A podcast for theatre lovers, where two friends and theatre directors delve into plays and talk text. Each week we read, discuss and dissect a new play script. We lust over punctuation choices, pull characters intentions apart, and generally try our darnedest not to pronounce anything incorrectly. Hosted by Lexie Ward & Meg Robinson.
We're baaccckk!! And we bring you puppets, poison and dancing girls emerging from bags in this our first episode of Season 4! We're discussing the epic Lucy Prebble and her most recent play A Very Expensive Poison based on the book of the same name by Luke Harding. A wildly theatrical retelling of the heartbreaking poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, this play has everything. Genuinely.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.And now you can also SUBSCRIBE to our Patreon!EPISODE BIOVariety Reviewhttps://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/a-very-expensive-poison-review-1203326438/The Guardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/sep/06/a-very-expensive-poison-review-lucy-prebble-litvinenkoTime Out Reviewhttps://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/a-very-expensive-poison-reviewThe Litvinenko Inquiry https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493860/The-Litvinenko-Inquiry-H-C-695-web.pdfBBC Newsnight Documentarywww.youtube.com/watch?v=z8tJzsFEq8MA Luke Harding Guardian article on the Inquiryhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/19/alexander-litvinenko-the-man-who-solved-his-own-murderLucy Prebble Interviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=S7XroN0URroLucy Prebble Interview 2https://secretldn.com/very-expensive-poison-interview/Spitting Image Sketch on Putinwww.youtube.com/watch?v=iiXCM6J7tbYPutin Kukli puppethttps://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/actor-konstantin-suits-up-at-moscows-mosfilm-studio-in-a-news-photo/1592143Support the show
For the final time this season, Lexie and Meg sit down to discuss the 12 plays of Season 3 all together - pondering questions such as"Which play should be on the school curriculum?""Which playwright would you want to write the biographical play of your life?"And "Which character would you want as your right hand person during a zombie apocalypse?"Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content. If you're enjoying the podcast, you can also buy us a virtual Ko-Fi now at https://ko-fi.com/scriptinhandpod
We're jiving our way into the final episode of Season 3! Doesn't time fly when your mixing up cocktails and maintaining the perfect 50s lifestyle homespun dream. And we're delighted to be joined by our final special guest of the season, Artistic Director of Theatre by the Lake Liz Stevenson, to talk all about this play; which will also be the first TBTL production on stage post the pandemic in October 2020 - exciting times!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.If you're enjoying the podcast, you can also buy us a virtual Ko-Fi now at https://ko-fi.com/scriptinhandpodLiz Stevenson is the Artistic Director of Theatre by the Lake. She was the co-founder and Artistic Director of Junction 8 Theatre. In 2018 she was the Associate Director on the UK and Ireland tour of the National Theatre's MACBETH. As the winner of the 2015 JMK Young Director Award, she directed BARBARIANS at the Young Vic which was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Work as a Director includes: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Theatr Clwyd), LANCASTRIANS (Lancashire tour, Junction 8 Theatre), THE SECRET GARDEN (York Theatre Royal, Theatre by the Lake), UNDER THE MARKET ROOF (Chorley Market, Junction 8 Theatre), HANDBAGGED (Theatre by the Lake), HOW MY LIGHT IS SPENT (Royal Exchange Theatre, Sherman Theatre, Theatre by the Lake), MACBETH (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster), BARBARIANS (Young Vic).EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYStephen Joseph Theatre - Book Ticketshttps://www.sjt.uk.com/event/1132/home_im_darlingBolton Octagonhttps://octagonbolton.co.ukTheatre by the Lakehttps://www.theatrebythelake.comAbout the Show with Cast & Creativeswww.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbu0INjb0GQInterview with Wade, Harcey & Parkinsonhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/02/home-im-darling-50s-women-domesticity-katherine-parkinson-laura-wade-tamara-harvey-interviewThe Guardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/04/home-im-darling-review-laura-wade-katherine-parkinsonExeunt Magazine Reviewhttp://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-home-im-darling-national-theatre/Real Life Judys'https://www.storytrender.com/63316/young-woman-obsessed-with-the-1950s-bins-every-item-in-modern-wardrobe-to-embrace-vintage-style-and-has-even-quit-her-job-to-become-a-housewife/
We're clicking our heels together three times and travelling to a completely unknown land. In-Sook Chappell's Bruntwood Prize shortlisted play lifts a curtain to show us the reality of life in North Korea in this heartbreaking yet somehow hopeful love story. Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content. If you're enjoying the podcast, you can also buy us a virtual Ko-Fi now at https://ko-fi.com/scriptinhandpodEPISODE BIOGuardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jan/10/pyongyang-review-north-korea-finborough-theatre-in-sook-chappellIn-Sook Chappell interview for Bruntwoodwww.youtube.com/watch?v=uFXhkkzZFu8Financial Times Reviewhttps://www.ft.com/content/67c417e4-babd-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fbEvening Standard Reviewhttps://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/p-yongyang-theatre-review-stinging-insight-into-a-warped-reality-a3153406.htmlNorth Korean Refugee Ted Talkwww.ted.com/talks/hyeonseo_lee_my_escape_from_north_korea?language=en
Prepare yourself Scripties for an episode containing all of the most amazing pop culture references ever! We're bringing you copious Kelly Clarkson, tons of Top Model, a bountiful supply of Broadway's Legally Blonde and unparalleled amounts of Ursula the Sea Witch. All will become clear as we discuss Since U Been Gone, with Special Guest, Playwright Tabby LambCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.If you're enjoying the podcast, you can also buy us a virtual Ko-Fi now at https://ko-fi.com/scriptinhandpodTabby Lamb is a non-binary writer and performer based in East London and a graduate of the Theatre Directing course at Dartington College of Arts. Similarly inspired by Carly Rae Jepson and Tennessee Williams, she strives to tell stories that explore the intersections between popular culture and politics. Their debut solo show SINCE U BEEN GONE, which Tabby wrote and performed, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, after previewing at the Gate Theatre. The show was spectacularly received by audiences and garnered a glowing 4* write up from the Guardian who called the play “bold, honest and swollen with love”.Tabby is an associate writer with Middle Child, she's on attachment at the Oxford Playhouse via their Playhouse Playmaker scheme 2021 and she's developing new work on the Wild Child's Oli Lansley mentor scheme, mentored by Sarah Sol-eh-mar-ni. She has previously been part of the Soho Theatre Writers Lab and the LGBTQ Arts Review #RaisingOurVoices scheme for queer and trans writers. Current commissions include the Unicorn Theatre, The Place, Kilter and Pentabus. Alongside their passion for writing, Tabby is a facilitator and runs creative arts projects for young people from the LGBTQ+ community. She is developing various stage and TV projects including a new trans musical.