Fuelling Change is a podcast series in two series, created and presented by Fuel’s Artistic Director & CEO Kate McGrath, which explores the role of the producer.
Season Two – three live conversations with cultural leaders on ethics and values in today’s creative landscape, curated by Kate as part of her Oxford University Fellowship with the Cultural Programme.
Season One – interviews with artists and producers on how the producer’s role has evolved.
E3 | S2: Leading Beyond Authority: Independent Leaders
Independent leaders are crafting culture on their own terms, challenging conventions and redefining what’s possible. This conversation explores how independent leaders bring their values to their work, and how these values shape those collaborating with them at the forefront of change.
With David Lan, Writer, Director and The Walk and The Herds Producer; Professor Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, University of Oxford; Tobi Kyeremateng, BAFTA-winning independent producer. Live from Oxford Playhouse. Chaired by Kate McGrath.
7 Nov 2025
E2 | S2: National Service: leading institutions today
What does it mean to lead a national institution today? Join prominent cultural leaders for a candid conversation about balancing history with innovation and holding the tension between tradition and change. How do personal values sit in relationship with the responsibilities of institutional leadership? With John McGrath, Factory International Artistic Director & Chief Executive; Devyani Saltzman, Barbican Director of Arts and Participation; Professor Michael Smets, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Management at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Chaired by Kate McGrath.
30 Oct 2025
Fuelling Change, S2: How to Begin?
What role do values play in setting the course towards a new vision and ensuring it resonates over time? In this episode, we explore how principles can map a path for enduring organisations, exploring how pioneering leadership breaks new ground whilst staying true to core values. Guests include Deborah Frances-White, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and The Guilty Feminist podcast host; Farooq Chaudhry OBE, Akram Khan Company Producing Director; Eero Vaara, Professor in Organisations and Impact, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Chaired by Kate McGrath.
11 Jun 2024
Fuelling Change: Episode 3, Looking back to look forward: Sankofa
Looking back to look forward: SankofaFeaturing interviews with Louise Blackwell, Kate Scanlan, Kathryn Bilyard, Anthony Gray, Christina Elliot & Ed Collier.Read transcript here.
11 Jun 2024
Fuelling Change: Episode 1 - What is a producer?
What is a producer?Producers make things happen: what is it about good producing that not only makes things happen, but makes those things happen well?” Featuring interviews with Anthony Gray, Inua Ellams, Christina Elliot & Kathryn Bilyard.Read transcript here.
11 Jun 2024
Fuelling Change: Episode 5, Values
Values.Featuring interviews with Khalid Abdalla, Anthony Gray, Kate Scanlan, Kathryn Bilyard & Louise Blackwell.Read transcript here.
11 Jun 2024
Fuelling Change: Episode 2, How do producers see themselves?
How do producers see themselves?Featuring Interviews with Rachel Bagshaw, Pauline Mayers, Khalid Abdalla, Alan Lane, Ed Collier, Louise Blackwell, Christina Elliot, Kate Scanlan, ESKA & Anthony Gray.Read transcript here.
11 Jun 2024
Fuelling Change: Episode 4, Collaboration
CollaborationFeaturing interviews with, Louise Blackwell, Ed Collier, Kathryn Bilyard, Inua Ellams & ESKA.Read transcript here.
25 Apr 2024
Fuelling Change: Trailer (1:19)
What to expect from Fuelling Change.Read transcript here.Fuelling Change is a podcast series created and presented by Fuel’s Artistic Director & CEO Kate McGrath, which explores the role of the producer. Through interviews and conversations with artists including Khalid Abdalla, Rachel Bagshaw, ESKA, and Alan Lane, and producers including Louise Blackwell, Anthony Gray and Kate Scanlan, Fuelling Change looks at the evolution of the role of producer in live performance over the last twenty...
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