Podcast appearances and mentions of Lyn Gardner

Episode 8: Self-censorship in the arts, and editing. This week we look at how to edit your work, and discuss how people in the arts might censor themselves. Show notes: Send us your updates and questions: info@oldfirestation.org.uk Support the Old Fire Station: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/support-us/ Transcript available here: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/our-work/how-to-write-a-play/ Lyn Gardner in The Stage: Bite your tongue: is self-censorship stifling the important conversations? https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/opinion/bite-your-tongue-is-self-censorship-stifling-the-important-conversations New York Times: The Battle of ‘Miss Saigon': Yellowface, Art and Opportunity https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/theater/the-battle-of-miss-saigon-yellowface-art-and-opportunity.html American Theatre: I Am Miss Saigon, And I Hate it. https://www.americantheatre.org/2017/04/13/i-am-miss-saigon-and-i-hate-it/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 6: Saving the Arts and Starting Off, with Penelope Skinner This week we discuss arts funding, and how to start your play – with a guest appearance from playwright Penelope Skinner. Show notes: Send us your updates and questions: info@oldfirestation.org.uk “The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here is my plan to save them.” - Nicholas Hytner in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/17/arts-council-britain-plan-save-new-body “Divided opinion: why Nicholas Hytner is wrong about splitting arts funding.” - Lyn Gardner in The Stage: https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/divided-opinion-why-nicholas-hytner-is-wrong-about-splitting-arts-funding Penelope Skinner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Skinner Support the Old Fire Station: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/support-us/ Transcript available here: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/our-work/how-to-write-a-play/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are theatre audiences behaving badly? After recent complaints, we discuss expectations of audience etiquette. Tom is joined by: Dr Kirsty Sedgman, Lecturer in Theatre at University of Bristol, researcher of audiences, and author of The Reasonable Audience: Theatre Etiquette, Behaviour Policing, And The Live Performance Experience; Lyn Gardner, theatre critic and Associate Editor of The Stage; and by front of house worker Bethany North. British composer Anna Clyne and Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto discuss their new collaborations, including this week's premiere of Anna's clarinet concerto, Weathered, at the Royal Festival Hall in London, which Pekka will conduct. Plus they talk about their forthcoming partnership at the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in which Anna and Pekka will serve as Composer-in-Residence and Artistic Co-Director respectively. Plus, actor turned playwright Danny Lee Wynter on his new play Black Superhero at the Royal Court Theatre in London – revealing a world where fantasy and reality meet with devastating consequences. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Simon Richardson (Main image credit: Ajamu X)

Theatre critic, Lyn Gardner, talks about reviewing Shakespeare, theatre, and culture.Read her reviews & column here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/author-lyn-gardnerFor a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Lyn GardnerProducer: Hannah KaskoArtwork: Wenqi WanTwitter: @earlymoderndoc Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

Theatre critics Matt Wolf and Lyn Gardner join Robert Bound to give their verdict on the new production of Chekhov's ‘Uncle Vanya' at the Harold Pinter Theatre, starring Toby Jones and Ciarán Hinds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 12 we meet Lyn Gardner. She talks to us about her life as a journalist and critic, and how her career began. We discuss using a notebook, overnight reviews, going to the theatre 5 nights a week for decades, the joy of a production that exceeds your expectations, and how star ratings should only be applied to white goods. We consider the crisis theatre is facing, the plight of freelancers, how funding can make a real difference, and optimism for the future. We learn that it's possible to both applaud and do a quick exit before the crush, and remember that we should always check the sight lines from the aisle seats. This episode was recorded just before the DCMS announced how the COVID rescue package funds would be allocated.

