Drinks at the Barre

About Drinks at the Barre

Breaking down the 4th Wall - Discussing everything in the world of dance and theatre. Together with regular guest host Damien Lee Stirk or esteemed guests, we aim to dust off theatre and chat about everything from training, life on tour, body issues, performance mishaps and much more.

Publisher

Paul James Rooney

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Listening Back

   Before they take a little break, we have some further thoughts on some of the topics & issues discussed on this season. Mostly, we agree with ourselves and need all you listeners to listen again to how right we were!!

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   And another thing!

   Join us as we continue to add to the every growing list of things that grind our gears!

3. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Barretender of the Week -Martin James

   Having danced all over the world as a principal dancer with English National Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and the Deutsche Opera Berlin. He has partnered ballerinas such as Natalia Makarova & Lyne Seymour, and is now joining us for a catch up on this week's episode. We are very happy to welcome Martin James.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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