Who better than panto legends Biggins and Su Pollard to pair up for our Christmas special? They take us on a journey through foul-mouthed nine year-olds, The Hoff's wife's Poundland fail, pyrotechnics disasters, getting fresh with waiters at Joe Allen's, Matt Hancock ruining I'm a Celebrity, traditions and superstitions, the joys of dragging up, and a tribute to their dear departed friend, Ruth Madoc.

Introduced by Samantha Bond. Music by Dan Gillespie Sells. 

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Produced by Robert Rees and executive produced by Kevin Mundye and Rich Evans. 

Artwork by Ollie at Feast Creative.

Editing by Matt and Scott at Podmonkey. 

Acting for Others Presents… is a Simple Beast Production.

With thanks to the Rockliffe Hall Hotel in Darlington.

Merry Christmas to all our lovely listeners. Thank you for your support!

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Come on, dive in! If you haven't already joined our growing band of listeners, then now's the time to get stuck in, because we have a very fun Christmas special for you, featuring those irrepressible legends of panto, Su Pollard and Christopher Biggins. And once you've enjoyed that episode, go back through and give the others a go! We've got Dame Judi Dench with Olly Alexander; David Tennant with Paapa Essiedu; Golda Rosheuvel and Noma Dumezweni; Miriam Margolyes with Sir Derek Jacobi; and Adjoa Andoh and Dame Eileen Atkins. What's not to love about all that?!

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A real-life Dame and a fictional Lady - Eileen Atkins and Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury - pair up to discover they’re kindred spirits, with a surprising amount in common. Their wide-ranging conversation takes in Eileen’s working class roots, her pushy stage mum, a naughty deception that paid off at the Guildhall, the letters of Virginia Woolf, co-creating two TV juggernauts - Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Elliot, and how to stay young and limber; and Adjoa’s teenage yearning to be on the stage, quitting her Law degree to follow her dreams, her textbook 80s life on the road with a feminist touring company, the magic of actors and audiences coming together in theatre, and the joy of Shonda Rhimes. 

Introduced by Samantha Bond. Music by Dan Gillespie Sells. 

To make a donation to help UK theatre workers in financial need, please click on this link: https://actingforothers.co.uk/donate/

Produced by Robert Rees and executive produced by Kevin Mundye and Rich Evans. 

Artwork by Ollie at Feast Creative.

Editing by Matt and Scott at Podmonkey. 

Acting for Others Presents… is a Simple Beast Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.