (The Playhouse Theatre), 'STEPPING OUT' (Vaudeville Theatre), Mrs Wilkinson in 'BILLY ELLIOT' (The Victoria Palace) and on tour, 'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY' (The Vaudeville Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory), 'JERRY’S GIRLS'and once again 'MACK AND MABEL' (UK and Ireland tour).

She returned once again to the Sheffield Crucible to appear in 'FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS' and Annie Oakley in 'ANNIE GET YOUR GUN', and shein UK and Ireland tour of CALENDAR GIRLS playing the leading role of Annie Clarke.

She appeared in the Toronto and West End Revival of ;GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY', featuring the music Bob Dylan, 'STAGES' at the Vaults festival London. and 'THE BAND PLAYS ON', which was streamed online by the Crucible Theatre during the pandemic. She won the 2023 British Pantomime Award for Best Supporting Artist as 'Cilla Quack', the goose that lays the golden eggs, to Sir Ian McKellen’s MOTHER GOOSE at the Duke of Yorks theatre and across the UK. And she was invited to appear in 'Stephen Sondheims Old Friends' Tribute Concert which was screened on the BBC.

Her screen credits include ‘Eastenders’, ‘Doctors’, ‘Coronation Street’, ‘The Bill’ ‘Silent Witness’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘Holby City’, ‘The Royal’, the motion picture ‘Beyond the Sea’ and ‘Family Guy’ as Stewies British Mother.

She has sung all over the world with orchestras including the 2010 'Roger’s & Hammerstein Prom' with the John Wilkinson orchestra, and ‘BBCs Hollywood Swinging Christmas’ alongside Seth Mcfarlane and Curtis Stigers. and has just appeared on the BBC Big Band for Radio 2 in Belfast.

If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in todays show please see below for some helpful resources

Mixed Race Faces - https://mixedracefaces.com/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

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Tommy Franzen - https://www.instagram.com/tommythefranzen/

Tommy Franzen is an award winning and multi skilled creative who is predominantly known and admired for his work in the dance and choreography world:. As well as this his skills include stunt work, martial arts, rock climbing, acting and property investment.

Hailing from just outside Malmo in Sweden , Tommy moved to London to study at The Urdang Academy. He embraced on his professional career whilst still at college and has navigated his career between stage and screen work.

On stage Tommy has appeared in musicals and dance productions including ‘Blaze’, ‘The Five and Prophecy of Prana’ for Boy Blue Entertainment, ‘Utopia Live Lates’,‘Leda and the swan’ and ‘Goldberg’.

For Zoonation he has appeared in productions of ‘The Mad Hatters Tea Party’, ‘Message in a Bottle’ featuring the music of Sting and ‘Sone Like it Hip Hop’.

On screen Tommy has appeared in films including ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, ‘Alladin', 'Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, ‘Cats’ and most recently ‘Snow White’. As well as this Tommy has featured in numerous commercials.

Tommy also was a contestant in the first season of the UK version of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ finishing second.

As a choreographer he has worked on productions with Zoonation, Film productions, and Music Videos including the iconic ‘Swagger Jagger’ by Cher lloyd.

He has also been a choreographer on bbcs strictly come dancing since 2018.

If you have been affected by any conversations discussed in todays episode please see below for some helpful resources -

Men's Minds Matter - https://www.mensmindsmatter.org/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

Shout - 85258 (all ages 24/7 texting service)

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - 0800 585858 (5pm - midnight)

Papyrus HOPELINEUK - 0800 068 4141 (for under 35 year olds)

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Kage Douglas - https://www.instagram.com/kagedouglas/

Kage Fitness - https://www.kagefitness.co.uk/

Kage Douglas is a dancer, performer and fitness instructor. Hailing from Stratford, London, he attended Bird Dance College graduating In 2005.

He went on to appear in shows Abroad, UK Tours and West End Productions including ‘The Pirates on Penzance’, ‘Saturday Night Fever’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Joseph and his technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘Hair’, ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘Ghost’ and ‘Naked Boys Singing’.

