Podcasts about abigail's party

John talks to TV and stage actor VICKY BINNS. She played Ollie Reynolds in Emmerdale and Molly Dobbs in Corrie. Currently she's touring in Abigail's Party.

Following on from our 'Nuts in May' episode, this week Jev and I discuss Mike Leigh's follow-up, 'Abigail's Party'.

Executive Director of the Basement Theatre Elise Sterback is behind the mic on todays episode. - Elise joined Basement Theatre in 2013 and is currently the Executive Director. She has produced several theatre productions including The Motherfucker with the Hat, Abigail's Party and Heteroperformative through her company Vibracorp. Elise is a long-time arts advocate, she sat on the Board of Auckland advocacy group Creative Coalition for 10 years, and is now a trustee of Arts Regional Trust, a strategic investment body for the Auckland arts sector. Recorded and Edited - Matt Eller Theme Music - Ricky Simmonds

On this week's episode, Ed and Emily talk about Play for Today, the BBC's long-running anthology series which provided a platform for some of the best British actors, writers and directors of the '70s and '80s to create exciting, innovative works. They discuss some of the most (in)famous instalments (including Ken Loach's The Price of Coal, Mike Leigh's Nuts in May and Abigail's Party, Alan Clarke's Scum, and Dennis Potter's Brimstone and Treacle) and whether the series left a lasting legacy beyond the careers of the people (but mostly men) who worked on it. 00:00:00 - 00:16:29 - Intro & News 00:16:30 - 00:54:21 - Ed & Emily talk about Play for Today 00:54:22 - 00:59:15 - SRS Recommends & Outro Here is the Play for Today archive at British Television Drama that Emily references Here is the Washington Post profile of Jimmy Carter that Ed recommends  

In the lead up to Stephen Nicolazzo's vivid revival of the 1970s classic, Abigail's Party, we asked some lifestyle experts to help us put together the Perfect 70s Party Guide. As you prepare the menu for your guests, listen to Food Educator and author Alice Zaslavsky as she chats with one of Melbourne's best-loved food writers, Rita Erlich about the decade's culinary experiments.

Legendary playwright and film maker Mike Leigh speaks to Fiona Gruber about why his tragicomic play, Abigail's Party, remains such a cult classic 40 years on.

Sarah Corridon chats to Director Stephen Nicolazzo about his upcoming production of Mike Leigh's classic 70s drama, Abigail's Party.

"I'm thrilled that I do have those fans that are very loyal and sweet"Amanda is an established British actress of stage and screen. She has had an illustrious career on both, having just finished a stint on stage in Abigail's Party. Her screen credits include 4 years in Mr Selfridge and as the intriguing Mary Watson in the BBC worldwide hit show Sherlock. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The team are al fresco this week in the park. Amy finds a ladybird and Baylen swallows it, meanwhile Lucio is distracted by a peroxide blonde. Along the way they discuss One Man Two Guvnors, Abigail's Party, Glitterbombs, Gay Ice Cream, and what the Pope smells like. Plus Lucio has an interview with London Mayor Candidate Ken Livingstone and he talks about standing up for Gay Rights while Brian Paddock was still in the closet, his Olympic tickets, what he thinks about London Pride and his message for Gay voters.

Our guests on this week's interview podcast are Kirsten Fitzgerald, Mierka Girten and Natalie West -- three of the cast members from Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh, which is currently playing at A Red Orchid Theatre. They talk with Anne Nicholson Weber about comic acting, playing drunk and the actor's dual relationship with the other actors and with the audience.

The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the filmmaker and director Mike Leigh. He first came to public attention on a dark and stormy evening when 16 million people tuned to BBC1 to watch his film Abigail's Party. It was also the night that ITV was blacked out by a strike, there was a highbrow documentary on BBC2, and Channel 4 didn't exist. His recent films Secrets and Lies and Naked won top awards at Cannes, building on the recognition he received for his earlier, more gentle portrait of working-class life - Life is Sweet. He explains to Sue Lawley how his early films were inspired by the work of Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett and Francois Truffaut. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Clarinet Concerto in A Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Luxury: Lavatory and lavatory paper

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the actress Alison Steadman. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her role as the monstrous Beverly in the BBC's production of Abigail's Party 18 years ago, as well as her talent for improvisation which she has perfected with her director husband, Mike Leigh. She'll also be discussing how daunting she found it recently to take on the role of Mrs Bennett in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Tosca E Lucevan Le Stella by Giacomo Puccini Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Luxury: Hot lemon flannels (as provided in Chinese restaurants)