Podcast appearances and mentions of matthew xia

When director and actor Ian Michael first saw the stage play of Picnic at Hanging Rock, adapted by playwright Tom Wright, it was as a theatre attendant. Now, he is directing it at the Opera House for the Sydney Theatre Company. The Noongar theatre-maker has forged an exciting career performing deeply personal stories alongside innovative productions. His production of the gothic story of the Victorian school girls who go missing on St Valentine's Day, interrogates a colonial nightmare and its fixture in the Australian imagination.In 1954, model Shirley Beiger shot and killed her boyfriend outside the ritzy Chequers nightclub in Sydney. The case was a media sensation, especially when Beiger got off without any charges. It has inspired the cabaret A Model Murder staged inside the Darlinghurst Court House, where the original trial took place. Performers Amber McMahon and Maverick Newman give us a taste of the court action, along with writer Sheridan Harbridge.In the hit Edinburgh Fringe show, Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, Samuel Barnett is a stand-up comedian regaling us at breakneck speed about his unfulfilling love life and very hectic brain. When a new and dazzling man comes into his life, everything could change, except for his new partner's extremely inconvenient medical condition... but is everything as it seems? Sam and director Matthew Xia join Michael to unpack this charismatic character, written by Marcello Dos Santos.

Join Brett, Tim, and Nige on JOY Breakfast as they dive into a fascinating discussion with Marcelo Dos Santos, writer of Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to... LEARN MORE The post Marcelo Dos Santos & Matthew Xia take us inside Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen appeared first on JOY Breakfast.

Why are there areas of severe deprivation in prosperous countries, and how can prosperity be shared more equally? Those are the questions the world-renowned development economist Paul Collier explores in his book, Left Behind: A New Economics for Neglected Places. He looks at areas that were once thriving – from the mining towns of South Yorkshire to the bustling city ports in Colombia – to explore widening inequality, but also to offer ideas of economic renewal.Matthew Xia directs the UK premier of Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morriseau at the Donmar Warehouse (from 28th June to 24th August 2024). Set in Detroit in 2008, the play follows a tight-knit group of workers in one of the city's last surviving car factories as they struggle to come to terms with its inevitable closure. This is a story about the human cost of a global financial crisis and of enduring hope, against the odds.Joanna Kusiak calls herself a scholar-activist as she recounts the movement she was involved in that put people and community before speculative finance and profit. Her book, Radically Legal, is the story of how a group of ordinary Berliners used a forgotten clause in the German constitution to take back more than 240,000 apartments from corporate landlords. The book is based on Kusiak's winning entry to the Nine Dots Prize, which supports the development of book proposals, and was in response to the question set by the prize: ‘why has the rule of law become so fragile?' Producer: Katy Hickman

The Enfield Haunting, starring Catherine Tate and David Threlfall. Does this story of things that go bump in the night have the audiences screaming, or just the critics?The Evening Standard's going out editor, David Ellis, pops in to tell us about the pubs you can find near West End theatres.Nick, Nick and Nancy also discuss the latest news, including Prince's Purple Rain being adapted into a Broadway show, and Mr Bates vs The Post Office's debt to the theatre.They also donned VR headsets to experience the mixed reality show Kagami at the Roundhouse in Camden.Matthew Xia, artistic director of Actors Touring Company, also pays tribute to the great Philip Hedley, who ran Theatre Royal Stratford East, who sadly died earlier this month.Get in touch with us at theatrepod@standard.co.ukFor all the latest news go to standard.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Architect - a play marking the 30th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence - will take place on a double-decker bus travelling the route on which Stephen was attacked in 1993. Presenter Allan Little speaks to the director Matthew Xia and one of the playwrights, Bola Agbaje. Small independent publishers appear to be on a winning streak - last year several prestigious literary prizes were won by small presses, despite the inflationary pressures that have put some out of business. To discuss what's behind the rise - and fall - of small publishers, Allan is joined by Natania Jansz of Sort of Books, Valerie Brandes of Jacaranda Books, and Kevin Duffy of Bluemoose Books. Chilean film director Pablo Larrain has switched from biopics on Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana to create a world in which dictator General Pinochet is a vampire - he talks to Alan about his new film, El Conde. Schools are being closed because of the discovery in their buildings of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), which can crumble and cause sudden collapse. It was used from the 1950s to the 1980s, not only in schools and hospitals, but also in theatres and venues. Already, two theatres and a concert hall have had to close. Matthew Hemley of The Stage newspaper has been investigating and discusses the implications. Presenter: Allan Little Producer: Julian May The Architect 05:59 Small Publishers 14:56 El Conde 29:50

