Audio: Directors
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Election 2005: Simon Reade, head of the Bristol Old Vic
4th May 2005
ELECTION 2005 Simon Reade, artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, gives his verdict on Labour on the eve of the election, and argues for reform of ...
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Election 2005: Ian Brown, head of West Yorkshire Playhouse
3rd May 2005
ELECTION 2005 Ian Brown, artistic director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds assesses Labour's record in relation to theatre and the arts and loo...
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Shared Experience’s Nancy Meckler masterclass
22nd April 2005
MASTERCLASS: NANCY MECKLER The artistic director of Shared Experience offers advice as part of the Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass series. Recorde...
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The Orange Tree’s Sam Walters in the round
15th April 2005
INTERVIEW: SAM WALTERS The founding artistic director of the Orange Tree, London's sole dedicated in-the-round theatre, talks to Philip Fisher about 3...
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Up-and-coming director David Grindley
20th January 2005
INTERVIEW: DAVID GRINDLEY Philip Fisher talks to the up-and-coming director about working on Dennis McIntyre's National Anthems at the Old Vic with Ke...
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Theatre legend Peter Brook speaks
15th January 2005
PETER BROOK SPECIAL The world-famous director talks about bringing the love letters of Anton Chekhov and his wife Olga Knipper to the stage in a piece...
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Theatre guru Peter Brook interview (2/2)
15th January 2005
INTERVIEW: PETER BROOK (2/2) The legendary director talks about the differences between the French and English theatre traditions, the simplicity of h...
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Theatre guru Peter Brook interview (1/2)
15th January 2005
INTERVIEW: PETER BROOK (1/2) Dominic Cavendish talks to the legendary director in Paris about his religious trilogy, Le Grand Inquisiteur, La Mort de ...
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National Theatre supremo Nick Hytner looks back and plans ahead
15th December 2004
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...
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