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Ben Power: going behind the scenes at the National’s Shed

21 April 2013

in New Writing, Producers, Theatre buildings, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: BEN POWER The National Theatre Associate Director tells Matt Trueman how the Shed – the NT’s temporary studio theatre filling in for the Cottesloe, which is being refurbished – came into being, what lies behind his programming and muses on what its lasting effects might be. In a theatre landscape undergoing a lot of rapid change, does the Shed serve as an unmissable icon anticipating the theatre of tomorrow?

Soho Theatre: public platform about supporting new writers (1/2)

12 March 2013

in Black Voices, New Writing, Playwrights

SOHO THEATRE PUBLIC PLATFORM: NEW WRITERS (1/2) Soho Theatre artistic director Steve Marmion chairs a panel of writers to discuss developing and supporting new work: Arinze Kene, whose play God’s Property (Talawa) is currently running at this venue, playwright Laura Wade, performance artist Bryony Kimmings and Talawa theatre company director Michael Buffong.

Soho Theatre: public platform about supporting new writers (2/2)

12 March 2013

in Black Voices, New Writing, Playwrights

SOHO THEATRE PUBLIC PLATFORM: NEW WRITERS (2/2) Soho Theatre artistic director Steve Marmion chairs a panel of writers to discuss developing and supporting new work: Arinze Kene, whose play God’s Property (Talawa) is currently running at this venue, playwright Laura Wade, performance artist Bryony Kimmings and Talawa theatre company director Michael Buffong.

Canadian playwright Arthur Milner discusses his controversial Facts

6 March 2013

in International, London Fringe, Playwrights, Political theatre

INTERVIEW: ARTHUR MILNER The Canadian Jewish playwright and theatre practitioner talks to Judi Herman about his play Facts (Finborough Theatre). Set in the West Bank in Palestine and inspired by a true story, two detectives — one Israeli, one Palestinian — put aside their differences to find the killer of an American archaeologist and discover what he was excavating that cost him his life. Milner also reads from the play and speaks about its tour to the West Bank and Israel in an Arabic translation and about his career.

Justin Audibert surveys his Gruesome Playground Injuries

2 February 2013

in American Drama, Awards, Directors, London Fringe, New Writing

INTERVIEW: JUSTIN AUDIBERT The Leverhulme Bursary-winning director tells Matt Trueman about the intricate relationship at the heart of Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries (2009), which he directs for the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, and why the play’s greatest asset is its theatricality.

Theatrical review of 2012: the hits, the stinkers, the verdict

18 January 2013

in Criticism, Review of the Year, Reviews and Roundtables

REVIEW OF 2012 Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), David Benedict (Variety) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) assess the highs and lows of the reviewing year in a brilliantly informed and entertaining session.

Sebastian Born, Associate Director (Literary) at the National Theatre

17 January 2013

in New Writing, Playwrights, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: SEBASTIAN BORN The Associate Director (Literary) at the National Theatre tells Sophie Reynolds about the work of a literary department, from how plays are programmed and developed to the relationship a writer may have with a theatre; with reference to playwrights such as Alan Bennett, Lucy Prebble and Alecky Blythe.

Playwright Nick Payne discusses Constellations: quantum multiverse theory, love and honey

28 December 2012

in New Writing, Playwrights, Theatre People

INTERVIEW: NICK PAYNE The playwright tells Sophie Reynolds about his award-winning play Constellations, which was first produced in January 2012 at the Royal Court and is now running in the West End, starring Sally Hawkins and Rafe Spall.

New writing special: David Eldridge and Duncan Macmillan discuss the Antelope group

2 December 2012

in Books, New Writing, Playwrights

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NEW WRITING SPECIAL: THE ANTELOPES Playwrights David Eldridge and Duncan Macmillan tell Aleks Sierz about the origins and aims of the Antelopes, an informal network of playwrights who started meeting in 2009, and about two new publications from the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, together called The Working Playwright.

RADAR Festival – Kieran Hurley: playwright?

20 November 2012

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, New Writing, Playwrights, Political theatre

INTERVIEW: KIERAN HURLEY The writer-performer talks to Matt Trueman about his award-winning play Beats, a fable about rave culture in the mid-nineties and the legislation against it, about theatre’s remit as a political act and why he’s finally coming round to the idea of himself as a playwright.

