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Theatre People

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Rare chat with theatre owner and producer Nica Burns

15 November 2010

in Producers, Theatre buildings, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: NICA BURNS Philip Fisher persuades Nica Burns, current President of the Society of London Theatre, to reflect on a career that started on the Fringe, and eventually led to ownership of Nimax – a production company which she runs along with Max Weitzenhoffer – and five West End theatres.

Handspring puppet masters: new show at the National

20 October 2010

in Gay Drama, Physical and Visual theatre, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: BASIL JONES The co-founder, with Adrian Kohler, of Handspring, the South African puppetry company, talks to Carole Woddis about Or You Could Kiss Me (National Theatre), their current collaboration with writer and director Neil Bartlett. Recorded at the National.

West End Theatre: past plays, posters and passions

7 June 2010

in 19th-century Drama, Theatre People

NINETEENTH-CENTURY THEATRE SPECIAL While walking around the exhibition of West End Theatre in the 19th Century at the National Theatre, which features posters, playbills and costumes, Heather Neill talks to Judith Bottomley, local studies librarian at the Westminster City Archive, source of many of the exhibits, and Robert Tanitch, author of The London Stage in the Nineteenth Century (Carnegie), about the dramatic arts of the Regency and Victorian eras.

The wonderful world of National Theatre programmes

28 May 2010

in Theatre buildings, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: LYN HAILL The Head of Print and Publications at the National Theatre talks to Carole Woddis about how the flagship’s programmes have evolved from simple cast lists into the lavish publications that have proved so popular today. Recorded at the National Theatre.

Actor Bhasker Patel on Nation and the National

4 January 2010

in Actors and Performers, Asian Voices, Theatre People

ASIAN VOICES: BHASKER PATEL The actor, who is currently playing Mau’s father in Mark Ravenhill’s adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Nation (National), talks to Suman Bhuchar about this play, and about his 30 years in the business, which started at this flagship theatre in the 1970s and includes film and television classics. Recorded at the National.

V&A National Video Archive of Performance

17 December 2009

in Theatre People, Transcripts

FOCUS ON VIDEO Jill Evans, producer of the V&A’s National Video Archive of Performance, and Kate Dorney, curator of Modern and Contemporary Performance, tell Aleks Sierz about the V&A’s extensive collection of video recordings of theatre performances, and discuss the hazards as well as the joys of creating them.

Theatre Book Prize 2008

7 April 2009

in Books, Irish Drama, Theatre People

THEATRE BOOK PRIZE 2008 Howard Loxton, administrator and chair of the Society for Theatre Research book prize, introduces this year’s judges, choreographer Omar Okai, Prof Kate Newey and Financial Times critic Ian Shuttleworth, plus presenter Steven Berkoff, who talk about the books.

New V&A Theatre and Performance Galleries

30 March 2009

in Actors and Performers, Theatre buildings, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: KATE DORNEY The V&A’s curator of modern and contemporary performance talks to Aleks Sierz about the newly opened Theatre and Performance Galleries at the museum, which display all things theatrical from historical posters to recent video recordings, and from Dame Edna Everage’s costume to Mick Jagger’s jumpsuit.

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.

Samuel West talks about TS Eliot

11 November 2008

in 1950s Drama, Actors and Performers, Directors, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: SAMUEL WEST Heather Neill talks to the actor and director about his career, his passion for verse drama and his approach to playing the part of Harry in The Family Reunion, the centrepiece of the Donmar Warehouse’s current TS Eliot festival.

Roger Allam: the acting life

9 July 2008

in Actors and Performers, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: ROGER ALLAM The actor who plays German impressario Max Reinhardt in Michael Frayn’s Afterlife (National Theatre) talks to Philip Fisher about the role, and about his career, in which he has played other historical figures, from Adolf Hitler to Willy Brandt.

Celebrate the play: West End panel discussion (2)

7 May 2008

in Reviews and Roundtables, Theatre People, Transcripts

STATE OF PLAY (2/2) Q&A: Guardian critic Michael Billington considers plays today, with a panel of industry insiders: Almeida artistic director Michael Attenborough, producer Sonia Friedman, director and writer Peter Gill, director Edward Hall and playwright Roy Williams. Part of Society of London Theatre’s Celebrate the Play initiative, marking SOLT’s 100th anniversary. Recorded at the Royal Court.

Celebrate the play: West End panel discussion (1)

7 May 2008

in Reviews and Roundtables, Theatre People, Transcripts

STATE OF PLAY (1/2) Guardian critic Michael Billington considers plays today, with a panel of industry insiders: Almeida artistic director Michael Attenborough, producer Sonia Friedman, director and writer Peter Gill, director Edward Hall and playwright Roy Williams. Part of Society of London Theatre’s Celebrate the Play initiative, marking SOLT’s 100th anniversary. Recorded at the Royal Court.

Interview: Producer David Pugh spills the beans

21 March 2008

in Producers, Theatre People, Transcripts

INTERVIEW: DAVID PUGH The top West End producer, who has been responsible for hits such as Art, The Play What I Wrote, Equus and now Yasmina Reza’s The God of Carnage (Gielgud), chats frankly to Philip Fisher about the art of being a theatre impresario.

Interview: star choreographer Matthew Bourne

7 June 2007

in Directors, Musicals, Theatre People, Transcripts

INTERVIEW: MATTHEW BOURNE The adventurous choreographer chats to Philip Fisher about the current revival of his 2000 ‘dancicle’ show, The Car Man, and about his career, which also includes Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Edward Scissorhands.

The actor, writer and cricketer Michael Simkins

25 April 2007

in Actors and Performers, Books, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: MICHAEL SIMKINS The actor, writer and cricketer talks to Philip Fisher about returning to the part of Billy Flynn in Chicago (Cambridge Theatre), highlights of his career, and his latest book, Fatty Batter (Ebury).

Geoffrey Marsh of the Theatre Museum introduces the Theatre Book Prize

12 April 2007

in Awards, Books, Theatre People

THEATRE BOOK PRIZE 2006 Geoffrey Marsh, head of the Theatre Museum, introduces Howard Loxton of the Society for Theatre Research, judges Richard Mangan, Heather Neill and John Woodvine, plus presenters Daniel Radcliffe, Bill Bryden and Donald Sinden. Plus: news of the fight to save the museum.

An Evening with Playwright Michael Frayn

8 February 2007

in Books, Playwrights, Theatre People

AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL FRAYN At an event at the Hampstead Theatre, the playwright and writer introduces his new book, The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of the Universe (Faber), and tackles the paradoxes of philosophy.

The National’s Nick Hytner on Ben Johnson

29 September 2006

in Directors, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: NICHOLAS HYTNER The National’s artistic director talks to Heather Neill about his modern-dress version of Jonson’s The Alchemist, and also has a punchy message for Shakespeare-deniers.

Simon Russell Beale gives a career overview

25 September 2006

in Actors and Performers, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: SIMON RUSSELL BEALE The ever-popular British actor chats to Philip Fisher about his early career, appearing as Face in The Alchemist and starring in Spamalot.

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