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London Fringe

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Playwright Lou Ramsden on her dog-fight drama

1 October 2010

in London Fringe, New Writing, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: LOU RAMSDEN The playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about her latest play, Breed (Theatre503), a terrific story about a dog-fighting family, and about working with 503Five, a group of emerging playwrights in residence at Theatre 503 in south London.

Alternative theatre special: Mike Bradwell (2/2)

13 July 2010

in Books, Directors, London Fringe, New Writing

INTERVIEW: MIKE BRADWELL (2/2) The director talks to Aleks Sierz about his new book, The Reluctant Escapologist: Adventures in Alternative Theatre (Nick Hern), which tells of his experiences of making contemporary theatre with Hull Truck, which he founded in 1971, and at the Bush, which he headed 1996-2007, and with Ken Campbell. Expletives not deleted.

Theatre 503 directors speak of new writing

9 July 2010

in Directors, London Fringe, New Writing

NEW WRITING SPECIAL Paul Robinson and Tim Roseman, artistic directors of Theatre 503 in London, tell Aleks Sierz about their theatre’s work with new playwrights, including their contribution to the current Latitude Festival. They also discuss Nimer Rahsed’s Wild Horses, Porn the Musical, and Urban Scrawl, as well as their upcoming projects. Recorded at RADA.

Verbatim drama: Jean Charles de Menezes (2/2)

11 November 2009

in London Fringe, Playwrights, Verbatim Drama

STOCKWELL SHOOTING (2/2) Playwrights Paul Unwin and Sarah Beck, authors of This Much Is True (Theatre 503), an imaginative verbatim account of the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station in 2005, talk to Aleks Sierz about the incident and its repercussions.

Verbatim drama: Jean Charles de Menezes (1/2)

11 November 2009

in London Fringe, Playwrights, Verbatim Drama

STOCKWELL SHOOTING (1/2) Playwrights Paul Unwin and Sarah Beck, authors of This Much Is True (Theatre 503), an imaginative verbatim account of the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station in 2005, talk to Aleks Sierz about the incident and its repercussions.

Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven (2/2)

8 November 2009

in Feminism, London Fringe, New Writing

FEMINIST THEATRE SPECIAL (2/2) Susan Croft, archivist and co-founder with Jessica Higgs of the Unfinished Histories project, continues the panel discussion about Jane Arden’s legendary play, Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven, first staged at Jim Haynes’s Arts Lab in 1969. Speakers: original cast members Sheila Allen and Victor Spinetti, plus original director Jack Bond. Recording courtesy of the British Library.

Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven (1/2)

8 November 2009

in Feminism, London Fringe, New Writing

FEMINIST THEATRE SPECIAL (1/2) Susan Croft, archivist and co-founder with Jessica Higgs of the Unfinished Histories project, leads the panel discussion about Jane Arden’s legendary play, Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven, first staged at Jim Haynes’s Arts Lab in 1969. Speakers: original cast members Sheila Allen and Victor Spinetti, plus original director Jack Bond. Recording courtesy of the British Library.

Small-scale musical theatre platform event

21 February 2009

in Directors, London Fringe, Musicals, Producers

FOCUS ON MUSICAL THEATRE Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) joins a panel of guests at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in a seminar, Small World, Isn’t It?, to assess the state of the UK fringe musical. Speakers: Tom Littler, director of the Jermyn Street production of Sondheim’s Saturday Night; Sasha Regan, artistic director of the Union; Caroline Humphries, musical supervisor for the Menier’s A Little Night Music; Chris Grady, the Chair of Musical Theatre Matters; and composer Catherine Jayes. Sound quality: variable.

Director Gene David Kirk on Urban Scrawl and Theatre 503

13 January 2009

in Directors, London Fringe, Urban Scrawl podcast series

FRINGE FOCUS: URBAN SCRAWL Director and playwright Gene David Kirk, programming director of Theatre 503 and the new head of the Jermyn Street Theatre, tells Aleks Sierz about his work on theatreVOICE’s innovative Urban Scrawl project, and about life on London’s fringe.