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYTabby Huffington Post Article “Non-Binary People Like Me Won't Fit In Until We Change Our Exclusionary Language”https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/non-binary-pronouns-language_uk_5f7c94dcc5b61229a057f53fNorthern Stage Scroll Project; Love Letter To Us by Tabby Lambwww.youtube.com/watch?v=M45IDECkezs&t=12sGuardian Review from Edinburgh Fringe 2019https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/since-u-been-gone-review-edinburgh-2019Guardian 12 Shows to see at Vault Festival 2020https://bit.ly/35fgFp0Broadway Baby Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/since-u-been-gone-review-edinburgh-2019Trailer for Edinburgh Fringe Productionwww.youtube.com/watch?v=my61vCrsz-ILove Letter to Uswww.youtube.com/watch?v=M45IDECkezsKelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone music videowww.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE
Be prepared to either laugh your head off OR, be completely triggered by Michael Frayn's seminal Noises Off - depending on whether you're on Team Lexie or Team Meg! As well as directing the intricate formatting of this iconic farce script, we discuss which fish is the funniest, what we've done to make sure that the show goes on. Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOThe Guardian 2019 revival reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jul/03/noises-off-review-frayns-chaotic-farce-as-thrilling-as-everNY Times Review 1982https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/16/theater/theater-noises-off-and-other-london-comedies.htmlMichael Frayn Interviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj9tVHc6kDgNew Yorker Interview Sept 2020https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/michael-frayn-on-the-state-of-britain-and-the-future-of-theatreNoises Off 1992 Film Clipwww.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkRw2GAxRo
"We Walk." - AND we talk; All about this play that treads the ground of identity and landscape, with Special Guest, Writer/Director/Actor Dermot Daly.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content. If you're enjoying the podcast, you can also buy us a virtual Ko-Fi now at https://ko-fi.com/scriptinhandpodDermot is an actor, director, dramaturge, filmmaker and lecturer. He is interested in new writing, new voices, accessibility, and making work that says something about who we are now and what we could be in the future. He is co-creative lead of the film company 'chocolate bear' and has won and been nominated for several international film awards. He is a senior lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire and faculty member of ALRA. He is a creative associate of the Geraldine Connor Foundation, and associate artist of both Freedom Studios, and Arts at the Arms.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYTestament Website - https://www.testamenthomecut.com/about-1Dermot Daly Website - www.dermotdaly.co.ukEclipse Theatre - https://eclipsetheatre.org.ukOrpheus in the Record Shop - iPlayerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000vbtx/lights-up-orpheus-in-the-record-shopInterview with Testamenthttps://medium.com/@hlmmarks1/interview-with-playwright-and-beatboxer-testament-on-black-men-walking-the-craft-of-playwriting-5a7c6bfa8a1aInterview with Maxwell Ayamba, one of the founders of the Sheffield Black Men Walking Group - https://www.thestar.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/sheffield-walking-group-take-steps-reclaim-black-peoples-place-british-history-2895714Ave Vivas in Deo - Origin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/41Z57bgYcy2KZG3WmzzkXp8/black-history-monthGuardian article on the Black Men Walking grouphttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jan/23/black-men-walking-royal-exchange-manchester-testamentExeunt Magazine Review - http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-black-men-walking-royal-court/A Younger Theatre Review - https://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-black-men-walking-stephen-joseph-theatre/The Guardian Review - https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/23/black-men-walking-royal-court-london-review
Now is the podcast of our discontent.....well hopefully not! This week we're talking about Teenage Dick (not a sentence to be taken out of context :P) - the play that takes the themes and narrative of Shakespeare's Richard III and puts it in an even more challenging setting than the battlefields of England....an American high school. This play is a champion of representation on stage and we loved discussing that in this episode. Also you can play along as Lexie gives Meg a quiz on teen film adaptations of Shakespeare works!PS come back Slow Sally the laptop, all is forgiven; you'll see what we mean....Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOMike Lew Full Length Play Bibliographyhttps://www.mikelew.com/full-length-plays.htmlInterview with Mike Lew on Disability representation - Alan's Accessible Adventureswww.youtube.com/watch?v=r4p6v1AgE-QIn rehearsals at Donmar Warehousewww.youtube.com/watch?v=P4WxTKBxfEU&t=145sMeet the Candidate Promo Videowww.youtube.com/watch?v=BTG3EyERJq8New York Times Reviewhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/theater/teenage-dick-review.htmlBritish Theatre Reviewhttps://britishtheatre.com/review-teenage-dick-donmar-warehouse/
Okay, we admit it - we may both be a little bit obsessed with Miriam Battle after reading this intoxicating play about female friendships (ooh, and toxic may be a very apt word-you'll see what we mean). Lexie & Meg talk hooptedoodles the myth and mystery behind "The Bathroom" and just what does it mean when someone sends you the tongue emoji???? Fran, any ideas?!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOInterview with Miriam Battyehttps://royalcourttheatre.com/meet-the-writer-miriam-battye/Whats On Stage Reviewhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/scenes-with-girls-royal-court-_50744.htmlTime Outhttps://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/scenes-with-girls-reviewCast Interview on all female creative teamwww.youtube.com/watch?v=CqNweDHTnzYMiriam Battye talking about her Women's Prize for Playwrighting finalist playwww.youtube.com/watch?v=2GAXp3XczrsExeunt Magazine Reviewhttp://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-scenes-girls-royal-court/The bechdel testhttps://bechdeltest.com
