Retro RHLSTP 45 - Kay Mellor
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)
British Comedy Guide
4.7 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2022
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
RETRO RHLSTP #45 Kay Mellor - RHLSTP comes to the Long Division Festival at the beautiful Wakefield Theatre Royal and Richard is impressed with the commitment the area has made to unpopular fruit and the world's most famous mulberry bush. His guest is the writer, actor, director, song-writer and possible badminton champion, Kay Mellor.
It's a writer's masterclass, showing the determination and talent that is needed to make it in the business (with Rich as the perfect example of how not to make it), with great stories about the genesis of Band of Gold, the importance of empathy for your characters, using real life stories and when to keep secrets and how a working class mum made it in a business so skewed towards men and what can be done to level the playing field. Plus Rich possibly lands his first ever job as a result of doing the podcast - though it's a part very much within his comfort zone.
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| 0:07.8 | the Rehalastapa tour in 2019, but who sadly passed away last month. So as a tribute to her, |
| 0:16.1 | I thought we'd replay this podcast. It was one of my favorites. She took no nonsense, but gave |
| 0:23.1 | absolutely fantastic advice about being a writer and she is very, very deeply missed by everyone |
| 0:30.7 | who knew her. So I hope you'll enjoy this little tribute to K-Meller with a retro, Rehalastapa. |
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