Buddy Dalton: New End theatre

23 January 2008

in 1970s Drama, Directors, London Fringe, Theatre buildings

INTERVIEW: BUDDY DALTON The alternative theatre impresario, who set up the New End fringe theatre in an abandoned morgue in 1974, talks to her grand-daughter Polly Pearson about the shows, finances and audiences of the 1970s.

Take Flight creative team in conversation

18 July 2007

in Design, Directors, London Fringe, Musicals

TAKE FLIGHT SPECIAL (1/2) A brief roundtable chat involving the composer David Shire, Menier Chocolate Factory producer David Babani, director Sam Buntrock and designer David Farley about the forthcoming world premiere of Take Flight.

The Mark Shenton Show’s Fringe Focus

20 April 2007

in London Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables, Theatre buildings

THE MARK SHENTON SHOW Fringe focus: what exactly is the fringe today, and what is its future? Critics Lyn Gardner and Kieron Quirke join David Jubb, head of BAC, and Sofie Mason of OffWestEnd.com to discuss theatre beyond the mainstream. Mark Shenton hosts.

Artistic director David Babani of the Menier Chocolate Factory

23 February 2007

in Directors, London Fringe, Musicals

INTERVIEW: DAVID BABANI Artistic director and co-founder of the Menier Chocolate Factory, a unique fringe venue, talks to Philip Fisher about his triumph in winning five Olivier awards for Sunday in the Park with George, and about his current revivals, Little Shop of Horrors and Christopher Hampton’s Total Eclipse.

Paul Robinson and Tim Roseman get to grips with Theatre 503

19 January 2007

in Directors, London Fringe, New Writing

INTERVIEW: PAUL ROBINSON and TIM ROSEMAN The new artistic directors of Theatre 503 in Battersea talk to Culture Wars critic Andrew Haydon about life on the London fringe, and how the search for new political plays might lead to a questioning of the liberal consensus.

Soap Box Debate: Theatre Is Better Than Film

27 October 2006

in London Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

SOAP BOX DEBATE: THEATRE IS BETTER THAN FILM Critic Michael Billington and director Rupert Goold propose the motion while film producer Nik Powell and ICA chief Ekow Eshun oppose. Rachel Halliburton and Patrick Marmion host at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Excerpt.

Post-show chat about Zimbabwe

4 July 2006

in Black Voices, Directors, International, London Fringe

BLACK VOICES: QABUKA Post-show chat about Zimbabwe at the Oval House Theatre, with director Ben Evans, actor Patson Mazuwa and human rights activist Peter Tatchell. Excerpt.

Talkback on Terror: Arcola artistic director Mehmet Ergen

15 July 2005

in Directors, London Fringe

TALKBACK ON TERROR Mehmet Ergen, artistic director of the Arcola Theatre, Dalston, on creating theatre for a multicultural London in the wake of the 7/7 attacks. Dominic Cavendish asks the questions.

Reputations: Martin Crimp (1/2)

13 May 2005

in London Fringe, New Writing, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables, Transcripts

REPUTATIONS: MARTIN CRIMP (1/2) Lindsay Posner, Dan Rebellato, Auriol Smith and Anne Tipton begin their comprehensive survey of Crimp’s formidable dramatic output. Aleks Sierz hosts. Recorded live.

Theatrevoice Debate: Does the Fringe Matter? (2/2)

25 June 2004

in London Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

DEBATE: DOES THE FRINGE MATTER? (2/2) Q&A: Plus contributions from Southwark Playhouse, King’s Head and Pentameters theatres. Dominic Cavendish hosts.

Theatrevoice Debate: Does the Fringe Matter? (1/2)

25 June 2004

in London Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

DEBATE: DOES THE FRINGE MATTER? (1/2) Mehmet Ergen (Arcola), Lyn Gardner (Guardian), Lisa Goldman (Red Room) and Paul Higgins (Latchmere) discuss. Dominic Cavendish hosts.

Acclaimed theatre collective Shunt (3/3)

10 May 2004

in Actors and Performers, London Fringe, Site Specific

INTERVIEW: SHUNT (3/3) Five members of the innovative Shunt collective talk to Dominic Cavendish about their working process, and whether or not their work has any meaning.

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