It's time to lay down a beat, fling those records on the turntables and head back in time to the 1990s.....as well as staying in the present day. That's because we're discussing Sweet Like Chocolate Boy, which follows Mars and Bounty in two timelines on their journey of identity in the mythical Obsidian Borough of London. Did we also mention there is a ghost? And God is a DJ! So much to love in this epic play, and we knew just who we wanted to discuss it all with, which is why we are stoked to have playwright Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu joining us for this episode!With Special Guest, Playwright & Theatre Director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.If you're enjoying the podcast, you can also buy us a virtual Ko-Fi now at https://ko-fi.com/scriptinhandpodBritish-Ghanaian theatre-maker Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu work aims to bring to stretch the imagination of his audiences with his unique brand of storytelling. Tristan has directed at The Young Vic, Albany Deptford, Theatre Royal Straftford East,National Theatre and more . He is an associate director of companies Initiative.dkf and Playback Drama. He is an associate producer for The Melanin Box Festival and a reader for the Orange Tree Theatre. Tristan holds a 1st Class BA Honours in Drama , Theatre and Performance with English Literature from Roehampton University and an MA in Writing for Stage & Broadcast Media at The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. He was trained on the Stonecrabs Young Directors Programme and the Young Vic Springboard Programme. He is the winner of the 2019 JMK Directors Award with his production of Little Baby Jesus . Previous work includes creating Sweet Like Chocolate Boy (Jack Studio & London Tour), directing Little Baby Jesus (Orange Tree Theatre), The Spalding Suite (LAMDA) & The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About The Shivers (The Unicorn Theatre's Online Grimm's Tales Project).EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYTristan Funn Aiduenu Websitehttps://www.trisfa.comSweet Like Chocolate - Shanks & Bigfootwww.youtube.com/watch?v=OQCQnARnKbcTristan on Sweet Like Chocolate Boy for Kings Head Theatrewww.youtube.com/watch?v=eGmS9dmdFH4Interview with Tristan for The British Black Listhttp://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/tbb-talks-sweet-like-chocolate-with-writer-director-tristan-fynn-aiduenu/The Blog of Theatre Things Reviewhttps://theblogoftheatrethings.com/2018/11/05/review-sweet-like-chocolate-boy-at-the-brockley-jack-studio-theatre/The Stage Reviewhttps://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/sweet-like-chocolate-boy-review-at-jack-studio-theatre-london--nostalgia-fuelled-adventure
We're feeling rather meta today as we are looking at a play that is focussed on theatre - specifically the pivotal career moment of Ira Aldridge, the first black actor to play Othello in London. Lexie and Meg have also brought all the fun facts to the podcast to kick start the episode, so there's lots of trivia to be had this ep - most importantly of all being the year Meg passed her driving test. Listen now and all shall be revealed!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOAdrian Lester - Interview before 2016 revivalwww.youtube.com/watch?v=oY7faBfM_w0Chicago Reader What happened to the real Ira Aldridgehttps://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-shakespeare-theater-red-velvet-lolita-chakrabarti-ira-aldridge/Content?oid=36523274Lolita Chakrabarti Interview on Red Velvethttps://naimakhan.com/2014/01/29/red-velvet-lolita-chakrabarti-on-theatres-frequently-forgotten-legacy/Guardian Review 2012 productionhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/17/red-velvet-reviewIra Aldridge Biohttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/aldridge-ira-1807-1867/Ohio State News article on Roy Bowen Theatre's performancehttps://news.osu.edu/red-velvet-details-first-black-actor-to-play-othello/Aldridge & Othellohttps://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2017/02/17/ira-aldridge/Evening Standard 2016 revival reviewhttps://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/red-velvet-theatre-review-rich-and-relevant-study-of-black-actor-who-fought-the-system-a3171276.html
Never before on this podcast has a character provoked such a long rant...Welcome to our episode on Ibsen's A Dolls House folks - Yes we're discussing a 19th Century classic, but that doesn't mean we won't tangent marvellously into the Halloween horror film series, or give you the skinny on the alternative ending written for the German theatre premiere. #MrsLindeSpinOff Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOIbsen Biohttps://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/art-culture/literature/henrik-ibsen/Ibsen Bio 2https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-henrik-ibsen-norwegian-playwright-4777793What inspired Ibsen to write A Dolls Househttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/02/ibsen-a-dolls-houseLaura Kieler & Henrik Ibsenhttps://sites.google.com/site/carlyvealreads/a-doll-s-houseAdaptations for other languageshttps://purduecomplit.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/staging-and-reception-of-henrik-ibsens-a-dolls-house-1879/Project Guttenberg; copy of the scripthttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/2542/2542-h/2542-h.htmSequel's written to A Dolls Househttps://searchingfornora.com/other-sequels-to-ibsens-a-dolls-house/Mabou Mines Dollhouse Trailerwww.youtube.com/watch?v=K8yVqifRCwEJamie Lloyd Cohttps://thejamielloydcompany.comIbsen and A Dolls House in contexthttps://www.huntingtontheatre.org/articles/dolls-house-articles/Gallery/Dolls-House-Program-Notes/Digital Theatre Hattie Morahan versionhttps://www.digitaltheatre.com/consumer/production/a-dolls-house
We're heading to the barely dystopian world of Albion today in the newest play adaptation of Malorie Blackman's 2002 powerful award winning YA novel Noughts and Crosses. Meg relives her teenage years devouring the original novels and Lexie gives a TED talk on the history of skin coloured bandages.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOMalorie Blackman websitehttps://www.malorieblackman.co.ukSabrina Mahfouz websitehttp://www.sabrinamahfouz.comWhats on Stage Reviewhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/noughts-crosses-stratford-east-malorie-blackman_48953.htmlUK Tour Infohttps://www.pilot-theatre.com/past-work/noughts-crossesProduction Trailerwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ujvhJ8z8zAAExeunt Magazine Review and thoughts on YA Theatrehttp://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-noughts-crosses-derby-theatre/Malorie Blackman Penguin Featurehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/mar/malorie-blackman-why-she-wrote-noughts-crosses.htmlMalorie Blackman Q&Ahttps://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/noughts-and-crosses-qa/The Story of the Black Band-Aid - The Atlantic Article 2003https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/the-story-of-the-black-band-aid/276542/Tru-Colour Bandageshttps://trucolourbandages.com/blogs/blog/history-of-black-bandages
We are delighted to welcome George Spender to the podcast this week! As the Head Honcho of theatre publishers Salamander Street, George joined us to talk us through the world of play publishing, and to tell us just what drew him to Little Wimmin; the epic illustrated play script we discussed in our first episode of Season 3.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
