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directing

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Braham Murray and the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre

28 June 2011

in Directors, Regional Theatre, Theatre buildings

INTERVIEW: BRAHAM MURRAY The joint-artistic director of the Manchester Royal Exchange theatre, who has just announced his retirement from the job, talks to David Chadderton on the telephone about a career spanning four decades as a leading light in the theatrical life of the city, in a tale whose proudest moment was leading the rebuilding of his venue after it was almost destroyed by an IRA bomb.

NF Simpson special: director Simon Usher

20 August 2010

in 1950s Drama, Directors, New Writing

INTERVIEW: SIMON USHER The director talks to Aleks Sierz about his production of If So, Then Yes (Jermyn Street Theatre), his first new play for decades, and about the playwright’s other work, such as A Resounding Tinkle (1957). Recorded at Dewynters, London.

John Caird reveals the secrets of directing

22 March 2010

in Books, Directors

DIRECTING SPECIAL Director John Caird talks to Philip Fisher about his new book, Theatre Craft: A Director’s Practical Companion from A to Z (Faber), a huge volume of practical knowledge about the art of theatre directing, as well as about a career that has taken him not only to great heights with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, but also around the globe.

Declan Donnellan on Troilus and Cressida

12 June 2008

in Directors, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

SHAKESPEARE: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA Declan Donnellan, the artistic director of Cheek by Jowl, talks to Heather Neill in detail about his production of Troilus and Cressida – presented as part of his company’s residency programme at the Barbican.

Stephen Unwin on the new Rose Theatre

5 February 2008

in Directors, Theatre buildings

INTERVIEW: STEPHEN UNWIN The artistic director of the new Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames talks to Heather Neill about the opportunities and challenges of running this unique space with no public funding.

Shared Experience’s Nancy Meckler masterclass

22 April 2005

in Design, Directors, Physical and Visual theatre

MASTERCLASS: NANCY MECKLER The artistic director of Shared Experience offers advice as part of the Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass series. Recorded live. Excerpt.

Theatre guru Peter Brook interview (2/2)

15 January 2005

in Directors, International, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: PETER BROOK (2/2) The legendary director talks about the differences between the French and English theatre traditions, the simplicity of his style and his thoughts on turning 80.

Maverick director Dominic Dromgoole uncensored (1/2)

8 October 2004

in Books, Directors, New Writing

INTERVIEW: DOMINIC DROMGOOLE (2/2) The new writing explosion of the early 1990s recalled, the reception to ‘The Full Room’, his contentious book on playwrights, revisited. Dominic Cavendish hosts.