Podcast appearances and mentions of april de angelis

Joining Clive Anderson in the Loose Ends studio are the Emmy award-winning actor Billy Porter, currently hanging out in the Kit-Kat club where he is starring as Emcee. Comedian and 'Guilty Feminist' podcaster Deborah Frances White has just published a new book 'Six Conversations We're Scared to Have', about how to ask difficult questions and change minds - including our own.Anna Chancellor stars in April De Angelis's 'Playhouse Creatures', about the first women of theatre at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London.Music from Lapsley, one of the BBC Radio 1 Sound of... artists in 2025, she is about to release her fourth album 'I'm a Hurricane I'm a Woman in Love', the first on her own record label 'Her Own Recordings', and from poet and musician Anthony Joseph's new album 'Rowing Up River To Get Our Names Back' Presenter: Clive Anderson Producer: Jessica Treen

An employment tribunal has ruled that describing an expectant mother as 'emotional' at work was discrimination. Described as a David and Goliath case, Nicola Hinds, who had been an account manager at Mitie, a FTSE 250 company, represented herself. The judge upheld her claims of pregnancy discrimination and constructive dismissal saying she was 'inexcusably' ignored by her boss and portrayed as 'hormonal'. She is now in line to receive compensation.A new documentary film, Girls State, spotlights the girls hoping they will become the first female President of the United States. It follows a real-life mock government programme attended by teenage girls in Missouri. The American Legion, who run the programmes, hold separate programmes for boys and girls in all fifty states in the US. Emma is joined by the film-maker Amanda McBain and Emily Worthmore, one of the girls who stands for Governor, the highest position in the mock government.It's almost the end of Ramadan 2024 – the month of fasting observed by Muslims all over the world. But what's it like to be a modern woman, potentially on your period, and still going through Ramadan? We hear from Mehreen Baig from the podcast Not Even Water and Hodo Ibrahim, co-host of The Oversharers podcast, on the challenges and advantages of being a Muslim woman in Ramadan.A new play at the Hampstead Theatre – The Divine Mrs S - explores the life of Sarah Siddons, who was the first truly respected female actor in theatre, achieving a huge level of celebrity at the end of the 18th century. April De Angelis' backstage comedy explores the origins of celebrity culture and portrays Siddons, played by Rachael Stirling, as a pioneer in command of her own image and craft. We hear from April and Rachael about what inspired them to bring Siddons back to life.And we have music and chat with one of Country Music's biggest female stars, Carly Pearce, who went from working at Dollywood aged 16 to becoming a Grammy and three-time Country Music Association winner.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed

After dazzling audiences last year as Willy Wonka in the UK tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gareth Snook is preparing to make his Hampstead Theatre debut in April De Angelis' The Divine Mrs. S. The new play was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn prize with Gareth describing the play to us as genuinely funny and moving. In the show, audiences will see him play multiple characters including writer James Boaden and the painter Thomas Lawrence - both significant figures in Sarah Siddons' life which he show is about. The show is directed by Anna Mackin, with Rachael Stirling playing the title role of Sarah Siddons.In our interview, Gareth Snook opens up about his experience working on big musicals and his excitement at getting to originate a role for a brand new play. We also hear him talk of his admiration for Hampstead Theatre and their continued support for new writers and new plays during such a difficult climate for the industry as a whole. As one of only 2 male actors in the show, he also tells us about his admiration for for the women he's worked with in the past as well as the brilliant actors and creatives he's working with on The Divine Mrs. S. Since starting his career, Gareth has taken on roles in some of the best known productions in the West End including The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Made in Dagenham so it was great to hear how much he is looking forward to performing in the gorgeously intimate space of Hampstead Theatre.The Divine Mrs. S opens at Hampstead Theatre on 22nd March, running till 27th April with tickets on sale now! 

Film director Antoine Fuqua discusses his new film, Emancipation, which stars Will Smith. He discusses basing his film on the true story of an enslaved man in 1860s Louisiana. Earlier this year, Front Row revealed how non-disclosure agreements were being misused in film and TV casting, with actors being kept in the dark about the roles they were auditioning for. The actor's union Equity has come up with new guidance on NDAs. Carolyn Atkinson explains what this means for auditions. April De Angelis discusses her new play Kerry Jackson, which is at the National Theatre in London. Starring Faye Ripley in the title role of café owner Kerry, it explores class and gentrification. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Eliane Glaser

Co-hosts Carol Anderson and Jeff Counts discuss the comedy, energy, music, and emotion of a colorful cast living out an unexpected overnight delay. John Holiday from season 19 of NBC's The Voice makes his Utah Opera debut in his signature role in the opera that has entertained audiences around the world and speaks to us of the realities of our shared humanity – Jonathan Dove and April de Angelis' critically acclaimed opera, Flight.