We're baaaaccckkkk! And what better way to kick off series 3 that with a play that is absolutely tearing up the rule book on form; LITTLE WIMMIN by Figs in Wigs! We're talking coloured fonts, comic sans, text in the shape of a Christmas Trees - it's all in this startling adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's OG Novel. Also, we delve into Meg's love of astrology and what Lexie did for her GCSE Drama piece; all the banter. PS Beth Dies.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIOCompany Websitehttps://www.figsinwigs.comGuardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/nov/11/little-wimmin-figs-in-wigs-review-pleasance-londonExeunt Magazinehttp://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-little-wimmin-figs-wigs/Performance In Motion Reviewhttps://hleawblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/09/i-am-not-a-little-woman-they-scream/Comprehensive Little Women adaptations listhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/little-women-adaptations/Tales of Little Women 1988 Intro Theme (the oddly chipper anime one!)www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m6-vZ0iX0cSalamander Street Script https://salamanderstreet.com/product/little-wimmin-paperback/Feature on Figs in Wigs from Feb 2021https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb/12/performance-in-an-age-of-precarity-maddy-costa-andy-field-figs-in-wigs
Lexie and Meg sit down to discuss the 12 plays of Season 2 all together - pondering questions such as"Which play do you think is particularly relevant right now?""Which play should be adapted into a dance piece?"And "If you had to self isolate with any character, who would it be?"Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
Happy New Year's Eve Eve Scripties! A little while back we promised you a Bonus Drunk Episode.....and here it is! We poured ourselves a glass (and a shot or two!) and gathered round the zoom with Friends of the Pod Oscar Toeman & Alasdair Hunter to discuss (or get very distracted discussing) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Prepare yourself for set designs of cucumber sandwiches, an influx of RuPauls Drag Race, and the literary qualities of cotton candy.....Please forgive us; this episode may not contain the deep dive analysis you were hoping for (well certainly from Lexie & Meg!), but hopefully it is the perfect capstone to the year that has been 2020. With Special Guests Oscar Toeman & Alasdair HunterCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYThe script!https://www.gutenberg.org/files/844/844-h/844-h.htmThe Quiz we took on which character were werehttps://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=which-character-from-importance-being-earnest-are-youWilliam Archer's review of the original productionhttps://sites.broadviewpress.com/lessons/DramaAnthology/ArcherOnWilde/ArcherOnWilde_print.htmlV&A Museum Exhibition on Noteable Productionshttp://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/importance-of-being-earnest-notable-productions/The full 1952 filmwww.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6Vw4da6J8Definitive History of revivalshttp://www.thisistheatre.com/londonshows/importanceofbeingearnest.htmlLady Bracknell Actors reflect on the parthttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/23/theatreEdith Evans iconic “A Haaaandbaaagg?!” 5min 30secswww.youtube.com/watch?v=hrQQAa6AARc&t=340s
Merry Christmas Eve Eve Scripties! We are so ready to put on the Christmas tunes, argue over the snacks, decorate the house and bask in some seasonal goodwill. And what better play to bring to the party than The Last Noel by Chris Bush! With the audience peeling sprouts in the kitchen, and the tales of The Lighthouse Keeper, The Three Best Men and The Night Before Christmas to keep us feeling festive, we definitely feel the the Christmas spirit in this episode.With Special Guest, award-winning playwright, lyricist, theatre-maker and Queen of Christmas, Chris Bush!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Chris is an award-winning playwright, lyricist and theatre-maker. Her recent productions include STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE (Sheffield Theatres), THE LAST NOËL (Attic Theatre/UK tour), THE ASSASSINATION OF KATIE HOPKINS (Theatr Clwyd, UK Theatre Award winner 2018),PERICLES (NT – Olivier), STEEL (Sheffield Theatres), THE CHANGING ROOM (NT Connections) and SCENES FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (Yard/Central School). Other plays include A DECLARATION FROM THE PEOPLE; A DREAM; THE SHEFFIELD MYSTERIES, (a contemporary take on the medieval Mystery Plays); DICKENSIAN; WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER ; LARKSONG; CARDS ON THE TABLE; TONY! THE BLAIR MUSICAL; POKING THE BEAR; THE BUREAU OF LOST THINGS; ODD and WOLF .Chris has won awards at the UK Theatre Awards two years in a row, the National Young Playwrights' Festival, Perfect Pitch, Sunday Times Edinburgh Competition, and a Brit Writers' Award.EPISODE BIONine Lessons and Carols booking Linkhttps://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/nine-lessons-and-carols/2-dec-2020-9-jan-2021Behind The Scenes Rehearsal Footagewww.youtube.com/watch?v=S4oX9mP_oSMChris Bush Script Forewordhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/outerlondon-theatre/news/chris-bush-last-noel-perfect-yuletide_50392.htmlGuardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/dec/12/the-last-noel-review-old-fire-station-oxfordExeunt Magazine Reviewhttp://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-last-noel-old-fire-station-oxford/Broadwayworld.com Reviewhttps://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Review-THE-LAST-NOL-Clapham-Library-20191123Unusual Christmas Factshttps://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Review-THE-LAST-NOL-Clapham-Library-20191123
Two sets of parents sitting down for a civilised discussion about how to handle their offsprings' fight. What could be simpler? Get your clafoutis out of the fridge, spruce up the lounge and puke proof the art books - things are about to get messy as we discuss The God of Carnage. We assure you nothing superfluous was added in the making of this podcast.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYTheatre Talk - Interview with Broadway Castwww.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mrmWwksy4Carnage Film Trailer (2011)www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPX6-4Bo7XUThe Guardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/mar/26/theatre1Interview with Yasmin Rezahttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/mar/26/theatre1British Theatre Guide Reviewhttps://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/godcarnage-revInterview with Reza and Christopher Hamptonhttps://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/04/yasmina-reza-and-christopher-hampton-talk-god-of-carnage-1.html
Pull on your wellies, prepare to count the crops - and just ignore the propaganda from the neighbours about those sneaky foxes. Dawn King's Papatango winning play Foxfinder is definitely a nail biter with a lot to say. Keep your eyes peeled though, because there are signs everywhere in nature if only you know where to look- Oh and did we mention....everything is wet?Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYOriginal Production Webpagehttp://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/foxfinder/?archive=2011The Guardian 2011 Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/dec/05/foxfinder-reviewSusan Smith Blackburn Prize 2012/3 Finalistshttps://www.blackburnprize.org/finalists/by-date/2018 Revival Trailerwww.youtube.com/watch?v=TahjuyBKg-ATheatre Chemnitz, Germany Trailerwww.youtube.com/watch?v=dfCrizYqz_sIwan Rheon Interviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=J0JyVW5b-rYDawn King Interview 2011https://lovetheatre21.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interview-dawn-king-playwright/
