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Drew and Sam are actors. They haven’t won any Academy Awards yet, and neither of them is in line to be the new James Bond (sorry Sam), but between them they do have over half a century’s worth of experience in the industry. Many months ago a combination of boredom, significantly reduced work opportunities (thanks pandemic!) and overactive and under-stimulated imaginations inspired them to create a podcast, and somehow they’re still at it. Join the Drewling Samantics chaps every Sunday (or do ...
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Multiple Personalities A major contributor to the joy of acting for many performers, is the variety in moving from part to part and becoming new characters on the way. Sometimes that diversity and role changing can even happen in the same production - doubling, trebling or more; and it’s fair to say that proving a greater number of characters than …
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Community Spirit If the need for theatre and entertainment was ever in doubt, this week’s guest simply blows any of that uncertainty out of the water! Yes today the Drewling Samantics chaps welcome another superb visitor - Simon Floyd; producer, director, performer, and community theatre advocate and champion. Simon is a theatre maker and in fact i…
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Unforeseen Circumstances Drew and Sam are back again this week with generous helpings of news, views, gossip and chat. They cast their eyes over the latest industry stories and pay tribute to a lost great of the entertainment world, so you might say that, when it comes to Drewling Samantics at least, it seems everything is as expected. But in today…
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Fighting Fit for Film As per the famous Guinness slogan: “Good things come to those who wait” (other stouts and mottos are available!) and Drew and Sam have had to wait a while for this week’s guest to be able to find a slot in his incredibly full diary to join them. But safe to say the brilliant Michael Hoad is more than worth the wait. An interna…
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S09E03 - Anarchy in the Stalls of London
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Anarchy in the Stalls of London To paraphrase the late, great Tina Turner, Drewling Samantics audiences are simply the best! Drew and Sam readily admit that without their wonderful listeners and viewers there would be no point them getting together every week for a chat - brilliant guests or not! And that extend far beyond this humble little podcas…
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Continental Chat It’s time for the first guest of the season and Drew and Sam are delighted to welcome the wonderful Lisa Riesner, who is not just a new guest, but also a new friend to Drewling Samantics. Lisa is both a very talented actress, and a fan of the podcast, which is what prompted her to get in contact with the chaps, and they’re extremel…
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Back with a Bang Forget the recent restart of the Premier League, this is the resumption everyone has really been waiting for! Yes Drewling Samantics is back to kick off another season, and the ninth iteration of episodes from our favourite podcasting pair promises to hit the same level of quality content that followers, listeners and viewers have …
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Season Eight – Best of Drew & Sam This is it, we have finally reached the end of the season and that means it’s time for Drew and Sam to look back and choose their favourite highlights of the preceding weeks. This season there has been no lack of subject matter for the chaps to get their heads around and their teeth into. They’ve said many sad good…
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Season Eight – Best of Guests Drew and Sam are the first to admit that, for them, the hardest part of any season is choosing the best bits - particularly from the episodes featuring the wonderful array of talented guests that have visited Drewling Samantics over the weeks preceding the release of the highlights shows. Season Eight saw the chaps joi…
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Strike Out Sadly, today’s show is part of the rapidly approaching conclusion of Drewling Samantics Season Eight, with just this episode before the chaps plunge into their ever popular “Best of” compilations. But there is definitely nothing mundane about it, as Drew and Sam provide more diverse and stimulating conversations regarding very topical ev…
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Not Just For Christmas On several previous occasions the Drewling Samantics have welcomed practitioners from the wonderful world of pantomime, and indeed they are seasoned pantomime performers themselves, so it’s no shock that they are thrilled to be joined by another pantomime fan in the form of this week’s guest Simon Lucas. Simon is the creator …
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Busman’s Holiday Anyone who regularly tunes in to Drewling Samantics will know that Drew and Sam have few complaints when it comes to their work, but, regardless of the fortunate lack of negativity, it is still important to take time out and relax (if that’s ever possible!) In this episode our podcasting pair turn the discussion to things that occu…
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Comedy in Good Company Dropping in for a chat with Drew and Sam this week is someone they have both worked with in the world of immersive dinner theatre - producer, writer and director Steve Arber. A huge fan of sit-com’s and other classic comedy shows, Steve produces and directs his popular and successful tributes to great British TV programmes, t…
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Shrouded In Celebrity Drew and Sam love the work they do and feel privileged to be part of an industry full of talented, generous and understanding people. Whether on the top or the bottom rung of the success ladder, in the main, the performance world is full of great people. However, what happens when power, or celebrity, or so-called stardom hide…
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The Sum of His Parts An old friend of Drew’s joins Drewling Samantics this week for another entertaining and joyful guest episode. Patric Kearns is an actor, director, producer, comedian and educator – without a doubt a man of varied skills as well as one full of stories. So with a degree in pure mathematics, where do you go next? In Patric’s case …
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Raising Recognition News, views and reviews are the order of the day in this episode of Drewling Samantics. Drew and Sam mull over the latest theatre goings on and focus particularly on a very exciting pay review and increase agreement for West End workers - both on and back-stage. The boys contemplate what this very welcome development could mean …
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Girl Power The boys’ guest this week is all action, all talent, and all about success! Yes, Drew and Sam are extremely pleased and excited to be able to welcome the lovely Hannaj Bang Bendz to Drewling Samantics, to talk about her acting career and also about her recently becoming a European Jiu Jitsu champion! Hannaj has come a long way since re-e…
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Supply and Demand As technology progresses certain parts of life become easier - or at least more convenient. Voice control has become highly accurate and intuitive, AI (albeit with its pros and cons as explored by Drew and Sam on a previous episode) has advanced to extremely impressive levels, and mobile phones are now far more capable than vehicl…
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Spoiling for a Fight At first glance the title of this week’s episode sounds a bit confrontational, fortunately nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, not only is Drew and Sam’s guest this week pulling his punches, he’s actually telling you exactly where they’re going! Tom Levermore, amongst many other things, is a fight director and cho…
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S08E03 - Chance Would Be A Fine Thing!
