A conversation about Esh’s life. A classically trained and award-winning actor and simultaneously a fully fledged doctor who works in A&E whenever he’s not acting. We cover so many topics in this conversation including studying medicine at Cambridge, studying acting at Lamda, what it’s really like on the ground in the NHS, what it’s like working at the National Theatre and how the fearlessness of his acting colleagues there took him aback, winning the UK Theatre Award for his performance in Hobson’s Choice at the Royal Exchange, the internal experience of performance, being a successful person who suffers from depression, coming out to his parents as bi and how being a doctor during Covid has changed his relationship with the medical profession.
Recorded 15-03-21
Episode overview:
2.50-21.53 Parents, early life, school and early passion for performance
21.53-48.29 Time at Cambridge University, elective in Kenya and Tanzania, early days as a doctor, thoughts on the NHS
48.29-1.30.22 Esh' acting career from LAMDA to the National Theatre, winning a UK Theatre Award, mad stories of jumping out of actor mode into doctor mode and much more
1.30.22-1.54.26 Coping with depression, coming out as bi and how his experiences working through Covid have changed his relationship with the medical profession
Guest: Esh Alladi
Host and producer: Donal Gallery
Recorded using Zoom between North London and Manchester
Artwork by Anna Obert https://www.instagram.com/annaobertillustration/
Music by Donal Gallery
Additional editing by Seán Butler
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