Audio: New Writing
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Laura Wade, Simon Stephens join roundtable on Blasted
8th November 2010
SARAH KANE SPECIAL Post-show discussion involving playwrights Simon Stephens, Laura Wade and David Watson about the influence of Kane's 1995 debut pla...
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Playwright Steve Waters on plays and playwriting
4th November 2010
INTERVIEW: STEVE WATERS The playwright and teacher instructs Aleks Sierz in the mysterious arts of playwriting, and talks him through his new book, Th...
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West End Review: November 2010 (2/2)
2nd November 2010
WEST END REVIEW: AUTUMN NEW PLAYS Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and his guests Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald T...
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George Perrin and James Grieve of Paines Plough plan the future
12th October 2010
INTERVIEW: GEORGE PERRIN and JAMES GRIEVE The new joint artistic directors of Paines Plough, talk to Dominic Cavendish about their plans for the touri...
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Playwright Lou Ramsden on her dog-fight drama
1st October 2010
INTERVIEW: LOU RAMSDEN The playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about her latest play, Breed (Theatre503), a terrific story about a dog-fighting family, an...
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West End Review: September 2010 (1/2)
29th September 2010
WEST END REVIEW: NEW PLAYS SPECIAL Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and his guests David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt W...
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Beautiful Burnout: playwright Bryony Lavery punches hard
27th August 2010
INTERVIEW: BRYONY LAVERY The playwright talks about her critically acclaimed boxing play (Frantic Assembly/National Theatre of Scotland) to Carole Wod...
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NF Simpson special: director Simon Usher
20th August 2010
INTERVIEW: SIMON USHER The director talks to Aleks Sierz about his production of If So, Then Yes (Jermyn Street Theatre), his first new play for decad...
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Director Polly Findlay explores Caryl Churchill
23rd July 2010
INTERVIEW: POLLY FINDLAY The director talks to Carole Woddis about her current revival of Caryl Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (Arcola),...
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