Hello Creatives!  

Welcome to the Be Inspired Podcast. This is episode ten of season two and we are thrilled to have made it through another season of podcast's with your support. We sincerely hope you enjoy this episode!  

This podcast, set up by Blue Balloon Theatre, is a chance for us to connect with creative within and beyond our community and discuss their experience working within the various parts of the performing arts industry.   

Our final guest of the season is Chirag Lobo.   

Chirag Benedict Lobo is from Mumbai. He moved to London in 2017 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama after being the recipient of Fishmongers Ben Tavers Scholarship. At Guildhall he developed his skills as an actor as well as a writer and director. He won The Collaborate Project grant where his play “Ravan” (written and directed by him) was developed and staged in Guildhall. He graduated in 2020 and won the Opening Doors Programme at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Here his solo piece “The Public Servant” was further developed and directed by Lekan Lawal. He hopes to stage the play in the very near future. In 2021 his play “The Butterflies of Life” written with Daniel Adeosun was selected as part of the Vaults, Future Fringes Festival at the Pleasance. Chirag is currently a Creative Associate at the Jermyn Street Theatre and is working on a R&D of a new play “Camellias” by Oladipo Agboluaje where he is playing the character of Paul and is directed by Hannah Calascione. He will be seen later this year playing the role of Asif Faradoon in the ITV Series Endeavour.  

This had to be one of the most interesting and insightful podcasts we recorded throughout Season Two and to delve into the differences between performing arts culture in both Mumbai, India and England, UK was in itself fascinating.   

A huge thank you Chirag for being so open in this interview and we wish you every success in your future endeavours.   

In the meantime, thank you so much for your continued support towards Be Inspired. Our hope is that in 2022, we can come back with a third season but for now, we wish you a Merry Christmas and happy festive season.   

All the best for 2022! 

Blue Balloon Theatre xxx 

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