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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 7:02

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week Vidar was reviewing the stage adaptation of Ken Loach's 2016 award-winning film, ‘I DANIEL BLAKE' by Comedian, Playwright and Actor Dave Johns who also played the lead role of Daniel in Ken Loach's film as the production visited the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Professional Audio Describer Jonathan Nash provided the live description for both the dry run and the audio described performance at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. ‘I, Daniel Blake' is adapted by Dave Johns from the film directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty, and produced by Rebecca O'Brien for Sixteen Films. Dan is a carpenter. A Geordie through and through. Just on the mend after a heart attack. Katie has just arrived from London. Finally got a council house for her and the kids. A fresh start. ‘I, Daniel Blake' is one of the most important stories of a generation. A glimpse behind the headlines and the stark reality of what happens when the political system is stacked against you. With 14.5 million people living in poverty in the UK, this is not fiction. It is reality. A touching and vital story of how people come together in the face of adversity and how sometimes creating a family to support you just isn't enough. The show is adapted for stage by Dave Johns who played Daniel Blake in the award winning 2016 film. Presented by Northern Stage, Birmingham Rep, ETT, Oldham Coliseum and tiny dragon Productions, in association with Cardboard Citizens. Age Guideline 12+ More about the tour of ‘I DANIEL BLAKE' can be found on either the northern Stage website - https://northernstage.co.uk/whats-on/i-daniel-blake-2/ Or the English Touring Theatre Company's website - https://ett.org.uk/our-work/i-daniel-blake/ Image: RNIB Connect Radio Bright Green 20th Anniversary Logo

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Sea Change

Chronosphere Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 34:41

They're dear friends, so they said: We love your plays. The evening wore on. Wine was taken. They said: But your stuff is very dark, very sad. Why don ‘t you write something happy? A love story? And because they're dear friends, I decided I would. written and produced by Jill Korn Author Jill Korn Director Jill Korn Sound design David Bannerman Fergus Robert Donaldson Paul Ingram Noble Dobhran Rachel Macpherson-Graham Martha Kirsten Maguire Ferry announcer David Bannerman Waitress Jill Korn ABOUT THE AUTHOR As a child, Jill was thrilled by the annual pantomime at the Birmingham Rep, and would make up conversations in her head between imagined, magical characters. Nothing really changes. In 2019, Jill gained her Master's degree in Creative Writing in Glasgow, Scotland (another panto city!) and began to realise her imagined conversations as audio drama. Her darker plays draw from history, examining its parallels with the present. In lighter mode, she returns as often as possible to the beautiful Western Isles for her inspiration. Jill's most recent work is a trilogy of radio plays called An Ayrshire Trilogy, which celebrates the rich history and culture of the county she has chosen as her home. Jill lives in an Ayrshire village with her patient husband, an indolent cat and the voices in her head.

S1 Ep1612: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - The Way Old Friends Do, AD Theatre Review

"The Good Listening To" Podcast with me Chris Grimes! (aka a "GLT with me CG!")

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 5:22

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews. This week Vidar was reviewing a new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens with The Way Old Friends Do at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on Tuesday 28 February at 7.45pm with description by professional Audio Describers Julia Grundy and Carolyn Smith. In the late 1980s, two Birmingham school friends tentatively come out: one as gay, the other — more shockingly — as an ABBA fan. Thirty years later, they reunite to form the world's first ABBA tribute band — in drag. Can their friendship survive the tribulations of a life on the road; one full of platform boots, fake beards and a distractingly attractive stranger? Simultaneously tender and laugh-out loud funny, this heartfelt story will appeal to anyone who understands how it feels to be a fan: of ABBA or of anyone. Written by and starring Ian Hallard (The Boys In The Band), this world premiere is directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula, Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen). Cast includes Donna Berlin (Doctors) James Bradshaw (Endeavour), Sara Crowe (Olivier Award winner for Private Lives), Andrew Horton (Jupiter's Legacy) and Rose Shalloo (Malory Towers). Also featuring the voices of Miriam Margolyes and Paul O'Grady. Presented by Birmingham Rep and James Seabright in association with Jason Haigh-Ellery and Park Theatre For more about the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and their access provision including audio described performances do visit the access pages of their website- https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility/ (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

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140 Saikat Ahamed UK Based Actor, Storyteller & Bangladeshi 'Tinkerbell of Joy' in a Pink Tu-Tu!

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 59:22

Delighted to welcome the playful, warm & wonderful natural Storyteller Saikat Ahamed to The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius, recorded as Facebook LIVE (click on the Group link above to watch)The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius The adventure continues!Saikat Ahamed is a UK based Actor, writer & poet of Bangladeshi descent based in Bristol. He has just finished a 6 month stint in the London West End Production of "Life of Pi" and locally, here in Bristol, he is most famous for having played Tinkerbell (in a pink Tu-Tu!) in the Bristol Old Vic Production of "Peter Pan", directed by renowned theatre director Sally Cookson.He was born in Surrey to Bangladeshi parents Hashi and Masud, and grew up in Birmingham, where he attended King Edwards School.After studying a degree in Journalism at Cardiff University, he went on to train at The Actors Company under David Harris and John Jones. In 2006, having won the BBC Norman Beaton Fellowship, Saikat moved to Bristol with his family. Since then, Saikat has starred in theatre, film, TV and radio as well as working as a writer for stage and radio too.Saikat developed his first play, Corala, with Birmingham Rep and his first radio drama, Telling Tales, was commissioned by the BBC in 2011 and aired on the BBC Asian Network. Initially conceived as a piece of ‘Asian storytelling', Saikat subsequently wrote a play concerned with young people in a pupil referral unit and a teacher who uses the power of stories he grew up with to connect with them.His first theatre pieces were solo shows; The Tiger and The Moustache completed a successful national tour in 2014 and Strictly Balti, commissioned by Travelling Light Theatre Company, played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe followed byTune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website. Show Website: https://www.thegoodlisteningtoshow.com You can email me about the Show: chris@secondcurve.uk Twitter thatchrisgrimes LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-grimes-actor-broadcaster-facilitator-coach/ FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/842056403204860 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW wherever you get your Podcasts :) Thanks for listening!

55: Ewan Fernie & Simon Palfrey

Unsound Methods

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 51:22

This month marks the fifth anniversary of Unsound Methods - thank you to everyone who's joined us along the way, and hello to any new arrivals... In this episode we speak to Ewan Fernie and Simon Palfrey about the writing of their collaboratively composed novel 'Macbeth, Macbeth' (available from Boiler House Press, here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/macbeth-macbeth-by-ewan-fernie-simon-palfrey) 'Macbeth, Macbeth' is described by its authors as a critical fiction. A sequel, critique, and repetition of Shakespeare's play. Slavoj Žižek has described it as: ‘a miracle, an instant classic… as close as one can come to a quantum physics literary criticism'. A video trailer for the book is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru-seZCr3Ho Ewan Fernie is Director of the 2-million-pound lottery-funded ‘Everything to Everybody' Project (everythingtoeverybody.bham.ac.uk), which is reviving the world's first great Shakespeare library and Birmingham's broader reputation as a pioneering modern city. It was a major influence on the Cultural Programme and the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. His day-job is as Chair, Professor and Fellow at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and Culture Lead for the College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham. Ewan's books include: Shame in Shakespeare, The Demonic: Literature and Experience, Shakespeare for Freedom, Spiritual Shakespeares, Redcrosse: Remaking Religious Poetry for Today's World, Thomas Mann and Shakespeare: Something Rich and Strange, and New Places: Shakespeare and Civic Creativity. For many years, he co-edited the groundbreaking ‘Shakespeare Now!' series with Simon Palfrey. In 2018, he hosted Radical Mischief: Inviting Experiment in Theatre, Thought and Politics with the Royal Shakespeare Company's Deputy Director, Erica Whyman at The Other Place. He is now leading a new project, Serious About Comedy, with Sean Foley, Artistic Director of Birmingham REP, as well as an ambitious cross-cultural initiative with the Birmingham-based artist and curator, Mohammed Ali of Soul City Arts. He is writing a book about the Scottish writer and philosopher, Thomas Carlyle, provisionally entitled The Dirty History of Hope. Simon Palfrey is Professor of English at Brasenose College Oxford University. His recent work explores the unique kinds of life generated by dramatic, poetic, and fictional forms, and the opportunities this opens up for more imaginative, philosophically adventurous, and politically engaged critical work. His books include Doing Shakespeare (Arden, 2004; 2nd ed. 2011), a TLS International Book of the Year; Shakespeare in Parts (Oxford, 2007, with Tiffany Stern), the MRDS Book of the Year; Poor Tom: living King Lear (Chicago, 2014); Shakespeare's Possible Worlds (Cambridge, 2014) Simon's current projects are inspired by Spenser's Faerie Queene, including a new bestiary, A Poem Come True, and the twice AHRC-award winning Demons Land, a mixed media event (film, drama, dance, paintings, sculptures, soundscapes, text) that imagines an island built in the image of Spenser's epic poem (demonsland.com). Find us on Twitter: @UnsoundMethods - @JaimieBatchan - @LochlanBloom Jaimie's Instagram is: @jaimie_batchan Or at jaimiebatchan.com and lochlanbloom.com We have a store page on Bookshop, where you can find our books, as well as those of previous guests: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/unsoundmethods Thanks for listening, please like, subscribe and rate Unsound Methods wherever you get your podcasts. Our website is: https://unsoundmethods.co.uk/

The Shift LIVE: Ruth Jones on daughterhood, menopause and being Nanny Ruth

The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 49:03

In the run up to Christmas I'll be dropping two special live episodes recorded live at the Birmingham Literature Festival earlier this autumn. The second conversation is with one of the funniest, warmest women you're ever likely to encounter: Ruth Jones. TBH Ruth needs little introduction. The co-writer and star of Stella and the BAFTA award winning Gavin and Stacey, she is also the bestselling author of three Sunday Times bestsellers: Never Greener (which was also WHSmith Fiction book of the year), Us Three and now, Love Untold. Warm, open-hearted and generous, Love Untold sees Ruth turn her attention to motherhood and daughterhood as we meet four generations of the women of the Meredith family: Grace, Alys, Elin and Beca and encounter the minefield of complications that form the mother-daughter bond - love, hate and everything in between. You will laugh, you will cry, you will wince and above all you will recognise the feelings that Ruth evokes in the four women.Ruth joined me in front of a live audience at the Birmingham Rep to talk about the complex mother-daughter relationship, why so few people talk about daughterhood, the power and importance of cross-generational understanding and the impossibility of living up to a fantasy life. She also opened up about menopause, HRT, her irrational fear of turning 40 and her favourite new role.... that of Nanny Ruth!This episode includes an exclusive reading from Love Untold by Ruth. And Ruth's book recommendations for Christmas reading.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including Love Untold by Ruth Jones and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me.* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including transcripts of the podcast, please consider joining The Shift community. Find out more at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/And if you already subscribe - did you know you can buy a Gift Membership of The Shift for a friend at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/gift_plans• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Shift LIVE: Elif Shafak on intersectionality, identity and finding the courage to come out in her 40s