RADAR Festival – Playwright Luke Barnes on the buzz of new writing

17 November 2012

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, New Writing, Playwrights

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INTERVIEW: LUKE BARNES The playwright talks to Matt Trueman about discovering new writing, the process of emerging as a playwright and how his first plays Chapel Street and Bottleneck, both hits at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, are more than just reflections of himself.

Arab Nights: tales of revolution and hope

13 November 2012

in Directors, International, New Writing, Playwrights, Political theatre

INTERVIEW: POPPY BURTON MORGAN The co-artistic director of Metta Theatre tells Sophie Reynolds about Arab Nights (Soho Theatre), the company’s new production that brings together six new plays inspired by recent events in the Middle East and North Africa, within the framework of The Arabian Nights.

American playwright Will Eno discusses Oh, the Humanity and Thom Pain

21 September 2012

in American Drama, International, New Writing, Playwrights

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INTERVIEW: WILL ENO The New York playwright tentatively introduces his work to Aleks Sierz, especially his well-received Oh, the Humanity (and other good intentions) at the Soho and Thom Pain (based on nothing) at the Print Room, as well as briefly speculating about the emotional state of the American nation.

Producers Ben Monks and Will Young unveil their first Tristan Bates season

7 September 2012

in London Fringe, Musicals, New Writing, Producers

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INTERVIEW: BEN MONKS and WILL YOUNG The Creative Producers of the Tristan Bates Theatre at the Actors’ Centre in central London introduce Aleks Sierz to their first season, which features the European premiere of an American musical and new plays, and also explain the economics and aspirations of fringe venues in the capital.

New writing special: Steven Atkinson and the HighTide Festival

29 August 2012

in Directors, London Fringe, New Writing, Playwrights

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INTERVIEW: STEVEN ATKINSON The artistic director of the HighTide Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk, talks to Aleks Sierz about this annual new writing event, his mission of finding and developing new talent, and about two plays in particular: Ella Hickson’s Boys (which was also seen at the Soho) and Vickie Donoghue’s Mudlarks (which is coming to the Bush).

Edinburgh Fringe 2012: critical roundup

20 August 2012

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, International, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables, South African theatre

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2012: CRITICAL VERDICT Philip Fisher joins Mark Fisher (Scotland on Sunday) and Lyn Gardner (Guardian) to talk about offerings at the Traverse, International Festival and the remainder of the Fringe.

Daring to be different: director Lucy Morrison describes the Almeida Festival

15 July 2012

in Directors, New Writing, Producers

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INTERVIEW: LUCY MORRISON The Artistic Associate at the Almeida Theatre tells Sophie Reynolds about the Almeida Festival 2012. Now an annual event showcasing emerging artists and companies, this year’s programme includes new works by Inspector Sands, Greyscale, Custom/Practice, and the Young Friends of the Almeida.

Risk and struggle: Matthew Dunster discusses his Children’s Children

26 June 2012

in New Writing, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: MATTHEW DUNSTER The prolific writer, actor and director tells Sophie Reynolds about his new play, Children’s Children, which is currently playing at the Almeida in a production directed by Jeremy Herrin.

Director Michael Buffong outlines his vision for Talawa

19 June 2012

in Black Voices, Directors, New Writing

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BLACK VOICES: MICHAEL BUFFONG The new artistic director of Talawa, Britain’s leading black theatre company, talks to Aleks Sierz about his vision for the company, its opening programme of Talawa Firsts and Hotspots, as well as introducing some upcoming new plays.

Director and writer Lisa Goldman breaks the rules

12 May 2012

in Books, Directors, New Writing, Playwrights

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INTERVIEW: LISA GOLDMAN The director and writer talks to Aleks Sierz about her new book, The No Rules Handbook for Writers (Oberon), which is an antidote to prescriptive writing guides, and also recalls her site-specific walkabout play, Hoxton Story (2005).

New Bush supremo Madani Younis — his debut season

12 April 2012

in Asian Voices, Directors, New Writing, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: MADANI YOUNIS On the eve of the opening of his inaugural production of Lee Mattinson’s Chalet Lines at the Bush Theatre, the venue’s new Artistic Director and Chief Executive talks to Philip Fisher about his vision for the theatre and his first season, called New Writing and New Artists.

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