In a change of pace from usual DITD proceedings, Charlie was invited to see a play in Theatre Royal Stratford East called "Tambo & Bones", written by West Philly's own Dave Harris.And as you can imagine from the episode title, Charlie was also given the opportunity to interview the director and lead actors of the show. In an episode that's split into two: the 1st half is a one-on-one with director Matthew Xia and the 2nd half involving Xia; actors Rhashan Stone and Daniel Ward.On top of this, if you'd like to see "Tambo & Bones" for yourself, the wonderful people @ Stratford East have given us 25% off Band A, B & C for all remaining performances of T&B! (Limited to 2 per customer. Subject to availability. Offer cannot be applied to any pre-existing bookings.)Hit up this link, use code "CHARLIE25" and let us know what you think of the show!Regular scheduled programming next week.Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points & "For Ginger" By Brock Berrigan (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Brock Berrigan (Twitter) - @Brock_BerriganOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We're back with a bonus episode featuring Rhashan Stone (All About Eve / Into The Woods) and Elexi Walker (I Think We Are Alone / She Ventures and He Wins ). Rhashan Stone is playing Tambo in the UK premiere of Tambo & Bones. Written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia, the show is running at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.Tambo & Bones laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present and imagines an explosive future for our world... and for theatre.Some of Rhashan's theatre credits include All About Eve and Cheek By Jowl's As You Like It (Noel Coward Theatre), Simply Heavenly (Trafalgar Studios), Five Guys Named Moe (Lyric Theatre) and the recent revival of Into The Woods (Theatre Royal Bath). He has worked extensively on stage and screen. Tambo & Bones runs at the Theatre Royal Stratford East until 15th July 2023. Visit www.stratfordeast.com for info and tickets. Elexi Walker is playing Mary Tuck in Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written by Carl Grose at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Directed by Melly Still, this new take on the classic tale of Robin Hood is set in a desperate, divided kingdom where only the truly cunning can outwit the sheriff's terrifying wrath. Some of Elexi's theatre credits include A Christmas Carol (Rose Theatre), I Think We Are Alone (Frantic Assembly), She Ventures and He Wins (Young Vic) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Rose Theatre).Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written runs at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre until 22nd July. Visit www.openairtheatre.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

We have a special WG interview for you to enjoy! Last month, I was invited to see a play in Theatre Royal Stratford East called "Tambo & Bones", written by West Philly's own Dave Harris.And as you can imagine from the episode title, I was also given the opportunity to interview the director and lead actors of the show. So - in an episode that's split into two - the 1st half is a one-on-one with director Matthew Xia and the 2nd half involving Xia; actors Rhashan Stone and Daniel Ward. We talk their artistic beginnings, the play; day-to-day procedure and of course their Top 5s.On top of this, if you'd like to see "Tambo & Bones" for yourself, the wonderful people @ Stratford East have given us 25% off Band A, B & C for all remaining performances of T&B! (Limited to 2 per customer. Subject to availability. Offer cannot be applied to any pre-existing bookings.)Hit up this link, use code "CHARLIE25" and let me know what you think of the show!Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Baxter" By Brock BerriganInterlude - "For Ginger" By Brock BerriganChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

Matthew Xia told a story about him in episode 4 and, in episode 5, Lauren Nicole Mayes credited him with writing the play that inspired her to become a writer. So, what a privilege it is to have David Judge on the podcast this week! For those of you who don't know him, David is an actor and writer who has worked extensively across stage and screen. His play SparkPlug, which he wrote for Box of Tricks, toured in 2019 and was shown on Sky Arts in May 2021. In this conversation we discuss his journey through the industry and what it means to "be the best you".If you like what David has to say in this episode and want to hear more of his wise words, check out the Masterclass he did for Box of Tricks in 2020, here in our Masterclass Archive: https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/playwrights/masterclass/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

***This programme contains racially sensitive language and themes that may be upsetting.*** Matthew Xia is a theatre director and Olivier award-winning artistic director of the Actors Touring Company. As his alter ego DJ Excalibur, he performed to a global audience of over a billion as one of the headline DJs at the London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony. His latest production is a futuristic hip-hop infused performance, Tambo & Bones, at the Stratford East Theatre in London. Written by the US playwright Dave Harris, this satirical play, which is part distorted clown-show, part absurdist Afro-futuristic lecture with robots, explores the commodification and commercialisation of the traumatic black experiences that have been portrayed on stage over the decades. Felicity Finch follows Matthew, his actors and creative team as they develop the work into a playful, funny and provocative show.

