Rodney Vubya: Passion

01/29/21 • 58 min

My guest today is Actor and Singer Rodney Vubya!
Originally from Uganda, Rodney’s path to the stage is one I can relate to. Rodney initially started a degree in Classics at Leeds University. While studying, he immersed himself in the Stage and Musical Society in his second semester and from there he caught the bug!
Rodney took a huge gamble and decided to pursue Musical Theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Since graduating, his hard work and determination has landed him some incredible productions; from Book of Mormon, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Evita and most recently Street Scene with Opera North, UK Tour!
Rodney talks openly about his experiences and how he’s worked on his acting & work principles to further his career...
So, like any story we have to start at the beginning...

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Simon Russell Beale: Tales of the Bard

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Adam Robert Lewis sits down (virtually) with Sir Simon Russell Beale.
Simon has been hailed "the greatest stage actor of his generation” and one of Britain's leading Shakespearen actors.
Simon began his career at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He's worked his way through many of the major roles in Shakespeare’s canon and can adapt effortlessly between the bard modern works.
Although Simon is best known for his theatre work, Simon is one of the country’s most versatile actors bringing his talents to the big screen in ‘Deep Blue Sea’, ‘My Week with Marilyn’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’ in which he won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Simon has had a long and successful working partnership with director Mendes. Across twenty years and eight productions, their collaboration delivers exceptional work on stage. Most recently Simon performed in Sam Mendes' critically acclaimed production of ‘The Lehman Trilogy’. Simon was due to perform on Broadway in a long run of the production when theatres were closed due to the pandemic.
We discuss Simon’s incredible career, what introduced him to acting and how his roles have defined his life.
So, like with any story we have to start at the beginning...

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Sara Sugarman: Very Sara Sugarman

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Adam Robert Lewis sits down, virtually, with director Sara Sugarman.
Sara, born in Rhyl, began her career as an actress making her television debut aged just 14 as ’Jessica Samuels’ in the BBC teen-drama ‘Grange Hill’.
Sara moved away from her acting career in the 1990s and decided to further a career behind the scenes, directing.
Sara gained praise behind the camera with a number of award-winning short films. Some of Sara’s early directorial pieces took place on location in the Garw Valley, where I grew up and consider home.
Sara’s 1996 film ‘Valley Girls’, starring Gemma Jones and Wendy Phillips especially resonated with me. Wendy, affectionately known as Mrs Mop due to her previous job as our school cleaner, inspired me to go after my dream of acting. Sara and her faith in Wendy’s talent indicated that the dream was indeed possible.
Sara returned to the Garw Valley in 2001 to film cult-classic ‘Very Annie Mary’, a musical-comedy written and directed by Sara, starring Rachel Griffiths and Jonathan Pryce. I have fond memories of this proudly Welsh film and coincidentally consider it as my first acting job albeit as a very young extra amongst the crowds!
Sara soon moved from the Welsh valleys to the Silver Screen of Hollywood, where she directed motion pictures with Disney including teen-flick ‘Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen’, starring Lindsey Lohan, Adam Garcia and Megan Fox.
Sara’s most recent project “Saving the Cinema’ for Sky Movies, follows the story of Liz Evans and her campaign to save the local Lyric Cinema, starring Samantha Morton, Tom Felton and Jonathon Pryce.
This interview held an extra ‘special something’ for me, almost a feeling of things coming full circle. Being able to discuss how my passion for acting began because of Sara and her work was truly an honour.
And so with every story, we must start at the beginning...

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