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Nej is joined this week by our Meisner Technique tutor Mark Cassidy. Mark and Nej discuss her poetry, her comedic side, bereavement and how the lockdown has affected her.

Nej is joined this week by our Meisner Technique tutor Mark Cassidy. Mark and Nej discuss how he got into acting, all about the Meisner Technique and his theatre company Boo to a Goose Theatre.

Nej is joined for this week's episode of Conversation's with Nej by Henry Bellairs. Henry is an Exeter based singer-songwriter and frontman for The Supermercados and he'll be discussing with Nej the highs and lows of his experiences as a musician.

Nej is joined for the very first episode of Conversation's with Nej by AJ Langer, the Countess of Devon. A TV and film actress with a career spanning more than 25 years, most notably known for My So-Called Life, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, and Baywatch. They will be discussing how AJ's battle with fibromyalgia during her career affected her whilst acting and how she coped, what she has been up to since becoming the Countess oF Devon, and her up and coming course that will be delivered over Zoom, How to free your authentic voice.   Click  here to book your place here on AJ's course, How to free your authentic voice.    

Episode 3: Riordan DJ 2019 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the year award nominee and love child of Harry Potter and Jacob Rees-Mogg, Riordan DJ has performed at a couple of our Stand Up & Shout nights and he always goes down a storm. He is definitely one to look out for! We Stand Up are the sets performed by those performing at Exeter's only Open Mic Comedy night, Stand Up & Shout. The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings. Recorded on: 18th April 2019

Red-lipstick loving singer-songwriter Hannah’s voice has been described as having a ‘unique quality’ and ‘soulful.’ Whilst not fitting into conventional genres, her style leans towards pop and indie.  Down to the Wire is South West England's regular singer songwriter evening that happens in Exeter once a month. To find out when the next night is and whos performing see our listings.

Chris Ostler is an innovative Singer-Songwriter motivated by his observations of life, people and various emotions. His voice is both powerful and haunting, and his ability to enthral a room is locally renowned. The way he writes is shaped by his visual imagination and particularly by a connection to colour, but reinforced by a visceral relationship with strong melody. Down to the Wire is South West England's regular singer songwriter evening that happens in Exeter once a month. To find out when the next night is and whos performing see our listings.

Matt Palmer, front man of alternative rock group the Matt Palmer Band draws his influences from bands such as Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead. Down to the Wire is South West England's regular singer songwriter evening that happens in Exeter once a month. To find out when the next night is and whos performing see our listings.

A ‘Dream Folk’ artist, China Blue's music sounds both angelic and dark, - even trance like, with a love for floral, gentle sounds, and sweet melodies with hints of angst. Down to the Wire is South West England's regular singer songwriter evening that happens in Exeter once a month. To find out when the next night is and whos performing see our listings.

Ollie Dixon is an alternative folk, singer-songwriter. His blend of complex guitar work, soulful vocals and heart felt lyrics, bleeds with honesty and soars between atmospheric highs and emotional depths. Down to the Wire is South West England's regular singer songwriter evening that happens in Exeter once a month. To find out when the next night is and who is performing see our listings.

Charlie Louise is a young singer songwriter from Cornwall has been gigging relentlessly during 2019, so unsurprisingly we invited her to perform at Down to the Wire. Her fantastic music combines both the country and pop genres, which never fails to impress audiences. Charlie performed on the mainstage of Looe Saves the Day and has performed along sides acts such as Wildwood Kin, The Kaizens and Sound of the Sirens.   Down to the Wire is South West England's regular singer songwriter evening that happens in Exeter once a month. To find out when the next night is and whos performing see our listings.

Episode 29: Anne-Marie Waite The amazing Anne-Marie Waite is a singer songwriter who loves the sky and open spaces and writes songs that are influenced by her life experiences both happy and sad.   The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings.

Episode 29: Babysnakes The Babysnakes formed in 2000 over a mutual love of sugary tea and acoustic guitar driven pop songs. Following a short ten-year hiatus, they are embarking on a mission to make everyone's life better via the medium of nicely written and executed pop songs. The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings.

Dom's first ever performance, performing some poems he has written over the last couple of years. This set was recorded at our bi-monthly spoken word evening Word Command. For future dates see our listings.

Episode 28: Shannon Lewis   Shannon Amy Lewis resides in Westward Ho! North Devon travelling around the UK sharing her songs. With no musical background in her family, at the age of 9 started playing guitar.   Sarah Gosling BBC introducing Cornwall & Devon   'We have something new, bare and brilliant from fresh find Shannon Lewis. I love anyone who’s a bit experimental with format and seemingly sampling her own song at the beginning is a genius way of doing that. This is ‘The Abyss’. I think that’s utterly stunning, well done Shannon. That has got such a beautiful production standard to it and so much deep depth of feeling and you can’t go wrong with a well of emotion.'         The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings.

Episode 27: Craig & Alex Priddice Brothers Craig and Alex Priddice are an acoustic duo from Street in Somerset who play regularly on the South West circuit.   The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings.

Just finishing her degree at Exeter University, Jasmin is a greet up and coming poet and performer who writes about her experiences as a student and beyond. This set was recorded at our bi-monthly spoken word evening Word Command. For future dates see our listings.

Episode 26: Chryssa Brown Having picked up the guitar at 24, Chryssa is a relatively new face to the music scene. Despite this, music has always been an important part of her life. Growing up in Devon and with roots now in Portsmouth, Chryssa is not one to shy away from new adventures and she tries to encapsulate this spirit in her lyrics and melodies. She performs material based upon real-life experiences of love, loss, life and places near and far. The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings.

Episode 25: Owly Dave Owly Dave busked the Paris Metro for 3 years in the late 70's playing mainly Donovan and Dylan songs. In the early 80's he played in DenRay's band 'Planet Waves'. These days he plays his own songs with occasional public performances close to home. The full set Episodes are the full sets of the acts playing the evening. To find out when the next night is see our listings.

The amazing Marc Woodward has contributed poetry to a number of publications including anthologies from Forward Press, OWF Publishing and Ravenshead Press as well as having work on the Poetry Society website and in The Guardian webpages. This set was recorded at our bi-monthly spoken word evening Word Command. For future dates see our listings.