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Chance Would Be A Fine Thing! May has already been, and is still to be a busy month this year when it comes to holidays and celebrations, and while the majority of the general public get to enjoy the fun and events on offer, many actors and performers will be hard at it, working tirelessly and giving it their all. In today’s episode Drew and Sam we…
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S08E02 - Polished, Poised, Professional (and a Pineapple)
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Polished, Poised, Professional (and a Pineapple) The boys are back, not just on the airwaves and for our viewing pleasure, but also back in their “natural habitat” - sat on the sofa of dreams and in the studio respectively! And along with familiarity our podcasting pair are also bringing us another sparkling guest episode of Drewling Samantics. Yes…
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Old Dogs New Tricks In some cultures the number eight is considered lucky, and Drew and Sam are feeling very lucky indeed to be bringing Season Eight of Drewling Samantics to their loyal listeners and viewers. We join the dynamic duo for this brand new episode back in familiar territory at Sam’s flat, and despite their brief podcasting sabbatical, …
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Season Seven – Best of Drew & Sam The end (of the season) is here, it really is, there is no more - what do we do?! Well how about enjoying this highlights episode of Drew and Sam doing what they do best! The archives have been raided, beers have been poured and our favourite podcasting pals are clearly thrilled, as they take the opportunity to pre…
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Season Seven – Best of Guests Season seven has come to an end, and Drew and Sam have thoroughly enjoyed hosting some of the most talented and brilliant performers out there and combining with them to bring Drewling Samantics listeners, viewers, subscribers, fans and followers some new and exciting content. If variety is of interest then a highlight…
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A.I – Automated Interference Thirteen may be unlucky for some, but not for podcasting pair Drew and Sam as it just happens to be the number this episode represents in the current season. Speaking of Season Seven, this is actually the last time for a while that the chaps are getting together to bring us brand new content, but instead of seeing that …
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The Force Is Strong Last Sunday the boys were having a bit of a moan, but Drew and Sam have nothing to complain about this week as they are joined by their latest guest, the brilliant Richard Stride. The episode title is a bit of a giveaway to one of the many impressive things that Richard has been involved in, which of course will excite many Sci-…
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Room 101 It’s always good to get things off one’s chest, and in this episode of Drewling Samantics Drew and Sam seize the opportunity to do just that! Regular listeners and viewers will be aware that the boys do, on the odd occasion, have a slight moan to clear the air, and in this week’s show they turn the conversation to the very limited number o…
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Words and Music One hundred not out and still batting on, Drew and Sam complete a century of episodes this week, but the innings is far from over - in fact Drewling Samantics continues to go from strength to strength, and this week the boys prove that by welcoming another big hitter from the entertainment world. The wonderful Tom Neill joins the ch…
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A Tonne Of Chat Over The Years Today’s instalment of Drewling Samantics is an opportunity for the boys to celebrate and pat themselves on the back. Why? Well, they have simultaneously reached two very important milestones on their eventful podcast journey, yes indeed, this episode marks TWO YEARS of Drewling Samantics and is also the 99th release w…
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Represent The passion performers have for their work and the pride they take in it are regular subjects for discussion on Drewling Samantics, and this week is by no means any different. Today Drew and Sam are joined by Reis Daniel, and it would be nigh on impossible to find a more hard working, passionate, and proud professional as him. Reis is a t…
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Deja Vu “Never go back”. “Seen it all before”. “You can never have too much of a good thing”. “Unfinished business”. There is an endless list phrases that are appropriate when it comes to the numerous sequels and ‘reboots’ being produced in recent times. And that is what is at the forefront of discussion for Drew and Sam today, as they spend this e…
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From Stage To Page Once again Drew and Sam have a guest with them for today’s episode, and what a guest they have! Full of great stories and joie de vivre, Claire Harding joins the boys for a beverage and some brilliant chat. Starting out in the industry as an actor, Claire met Drew in the early stages of both their careers, but nobody would ever s…
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Newsical Theatre They may be on their own and without a guest this week, but all is well as Drew and Sam are instead playing host to a show bursting with chat, news, ideas, and even a little controversy! Yes indeed, the boys are back for another variety filled episode of Drewling Samantics. Catching up with each other as well as news from the enter…
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Drawing Attention A picture paints a thousand words (or so the saying goes), and this week’s guest has been using imagery to complement the words of Drew and Sam for many an episode now. Nick Bannister is the third member of the Drewling Samantics team, and this week we’re all given a rare treat as PicNick, as he’s affectionately known, has tempora…
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S07E03 - The Children are the Future