Liv Little joins De-Graft and talks about her journey and transition from gal-dem founder to author. Her debut novel, Rosewater, has just been released. It's a love story about all kinds of love. There was a fuss online and in the media after it was announced that new play Tambo & Bones would hold a performance specifically for black audiences “free from the white gaze”. We're joined by the show's director, Matthew Xia, who tells De-Graft about the importance of creating safe spaces for black people. And Jords is in the building! As well as co-founding a free school uniform initiative for kids on free school meals, he's just dropped his long-awaited debut album, Dirt In The Diamond. What do you want to hear on the podcast? Message us with a hello, drop us a line and let us know. Our WhatsApp number is +44 0330 123 9480. Remember to start your message with IYDK, to make sure we see it. Presenter: De-Graft Mensah Producer: Kamilah McInnis Researcher: Paige Neal-Holder and Danielle Okine Sound: Kamilah McInnis and Dave O'Neill Editor: Alison Gee

In this episode, we talk to Olivier Award-winning director Matthew Xia. We discuss his time DJing on 1Xtra, what it was like directing Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya, Matthew's sell out Edinburgh Fringe show and, of course, his stage adaptation of Hey Duggee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sherlock and Dr Who writer Steven Moffat, and Lucy Caldwell, winner of the BBC National Short Story Award, discuss writing short stories inspired by the science of the Large Hadron Collider for a new collection called Collision. The project pairs a team of award-winning authors with Cern physicists to explore some of the discoveries being made, through fiction. From interstellar travel using quantum tunnelling, to first contact with antimatter aliens, to a team of scientists finding themselves being systematically erased from history, these stories explore the dark matters that only physics can offer answers to. A new documentary called Subject explores the life-altering experience of sharing one's life on screen, through the participants of five acclaimed documentaries. Samira Ahmed talks to Camilla Hall, one of the film's directors, about the ethics of documentary making. Writer Mojisola Adebayo and director Matthew Xia talk about their new play Family Tree, which won the Alfred Fagon Best New Play Award. The play, which opens at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry, explores the extraordinary story of Henrietta Lacks, the African American woman whose cancer cells were taken without her permission or knowledge in 1951 and which are still informing medical science today. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Eliane Glaser

Cherelle recently recreated the role of Dorothy in the Hope Mill Theatre's major UK revival of The Wiz.As a child, Cherelle attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and made her West End debut as Young Nala in The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre. After venturing into the music world, Cherelle returned to theatre as an adult to star as Mary Wilson in the original West End cast of Motown The Musical. Cherelle was with the show for the entirety of its three year run. In addition to playing Mary, Cherelle covered the role of Diana Ross and played the role on numerous occasions. Alongside her theatre work, Cherelle works in fashion and regularly gigs.Cherelle won rave reviews for her performance as Dorothy in The Wiz. Directed by Matthew Xia, The Wiz is a joyous retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' reflecting contemporary African-American culture.You can follow Cherelle on Instagram: @cherellewilliamsxoHosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. 

Matthew is a self-taught theatre director, DJ, composer, broadcaster and journalist. He's worked with the Young Vic, the Royal Exchange Theatre and DJ'd at Glastonbury festival He's a founding member of Act for Change, a trustee of Artistic Directors of the Future and a trustee of Cardboard Citizens. Currently, he is the Artistic Director for the Actor's Touring Company. matthewxia.com

