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Criticism

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New York report: Village Voice critic surveys the scene

2 January 2012

in American Drama, Criticism

NEW YORK SPECIAL Michael Feingold, chief theatre critic of the Village Voice, chats to Philip Fisher about theatrical life during the past few months, covering both the big houses of Broadway as well as Off-Broadway venues, looking at both the latest new musicals and plays, especially the rise and rise of the triple bill.

New York report: Village Voice critic gives an overview

3 January 2011

in American Drama, Criticism

NEW YORK SPECIAL Michael Feingold, translator and chief theatre critic of the Village Voice chats to Philip Fisher about theatrical life during the past few months, covering both the big houses of Broadway as well as Off-Broadway venues, looking at both the latest new musicals and plays.

Nicholas Dromgoole on the history of criticism

2 August 2010

in Books, Criticism

ON CRITICISM Nicholas Dromgoole, onetime dance critic of the Sunday Telegraph, talks to Aleks Sierz about his new book, The Role of the Critic (Oberon), which surveys the history of arts criticism from the ancient Greeks right up to the present.

New York: Village Voice critic speaks

3 January 2010

in American Drama, Criticism

NEW YORK SPECIAL Michael Feingold, chief theatre critic of the Village Voice chats to Philip Fisher about theatrical life in the Big Apple, covering both the big houses of Broadway as well as Off-Broadway venues, looking at both the latest new plays and revivals.

West End Whingers (2/2)

20 December 2008

in Criticism, Theatre People

ON CRITICISM (2/2) Whinger Andrew and Whinger Phil, authors of the West End Whingers blog, talk to Aleks Sierz about the future of the blogosphere, reviewing conventions, editorial control and the satisfying taste of bitterness. Recorded at the Soho Theatre.

West End Whingers (1/2)

20 December 2008

in Criticism, Theatre People

ON CRITICISM (1/2) Whinger Andrew and Whinger Phil, authors of the West End Whingers blog, talk to Aleks Sierz about about how they got started, the state of London theatre seating and the shock of negative feedback. Recorded at the Soho Theatre.

Society for Theatre Research 2007 book prize

1 April 2008

in Awards, Books, Criticism

THEATRE BOOK PRIZE 2007 Ian Herbert, Chairman of the Society for Theatre Research, introduces Howard Loxton, administrator of the prize, judges Jeffery Richards, Sian Phillips and Claire Allfree, plus presenter Donald Sinden, who talk about the books.

Death of the critic?

11 January 2008

in Books, Criticism

ON CRITICISM Ronan McDonald, senior lecturer in Modern English Literature at Reading University and author of the provocatively titled The Death of the Critic (Continuum), talks to Aleks Sierz about recent trends in journalistic criticism – and in academic theory. Recorded at Dewynters, London.

Statement of Regret: the black British verdict

28 November 2007

in Black Voices, Criticism, Reviews and Roundtables

CRITICAL DIVERSITY: STATEMENT OF REGRET An in-depth discussion of Kwame Kwei-Armah’s new play, running at the National’s Cottesloe theatre; hosted by Uchenna Izundu, with Anneesh Newby Wright and Darren Thomas. Recorded at the National Theatre. First in a new ‘critical diversity’ initiative.

Michael Billington on the state of the nation

23 November 2007

in 20th-century Drama, Books, Criticism

INTERVIEW: MICHAEL BILLINGTON The venerated Guardian theatre critic talks to Aleks Sierz about the lifetime of reviewing packed into his newly published survey of British post-war theatre, State of the Nation (Faber and Faber). Substantial excerpt.

Reviewers on Reviewing (2/2)

9 March 2007

in Criticism, Reviews and Roundtables

REVIEWERS on REVIEWING (2/2) Journalist Uchenna Izundu continues to quiz Dominic Cavendish (Telegraph), Jane Edwardes (Time Out) and Lyn Gardner (Guardian) about the business, and art, of theatre criticism.

Reviewers on Reviewing (1/2)

9 March 2007

in Criticism, Reviews and Roundtables, Transcripts

REVIEWERS on REVIEWING (1/2) Journalist Uchenna Izundu quizzes Dominic Cavendish (Telegraph), Jane Edwardes (Time Out) and Lyn Gardner (Guardian) about the business, and art, of theatre criticism. Where did they start and how can other people get in on the act?

Soap Box Debate: Critics Are Parasites and Eunuchs

8 December 2006

in Criticism, Reviews and Roundtables

SOAP BOX DEBATE: CRITICS ARE PARASITES AND EUNUCHS Actor Mike McShane and Nick Hackworth, deputy art critic of the Evening Standard, propose the motion; Evening Standard theatre critic Nicholas de Jongh and Sarah Kent, former art critic for Time Out, oppose. Rachel Halliburton hosts. Excerpt. Sound quality: moderate.

Professor Robert Hewison talks leadership

10 October 2006

in Criticism, Theatre buildings

CULTURAL LEADERSHIP Professor Robert Hewison, a theatre critic who also teaches cultural leadership at City University, talks to Dominic Cavendish about this growing area of skills development.

Reputations: David Hare (2/3)

10 June 2005

in Criticism, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables, Transcripts

REPUTATIONS: DAVID HARE (2/3) Michael Billington, Richard Boon, Sir Richard Eyre and Charles Spencer continue to consider Hare’s contribution to British theatre. Dominic Cavendish hosts. Recorded live.

Raising the Bar: Thinker Charles Leadbetter on Renewal

19 May 2005

in Criticism

RAISING THE BAR: RENEWAL Charles Leadbetter, Senior Research Associate with the independent think-tank Demos, floats some provocative ideas about the future.

Raising the Bar: Critic Lyn Gardner on Relevance

19 May 2005

in Criticism

RAISING THE BAR: RELEVANCE Opening the Theatre 2005 Conference sessions, Lyn Gardner, Guardian critic, challenges the notion that theatre is a dying art form.

The Olivier Awards 2005: eye-witness report

25 February 2005

in Awards, Criticism

OLIVIER AWARDS 2005 The TV cameras weren’t there to record the event, but David Benedict, Mark Shenton and Matt Wolf were. What did they make of it all?

Blanche Marvin and the Peter Brook Empty Space Award

16 December 2004

in Awards, Criticism, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: BLANCHE MARVIN The founder of the Peter Brook Empty Space Award explains what it’s for, and reminisces about her life in the theatre with Dominic Cavendish.

Critic Matt Wolf and Geoffrey Marsh in New York (2/2)

18 November 2004

in American Drama, Criticism, International

FOCUS ON NEW YORK (2/2) Matt Wolf continues to muse on the theatre scene, and its hit musicals, Stateside. Geoffrey Marsh quizzes.

Critic Matt Wolf and Geoffrey Marsh in New York (1/2)

18 November 2004

in American Drama, Criticism, International

FOCUS ON NEW YORK (1/2) Geoffrey Marsh, head of the Theatre Museum, interviews Matt Wolf, London critic for Variety, about the Big Apple.

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