In this episode, the topic is the the future of UK theatre and theatre spaces. And our very special guest is Lyn Gardner. Lyn is one of the UK's most well-known theatre critics and reviewers, working at The Guardian newspaper for over 20 years, but more latterly as Associate Editor of The Stage. Lyn is one of the UK's most well-known theatre critics and reviewers, working at The Guardian newspaper for over 20 years, but more latterly as Associate Editor of The Stage. Lyn is recognised as a champion of alternative and experimental arts as well as more mainstream productions - writing about 100s of productions each year, with a deep insight into the technical mechanics as well as the emotional heart of live story-telling in different places and spaces. As we have discussed in other podcasts in this series, the UK arts sector has been disproportionately hit by restrictions from social distancing and lockdown rules - with many professionals falling foul of the jobs retention schemes due to the complex nature of pay and employment in performing arts. Richard spoke with Lyn in early September 2020, at a time when many arts venues were declaring themselves unable to open in winter, with many planning to stay closed until March of April 2021. I was keen to know what she thought the industry might look like after corona - and is there any hope at all. --- Useful links: http://www.lyngardner.com/ https://www.thestage.co.uk/author-lyn-gardner https://stagedoorapp.com/lyn-gardner/?i=2 —-- For more information on how you can get involved with The Possibility Club – an inclusive community of professionals working out what's next, have a look here. We'd also love to know what you think. Please review and share your responses to this podcast on your favourite podcast platform. This is an always possible podcast. The interviewer was Richard Freeman for always possible and the producer was Chris Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts.

Theatre critics Matt Wolf and Lyn Gardner join Robert Bound to give their verdict on the new production of Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ at the Harold Pinter Theatre, starring Toby Jones and Ciarán Hinds.

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Proceedings in the House of Commons yesterday drew an unusual degree of public attention, with set pieces from Boris Johnson (interrupted by the defection of one of his MPs, crossing the floor to join the Liberal Democrats), the Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg lying supine, humour from Kenneth Clarke and a range of colourful interventions from Mr Speaker, it represents one of the most colourful and dramatic days in the Commons in recent memory. Newsnight Culture Correspondent Stephen Smith and Lyn Gardner of The Stage newspaper join Samira to bring an artistically critical eye to the parliamentary theatrics. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Rebecca Pow, has put temporary export bars on five works of art up for sale this summer, including paintings by Turner and Monet, and a Victorian crab sculpture. We speak to the Minister about why they don’t want these works sold abroad and ask what the Conservatives are doing to protect the arts amid the Brexit high drama in the House of Commons this week. Chrissie Hynde, singer with rock band The Pretenders, on her new album which is all covers of songs by people such as Hoagy Carmichael, John Coltrane and Charlie Mingus. But, she insists to Samira, Valve Bone Woe is not a jazz album. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May

Jenni Lyn Gardner, of Grammy nominated Della Mae, and Daniel Butler, a man with a rich Nashville history and experience working with Jim Varney, aka Ernest P. Worrell.

Television dramatist Sally Wainwright has written award-winning crime series such as Happy Valley, heart-warming love stories such as Last Tango in Halifax. The last time she turned her attention to the 19th century, it was to portray the Brontës in To Walk Invisible. Now she’s returned to the Victorian age, this time looking at the life of lesbian landowner Anne Lister. Historical novelist, Philippa Gregory reviews. The idea of the canon in contemporary and modern art is currently being fiercely debated in galleries and museums with many of these institutions now attempting to broaden the canon by including previously overlooked female artists and artists of colour, and challenging the idea of a universal canon by trying to reflect their localities in their collections. Caroline Douglas, Director of the Contemporary Art Society, and Helen Legg, Director of Tate Liverpool discuss the rebalancing of modern and contemporary art collections. In the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing, the name of one of the victims, 29-year-old Coronation Street superfan, Martyn Hett, began trending on twitter with the hashtag BeMoreMartyn. The hashtag has now evolved into the title of a verbatim play created from interviews with eight of Martyn’s friends. Theatre critic Lyn Gardner, and Mike Lee, the co-writer of the play, join Front Row to talk about making theatre from such a traumatic event. Recent days have seen English football clubs enjoy dramatic success in Europe, but it’s Welsh football that is the subject of celebration in a new exhibition at Tŷ Pawb, the arts centre in Wrexham. Curator James Harper discusses how contemporary artists have found inspiration in the beautiful game. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ekene Akalawu