The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 43:30

In the run up to Christmas I'll be dropping two special live episodes recorded live at the Birmingham Literature Festival earlier this autumn. The first conversation is with one of the most thoughtful people I've ever interviewed: the activist, author and academic, Elif Shafak.The author of 19 books, including the novels Ten minutes 38 seconds in this strange world which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and her latest, The Island Of Missing Trees which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize, amongst many others. Elif is an advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression.The bestselling female novelist in Turkey, Elif has been unable to return to her homeland for several years, since she was charged with insulting Turkishness based on the behaviour of her characters in her bestselling The Bastard of Istanbul.Elif joined me in front of a live audience at the Birmingham Rep to talk about the changing face of protest and the inspirational young women on the frontline, why we need to be aware not just of the glass ceiling but the glass walls that keep us apart, intersectionality and the alarming backlash against women's and LGBTQ+ rights. She also talked about feeling like an outsider, getting the courage to come out in her 40s, learning self-compassion and how she's evolved as she's aged.This is Elif's second time on The Shift with Sam Baker. You can hear the first here.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me. Elif's recommendation, Poetry Unbound by Padraig O'Tauma is available from amazon.* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including transcripts of the podcast, please consider joining The Shift community. Find out more at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/And if you already subscribe - did you know you can buy a Gift Membership of The Shift for a friend at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/gift_plans• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1502: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Nativity! The Musical, Audio Described Theatre Review

The Clifton Duncan Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 7:21

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews. This week Vidar was reviewing the audio described performance of Nativity! The Musical at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on Friday 2 December at 7pm with description by professional Audio Describers Julia Grundy and Carolyn Smith. Nativity! The Musical is a feel-good and funny cracker of a musical, adapted for the stage by Debbie Isitt, the creator of the much-loved films. ‘a Christmas gift of a musical which will delight adults and children alike' - What's OnStage Every child in every school has one Christmas wish, to star in a Nativity, and at St Bernadette's School they're attempting to mount a musical version! Only trouble is teacher Mr Maddens has promised that a Hollywood producer is coming to see the show to turn it into a film. Join him, his teaching assistant the crazy Mr Poppy, hilarious children and a whole lot of sparkle and shine as they struggle to make everyone's Christmas wish come true. Featuring all of your favourite sing-a-long hits from the movies including Sparkle and Shine, Nazareth, One Night One Moment, She's the Brightest Star and a whole host of new songs, this musical really ‘is a heartfelt hit' (The Times). "It's fun, it's festive and should be on everyone's Christmas list” - CultureBab Since its world premiere at The Rep in 2017, Nativity! The Musical has been seen by over one million people during an acclaimed UK tour and three successful London runs. There will be further audio described performances of Nativity! The Musical on Wednesday 28 December at 7pm and Thursday 5 January at 2pm with more details on the Birmingham Rep website - https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/nativity-the-musical/ (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

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How I Got Cancelled by My Own Company.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 89:26

Rosie Kay -- (BA Hons) FRSA, MCR St Cross College, Oxford, born in Scotland -- danced from a very early age, then trained at London Contemporary Dance School, graduating in 1998, before a career as a dancer in Poland, France, Germany and the USA. Kay returned to the UK in 2003, founded Rosie Kay Dance Company 2004-21 and is now setting up a new venture for her future works.Kay's works up to date include a contemporary set adaptation of "Romeo + Juliet" (2021), and returned to performing on stage with the Absolute Solo II' tour in 2021. There, her solo work "Adult Female Dancer"' was celebrated as one of the ‘Top 5 Dance Works of 2021' by 'The Observer ', and Kay was nominated for a National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) for Absolute Solo II. Kay is well known for the multi- award-winning work "5 SOLDIERS" (2010- present) based on intense research with the British Army.Kay's works tour to Sadlers Wells, Birmingham REP, Norwich Theatre Royal, Salisbury Playhouse and regularly tour Europe and the USA.FOLLOW ROSIE ON TWITTER:https://www.twitter.com/RosieKayK2COREVIEW for ""ABSOLUTE SOLO II": https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/may/22/rosie-kay-absolute-solo-ii-review-birmingham-repertory-theatreBBC BROADCAST OF "5 SOLDIERS":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku1tVoBUyw8"THIS IS MK ULTRA":https://vimeo.com/676322446FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/cliftonaduncan SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK: https://cliftonduncan.substack.com MY IMDB PAGE:https://www.imdb.me/cliftonduncan(MOST OF) MY THEATRICAL CREDITS:https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/265366-clifton-alphonzo-duncanIntro/Outro: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/stJzyKNNgz/SUPPORT THIS PODCAST BY BUYING SOME DELICIOUS COFFEE FROM OUR FIRST SPONSOR, TWIN ENGINE COFFEE:https://www.twinenginecoffee.com/CliftonDuncanI NARRATED THIS AUDIOBOOK:https://www.berlinersbook.com/CHAPTERS:0:00:00 -- A Word for Our Sponsor.0:01:15 -- Teaser/Intros.0:04:40 -- Rosie's Origin, and the Makings of a Dancer.0:09:03 -- Art vs. Religion (Again).0:17:11 -- How Rosie Got Cancelled.0:26:28 -- Conspiracy Theories and Transhumanism??0:30:37 -- "5 Soldiers" and Sexual Dimorphism.0:38:05 -- Artistry vs. Activism.0:52:32 -- "Adult Female Dancer", and Womanhood.0:59:57 -- Tackling the Crisis in the Arts.1:14:40 -- Artists' Authoritarian Blindspot.1:26:20 -- Deprogramming a "True Believer".

Outlander star Joanne Thomson talks fun on set, studying at RCS and giving back

Silence on Set

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 50:46

Joanne Thomson sat down with Silence on Set podcast to talk about filming Outlander season six, why charity is so important, graduating from RCS, and some of her upcoming projects. Thomson also gave us some exciting details about the filming process and what went into her preparation for Outlander. Host: Monica Gleberman Editor: Corinna Caimi Social Media Graphic: Jojo -- Bio: Joanne Thomson is an Actor, Writer, and Director from Glasgow, Scotland. Since graduating with a BA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland she also trained with the Groundlings Improv School in Los Angeles. She has worked extensively across the UK as an actor and has directed internationally award-winning theatre. Her theatre credits as an actor include work with the National Theatre of Scotland, Bristol Old Vic, Citizens Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Royal Lyceum, Traverse, and the legendary Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. In 2022 it was announced that Joanne had been cast as the new recurring character Amy McCallum in Season 6 of OUTLANDER with Sony/Starz. She also recently played DS Lisa Harvey in BBC One drama THE VICTIM which was nominated for a BAFTA and her performance in ITV's BAFTA-nominated In Plain Sight won her 2 Best Actress nominations at the IARA awards. In 2019, she starred in BBC's prime-time drama THE SUFFRAGETTES which won a BAFTA that same year.

Will Young

Saturday Live

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 84:38

Will Young joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles. The singer, writer and podcaster shot to fame 20 years ago after winning the first series of Pop Idol. Seven albums, four Number One's, 10 million record sales and two Brit Awards later, he is now a leading voice in mental health awareness, particularly in the LGBTQ community. Steve Thompson MBE is a 2003 World Cup winner and has been England's most capped hooker in the sport of rugby union. He was recently diagnosed with early-onset dementia. Harriet Atkinson received an email out of the blue from a stranger, Bridget Mckenzie, to say that she owned a photograph album that she thought belonged to Harriet's family. Jess Gillam shares her Inheritance Tracks: Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys and Stars by Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976. Paul Hunter is a life-long Aston Villa fan. Back in 1982, Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich to win the European Cup. Around the same time, 16 year old Paul was told he wouldn't amount to anything by one of his teachers. It's the tale of two underdogs triumphing when they'd be written off. Will's book Be Yourself and Happier – The A-Z of Wellbeing – is published by Ebury Spotlight. His album of Greatest Hits is out in May and a UK tour in the autumn.  Steve's book, Unforgettable: Rugby, dementia and the fight of my life is published by Blink Publishing. Would You Bet Against Us? – written and performed by Paul and Told By An Idiot theatre company is at The Birmingham Rep from 19th May until 4th June 2022.

Abdulrazak Gurnah and the Big Jubilee Read from the Library of Birmingham

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 42:21

The Big Jubilee Read is a reading for pleasure campaign by the Reading Agency and the BBC highlighting 70 books from across the Commonwealth published during the decades of the Queen's reign. To mark the launch, Front Row comes from the Studio Theatre at the Library of Birmingham with an audience. Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to Samira about his novel Paradise from 1994 which has been chosen as a Big Jubilee Read. Emma d'Costa from the Commonwealth Foundation explains how the books were chosen. Local author Kit de Waal comments and we hear from Birmingham's Poet Laureate, Casey Bailey, whose play GrimeBoy has just opened at the Birmingham Rep. He performs poems celebrating his city. And how are libraries faring ten years on from the first austerity cuts and two years after the pandemic? Briony Birdi of the University of Sheffield explains. The full list of books is available from Monday 18 April at BBC Arts https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts Photo credit: Tricia Yourkevich for the BBC Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Sarah Johnson

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Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan: Thom Tuck

