60 acast.com <![CDATA[Actor's Never Retire]]> https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/actors-never-retire en Joel Marvin Theatre, Actors, Acting, Performing Arts, Actors Stories,West End, Royal Theatrical Fund, Entertainment., Theatre Stories, Molly Hanson The Royal Theatrical Fund A Royal Theatrical Fund Podcast Actors Never Retire is a Royal Theatrical Fund podcast celebrating the long, rich and often surprising careers of actors and theatre folk whose stories deserve to be heard.

Hosted by Molly Hanson, each episode is a warm, candid conversation with someone who has spent a lifetime in the industry - the big roles and the quiet ones, the setbacks and the breakthroughs, and everything in between.


With thanks to The Delaunay, for allowing us to record at The Corner Café making it possible, this is a podcast for anyone who loves theatre and the extraordinary people who make it their life's work.


To apply for help, or donate to the Royal Theatrical Fund, head to www.trtf.com


Hosted by: Molly Hanson


Edited by: Keely Armstrong


Music by: Stefan Bednarczyk


Artwork by: Arran Wilson


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]]> Actors Never Retire is a Royal Theatrical Fund podcast celebrating the long, rich and often surprising careers of actors and theatre folk whose stories deserve to be heard.

Hosted by Molly Hanson, each episode is a warm, candid conversation with someone who has spent a lifetime in the industry - the big roles and the quiet ones, the setbacks and the breakthroughs, and everything in between.


With thanks to The Delaunay, for allowing us to record at The Corner Café making it possible, this is a podcast for anyone who loves theatre and the extraordinary people who make it their life's work.


To apply for help, or donate to the Royal Theatrical Fund, head to www.trtf.com


Hosted by: Molly Hanson


Edited by: Keely Armstrong


Music by: Stefan Bednarczyk


Artwork by: Arran Wilson


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

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

]]> false The Royal Theatrical Fund molly@trtf.com 6a1d9dbe0a986a85da4794ed actors-never-retire episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1780318655551-e2fe9bf6-9453-4214-a494-0231ad5d3775.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/actors-never-retire <![CDATA[Actor's Never Retire]]> <![CDATA[Actor's Never Retire - Elizabeth Seal]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT 1:13:48 6a1eae22a5a56cd151e5c304 false https://shows.acast.com/actors-never-retire/episodes/6a1eae22a5a56cd151e5c304 6a1eae22a5a56cd151e5c304 6a1d9dbe0a986a85da4794ed Episode 3 full 1 3 Elizabeth Seal is a Tony Award-winning actor and singer whose career has taken her from the West End to Broadway and back again, across plays, musicals and television.


In this episode, she reflects on those landmark roles, the moments that nearly changed everything, and what it really means to keep working, creating and staying curious over a lifetime in this business. Thoughtful, funny and full of stories that theatre lovers will absolutely relish.


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]]> Elizabeth Seal is a Tony Award-winning actor and singer whose career has taken her from the West End to Broadway and back again, across plays, musicals and television.


In this episode, she reflects on those landmark roles, the moments that nearly changed everything, and what it really means to keep working, creating and staying curious over a lifetime in this business. Thoughtful, funny and full of stories that theatre lovers will absolutely relish.


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

]]> <![CDATA[Actor's Never Retire - David Alder]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT 57:55 6a1ead709942b8f91f06cd3a false https://shows.acast.com/actors-never-retire/episodes/6a1ead709942b8f91f06cd3a 6a1ead709942b8f91f06cd3a 6a1d9dbe0a986a85da4794ed David Alder full 1 2 David Alder is a familiar face and voice in the theatre community - and a valued member of the Royal Theatrical Fund choir.


In this episode, he takes us through a career that has spanned stage roles, tours and all kinds of projects, from his early breaks and the realities of life on the road, to the friendships, near-misses and funny mishaps that come with a working actor's life.


He also talks openly about the role the RTF has played in supporting him and connecting people across the industry. Warm, candid and full of behind-the-scenes moments audiences never usually get to hear.

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]]> David Alder is a familiar face and voice in the theatre community - and a valued member of the Royal Theatrical Fund choir.


In this episode, he takes us through a career that has spanned stage roles, tours and all kinds of projects, from his early breaks and the realities of life on the road, to the friendships, near-misses and funny mishaps that come with a working actor's life.


He also talks openly about the role the RTF has played in supporting him and connecting people across the industry. Warm, candid and full of behind-the-scenes moments audiences never usually get to hear.

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

]]> Actors Never Retire - Myra Sands Actors Never Retire - Myra Sands Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT 49:02 6a1d9f72302b9e359cf79482 false https://shows.acast.com/actors-never-retire/episodes/6a1d9f72302b9e359cf79482 6a1d9f72302b9e359cf79482 6a1d9dbe0a986a85da4794ed Myra Sands full 1 1 Myra Sands has appeared in some of the most beloved West End musicals of the last few decades - Cats, Evita, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, and in this episode she tells the stories behind that remarkable career.


From the car crash that nearly ended things before they began, to finding her way back through teaching, to juggling babies with eight-show weeks, Myra's story is funny, warm and genuinely inspiring. Expect cabaret, lost musicals, long bike rides, and a lot of laughter... it's very Myra.


To apply for help, or donate to the Royal Theatrical Fund, head to www.trtf.com


Hosted by: Molly Hanson


Edited by: Keely Armstrong


Music by: Stefan Bednarczyk


Artwork by: Arran Wilson


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]]> Myra Sands has appeared in some of the most beloved West End musicals of the last few decades - Cats, Evita, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, and in this episode she tells the stories behind that remarkable career.


From the car crash that nearly ended things before they began, to finding her way back through teaching, to juggling babies with eight-show weeks, Myra's story is funny, warm and genuinely inspiring. Expect cabaret, lost musicals, long bike rides, and a lot of laughter... it's very Myra.


To apply for help, or donate to the Royal Theatrical Fund, head to www.trtf.com


Hosted by: Molly Hanson


Edited by: Keely Armstrong


Music by: Stefan Bednarczyk


Artwork by: Arran Wilson


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

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]]> Actors Never Retire - A New Podcast Actors Never Retire - A New Podcast Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:52:51 GMT 1:02 6a21d70414e465e5ce758226 false https://trtf.com/ 6a21d70414e465e5ce758226 6a1d9dbe0a986a85da4794ed The Trailer trailer 1 What does a life in the theatre really look like? In this brand new podcast, host Molly Hanson sits down with actors whose careers have spanned decades, continents, and some of the biggest stages in the world, and asks them to tell it like it really was.


These are the stories that never make it into the programme notes.

Actors Never Retire - because the best stories take a lifetime to collect.


Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

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]]> What does a life in the theatre really look like? In this brand new podcast, host Molly Hanson sits down with actors whose careers have spanned decades, continents, and some of the biggest stages in the world, and asks them to tell it like it really was.


These are the stories that never make it into the programme notes.

Actors Never Retire - because the best stories take a lifetime to collect.


Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

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

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