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 Matthew Xia.Matthew Xia (Director) is the Artistic Director at ATC (Actors Touring Company), a company dedicated to producing and touring new international and cross-cultural plays. Matthew was previously Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Director in Residence at The Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, and Associate Director at Theatre Royal Stratford East.Directing credits for the ATC include: Amsterdam (Plymouth Theatre Royal / The Orange Tree).Credits for Nottingham Playhouse include: Shebeen (Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East) and One Night In Miami.Other directing credits include: Blood Knot (The Orange Tree); Blue/Orange, The Sound of Yellow and Sizwe Banzi is Dead (Young Vic & Eclipse); Dublin Carol (Sherman Theatre);Eden (Hampstead Downstairs); Suckerpunch: Boom Suite (The Barbican & NitroBEAT); Migration Music and Scrappers (Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse); Frankenstein, Wish List (also Royal Court), Into the Woods and Brink (Royal Exchange Manchester); Cinderella, The Blacks and I was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Co-Director, Theatre Royal Stratford East & The Barbican); Mad Blud and Aladdin (Associate Director) and Sleeping Beauty (Theatre Royal Stratford East); Soundbites: Ruth the Divorcee and Barry the Love-Sick Bee (Lyric Theatre Studio & Bestival); Soundbites: Abandonment (Rich Mix); and Wild Child (Royal Court Rough Cut).Composing/Sound Design credits include: Paralympics Opening Ceremony (DJ); The People are Singing (Royal Exchange); Free Run (Underbelly); That’s The Way To Do It(TimeWontWait); Pass The Baton and Bolero Remixed (New London Orchestra); Da Boyz, Family Man, The Snow Queen, Hansel and Gretel, Medea and Squid (Theatre Royal Stratford East).Matthew is a founding member of Act for Change and a trustee for Cardboard Citizens and Artistic Directors of the Future.

Ben and Kal take a deep dive into a conversation with a very old friend, Matthew Xia (DJ Xcalibah). Find out what Matt's been up to, what his thoughts on the latest trending topics are, click subscribe, follow, smash the likes and hit @beerrapbants on the socials to continue the conversation.

This week, Mark & Louie talk to Matthew Xia the Artistic Director of Actors Touring Company. Matthew is a director, composer, broadcaster, journalist and DJ and one fo the first DJ's on Radio 1 Extra and in this conversation we talk with Matthew about process, rehearsal rooms, opportunity and of course music. This is a great hour, which we hope will make you feel really energised and eager to get into a rehearsal room and make something afterwards. Transcript available to download here. Resource links: Actors Touring Company (ATC): www.atctheatre.com Orange Tree Theatre: www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk/ Amsterdam (play): www.atctheatre.com/productions/amsterdam-2020 International Performing Rights: https://iprltd.co.uk/ Chiarsocuro: stagedoorapp.com/lyn-gardner/review-chiaroscuro?ia=254 Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester: www.royalexchange.co.uk

Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director, Adam Penford, sits down with Director, Matthew Xia, to discuss the show and its relevance in today’s world. Also in this month’s Playcast is Designer, Grace Smart, who talks about how 1960s Miami is created onstage and what it’s like working with our in-house production team.

When The Specials released their new album Encore recently, their first new music with Terry Hall since the classic Ghost Town in 1981, it went straight to Number One. Nearly four decades on from their split, the Coventry band's lead singer Terry Hall discusses the new album and how he found himself back in the recording studio with his long-term collaborators Lynval Golding and Horace Panter after all these years.This year is the 25th anniversary of the first universal democratic elections in South Africa which resulted in Nelson Mandela becoming President of the new rainbow nation. Athol Fugard's plays dramatise the injustices of apartheid and were part of the struggle that led to those elections. Now two of his plays are about to open in the UK, 1961's Blood Knot, and, A Lesson, which was first performed in 1978. Directors Janet Suzman and Matthew Xia discuss the importance of Fugard and how, 25 years after the end of apartheid, his plays speak to us today. As the National Gallery's newly acquired self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi begins a grand tour of the UK starting at the Glasgow Women's Library, curator Letizia Treves discusses the significance of this early 17th Century painting and Gentileschi's extraordinary career as one of the leading artists of the Baroque. Music journalist Dorian Lynskey looks at the life of Keith Flint, lead singer of dance band The Prodigy.Presenter, John Wilson Producer, Dymphna Flynn