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 38:04

Comic actor Thom Tuck discovered Bob Dylan when, growing up in Bangladesh, he caught the promo for Subterranean Homesick Blues on MTV Rewind. His family eventually returned to Leeds, where his outsider status was made even worse/better by his obsession with all things Bob. At university, he didn't improve his lot by writing a play called “One More Layer of Skin”. Despite it all, Thom maintains that Dylan remains his “prism by which to understand the world”.Opinions: Thom reserves a special place in hell for songs like Make You Feel My Love (“Adele heard the Billy Joel version and now every idiot does it”), whilst continuing to rate Under The Red Sky (“as an album to go to sleep to”). Along the way, we swap dozens of the best Dylan cover versions, from bluegrass to hard rock to the “deep thunder” of Tom Jones.Thom Tuck is an actor, writer and comedian. He is currently on tour in the acclaimed Birmingham Rep production of The Play What I Wrote. His theatre work includes Death Of A Salesman (Royal & Derngate), Three Sisters (Southwark Playhouse), Brexit (Spontaneity Shop), A Slight Ache (Pleasance) and Gutted!: A Revenger's Musical (Assembly Theatre). Thom's television work includes The Crown, Fresh Meat, Horrible Histories, Babylon and Drifters. As a comedian, Thom was nominated Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show Thom Tuck Goes Straight-To-DVD, which was adapted for BBC Radio and is now out on DVD. His other solo shows are Thom Tuck Flips Out, The Square Root Of Minus One and An August Institution. Thom is one third of the acclaimed sketch troupe The Penny Dreadfuls.https://britishtheatre.com/the-play-what-i-wrote-tour/TwitterTrailerEpisode playlist on AppleEpisode playlist on SpotifyListeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating.Twitter @isitrollingpodRecorded 14th December 2021This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan: Thom Tuck

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 39:34

Comic actor Thom Tuck discovered Bob Dylan when, growing up in Bangladesh, he caught the promo for Subterranean Homesick Blues on MTV Rewind. His family eventually returned to Leeds, where his outsider status was made even worse/better by his obsession with all things Bob. At university, he didn't improve his lot by writing a play called “One More Layer of Skin”. Despite it all, Thom maintains that Dylan remains his “prism by which to understand the world”. Opinions: Thom reserves a special place in hell for songs like Make You Feel My Love (“Adele heard the Billy Joel version and now every idiot does it”), whilst continuing to rate Under The Red Sky (“as an album to go to sleep to”). Along the way, we swap dozens of the best Dylan cover versions, from bluegrass to hard rock to the “deep thunder” of Tom Jones. Thom Tuck is an actor, writer and comedian. He is currently on tour in the acclaimed Birmingham Rep production of The Play What I Wrote. His theatre work includes Death Of A Salesman (Royal & Derngate), Three Sisters (Southwark Playhouse), Brexit (Spontaneity Shop), A Slight Ache (Pleasance) and Gutted!: A Revenger's Musical (Assembly Theatre). Thom's television work includes The Crown, Fresh Meat, Horrible Histories, Babylon and Drifters. As a comedian, Thom was nominated Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show Thom Tuck Goes Straight-To-DVD, which was adapted for BBC Radio and is now out on DVD. His other solo shows are Thom Tuck Flips Out, The Square Root Of Minus One and An August Institution. Thom is one third of the acclaimed sketch troupe The Penny Dreadfuls. https://britishtheatre.com/the-play-what-i-wrote-tour/ Twitter Trailer Episode playlist on Apple Episode playlist on Spotify Listeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating. Twitter @isitrollingpod Recorded 14th December 2021 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Way Home By Liz Berry - A Friend To Casey Bailey

The Poetry Exchange

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 30:37

In this episode, poet Casey Bailey talks with us about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'The Way Home' by Liz Berry. Casey joined The Poetry Exchange at the Birmingham & Midland Institute and is in conversation with Poetry Exchange team members, Fiona Bennett and Roy McFarlane. Casey Bailey is a writer, performer and educator, born and raised in Nechells, Birmingham, UK. Casey is the Birmingham Poet Laureate 2020 - 2022 and the Greater Birmingham Future Face of Arts and Culture 2020. Casey's second full poetry collection Please Do Not Touch was published by Burning Eye in 2021. Casey's debut play ‘GrimeBoy' was commissioned by the Birmingham Rep in 2020. He was commissioned by the BBC to write ‘The Ballad of The Peaky Blinders' in 2019. In 2020 the poem was internationally recognised, winning a Webby Award. Casey has performed his poetry nationally, and internationally. Casey was named as one of ‘Birmingham Live's', Birmingham '30 under 30' of 2018, Casey is a Fellow of the University of Worcester and in 2021 was awarded an honorary doctorate by Newman University. www.caseybailey.co.uk 'The Way Home' is read by Casey Bailey and Roy McFarlane.

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Thom Tuck

Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 38:04

Comic actor Thom Tuck discovered Bob Dylan when, growing up in Bangladesh, he caught the promo for Subterranean Homesick Blues on MTV Rewind. His family eventually returned to Leeds, where his outsider status was made even worse/better by his obsession with all things Bob. At university, he didn't improve his lot by writing a play called “One More Layer of Skin”. Despite it all, Thom maintains that Dylan remains his “prism by which to understand the world”.Opinions: Thom reserves a special place in hell for songs like Make You Feel My Love (“Adele heard the Billy Joel version and now every idiot does it”), whilst continuing to rate Under The Red Sky (“as an album to go to sleep to”). Along the way, we swap dozens of the best Dylan cover versions, from bluegrass to hard rock to the “deep thunder” of Tom Jones.Thom Tuck is an actor, writer and comedian. He is currently on tour in the acclaimed Birmingham Rep production of The Play What I Wrote. His theatre work includes Death Of A Salesman (Royal & Derngate), Three Sisters (Southwark Playhouse), Brexit (Spontaneity Shop), A Slight Ache (Pleasance) and Gutted!: A Revenger's Musical (Assembly Theatre). Thom's television work includes The Crown, Fresh Meat, Horrible Histories, Babylon and Drifters. As a comedian, Thom was nominated Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show Thom Tuck Goes Straight-To-DVD, which was adapted for BBC Radio and is now out on DVD. His other solo shows are Thom Tuck Flips Out, The Square Root Of Minus One and An August Institution. Thom is one third of the acclaimed sketch troupe The Penny Dreadfuls.https://britishtheatre.com/the-play-what-i-wrote-tour/TwitterTrailerEpisode playlist on AppleEpisode playlist on SpotifyListeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating.Twitter @isitrollingpodRecorded 14th December 2021This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

1083: Vidar Hjarding MBE - The Snowman, Audio Described Theatre Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 8:19

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjarding MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews. This time Vidar was reviewing the longest running Christmas show in English Theatre history, ‘The Snowman' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with live audio description by Julia Grundy and Caroline Smith. This is the theatre production of the classic film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates which was first shown on Channel 4 on Boxing Day 1982. Based on Raymond Brigg's much-loved book and featuring Howard Blake's classic song Walking In The Air, this enchanting live show has thrilled audiences throughout the world since first appearing on stage over twenty-five years ago, going on to become the West End's longest running Christmas show. When a young boy's snowman comes to life on Christmas Eve, the two set off on a night-time quest for adventure. They meet Father Christmas, dancing penguins, reindeer and crowds of The Snowman's friends, but will they escape evil Jack Frost and get back home for Christmas morning? Vidar began by metaphorically taking Toby ‘Walking in the Air' as the famous song by Harold Blake goes and he explained to Toby how a show like The Snowman, which is purely a magical Christmas dance production with no dialogue at all apart from Farther Christmas going ‘Ho, Ho, Ho' was brought to life to him through the well crafted audio description by Julia Grundy and Caroline Smith. Sadly due to Covid restrictions there was not the opportunity of a touch tour to explore some of the 60 costumes that are used in the production including 11 alone for The Snowman. As Vidar is a real fan of anything to do with Christmas ‘The Snowman' always features on his Christmas theatre wish list and hopefully next year when the longest running Christmas show in English Theatre returns to the Birmingham Rep there will be the opportunity for blind and partially sighted patrons to go on a touch tour to explore the costumes, props and the set of this magical production too. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

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1056: Vidar Hjarding MBE - What's New Pussycat, Audio Described Theatre Review

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 9:27

RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey welcomes back Vidar Hjarding MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands to re-start his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews with his first visit back to a live theatre performance in almost 2 years. Vidar's first trip back to the theatre was to see the audio described performance of ‘What's New Pussycat' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on Wednesday 10 November at 7.30pm with live audio description by Julia Grundy and Caroline Smith. What's New Pussycat is a musical, comedy theatre production Written by Tony Award winning, Joe Di Pietro which marries the classic Henry Fielding novel The History of Tom Jones. and the iconic songs of Sir Tom Jones, to relive the delicious excess of London's in the swinging sixties. Set in 1965, ladies' man Tom Jones arrives in London with a broken heart, but he also has big dreams and a big voice. He quickly discovers an exciting world of mods and miniskirts, dancing and decadence, but most of all…incredible music. Romance and adventure await, but will Tom ever be reunited with his one true love, who seems more interested in designing for Carnaby Street than in being Mrs. Tom Jones? Vidar began by explaining to Toby what it was like for him going back to the Birmingham Rep in almost 2 years and the joy of being back in the theatre seeing a live audio described show. If the rumours are true that What's New Pussycat will be hitting the London West End stage in 2022, then Vidar would certainly recommend going to see an audio described performance of the production for a trip to London's West End. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

