Podcast appearances and mentions of Bertie Carvel

Its the second season finale AND Xmas special of The Last Show on Earth!!If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you've seen before, one that you wish you'd seen, or something you've made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask. Our guest for this special episode is Bertie Carvel.Destined to be remembered as one of the great actors of our time, Bertie Carvel is a force of nature and has had a meteoric rise to greatness winning numerous Tonys and Oliviers for musicals and plays and his career has seen triumph after triumph on screen and stage at the highest level. Known to musical theatre fans primarily for his incredible award winning performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda he has an impressive body of work with highlights including Parade, Macbeth, Ink, The 47th, Pygmalion, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Babylon, The Crown, Doctor Foster and detective show Dalgliesh - on which the lucky fella got the chance to work with Alistair Brammer!Links:Interviewhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/bertie-carvel-interview-dalgliesh-channel-5-b2320161.htmlWikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_CarvelTrunchbullhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64YS9vXI8V0Ink Olivier winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o91ISVkyQ4Matilda Olivier winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUBE3CqDg0Recording Matilda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdolAes-_AOn playing Trumphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWdCd12RWEThe 47th reviewhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/the-47th-theater-review-donald-trump-election-play-1235127763/Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerMusic performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John QuirkRecorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair BrammerA 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Productionwww.johnowenjones.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jonny in the Old Vic dressing room of one our finest - and most fragrant - actors, Bertie Carvel. Bertie is a double Olivier and Tony Award winning star and as deep a thinker about his life in the theatre as he is a transformational chameleon onstage. He and Jonny share a forensic discussion about larping, the inner body, Bertie's magic trick, why he now reads his reviews (and why he thinks acting companies should hold post-review therapy sessions), wanting the play to end just after you've opened, what it felt like to play Donald Trump and doing 652 performances of Missy Trunchbull in “Matilda”. This really is a conversation that captures what it sounds like to hear a great actor in the awkward and exhilarating throes of creativity. He's also the first guest to use the word “shriven”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Q&A on the Netflix series The Crown with actor Bertie Carvel. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company. Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century.

Two years into his premiership, Tony Blair continues to ride a wave of unprecedented popularity. This unnerves the Queen who worries that the Royal Family's own popularity does not match up. When she commissions a wide-ranging poll, the results are sobering, leading the Queen to reflect on what she - and the Palace - could be doing differently. After Blair's reputation is further cemented by his successful humanitarian intervention in Kosovo, the Queen asks him what he would do to modernise the monarchy. His ideas and suggestions force the Queen to confront just how much change she would be prepared to accept. Edith Bowman speaks with co-writer Daniel Marc Janes and director Erik Richter-Strand and The Crown's long standing Props Master Owen Harrison. Actor Bertie Carvel, speaks about the attraction of playing Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Crown: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Sony Music Entertainment, in association with Left Bank Pictures.  Host: Edith Bowman  Guests: Daniel Marc Janes, Erik Richter-Strand, Owen Harrison, Bertie Carvel.

Nick Butcher and Tom Ling, two of the creators behind the hit new show The Little Big Things running at @sohoplace, join us in the studio. They reveal how they adapted Henry Fraser's inspirational memoir – about how a diving accident changed the sportsman's life forever and what happened next – into an inspirational new musical, which has been given the seal of approval by Andrew Lloyd Webber.We review Pygmalion at the Old Vic, which stars Bertie Carvel as Henry Higgins and Patsy Ferran as Eliza Doolittle, and Beautiful Thing at Theatre Royal Stratford East, a 30th anniversary revival of this classic coming-out and coming-of-age story.And finally we discuss Starlight Express steaming back into London next year, ask if you would pay £395 to see Plaza Suite and celebrate another 30th anniversary – of our chief theatre critic's first review for the Evening Standard. Listen now…For all the latest visit standard.co.uk/culture/theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest recap episode of Jagbags, the guys talk the BBC episode "Dalgliesh", and its superiority to "Bosch" (but not "Shetland"). Len reviews the book "Welcome to the Surface of Baseball", and takes in a Chicago Dogs game in Rosemont. Plus, the Cubs slide into the playoff driver's seat! The Guardians lose by a couple of touchdowns to officially exit the playoff race! The Sox haven't found their stadium shooter! The Chicago Sky fight hard for the final remaining playoff spot. And album reviews galore! Put a little Jagbags in your ear.

País Estados Unidos Dirección Joel Coen Guion Joel Coen. Obra: William Shakespeare Música Carter Burwell Fotografía Bruno Delbonnel Reparto Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Matt Helm, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, Moses Ingram, Miles Anderson, Ralph Ineson, Stephen Root Sinopsis Un lord escocés es convencido por unas brujas de que se convertirá en el futuro rey de Escocia. Adaptación de "Macbeth", de William Shakespeare.

