Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with John Gielgud

Part Two of our week-long Talking Theatre Special is an extract from Richard Eyre's interview with the late John Gielgud. Actor and director John Gielgud performed all the major Shakespeare roles, and was instrumental in introducing Chekhov to English audiences. In later life he acted in plays by Alan Bennett, Charles Wood, David Storey and … Continue reading Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with John Gielgud

Richard Eyre on TALKING THEATRE: Interviews with Theatre People

To celebrate the new paperback edition of Richard Eyre's Talking Theatre - his superlative account of how theatre is made, in the words of the very people who make it - we will be posting exclusive extracts from the book here on the NHB blog. Come back on Monday to find out what John Gielgud … Continue reading Richard Eyre on TALKING THEATRE: Interviews with Theatre People