Rosie experiences the phenomenon of Lolo Brow. Conversation includes exciting noises as well as some of these topics: Not Exactly Academic; No One Else But Me; Young Typecasting; The Search for Maureen; Balloon Pop Beginnings; Addictive Performance; Mentored by Laurie Hagen; Backstage Etiquette; Burlesque Olympics; Nigella the Gateway; Giving the A…

It's awards season! Rosie gets all the juicy gossip from the man behind it all, Paul L Martin... discussion topics this week are: Leaving the Barge, Sticking With Performance; Madame Jojo's (RIP); Going Up Against Big Money; Tiers of Cabaret; Where's the Middle Gone?; Performance Persona Development; Getting Rid of the Script; Panto!; AWARDS!; The …

Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman Laurence and Lindsay return to talk about: Eyebrow Choreography; Intense Focus and Stupid Hecklers; People's Front of Cabaret vs Cabaret People's Front; Allowed to Call Yourself a Professional; Dead Inside - Broken by Comedy; Richard Herring is Super Nice; Nice People Get Ahead; Become The Thing You Say You Are; Me…

Laurence Owen (Photo: Luke Capasso) and Lindsay Sharman Double the fun as Rosie has the extreme pleasure of chatting with Laurence and Lindsay about ALL THE THINGS: Auditions; Childhood Stardom; Costume Dramas; Practice When You Have No Life; Anti-University Acting Career; Music Hall for Aggressive Old People; Performance Keeps You Sane; 1927 Theat…

Verity Lewis and Victoria Kember Rosie gets a dose of double trouble with the fabulous Verity and Victoria. They chat about: Different Backgrounds; Door Woman in Disguise; Finding The One; Party and a Show; Cabaret Family; Comedians Understanding Burlesque and Vice Versa; Complimentary Art Forms; Resident Performers; Boobs Falling Out; Cavendish Ar…

This week, Rosie and Lilly discuss the very important topic of how to get a UK Passport, as well as: Thai Lady; Best Weight Loss; Eco-Friendly Washing Machines;Pride and Prejudice; The Three Aspects of Lilly; Attention Grabbing Hooker;World Theatre Vs. Acting; Creative Geniuses and Roleplay Games; ForgettingStage Combat is Pretend Fighting; Chinese…

This week, Rosie and Marcus find out surprising connections and have a good old chat all about: Jack of All Trades; Shiny Distractions; YouTube And the Rise of the Digital Artist; Immediate Feedback and Global Reach; Internet Arguments and Trends; Staying or Leaving Facebook; Personal Page VS Persona Page; YouTube and Creative Content; Filming Live…

Photo by Mr Suave This week, Rosie was thrilled to be chatting with Kiki Lovechild. Much laughter ensued, but also chat about: Furlesque;400 Year Old Art Forms; Do Your Parents Know What You Do??; 4 Year Old ClownCommander; Performance Seeking Missile; Song to Silence; Classical Charts intoMagic; Not Traditional School; Angela de Castro; Do It Prop…

Part Two of the fantastic evening with Franco and Holli, this time talking about what a critic is, does, why we need them and how we can all just get along. In detail: Why Do We Need Critcs?; What Are They Anyway?; Critic Doesn’tMean Criticism; Judge What You See; Attaching Your Real Name to Reviews; AttitudesChanging After Writing; Separating Art …

This is a SUPER SPECIAL PODCAST EPISODE!! Rosie has the privilege of chatting for hours with the people behind the websites: Holli-Mae Johnson from 21st Century Burlesque and Franco Milazzo from This is Cabaret for a festive review of what's been great in 2014 (and some hints at what 2015 might hold). This first part is all about the shows. Shows s…

Photo by Rhinoa's Photography This week, Rosie and Anna Lou spent more time talking off-mic than on mic. However, they did manage to podcast about: Getting Away With It; Child Drama; Performing and Improvising in French; Rending Yourself Unemployable; Remedial Drama Classes; Wanting to be Pushed; Work to Live VS Live to Work; Children and Gin; Soci…

This week Rosie goes underground to chat with Alexander Parsonage about: Finger in the Pie; Quitting Art School; Conceptual, Philosophical, Political; The Bollocks Myth of the Lone Genius; Hooked on Directing; KneeHigh Theatre and Magic; Bleed the University Dry; Post-University Company in Crisis; The Great Tragedy of English Theatre Education; Unh…