País Reino Unido Dirección Leonora Lonsdale Guion Sarah Phelps. Novela: Agatha Christie Música Anne Nikitin Reparto Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario, Sheila Atim, Madeleine Bowyer, Georgina Campbell, Bertie Carvel, Sean Pertwee, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Mark Schneider, Claire Skinner, Rita Tushingham, Sarah Woodward Sinopsis Basada en la novela homónima de Agatha Christie, narra la historia de Mark Easterbrook, cuyo nombre aparece en una lista que se encuentra dentro del zapato de una mujer muerta. Comienza una investigación sobre cómo y por qué su nombre apareció en la lista que lo lleva a The Pale Horse, el hogar de tres presuntas brujas

 We discuss the Acorn original series Dalgliesh (available on Acorn in the US) and the BBC series Luther (available on Britbox in the US).Discussion of Dalgliesh begins at 0:32Discussion of Luther begins at 21:19 The music for our podcast is  Grand Dark Waltz Trio Allegro by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7922-grand-dark-waltz-trio-allegroLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our artwork is by Ilan Sheady of https://www.unclefrankproductions.comInterested in supporting our little podcast? Want some cool looking swag? Pop over to our teepublic store where you can get your very own Murder Most English mug or t-shirt (or a host of other cool stuff).https://www.teepublic.com/user/murder-most-englishBabylon 5 For the First Time - Not a Star Trek PodcastTwo veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Starfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star TrekLeadership; the Final Frontier. It's Star Trek told through the lens of leadership.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Actress, writer and cultural producer Cherelle Skeete has originated many iconic roles – from Rose Granger-Weasley in the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, to voicing guardian omnic Orisa in the award-winning video game Overwatch or, originating the role of Tara in Temi Wilkey's debut playThe High Table (for which she also received the 2020 British Black Theatre Award for Best Supporting Female Actor). Cherelle is also co-founder of Blacktress UK, a grassroots network and support group for self-defined black/mixed race womxn actors of the African diaspora. Cherelle is currently starring as Tina Flournoy in Mike Bartlett's new play for the Old Vic The 47th, which, written in blank verse, looks forward to 2024 to the next US presidential race, when the battle for presidency is being staged between Kamala Harris (played by Tamara Tunie) and Donald Trump (played by Bertie Carvel). We spoke to her about the importance of finding joy in your work no matter what ...

Nancy Carroll and Sarah Crompton talk about what it's like to play a real person - Nancy has - and about Bertie Carvel as Donald Trump at the Old Vic. Plus other theatrical incarnations of living people. And a bit about Jerusalem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the show we welcome friends from the world of music, film, television and literature.Incredible actress Lucy Boynton chats staring alongside acting royalty in her new TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'.The wonderful Bertie Carvel shares all about playing Donald Trump in his latest stage show 'The 47th'.The hilarious Patrick Kielty stops in to tell us about his ongoing UK and Ireland live comedy tour 'Borderline'.And Train's very own Pat Monahan discusses their new single 'AM Gold'.Plus Kevin McCloud, David Croft, Greg Hoffman, Danny Bent and Laura Brand.You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear the highlights every week.Lucy Boynton - 00:42Bertie Carvel - 08:04Patrick Kielty - 15:26Pat Monahan - 22:47Kevin McCloud - 30:47David Croft - 37:28Greg Hoffman - 43:53Danny Bent - 51:31Laura Brand - 58:46 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The playwright Mike Bartlett is busy. The 47th, his dark comedy about the next presidential race, with Bertie Carvel giving an uncanny performance as Donald Trump is about to open at the Old Vic in London. So too is Scandaltown, his modern day Restoration comedy about social ambition, featuring characters with names such as Hannah Tweetwell and Freddie Peripheral. And he has another play, a love triangle, Cock, in the West End. Mike talks to Tom Sutcliffe about the appeal of writing gags, blank verse and characters who take control. Hannah Hodgson's latest volume of poetry is '163 Days' in which she looks back in verse over her six months in hospital as teenager suffering from a severe and undiagnosed disease. Her poems are juxtaposed with her medical notes. The illness, which later proved to be mitochondrial encephalopathy, is incurable and she explores, in her poems, living with a terminal condition. To mark the BBC's Art That Made Us season, Front Row invites artists from across the nations of the UK to choose the piece of art that made them, by shaping their artistic and cultural identity. Today we hear from the winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, poet Nick Laird who has chosen the 1935 poem Snow, by Louis MacNeice. Ryan Marsh and James Thomas, two of the people involved in Europe's first Non Fungible Token gallery, the Quantum Gallery, give us an insight into NFT Art and how it works. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Julian May

