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Nicholas Hytner

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West End Review – new plays special

26 November 2011

in Reviews and Roundtables

WEST END REVIEW (2/2)

Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and his guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph), and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) discuss Collaborators (National Theatre), Reasons to be Pretty (Almeida), The Riots (Tricycle Theatre), and Backbeat (Duke of York’s).

Nick Hytner shares a few of his favourite songs (1/2)

6 July 2011

in Directors, Musicals

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS: NICHOLAS HYTNER (1/2) The artistic director of the National Theatre talks to Mark Shenton about some of the songs that have meant the most to him during his career. Part of a special series at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in aid of the Theatre Guild, organised and curated by Shenton. The featured singer is West End leading lady Caroline Sheen.

Nick Hytner shares a few of his favourite songs (2/2)

6 July 2011

in Directors, Musicals

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS: NICHOLAS HYTNER (2/2) The artistic director of the National Theatre talks to Mark Shenton about some of the songs that have meant the most to him during his career. Part of a special series at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in aid of the Theatre Guild, organised and curated by Shenton. The featured singer is West End leading lady Caroline Sheen.

West End Review: June 2011 (2/2)

18 June 2011

in New Writing, Reviews and Roundtables, Verbatim Drama

West End Review (II): London Road, by Alecky Blythe and others (National Theatre), One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean, after Goldoni (National Theatre) & Acid Test by Anya Reiss (Royal Court Theatre) reviewed by David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph), Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune), with Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) hosting.

West End Review: February 2011

5 February 2011

in New Writing, Reviews and Roundtables, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

WEST END REVIEW Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and his guests David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) discuss Peter Hall’s Twelfth Night (National), Nina Raine’s Tiger Country (Hampstead), Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw (Almeida), Greenland (National), and Terence Rattigan’s Less Than Kind (Jermyn Street). Recorded at Dewynters, London.

Review of the Year 2010

4 February 2011

in Musicals, Review of the Year, Reviews and Roundtables

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2010 Join Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and his guests David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) as they assess the highs and lows of the reviewing year, from Matilda at the RSC to Julie Andrews at the O2 Arena. Recorded at Dewynters, London.

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.

Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet at the National

19 October 2010

in Actors and Performers, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET Actor Rory Kinnear gives Heather Neill an in-depth analysis of the central role in Nicholas Hytner’s critically lauded production, which is currently running at the National Theatre (it will be broadcast as part of NT Live on 9 December). Recorded at the National.

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.

West End Review: March 2010

17 March 2010

in Musicals, Reviews and Roundtables

WEST END REVIEW Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and his guests David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies (Adelphi), Private Lives (Vaudeville), London Assurance (National Theatre), Ghosts (Duchess Theatre) and Ghost Stories (Lyric Hammersmith). Recorded at Central School of Speech and Drama, London.

West End Review: July 2009 (1/2)

24 July 2009

in Reviews and Roundtables, Russian Drama, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

WEST END REVIEW (1/2) Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and guests David Benedict (Variety), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) discuss Phedre (National), The Cherry Orchard and The Winter Tale’s (Old Vic) and Hamlet (Wyndhams). Recorded at Dewynters, London.

National supremo Nick Hytner on Phedre

29 May 2009

in Directors, International, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

NT LIVE SPECIAL: NICHOLAS HYTNER The artistic director of the National Theatre talks in depth to Heather Neill about his revival of Phedre ahead of its live satellite broadcast to 70 cinemas in the UK, and 200 round the world on June 25. He outlines the rationale behind this bold new initiative and discusses working on Racine in detail.

Playwright Adam Brace on Stovepipe

13 March 2009

in New Writing, Playwrights, Site Specific

INTERVIEW: ADAM BRACE The playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about his debut, Stovepipe (West 12), which is currently being performed as a promenade production under a shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush, after being part of the HighTide festival last year.

Playwright Simon Stephens on Harper Regan

20 October 2008

in New Writing, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: SIMON STEPHENS (2/2) The playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about the genesis, theme and form of his other 2008 play, Harper Regan (National), which was directed by Marianne Elliott and starred Lesley Sharp.

Nick Hytner talks lots about Much Ado About Nothing

5 October 2007

in Directors, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

SHAKESPEARE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Nicholas Hytner, artistic director of the National Theatre talks to Heather Neill in detail about Much Ado About Nothing, his new revival starring Simon Russell Beale and Zoe Wanamaker.

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.

Raising the Bar: Director Nick Hytner on Relevance

19 May 2005

in Directors

RAISING THE BAR: RELEVANCE Nicholas Hytner, artistic director of the National Theatre, asks whether theatre’s ever-evolving relevance could be better communicated. Kirsty Wark chairs.

Review of two political Shakespeare plays

6 May 2005

in Reviews and Roundtables, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

POLITICAL SHAKESPEARE Deborah Warner’s Julius Caesar (Barbican) and Nicholas Hytner’s Henry IV (National). David Benedict, Jane Edwardes and Heather Neill discuss them together. Dominic Cavendish hosts.

National Theatre supremo Nick Hytner looks back and plans ahead

15 December 2004

in Directors, Producers, Theatre buildings

INTERVIEW: NICHOLAS HYTNER The National Theatre’s artistic director talks to David Benedict about the job, his success so far and plans for the future.

Review of The History Boys

28 May 2004

in Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables

THE HISTORY BOYS Alan Bennett’s latest at the National gets marks out of ten from Alastair Macaulay, Charles Spencer and Jane Edwardes. Mark Shenton hosts. Recorded live.

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