Acting for Others Presents...

Dame Eileen Atkins and Adjoa Andoh

A real-life Dame and a fictional Lady - Eileen Atkins and Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury - pair up to discover they’re kindred spirits, with a surprising amount in common. Their wide-ranging conversation takes in Eileen’s working class roots, her pushy stage mum, a naughty deception that paid off at the Guildhall, the letters of Virginia Woolf, co-creating two TV juggernauts - Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Elliot, and how to stay young and limber; and Adjoa’s teenage yearning to be on the stage, quitting her Law degree to follow her dreams, her textbook 80s life on the road with a feminist touring company, the magic of actors and audiences coming together in theatre, and the joy of Shonda Rhimes.  Introduced by Samantha Bond. Music by Dan Gillespie Sells.  To make a donation to help UK theatre workers in financial need, please click on this link: <a href="https://actingforothers.co.uk/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://actingforothers.co.uk/donate/</a> Produced by Robert Rees and executive produced by Kevin Mundye and Rich Evans. Artwork by Ollie at <a href="https://feastcreative.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Feast Creative</a>.Editing by Matt and Scott at <a href="https://www.podmonkey.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podmonkey</a>. Acting for Others Presents… is a <a href="https://simplebeast.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simple Beast</a> Production. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Acting for Others Presents... pairs up the brightest British stars of stage and screen - Dame Judi Dench, Olly Alexander, David Tennant, Paapa Essiedu, Noma Dumezweni, Golda Rosheuvel, Miriam Margolyes, Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Eileen Atkins, Adjoa Andoh and more - for revealing conversations about their passion for theatre, the joy of storytelling, trials and triumphs, loves and losses and a whole lot more. Introduced by Samantha Bond and music by Dan Gillespie Sells. The first six episodes start dropping on Tuesday, October 11th 2022. All revenue generated by the podcast will go to UK theatre workers in financial need. This is a Simple Beast production. The executive producer is Kevin Mundye, the producer is Robert Rees. Artwork by Ollie Rosser at Feast Creative. Editing by Scott and Matt at Podmonkey. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.