Ep6 - On tour with Top Hat, Truly Scrumptious, nudity and everything in between ~ Emma Williams
About this episode
Emma Williams discusses the challenges of touring as a performer and the impact of motherhood on her career.
Trigger warning - explicit sexual violence threat reference at 23 mins. Weight discussion also occurs. Four time Olivier Award nominee Emma Williams joins the podcast this week to discuss what it's like being on tour with Top Hat, away from her 6 year old daughter, Izzy. Emma was so generous with her time and we managed to cover so much in the chat, including how she copes with being away, how difficult her pregnancy and post partum period was, and the industry's body image pressures. We ended up chatting about the challenges and empowerment associated with nudity in performance, the impact of COVID-19 on career and family, the financial strain and work-life balance of an acting career, the joy of comedy and variety in roles, and the mental load of motherhood. You can find Emma online @williamstweet Original music by Steve Rushton Chapters 00:00 Balancing Career and Parenthood 06:03 Challenges of Parenthood in the Theatre Industry 12:00 Challenges of Returning to Work After Childbirth 18:07 Body Image and Industry Pressures 31:29 Impact of COVID-19 on Career and Family 45:37 Work-Life Balance and Financial Concerns 51:28 Parenting in the Digital Age 58:24 The Pursuit of Creative…
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