In this episode, the guys discuss ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth' (2021), an adaptation of the very famous William Shakespeare play ‘Macbeth' (1623). The film was written and directed by Joel Coen (‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?', ‘No Country for Old Men') and stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Brendan Gleeson, Kathryn Hunter, Stephen Root and Ralph Ineson. The conversation ranges from the film's (minor?) differences from the source material, why the play is considered to be cursed, and whether or not Ross is an agent of chaos. Listen to the episode for yourself and let us know which you enjoyed more, the book or the movie. We want to find more fine listeners like yourself, but we can't do it without your help. All you have to do is listen, rate, & review! Find us elsewhere on the internet for more content --> Twitter: @littolens
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Quem acompanha o Sala de Projeção desde os primeiros episódios deve pensar “esse pessoal adora os filmes produzidos pela A24 films, especialmente se for preto e branco”. Apesar de ser coincidência, é verdade, analisamos vários filmes da A24 (O Farol, O Homem Duplicado, Sob a Pele, A Lenda do Cavaleiro Verde), simplesmente porque costumam ser de alta qualidade. Nada mais lógico, portanto, do que incluirmos na lista The Tragedy of Macbeth, primeiro filme dirigido por Joel Coen sem a companhia de seu irmão, Ethan, estrelado pelos titãs Denzel Washington e Frances McDormand (somados os dois, são 6 Oscars). Confira a nossa discussão não apenas sobre esse Macbeth, mas também sobre diversas outras versões da “peça escocesa”, dirigidas e adaptadas por lendas da história do cinema, como Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa e Roman Polanski. Abordamos vários temas, entre eles o fardo da profecia; o desconforto e a ruína que o sucesso pode acarretar; a ambivalência do texto Shakespeariano; a relação simbiótica, inseparável e nefasta do casal Macbeth; complexo de Édipo, bruxas, chacina, parricídio, incesto, e muito mais. Vai lá na sua plataforma de podcasts favorita e aperte play assim que puder. Quer fazer um comentário, uma crítica ou uma sugestão? Envie um email a saladeprojecaopodcast@gmail.com ou mande mensagem em nossas redes sociais e responderemos em breve. Ficha do Filme: A Tragédia de Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth), 2021. Direção e roteiro: Joel Coen, baseado na obra homônima de William Shakespeare. Elenco: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Kathryn Hunter, Brendan Gleeson, Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Ralph Ineson. 105 min. EUA. Créditos: Ilustração: Felipe Sobreiro – sobreiro@gmail.com Edição e Identidade Visual: Thiago Vergara - thiagoverg@gmail.com Música de Introdução: https://www.bensound.com Músicas do filme (todas do compositor Carter Burwell) Birnam Wood Blood Will Have Blood Come Seeling Night Fair is Foul My Black Desires Out Damned Spot Something Wicked This Way Comes The End of Macbeth Música de crédito ao editor Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 American historical thriller film written and directed by Joel Coen and based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson. The Tragedy of Macbeth had its world premiere at the 2021 New York Film Festival on September 24, 2021. It had a limited theatrical release on December 25, 2021, by A24, and is streaming on Apple TV+ as of January 14, 2022. The film received critical acclaim for its direction, cinematography, and the performances of Washington, McDormand, and Hunter. For his performance in the titular role, Washington was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. In addition, the film also received nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design at the 94th Academy Awards. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popcorn-junkies/message

This episode we review Apple TV+'s The Tragedy of Macbeth.    The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 American historical thriller film written and directed by Joel Coen and based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson.

In this episode the crew gets together to discuss #TragedyofMacbeth ,  currently #streaming on #AppleTv. The Tragedy of Macbeth stars stars Tony and Oscar winners Denzel Washington as Macbeth and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth alongside Tony winner Bertie Carvel as Banquo, Brendan Gleeson as King Duncan, Tony nominee Corey Hawkins as Macduff, Harry Melling as Malcolm, and Alex Hassell as Ross. Kathryn Hunter plays all three witches. Let us know what you think in the comments below.   Subscribe to “TruVue Podcast” wherever you listen to podcasts and follow along on social media. We bring the barbershop to the box office.   https://www.truvuepodcast.com   Instagram @TruVuePodcast   Facebook: @TruVue Podcast.                Twitter @TruVue_

Hail Macbeth! It was time for the Lodgecast to take in some theater with Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth. We were tipped off to an IMAX screening and jumped at the chance. We talk all things Shakespeare and Macbeth before we proceeded to this black & white adaptation. While the play is undoubtedly four bones, we had some differing opinions on this version as we hash out what is foul and what is fair about this Joel Coen film. It stars Denzel Washington as Lord Macbeth and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. Other actors in the mix are Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson.

We take a look at the new Apple + movie The Tragedy of Macbeth by Joel Coen. The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 American historical thriller film written and directed by Joel Coen and based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson. kawfeehaus@protonmail.com Finally on Twitter @KawFee_Haus Read new articles at KawFee Haus Korner on Substack Consider supporting the show on Patreon See what I'm reading on Goodreads Check out my book

Director Joel Cohen takes on the famous Shakespeare tragedy of ambition, betrayal, murder, and madness. Denzel Washington plays the titular Scottish king with Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. Bertie Carvel, Corey Hawkins, and Brendan Gleeson also star. *** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers*** 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Synopsis and initial thoughts 7:06 - James explains the screen ratios used in MacBeth 15:54 - The casting in Macbeth 18:54 - Denzel Washington as “Macbeth” 23:34 - Timeless themes in Shakespeare we see today 27:15 - Steve & James share their love for Shakespeare 32: 24 - A Cohen film without one of the Cohens 35:24 - Final thoughts and score for “The Tragedy of MacBeth”

85% of Google users liked this movie A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland. His ambitious wife will do anything to support him in his plans of seizing power. Release date: December 25, 2021 (USA) Director: Joel Coen Starring: Denzel Washington; Frances McDormand; Bertie Carvel; Alex Hassell; Corey Hawkins; Harry Melling; Brendan Gleeson Adapted from: Macbeth Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel Music by: Carter Burwell

Chris and Taylor review the historical thriller film "The Tragedy of Macbeth" written and directed by Joel Coen and based on the play by William Shakespeare. A Scottish lord is convinced by a trio of witches he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports his plans of seizing power. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Bertie Carvel, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, Brendan Gleeson, Miles Anderson and Stephen Root.

