Ruby Shoes Podcast
An entertainment news podcast delivered weekly with interviews of celebrities visiting theatres to perform in East Anglia. We also feature popular and unusual events, festivals, comedy nights and we like to shine the light on the AM Dram scene here too. Each week we feature a theatre what's on guide and we love to hear from YOU! So follow us @rubyshoespodcast and join in the fun!
Episodes
75 episodes
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 75 – 7th April 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we are celebrating our 75th episode!!!! We feature the launch of a brand new book festival for Ipswich, Tim Holder who plays one of the leading roles in Fun Home which opens tonight chat’s to us about being b...
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Episode 75
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28:29
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 74 – 31st March 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to author Paul French live from Hong Kong, ahead of his appearance at the Felixstowe Book Festival, we hear from Aaron Weight the founder of Insert Laughter Here who are now on a tour which takes in b...
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Episode 74
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31:30
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 73 – 24th March 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk Sea Shanties and also the ever popular Red Rooster Festival which is due to be hosted once again at the Euston Estate in Suffolk in May, we’ve hot off the press news of Bury Theatre Royal’s summer pro...
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Episode 73
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30:34
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 72 – 17th March 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to the lead in a huge musical extravaganza who has also appeared on the Voice, we chat to some of the cast from The Cherry Orchard which is about to open at the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich and we ...
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Episode 72
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36:36
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 71 – 10th March 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we find out about an Indian princess who lived near Thetford and dedicated her life to improving the life of other women and we also find out about a mini festival which is about to kick off celebrating the c...
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Episode 71
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24:50
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 70 – 3rd March 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast I’ve been talking to the director of The Hotel Room which is about to open at the Quay Theatre in Sudbury, 10cc’s Graham Gouldman – gives me cooking tips as well as talking about his appearance at the Apex Th...
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Episode 70
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31:00
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 69 – 24th Feb 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast after a week off for my birthday last Monday – we are back with two very different theatre reviews and interviews with two inspirational women – one about an event which involves two brilliant authors and the...
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Episode 69
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26:07
Ruby Shoes Podcast – Episode 68 – 10th Feb 2025
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we have a packed show – three very different theatre shows you may well want to go along to and as always a round-up of some of the region’s top shows coming your way soon which you won’t want to miss
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Episode 68
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28:44
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 67 – Frankie’s Four Seasons, and a host of recipes
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we chat to one of the stars of a hugely successful show coming to Ipswich to make your Valentine’s night even more special, I’ve been talking to a well-rounded performer known to many of you who ...
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Episode 67
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24:52
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 66 – Life’s a carnival, Mermaids & Survivors
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we’re casting our minds forwards, into sunnier days at the seaside as we talk about a popular event which is coming back to Lowestoft and we talk to a member of the cast of the Little Mermaid the Musical whic...
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Episode 66
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30:55
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 65 – Exciting plans unveiled and the Krays
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we’ve been finding out all about the renovations which are about to take place for East Anglia’s biggest theatre plus we’ve had a fascinating chat with the man who is the only official biographer o...
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Episode 65
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30:52
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 64 – Namaste and whose been eating my porridge?!
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to hugely popular comic Omid Djalili who will be performing in Ipswich later this week, plus we’ve been chatting with local am dram group the Lowestoft Players who are about to perform thei...
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Episode 64
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23:09
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 63 – Feeling the Country Vibe
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast it’s the very first episode of 2025!! We’ve got an interview with top country duo Ward Thomas who will be performing their new album at the Apex Theatre in Bury St Edmunds next month plus we hear a...
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Episode 63
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22:36
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 62 – Lovely Louie & Dishes to Die For
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast it’s the final one of 2024! We’ve got a huge panto star who is extremely well known for his exquisite dance moves as well as his sense of humour plus one final Christmas present idea if you are str...
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Episode 62
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26:53
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 61 – Baddies, Dames & Heroes
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we go full-on Christmas shows! We’ve got two panto interviews from two different productions, & we’ve been to two Christmas Christmas shows in this past week, plus as always a round-up of so...
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Episode 61
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27:27
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 60 – Panto and Penguins?!
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we’ve been catching up with two cast members Dougie & Joe from the Common Ground Theatre Company and we hear from another Panto Star. Plus as always a round-up of some of the region’s top shows com...
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Episode 60
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21:15
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 59 – Jiving into Panto Season
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to the lead singer of the hugely popular swing and rockabilly band – The Jive Aces ahead of their performance in Suffolk, we hear from another panto star and we’ve a review of the Rock and ...
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Episode 59
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23:21
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 58 – Lighting the gas under panto
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to two panto stars who are going to be entertaining you this festive season, The Marina Company Premieres their first devised production, directed by Danny O’Hara, Isla Saves Christmas, we have a review ...
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Episode 58
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33:47
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 57 – Two Actors and Musical Manslaughter
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to two well-known local actors – one who has a new book about to be published and the other is about to perform in a Victorian play called Gas Light, we also have a review of a rather brill...
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Episode 57
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31:42
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 56 – Youth, Hermits & Magic
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we’re hear about a Youth Dance Festival happening this weekend, I’ve been chatting to one of the Hermans Hermits ahead of their appearance at the Spa Pavilion this month and we’ve got not just one ...
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Episode 56
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26:52
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 55– Just before the Act and a gilded cage
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we’ve been to Norwich to visit the Maddermarket Theatre to see the Norwich Players performing on their home turf and we chat to the director of a play which has its opening night tomorrow night at ...
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Episode 55
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19:16
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 54– Halloween Showtime & Sisters Jazzing it up
This week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we’ve been back to East Anglia’s only show bar La Vida to find out what they have planned for Halloween and then our special guests this week are the Puppini Sisters who have performed with Michael...
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Episode 54
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26:25
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 53– A Great Night of Song and a Doll’s House v2
We’re back after a tour of both Liverpool the city of music and a tour of North Wales were we took producer Ruby our four-legged furry producer for some much-needed R&R in the Welsh hills and along their massive sandy beaches – bliss...
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Episode 53
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28:28
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 52 – Ha!Milton, Lighthouses and Bridges
This week we’ve been chatting with the Common Ground TC ahead of their East Anglian Tour, Milton Jones talks about coming to the region in October and the Gallery Players open tonight with the Bridges of Maddison County and we popped...
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Episode 52
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30:21
Ruby Shoes Podcast episode 51 – Wicked Hauntings with a loose step and good manners
This week hear how we got on chatting with West End star Kerry Ellis ahead of her tour which comes to Norfolk and Suffolk in October, we’ve spoken to the lead in Footloose which is coming to the Wolsey Theatre early next month, we ca...
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Episode 51
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