Kage was a dancer in the opening of the London 2012 Olympics, and on screen he has appeared in ‘Mamma Mia’ as well as the new motion picture ‘Snow White’.

It was during a break in Malaysia that from the German production of ‘Dirty Dancing’ that Kage was unfortunately jumped leaving him with a ruptured patella tendon.

Alongside this Kage is also a Fitness Instructor in Barre, Yoga. Strength, Spin, High & Low Intensity Cardio, plus Post & Pre-Natal Fitness.

If this wasn’t enough Kage is the Vice Principal, Head of dance, and one of the Directors of 'The Boury Academy' in Lambeth, which is a non profit performing arts school and studio designed to increase access to the professional performing arts.

The Boury Academy - https://www.thebouryacademy.co.uk/

If you have been affected by any of the conversations discussed in todays episode please see below for some helpful resources -

Anthony Walker Foundation - Racism & Hate Crime Charity - https://anthonywalkerfoundation.com/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

988 Lifeline - https://988lifeline.org/

Beat (Eating Disorder Helpline) - 0808 801 0677

Shout - 85258 (all ages 24/7 texting service)

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - 0800 585858 (5pm - midnight)

Papyrus HOPELINEUK - 0800 068 4141 (for under 35 year olds

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Tanya Nicole Edwards is a Singer, Actress, Youth Worker and all around Creative who has always brought her authentic self to the table.

Born and raised in West and North west London, Tanya was always grounded in the importance of her community.

It was at 16 she bunked off college to attend the open auditions for the West End production of 'The Lion King’. The team saw something in her and before she knew it she was appearing in the show.

From here she went onto perform in West End and touring productions of ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘Hairspray’, ‘The Book of Mormon’ ‘Beautiful, the Carol King Musical, ‘Motown the Musical’ understanding the role of Diana Ross, ‘Sister Act’ and most recently ‘Play on! A Jazz Musical’.

Tanya also works as a backing singer for ‘Soul 2 Soul’ which has taken her across the world working alongside some incredible artists. Tanya Nicole Edwards Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tanyanicoleedwards/

Please see below for some helpful resources relating to the Arts and Todays Episode - Anthony Walker Foundation - Racism & Hate Crime Charity - https://anthonywalkerfoundation.com/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

988 Lifeline - https://988lifeline.org/

Beat (Eating Disorder Helpline) - 0808 801 0677

Shout - 85258 (all ages 24/7 texting service)

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - 0800 585858 (5pm - midnight)

Papyrus HOPELINEUK - 0800 068 4141 (for under 35 year olds

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Liyann Marie Casting - https://www.instagram.com/liyannemariecasting/

Runway House Dance Training - https://www.instagram.com/runwayhouse/

'F**** The News' Live Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/fthenews/

Casting Director Liyann Marie was raised in South London, and at the age of 14 attended the 'Brit School'. Her main focus on was on dance, leading her to perform with companies such as ‘Boy Blue’ and 'Identity'. She also danced at the London 2012 Olympics.

In time she then found she found her love for working as a Casting Director. She has worked on numerous music videos including one for 'Ed Sheeran', numerous. commercials, immersive theatre, recently vertical dramas, as well as Feature Films including 'Never Had a Chance' and 'Pressure'. In addition to this Liyann is an assistant head of 'Runway House', which is a versatile part time dance training which launches and catapults careers.

 If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in todays show please see below for some helpful resources

Meningitis Help - https://www.meningitishelp.org/lander

Mixed Race Faces - https://mixedracefaces.com/

Anthony Walker Foundation - Racism & Hate Crime Charity - https://anthonywalkerfoundation.com/

Samaritans - 116 123 (24/7 phone service)

988 Lifeline - https://988lifeline.org/

Beat (Eating Disorder Helpline) - 0808 801 0677

Shout - 85258 (all ages 24/7 texting service)

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - 0800 585858 (5pm - midnight)

Papyrus HOPELINEUK - 0800 068 4141 (for under 35 year olds

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