12: Amrita Mangat on Writing and Producing

12: Amrita Mangat on Writing and Producing

We’re back with another episode of the Making Do podcast, where today we enjoy a chat and some lolz with the wonderful Amrita Mangat! Amrita tells us about her accidental transition from actor to actor-writer-producer extraordinaire, the inception of her theatre company, and how even the saddest moments in life can be funny through the right lens. Expect high levels of ridiculousness, along with lots of heart and insights into South Asian culture and its place in Ami’s work. Ami’s theatre company, Daft Productions, can be found on Instagram @daft.productions and her own instagram account is @amrita.mangat 💜

11: Oskar Brockbank on Directing for Film

Spring has sprung! And with it comes another fresh episode of the Making Do podcast. Today our guest is the wonderful Oskar Brockbank, who popped in to have a lovely chat with us about all things directing for film. Oskar is a very cool guy and we were super happy to have him on - he talks really insightfully about his craft, and we hope you find it as interesting as we did. Expect lots of art chat, on-set anecdotes, and in-depth pondering on the creative merits of the Nintendo DS. Oskar is a busy man and he’s got lots of exciting stuff on the horizon for this year! If you want to keep up-to-date on his upcoming projects, give him a follow on Instagram @oskarbrockbank or have a look at his website www.oskarbrockbank.com 💜

10: Phoebe Rowell John on Theatre Directing

WE’RE BAAAACK!!! Welcome to series 2 of the Making Do podcast! We’re soooo so excited to get going again, and what better way to kick things off than with director, dramaturg and all round legend Phoebe Rowell John!!! We sat down with Phoebe for a wonderful and wide-ranging chat all about her work as a director, her favourite shows of all time, and why she will never be able to direct for film. We loved having her on the show - she speaks very eloquently and was an absolute dream of a guest - and we hope you love listening just as much. To find out more about what Phoebe’s up to, hop over to her website www.phoeberowelljohn.com Happy listening and welcome back!

09: Christmas Special

🎄 HO HO HO! GLAD TIDINGS OF FESTIVE JOY! 🎄 It’s Christmasssss!!!! And boy oh boy, do we have a special gift for you! The guests for this festive ep are none other than your fave hosts, Amy and Sam! 🥳 We had a jolly good time recording this one with our surprise guest host - expect frivolity and joy in abundance, and lashings of Christmas cheer. We’ve wrapped it in our best paper and popped it in your aural stocking, and it’s ready to be DEVOURED (make sure you save space for your dinner though) 🎅🏼 Sending love and merriment! 💜

08: Lost Alice with a Spooky Special

💀🎃 TRICK OR TREAT?! 🎃💀 Costume on, bucket at the ready, you’ve knocked on our door and guess what?! We’re giving you a Halloween special with the scarily fantastic Lost Alice!! 👻 Alice is a rock artist and embraces all things spooky, and we couldn’t think of a better guest for our Halloween ep. As well as enlightening conversations about her work (as always), highlights include in-depth Avril Lavigne chat, attempting our best camp moo, and astounding amounts of the red stuff (wine, not blood)🩸 Alice is a very busy gal and has always got gigs coming up! Find her on Instagram and TikTok @i_am_lostalice for gig tix and more 🖤