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American drama

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Director David Thacker explores the work of Arthur Miller

24 March 2011

in American Drama, Directors, Playwrights, Regional Theatre

INTERVIEW: DAVID THACKER The artistic director of the Octagon Theatre Bolton talks to David Chadderton on the telephone about his current revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price (1968), and about his long and rewarding working relationship with the legendary playwright.

David Lan on August Wilson, and the Young Vic

20 May 2010

in American Drama, Directors, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: DAVID LAN The Artistic Director of the Young Vic talks to Philip Fisher about reviving legendary American playwright August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1984), which is currently at this venue, as well as about his career, and the mission and future of the Young Vic. Recorded at the Young Vic.

Scott Morfee of Barrow Street Theatre on Our Town

31 December 2009

in American Drama, Directors

NEW YORK SPECIAL Scott Morfee, Artistic Director of Off-Broadway’s Barrow Street Theatre, talks to Philip Fisher about his latest long-running hit, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, running a theatre during the recession and his Chicago connections, including Tracy Letts and David Cromer.

Jim Houghton on American new writing

9 January 2009

in American Drama, New Writing, Producers

NEW YORK SPECIAL Jim Houghton, founder of the Off-Broadway Signature Theatre, talks to Philip Fisher about his new writing venue, which has also staged rare work by playwrights such as Arthur Miller and August Wilson, as well as the current season featuring the Negro Ensemble Company.

Michael Attenborough on Neil LaBute

21 October 2008

in American Drama, Directors, New Writing

INTERVIEW: MICHAEL ATTENBOROUGH (1/2) The artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in north London talks to Aleks Sierz about directing Neil LaBute’s latest, In a Dark Dark House, which opens in November, as well as about the importance of American drama.

Playwright Neil LaBute talks about Fat Pig

28 May 2008

in American Drama, New Writing, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: NEIL LABUTE The top American playwright and director talks to Philip Fisher about his controversial new play, Fat Pig (Trafalgar Studios), his career in film, the joys and perils of New York theatre, and his upcoming Reasons To Be Pretty on Broadway.

US playwright Terrence McNally visits the UK

13 March 2008

in American Drama, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: TERRENCE McNALLY The US playwright talks to Suman Bhuchar about A Perfect Ganesh, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and now revived for a UK tour by Phizzical Productions. He also discusses other work including his controversial play about Christ, Corpus Christi.

Director Dominic Hill on A Prayer for My Daughter

5 February 2008

in American Drama, Directors, New Writing

INTERVIEW: DOMINIC HILL The new artistic director of Edinburgh’s Traverse talks to Aleks Sierz about his revival of Thomas Babe’s 1978 psycho-thriller, A Prayer for My Daughter (Young Vic), and about his plans for new writing at the Traverse.

The Adding Machine comes to New York

2 January 2008

in 20th-century Drama, American Drama, Directors

NEW YORK SPECIAL David Cromer, director of the lauded chamber musical The Adding Machine, based on the 1923 Elmer Rice expressionist drama, talks to Philip Fisher, prior to its arrival at the Minetta Lane Theater.

Director Bijan Sheibani on The Brothers Size

19 November 2007

in American Drama, Directors, New Writing

INTERVIEW: BIJAN SHEIBANI The new head of the ATC (Actors Touring Company) talks to Aleks Sierz about his imaginative staging of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size, a hit for the Young Vic, and explains some of the Yoruba cosmology that underpins the play.

Theatre Forum Ireland: American director Peter Sellars (2/2)

15 June 2006

in American Drama, Directors

THEATRE FORUM IRELAND 2006: PETER SELLARS (2/2) The renowned theatre, opera and film director continues his keynote lecture, Art as Moral Action.

Theatre Forum Ireland: American director Peter Sellars (1/2)

15 June 2006

in American Drama, Directors

THEATRE FORUM IRELAND 2006: PETER SELLARS (1/2) The American director begins his keynote address, Art as Moral Action, at University Concert Hall, Limerick.

American playwright Christopher Shinn’s Dying City

18 May 2006

in American Drama, New Writing, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: CHRISTOPHER SHINN The playwright discusses his latest play, Dying City, at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs – about America, Iraq and New York now – with Aleks Sierz.

Jessica Blank, co-writer of The Exonerated, criticises capital punishment

25 February 2006

in American Drama, Verbatim Drama

INTERVIEW: JESSICA BLANK The co-writer of The Exonerated, the verbatim drama about six innocent survivors of death row, talks to Philip Fisher in London.

West End Review: November 2005

1 November 2005

in American Drama, International, Reviews and Roundtables

WEST END REVIEW Schiller’s Mary Stuart (Apollo) and Sam Shepard’s The God of Hell (Donmar). David Benedict, John Nathan and Matt Wolf opine. Kate Bassett hosts.

Review of Death of a Salesman

20 May 2005

in 20th-century Drama, American Drama, Reviews and Roundtables

DEATH OF A SALESMAN Robert Falls’ Tony-winning revival, starring Brian Dennehy, finally makes it to London. David Benedict, Jane Edwardes and Charles Spencer dissent on its virtues. Heather Neill hosts.

Actor Anthony Chisolm talks about Gem of the Ocean

30 December 2004

in Actors and Performers, American Drama, Black Voices

NEW YORK SPECIAL The actor Anthony Chisolm talks about his role in Gem of the Ocean (Walter Kerr, NYC), the ninth play in August Wilson’s cycle about African-American history. Philip Fisher quizzes.

Review of Buried Child

8 October 2004

in American Drama, Reviews and Roundtables

BURIED CHILD Sam Shepard’s 1978 Pulitzer Prize-winner, as revived by Matthew Warchus at the National, gets a warm welcome from Mark Shenton, Aleks Sierz and Matt Wolf. Heather Neill hosts.

Tony Awards 2004: the verdict of the critics

11 June 2004

in Awards, Theatre People

TONY AWARDS 2004 Matt Wolf, London critic for Variety and Mark Shenton of the Sumday Express deliver their verdicts on this year’s Tonys to David Benedict.

The zany, hip US satire American Absurdum hits London

26 May 2004

in Actors and Performers, American Drama, Directors

AMERICA ABSURDUM The zany, hip US satire has hit London. Philip Fisher asks director John Clancy and actors Nancy Walsh and Paul Urcioli to tell all about it. With two extracts from the show.

Actor, poet and playwright Dael Orlandersmith

7 May 2004

in American Drama, Black Voices, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: DAEL ORLANDERSMITH The actor, poet and author of Yellowman joins director Indhu Rubasingham to talk about her acclaimed play, internal racism and George W Bush.

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