The Hippod

Kyle, J.C. and Downsy

Calling all theatre buffs! This is The Bristol Hippodrome's official podcast, with your hosts Kyle, J.C and Downsy. We'll be interviewing cast members from all your favourite shows and bringing you plenty of gossip about what really happens behind the curtain.

Plus, plenty of top tips for anyone looking to break into the biz. The Hippod is your ticket to theatre life backstage!

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Peter Pan Panto - chatting with Faye Tozer
30-08-2023
Peter Pan Panto - chatting with Faye Tozer
5, 6, 7, 8! In this episode, we chat with Step's star Faye Tozer! Now a theatre legend Faye tells us what it was like to be in Steps, how she broke into theatre and how she is feeling about the upcoming panto season. It would be a 'tragedy' to miss this!
Peter Pan Panto - chatting with Faye Tozer
30-08-2023
Peter Pan Panto - chatting with Faye Tozer
5, 6, 7, 8! In this episode, we chat with Step's star Faye Tozer! Now a theatre legend Faye tells us what it was like to be in Steps, how she broke into theatre and how she is feeling about the upcoming panto season. It would be a 'tragedy' to miss this!
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - chatting with Millie Hikasa
30-08-2023
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - chatting with Millie Hikasa
In this episode, we chat to Millie all about her audition process to get the role of Lettie and what it is like to portray such a youthful character. Plus, how it feels to be touring with a National Theatre show as only her second job since graduating from drama school!
Wicked - chatting with Laura Pick
30-08-2023
Wicked - chatting with Laura Pick
In this episode, we catch up with the incredibly talented Laura Pick. She tells us how it feels to play the iconic role of Elphaba, gives some top tips on how to improve and protect your voice, shares how it feels to 'defy gravity' and much more!
Greatest Days - chatting with Rachel Marwood
30-08-2023
Greatest Days - chatting with Rachel Marwood
In this episode, we speak to the hilarious Rachel Marwood. She tells us all about how she got the role of Heather, what it is like touring with a toddler and how she managed to get a Masters in psychology during lockdown!
Life of Pi - chatting with puppeteer Kate Roswell
29-08-2023
Life of Pi - chatting with puppeteer Kate Roswell
In this episode, our hosts chat with Kate Roswell - a former Bristol Hippodrome employee who is now starring in Life of Pi! If you have an interest in puppetry this is the perfect episode for you.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical! Chatting with Kate Milner Evans
29-08-2023
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical! Chatting with Kate Milner Evans
The Hippod is back for season/series 2! In this episode, we are chatting with the delicious Kate Milner Evans as she talks us through the delectable delights of starring as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical.
6: Panto podcast extravaganza with Craig Revel Horwood!
07-12-2022
6: Panto podcast extravaganza with Craig Revel Horwood!
In this fab-u-lous festive episode we chat with Strictly Come Dancing legend Craig Revel Horwood darlings, Bristol's favourite panto comic Andy Ford Comedian, the beautiful and Bristol-born Lauren Hampton and the utterly delightful Daniel Norford.
5. Raymonda - chatting with ballerina Isabelle Brouwers
14-11-2022
5. Raymonda - chatting with ballerina Isabelle Brouwers
Ever wondered what it takes to be a professional ballerina? Well in this episode we find out! We were lucky enough to chat with Isabelle Brouwers, a dancer in the English National Ballet who speaks about the art form with such passion it will make you want to reach for a tutu and start pirouetting down the pavement!
4: Disney's Beauty and the Beast - chatting with Tom Senior (Gaston)
27-09-2022
4: Disney's Beauty and the Beast - chatting with Tom Senior (Gaston)
🎶 And his name's G-A-S-T...🎵Episode 4 of the official Bristol Hippodrome podcast is here! And we caught up with Beauty and the Beast's Gaston himself, Tom Senior. 💪From eggs, to workouts, to sad pasties we left no stone unturned! 😂
3: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - chatting with Jac Yarrow (Joseph)
05-09-2022
3: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - chatting with Jac Yarrow (Joseph)
We've been chatting to Jac Yarrow who is playing the starring role of Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He tells us the amazing story of how he found out he had the role on his 21st birthday, how in an on-stage mishap he ended up falling 7ft down a pit and how he and Jason Donovan often get the giggles! 😂
2: Bat Out Of Hell - chatting with Martha Kirby (Raven)
05-08-2022
2: Bat Out Of Hell - chatting with Martha Kirby (Raven)
Attention all rock ‘n’ rollers! Episode two of The Hippod has arrived! This time we speak to Bristol-born and bred Martha Kirby and discuss her role as Raven in Jim Steinman’s spectacular musical Bat Out Of Hell 🔥 🦇 From Meatloaf to her mums cooking, her appearance on BBC’s Big Night of Musicals and much more.  Come and rock out with us!
1: Les Mis - chatting with Will Callan (Marius)
19-07-2022
1: Les Mis - chatting with Will Callan (Marius)
On our first ever podcast episode we interview Will Callan who is currently starring in the UK & Ireland tour of Cameron Mackintosh's - LES MISÉRABLES.  We discuss all the gossip about what really happens on and off stage of one of the world's biggest and most successful musicals.