
In the 'House Seats'
This podcast brings you interviews with people working in the entertainment industry discussing about all aspects of onstage performing or backstage production. Ideas as a prospective performer through to what an adjudicator, choreographer or casting director might look for when you are delivering your performance piece.
Hosted by Craig Bartley who is a performer and choreographer, who has appeared in West End and Broadway productions ranging from 42nd Street (Original cast at Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Me & My Girl (Adelphi Theatre), La Cage Aux Follies (Palladium Theatre), Mack And Mabel in concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Man of La Mancha (Peacock Theatre) of which he recorded the cast albums for both ‘Mack And Mabel’ and ‘Man of La Mancha’. He also spent more than two and a half years playing the part of ‘Doody’ in the hit musical ‘Grease’ where he received the Golden Quiff Award for best performance, which was presented by the late Victoria Wood.
He also appeared in two Royal Variety Performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the BBC and ITV and 'A Royal Performance' at the Adelphi Theatre.
Craig’s experience has enabled him to travel the globe extensively whilst being involved in performing, choreographing, directing and producing for the inaugural production set up for most of the World’s leading cruise lines. As well as performing, Craig has taught specialist classes at Mountview, Millenium, Urdang, Elmhurst and Red Roofs Theatre School. He was also the full-time Course Director and co-Principal of his own successful Starquest Performers College.
He still runs and teaches at Starquest Performing Arts encouraging children from two and a half to 18 to act, sing and dance.
He hopes this podcast will help and inspire existing and especially newly graduated creatives just what challenges lie in store and what the highs and lows are for people within the performing arts industry. If you like this podcast then please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes podcasts.
Episodes
Ep99: Live from the BATD UK Stage and Ballet Scholarships.

Ep 98: Surrey Dance Festival and the heats for the Miss Dance of Great Britain competition.

Ep 97: Bright Star Festival in Farnham, Surrey

Ep 96: Jonathan Andrew Hume, professional British screen and stage performer

Ep 95: Sam Underwood, leading TV, stage and film actor.

Ep 94: Pia Fay Waller, Head of wardrobe

Ep 93. Derek Griffiths, legendary presenter, actor and musical composer.

Ep 92: Ria Jones, West End leading lady and international musical theatre star.

Ep 91: Luke Holman, Assistant Musical Director.

Ep 90: Behind the scenes at Chichester Festival Theatre

Ep 89: Graham Michael, Company Stage Manager and photographer

Ep 88: Matthew Malthouse, Westend performer

Ep 87: Kate Parr, actor, personal trainer and general workaholic

Ep 86: Deborah Laws, dancepreneur and owner of the Dance Business Lab

Ep 85: Live from Move It, the world's biggest dance event.

Ep 84: Thanet Dance Festival

Ep 83: Chesham Festival

Ep 82: Tim English, professional performer, director and vocational tutor.

Ep 81: It's behind you. A big panto shout out for 2021.

Ep 80: Jack O'Neill aka Ava Cardo, drag entertainer, singer and panto star.

Ep 79: Kerry Ellis, West End and Broadway leading lady, recording artist and global musical theatre star.

Ep 78: Andrée Bernard, TV, film & theatre actress & experienced voiceover artist

Ep 77: Live from Maidenhead Dance Festival

Ep 76: Pasha Kovalev, BBC strictly, professional choreographer and latin and ballroom dancer

Ep 75: Emma Kate Nelson, actress, singer and dancer