2021 has ended with a bang! WE HAVE A LOT OF MOVIES TO TALK ABOUT!! Hope you like it because there ain't jack for January 2022

Joel Coen (of the Coen Brothers) directs this latest adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's most celebrated plays, this time starring two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington as the titular Macbeth and co-starring three-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth.   And what a memorable adaptation it is – everything is filmed in black and white with stark visuals and piercing sound design.  Also starring Brendan Gleason and Corey Hawkins and featuring plenty of…double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble!Host: Geoff Gershon Producer: Marlene Gershonhttps://livingforthecinema.com/#livingforthecinema #moviereviews #macbeth #tragedyofmacbeth #joelcoen #denzelwashington #francesmcdormand #brunodelbonnel #carterburwell #stefandechant #bertiecarvel #alexhassell #coreyhawkins #harrymelli #somethingwickedthiswaycomes #doubledoubletoilandtrouble #shakespeare #StefanDechant #coenbrothers 

Francesco Alò ci parla di Macbeth (2022), il film di Joel Coen, con Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson e Corey Hawkins, disponibile su Apple Tv+ dal 13 gennaio.

Crítica de 'La tragedia de Macbeth' - Joel Coen - Sin spoilers - Análisis - Crítica- Review - Reseña. Opinión de 'La tragedia de Macbeth' dirigida y escrita por Joel Coen y protagonizada por Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Miles Anderson, Kathryn Hunter... Con la participación de: Cristian Martínez - @crmahe Ramón Orts - @ramon_orts 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mascine 👾 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mascinepodcast 📱 Twitter: https://twitter.com/mascine_podcast 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mascine_podcast/ 👦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mascine.podcast 💼 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mascine

Popcorn Podcast dives into Joel Coen's adaptation of Macbeth, starring the incomparable Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. Yes, Shakespeare's iconic tragedy has been done before... but never like this. Leigh and Tim unpack The Tragedy Of Macbeth – which marks Coen's first outing as a solo director – coming to cinemas and Apple TV. Please don't forget to hit that follow button while you're here. Thank you for listening.Visit popcornpodcast.com for more movie reviews, celebrity interviews and news.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman and more, on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast

The Tragedy of Macbeth – Movie Review 105 Minutes, Rated R Written and Directed by Joel Coen (based on the play by William Shakespeare)   Synopsis: A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of […]

He's back for another round… Start your week right with another addition of the Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose, here is what to come in this week's podcast. Bertie Carvel chatting about starring in the brand new adaptation of Dalgleish on Channel 5 Jo Hartley was live in the studio to catch us up on the new series of BBC's In My Skin The award-winning Ralph Fiennes tells us taking his show 4 Quartets to the West End And TV legend, Alison Hammond speaks to us about her brand new memoir, You've Got To Laugh. Show Chef Martha Collison gave us something to bake for Bonfire Night and on Sunday it was all about soup! Graham is back on your radio for the Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose every Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am on Virgin Radio UK.Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear all of the highlights each week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're immersing ourselves in slick Sunday night drama this week with BBC1's Showtrial, solving a PD James murder mystery with Bertie Carvel in Channel 5's Dalgliesh, and taking a peek inside the mind of BJ Novak in topical anthology series The Premise on Star. But that's not all because there's an absolute landslide of new shows hitting the airwaves this week from What We Do In The Shadows to Narcos: Mexico, the final season of Dickinson and more! Plus james finally finishes Squid Game and would like to inform everyone that its actually rather good, the team bump up against gimmicky VR in the new Wheel of Time trailer and, thanks to a listener question, are everyone is forced to talk about their dreams. Of course, it's a miracle they get through any of it given that Boyd watched approximately 800 shows this week and elects to tell us all about them.

He already had an Olivier Award for his amazing performance as Miss Trunchbull in “Matilda” when Bertie Carvel made his Broadway debut in that unforgettable role. He went on to win a Tony the next time he stepped on the New York stage, playing a young Rupert Murdoch in “Ink.” Notable recent television credits include the BBC series “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell,” “Doctor Foster,” and in November he stars in “Dalgliesh” on Acorn TV. In this hour, I get him to reflect objectively about his process and philosophically about acting in general. He talks about why collaboration (or even the illusion of collaboration) is the key to unlock an actor's potential, how sometimes a director's “arrogance of ignorance” can actually be helpful, how he navigated the urge to share his ideas on the Joel Coen production “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (which will be out later this year), why he  believes a good actor can elevate mediocre material, plus MUCH more.  Follow Back To One on Instagram

Mark is live from the BFI Southbank featuring a round up of the recent London Film Festival with critic Anna Smith, actor Bertie Carvel talking about his part in the Joel Coen version of Macbeth plus Chilean director Pablo Larrain on his acclaimed new film 'Spencer' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rob Ashford, Bertie Carvel, Tom Murray, Lara Pulver, and Alfred Uhry continue sharing their experiences of writing, staging and performing Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 musical Parade. Parade: Part Two includes the PBP Parade QUIZ and clips from the 2007 Donmar Warehouse Cast Album, featuring Malinda Parris, Shaun Escoffery, Lara Pulver, Steven Page, Mark Bonnar, Norman Bowman, Bertie Carvel, and the Company of Parade. Piece by Piece is written and hosted by Joe Bunker. It is mixed and edited by Nikki Davison for Auburn Jam Music, and produced by Pint of Wine. The theme music is by Ben Cox and our production assistant is Olivia Bloom. Our thanks go to Becky Applin, Tom Cane, Matt Eberhardt, Brandon Force, Miri Gellert, Jonathan Goodwin, Mel Heslop and Mark Newnham for their input and insights in the build-up to this episode! You can find Piece by Piece on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. You can also email us c/o piecebypiecetalkshow@gmail.com - we would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