We're booting up the karaoke machine, struggling into our ballgowns and decanting the party rings as we go on a very important husband hunt this week as we discuss Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of). Meg takes a shining to the regency era bad boys whilst Lexie obsesses over sneaky clever servants. Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYIsobel MacArthur Interviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=rpYQXLT5nuY The Scotsman Reviewhttps://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/theatre-review-pride-and-prejudice-sort-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh-1395998On Yorkshire Review / Show Photoshttps://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/yorkshire-theatre/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-review-leeds-playhouseWhats On Stage Reviewhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/bristol-theatre/reviews/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-tour-old-vic_49882.htmlShow Teaser Trailerwww.youtube.com/watch?v=kzol1jw1iwYAudience Reactionwww.youtube.com/watch?v=qWsCfRF2HuAHilarious Maryland TV Dramatically British Trailerwww.youtube.com/watch?v=dLWSOZjHgZwThe Politics of 18th Century Dating (behind the scenes from the 2005 film)www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSNfl2PUFPc
It's time to discuss one of the Seven Wonders of the World - this podcast.Joke. But we ARE going to discuss the Taj Mahal, and specifically the weight of duty and responsibility on the friends tasked with dawn guard ; Human and Barbur. We are thrilled to be joined by director Kash Arshad this week, who's stunning production of GUARDS AT THE TAJ was a jewel in the 2019 Summer Season crown at the beautiful Theatre by the Lake. PS You will also get all the best tips on how to make copious fake blood!With Special Guest, Theatre Director Kash Arshad.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Kash is theatre director based in Halifax West Yorkshire. His recent directing credits included: Mountains, Moon Landing and Parallels - Part of Beyond Chinatown Signal Fires Project (New Earth Theatre Company) Love and Information (ALRA North) Stolen Rainbows (M6 Theatre Company) Guards at the Taj (Theatre by the Lake) Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile and BD Stories (Freedom Studios) Airplays (Leeds Playhouse), Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks (Oldham Coliseum), Memories of Partition (Royal Exchange), Free Fall (Rogue Bones)As an Assistant Director he has worked across numerous productions at the Octagon Bolton, Theatre By The Lake, dir. Liz Stevenson), Freedom Studios for. Alex Chisholm), (Freedom Studios and West Yorkshire Playhouse.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYTheatre by the Lake Production Picshttps://www.theatrebythelake.com/production-gallery/18431/galleryBritish Theatre Guide Review of 2019 TBTL Productionhttps://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/guards-at-the-t-theatre-by-the-18066Broadway World Interview with Playwrighthttps://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Interview-Playwright-Rajiv-Joseph-On-GUARDS-AT-THE-TAJ-20170330Background on the original production/cast and the trip to Taj Mahalhttps://www.americantheatre.org/2015/04/29/rajiv-joseph-didnt-just-write-guards-at-the-taj-he-took-them-there/Whats On Stage Review - Bush Theatrehttps://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/guards-at-the-taj-bush-jamie-lloyd_43370.htmlTaj Mahal Fun Factshttps://www.tourmyindia.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-taj-mahal/Taj Mahal Myths & Mysterieshttps://www.travelogyindia.com/agra/taj-mahal-myths.html2016 Lucille Lortel Awardshttps://variety.com/2016/legit/news/lucille-lortel-awards-2016-full-list-1201764268/
Tune up your washboard, get your name changed to Alan and most importantly, dont forget to EAT! We're jumping on the London to Brighton line and getting ready to wrap our head around the hilarious One Man Two Guvnors; just don't forget who you're working for. Also, Meg poses a question so huge that it rips the fabric of farce space and time apart and leaves Lexie in someone of an existential crisis.....One Man Two Guvnors is based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo GoldoniCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYCorden's Tony Award Winning Speech for Leading Actorwww.youtube.com/watch?v=xUSzx5HMLxAOliver Chris (Original Stanley Snubbers) Interviewhttps://www.comedy.co.uk/live/feature/oliver_chris_one_man_two_guvnors_interview/Cal McCrystal's Websitehttps://www.calmccrystal.com/directing/broadway/one-man-two-guvnors-broadway/Interview with Richard Beanhttps://www.derbytheatre.co.uk/news/one-man-two-guvnors-–-interview-writer-richard-beanDigital Theatre Interview Videohttps://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/collections/talking-about-plays/talking-about-plays-one-man-two-guvnors-an-interview-withGuardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/may/25/one-man-two-guvnors-reviewTelegraph Reviewhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/one-man-two-guvnors-charles-spencers-original-review-play-made/New York Times Reviewhttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/theater/reviews/james-corden-in-one-man-two-guvnors-at-the-music-box.html
Stock up on your suntan cream and party clothes because we're going to Ibiza! Unpack (ha! see what we did there?) your woes as we look at Ifeyinwa Frederick's vibrant and oh so relatable play about a girly holiday and the worries that we just can't seem to leave behind at home. NB This play and podcast episode does contain graphic sexual languageCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYPlaywright's websitehttps://ifeyinwafrederick.comIfeyinwa's Nigerian Tapas restaurant Chuku'shttps://www.chukuslondon.co.uk/Hampstead Theatre - Whats On 2018https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2018/the-hoes/Digital Programmehttps://issuu.com/hampsteadtheatre/docs/the_hoes_digital_programmeThe Hoes - in Pictures / Standard Reviewhttps://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/the-hoes-hampstead-theatre-review-a3987331.htmlIfeyinwa Frederick Interviewwww.youtube.com/watch?v=mwqmJfmZTPoGuardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/09/the-hoes-review-hampstead-theatre-londonBritish Theatre Guide Reviewhttps://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-hoes-hampstead-downs-16772Words of Colour Reviewhttps://wordsofcolour.co.uk/the-hoes/The Hoes - Audience reaction twitter feedhttps://twitter.com/i/events/1057574330954080257
