Pete Brooks of Imitating the Dog on Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
Imitating the Dog, a company known for its integration of video and other technology into its theatre work, has managed to secure the rights for the first ever UK stage adaptation of Ernest Hemingway'...
6 Okt 201431min
Marcus Romer of Pilot Theatre on Antigone
York-based Pilot Theatre's latest project is an adaptation by British playwright Roy Williams of the Greek classic play Antigone by Sophocles. In this episode, Pilot artistic director Marcus Romer, wh...
18 Sep 201426min
Manchester Shakespeare: Maxine Peake's Hamlet at Royal Exchange and Home's Romeo and Juliet at Victoria Baths
The hottest tickets for 2014's autumn theatre season in Manchester are productions of Shakespeare from two of the region's leading theatre companies. The Royal Exchange Theatre production of Hamlet is...
10 Sep 20141h 5min
Writer and performer Neil Gore on United We Stand from Townsend Productions
Townsend Productions is touring a new play about a group of protesters in the 1972 builders' strike who have become known as the Shrewsbury 24, one of whom is now well-known to TV viewers as actor Ri...
4 Sep 201424min
Edinburgh 2014: producer Richard Jordan, Hannah Price of Theatre Uncut and Guy Masterson
Producer Richard Jordan and BTG's Philip Fisher discuss trends in Edinburgh and recommend shows that should not be missed, including The James Plays in the International Festival. Founder and Co-Artis...
25 Aug 20141h 10min
Edinburgh 2014: Baby Wants Candy and James Grieve of Paines Plough
David Chadderton talks to Zach Reino, Jessica McKenna and Nick Semar of American comedy group Baby Wants Candy, one of the longest-running companies to offer a brand new, fully-improvised musical at e...
17 Aug 201445min
Edinburgh 2014: Horse + Bamboo's Red Riding Hood and Blofeld and Baxter Memories of Test Match Special
Lancashire-based Horse + Bamboo, a company that has specialised in mask and puppet theatre since it was founded in 1978, brings its version of classic fairy tale Red Riding Hood to the Scottish Storyt...
9 Aug 201436min
Director Conrad Nelson on She Stoops to Conquer for Northern Broadsides
Halifax-based Northern Broadsides will soon tour a new production of Oliver Goldsmith's 1773 comedy She Stoops to Conquer, directed by director, actor and composer Conrad Nelson, a regular member of t...
3 Aug 201425min