This episode was sponsored by Stagedoor.  Lyn Gardner is the critic for the Stagedoor app. In the past she has written theatre reviews for The Guardian, The Stage and The Independent. She also writes children’s novels.   Ava Wong Davies writes about theatre for Exeunt Magazine, The Stage, and on her own blog. Her debut as a playwright: i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) was at VAULT Festival this year.   Read what Lyn wrote about Ava’s play i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) on Stagedoor, and Pippa’s piece of embedded criticism about the play on our blog.   Ava's #FeministFave was her friend Eve Allin, who writes about theatre, art and music. Lyn's #FeministFave was American poet and essayist Adrienne Rich.   Audience #FeministFaves were: Jasmine Paris - a runner who became the first woman to win the 268 mile ultra-marathon Spine Race while breastfeeding. Carol Christ - an academic who writes about women in religion and Goddess Feminism. Claudia Jones - the Trinidad-born political activist and community leader who founded Notting Hill Carnival.   Beth’s #FeministFave was art critic duo The White Pube. Pippa #FeministFave was menstrual product activist Amika George.   Recommendations...   Dismantle this Room Royal Court Apr 6 - 27 White Pearl Royal Court May 10 - Jun 15 Salt Royal Court May 14 - Jun 1 A Piece of The Continent The Actor’s Centre until Apr 27 I’m Here, Where Are You? Cambridge Junction Apr 26 - 27 Out Of Water Orange Tree Theatre Apr 27 - Jun 1 Rebel Season The Albany Apr 11 - Jun 1 Funeral Flowers The Bunker Apr 15 - May 4 Fuck You Pay Me The Bunker May 7 - 19 A Life Sentence at Cat's Back Theatre (Wandsworth Arts Festival) May 5 - 6 Ad Libido Soho Theatre May 7 - 11 Rejoicing At Her Wondrous Vulva The Young Woman Applauded Herself Ovalhouse May 9 - 25 The Party Somewhere Else Nottingham Playhouse May 14 - 18 Calm Down Dear Camden People’s Theatre from May 27 Rotterdam on tour to locations including: Oxford, Manchester, Eastbourne, Southampton, Birmingham until Jun 22 The Amber Trap Theatre503 Apr 24 - May 18 J'Ouvert Theatre503  May 29 - Jun 22    

This week, Jessy and Henry talk to the renowned arts journalist Lyn Gardner, about her career and the big issues facing theatre.

In our January episode, critics Tim Bano and Lyn Gardner reveal their top picks of of 2019 ranging from major West End musicals to emerging fringe shows and with shows across the UK. We interview Vault Festival's head of theatre and performance Gillian Greer about this year's programme and the London fringe festival's huge growth in recent years.   Meanwhile, after previous disappointing attempts to learn an American accent and become an acrobat, reporter Fergus Morgan reveals a surprising aptitude for improvisation when he has a masterclass with The Showstoppers and learns how to create a West End musical on the fly. The Stage Podcast, hosted by Tim Bano, is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

As Bruce Springsteen nears the end of his 236-show run in New York, Kate Mossman reviews Springsteen on Broadway, the new Netflix film of his stage show based on his autobiography Born to Run, in which he looks back on his life and performs songs on acoustic guitar and piano.From James Bond nemesis Blofeld to Scar from the Lion King – facial disfigurements have long been commonplace for cinematic villains. A new campaign by the charity Changing Faces and the BFI, I Am Not Your Villain, wants to end the use of “scars, burns or marks as shorthand for villainy”. Kirsty talks to Changing Faces CEO Becky Hewitt and film podcaster Mike Muncer.Sarah Shaffi selects the most beautiful books to buy as presents this Christmas. In the age of streaming music and films, do books make better gifts? And theatre critic Lyn Gardner discusses the difficult financial situation facing the Liverpool Everyman Theatre, which has announced the closure of its repertory theatre company. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Timothy Prosser

In our sparkly pantomime special, Doctor Who star Sharon D Clarke and her wife, panto expert Susie McKenna, discuss their enduring love for the art form and recall how they first met on a show at the Hackney Empire 20 years ago.   Lyn Gardner and Tim Bano try to convince Christmas grinch Rosemary Waugh to embrace her inner Buttons.  Plus, after a failed bid to run off and join the circus, Fergus Morgan tries his hand at becoming a pantomime dame, with some (very patient) help from the Lyric Hammersmith's Carl Mullaney.  The Stage Podcast, hosted by Tim Bano, is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

Rebecca Atkinson-Lord opens the new season of her podcast, Legacy Tapes, with a conversation with theatre critic Lyn Gardner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve McQueen discusses his return to the big screen with Widows, an adaptation of the Lynda La Plante thriller. Set this time in Chicago, the widows must learn to survive after their husbands die in a botched heist leaving debts that need to be repaid in a city rife with professional crime and political corruption.Romeo and Juliet is more relevant to our young people than ever according to the RSC deputy director Erica Whyman. She's directed a new production which involves local young people throughout the tour and swaps the gender of some key roles including Mercutio and Prince Escalus. She explains her approach to the text.Many theatre productions in recent months have featured roles reimagined for a different gender, including Marianne Elliott's revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company at the Donmar Warehouse, Troilus and Cressida at the RSC and Theatr Clwyd's Lord of the Flies. Theatre critics Dominic Cavendish and Lyn Gardner discuss the merits and pitfalls of gender-swapping on stage.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Hannah Robins

