The Only Way is Up
Actor and Artistic Director of Idiot Child Susie Riddell created 'The Only Way is Up' in response to her conversation with Stephanie Taylor
This is how she got there...
Susie Riddell is co-Artistic Director of the theatre company Idiot Child, which she runs with Anna Harpin. She has produced and/ or performed in all of the company’s productions which include i could’ve been better; You’re Not Doing It Right; and What if the plane falls out of the sky? Susie trained as an actor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She plays Tracy Horrobin in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers. She has twice been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company and her extensive radio work includes major roles in Ulysses, Frankenstein, and The Great Gatsby. Theatre includes Other Desert Cities (The Old Vic), The Brummie Patrocleia (Arcola), The Bad One (Birmingham Rep) and Macbeth; The Tempest; The Taming of the Shrew; and Twelfth Night (all Oddsocks Productions). TV includes Gavin & Stacey, Doctors, Emmerdale and Saxondale. Susie sings with the City of London Choir and enjoys a good game of netball.
Steph Taylor is Professor in Public Health and Primary Care at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, where she is Deputy Dean for Research Impact. She is an Honorary Consultant in Public Health at Barts NHS Trust and at Public Health England. She is a recognised expert in supporting self-management for people with long term conditions, particularly respiratory conditions and chronic pain. Her research focuses on reviewing and evaluating complex interventions to support those living with long term conditions including people living with and beyond cancer. “I am passionate about applied health research and about supporting high quality research to benefit patients and the public. I also find research inherently interesting and creative.”
on 'What if the Plane Falls Out of the Sky?'
on audience, fears, and interactive theatre
on Public Health England ....and a chance encounter at the Old Vic
You've been thinking a lot about care homes at this time, from your perspective working in Public Health England...
on Stephanie's research in care homes
How do you decide what you're going to research? I was amazed by the scope of the study!
on expectations of crisis
tell me about the Archers!