Playwright April De Angelis joins Tom to talk about her new musical Gin Craze! Described as 'a booze soaked love ballad from the women of Gin Lane.' The Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony took place earlier today, a year later than planned, in the wake of a number of controversies, not least the sacking of the Artistic Director the day before the event. For our Friday Review, Japan specialists Sakiko Nishihara and Christopher Harding give their views on the background to the ceremony and the event itself. Novelist Jordan Tannahill tells ue about his new novel exploring the fine lines between faith, conspiracy and mania in contemporary America, The Listeners. While lying in bed next to her husband one night, Claire Devon hears a low hum that he cannot. And, it seems, no one else can either. This innocuous noise begins causing Claire headaches, nosebleeds and insomnia, gradually upsetting the balance of her life. And a new report, Boundless Creativity, is intended as a roadmap for cultural and creative recovery, renewal and growth after the pandemic. What lessons have been learnt about how the arts can reach audiences both online and off? What do the arts need to bounce back? We talk to Lord Neil Mendoza, Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal about this collaboration between the DCMS and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Jerme Weatherald Main image: Gin Craze! at the Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton Image credit: Ellie Kurttz

Live theatre is back at Stratford East and we are thrilled to welcoming audiences into the building. In this episode, we talk to writer April De Angelis about her new plat EXTINCT, which tackles the climate emergency head on. EXTINCT will play at Stratford East from Wed 30 Jun - Sat 17 Jul, and is available to watch online from 13-18 Jul. Tickets and info: www.stratfordeast.com/extinct

A history of classical music in 10 minutes. Pianist Jeremy Denk traces seven centuries of Western Classical Music in one recital and album, C.1300 – C.2000, demonstrating at the piano the evolution of harmony from the medieval composer Machaut to Philip Glass. Author Arundhati Roy has agreed to appear at Hay Festival in May following the loss of sponsorship from corporate Tata. Will Gompertz reports on the growing trend for arts organisations to drop significant investment from businesses which artists and audiences see as unethical. Does tragedy still have a place in contemporary British theatre? Playwrights Roy Williams and April De Angelis, and Dr Rosie Wyles, lecturer in classical history and literature at the University of Kent, discuss.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Hannah Robins

Andrew Marr discusses the complex interplay between language and culture. The prize-winning American author Jhumpa Lahiri has spent many years living in Italy immersing herself in the language. She has brought together 40 short story writers – many translated into English for the first time – in a collection that reflects the regional landscapes, private passions and political events of her adopted country over the past century. April De Angelis is a writer steeped in translation and adaptation: she brought Elena Ferrante’s novels of Neapolitan life to the stage. And she is now involved in the English National Opera’s production of The Merry Widow – a French comic play re-imagined by an Austro-Hungarian composer. The power of translation is explored in a new exhibition at the Bodleian Library curated by the academic Katrin Kohl. At the centre is the story of the Tower of Babel, an origin myth in the Bible which explains why people speak different languages. Kohl argues that studying how a story is translated from one language to another allows us to glimpse the rich diversity of life and culture around the world. Many people now rely on computers to translate from one language to another. The mathematician Marcus du Sautoy looks at how AI is being programmed to be creative in language and the arts, and what that means for the human touch. Producer: Katy Hickman

Neapel-kvartetten berättar om Lila och Lenù, deras vänskap och liv. Nu har romankvartetten blivit en teateruppsättning på Stadsteatern i Stockholm och P1 Kultur var på premiären! Det har varit publikrusning efter biljetterna till Stockholms stadsteaters uppsättning av "Min fantastiska väninna" och i fredags hade den Skandinavienpremiär på Årsta Folkets hus teater. Pjäsen bygger på Elena Ferrantes fyra romaner om de två vännerna Lila och Lenù, som genom livet har en stark, men också trasslig, relation till varandra. Vänskapen präglas av både kärlek och avundsjuka, beroende och avståndstagande.  Böckerna har varit en formidabel världsuccé och nu har den alltså blivit teater i dramatisering av April De Angelis och i regi av Maria Sid, som är nytillträdd biträdande teater- och scenkonstchef på Kulturhuset Stadsteatern. Teaterkritikern Kristina Lindquist var på premiären och kommer till P1 Kulturs studio för ett kritiksamtal om pjäsen: hur har det fungerat att skapa teater av romanerna? Vilka är förtjänsterna och vad är mindre lyckat? Mer teater! P1 Kultur har också varit på Dramatens urpremiär av Lars Noréns nyskrivna pjäs "Andante", som utspelar sig på ett servicehem. Den är en del av Noréns trilogi om åldrande och de två andra har redan haft premiärer i Stockholm och Paris  - "Vintermusik" i regi av Sofia Jupither på Kulturhuset Stadsteatern 2017 och "Poussière (Stoft)" i regi av Lars Norén själv på Comédie-Française våren 2018. Teaterkritikerna Jenny Teleman och Maria Edström, Expressen,  var på premiären och medverkar i P1 Kultur. Vi beger sig också i ett reportage ut i de härjedalska skogarna, några mil utanför Lillhärdal.  Där finns det nämligen sedan 2016 en Greta Garbo-staty, som är en hyllning till filmstjärnans starka behov att få bli lämnad ifred. Statyn är svår att hitta och om somrarna händer det att folk går vilse i sitt sökande. Och på vintern borde vara stört omöjligt att ta sig dit. Men det hindrade inte P1 Kulturs Joakim Silverdal! Dessutom mer om den nya konstutställningen "Dansk guldålder" som öppnat på Nationalmuseum i Stockholm och så blir det förstås en OBS-essä, i dag av kulturskribenten och översättaren Margareta Flygt, som reflekterar över riskerna med filmer som överskuggar verkligheten.  Programledare: Måns Hirschfeldt Producent: Maria Götselius