In our October episode, critics Tim Bano and Lyn Gardner discuss Marianne Elliott's new gender-swapped production of Company by Stephen Sondheim with comedian Tom Allen. Plus, we go backstage to talk to Steph Parry, the 42nd Street understudy who made headlines when she stepped in to save Mamma Mia! in the West End. Meanwhile, after last month's failed attempt to learn an American accent, reporter Fergus Morgan runs off to join the circus, with some help from circus company Mimbre.   The Stage Podcast, hosted by Tim Bano, is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

The Stage critic Tim Bano and associate editor Lyn Gardner discuss the National Theatre's latest major opening – Antony and Cleopatra starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo – with Time Out theatre editor Andrzej Lukowski. What was the highlight: Fiennes, Okonedo, the live snake? We recap on The Stage Debut Awards and hear from some of the great emerging and established talent who joined us on the night.  In the first of a new series, The Stage critic Fergus Morgan visits the Royal Shakespeare Company's head of voice Kate Godfrey, who tries to teach him how to enunciate. And speak in an American accent.  The Stage Podcast, hosted by Tim Bano, is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

In the third and final of our weekly podcasts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018, The Stage critic Tim Bano and associate editor Lyn Gardner discuss all the big shows and key issues of the festival. In episode 3, they are joined by cabaret star Le Gateau Chocolat, The Stage reviews editor Natasha Tripney and critic and theatremaker Ben Kulvichit. Our critics discuss some of the best shows from emerging theatre companies at this year's festival, Lyn Gardner reveals what she thinks makes a good Edinburgh Fringe PR, and Le Gateau Chocolat tells us what he gets up to in the shower. The Stage Podcast is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

  In the second of our weekly podcasts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018, The Stage critic Tim Bano and associate editor Lyn Gardner discuss all the big shows and key issues of the festival. In episode 2, they are joined by actor Julie Hesmondhalgh and reviewer Fergus Morgan, plus Helen Monks, who shares some stories of Edinburgh Fringe disasters that she has collected for her show You've Been Fringed. Find out what the critics thought of four Edinburgh plays focussing on the NHS, why Hesmondhalgh left Coronation Street to return to theatre, plus lots of horror stories from the festival - most involving bodily fluids. The Stage Podcast is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

In the first of our weekly podcasts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018, The Stage critic Tim Bano and associate editor Lyn Gardner discuss all the big shows and key issues of the festival. In episode 1, they are joined by theatremakers Chris Thorpe and Rachel Chavkin, actor and playwright Yolanda Mercy and The Guardian reviewer Kate Wyver. Find out what the critics thought of controversial play Ulster American, whether Thorpe and Chavkin manage to walk Edinburgh's Royal Mile and be interviewed at the same time and what Lyn Gardner's favourite fringe foodstuff is. The Stage Podcast is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com

Duration: 19 mins Corrie Tan caught up with award-winning British theatre critic Lyn Gardner when she was in Singapore last month from 24 to 28 January, before they both appeared on ArtsEquator’s public panel discussion on Theatre Reviews: Last Word... The post Podcast 33: Interview with Lyn Gardner appeared first on ArtsEquator.

In December the Royal Court withdrew and then reinstated its invitation to stage a new touring production of Andrea Dunbar's semi-autobiographical 1982 play Rita Sue and Bob Too as a result of sexual harassment allegations made against its co-director Max Stafford Clark - himself a former Artistic Director of the Royal Court and one of the most influential theatre directors of his generation. The Royal Court's current Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and theatre critic Lyn Gardner discuss the way in which the play continues to speak to young women today and the impact of the recent controversy on this particular production in the context of the continuing revelations about sexual harassment in the arts industries. Kirsty Lang speaks to Jonathan Ruffer, the city financier who has donated almost £200 million to fund arts and restoration projects in the town of Bishop Auckland. For the past two summers the town has hosted the open-air drama Kynren, with the participation of 100 volunteers. In October Front Row covered the opening of a new mining art museum in the town, this year sees the re-opening of Auckland castle, a new Auckland Tower visitor attraction and, in 2019, a Spanish Art Gallery and Faith Museum.Sasha Dugdale reads from her new collection, Joy. The title poem, which won the Forward Prize for the best poem published in 2016, is a monologue in the voice of Catherine Blake, as she grieves for her husband William and in doing so celebrates their close and creative life together. Dugdale is also a playwright and translator and was until last month editor of the international magazine Modern Poets in Translation. She reflects on the impact this has on her own writing.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Julian May.