Clint Dyer with Special Guest - Rachel De-Lahay

Scripted

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 50:48

Paradox House presents… Episode 9 of Scripted hosted by Daisy Lewis. Episode 9 is here and Daisy sat down with the unstoppable Clint Dyer to chat all things theatre, process and how positive representation at the National Theatre can pave the way for a brighter, more inclusive industry. We also are joined by the brilliant Rachel De-Lahay. It's not double trouble this week, listeners. It's double value and we can't wait for you to tune in. Clint Dyer is the Deputy Artistic Director of The Royal National Theatre. Clint is one of only a very small number of people, and the only Black British artist, to have worked at the National Theatre as an actor, writer and director on full-scale productions. His breadth of experience and creative work will be invaluable as the NT adapts following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and focus on the future. Clint continues to act, write and direct his own work away from the National Theatre. His most recent project saw him directing Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical which opened at the Lyric Theatre in the West End this year. Additionally, he reopened the National Theatre with Death of England: Delroy, which he directed and co-wrote with Roy Williams. Directing credits include: The Big Life (Theatre Royal Stratford East/Apollo, West end), The Westbridge (Royal Court), Kingston 14 (Theatre Royal Stratford East). Writing & Directing credits include: Death of England (National Theatre), Sylvia Plath (Royal Court), The Happy Tragedy of Being Woke (Complicité) – co-directed with Simon McBurney. Writing credits include: The Big Idea – The New Order (Royal Court), Starter Motor – part of Soon Gone Windrush Monologues (BBC), Redacted – The Lock Down Plays Podcast, 846 – Stratford East, My White Best friend/3.3 - Royal Court Theatre. Acting credits include: For Stage – Clint has worked with the likes of Mike Leigh, Simon McBurney, Dominic Cooke, Michael Attenborough, Ian Brown, Mike Bradwell, Madani Younis, Gbolahan Obisesan, Dawn Walton and Philip Hedley. He starred in the Oliver Award-winning Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (National Theatre). For Film – Mine, Sus, The Trail, Cherps, Mr Inbetween, Everybody Love Sunshine, Love Me Still, Act of Vengeance, The Club, Montana, Unknown, Sahara, Agora, Mr Bean 2 and Shopping. Awards include: Best Actor – I.A.R Awards (for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), British Urban Film Awards, Screen Nation Film and Television Awards, Liege International Film Festival and The Texas Black Film Festival (for SUS). Rachel De-Lahay is an award winning playwright and screenwriter. Rachel's debut THE WESTBRIDGE premiered at the Royal Court in 2011 and went on to win the 2012 Writers Guild Award for Best Play as well as the 2011 Alfred Fagon Award. Rachel followed this up with ROUTES, which opened Vicky Featherstone's first season at the Royal Court in 2013. The play went on to earn Rachel the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards 2013. Rachel's third full-length play CIRLCES debuted at Birmingham Rep and transferred to the Tricycle Theatre. In 2015, the Bush commissioned Rachel to write a monologue for Black Lives, Black Words. The monologue became MY WHITE BEST FRIEND, which became the template for Rachel to collaborate with and commission a number of established and emerging voices in theatre under the Bunker and the Royal Court. In television, Rachel has collaborated with Jack Thorne on Channel 4's KIRI and Netflix's THE EDDY. She has written on episodes of THE FEED and NOUGHTS AND CROSSES, as well as developing and adapting material of her own with various production companies in the UK and the US. Enjoy!

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Eric Kofi Abrefa aka Lamar Silas (BMF) reveals why he was late picking up Zoey

LaDonna Raeh Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 8:44

LaDonna Raeh finally meets the actor that plays the character she loves to hate on the all new Starz series BMF, Eric Kofi-Abrefa. Man, simply put would you believe that Eric called his own self boring? Watch while he sort of goes into what the deal is with he and Kato. Not to mention his obsession with the 50 Boyz especially now that he's been shut out from Monique and Zoey. Eric can currently be seen in the critically acclaimed Paramount film Blue Story, from music artist Rapman, which is now available on VOD. He recently filmed a series regular role in “The One” for Netflix, based on John Marr's critically acclaimed novel, a recurring role on the USA Network series “Treadstone,” and worked on the Sundance Lab film Pretty Red Dress, from writer/director Dionne Edwards. Prior, Eric played the role of ‘Noah Webster' in the second season of the Hulu series “Harlots,” recurred on “Deep State” for Fox International/Epix as well as the Amazon series “Jack Ryan.” Eric was also on the Sky 1 series “Stan Lee's Lucky Man” AMC's “Humans” and Ridley Scott's “Halo: Nightfall.” Eric's feature credits include Fury opposite Brad Pitt, Oliver Stone's Snowden film and I.T. opposite Pierce Brosnan. Eric has extensive theatre experience. He starred in the National stage production of “Julie,” where he played the co-lead role of “Jean” opposite Vanessa Kirby; as well as “Ear For Eye” at the Royal Court Theatre; “Labyrinth” at the Hampstead Theatre Main House; “The Glass Menagerie” at the Headlong Theatre and “One Love: Bob Marley Musical” at the Birmingham Rep, with Kwame Kwei Armah. Eric is based in London, but is currently in Atlanta shooting a series regular role on the upcoming Starz series “BMF” which airs every Sunday at 8PM ET. BMF, which debuted September 26th, is based off of the real-life story of Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, two brothers from southwest Detroit who built a cocaine-trafficking empire and ventured into the music industry before being sentenced to 30 years in prison. Did you know that Terry “Southwest T” Flenory was released from prison in May of 2020 for fear of COVID-19. Leave a comment to tell me if you knew or not. This is only part 1 of the entire interview. So make sure that you subscribe, like and comment so that we can keep spreading the word about these extraordinary content creators! #ladonnaraehshow #ladonnaraeh #starz #bmf #starzbmf #randyhuggins #50cent #lilmeech #lamar #lamarsilas #laytonsimon 50boyz #erickofiabrefa #flenorybros #kingsofdetroit #bleudivinci --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ladonnaraehshow/message

Green Places and Haunts - The Verb at Contains Strong Language

The Verb

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 44:27

Ian McMillan is joined by an audience at the Belgrade Theatre as he explores Coventry's green places and the river that ghosts through the city with poets David Morley, John Bernard, Sujana Crawford and Olga Dermott-Bond. He is also joined by musicians from the City of Coventry Brass Band. Poet David Morley unpacks the meaning of the River Sherbourne, which flows through and under Coventry. David is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and his latest collection is 'Fury' (Carcanet). He is also a freshwater ecologist and brings an ecologist's attention and ear for language to his Sherbourne poem. John Bernard also explores the River Sherbourne with a poem called 'Revered River'. John is a spoken word artist and rapper – and a finalist on Radio 1 Extra and Asian Network's ‘Words First' programme. He explores the idea that he has become 'acquainted' with the river. Sujana Crawford reads a poem called 'Marshland Whispers' - inspired by Brandon Marsh, a nature reserve and former quarry. She was commissioned to write the poem as part of Contains Strong Language's 'Green City' project. Sujana's work has featured in many anthologies; her plays have been staged at venues including the Birmingham Rep, and the Belgrade Theatre. Poet Olga Dermott-Bond has been spending time with the City of Coventry Brass Band learning about their history, and experiencing rehearsals. She performs two poems with Stephen McDonald and Christopher Moore from the City of Coventry Brass Band - inspired by listening to the band warm up and by their performance of the hymn 'Nicaea'. Olga is a former Warwick Poet Laureate, and was one of the winners of the 2018 BBC Proms poetry competition. 'Apple, fallen' is her debut poetry pamphlet.

Bonus Episode 05: Theatre and migrations - A conversation with Roxana Silbert

Things I Am Not

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 36:34

LegalAliens' Lara Parmiani, Becka McFadden and Emmanuela Lia, creator of Things I Am Not, sit for a chat with Roxana Silbert, Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre.Roxana is one of very few women born outside the UK who currently hold leadership roles at producing theatres with their own buildings. We discuss how her childhood journey from Argentina to England led her to a career in theatre, why international accents are still taboo on British stages, Brexit, and the challenges of producing innovative, ‘outsider' theatre. Roxana Silbert is the Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre. She has previously served as Artistic Director of Birmingham REP and Artistic Director of Paines Plough. She has been Associate Director at the RSC, Literary Director of the Traverse Theatre, and Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre.https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/Producing Artistic Director: Lara ParmianiConcept: Emmanuela LiaDirector: Becka McFadden & Lara ParmianiWebsite design: Daiva DominykaSocial media: Catharina ConteOriginal Music: Angelina Rud & Martin BakeroHas this conversation resonated with you? Please send us your responses via www.thingsiamnot.com/responses Over the coming weeks and months, our interactive website will gradually morph into a digital gallery featuring audience responses. You can also reach us via email info@legalaliens.org, on Instagram at @legalalienstheatre or on Twitter and Facebook at @LegalAliensITC

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Episode 46 - Nancy Medina - The Amplify Podcast

Nottingham Playcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 45:04

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse's Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Nancy MedinaNancy hails from Brooklyn, New York. She received her MA in Drama Directing from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she now returns as a visiting Acting tutor. She is based in Bristol and is co-Artistic Director of Bristol School of Acting.Nancy is one of three recipients of the 2020/2021 National Theatre Sir Peter Hall Bursary.Awards:RTST SIR PETER HALL DIRECTOR AWARDTWO TRAINS RUNNING (2019) GENESIS FUTURE DIRECTOR'S AWARDYELLOWMAN (2017)EMERGING DIRECTOR PRIZESTRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE (2014)Credits include:The Laramie Project Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 2020, Two Trains Running Royal & Derngate/English Touring Theatre 2019, Strange Fruit Bush Theatre 2019, The Half God of Rainfall Fuel & Kiln Theatre &Birmingham Rep 2019 and Curried Goat and Fish Fingers Bristol Old Vic 2018

Episode 53: Jalisa Andrews

In Lockdown With...

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 48:10

Ciaran is joined on this weeks podcast by performer and fellow Port Talbot resident Jalisa Andrews. Jalisa trained at Laine Theatre Arts after gaining a scholarship. Jalisa has appeared in pantomime twice, in 2015/16 and 2018/19 in Northampton and Swansea respectively, and has also performed Nativity Rocks at Birmingham Rep. Jalisa is the co-artistic director of Academy Arts, along with her wife Ebony, and has been facilitating drama workshops online with children and young people since April 2019. Here Ciaran chats to Jalisa about her career as a performer!

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Stories to Tell for When You Stay at Home: Episode 3

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 40:57

Join Francesca to look out her kitchen window, walk round the block and hear as the view changes and buildings fall.

Abraham Adeyemi & Abiola Rufai-Awojide talk about their new short No More Wings

Hellblazerbiz

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 51:01

I sit and talk to filmmaker Abraham Adeyemi and Abiola Rufai-Awojide about their new upcoming short film, No More Wings. No More Wings shares the story of two childhood friends who up and grow apart. "No More Wings" is Abe's directorial debut and has been selected for the upcoming Aesthetica Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival and the London Short Film Festival. The film is about Isaac and Jude, two boys from the same area in south London. They hang out at the same chicken shop everyday and fancy the same girls. But in adulthood their lives take different directions. Adeyemi’s live action short film won at Tribeca in the Best Narrative category, which makes it eligible for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2021. The film has also won The Wrap’s Shortlist Film Festival Audience Award and the Encounters Film Festival Audience Award. No More Wings is a love letter to Adeyemi’s adolescent years growing up in Woolwich, south London. It examines the effects of gentrification on local communities in inner cities and reflects on the consequences of the choices we make.Abraham Adeyemi is an award-winning writer and director from south London. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University of London in 2015. After graduation Adeyemi accepted a place on the Royal Court Theatre’s writing group, kick-starting his playwriting career. His works for the stage have played at a number of British theatres including the Hammersmith Lyric, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Birmingham Rep. Most recently his debut full-length play semi-autobiographical one-man show ALL THE SHIT I CAN’T SAY TO MY DAD played a sold-out run at the Bunker Theatre in London. Adeyemi also runs a production company, Creative Blue Balls, which platforms the work of up and coming writers in a regular showcase for stage and screen.No More Wings Abiola Rufai-Awojide joined the BFI Network as a Coordinator, where she currently works to find and nurture emerging filmmaking talent. Prior to this, she worked in commissioning as Off-Screen Talent Coordinator for Channel 4 UK. Abiola and Abraham have a long-standing relationship, having produced his play ALL THE SHIT I CAN’T SAY TO MY DAD and all Creative Blue Balls productions and showcases. She also produced short film Closure, written by Abraham directed by Koby Adom. Which screened at Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (a BAFTA Cymru-qualifying festival).In 2019 Adeyemi won Script House, a global screenwriting competition from Soho House. He used the $25,000 prize money, to make No More Wings.Following the success of No More Wings, Adeyemi has been commissioned to write an original drama for ITV studios, and has further projects in development for television and film.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hellblazerbiz)

JENNY SEALEY MBE: The CEO and Artistic Director at Graeae Theatre Company on knockbacks, finding your people and making the world more inclusive to deaf and disabled people.