Inspiring and inspired human performance tornado Rubyyy Jones hashes it out with Rosie this week on SO MANY TOPICS! They are: Fluid Performance Artistry; Compartmentalised Training; Six Hundred Applicants, Thirty Places; Triple Threats and Triple Pirouettes; Peers Are Teachers Too; Christmas Graduates and Cocaine; Segregated From the World; Smash Y…

Rosie sits down with Pi the Mime and his translator, Alexander Luttley, to talk about many mimey topics: Multiple Mimes; Not a Biochemist; Learning Multiple Mime Styles; No Hablo Espanol; The Only Discipline With No Words; Mimetic Proposals; Making a Show Quickly; All the Mimes; Multiple Mime Disorder; Mime Gender and Moving Around; Who Are You Sle…

Rosie Kohl podcasts in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE at the Cabaret Convention (organised by the inimitable Paul L Martin). She chats to Lolo Brow, Lady May Den-Voyage, Dott Cotton and Pretty Miss Cairo about how we respond to bodies in performance; they way we present gender as artistes; what makes sideshow compelling and why would you want to do it; a…

Photo by Suelan.co This week Rosie gets down to brass tacks with Lou Safire, boylesquer, sideshow performer and all around ace person. They talk about: Early Dance Days; Being a Gobby Shite; Transatlantic Romance; Airport Security Games; Fear of Flying; Muggle Jobs; Body Mod Burly Crossover; Tattooed Mama; Burlesque By Numbers; Finding Your Own Sty…

Photo by Sin Bozkurt This week Rosie talks to the sensational Miss Glory Pearl about many topics: Performance Artistry but Not the Vagina Kind; Saddle Up; Blagging Academia; Teacher to Stripper; Yoga Wanker; Taking Care of Yourself; Sexy Pole vs Sporty Pole; Humans Are Sexy; Sacred Women Goddess Energy; Sanitized Sexuality in Burlesque; Strip Club …

Rosie has the immense pleasure of getting to chat to the excessively talented Michael Twaits. Topics include: Drag as a Child; Drama Schooling; Year Out But Not Off; Life in LA; Inside Out not Outside In; Plastic Surgery Culture; Bizarre Casting Decisions; Making your Own Showcase; Assessed Gin & Tonics; 'End of the Pier' Drag; Soho Theatre; TimeOu…

A long time friend and cabaret pal, Little Lady Luscious, sits down with Rosie for a good old chat. Topics include: Ballet Days; Pro Stage Management; Prettiest Street in Newcastle; Best Secret Santa Ever; Taking Over the Road; Preferential Van Treatment; International Creativity; Racially Insensitive Ballet; Enjoying Yourself; Disney Burlesque; Ba…

http://ia601402.us.archive.org/8/items/RKVB09VivacityBliss/RKVB%2009%20-%20Vivacity%20Bliss.mp3 Rosie and Vivacity spend a lot of this podcast nerding out about theatre and performance. This week's topics include: Producing; Finishing a Performance Career; Not a Natural Redhead; Being Big in Ipswich; Theatre as an Athletic Pursuit; Making Out with …

http://ia601400.us.archive.org/22/items/RKVB08AuroraGalore/RKVB%2008%20-%20Aurora%20Galore.mp3 Backstage at the Wonderground and Rosie and Aurora get downto it, weirdo to weirdo. Topics covered include: Triple Threats; Being in anEnsemble; Beginning Burlesque; Student Cushion; English Lit Geek Out; BurlesqueBook Club; Following your Dream; Getting …

Paul L Martin and Rosie sit down for a chat about all things deliciously different. This week's topics include: Being precocious; drama school drama; picking yourself up again; proving yourself; cheese dipped in mayonnaise; gaining perspective; finding your spiritual home; finding your other spiritual home; cafe connections; drag, diamonds and dirt…

http://ia902304.us.archive.org/28/items/RKVB06OdeliaOpium/RKVB%2006%20-%20Odelia%20Opium.mp3 Rosie and Odelia sit in her lavish studio full of sparkly costumes and talk about lots of sparkly stuff. Topics include: Living in a small town; making stuff from scratch; horrible mistakes; giant leaps; just doing it; romance!; silk dresses on the floor; L…

Far left: Kim Roberts; Far Right: James Lee. Dead Centre: KATIE! Taken at Cabaret Roulette's first birthday show by Rhinoa's Photography https://ia902307.us.archive.org/5/items/RKVB05JimKim/RKVB%2005%20-%20Jim%20%26%20Kim.mp3 This week Rosie has the absolute privilege of hanging out with some of the biggest fans and loveliest personalities on the L…