Dee Rees talks about her new film, Mudbound, which explores the racial divide in 1940s Mississippi.As questions continue to be asked of The Old Vic's theatre board in light of the Kevin Spacey allegations, we discuss the role of the board in British theatre with Rt Hon Ed Vaizey MP, former Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries and current board member of the National Youth Theatre plus Malcolm Sinclair, President of Equity, and theatre critic Lyn Gardner. Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina made headlines five years ago when she and two other members of the protest group were arrested following a performance of their Punk Prayer in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Alyokhina was jailed for two years and sent to a penal colony. Samira meets the Russian activist and artist at the Saatchi Gallery in London where an exhibition dedicated to Post-Soviet protest art in Russia opens this week. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Hannah Robins.

An elf named Percy Giggly-Legs, 3 bunches of mistletoe and a 4-year-old who may or may not be a lesbian – oh Lyn Gardner you do give us everything we would want in smut and a few things we didn’t ever need to know. Next book: Unwrapped: A MMF Holiday Romance by Taryn Quinn Can we […]

Join us in a car at the bottom of Murky Lake where you’ll meet the love of your life. As one does. Next book: Mistletoe by Lyn Gardner

Jenni Lyn Gardner joins the podcast and tells us about her upcoming solo project, playing with Della Mae and traveling the world over. She shares some of her experiences through being involved with the American Music Abroad program. She also shares her memory of meeting Bill Monroe.This episode is brought to you by Lowe Vintage Instrument Company. Find your timeless tone at lowevintage.com.

Ricky Gervais has written, directed and stars in the feature-length film Special Correspondents for Netflix. Kirsty talks to the comedian about celebrity, David Brent and returning to stand-up.The Secret is a new ITV drama set in Northern Ireland starring James Nesbitt. It tells the true story of a couple who embark on an affair and then plot to murder their spouses. Jenny McCartney reviews.Sir Ian McKellen has called for the National Theatre to have a resident company of actors, and the Liverpool Everyman has plans to trial one. Theatre writer and critic Lyn Gardner considers whether the old rep model of theatre can be resurrected.As The Hallé prepares for its Dvorák Festival, the orchestra's conductor Sir Mark Elder discusses his affinity for the music of the Czech composer.Presenter Kirsty Lang Producer Jerome Weatherald.

Why do so many venues still find it hard to open doors to disabled artists and audiences? At a Guardian Live event in Wolverhampton, Lyn Gardner and a panel discuss the opportunities and obstacles

With Will Gompertz. Marc Almond and John Harle discuss their new collaboration, The Tyburn Tree, a collection of songs about Gothic London, whose subjects include the Highgate Vampire, Jack The Ripper and the Elizabethan mystic John Dee. 50 years ago the Liverpool Everyman theatre opened its doors to the public for the first time. 40 years ago, Willy Russell provided the theatre with his first big hit play and their first London transfer - John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert. As the Everyman re-opens after an extensive three-year building project, Willy Russell discusses the theatre's past. Gemma Bodinetz, Artistic Director of the Everyman and Playhouse theatres, and theatre writer Lyn Gardner discuss what the role of the theatre building should be in the 21st century. Gary Shteyngart, the Russian-born American author, whose books include The Russian Debutante's Handbook and Super Sad True Love Story, has recently released his memoir, Little Failure. Named after the nickname bestowed upon him by his mother, the book documents Gary's childhood in the Soviet Union, his move to America at the age of seven, and his life thereafter as a Russian Jewish immigrant and wannabe writer. Glastonbury was named Best Festival at last night's NME Awards and this morning Dolly Parton announced that she has been booked for this year. Emily Eavis explains how they choose their megastar line-ups and what she intends to do with the festival as she takes a more prominent role in its planning. Producer: Ellie Bury.