I LIKE NETWORKING

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 44:36

Graeae is a force for change in world-class theatre, boldly placing D/deaf and disabled actors centre stage and challenging preconceptions and its CEO and Artistic Director Jenny Sealey MBE is no different. She talks to us about her initial struggles, the people who helped her along the way, how she nearly didn't apply to work at Graeae and things we should all be doing to create a more inclusive society. It's an AMAZING interview with the participation of two fantastic interpreters! As Jenny is deaf the conversation was recorded on Zoom so the audio is not amazing, but Vicky and Ali, the AMAZING interpreters, agreed to stay on camera so we could share the conversation with subtitles on our channel - so check it out here Please share, leave a review and subscribe if you enjoyed it to make sure you don't miss any episodes! I LIKE NETWORKING is the mentoring and networking program for womxn and non-binary people in the creative industries. Stay in touch with us on Instagram and subscribe to our newsletter with career resources About Jenny Sealey MBE Jenny's directing career began with Interplay Theatre, co-directing Sea Changes, then directing Stepping Stones and Mad Meg. Jenny has been Graeae's Artistic Director since 1997. Directing credits for Graeae include: This Is Not For You, Reasons to be Cheerful (2017, 2012, 2010 and concert versions), The House of Bernarda Alba (in a co-production with Royal Exchange Theatre), Blood Wedding (in a co-production with Dundee Rep and Derby Theatre); The Threepenny Opera (with Pete Rowe in a co-production with New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Nottingham Playhouse and Birmingham Rep); Belonging (with Vinicius Daumas and performed in Brazil & London); also Signs of a Star-Shaped Diva; Static; Blasted; Whiter than Snow; peeling; Bent; Iron Man and Rhinestone Rollers. International credits include: Blood Wedding (Setagaya Public Theatre, Tokyo); Romeo and Juliet (Saitama Arts Theatre, Tokyo); and at Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) then touring outdoor arenas: Against the Tide; The Garden; The Limbless Knight – A Tale of Rights Reignited. Jenny co-directed the London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony alongside Bradley Hemmings (GDIF). She also won the Liberty Human Rights Arts Award and was on the h.Club 100 list of the most influential people in the creative industries.

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S01 E03 - Philip ‘J' Morris & Keiren Hamilton-Amos - The Lightpost Company

Applied Theatre Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 79:12

Keiren & I interviewed Philip Morris about their experiences producing and facilitating ‘The Lightpost Comany' during their time working for Birmingham Rep. We then spoke to Philip about his career to date and his journey from a graduate to now working for Young Vic. Thank you to both Keiren and Philip. The Lightpost Project. - "The aim was simply to create a safe space where young Black men could feel acknowledged, listened to and celebrated. We had wished something like this had existed when we were younger so it only felt right to seize the opportunity and do so." - Philip Morris"The joy of Black men couldn't always be seen through all the stigma and stereotypes, we wanted Lightpost to be a place for them to see it in each other and themselves" - Keiren Hamilton-AmosSuccessfully receiving funding from MIND, at the end of the two years Philip felt that there was a real need for a young Black male theatre group. He wanted to run something that would continue beyond a limited time frame and create a group where the devised work reflected who they were. Above all, he wanted to form a brotherhood that could and would always support each other. After securing a permanent job as Youth Theatre Director at The REP, Philip (with support of his best friend Keiren Hamilton-Amos) began a theatre group of young Black men, creating theatre in a rehearsal room. Following the success of the 'Up My Street' pilot, the project partners successfully secured significant funding from the Lottery Community Fund for a 3 year programme called 'Shifting The Dial'. The project is a unique partnership between The REP, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, First Class Legacy and the Centre For Mental Health.Shifting The Dial funding enabled Philip to develop his theatre group into Lightpost Theatre Company - an incredible training ground, but also a safe space to develop confidence and resilience. Performing in shows that actively challenge social stigmas, and ideas associated with young Black men, the group used theatre as a gateway to create new plays of social and historical context. Lightpost remain a key element of the Shifting The Dial project.The impact that Lightpost has had on The REP is immeasurable, performing work to national decision makers and commissioners in theatres and at conferences. Not only that, their alumni have gone onto many things, from becoming actors and writers to going to University or working in different sectors, but one thing remains, they have a brotherhood forever. Today, the group continues to evolve, but it started with 2 young Black men wanting to create theatre, make change and provide support and mentorship to young Black men in the West Midlands. With Philip's vision, Keiren's experience and their combined hard work, the Lightpost baton has been passed onto the next generation of Black male theatre makers (CJ Lloyd Webley & Mathias André), leading Lightpost into a new iteration. - Courtesy of Birmingham Rep. - https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/news/in-the-spotlight-with-madeleine-kludje.htmlTo find out more about ‘The Lightpost Company' please visit:https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/get-involved/youth-theatre/Applied Theatre Podcast.2020youtube - AppliedtheatrepodcastInstagram -AppliedTheatrepodTwitter - Appliedtheatrepod

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JIMMY AKINGBOLA: TEN THOUSAND MORE

Mixtape Assembly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 58:09

Delighted and excited to kick off a new series of the show with the much loved actor, Jimmy Akingbola. Years ago I was lucky enough to see Jimmy on stage at the Crucible Theatre, in Blue/Orange, and since then his career has gone from strength to strength. Whilst continuing to work prolifically on stage, including a memorable performance as Othello at the Hammersmith Lyric, Jimmy has developed a reputation as a scene-stealing comedy actor on TV; you might know him as crack-fiend Mick, from the BBC 1's Rev, or Valentine the exuberant DJ in in Sky One's In The Long Run, created by and starring Idris Elba. More recently, Jimmy has taken on hosting duties in the comedy panel show Sorry I Didn't Know, which has been commisioned by ITV to mark Black History Month this October. In his Mixtape Assembly, Jimmy reflects on the music, lyricism, and poetry that has inspired him to become the renowned actor he is today. He talks about listening to the Wu-Tang Clan in his dressing room to get him hyped up to perform Chekov, ponders what Shakespeare would have made of Grime music's clashing culture, and reveals the time he had to hide from a sword-wielding angry mob who stormed the Birmingham Rep in 2004, whilst Jimmy was performing in the controversial play Behsti, or Dishonour, by British Sikh playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti... TRACKLIST: 1. Wu-Tang Clan: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit 2. Wu-Tang Clan: Triumph 3. Wu-Tang Clan: Can It Be All So Simple 4. William Shakespeare: Aaron's speech in Titus Andronicus, Act 5 Scene 1 5. Black Slate: Amigo 6. Akala: Comedy, Tragedy, History 7. The Five Stairsteps: Ooh Child 8. Bashy: Black Boys 9. Stevie Wonder: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Check out Jimmy's choices on the Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TPgnGwj14zaGjJfiqUjrj?si=Vxk-Z1pzSQCoaPM7BQdhpw Big up Clive from Accounts for the theme music, and Suspence and Janai for the backing vocals ;-) Photo by Joseph Sinclair

Episode 37 - Amit Sharma - The Amplify Podcast

Nottingham Playcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 43:55

Our Amplify Producer, Craig, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is Amit Sharma, Deputy Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep.Amit Sharma is Deputy Artistic Director at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and was formerly Associate Director at Graeae and Associate Artistic Director at Royal Exchange, Manchester. His production for Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth, The Solid Life of Sugar Water, received unanimous four and five star reviews, won the Euan’s Guide Most Accessible Show of the Fringe Award in 2015 and transferred to the National Theatre’s Temporary Space in spring 2016. Other directing credits for Graeae include One Under (national tour) Cosmic Scallies (co-production with Royal Exchange, Manchester). Outdoor productions include Aruna and the Raging Sun (part of the UK/INDIA Year of Culture in Chennai) Prometheus Awakes (London 2012 Festival) and The Iron Man (UK Tour).If you’ve enjoyed today’s podcast, please consider donating to our Curtain Up Appeal, to ensure we can keep creating new work for audiences to enjoy: https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/support/curtain-up-appeal/

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SEAN FOLEY: THEATRE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 31:00

Sean Foley has done it all in the theatre; written, performed, directed and now he's running the show at Birmingham Rep after becoming Artistic Director earlier this year. In this hugely entertaining conversation he talks us through a career which began as part of comedy duo The Right Size with Hamish McColl. The duo had a massive West End hit with The Play What I Wrote, inspired by Morecambe and Wise, which also secured Sean the first of his two Olivier Awards. Now Sean faces perhaps his biggest challenge yet - managing a major regional theatre in the time of Coronavirus. Most importantly, Sean is widely recognised for his humanity.

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Stories to Tell for When You Stay at Home: Episode 2

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Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 47:48

Join Francesca on a walk with her dog, as she tells smalls stories and tries to find a sense of what she is missing.

