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Acting Up

Megan Alderson & Jordan Skidmore

Do you want to know the secret to becoming a successful actor? So do we.Acting Up is a podcast made for struggling actors, by struggling actors (heavy emphasis on the struggling). Your hosts Megan Alderson and Jordan Skidmore delve into the harsh realities of breaking into a ruthless creative industry when you"re working class, working a suffocating day job and disgustingly desperate. If you are sick of success stories and looking for something real, relatable and - in our opinion - quite funny

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All Episodes

45:26

Getting Drunk and Explaining Shakespeare

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2024/11/09

This week Acting Up has, along with many of you, been deeply saddened, angered and disappointed to be reminded of the hate fuelled dystopia we find ourselves living in.This podcast has and will always be a safe space to build community and uplift your voices. For the working class, the LGBTQIA+ community and especially our trans friends, for POC, for women and femmes and anyone who’s safety and body autonomy is threatened by politics. Though it’s so important to stay informed and to keep figh...

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77:19

GLOUCESTER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL PART 2: THE VOX...

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2024/10/31

Welcome back to Gloucester Independent Film Festival! This week Megan and Jordan invite you to join them as they run around the beautiful venue, microphones in hand, to converse with the attendees of the evening.Tune in as they gather intel, insight and inspiration at the very beginning and very end of the night. They speak to everyone from locals to photographers, costume designers to graphic designers, Actors to Producers, family members to filmmakers and students to Academy Award Winners! ...

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52:13

Gloucester Independent Film Festival Part 1: The Panels

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2024/10/24

This week Megan and Jordan invite you to join them at the inaugural Gloucester Independent Film Festival, where they were Acting Up live on stage! Tune in to hear the panel interviews (hosted by Megan, Jordan, Joshy and Oscar, including questions from the audience too!) with the award winning directors of the festivals headlining short films: Matty Reese and and Tom Berkeley.Megan and Jordan sit down with Matty Reese - of multi award winning production company Colossal Films - the director of...

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65:49

Delulu is the Solulu: The Career of Amy Louise Everett

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2024/10/18

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by West-End Veteran, Essex gal, musical theatre queen and another of Megan’s co-workers: the incredible Amy Louise Everett!From pretending to be an aeroplane in baby ballet to an illustrious career across the musical theatre industry, Amy is here to tell the story of her life as a performer and how she’s come to have a career to be proud of.Amy unpacks the pressures of starting drama school at age 16, the nuances of sexuality and dance, Cats and cruise sh...

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61:56

Jester’s Privilege and the Sad Clown Paradox

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2024/10/10

This week Megan and Jordan are back with a research episode! This time unpacking their very own logo and its symbolism, it’s time to talk about Jesters and Clowns! Megan delves into the silly yet sinister history of Jesters, from their role in courts to Shakespeare appearances, their power and influence, the great Jester Wars and the concept of Jester’s Privilege and how this podcast is attempting to utilise it. You can’t backlist us if we are funny yet insignificant enough! Jordan ...

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80:46

Who Let the Lowborns On The Westend?!

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2024/10/03

This week Megan and Jordan are once again blessed with the presence of the Lowborn Theatre Company Directors: Meghan Loughran and Gray Enever! They are back and they are back with news…YOU CAN CATCH ALL FUR COAT ON THE BLOODY WEST END FROM THE 14th TO THE 19TH OF OCTOBER 2024! We hope you enjoy this episode of celebration and introspection.Discussions include extending the original material, recasting (or not), the dreaded merge of your work and your WORK, the logistics of scheduling lit...

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36:15

Acting Up at Gloucester Independent Film Festival!

Acting Up ·

2024/09/27

This week Megan and Jordan are quickly hopping on to share the exciting news that they will be attending Gloucester Independent Film Festival (GIFF) and they want to hear from YOU!GIFF hosts local and international filmmakers for premieres, Q&As and networking opportunities, and your hosts are going to be on the scene asking the questions you want the answers to. So send in your questions! The categories include Feature Film, Short Film, Animated Film, Music Video and so much more, a...

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85:50

You Want Versatility, You Want Conor Donovan

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2024/09/20

This week Megan and Jordan are completing the set of Acting Up Alumni Twins - today they are joined by the wonderful Conor Donovan! Conor is here to give his side of the origin story, to reflect on his year post graduating drama school, his time during and to tell the tale of how he came to play Quentin on the Netflix hit show - Sex Education. From extra to credited cast member! Discussions include talent equating identity, first times on set, queerness in casting and naturalism, wh...

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46:13

Bringing a List to the Catch-Up

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2024/09/12

This week Megan and Jordan (and Elvis the dog) are reunited, after their longest time apart since the pod began! Did they miss one another? What’s happened since? Tune in to get caught up.Jordan spills on her recent commercial (#bookedandblessed, #cheekynandos) and Megan talks on tattoo removals, secret crochet and being depressed.Jordan also brings forward a list of travel thoughts, including the club from the Cat in the Hat, do I believe in tarot now and are we witches? private healthcare, ...

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66:44

Mamma Mia Coffield!

