Press Play and Surrender

This week I chat to Maeve Fitzgerald. Maeve is accomplished actress of stage and screen, having been nominated for the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actress in 2019 for her performance in Marina Carr’s On Rafery’s Hill at the Abbey, as well as appearing as Gretta Conroy in Landmark’s production of The Dead two years running during an immersive production at the Museum of Literature Ireland.
Maeve brings a grounded earthiness to her performances and has recently worked with Werner Herzog on his latest film. In this episode we discuss nitty gritty of her approach to her craft, the power of writers like James Joyce and Marina Carr, you don’t want to miss this conversation.

This week I chat to Zara Devlin. Zara in an actress based in Dublin best known for her IFTA-nominated performances in Small Things Like These (opposite Cillian Murphy) and Ann (playing Ann Lovett). In this conversation we discuss the making of Ann, her experience starring in theatre productions at the Abbey and her upcoming film Mary Rose. You don't want to miss this conversation.

This week I chat with Max Danylenko. Musician, stand-up comic and TikTok creator, his main focus is on spirituality and mindset. Max and I discuss the origins of his online community, his advocacy for meditation, breath work and the philosophy of non-duality, as well as some of the personal challenges that led him to where he is. You don't want to miss this episode!

This week I chat to Ameet Shukla. Ameet is a film producer recently Emmy-nominated for the Neflix film Nonnas. He has also produced 2 Tony-nominated Broadway plays - POTUS and For Colored Girls. He has previously produced and executive produced features such as Freeheld with Julianne Moore and Cold Pursuit with Liam Neeson. In this interview we discuss his career and approach to producing, including his mission to have diverse representation and hopeful stories on screen through his role as Head of Content at production company 1 Community. You don’t want to miss this episode.

Kyle Ridley is an Emmy-winning television producer and podcast creator. His show Tangled with Kyle Ridley is a fantastic source of interviews with luminaries of the entertainment industry and media, it’s one of my favourite pods so it was an honour to get Kyle to appear on Press Play and Surrender and get to turn the tables on him and discuss his own background and current pop culture obsessions.
In this conversation we talk about his background in television and his approach to podcasting, his coming out process and journey finding his tribe in the gay community, along with thoughts on all kinds of current happenings including Lena Dunham’s memoir, Rosie O’Donnell’s One Woman Show and Lisa Kudrow’s Emmy chances.