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The Children are the Future The seventh season of Drewling Samantics is in great shape, and this week’s episode is another excellent addition to it, with the boys on fine form as ever, jumping neatly through are variety subjects and news items. Industry developments, changes and proposals to working conditions, and some interesting comments from le…
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BOOM! Headshot Episode Two heralds the first guest of Season Seven (and indeed 2023!) and what a great visitor the chaps have beginning the roster of exciting people coming our way! Actor, photographer, tour guide and good friend and colleague to both Drew and Sam, Will Gillham, finds time in his busy and varied schedule to drop in for a chat with …
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Reunited and Resolutions And just as if they never went away, Drew and Sam are back, hitting the podcast world with another instalment of Drewling Samantics. But this is not just any episode, no - this is the first episode of 2023, and also the first episode of Season Seven! After six stunning seasons, Drewling Samantics is back, and determined to …
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Season Six – Best of Drew & Sam As Season Six of Drewling Samantics takes its final bow and everyone starts to wave goodbye to 2022, Drew and Sam throw one last offering our way before they take a brief break, and it comes in form of their best moments of the past season. There has been much news to discuss, some inevitable lows but fortunately man…
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Season Six – Best of Guests The penultimate episode of Season Six of Drewling Samantics has arrived, and Drew and Sam review their latest array of fantastic guests, and the highlights of their visits. If you were looking for variety this season was for you, as it was provided in boat loads by all the amazing visitors that graced Drewling Samantics …
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Downtime After thirteen weeks Drew and Sam have reached the end of their sixth season of Drewling Samantics - well not quite the end as they certainly have much to discuss and pick apart before they leave us with their ever popular highlight shows. As always there is plenty of news and shared opinions, as well as a rare splash of politics to kick o…
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Pics and Bricks In this, their last guest episode of the season, Drew and Sam chat to someone with probably the most eclectic set of skill bases they have encountered for a while, if not ever, on Drewling Samantics! And not content with just being a photographer, videographer, successful YouTuber and Lego aficionado, this week’s guest the brilliant…
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Into The Darkness Drew and Sam certainly do travel a lot for work, but once a week wherever they happen to be and whatever they may be busy doing, they always manage to get together for an episode of DrewlingSamantics - and this week is certainly no different. Drew is at home, but Sam is off on tour, and, as Drew keenly observes, is in slightly fam…
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Doing The Write Thing Drew and Sam are back for their tenth episode of the current Drewling Samantics season despite both having very busy schedules, and we can be especially thankful as today confirms that they’re never too busy to treat us to another great guest. They may both be thinking “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”, but that coul…
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OAP (Old Age Performer) Drew and Sam are back and on top form again this week with another episode of chat and news from the entertainment world. Kicking off they delve in to the longevity of some of the industry’s favourite actors, discussing the drive that keeps these individuals motivated, and the skills and stamina they possess that never seem …
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Cook-ing Up A Storm Drew is back on his sofa and Sam’s in his studio, so that can only mean one thing - another episode of Drewling Samantics is hitting the podcast world! And the boys only have time for brief catch up before welcoming today’s guest, there’s no hanging around as he’s always so busy it’s difficult to pin him down! This week the chap…
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Rather Eventful Back together for another Drewling Samantics episode, Drew and Sam chew over the events of the last week, which includes news regarding the opening of Drew’s play, an update on Sam’s busy and week utilising his versatility, and perhaps the most momentous and significant British event for many years - the Queen’s emotional, stirring …
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Comedy Terry-tory What happens when you assemble an assortment of actors and comedians, a host of panto villains, dames and comics, and even three Del-Boy impersonators? You get a hilarious and fun filled episode of Drewling Samantics – that’s what! This week Drew and Sam are joined by two good mates, Terry Burns and Terry Gauci, for a laughter fil…
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Seeing Double The boys at Drewling Samantics have always endeavoured to look on the positive side of life, despite its ups and downs. This week proved incredibly sad for the whole nation with the passing of our much beloved Queen, but true to her philosophy and the message she always tried to project, the theatre community, along with many other bu…
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Theatrical Therapy The famous phrase tells us “laughter is the best medicine”, and it is equally true that theatre and entertainment can help in many ways when it come to improving the lives of those who need an extra bit of positivity, or are suffering in some way. Drew and Sam’s second guest of Season Six is David Bain - a man deeply involved in …
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Don’t Speak Too Soon Silence is not really all that useful when it comes to podcasting, but in this episode of Drewling Samantics there are certain things Drew and Sam have to remain tight-lipped about. They aren’t being deliberately awkward, no they are simply following orders, or more specifically sticking to an agreement, but with a promise to r…
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