Rob Ashford, Bertie Carvel, Tom Murray, Lara Pulver, and Alfred Uhry join host Joe Bunker to share their experiences of writing, staging and performing Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 musical Parade. Find out: How Alfred Uhry’s family are linked to the real-life Leo & Lucille Frank Why new characters and songs were added for the revival (and why some were cut) How the Parade cast warmed up before shows (and why Bertie Carvel wasn’t included) How Lara Pulver came to be cast as the leading lady in the premieres of two Jason Robert Brown musicals Why Alfred and Rob call the London production ‘the happiest working experience’ of their lives Piece by Piece is written and hosted by Joe Bunker. It is mixed and edited by Nikki Davison for Auburn Jam Music, and produced by Pint of Wine. The theme music is by Ben Cox and our production assistant is Olivia Bloom. Our thanks go to Becky Applin, Tom Cane, Matt Eberhardt, Brandon Force, Miri Gellert, Jonathan Goodwin, Mel Heslop and Mark Newnham for their input and insights in the build-up to this episode! Parade: Part One includes clips from the 2007 Donmar Warehouse Cast Album, featuring Stuart Matthew Price, Steven Page, Bertie Carvel, Lara Pulver, Mark Bonnar, Norman Bowman, Malinda Parris, Shaun Escoffery, and the Company of Parade. You can find Piece by Piece on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. You can also email us c/o piecebypiecetalkshow@gmail.com - we would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia, Arun, and special guest Eli "TheHeroofTomorrow" Stone discuss about the 2016 BBC two-part animated TV movie Revolting Rhymes based on the 1982 book of the same name starring Dominic West, Rob Brydon, Tamsin Greig, Rose Leslie, Gemma Chan, Bertie Carvel, David Wailliams, Isaac Hempsey Wright, and Bel Powley. The story adapts from Roald Dahl's interpretations of Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella. The plot focuses on a wolf wanting to get revenge on Little Red Riding Hood as she killed his nephews by eating her two young children. Revolting Rhymes was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short, but lost to Dear Basketball written and narrated by the late Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant and animated by legendary Disney animator Glen Keane. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics calling it a short, charming film that captured the essence of Roald Dahl's stories, but not as memorable as the other animated adaptations. What do Patricia, Arun, and Eli think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

An audio adaptation of Peter Pan with music will be launched on Christmas Eve in support of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, that will feature a host of actors - Olivia Colman, Bertie Carvel, Kenneth Branagh, Jane Horrocks, Clive Rowe, and Sharon D Clarke. She joins Jane to talk about her role as The Narrator, who in this version is Wendy’s great granddaughter. A new study into gender stereotypes suggests that they’re still widespread in 2020 and causing life-long harm. The Fawcett Society has spent the last 18 months gathering evidence as part of their Gender Stereotype Commission and they say the problem persists in terms of parenting, education and the commercial sector. Jane talks to Sam Smethers from the Fawcett Society and to Sharon Hague from the education resources specialist Pearson which has contributed to the report and subsequently changed the teaching material if offers to schools. How does it feel to reach the age your Mum was when she died? Jo Morris has been hearing from women who feel a clock ticking. Their stories are all different but they have one thing in common – none of them have felt able to talk about this before. They didn’t want to worry their loved ones or vocalise these dark thoughts. They describe their fears as well as the joy of ordinary life and the freedom that comes from realising that you are not your mother. Today, Claire's story. We meet two more women from the Woman's Hour Power List: Our Planet. Judy Ling-Wong is the founder and Honorary President of the Black Environment Network, and Zarina Ahmad is a Climate Trainer at CEMVO Scotland. They've both dedicated their work to making the environmental sector a safer and more inclusive place for ethnic minority groups, and they join Jane to discuss the gains made and the work still to do.

Q&A with writer and Executive Producer Neil Cross, Executive Producer Kate Harwood and actors Russell Tovey, Bertie Carvel, Amrita Acharia and Nina Toussaint White. In The Sister, only Nathan (Tovey) and Bob (Bertie Carvel), an eccentric old acquaintance, know what really happened at that tragic party years ago…and they’ve resolved to keep it that way. But now, Bob appears at Nathan’s door with terrifying news that threatens to tear Nathan’s world apart.