Get ready for an Apocalypse telly special as we look at Mr Burns - the play that asks "Just what TV would survive in the event of the end of the world as we know it?" If you're looking for a podcast episode that manages to reference such classics as Sister Sister, Keenan and Kel and America's Next Top model, then you've come to the right place. Also, Meg has a shocking revelation....With Special Guest, Theatre Director Alasdair Hunter.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Alasdair Hunter is a Scottish theatre director. He is Artistic Director of shakespeare.scot, a Connections Director for the National Theatre (London), and regularly teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and other UK drama schools. He is also a member of The Shakespeare Ensemble and an Associate Member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYInterview with Anne Washburn on how she chose The Simpsonswww.youtube.com/watch?v=dR01Ez6kFZwNY Premiere at Playwrights Horizon (includes snippets of the show)www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UW8f5TI5ZANew York Times Reviewhttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/theater/reviews/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-at-playwrights-horizons.htmlWashingtonain Review of Original Wolly Mammoth Runhttps://www.washingtonian.com/2012/06/05/theater-review-mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-at-woolly-mammoth/Whats On Stage Review Almedia Theatre versionhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/mr-burns-almeida-review_34742.htmlThe Stillwright Retreathttps://www.stillwright.org/aboutThe Simpsons Cape Fear episode Highlightswww.youtube.com/watch?v=iDcwJXfLeBYWhere to watch/rent/buy The Simpsons episodehttps://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-simpsons/episode-2-season-5/cape-feare/100521/The Simpsons Archive - Cape Fear ephttps://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/9F22.htmlSimpsons Wiki - Quoteshttps://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Cape_Feare/Quotes
We are uber excited to be joined by Playwright Tatty Hennessy to discuss her play A Hundred Words for Snow. If you've not yet listened to Season 2 Episode 4 on the text then we suggest you listen to that first. This is such a treat of a conversation as Tatty talks about how she got into writing, what influence her own trip to Svalbard had on the piece - and just what she'd risk frostbite for.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Tatty Hennessy is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg and director. In 2017 she won the Heretic Voices Monologue Competition with her play A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW who's Trafalgar Studios run saw it nominated for 4 Offie nominations including Best New Play and Most Promising New Playwright .In 2018 Tatty wrote F* OFF for the National Youth Theatre directed by Paul Roseby, exploring the first digitally native generation, which played throughout the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Previously she has adapted THE SNOW QUEEN for Theatre N16, developed her first play ALL THAT LIVES about Henrietta Lax at the Ovalhouse Theatre and is currently developing new work. She has also completed her first script for television, KITTY KITTY, which explores women and violence and the obsessive consumption of true crime stories.
Put on your snow shoes and your warmest winter woolies- we're heading to the North Pole on the adventure of a lifetime with our protagonist Rory. Bring your travel diaries because we have lots of fun facts about the Arctic for you, as well as an absolutely brilliant one woman (and an urn!) show to discuss.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYThis Week London Interview with Tatty Hennessyhttps://thisweeklondon.com/article/tatty-hennessy-a-hundred-words-for-snow/Exeunt Magazine Reviewhttp://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-hundred-words-snow-trafalgar-studios/A Younger Theatre Reviewhttps://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-a-hundred-words-for-snow-trafalgar-studios/Discover Magazine - 20 Things You Didn't Know About the North Polehttps://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-north-poleNational Geographic - Magnetic North Pole Just Changedhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/02/magnetic-north-update-navigation-maps/Wanny Woldstadhttps://world.expeditions.com/why-us/women-explorers/wanny-woldstad/BadAss of the Week - Freuchenhttps://www.badassoftheweek.com/freuchenIncredible Pic of Freuchen and his wifehttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/an-irving-penn-portrait-for-the-coldest-days-of-winter
We're back with Shakespeare's experimental phase (Meg will explain all), so strap on your fairy wings, grab your play script and elopement partner, and let's head into the woods. Prepare for us to blown your mind as we argue just how anti-romance Dream really is; and once more for the fairy kings in the back - down with the patriarchy!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYRoyal Shakespeare Co - Dates & Sourceshttps://www.rsc.org.uk/a-midsummer-nights-dream/about-the-play/dates-and-sourcesShakespeare Documented -The Palladis Tamiahttps://shakespearedocumented.folger.edu/resource/document/palladis-tamia-one-earliest-printed-assessments-shakespeares-works-and-firstOvid's Metamorphasis & Shakespearehttps://www.bl.uk/collection-items/ovids-metamorphosesRoyal Shakespeare Co-Noteable Performanceshttps://www.rsc.org.uk/a-midsummer-nights-dream/about-the-play/stage-historyClips from Peter Brook's 1970 Productionhttps://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/a-midsummer-nights-dream/#video=oberon-from-peter-brooks-a-midsummer-nights-dream-1970The Bridge Theatre's 2019 productionhttps://bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
A play in three parts about systemic racism which speaks with brutal eloquence. We discuss debbie tucker green and ear for eye (we promise our eschewing of capital letters is relevant!), Lexie makes way with some truly ludicrous metaphors, and somehow the power rangers sneak in here...?Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYFinancial Times Reviewhttps://www.ft.com/content/e88ef806-deac-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661cOriginal Production Photoshttps://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/ear-for-eye/2005 Interview with Debbie Tucker Greenhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/mar/30/theatreTime Out Reviewhttps://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/ear-for-eye-reviewThe British BlackList reviewhttp://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/debbie-tucker-greens-ear-for-eye-the-royal-court-100-out-of-100/Royal Court Takes Over Elephant & Castle Shopping Centrehttps://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/violence-comes-knocking-in-random-7418949.html
