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Professor Colin Chambers explores the history of black and Asian theatre (2/2)

12 August 2011

in Asian Voices, Black Voices, Books

INTERVIEW: COLIN CHAMBERS (2/2) The professor of drama at Kingston University, and former journalist and literary manager of the RSC, talks to Suman Bhuchar about the long and previously obscure history of African, Asian and Caribbean diasporic practitioners as recounted in his new book, Black and Asian Theatre in Britain (Routledge).

Professor Colin Chambers explores the history of black and Asian theatre (1/2)

12 August 2011

in Asian Voices, Black Voices, Books

INTERVIEW: COLIN CHAMBERS (1/2) The professor of drama at Kingston University, and former journalist and literary manager of the RSC, talks to Suman Bhuchar about the long and previously obscure history of African, Asian and Caribbean diasporic practitioners as recounted in his new book, Black and Asian Theatre in Britain (Routledge).

Co-creator of Yes, Prime Minister Jonathan Lynn explores comedy

7 August 2011

in Books, Comedy, Playwrights, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: JONATHAN LYNN The actor, director and co-writer, with Antony Jay, of the hit West End comedy show, Yes, Prime Minister (Apollo) – an updated theatre version of the classic 1980s BBC series – talks to Philip Fisher about his new book, Comedy Rules (Faber), political satire, and about his extensive and globetrotting career.

David Ward on the Theatre by the Lake

28 June 2011

in Books, Regional Theatre, Theatre buildings

INTERVIEW: DAVID WARD The journalist and literary consultant of the extraordinary 400-seat Theatre by the Lake in Keswick talks to David Chadderton about the history of this venue, which he also explores in his book, Encore! Ten Years of Theatre by the Lake (Bookcase, 2009).

Actor Edward Petherbridge complete career overview

30 May 2011

in Actors and Performers, Books, Regional Theatre

INTERVIEW: EDWARD PETHERBRIDGE The actor tells Philip Fisher about his new book, Slim Chances and Unscheduled Appearances (Indepenpress Publishing), which is a series of essays exploring his career — from Guildenstern in Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to Lord Peter Whimsey, and beyond — and preoccupations, including the Old Vic under Laurence Olivier, the Actors Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Aleks Sierz discusses his new book: Rewriting the Nation

17 March 2011

in Books, Playwrights, Theatre People

NEW WRITING SPECIAL Philip Fisher talks to critic and theatreVOICE co-editor Aleks Sierz about his new book, Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today (Methuen Drama), the legacy of 1990s in-yer-face theatre and the ups and downs of new writing in the UK during the past decade.

Nick Dear on adapting Frankenstein for the National

11 March 2011

in Books, Playwrights

Interview: Nick Dear. The playwright talks to Carole Woddis about the work involved in adapting Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for director Danny Boyle’s acclaimed staging at the National. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Ruth Leon on the wonderful world of musicals (2/2)

4 February 2011

in Books, Musicals

MUSICALS SPECIAL (2/2) Ruth Leon, biographer, critic and Visiting Professor of Drama at Kingston University, talks to Heather Neill about her new book, The Sound of Musicals (Oberon), which explores the wonderful history of musical theatre in all its glory.

Ruth Leon on the wonderful world of musicals (1/2)

4 February 2011

in Books, Musicals

MUSICALS SPECIAL (1/2) Ruth Leon, biographer, critic and Visiting Professor of Drama at Kingston University, talks to Heather Neill about her new book, The Sound of Musicals (Oberon), which explores the wonderful history of musical theatre in all its glory.

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