Episode 32 - Nikolai Foster - The Amplify Podcast

Nottingham Playcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 63:04

Our Amplify Producer, Craig Gilbert, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. Â These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing.Nikolai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London and at the Crucible, Sheffield.His work has been seen in many of the UK’s leading regional theatres, touring houses and internationally. Nikolai has been director on attachment at the Sheffield Crucible, the Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre Studio and served as an Associate Director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.Nikolai is currently the Artistic Director of Leicester Curve where he has directed Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the world-premiere of Dougal Irvine’s adaptation of Riaz Khan’s Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual, nominated for Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2019, An Officer and a Gentleman – the Musical (& UK tour), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard (& UK tour), Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw(with Theatre Royal Bath), Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Grease (& Dubai World Trade Centre), Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (with Birmingham Rep), the Broadway musical Spring Awakening (with NYMT), Legally Blonde (Opera Garnier, Monaco & Daegu Opera Festival, South Korea – Winner Best Musical – Daegu International Musical Festival Awards), Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s (& Haymarket Theatre, London & UK tour), Roald Dahl’s The Witches(with Rose Theatre Kingston, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds & UK tour), Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Shakespeare’s Richard III, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good and a performance to celebrate the reveal of the tomb of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral.https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/support/curtain-up-appeal/

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Stories to Tell for When You Stay at Home: Episode 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 57:24

Enjoy stories about the strange situation we all find ourselves in now. Stories to stay home to.

Tori Talks with Ravneet Sehra

Tori Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 42:18

Ravneet's socials Instagram & Twitter: @ravster_sehra Links below:

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New management team at the Rep

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 21:23

Birmingham REP has made three major appointments and they’ve all taken up their new positions at a theatre recognised as one of the most important in the country. They’re Artistic Director Sean Foley, Deputy Artistic Director Amit Sharma and Executive Director Rachael Thomas. For this episode, BTG Midlands Editor Steve Orme spoke to the three of them about their aim to enhance the REP’s reputation as a theatre that’s relevant to all of its local communities but with a national and international outlook. (Image of Sean Foley, Rachael Thomas and Amit Sharma by Kris Askey)

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Sara Green – choreographing science

Hack Circus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 40:39

Sara Green is a dancer, choreographer, movement director and film-maker. She's collaborated with artists and other performers across theatre, film, fashion and dance. Her recent work includes Richard Ayoade’s vignette for Radiohead, short film The Entertainer starring Toby Jones, and Anita & Me, a world premiere for the Birmingham Rep. In this chat, Sara talks about the differences between working with dancers and non-dancers, and explains how she communicates movement to actors who don't have a dance background. We also ponder ways of embodying science through movement, discuss Sara's history and unique physicality, and talk in particular about the Manchester International Festival commission she's created, Superposition. This is a bit of a Manchester International Festival special. Sara's commission is a response to an MiF installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Atmospheric Memory. Sara's website Superposition video Libsyn link iTunes link HC on Spotify HC on PlayerFM

Box of Tricks sets spark to new play from Manchester actor and writer David Judge

Just Another Shark-Man Podcast!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 36:05

The latest production from Manchester-based new writing theatre company Box of Tricks is SparkPlug, written and performed by David Judge based on his own experiences being brought up as a mixed race child by a white stepfather in 1980s Manchester. The production is directed by Box of Tricks Joint Artistic Director and co-founder Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder and begins its 9-week tour at HOME in Manchester, where BTG editor David Chadderton spoke to David and Hannah in a dressing room during a break from technical rehearsals. SparkPlug runs at HOME in Manchester from 13 to 23 February 2019 before touring to Unity Theatre in Liverpool, Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury, Cheltenham Everyman Studio, Harrogate Theatre Studio, Live Theatre in Newcastle, York Theatre Royal, Hull Truck Theatre, Theatr Clwyd in Mold, Crewe Lyceum Studio, Spring Arts Centre in Havant, The Lighthouse in Poole, Marlowe Studio in Canterbury, Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempstead, The North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford, Square Chapel in Halifax, The Met in Bury and Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, before finishing at Birmingham Rep from 10 to 13 April.

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Dave Heeley Reflects On His Movie Premiere

RNIB Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 14:18

Last week Blind Dave Heeley attended the premier of his new film '7 Days', which was shown at The Birmingham Rep and focused on a challenge Dave took on ten years ago, when he completed 7 marathons, on 7 continents in 7 days. RNIB Connect Radio's Simon Pauley caught up with Dave to chat about the big night. You can follow what Dave is up to on Facebook at ‘Blind Dave Heeley’ or through his website: [www.blinddaveheeley.co.uk](https://blinddaveheeley.co.uk)

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12 - Hole

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2019 35:14

Jack and Ferg do their first ever livestream episode! But the moment they hit record, the Shark-Man Studios CEO falls down a big hole!! Will our favourite [redacted]illionaire make it out alive? Will the scheming Board of Directors take control of the company during his absence? And what’s next for The Expendables? All this and more as the boys cover the developing situation live on the podcast! Jack: Jack Bradfield Fergus: Fergus Macdonald Dr Electronico: Anushka Chakravarti Music and Editing: Fergus Macdonald Artwork: Niamh Simpson Anushka is an actor and theatre maker, recently performing with Sounds Like Thunder Theatre Company and the Birmingham REP. Don’t forget to follow us at @sharkmanpodcast, and why not send the boys an email at sharkmanpodcast@gmail.com!

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The Puppy Podcast #79 - A Bonus One!

The Puppy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 17:56

In this episode, we speak to Maddi (Assistant Director), Denise (Mum of Rio) and Aleena (Mum of Teddy) about the production of The Wizard of Oz that is currently on at the Birmingham Rep in the UK. Like, Share & Get Involved! www.facebook.com/thepuppypodcast https://twitter.com/puppypodcast www.instagram.com/thepuppypodcast

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CATHY TYSON

Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 21:13

Actress Cathy Tyson talks about appearing in a World Premiere of Rebus: Long Shadows at Birmingham Rep before heading out on a national UK tour. She reflects on being a single mom, the perils of finding early fame alongside Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa, and the freedom she feels in her 50's.

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Rankin's Inspector Rebus embarks on first UK tour

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 27:57

Ian Rankin's Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, the star of many of his novels and short stories, is about to make his first ever stage appearance in a brand new story from Rankin with playwright Rona Munro. BTG Midlands Editor Steve Orme spoke about the production to Ian by phone from his home in Edinburgh, then in person to actors Charles Lawson (Jim McDonald in Coronation Street) and John Stahl (Rickard Karstark in Game of Thrones), who play, respectively, John Rebus and his nemesis, the Edinburgh gang boss 'Big Ger' Cafferty. The world première of Rebus: Long Shadows by Ian Rankin and Rona Munro opened at Birmingham Rep on 20 September 2018, where it runs until 6 October before touring to Edinburgh, Malvern, Nottingham, Manchester, Northampton, Aberdeen and Guildford until November. (Photo of Charles Lawson and John Stahl by Steve Orme)

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Behind the scenes

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 41:10

In this bonus episode Francesca talks with producer Pippa Frith and sound designer Iain Armstrong about turning the theatre show Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night into a podcast series. There are conversations about directing, editing, collaboration and whether Iain really did record the cutting his toe nails.

Hope

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 23:34

Day is coming, the sun is rising towards the horizon, 12 degrees to go. Shining light on the frustrations and the urges and the loves and the lost as it leaves other places to darkness on the other side of the horizon. The night lingering. Explore body modification in Fingertip Look towards the light in The Man Who Kept the World Turning Bid a final farewell to the night in Morning Song. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

Hope

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 23:34

Day is coming, the sun is rising towards the horizon, 12 degrees to go. Shining light on the frustrations and the urges and the loves and the lost as it leaves other places to darkness on the other side of the horizon. The night lingering.

The Inevitable

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 19:05

We've had the darkest time of night and now she, the sun is moving upwards; little bits of light rising in the atmosphere, the day is coming, there is no stopping the inevitability of it breaking. Turn back time with Yesterday's papers If you can't beat ‘em, join ‘em in The Man in the Camera Shop. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

The Inevitable

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 19:05

We’ve had the darkest time of night and now she, the sun is moving upwards; little bits of light rising in the atmosphere, the day is coming, there is no stopping the inevitability of it breaking.

The Horrors

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 28:34

Tonight it's the Horrors (not the mid-noughties indie rock band, but the night chills, the night sweats, Witching Hour). Wherever you are, let's say it's way past our bedtime, the sun is more than 18 degrees below the horizon, the darkest time, the night proper. Street lights perhaps, make shadows through cracks in curtains, things come half formed, cupboards and shelves looming with hands outstretched. Aches and creaks sound as footsteps. Coming… Clap until you can't clap anymore, for The Woman That Died on Stage Read between the lines in The Note on the Fridge Subscribe to Real Life™️ in Collector of Grief Wake, work, sleep, repeat, and try to ignore The Ticking. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

The Horrors

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 28:34

Tonight it’s the Horrors (not the mid-noughties indie rock band, but the night chills, the night sweats, Witching Hour). Wherever you are, let's say it's way past our bedtime, the sun is more than 18 degrees below the horizon, the darkest time, the night proper. Street lights perhaps, make shadows through cracks in curtains, things come half formed, cupboards and shelves looming with hands outstretched. Aches and creaks sound as footsteps. Coming...

The Lovers

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 31:47

The Night Belongs to Lovers, so we are wrapped up and in the comfort of familiar arms, safety in another's breath… stories of finding each other in a potent sense of smell, original ways to measure time together and a man with his eye on a match made. Lull yourself to sleep with Bedtime Story Explore olfactory synesthesia in Smell Collect yourself in Little Pieces of Us Swipe right on engineered serendipity, in Analog Tinder. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

The Lovers

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 31:47

The Night Belongs to Lovers, so we are wrapped up and in the comfort of familiar arms, safety in another's breath... stories of finding each other in a potent sense of smell, original ways to measure time together and a man with his eye on a match made.

The Distractions

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 21:13

The night time can be the right time for hookups and booty calls, last minute love-ins and for finally doing something x-rated with that one person you'd kept on the back burner. Even though you shouldn't have. But really you should. Love yourself, in Big Knickers, Thick Elastic Spend time with a familiar face from home, in Tank Wank. As the titles suggest, these stories contain explicit content. Well, pretty explicit. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

The Distractions

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 21:13

The night time can be the right time for hookups and booty calls, last minute love-ins and for finally doing something x-rated with that one person you'd kept on the back burner. Even though you shouldn't have. But really you should.

The Losses: Part Two

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 27:09

This set of stories is the Losses part 2: The Lost and the Left Behinds. The ghosts that come crowding in, crawling up the covers and sticking their fingers in your ears. We'll hear about a last act of kindness intended for the left behind and someone trying to lose themselves just to prove a point. Try to forget, in The Girl That Music Was Stalking Leave it all behind, in He Built His House for Him Clear your history in She Exits Her Life. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

The Losses: Part Two

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 27:09

This set of stories is the Losses part 2: The Lost and the Left Behinds. The ghosts that come crowding in, crawling up the covers and sticking their fingers in your ears. We'll hear about a last act of kindness intended for the left behind and someone trying to lose themselves just to prove a point.