We're back chaps! And we're getting stuck in with a ten bird roast of an episode on POSH by Laura Wade. Things get political as we discuss just power, class, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging - and just what is up with the ghost in the corner of the room...? With Special Guest, Theatre Director and JMK Runner Up 2019 Oscar Toeman.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Oscar Toeman was was runner up for the JMK Award 2019, and a finalist for the Peter Hall RTST Award 2018.Previous Productions include The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre (nominated for 4 Off West End Awards and One Olivier, results currently pending) Actually at Trafalgar Studios, and After October at the Finborough (nominated for 3 Off West End Awards). As an assistant or associate director he has worked on such acclaimed productions as Oslo and Waste at the National Theatre, The Merchant of Venice at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and Twelfth Night at The Globe. You can check out his full CV here.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYWhat's on Stage Reviewhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/ballymena-theatre/reviews/laura-wade-posh-tyger-drew-honey-playhouse_49838.htmlBullingdon Club - an inside lookhttps://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/07/oxford-bullingdon-club-boris-johnson-sexism-violence-bullying-cultureThe Week- Bullingdon Club; behind the elite societyhttps://www.theweek.co.uk/65410/bullingdon-club-the-secrets-of-oxford-universitys-elite-societyTatler-Inside the clubhttps://www.tatler.com/article/inside-oxford-university-secret-drinking-clubsReal Life Bullingdon Club scandalhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4066329.stm
Grab a cinnamon swirl, put on your running shoes, and enjoy this Mid Season BONUS EPISODE of Script in Hand, as we talk all about I RUN by Line Morkeby, adapted from the book by Anders Legarth Schmidts. We discovered this brilliant Danish play courtesy of the Plays by Post project from Cut the Cord Theatre (which you will hear all about in the episode), and we are super excited to be talking about this play with our Special Guest, Theatre Director, Artistic Director of Cut the Cord Theatre,and director of the UK Premiere of I RUN, Camilla GurtlerCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Camilla Gurtler a Danish director in the UK who trained at Drama Centre London.She is Cut the Cord's artistic director and producer, and the Festival Director of New Nordics Festival. She has worked as a translator and reader and recently translated and read for the Royal Court's International Residency 2019. Cut the Cord is a London-based theatre company which focuses on exploring social change on stage and on international collaborations in the UK, particularly Nordic. They work with organisations and charities in relation to our productions and also have strong relationships with the Nordic embassies in London. They champion international voices and promote inter-cultural collaborations, while also challenging how theatre can create positive social changeEPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYI Run 2021 At The Royal Theatre of Denmarkhttps://kglteater.dk/en/whats-on/season-20202021/drama/jeg-lober/?section=topRunners World Magazine Reviewhttps://www.runnersworld.com/uk/events/a26321802/i-run-play-review/Cut the Cord Theatrehttps://www.cutthecordtheatre.com/aboutPlays by Posthttps://www.cutthecordtheatre.com/plays-by-postA Younger Theatre Reviewhttps://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-i-run-vault-festival/
Lexie and Meg sit down to discuss the 12 plays of Season 1 all together - pondering questions such as"Which play do you think is particularly relevant right now?""If time travel wasn't a barrier, which play would you wish you had seen in its original incarnation?"And "If you had to be stuck on a desert island with any character from one of the plays, who would it be?"Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
"Ladies- are you ready to SLAY!"We're going out with a bang with our final episode of Season 1! Join Meg, Lexie and special guest Rebeccca Gadsby as they bang their drums, compare Shakespeare to a 90s Rom Com staple, and shout to the rooftops about the clever women that make up Emilia! With Special Guest, Theatre Director, Artistic Director of Digital Midsummer, and Emilia superfan Rebecca GadsbyCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Rebecca Gadsby is a theatre Director specialising in period dramas, classics and comedy. She has built a reputation for creating shows that require a big imagination and has created work for Mid-scale theatres, international touring and studio theatres. Her signature themes are quirky, cheeky, but with truth and honesty. She has directed the National tour of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and is the Creator and Artistic Director of Digital Midsummer, with a new theatre app to be released in September.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYRSC Web page with audience reaction trailerhttps://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/emilia-2019/ The Guardian Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/aug/16/emilia-review-speculative-history-of-shakespeares-lover-brims-with-wit-and-rage AL Rowse Obituary - New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/06/world/a-l-rowse-masterly-shakespeare-scholar-dies-at-93.html Giving Emilia Lanier her own voicehttp://theshakespeareblog.com/2019/03/giving-emilia-lanier-her-own-voice/
We're crossing a continent and a century, getting out our history book, and are ready to brush the sand off A Museum in Baghdad. Make no bones about it (pause for archeological pun), this play has a fascinating story to tell - and did we mention it comes with SO. MUCH. SAND!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYNational Museum of Baghdad Reopenshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv_rU2Aho8QWhat the US Invasion did to Iraqi Archeologyhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/iraq-war-archeology-invasion/555200/Trailer from RSC Productionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5gGDUHj77g RSC Production In Rehearsalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAR3CV1FDa0 Guardian Review of RSC Productionhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/nov/03/a-museum-in-baghdad-review-swan-stratford-rsc-gertrude-bell The Stage Reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/nov/03/a-museum-in-baghdad-review-swan-stratford-rsc-gertrude-bell Hannah Khalil Websitehttps://www.hannahkhalil.comAbout the Iraq Museumhttps://theiraqmuseum.com/pages/about-the-museum.html National Portrait Gallery Pic of Gertude Bellhttps://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitExtended/mw00488/Gertrude-Bell
We're donning our ruff collars, grabbing our poison bottles and heading off to the balconies of Verona. In this episode we decide that Shakespeare was the first Anti-Spoiler writer, and that actually Romeo and Juliet is a riproaring comedy that has been entirely misrepresented over the years!Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBILOGRAPHYShakespeare Switched Balcony Scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2AeSiUvD_s Hip Hop Shakespeare “Am I King” from Richard IIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8qntjk-x1g&fbclid=IwAR2mHms1Unx8fFQiPzF9UNtvrP6Kb6J19Z7DVS3ae8VkfumMhhRWg1VURbw Stage Historyhttps://www.rsc.org.uk/romeo-and-juliet/about-the-play/stage-history Originshttps://headlong.co.uk/productions/romeo-juliet/explore/background-story/ https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/romeo-and-juliet-not-shakespearean-tale-after-all-003155 Arthur Brooke's The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliethttp://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/folio/Sources/romeusandjuliet.pdf Daniel Kramer's RSC Production Audience Reaction Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4-gYTXXt0U&feature=share