Award winning writer Irish writer Joseph O'Neill's 2008 novel Netherland was endorsed by American President, Barack Obama. Good Trouble is his first collection of short stories. Arcadia, the new film from the BAFTA award-winning Scottish director Paul Wright (whose debut feature For Those in Peril premiered at Cannes in 2013), explores our complex connection to the land we live in. Combining over 100 film clips from the last 100 years and a grand, expressive new score by musicians Adrian Utley from Portishead and Will Gregory from Goldfrapp it is described as a "a folk horror wrapped in an archive film." Mufaro Makubika won the Alfred Fagon Award 2017 for Shebeen for best new work by a black British playwright. Set in 1958 in the writer's hometown of Nottingham, where many of those who had arrived on the Windrush had settled, Shebeen shines a light on a community under siege on the eve of the St Ann's race riots. Shebeen is directed by Matthew Xia and is currently on at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. Christo and Jeanne-Claude are celebrated for their ambitious sculptural works that intervene in urban and natural landscapes around the world and temporarily alter both the physical form and visual appearances of sites. This summer the Serpentine Galleries presents a major exhibition of the artists' work, which draws upon their use of barrels to create artworks. Simultaneously, Christo presents The London Mastaba, his first outdoor, public work in the UK. The sculpture takes inspiration from mastabas - benches with two vertical sides, two slanted sides and a flat top - which originated with the first ancient civilisations of Mesopotamia. It will float on The Serpentine lake in Hyde Park from 18 June to 23 September. Measuring 20m in height by 30m and 40m, the sculpture consists of 7,506 horizontally stacked barrels, specifically fabricated and painted in shades of red, white, blue and mauve. BBC 2's Japan's Secret Shame tells the moving story of 29 year-old Japanese journalist Shiori Ito, who in May 2017 shocked Japan when she went public with allegations that she was raped by a well-known TV journalist. Following Shiori over a year, the film portrays the consequences Shiori faced by speaking out in Japanese society.

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition opens on 12th June. It has been held every year without interruption since 1769 providing a platform for emerging and established artists. This year it is co-ordinated by Grayson Perry with the theme "Art Made Now". Art historian Jacky Klein joins Stig to review the exhibition.Shebeen is a new play set amongst the Caribbean community in 1950s Nottingham. Inspired by the Windrush generation and written by local playwright Mufaro Makubika, the drama deals with an immigrant Jamaican couple and the forbidden parties they throw at their shebeen - an illegal bar set up in their home. Writer Mufaro Makubika and director Matthew Xia discuss its relevance now. The offbeat comedy Flowers, about the dysfunctional family of a children's writer, starring Olivia Coleman and Julian Barratt, returns to Channel 4 for a second season. The Anglo-Japanese writer Will Sharpe, who also directed and acts in it, is in the studio to discuss its dark humour.We review Vampyr, the action role-playing video game with a moral dilemma at its heart which is released today. Jonathan Reid is a vampiric doctor whose thirst for blood compels him to kill innocent people, but how does that sit with his Hippocratic Oath? Games reviewer Jordan Erica Webber joins Stig to play the game and offers her verdict.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Harry Parker.

In this episode we talk to Matthew Xia, director of our latest production Shebeen, about the timely nature of this new play focusing on the Windrush generation. We also have a chat with Rob Throup, as he prepares to perform at our first Amp Night, a scratch night that forms part of our Amplify artist development programme.

Joe interviews the former Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre. Having directed productions at the Young Vic, the Royal Court and Theatre Royal Stratford, Matthew has just finished three years at the Royal Exchange, and helped create the venue's Open Exchange network for artists in the city. He talks to Joe about his career so far, what inspires his choice of plays, and how theatre needs to adapt and change in the future. 

Taio Lawson's relationship with the Young Vic started when he visited as a school kid and watched someone fry an egg on stage in The Three Musketeers. Nearly 17 years later he's worked on Matthew Xia's production of Sizwe Banzi is Dead and is currently the Jerwood Assistant Director to Joe Wright on his production of Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo. From his first theatre company, Metal Mouth to The Brit School and studying Anthropology at university, Taio talks about why Prince and Ultz are some of the most influential people on his career to date, how he approaches working as a director and how that differs to when he's assisting others as well as why he always takes a tooth brush into every rehearsal room. This episode features a short snippet of Joss Ryan's Digital Love for a new feature and if you've got a pretty sweet sound set up you might even catch the bass line from Tom Rowland's music from Life of Galileo going on in the Main House during the recording. Let us know what you think of our quick fire round by sending us a tweet (twitter.com/youngvictheatre) and leave us a review on iTunes or some love on Soundcloud.

We're joined by Blue/Orange director and Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Manchester, Matthew Xia in Episode 3 of Off Book. Matthew discusses his eclectic beginnings of his career in the arts which spans DJing, broadcasting, directing and being on the board of directors at Theatre Royal Stratford East aged 18. We also break down Matthew's production of Joe Penhall's state of the nation classic, Blue/Orange starring Daniel Kaluuya, Luke Norris and David Haig as well as discuss the biggest influences.