In part two of our special feature on The God of Soho, director Raz Shaw tells us what it was like bringing Chris Hannan's wild and raucous script to life for Shakespeare's Globe. You have previously directed productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet for the Shakespeare's Globe, but this is your first … Continue reading THE GOD OF SOHO Special: with director Raz Shaw
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THE GOD OF SOHO Special: with author Chris Hannan
Chris Hannan's new play for Shakespeare's Globe, The God of Soho, is a wickedly funny morality tale for the modern world. Sexy, feisty and real, it is a story about love at its dirtiest, maddest and most bittersweet. Here, the author talks about writing the play specifically for the Globe's unique stage. When the Artistic … Continue reading THE GOD OF SOHO Special: with author Chris Hannan
Edinburgh Festival Fringe special: with Gareth Armstrong and HighTide’s Steven Atkinson
Rounding off our Edinburgh Festival Fringe special, our third and final post features writer, director, actor and Edinburgh regular Gareth Armstrong, whose newly published book So You Want To Do A Solo Show? is an essential resource for both aspiring and seasoned solo performers, especially those wanting to make it big on the Fringe. Also … Continue reading Edinburgh Festival Fringe special: with Gareth Armstrong and HighTide’s Steven Atkinson
Edinburgh Festival Fringe special: with Lynda Radley
In part two of our Edinburgh Fringe special, in which a handful of our authors involved in some way in this year's Festival Fringe frenzy tell us what it all means to them, we hear from 'rising star in Scottish theatre' (Scotsman) Lynda Radley, whose latest play Futureproof premieres at the Traverse Theatre this week. … Continue reading Edinburgh Festival Fringe special: with Lynda Radley
Edinburgh Festival Fringe special: with Hywel John
To celebrate NHB's involvement in this year's vibrant Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, we've asked a handful of our writers who have either performed, written, directed or produced work for the Festival Fringe to tell us what it means to them. First up is Hywel John, whose latest work Rose, a heartfelt study of heritage, grief … Continue reading Edinburgh Festival Fringe special: with Hywel John
Spotlight: RATTIGAN’S NIJINSKY at Chichester Festival Theatre
Terence Rattigan's 1974 BBC television script about Diaghilev, the genius impresario behind the Ballets Russes, and Nijinsky, the greatest dancer of all time, was mysteriously withdrawn before it could be filmed. Playwright Nicholas Wright explains how his new play interweaves Rattigan’s screenplay with the story behind its cancellation. Rattigan’s Nijinsky received its world premiere this week … Continue reading Spotlight: RATTIGAN’S NIJINSKY at Chichester Festival Theatre
Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Stephen Sondheim
In the fifth and final part of our week-long Talking Theatre Special – Richard Eyre interviews composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim's shows include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd,Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Assassins, as well as … Continue reading Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Stephen Sondheim
Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Alan Bennett
In Part Four of our week-long Talking Theatre Special – Richard Eyre interviews playwright and actor Alan Bennett. He has become part of the (quintessentially English) family, a familiar face, a national institution, adjectival: ‘Very Alan Bennett,’ people say. I interviewed him in the basement kitchen of my house. He wasn’t at his happiest when … Continue reading Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Alan Bennett
Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Fiona Shaw
In Part Three of our week-long Talking Theatre Special – Richard Eyre interviews actor Fiona Shaw. Born in Cork, Fiona Shaw is celebrated for playing many classical roles—Medea, Electra, Hedda Gabler, even Richard II. Most good actors are highly intelligent; few are highly articulate. Fiona Shaw’s fluency never leads her into waffle, but as an … Continue reading Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Fiona Shaw
Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Peter Brook
In Part Three of our week-long Talking Theatre Special – Richard Eyre interviews experimental theatre and film director Peter Brook. Peter Brook has stimulated British theatre for fifty years—first, in his twenties, in the West End, then with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and for the last twenty-five years from outside the country. He disclaims any … Continue reading Richard Eyre’s TALKING THEATRE: with Peter Brook
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