Acting Up

May 16 2024

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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? Welcome to Acting Up!

You can find us as @actingupthepodcast on all socials ;)
We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids
Artwork by @those_who.try

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Toria Brightside: Mother of Vauhaus

May 16 2024 55 mins

What a treat we have this week! Megan and Jordan are joined by the mother of models, Jordans actual agent and founder of Vauhaus Model Agency - the incredible Toria Brightside.Toria reveals the origin story of Vauhaus, a revolutionary modelling agency founded 10 years ago on principles of ethics, personality and sustainability, and shares invaluable wisdom on how to catch the eye o

Lowborn Theatre!

May 08 2024 78 mins

This week Megan and Jordan (your favourite lowborn actors) are joined by founder, director & writer Meghan Loughran and co-director & director Gray Enever from Lowborn Theatre!From university project to Edinburgh Fringe to a full on theatre company, Lowborn Theatre is dedicated to creating meaningful, nuanced and accurate depictions of working class life, told by wo

So Who is Ollie Smith?

Apr 23 2024 75 mins

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by our first stranger! Brought to Acting Up by the podcast itself, introducing actor Ollie James Smith.From being naughty at school to boxing for England and then finding acting when you needed it most - Ollie gets candid about how he turned his life around and began an exciting career that started with a talent for mixology and has taken him o

Literally Soooo Obsessed With Biopics!

Apr 22 2024 64 mins

Leading on from the discussion of The Method, this week Megan and Jordan are now asking: why is Hollywood so obsessed with Biopics?Bohemian Rhapsody, Elvis, Priscilla, Oppenheimer, Blonde and most recently Amy to name but a few - the film industry is well and truly saturated with Biopics, but seemingly never without controversy. But why? And how do we as actors fit into this body o

Queers, Castrati & Killing It With The Band

Apr 17 2024 62 mins

Today Megan and Jordan are joined by the the dramatic, operatic and potentially aromatic Jenny Perry!Opera singer and actor and model and in a band (stream Brand New Legs!) AND the list goes ON - Jenny is, was, and will be busy.From climbing through musical grades to starting a band at Uni and finding your agent in a Tim Hortons, Jenny spills on their experience navigating the indu

Method Acting a Year 5 Student (Always)

Apr 11 2024 89 mins

This week we are back to just two besties in bed, and Megan and Jordan are diving under the covers and into the infamous and controversial - Method Acting.Everyone has an idea of what it is, from sending your coworkers dead rats to the spirit of Elvis living in your accent - but is that truly The Method? From how it began and is implemented into actors practice to the infamous acto

Megan’s Pretend Boyfriend

Apr 03 2024 49 mins

This week Acting Up is graced by the presence of actor (muso?) Matt Wake!From cricket to creating, Matt explores his journey into the acting industry, from a secondary school where it was actually cool to do drama and eventually into the professional arms of our very own Megan.Discussions include the Straight Acting Drama School Experience and the impact of covid, agent relationshi

Ben Donovan: The Immersive Experience

Mar 25 2024 45 mins

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by actor and long time bestie of the pod Ben Donovan!A career that began thanks to Kiera Knightleys stunts and led Ben into the drama school class of Acting Up, Ben delves into his life in the industry!Including: the perks of being a twin, the dark time (post graduating), improvising on investment banking and accepting your place in the industr

Rooting Out the IPhone Faces

Mar 18 2024 68 mins

This week Megan and Jordan are graced by the presence of Nathan Francis! And this Kens job… is Film! Nathan enlightens us on the wonderful world of the 3rd Assistant Crowd Director (professional vibe crafter), from breaking into the industry fresh out of college to addressing the masses on set. And the sets? CRAZY ;) Nathan also discusses the friendly push that lead him to creati

Falling Over in a Push-Up Bra

Mar 14 2024 58 mins

This week Megan and Jordan are joined by actor/director Morgan Chalmers!A fellow graduate of Musical Theatre and colleague of Megan, Morgan walks us through her life in the industry - from using your acting skills to pretend you like customers to playing a page 3 model when you can’t see.Tune in for tales of hotel adverts, vocal haemorrhages and the journey into directing as an a