THE VILLAGE Episode 1 - Stratford East Podcast Welcome to the very first episode of the Stratford East Podcast, hosted by Assistant Producer Daisy Hale and Marketing Officer Sean Brooks. On this episode, we speak to Stratford East Artistic Director, Nadia Fall, and acclaimed playwright April De Angelis about their production THE VILLAGE. If you want to get in touch then email podcast@stratfordeast.com

Ideas of tryanny, martyrdom, sin and grace in a new play set against Indian politics today and an exhibition which might be called pornographic. April De Angelis has relocated a Lope De Vega play to contemporary India, and a backdrop of political unrest. The original Fuenteovejuna was inspired by an incident in 1476 when inhabitants of a village banded together to seek retribution on a commander who mistreated them. The Spanish Baroque artist and printmaker, Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652) is known for his depictions of human suffering, a popular subject for artists during the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The curator Xavier Bray looks at this savage imagery. Then historian Gillian Clark and theologian John Milbank discuss the legacy of Augustine of Hippo. Anne McElvoy presents. The Village runs at the Theatre Royal Stratford East from 7 Sep - 6 OcT 2018 written by April De Angelis and directed by Nadia Fall. Ribera: Art of Violence runs at Dulwich Picture Gallery from Sept 26th to Jan 27th 2019. Gillian Clark has edited Augustine: Confessions Books I-IV; Augustine: The Confessions and she's working on a commentary of Augustine's City of God. John Milbank directs the Centre of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. His books include Paul's New Moment: Continental Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology, With Slavoj Žižek and Creston Davis; the essay "Postmodern Critical Augustinianism: A Short Summa in Forty-two Responses to Unasked Questions", found in The Postmodern God: a Theological Reader, edited by Graham Ward Producer: Torquil MacLeod

April De Angelis has been writing for the theatre since the mid –eighties. Starting her career as an actor for the significant feminist theatre company Monstrous Regiment, she wrote her first play Breathless in 1987.

If Mrs Thatcher thought she was living again through Victorian England, we are now living through the eighteenth century. This special edition of Free Thinking explores London as the centre of the world then and now, financial bubbles bursting then and now, and the lust for consumption then and now, whether of bodies or bodices. Philip Dodd brings together the MP and author Kwasi Kwarteng, historians Helen Berry, Jerry White and AN Wilson and playwright April De Angelis for a discussion which is part of BBC Radio 3's eighteenth century season of programming.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review THE GOOD DOCTOR, by Neil Simon, at the New Jewish Theatre; DIARY OF A MADMAN, by Nicolai Gogol, adapted by David Holman, at Upstream Theater; EVITA, by Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice, at the Fox Theatre; EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, by George Reinblatt, Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond & Melissa Morris, at Stray Dog Theatre; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, by Stephen Gregory Smith & Matt Conner, at New Line Theatre; PLAYHOUSE CREATURES, by April De Angelis, at Saint Louis Univ.; and ALICE IN WONDERLAND, by Lewis Carroll, Chris Byron Pratt, Doug Finlayson and Ensemble, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

With Kirsty Lang. Tamsin Greig, who plays Debbie in The Archers, returns to the stage in Jumpy, a new play by April De Angelis which focuses on the relationship between a mother and her difficult teenaged daughter. Tamsin discusses why she doesn't see herself as a comic actress, and reflects on the uncertainties of the actor's life. In 1979, Monty Python's film Life Of Brian caused outrage around the world. Michael Palin and John Cleese took part in a televised debate with Malcolm Muggeridge and the Bishop of Southwark, to defend their film against charges of blasphemy. A new TV drama, Holy Flying Circus, tells the story of this encounter. Writer Peter Stanford reviews. Former Python turned director Terry Gilliam has made a short film which was wholly financed by an Italian pasta company. Wholly Family is being screened as part of the BFI London Film Festival. He talks about the making of the film - and why he feels he wasn't selling out. A new documentary Blood In The Mobile examines how minerals commonly used in mobile phones are extracted in illegal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and could fund the conflict there. The film's director Frank Poulsen, who appears on screen, discusses his approach to this difficult subject. Producer Rebecca Nicholson.