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2024/09/05

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by long time bestie of the pod, class of Acting Up, Megan’s ex housemate and Scottish lass: the incredible Mia Coffield! It’s been a long time coming and tears are shed… From wardrobe department to ensemble/1st cover Sophie, Acting Up are so proud to finally be able to share the news that Mia will be joining the cast of Mamma Mia! on the West End! It’s incredibly deserved, but Mias journey certainly hasn’t been orthodox. From drama club to the Dance ...

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63:51

The Goose and the Stab Wound Trousers

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2024/08/29

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by the fabulous Honey Holder! Fresh into the industry having studied performance design and film costume, Honey is here to shed light onto what goes into what goes on you.Honey discusses her work as a prop supervisor, prop etiquette, designing theatre vs film, battling budgets, the grey area that is hats, costuming student films, stop-motion, where are all the women? and of course, being an ex theatre kid. Talks also turn to puppetry: the creation an...

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74:25

Molly’s Got Talent!

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2024/08/22

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by the Marvellous Molly Griffin-Jones to discuss all things graduating, dancing and navigating the industry.Molly spills on her time at the BRIT School, dancing her way to the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent! and her journey into the industry since. Including as always a meaty chat on drama school, favouritism, agent showcase flops and identity.Mollys introspection is infectious and discussions turn to curating training that serves you post-graduating...

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62:42

Birthday Fish at Fringe!

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2024/08/15

Send us a Text Message.This week Megan and Jordan are joined by the incredible Erin and Steph (and a fish) - the founders of Birthday Fish Theatre - before they head up to Edinburgh Fringe!Erin and Steph discuss the birth of the surrealist wonder that is Birthday Fish, starting with conversations in contemporary class and developing into a creatively, collaborative friendship - they get candid about what it takes to get a show to fringe, from conception to completion.Steph discusses her decis...

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73:34

One Man: Owen Dennis

Acting Up ·

2024/08/08

Send us a Text Message.This week Megan and Jordan are joined by friend of the pod, the wonderful Owen Dennis! From freaky fringe performances to frightening French directors - Owen spills on his time in the industry.A career sparked by watching Doctor Who behind the scenes (her influence!), it’s the classic bossy child to performer pipeline, including after school clubs and the wonderful world of drama school.Owen gets candid about his experience booking a one man fringe show before even grad...

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73:32

We Want To Be Voice Actors!

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2024/08/01

Send us a Text Message.This week a very giggly and tired Megan and Jordan have a discussion on voice acting. Something they don’t (or didn’t!) know all that much about. Discussions include the Acting Up home studio, Indeed’s (?) guide to becoming a voice actor, Rob Wiethoffs story, more on Dungeons and Dragons and SAG-AFTRAs current video game strike. Jordan has plans to be an audio-erotica voice actor while Megan may be in the market to be the new Ralph Wiggum.Tune in for many impr...

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49:48

Combat Kevin You Were a Real One

Acting Up ·

2024/07/25

Send us a Text Message.This week Megan and Jordan are back on topic with an episode for you on none other than stage combat.Starting as usual with Jordans ‘a brief history’ segment, going back to the literal beginning of humanity and working its way up through Gladiators, Samurais and Shakespeare, it seems stage combat has existed for as long as performance has.Your hosts reflect on their own experience with stage combat, from workshops and auditions to training in drama school - an iconic ex...

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38:16

Holiday Special (Or Is It?!)

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2024/07/19

Send us a Text Message.Did you miss us? This week Megan and Jordan are on a mountain in Corfu! So the audio is dodge… Sorry :/Welcome to the holiday special, what’s special about it you ask? How much less depressed we are! Tune in to hear tales of Acting Up abroad such as: adding horse riding to our spotlight skills, little German boys and hermit crabs, holiday reading material, taking shots in matching fits and please don’t fart on planes.But inevitably the question arises - are you eve...

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68:18

Highly Skilled at Overcharging? Equity vs Spotlight

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2024/07/04

Send us a Text Message.This week Megan and Jordan discuss two of the most essential pillars of the industry: the casting directory - Spotlight and the performers union - Equity, who are taking action against Spotlights “Tax on Hope”.This episode includes discussions on what Equity is, the things they are fighting for, how it can benefit you and how it is has helped members previously. Megan and Jordan also debrief on Spotlight and its undeniable monopoly on the industry, how essential it is i...

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87:57

UP THE WORKING CLASS

Acting Up ·

2024/06/27

Send us a Text Message.It’s finally here: the episode that attempts to tackle the immense subject that is being a working class actor in the industry. A historic episode indeed, as Megan and Jordan both shed actual, real tears on the pod.The episode includes a dumb beginners (Jordan) guide to the class system, private school privilege, cosplaying the poor for funsies, talking proper and the horrifying statistics that make the dream seem impossible.But it’s not all doom and gloom, we of ...

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70:01

2012 Called It Wants It’s Q&A Back

Acting Up ·

2024/06/20

Send us a Text Message.Life is well and truly battering Megan and Jordan, so what else is there to do but the classic Q&A? You asked and they answered. Questions and answers… Q and A… The fans (friends) asked questions such as:What would we do with unlimited funding? Who would win in a fight? Who would we cast one another as? Wildest Auditions? What would we be doing if we weren’t actors? Also including (of course) more soliloquies on drama school - including the grand th...

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