Acting For Others podcast series Backstage Curry, presented by actor and presenter Mark Curry, have announced a new roster of guests each spanning across music, theatre and screen, with the podcast giving insight to each guest’s individual journey into the entertainment industry.
Guests announced today include actresses Harriet Thorpe and Jenny Seagrove, Artistic Director of The Mill at Sonning Theatre Sally Hughes, Bucks Fizz’s Cheryl Baker (winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest), actor and writer Mark Farrelly, and Shakatak’s Jill Saward and Bill Sharpe.
The series, which was launched in June this year with guests including Alexia Khadime, Bonnie Langford and Debbie McGee, raises funds for Acting For Others, encouraging listeners to donate via the charity’s website or donations link – https://actingforothers.co.uk/donate/. All episodes are currently available to listen to wherever you get your podcasts.
In each episode, Mark delves into the detail of what it takes to create theatre, live shows and events; discussing the process, discipline required, challenges faced and the rewards’ gleaned in a career in the arts. These unique, peering under the bonnet conversations give honest authentic insights to the questions we’d all love to ask our fantasy dinner party guests.
Mark Curry is set to appear as General Waverley in White Christmas at the Mill at Sonning. His credits as a presenter include Blue Peter, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Make Me a Dealer, Catchphrase, Record Breakers, Curry For Breakfast (Talk Radio), Change That and Record Breakers. As an actor, his theatre credits include Wicked (Apollo Victoria, London), Ten Times Table, Wife Begins at Forty, The Rocky Horror Show, Tons of Money, And Then There Were None, Far From The Madding Crowd (UK tours), The Small Hours, Appetite, Dangerous Corner (Theatre Royal Windsor), Victor Victoria, Company (Southwark Playhouse), Talent (The Menier Chocolate Factory) and The Woman In Black (Fortune Theatre). His film credits include Bugsy Malone and The Flying Scotsman.
