Blackpool Grand Theatre hits the digital airwaves with a brand-new Podcast, EAT. THEATRE. SLEEP. REPEAT.

We’ve come a long way baby!

Celebrated co-hosts Ged Mills and Hayley Kay, of local Breakfast Radio fame, are back, and thrilled to be partnering with Blackpool Grand Theatre on this fantastic new Theatre podcast.

EAT. THEATRE. SLEEP. REPEAT. will feature everything from star interviews, theatre history, West End creatives and worldrenowned choreographers and puppeteers and will also be available as a Vodcast on a brand-new YouTube Channel eattheatresleeprepeat.co.uk with episodes accessible by its thousands of current subscribers!

EAT. THEATRE. SLEEP. REPEAT. will feature everything from star interviews, theatre history, West End creatives and world-renowned choreographers and puppeteers and will also be available as a Vodcast on a brand-new YouTube Channel eattheatresleeprepeat. co.uk with episodes accessible by its thousands of current subscribers!

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As part of the exciting launch, four fabulous episodes have been made exclusively available:

• Pop on your headphones and enjoy an exclusive chat with the new Grand Theatre CEO Adam Knight talking about his plans for Blackpool’s beautiful People’s Palace and announcing exciting upcoming productions

• Join celebrated Animal Farm and War Horse puppeteer Toby Olié - whose credits also include Running Wild and Goodnight Mr Tom - alongside cast member Rob Ewens from Michael Murpurgo’s stage production Private Peaceful, discussing bringing literary • Kick back with local community amateur dramatics groups Blackpool and Fylde Light Opera and Blackpool Operatic Players talking all things getting into performing and having the chance to perform on our famous raked stage

• Get together with the No.1 Bestselling Crime Writer Hillary Bonner and Jeremy Edwards (Hollyoaks and Holby City star) as they spill the beans from the rehearsals of Hillary’s first stage play - the hard-hitting thriller Dead Lies!

Future Podcast episodes will include celebrities from the world of dance - including some Strictly Come Dancing stars, all the laughs with cheeky comic Joe Pasquale, and the incredible musical cast from The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, to name just a few. New episodes will be released fortnightly.

EAT. THEATRE. SLEEP. REPEAT. is available via the three biggest podcast platforms; Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music, as well additional platforms Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer, Listen Notes, Player FM, Podcast Index, Overcast, Castro, Castbox, Podfriend to name a few. Simply search EAT THEATRE SLEEP REPEAT on your favourite podcast provider platform.

In a joint statement, our Podcast presenters Ged Mills and Hayley Kay said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be a huge part of this new venture by Blackpool Grand and it was an instant YES, from us both! creatives lined up and it’s been hard trying to cram them all in! Having you with us ‘in the room’ with the Vodcast also adds another exciting dimension. It’s been too long since Blackpool heard us together and we can’t wait to take this journey with The Grand.”

Blackpool Grand Theatre has kept it local too by joining forces with Content Creators Blackpool, who offer an incredible service from podcasting, vodcasting, green screening and well anything we asked for regarding content!

Andrew Howard, Blackpool Grand Head of Audiences, Marketing at Sales said: “The set-up of Content Creators Blackpool is incredible, and we look forward to working with them not only on this project, but many more. Content is exceptionally valuable as we have all seen how much is digested through the likes of TikTok and Instagram Stories. TikTok users absorb over 850 minutes of content a month, and overall, 167 million TikTok videos are watched every minute.

“The Grand is always trying to appeal to its audiences in different ways and how they want to absorb its content. In both EAT. THEATRE. SLEEP. REPEAT. Podcast and Vodcast formats we it will appeal to many more.”

As of 2021, there were over 21.2million podcast listeners in the UK and that number is growing fast, its estimated that will reach 28.1 million by 2026. Currently there are over 2 million shows on podcast, 48 million episodes in more than 100 languages. 24% of Britain’s now listen to a podcast regularly. 38% of people listen to a podcast while driving and 25% when working or studying.