Making Do

We’re back with another episode of the Making Do podcast, where today we enjoy a chat and some lolz with the wonderful Amrita Mangat! Amrita tells us about her accidental transition from actor to actor-writer-producer extraordinaire, the inception of her theatre company, and how even the saddest moments in life can be funny through the right lens.Expect high levels of ridiculousness, along with lots of heart and insights into South Asian culture and its place in Ami’s work.Ami’s theatre company, Daft Productions, can be found on Instagram @daft.productions and her own instagram account is @amrita.mangat 💜

Spring has sprung! And with it comes another fresh episode of the Making Do podcast. Today our guest is the wonderful Oskar Brockbank, who popped in to have a lovely chat with us about all things directing for film.Oskar is a very cool guy and we were super happy to have him on - he talks really insightfully about his craft, and we hope you find it as interesting as we did. Expect lots of art chat, on-set anecdotes, and in-depth pondering on the creative merits of the Nintendo DS.Oskar is a busy man and he’s got lots of exciting stuff on the horizon for this year! If you want to keep up-to-date on his upcoming projects, give him a follow on Instagram @oskarbrockbank or have a look at his website www.oskarbrockbank.com 💜

WE’RE BAAAACK!!!Welcome to series 2 of the Making Do podcast! We’re soooo so excited to get going again, and what better way to kick things off than with director, dramaturg and all round legend Phoebe Rowell John!!!We sat down with Phoebe for a wonderful and wide-ranging chat all about her work as a director, her favourite shows of all time, and why she will never be able to direct for film. We loved having her on the show - she speaks very eloquently and was an absolute dream of a guest - and we hope you love listening just as much.To find out more about what Phoebe’s up to, hop over to her website www.phoeberowelljohn.comHappy listening and welcome back!

🎄 HO HO HO! GLAD TIDINGS OF FESTIVE JOY! 🎄It’s Christmasssss!!!! And boy oh boy, do we have a special gift for you! The guests for this festive ep are none other than your fave hosts, Amy and Sam! 🥳We had a jolly good time recording this one with our surprise guest host - expect frivolity and joy in abundance, and lashings of Christmas cheer. We’ve wrapped it in our best paper and popped it in your aural stocking, and it’s ready to be DEVOURED (make sure you save space for your dinner though) 🎅🏼Sending love and merriment! 💜

💀🎃 TRICK OR TREAT?! 🎃💀Costume on, bucket at the ready, you’ve knocked on our door and guess what?! We’re giving you a Halloween special with the scarily fantastic Lost Alice!! 👻Alice is a rock artist and embraces all things spooky, and we couldn’t think of a better guest for our Halloween ep. As well as enlightening conversations about her work (as always), highlights include in-depth Avril Lavigne chat, attempting our best camp moo, and astounding amounts of the red stuff (wine, not blood)🩸Alice is a very busy gal and has always got gigs coming up! Find her on Instagram and TikTok @i_am_lostalice for gig tix and more 🖤

HEAR YE HEAR YE!Not your typical episode of the Making Do podcast today as we're only here to give you a little update!After our upcoming halloween special on 30th October, we'll be closing the doors of the Making Do studios and hibernating for the winter.It's been a pleasure to chat to all our wonderful guests and listeners in Series 1 and we'll be popping a festive treat or two in your aural stocking over the festive period.Stay tuned for Series 2 in February 2026 and be sure to follow us @makingdo.podcast to see some exciting behind the scenes nonsense from the pair of us!Kind Regards,Sam and Amy xx(OOO until February 2026)

Welcome back to the Making Do podcast! This week on the pod we have the very wonderful Isis Clunie talking all things movement, dance, and ✨making✨.Expect from this episode, amongst other things, more chats about family Christmas musicals (two in a row? Who'd have thought?!), an Alison Hammond fan club, and discussion of the merits of children’s sketch show ‘Sorry I’ve Got No Head’. Isis is a very busy bee and is always up to something exciting! If you'd like to see what she’s got coming up next, follow her on Instagram @isisclunie_

Today on Making Do, we’re talking to David (Jambalaya) Longcake about taking up the saxophone for attention, writing festive musicals for your family and the joys of being a delivery driver.David is a saxophonist, pianist and singer-songwriter inventing a new musical genre henceforth known as ‘mellow-drama’.After a 2 hour recording, some real gems have been lost to the cutting room floor, including the story behind David’s sobriquet: Jambalaya. Follow @makingdo.podcast on Instagram for the exclusive clip coming soon!For updates on David’s musical and theatrical output, follow him @david.longcake on Instagram, @davidlongcake on TikTok and under David Longcake on music streaming platforms. Also subscribe to the Making Do podcast so you don’t miss Jambalaya’s New Years special to welcome in 2026!See you in a fortnight!Sam and Amy x

Today on Making Do we’ve got a very special treat for you in the form of a lovely chat with the even lovelier THURLBY!!! We had a very wholesome chat with THURLBY about the importance of friendship in his work, his songwriting and production processes, and the fact he was secretly a musical theatre kid!As well as following THURLBY on Instagram @thurlby_ for updates on all his music (including the very exciting impending EP release!!!) you can get tickets for his gig at Omeara on the 1st November here: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/tom-speight-london-01-11-2025/event/1F00629ECD583DD5Make sure you stream/buy his most recent single, Brompton, wherever you get to your music in time to know all the words at the show!

In this episode of Making Do, we speak to Belfast actor and writer Aaron Devine! Aaron talks to us predominantly about storytelling in its various forms, but we also cover the Spider-Man franchise, the apocalypse, and the effectiveness of Harry Potter having a Belfast accent. Keep an eye on Aaron’s Instagram account @aarontdevine for announcements about his work, including the upcoming sharing of his most current writing project at the Lyric Hammersmith in October.

It’s our second episode! Today on Making Do we’re joined by the wonderful Caitlin Pinkess: singer, songwriter and frontwoman of Achilles Heel. It’s rather a silly episode this one, but if you like whimsical music breaks, dance demos and chats about the moon, this is the one for you!Achilles Heel can be found on Instagram @achillesheel_band and to listen to their new single, Bad Tattoo, head over to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3PFigUCvOeL8tXKtdlFKgY?si=SWBUfYsMSeqwkWwprF25WA

In the premier episode of Making Do we're joined by Meg Coslett to talk all things Theatremaking.If you like mum impressions, teachers' gossip and royal flypasts, this is the podcast for you!Meg's play, Miss, will be on at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre from the 7th to 9th August 2025 as part of the Camden Fringe. Details and tickets can be found on instagram @misstheplay

Hello and welcome to Making Do, a podcast about people who make things!In this episode, Amy and Sam introduce the show and invite you to join them on their mission to discover 'what makes you make what you make?'Episode 1 coming soon!