This week on the show we welcome friends from the world of television, film, music, science and literature.TV host Phillip Schofield shares his journey and his honest and uplifting memoir 'Life's What You Make It'.Actress and award-winning author Dawn French chats her new novel 'Because Of You'.The gifted Gaby Roslin tells us about her starstudded new podcast.TV's favourite couple Richard and Judy discuss their new podcast series looking back at 12 of their all-time favourite Book Club titles.And the hilarious Adam Hills gives us a giggle ahead of series 20 of 'The Last Leg' and its live 90-minute Stand Up To Cancer special.Plus U2's Adam Clayton, Bertie Carvel, and Sister Bliss.You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK and on Sundays from 10am.Be sure to subscribe for free to the podcast to hear the highlights every week.00:46 Dawn French07:41 Phillip Schofield16:07 Adam Clayton24:17 Richard & Judy31:11 Adam Hills37:52 Bertie Carvel44:07 Gaby Roslin51:04 Sister Bliss See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can our theatrical landscape survive financially, and how might it need to creatively adapt to survive post pandemic? As part of the Lockdown Theatre Festival, Anne McElvoy's panel features: Bertie Carvel - actor and executive producer of Lockdown Theatre Festival, whose roles include Rupert Murdoch in Ink, Miss Trunchbull in Matilda The Musical, and Simon in BBC One drama Doctor Foster. Amit Lahav – founder of Gecko, the internationally-touring physical theatre company based in Ipswich. Eleanor Lloyd – theatre producer, whose West End hits include Emilia, Nell Gwynn, and 1984. Roy Alexander Weise – Joint Artistic Director of Manchester Royal Exchange, awarded an MBE for services to drama. The discussion also include playful, thoughtful contributions from theatre makers including Inua Ellams, Tamara Harvey, Emma Rice, Dominic Cavendish, Bertrand Lesca, Tim Etchells, David Lockwood and Selina Thompson and an interview with Caroline Dinenage MP Production: Jack Howson and Robyn Read Lockdown Theatre will feature four plays that had their runs cut short: The Mikvah Project by Josh Azouz and originally showing at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, Love Love Love by Mike Bartlett recently revived for Lyric, Hammersmith Theatre, Rockets And Blue Lights by Winsome Pinnock - sadly suspended before its world premiere planned at Manchester’s Royal Exchange, and Shoe Lady by E.V. Crowe - cut short into its run at the Royal Court Theatre - Produced by Jeremy Mortimer, a Reduced Listening production for Radio 3 and Radio 4 and available on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08fw06m In the Free Thinking archives you can find discussions including Dramatising Democracy with James Graham, Paula Milne Michael Dobbs and Trudi-Ann Tierney https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04yb7k6 Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta on dramatising Anita and Me https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06gt257 Is British Culture Getting Weirder? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000346m

Jacob Hawley discusses what life in lockdown means to keyworkers and creative freelancers. In this episode, he chats to Luke, a plumbing engineer, about keeping people’s water flowing and toilets flushing. He hears about the Lockdown Theatre Festival from Olivier Award winning actor Bertie Carvel, and Virtual Collaborators, an online project from Danusia Samal. He also catches up with Dulcie Scott from Helping Dress Medics - a team of TV costume makers who are putting their skills into making high quality scrubs for the NHS. Jacob Hawley’s Job Centre is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds Art by Made Up Music by Jaan Production Coordinator: Sarah Sharpe Producer: Nick Coupe

This week on the show we welcomed friends from the world of film, television, comedy and food.This hilarious Rob Delaney chats his brand new stand-up special 'Jackie' on Amazon Prime.Heston Blumenthal and Niklas Ekstedt tells all about their brand new Channel 4 cooking show 'Crazy Delicious'.And David Haig discusses the new Sky Original 'COBRA'.Plus Fay Ripley, Timmy Mallett, Chloe Madeley, Bertie Carvel, and Izzy Judd.You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK and on Sundays from 10 am.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast every week to hear the highlights! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we chat with Jessica Kate Ryan and Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Tim Minchin’s SMASH HIT musical - Matilda!"I suspect it will delight audiences for years to come ... [Kelly's] script actually improves and deepens Dahl's original ... [Minchin's] smashing score ... combines take-home melodies with delicious lyrical wit in songs that consistently develop both the plot and our understanding of the characters. There is an exuberant sense here of two writers who have clicked together ... [Matilda] so wittily excoriates the cruelty and crassness of our age ... Warchus’s thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell and with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, constantly combines comedy with a sense of wonder. The children [and the adult performances are 'hilarious' (Bailey), 'memorable' (Walker and Kaye) and 'touchingly sweet' (Ward)] ... But the star turn is Bertie Carvel". - Charles Spencer- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, Novel, Roald Dahl, Tim Minchin, Royal Shakespeare CompanyIMDbiTunes, SpotifyLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

This 5-part mini series brings you exclusive, behind-the-scenes content from the 2019 awards season, ranging from the Tony Nominations themselves to red carpets to press rooms and conversations with this year’s biggest winners. Part 5 – The Tony Awards: The Press Room The 73rd Annual Tony Awards Awards took place on June 9th 2019, at the Radio City Musical Hall, hosted by James Corden. The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. Time Jumps:7:07-- Rob Howell, The Ferryman7:55-- Bradley King, Hadestown9:37-- Bertie Carvel, Ink10:52-- Rachel Hauck, Hadestown12:14-- Bob Mackie, The Cher Show12:48-- Fitz Patton, Choir Boy14:05-- Robert Horn, Tootsie14:38-- Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown18:08-- Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud19:25-- Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!21:31-- Ryan Murphy & David Stone, The Boys in the Band22:49-- Rosemary Harris, lifetime achievement award24:51-- Anais Mitchell, Hadestown25:24-- André De Shields, Hadestown26:38-- Bryan Cranston, Network28:36-- Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show30:43-- Hadestown wins Best Musical33:20-- The Ferryman wins Best PlayConnect with The Theatre Podcast:Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcastTwitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcastFacebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcastTheTheatrePodcast.comAlan’s personal Instagram: @alansealesJillian’s personal Instagram: @jillianhochmanEmail us at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. We want to know what you think.

Bertie Carvel, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Ink, joins Joan Hamburg.