We are so ready to laugh in this week's episode as we serve up a slice of out of control comedy with Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, a.k.a Mischief Theatre! We discuss just exactly what makes us laugh, our own goes wrong shows....and why it sometimes helps to be a Russian Acrobat.With Special Guest, Theatre Director and Associate Director for the West End and International Productions of The Play That Goes Wrong, Sean TurnerCo Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Sean trained at The National Theatre Studio as well as both the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and East 15. He is the Associate Director of the West End and UK Touring productions of The Play That Goes Wrong and has directed replica productions in Australia, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Spain.Sean is responsible for unearthing Arthur Miller's first play No Villain and presenting the World Premiere which transferred to the West End in 2016 (Trafalgar Studios). Other recent credits include: Talk Radio (Old Red Lion); Nahda (Bush Theatre) The Crucible (ALRA); Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Permanently Bard/UK Tour); Shakespeare's Lovers (The Faction); His 2012 London transfer of Edinburgh hit Three of Hearts received five Off West End nominations including Best Director.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYFun Factshttps://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/top-10-fun-facts-about-the-play-that-goes-wrongSunday Telegraph Reviewhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11106181/The-Play-That-Goes-Wrong-Duchess-Theatre-review-delightful.htmlGuardian Interview on West End Transferhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/oct/17/the-play-that-goes-wrong-west-end-hitJonathan Sayer Interview with WhatsonLivehttps://www.whatsonlive.co.uk/warwickshire/news/the-play-that-went-right-an-interview-with-jonathan-sayer/40438
It's time to start a revolution and have a revelation with SWEAT. This prescient text saw Nottage win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the second time (becoming the first female playwright to do so!) and it's a play that definitely packs a punch.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBILOGRAPHYPulitzer Prize Websitehttps://www.pulitzer.org/winners/lynn-nottage-0Lynne Nottage Website linkhttp://www.lynnnottage.com/about.htmlThe New Yorker reviewhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-first-theatrical-landmark-of-the-trump-eraGuardian reviewhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/20/sweat-review-donmar-warehouse-lynn-nottage
Grab your Samovars, set your spinning tops awhirl - we're off to 1900 Russia! But sadly Moscow will remain just out of our reach, as it does for our titular Three Sisters. Just like in the Russian equivalent of The Brady Bunch, this episode has a heavy focus on Masha from Meg, and Lexie does her best not to butcher the Russian language. Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBILOGRAPHYVariety Review of Almedia Productionhttps://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/three-sisters-review-almeida-theatre-1203193642/ What's On Stage Review of Almedia Productionhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/three-sisters-almeida-chekhov-ferran_48905.html Original Production Historyhttps://threesistersdramaturgy.weebly.com/production-history.htmlAnton Checkhov Bibliographyhttp://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/chekhovbio.html Anton Checkhov and Olga Knipperhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/20/secrets-lies-and-a-child-william-boyd-on-the-truth-behind-chekhovs-marriage
Grab a bucket of popcorn, throw it all over the floor - it's time to hunker down in a cinema seat for Annie Baker's The Flick. Lexie is delighted with the word Guggenheim, we find out just what snacks our hosts have snuck into cinema screens, and Meg tells us what she really thinks of the movie Avatar.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.EPISODE BIBILOGRAPHYSteppenwolf Articlehttps://www.steppenwolf.org/articles/a-note-on-run-time--use-of-silence-in-annie-bakers-the-flick/Pulitzer Websitehttps://www.pulitzer.org/winners/annie-bakerPrelude to ‘The Naked and The Dead' by Bernard Herrmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKa6dzfgcs The Wild Bunch Opening Credit Scene (6min) by Jerry Fielding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ_hSyUCSOI
Hear our minds be blown by Jasmine Lee Jones' electric debut play that completely rips up the rule book on script format. And just how do you make a big blue bird expand on stage...?With Special Guest, Theatre Director Brigitte Adela.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Brigitte Adela is a freelance theatre director, maker and facilitator. Her previous work includes; Wakes (Bunker Theatre), Dutty Wine (Southwark Playhouse), Tamasha Scratch Night (Soho Theatre), The Talk (Richmix), Collegiate (Attenborough Arts Centre/Bread and Roses/Arcola), St George's Day (Park Theatre) and What Would Quentin Do (Bush Theatre). She has a interest in sound and has written and designed audio projects, such as Just Breathe (Swiss Cottage Library).
As we have launched this podcast during the global pandemic and lockdown of 2020, we find out just how relevant a text The Nether feels at this time. Containing just your average amount of time talking The Sims, Louis Theroux and the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony.Disclaimer - this play does deal with adult themes which we discuss in the episode, so if you have any concerns and are not already familiar with the play's content, we do advise researching the play in advance. Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
Crack open a window it's time to delve into David Hare's timeless classic, Skylight! Lexie and Meg talk fancy breakfasts, the challenges of spaghetti and the enigma that is Kyra.With Special Guest Theo Fraser-Steele, who played Edward in the original West End remount in 1997.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
It's episode 2 and we're talking teenagers in Little Baby Jesus by Arinzé Kene. Meg waxes lyrical about the performance she saw last year of this and Lexie tests her school day R.E knowledge.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
In episode 1 we take an in-depth look at Ross and Rachel by James Fritz, and chat lobsters, the patriarchy and happily ever afters.Published by Nick Hern Books.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
Hello! We are Lexie and Meg, and this is our brand new podcast Script In Hand. We're here with our trailer to whet your appetite for some tantalising theatre talk, as each week we will be picking a new play text to read, discuss and dissect. We'll be lusting over punctuation choices, pulling characters intentions apart, and generally trying our darndest not to pronounce anything incorrectly....Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.
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