The Losses: Part One

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 26:18

This week, the Found and Lost: the ghosts that come crawling in at night, the people, the things we have lost. We'll be hearing stories from people who have found a way to combat loss, found sleep, or something they never really wanted. Keep occupied with the woman who longed for her ex-lover's lullaby in Sleep Girl Go for walkies in Lucky Keep your dignity in Pork Pie Holer. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe

The Losses: Part One

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 26:18

This week, the Found and Lost: the ghosts that come crawling in at night, the people, the things we have lost. We'll be hearing stories from people who have found a way to combat loss, found sleep, or something they never really wanted.

The Frustrations

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 25:07

In this set of stories, it's the frustrations we're looking at; the things that churn around your brain to stop you sleeping, the indignations we invent about others who cut in and cut up. Manage your anger in the mini-tale The Man Who Burns Down Cities Don't cause a fuss with The Neighbours Share a moment of tenderness in Supermarket Argument Try to ignore the itch in Pearl. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe Robert Armani - Circus Bells Taylor Swift - Shake it Off Enya - Sail Away (Orinoco Flow) Apna Sangeet - Vaje Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, Op 49, performed by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Frustrations

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Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 25:07

In this set of stories, it’s the frustrations we're looking at; the things that churn around your brain to stop you sleeping, the indignations we invent about others who cut in and cut up.

A Night Out

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Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 27:46

From dancing under disco lights to blood on the pavement, with the watchers and the shakers in between, here's some stories as an ode to nights out, your first one, the regular ones, the ones that don't end as they should.

A Night Out

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Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 27:46

From dancing under disco lights to blood on the pavement, with the watchers and the shakers in between, here's some stories as an ode to nights out, your first one, the regular ones, the ones that don't end as they should. Put on your dancing shoes and go up town in The Pied Piper of Broad Street Bring back the 90s sounds of Britpop in The Moon and Us Try not to be kept awake by the third story, Violence. Music in this episode John Field - Nocturne No 14 Gmaj, performed by Elizabeth Joy Roe K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life

Trailer

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Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 2:20

An introduction to Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night, written and performed by Francesca Millican-Slater.

Trailer

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Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 2:20

An introduction to Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night, written and performed by Francesca Millican-Slater.

Haunted

Expanded Perspectives

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 69:07

This week on Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how a guy named Mike up in northern Wisconsin back in 1964 was out scouting an area to do some future camping when he saw a small bear. It turns out it was no bear, it was a baby Sasquatch. Then, the strange sightings of some unknown winged beast continues in and near the city of Chicago, this time in Forest Park. According to the eye witness, it was seen with glowing red eyes and began flapping it's wings as it ascended. After the break the guys have on Danny Robins from the "Haunted" Podcast. Danny is an experienced comedy writer. He created the hugely successful BAFTA-nominated and RTS Award-winning BBC series Young Dracula, the cult BBC 2 seriesWe Are History and BBC1 Comedy Playhouse sitcom Monks. He has worked on a host of other shows, most recently writing on Series 2 of Comedy Central sitcom I Live With Models, Sky 1's Trollied and BBC3's upcoming A Brief History of Tim. He co-created the hit sitcom Rudy's Rare Records with Sir Lenny Henry, writing four series of it for BBC Radio 4 and a recent TV pilot for BBC1. He is a Radio Award winner, who has created several successful BBC Radio 4 series, including The Museum of Everything, Paperback Hell and Danny Robins Music Therapy. Currently, he has created, written and appeared in new sitcom The Cold Swedish Winter (“A sweet Richard Curtis-ish delight: the kind of thing you could imagine transferring effortlessly to TV” – The Guardian). His stage play of Rudy's Rare Records for Birmingham Rep and Hackney Empire was a critically-lauded sell out success (“A stonking hit” – The Guardian). He is currently writing a new play for a major West End producer. He has also presented various programmes for TV and Radio, including Let's Make a Baby for BBC 3's Mischief strand, The Bullsh*t Detective, BBC2's The Culture Show and Newsnight's election coverage. All of this and more on this weeks installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: MaMa Bigfoot to the Rescue Red Eyed Winged Humanoid Seen in Forest Park, Chicago Haunted Podcast Danny Robins Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin World of Illusion Fill Your Eyes Future Blind

Haunted

Expanded Perspectives

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 69:07

This week on Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how a guy named Mike up in northern Wisconsin back in 1964 was out scouting an area to do some future camping when he saw a small bear. It turns out it was no bear, it was a baby Sasquatch. Then, the strange sightings of some unknown winged beast continues in and near the city of Chicago, this time in Forest Park. According to the eye witness, it was seen with glowing red eyes and began flapping it's wings as it ascended. After the break the guys have on Danny Robins from the "Haunted" Podcast. Danny is an experienced comedy writer. He created the hugely successful BAFTA-nominated and RTS Award-winning BBC series Young Dracula, the cult BBC 2 seriesWe Are History and BBC1 Comedy Playhouse sitcom Monks. He has worked on a host of other shows, most recently writing on Series 2 of Comedy Central sitcom I Live With Models, Sky 1's Trollied and BBC3's upcoming A Brief History of Tim. He co-created the hit sitcom Rudy's Rare Records with Sir Lenny Henry, writing four series of it for BBC Radio 4 and a recent TV pilot for BBC1. He is a Radio Award winner, who has created several successful BBC Radio 4 series, including The Museum of Everything, Paperback Hell and Danny Robins Music Therapy. Currently, he has created, written and appeared in new sitcom The Cold Swedish Winter (“A sweet Richard Curtis-ish delight: the kind of thing you could imagine transferring effortlessly to TV” – The Guardian). His stage play of Rudy's Rare Records for Birmingham Rep and Hackney Empire was a critically-lauded sell out success (“A stonking hit” – The Guardian). He is currently writing a new play for a major West End producer. He has also presented various programmes for TV and Radio, including Let's Make a Baby for BBC 3's Mischief strand, The Bullsh*t Detective, BBC2's The Culture Show and Newsnight's election coverage. All of this and more on this weeks installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: MaMa Bigfoot to the Rescue Red Eyed Winged Humanoid Seen in Forest Park, Chicago Haunted Podcast Danny Robins Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin World of Illusion Fill Your Eyes Future Blind

Jake Gyllenhaal, Pauline Black, Christopher Wheeldon and the business of musicals

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 33:00

Jake Gyllenhaal on his latest movie Life, a sci-fi thriller about a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station who find a rapidly evolving life form from Mars. He discusses the practicalities of simulating zero gravity on film and also his current role in the musical Sunday in the Park with George on Broadway.Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon talks about directing the Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris, which has just opened in London. This year thirteen new musicals will receive a Broadway premiere, but in the UK only two new musicals are slated for West End premieres, so is the UK is being left behind by America? Jamie Hendry, producer of the forthcoming West End musical, The Wind in The Willows, and Zoë Simpson, independent producer and board member of the Musical Theatre Network discuss the business of putting on a musical.Pauline Black, lead singer of Midlands ska band The Selecter, reviews One Love: The Bob Marley Musical at The Birmingham Rep. Written and produced by director, actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, the show brings the reggae star's global hits to the stage for the first time and delves into the political turmoil of Marley's native Jamaica.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer Rachel Simpson.

Free Thinking: Enoch Powell; US Supreme Court; War & Art

None of Us is Yet a Robot - the Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2016 43:46

New Generation Thinker Chris Harding presents a discussion with writer Chris Hannan and director Roxana Silbert about a new Birmingham Rep play about Enoch Powell. Also James Zirin describes what he calls the partisan nature of the Supreme Court in America and artists Jananne Al-Ani and John Keane and curator Vivienne Jabri talk about providing an alternative to the visual language of war employed by the media.What Shadows runs at Birmingham Rep Theatre from October 27th to November 12th and stars Ian McDiarmid playing Enoch Powell.James Zirin's book is called Supremely Partisan: How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme CourtTraces of War, curated by Vivienne Jabri, is at King's College, London until 18th DecemberJohn Keane's exhibition - If You Knew Me, If You Knew Yourself, You Would Not Kill Me - opens at Flowers Gallery, London on 4th NovemberProducer: Torquil MacLeod.

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MAYFEST RADIO SPECIAL

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 85:15

This episode is a conversation about vulnerability in live performance. About how artists can present traumatic material whilst looking after ourselves. About not being consumed by an audience. And it is full of love. This episode was commissioned by Bristol Mayfest Radio (the official radio station for the Mayfest Theatre Festival) and Emma is speaking to Selina Thompson, an artist and performer whose production ‘Salt’ is one of the highlights of the festival. We talk about making autobiographical performance and placing yourself between an audience and the Sun. About self care being a prevention rather than a cure and about the places where trans issues and race issues intersect and the places where they don’t. Selina Thompson is an artist and performer based in Leeds. Her work is playful, participatory and intimate, focused on the politics of identity, and how this defines our bodies, lives and environments. She has made work for pubs, cafes, hairdressers, toilets, and sometimes even galleries and theatres, including Spill Festival of Performance, The National Theatre Studio, The Birmingham REP, East Street Arts and the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Emma Frankland is an award winning theatre maker and performer. Recently she has been creating performance work based on transgender identities & the politics of transition through her None of Us is Yet a Robot project. Throughout her work, there is a shared theatrical language that focuses on honesty, action & a playfully destructive DIY aesthetic. You can keep up to date with Emma's movements through the None of Us is Yet a Robot project at www.notyetarobot.co.uk or @elbfrankland on twitter and with Selina at http://selinathompson.co.uk and on twitter @selinanthompson Opening music was by Visitors and closing music (as ever) by Señor Coconut y Su Conjuto. Some things we mentioned in the conversation were: Salt: http://totaltheatre.org.uk/ship-shape-and-bristol-fashion-the-story-of-salt/ Rituals For Change:http://notyetarobot.co.uk/portfolio-item/rituals-for-change/ Mayfest: http://mayfestbristol.co.uk The Cop in the Head: Augusto Boal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Boal Forest Fringe: http://www.forestfringe.co.uk Buzzcut Festival: https://glasgowbuzzcut.wordpress.com Caravan Showcase: http://caravanshowcase.org.uk Sue MacLaine - Can I Start Again Please?: http://www.suemaclaine.com/can-i-start-again-please/ Woodland Secrets: http://woodlandsecrets.co/episode/51 Trans Pride Brighton: http://transpridebrighton.tumblr.com Simon Bowes writing about Rituals for Change: http://simonbowes.tumblr.com/post/144555756602/0212-now16-week-1-emma-frankland-rituals-for

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Jonathan Coe and Richard Cameron on stage at Birmingham Rep

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 44:03

Jonathan Coe, author of books including The Rotter's Club, What a Carve Up and his most recent novel Number 11, joins playwright Richard Cameron and presenter Matthew Sweet in a programme recorded in front of an audience at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.Jonathan Coe's 2001 novel, The Rotter's Club, depicts teenage life in Birmingham in the 1970s, against a backdrop of strikes at the local car factories. It's been adapted for the stage by Richard Cameron - whose other plays include The Glee Club and Can't Stand Up For Falling Down. They discuss the difference between page and stage, assess the sexual and racial politics of the time and consider the cultural influence of Britain's second city.Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.