Tony Award winner Bertie Carvel and attorney and Hamptons broker Alan Schnurman &  Dan’s Hamptons Media editorial director Eric Feil join the show

Bertie Carvel, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Ink, joins Joan Hamburg.

In this podcast, we're speaking with Bertie Carvel on his Tony-winning role in Ink. Find out how Bertie brings humanity to his roles as notable real-life figures and famous literary characters. Please note, this podcast was recorded prior to the 2019 Tony Awards ceremony.

Newly-minted two-time tony nominee Bertie Carvel is here to talk all about the Tony-nominated INK. Bertie earned his first Tony nomination for his portrayal of Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, which also marked his Broadway debut. He has won two Olivier awards, both for the same roles that earned him Tony nominations as well as an Olivier nomination for his work in Parade. Follow @mtc_nyc.Hosted by Ryan Lee Gilbert, Paul Wontorek and Caitlin Moynihan

Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the P section of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Politics The Jons explain why David Icke is like a British Rail sandwich, and that lizards eat babies. Pondermatic The Pondermatic is another computer not as smart as Deep Thought, who in fact called it a “cybernetic simpleton”. Poodoo Poodoo is an executive from the company that built the cloning machines that created the hundreds of millions of Lintilla clones we meet on Brontitall, in the second radio series. He draws up agreements to cease to be, which are disguised as marriage licenses. Two of the three Allitnils - clones designed to be irresistibly attractive to Lintilla and her clones - “marry” two of the Lintilla clones, and thus the Lintillas are destroyed. Population It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, but not every one of them is inhabited. So there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination. Practical Parenting in a Fractally Demented Universe We live in strange times. We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our universes are the shadows of whole other universes intersecting with our own. Being able to glance out into this bewildering complexity of infinite recursion and say things like, “Oh, hi Ed! Nice tan. How's Carol?” involves a great deal of filtering skill for which all conscious entities have eventually to develop a capacity in order to protect themselves from the contemplation of the chaos through which they seethe and tumble. So give your kid a break, OK?” Prak Prak is a little man with scraggly hair, given too much of a truth drug, after the Krikkit robots stole the Argabuthon Sceptre of Justice and jogged the surgeon's arm while the drug was being administered. When asked to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, he begins to tell the court the entire history and present of the universe. Pralite monks Ford learns how to skin animals on Earth from an ex-Pralite monk. The galaxy is littered with them apparently, all on the make, because the mental control techniques the Order have evolved as a form of devotional discipline are, frankly, sensational - and extraordinary numbers of monks leave the Order just after they have finished their devotional training and just before they take their final vows to stay locked in small metal boxes for the rest of their lives. Links Follow Danny on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on Twitter Follow Mark on Twitter Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Cat's Cabinet of Curiosities Zeno's paradoxes - Wikipedia Drop the Dead Donkey (TV Series 1990–1998) - IMDb The Good Life (1975 TV series) - Wikipedia The Good Place (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb How I Escaped My Certain Fate eBook: Stewart Lee: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Stewart Lee! The ‘If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One' EP eBook: Stewart Lee: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Find more shows from the Outpost British Rail sandwich - Wikipedia David Icke - Wikipedia Wogan - Wikipedia From Hell: Amazon.co.uk: Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell: 8601404243240: Books Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell ❲DVD❳: Amazon.co.uk: Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley, Alice Englert, Paul Kaye: DVD & Blu-ray

From across The Pond: two more quality series from the BBC: ​ First up: Voted Best New Drama of 2016, Doctor Foster. Written and created by the Olivier-winning playwright Mike Bartlett. Starring Suranne Jones (who won a BAFTA for her portrayal) as the doctor who suspects her husband of having an affair. Co-starring Bertie Carvel (as the husband), Tom Taylor (as the son), Thusitha Jayasundera (as the frenemy) and Jodie Comer from Thirteen (as the potential other woman). Available on Netflix. ​ At 15:17: Love, Lies and Records. Starring Ashley Jensen as the overseer of the Leeds Register Office - and the people who spend their workdays registering life's milestones, such as birth, marriage, and death. Available via Acorn TV (the folks who brought us Striking Out and A Place to Call Home). ​ 20:44: In honor of Dr. Foster, this week's #ListofSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies/Series About Women in Marital Crises.

Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ Grab your library books and keep an eye on that newt! This week we're chatting up the nuvo-West End show “Matilda: The Musical.” We discuss stellar child actors, British and US dialectical differences, the fabulous Bertie Carvel and the marvels of childhood. Matilda: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording) Spotify SHOW NOTES Have a look at this interview with the marvelous Tim Minchin where he talks about how he got involved with the RSC and Matilda. The set design for this show is JUST fab. Here's an interview with set and costume designer Rob Howell and lighting designer Hugh Vanstone about their letters-and-blocks inspired design. There're two recordings of Matilda! Did you know that? Tommy didn't. If you want to do some comparisons, the London Cast is on Spotify and the Broadway Cast is on Amazon. 2013 was the year of the children choruses at the Tony Awards. Don't believe us? Check out NPH's exhausting opening number. Have a look at the stunning Bertie Carvel in the recording studio. Fabulous both in and out of costume. Join Lesli Margherita in her backstage vlog “Looks Not Books” from Broadway.com. Tim Minchin sings songs. They're funny. Really funny. He's also working on a new musical – an adaptation of the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. It'll be a while before you can listen to the whole thing, but you can check out one of the songs right now!

