50 over 50 interviewees – Peta Lily – Performer, Writer & Director

Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a performer, theatre maker, writer, director, creative mentor, script doctor and workshop leader. I’ve been working in the industry for the last 38 years. I was one of those at the cutting edge of the new…

50 over 50 interviewees – Kay Taylor – Belly Dancer  

  Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a full-time professional Belly Dancer. There’s not a huge call for belly dancers in the North East, so my business consists of performing and teaching, importing costumes from Cairo and then selling them, taking…

50 over 50 interviewees – Natalie Hunt- Madame Zucchini

  Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m Madame Zucchini, I use vegetables to entertain and engage, creating characters with vegetables and fruit. I perform a kind of ‘vegetable cabaret’, devise my own movie-inspired shows like Star Wars with Leek Skywalker and Darth Tater,…

50 over 50 interviewees – Iestyn Edwards – Madame Galina

Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a variety turn. I dance ballet, sing classically, tell stories. I’ve been in the industry forty-nine years. My main work is the interactive drag ballerina act – Madame Galina, which I perform on variety and stand…

50 over 50 interviewees – Fiona Coffey – Writer and performer

Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’ve been writing cabaret shows and performing for the last 4 years, having spent most of my career working in business as an organisation consultant, facilitator and coach. People talk about me re-inventing myself; I’m not sure…

50 over 50 interviewees – Cate Brick, Dancer and Entertainer

    Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? Hi, I’m Cate Brick and I’m a dancer and entertainer. I currently work mostly as a bellydancer – ‘Caasi’ and as a human statue – ‘Statuesque’. I have recently started performing a new knife throwing/whip…

How to join 50 over 50 campaign?

This year I am celebrating my big 50 (five oh) and I want it to be different. I decided to create a campaign which would celebrate women, who are my age or older, and are still actively performing in our industry. I know that there are so many women out there who have been told…