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Free Thinking - Russia and the Arts: Julian Barnes, Roxana Silbert and Suhayla El-Bushra

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2016 44:15

Anne McElvoy and Julian Barnes discuss images of Russian cultural figures on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Director Roxana Silbert and playwright Suhayla El-Bushra discuss putting Russian satirical dramas on stage in Britain. And Soumaya Keynes from teh Institute of Fiscal Studies, journalist Ann Treneman and journalist and director of the Institute for Government Peter Riddell discuss the theatre of the budget. Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky runs at the National Portrait Gallery from 21 April - 24 July Meanwhile Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery hosts Elizabeth to Victoria: British Portraits from the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery. Julian Barnes' most recent novel The Noise of Time is inspired by the life of Dmitri Shostakovich. Roxana Silbert is directing a version of Gogol's The Government Inspector written by David Harrower which is on stage at Birmingham Rep in association with Ramps on the Moon. It runs from March 19th to 26th. It then tours to New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich 6-16 April West Yorkshire Playhouse 20-30 April Nottingham Playhouse 4-14 May Theatre Royal Stratford East 18-28 May The Everyman, Liverpool 1-11 June Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 17-25 June Suhayla El-Bushra has written an adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide which is being directed by Nadia Fall at the National Theatre in London. It runs in rep from April 6th. Producer: Eliane Glaser.

Free Thinking - Meera Syal & Tanika Gupta In Conversation at Birmingham Rep

History West Midlands On Air

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2015 44:08

The actress and author Meera Syal and playwright Tanika Gupta discuss adapting Syal's novel Anita and Me for the stage. Chosen as a GCSE set text, the novel Anita and Me depicts the friendship of a Punjabi teenager Meena and Anita, a white more rebellious girl living in the same West Midlands village in the 1970s. Filmed in 2002, the autobiographical novel has now been adapted for stage by Tanika Gupta, directed by the Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep Roxana Silbert. Rana Mitter chairs a discussion about Anita and Me, growing up in 70s Britain, the surrogacy industry in India and having a rebel in the family with questions from an audience at Birmingham Rep Theatre and as part of the Birmingham Literature Festival. Anita and Me runs at Birmingham Repertory Theatre until October 24th. It's on at Theatre Royal Stratford East from October 29th - November 21st. Meera Syal's latest novel is called The House of Hidden Mothers.

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Exploring Birmingham's Centenary Square

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2015

Historian and broadcaster Carl Chinn visits Centennial Square at the centre of the city. Now a cultural hub bordered by the iconic Library of Birmingham, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Symphony Hall, this is the largest urban public square built in Europe since 1945. But, as Carl explains, its history was very different. In previous centuries this was the location of many of the industries which made Birmingham famous. Criss-crossed by canals branching out from Gas Street basin, there were large glassworks and metal manufacturers who, by the middle of the 19th century, were using 60 steam engines. John Baskerville - The Beauty of Letters Here was the home of John Baskerville whose love of letters reshaped the world of printing and brought typography into the modern era. While Baskerville made Birmingham famous for the excellence of its printing he courted controversy in his personal life. Carl tells his story and reveals how Baskerville’s fame was recognised in the emerging United States of America. Finally, Carl visits another iconic building on Centenary Square - The Hall of Memory - which sadly many walk by but few visit. KEYWORDS: Library of Birmingham, Hall of Memory, John Baskerville, Bingley Hall, International Conference Centre, Symphony Hall, Birmingham Rep, Canals, Carl Chinn, Walks, Books

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TravCast - Sasha Dugdale & Chris Campbell - The Art of Translation

Traverse Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2015 23:02

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Emma Callander, interviews well known playwrights and theatremakers whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Emma speaks to Chris Campbell and Sasha Dugdale about the art of translation. A translator and poet, Sasha Dugdale has translated many plays from Russian for theatres around the world, including the Royal Court Theatre, the Traverse Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Radio Drama. She also translates poetry and short stories, and her translation of the poet Elena Shvarts’ Birdsong on the Seabed (Bloodaxe) was a Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation and shortlisted for the Popescu and Rossica Prizes. Sasha translated 'Take the Rubbish Out, Sasha' by Ukrainian playwright Natalia Vorozhbyt as part of Traverse Theatre A Play, A Pie and A Pint Spring Season 2015. Chris Campbell has worked as an actor at theatres including The National, The Royal Court, The Traverse, The West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Birmingham Rep, The Gate and English Touring Theatre. Directors have included Howard Davies, Sir Richard Eyre, Sir Peter Hall, Richard Wilson, William Gaskill, Erica Whyman, Stephen Daldry, Ian Brown and Annie Castledine. He most recently appeared alongside Meryl Streep in 'The Iron Lady'. He has translated plays by Philippe Minyana, David Lescot, Rémi de Vos, Adeline Picault, Magali Mougel, Launcelot Hamelin, Frédéric Blanchette, Catherine-Anne Toupin and Fabrice Roger-Lacan for The National, The Almeida, The Donmar, The Traverse, The Birmingham Rep and The Young Vic among others. Chris was Deputy Literary Manager of the National Theatre for six years and is currently Literary Manager of the Royal Court. In 2014, Chris was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. Chris translated 'Right Now' by Quebecois playwright and actor Catherine-Anne Toupin. Right Now is presented by the Traverse Theatre Company in May 2015. Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced by Cian O Siochain and Eleanor Pender Devised and engineered by Cian O Siochain

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Mike Tweddle on the Best of BE Festival tour 2014

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 24:39

Birmingham’s BE Festival of European arts will be touring the best of 2014’s event for the fourth year, taking three performances from Hungary, Austria and Belgium to venues throughout the UK and Madrid. In this episode, BTG's David Chadderton speaks to Mike Tweddle, who is one of the festival’s directors with Miguel Oyarzun and Isla Aguilar. The 2014 tour visits runs from 8 October to 8 November, visiting the Pit at the Barbican in London, The Door at Birmingham Rep, Bath Spa Live, Circomedia in Bristol, Home Manchester’s temporary base at Number One First Street, Slung Low’s Hub in Leeds, Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury, The Atkinson in Southport, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Caedmon Hall in Gateshead and Traverse Theatre Edinburgh. For more information, see befestival.org.

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Free Thinking - Lenny Henry

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2014 43:59

Rudy's Rare Records stars Lenny Henry as the son who works alongside his father in a record shop. The Radio 4 comedy has been adapted for stage and is being performed with live music at Birmingham Rep and the Hackney Empire. In a conversation recorded in front of an audience at The Studio at Birmingham Rep, Lenny Henry talks to Matthew Sweet about performing on radio, stage and screen and his campaign for better Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation.

TravCast - Fleur Darkin

Traverse Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2014 20:46

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, interviews well known playwrights, artists and theatre makers whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Hamish speaks to Fleur Darkin, Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre, as their latest tour, Yama/Kingdom, comes to the Traverse stage. Fleur’s work made under her own company Hotel (2005), Augustine (2007), Low Fidelity (2009) and DisGo (2009) toured to more than 100 venues in the UK alone. Internationally, her artistic practice has been commissioned by partners including Junges Hundes (Germany), P.A.R.T.S. (Belgium) and Bolzano Danz (Italy). Fleur is a prolific collaborator and her theatre work includes Roam (Grid Iron), Playtime (West Yorkshire Playhouse), You Tell Us What Was (National Theatre of Scotland), Bint Jbeil (Grid Iron/National Theatre of Scotland), The Three Musketeers (Traverse/Belgrade), Virgins (Company of Angels) and various productions for venues including Birmingham Rep, Dundee Rep, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool's Everyman, Edinburgh Lyceum and Battersea Arts Centre. Darkin’s large-scale projects include three Glastonbury Festivals, choreographing the world’s first ever science musical, Dr Tatiana, (Channel 4/Discovery) and the 2006 commission Parabolic, which played to a live audience of 25,000. Circus productions include Helter Skelter (Tramway/Brewhouse), War and Peace (Giffords Circus) and her aerial choreography for Threesixty's Peter Pan - "best of all" Benedict Nightingale (The Times) - was seen by audiences of over 300,000 on its two year global tour. She is a passionate advocate of innovative dance education and was at the helm of The Collaboratory - the UK's first peer-lead choreographic laboratory in 2012. Darkin has choreographed in castles, universities, prisons, schools and nightclubs and written for publications including The Guardian, Icon and The Observer. Darkin is passionate that dance is a powerful means of self-transformation and has worked with participants in schools, pupil referral units and mental health charities. Darkin is currently developing partnerships with the V&A at Dundee and various festivals and venues in India and Brazil for forthcoming projects. Fleur joined Scottish Dance Theatre as Artistic Director in 2012. Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain *Please note, this episode contains language some people may find offensive*

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Sir Derek Jacobi - Off the Record - 18

Don't Be So Dramatic!!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2014 57:55

This week we bring you an inspiring live talk with Sir Derek Jacobi. Listen as Sir Derek discusses how it all started: working in the Birmingham Rep, with Sir Lawrence Olivier at the beginning of the National Theatre and how luck played it’s part throughout his career. Hear the highs, the lows and and everything in between.

Stuart Rogers and Roxana Silbert on reopening of refurbished Birmingham REP

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013 22:00

After two and a half years, the newly-refurbished Birmingham REP has reopened with an additional third auditorium. REP executive director Stuart Rogers takes us on a tour of the new building and artistic director Roxana Silbert explains what it is like to have three separate spaces to programme.

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In Battalions: playwright Fin Kennedy on his report on the effects of funding cuts on new theatre writing