The film Groundhog Day tells the story of a cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in the isolated small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, when he finds himself caught in a time loop, forced to repeat the same day again and again...and again. Now it's been made into a musical by the same team behind Matilda the Musical, including composer and lyricist Tim Minchin. So how successful is the Old Vic's adaptation? Matt Wolf reviews.Samira talks to the Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar, famous for outrageous comedies (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and female-focused dramas (Volver, All About My Mother), whose latest film, Julieta, is his most serious yet.Charlotte Dujardin won her third Olympic gold earlier this week by retaining her individual dressage title. She performed her latest gold-winning ride to music written especially by composer Tom Hunt for the games in Rio. Tom talks about how he conceived and wrote the music for Charlotte and her horse, Valegro. Actor Bertie Carvel discusses his directorial debut Strife, John Galsworthy's rarely staged political drama, which charts the progress of an industrial strike and the fight between a factory's workers and the company's board of directors. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Angie Nehring.

Erica Jong has followed her book "Fear of Flying" with "Fear of Dying". She talks to Philip Dodd about feminism and ageing. Richard Jones discusses Eugene O'Neill's 1922 drama The Hairy Ape - which stars Bertie Carvel as the ship labourer trying to find a way to belong in the divided society of New York. Ben Bernanke, former chair of the US Federal Reserve, has a more contemporary view of the divide between rich and poor in New York. The Hairy Ape is at The Old Vic Theatre in London from October 17th to November 21st. Erica Jong's latest book is called Fear of Dying. Ben Bernanke's book is called The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath

Award-winning writer and director Mike Bartlett didn't always write: he dabbled in acting at university and afterwards wanted to go into directing theatre but would always “flunk the interviews”. Bad times. He began to write for a few reasons - one of which was boredom - and suddenly found his job interviews started to go well. Good times. The reason? “Because I didn't have to sell myself - I just put the script on the table. It was all about the work, not me.” His latest show on BBC One was the massively popular Doctor Foster starring Suranne Jones and Bertie Carvel. The series was the most watched new BBC TV drama so far this year with nearly 8 million people tuning into the finale. Writing for TV didn't come until quite a few years into his career, but that wasn't a conscious decision, he says. Mike has written for quite a few mediums. He's adapted theatre for radio (Not Talking), turned radio plays into stage plays (Contractions) and written for TV (ITV's The Town and BBC One's Doctor Foster). Is his approach the same for all those mediums? What are the main differences he's found? In this podcast Mike talks to Henry Swindell of BBC Writersroom about the importance of planning before writing absolutely anything. He discusses the differences when writing for different mediums, talks about how he came to write for TV, and shares his techniques for getting into the psyche for writing.

Bubba (@FittenTrim) and Catfish (@cjgman67) recap & review the latest episode of BBC One & BBC America's seven-part mini-series adaption of Susanna Clarke's novel 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.' Plus, there's an exclusive interview with brilliant comic book author John Reppion (@johnreppion) who's written some excellent pieces on the lore of Strange & Norrell at DailyGrail.com. http://dailygrail.com/Guest-Articles/2015/6/Strange-Norrell-IV-Magic-and-Madness In addition, we have lots of feedback including Susan (@blackeyedlily) directing people to the Library at Hurtfew hurtfew.wikispaces.com -- a great resource. BFI Channel's panel discussion youtu.be/AbJNex591VK which includes Marc Warren, aka the Man with the Thistle Down Hair. BBC's The One Show has an interview with Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel at youtu.be/Ujw7EW3Lkk0 Tweet at us to let us know if you're on: #TeamStrange or #TeamNorrell #TeamSegundus or #TeamHoneyfoot #TeamDrawlight or #TeamLesalles #TeamChildermass or #TeamJeremy #TeamArabella or #TeamLadyPole and finally: #TeamBubba or #TeamCatfish

Theater Talk devotes this episode to "Matilda," Broadway's hit new musical. Our guests are librettist Dennis Kelly, composer/lyricist Tim Minchin and actor Bertie Carvel, who plays the terrifying Miss Trunchbull.

With Mark Lawson. Comedy performer David Mitchell, best known for his role in Peep Show, discusses his autobiography, Back Story. The book charts events in Mitchell's life through a series of walks through London. He reflects on whether comedians need misery to be funny, his partnership with Robert Webb and his first sketch at a student comedy night. The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Chinese writer Mo Yan, whose work has been described as combining "hallucinatory realism" with folk tales, history and contemporary life. John Freeman, the editor of Granta magazine, who recently spent time with the new Nobel laureate in China, assesses his work. Bertie Carvel stars in a new National Theatre production of Damned by Despair, a 17th century Spanish morality tale by Tirso de Molina. Playwright Frank McGuinness has written a new version of the play, which follows the intertwining fates of two strangers. Writer Kate Saunders gives her verdict. Recent screen roles for British actors Damian Lewis and Emma Watson have demanded American accents, and American actors including Dakota Fanning and Maggie Gyllenhall have recently used British accents for parts set in the UK. Voice coach Elspeth Morrison discusses the techniques needed for these transatlantic accent swaps. Producer Claire Bartleet.

Nick chats to Bertie Carvel, currently starring as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda and also talks, with Jonathan Cohen, about Backbeat - a new musical play about the very early Beatles' days.