Podcasts about National Theatre Live

We're switching things up for this episode of Cinebuds and talking about … the theater!OK, sure, Dori and Kpolly talk about theaters all the time in the context of movies. For this installment, they're talking about live theater being brought to movie theaters to give audiences the chance to experience live theater while sitting in a movie theater.Milwaukee Film has done this in the past and recently resuscitated the practice via National Theatre Live, which for 15+ years has delivered the best of British theatre to movie houses around the world. We're talking instantly recognizable names and faces like Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Sheen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott treading the boards in productions of Hamlet, Frankenstein and Vanya.The brilliant Scott gets the spotlight treatment in this episode of Cinebuds, as our movie-loving duo applies some of that adoration to Scott's astounding performance in Vanya. The stage play sees him take on every character in a way few actors can while utilizing subtle shifts in tone, expression and body language, with a little help from creative propwork.You can hear all about Vanya and Scott's sizable undertaking in the full episode of Cinebuds, and find more information on National Theatre Live at the Oriental via the Milwaukee Film website.Cinebuds is sponsored by Joe Wilde Co.

Comedian and writer Ruby Wax tells Michael about how she recently found herself in a mental health clinic, after searching for transformative experiences (like swimming with whales). So what drives her to go public about her experiences, and stay funny?Two thousand years ago and the Roman poet Ovid has been banished to live out his days among uncivilised people on the Black Sea ... The plot of An Imaginary Life by Australian writer David Malouf. Humphrey Bower is performing it as a one man play about how to live with others, and with nature. Musician Pavan Khumar Hari performs alongside. It's on as part of Ten Days on the Island festival.We chat with Australian actor Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects, Little Women), who is Cecily in a joyfully Queer production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, which can be seen in cinemas as part of the UK's National Theatre Live, co-starring Ncuti Gatwa (Dr Who) and Hugh Skinner (Fleabag).

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Gamm Theatre Executive Director Jason Cabral. Jason oversees marketing, finance, development, education programming, and audience engagement work, and copilots The Gamm with Artistic Director Tony Estrella. Hear about 40 years of The Gamm, community support, acting and stage combat classes, student programs, movie nights, National Theatre Live, space rentals, and how you can volunteer. Visit The Gamm Theatre website. Warwick Life highlights what's special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We Be Jammin'⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Write to warwicklife@gmail.com. Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

The podcast returns from hiatus with a slight rebranding! Derek and Beth see Frankenstein on the stage on the screen! Mark resumes his Ultraman reviews! Jeff goes to the ! And an art contest! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484‬ Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - "" () provided courtesy of Bride of Monster Kid Radio is a Production. All original content of Bride of Monster Kid Radio is licensed under a . You can learn more about Team Deth, our other projects like Deth Designs, Mail Order Zombie, Monster Kid Writer, and more at . Please rate and review Monster Kid Radio wherever you download your favorite podcasts. Next week on Monster Kid Radio: 1920's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (dir. John S. Robertson) at with Derek and Beth

Welcome back to the 201st episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 201st episode we have a new proshot review of the the National Theatre's 2022 production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible (as preserved by National Theatre Live), directed by Lyndsey Turner, starring Brendan Cowell as John Proctor and Erin Doherty as Abigail Williams. Join host and Co-Artistic Producer @mackenzie_horner along side Co-Artistic Producer Ryan Borochovitz, Associate Producer @jillian.robinson96, returning special guest panelist @hime.sarah discuss the special rain effects and additional the prologue and epilogue this production added and Erin's alternative interpretation of Abigail. Plus they debate alternative titles for this iconic play. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/the-crucible Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Sarah Hime – Instagram: @hime.Sarah // Twitter: @SarahHime1 // Watch Pink is In: https://tv1.bell.ca/fibetv1/shows/pink-is-in / https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Pink-Is-In/0FWMKIC23RN784WD60FC5UQ950#:~:text=Prime%20Video%3A%20Pink%20Is%20In / https://tubitv.com/series/300001076/pink-is-in Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you'd like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Anna Zoe Quirke is a queer and autistic author and librarian from the North of England. She currently lives in Manchester with her partner, Rachael, and their very angry tortoise, Sheldon. They're at their happiest writing stories about queer and neurodivergent people finding and claiming their place in the world, exploring the literary wonders of the UK, or making a big ol' mess in the kitchen baking things for their loved ones. Something to be Proud of is their debut novel.Our interview begins at 15.00We've got a Substack publication now! On the last day of the month, we share recommendations for two things we reckon you should read/watch/listen to. The beauty of Substack is you can revisit all our old editions and comment on our episode updates to share your thoughts. Come say hi! Book club: Prima Facie (NTL re-release)Earlier this year we read and discussed Prima Facie and we finally got the chance to see the National Theatre Live recording of Jodie Comer performing in the West End. We were absolutely blown away by her incredible performance. In this interview, we chat about:The characters of Ollie and ImogenWhy Anna wanted to explore divorce and parental relationships through OllieThe importance of having Imogen's autism part of the storyOllie and Imogen's beautiful friendship love storyNew Writing North and Anna's journey to publicationBooks and other things mentioned:Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinRBG (play by Susie Miller)Julia (play)Follow @annazoequirke on InstagramSomething to Be Proud Of is available now! Thank you to the publishers for sending us copies of the book to prepare for the interview. Connect with us on Instagram: @betterwordspod

Welcome back to the 196th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 196th episode we have a new proshot review of the Donmar Warehouse's 2022 production of Shakespeare's Henry V (as preserved by National Theatre Live), directed by Max Webster, and starring Kit Harrington in the title role. This particular conversation was hosted by Co-Artistic Producer Mackenzie and he was joined by fellow Co-Artistic Producer Ryan Borochovitz, Associate Producer Jillian Robinson, and special guest panelists Dewey Stewart. They discuss and examine the Game of Thrones connections this piece has, why this particular history play is so popular and the role and function of The Chorus in this play and much more! Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/henry-v Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Dewey Stewart – Instagram: @deweystew // YouTube: @deweystew56 Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you'd like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

To celebrate the return of Prima Facie to cinemas from September 12-Dec 5, we have two tickets and a bunch of merchandise to give away to one person who comments a judge emoji on today's Instagram post

With National Theatre Live having recently celebrated a significant milestone: their 100th broadcast of a live show, Mickey-Jo is recounting the one hundred pieces of theatre that they shared along the way.For over a decade, they've been sharing productions like Fleabag, One Man Two Guvnors, Follies and more featuring stars such as Jodie Comer, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Hiddleston, Jonathan Bailey and Sir Ian McKellen.Check out today's historical documentary to learn more about the history of National Theatre Live as well as how it impacted the theatrical upbringing of yours truly...•00:00 | introduction01:11 | 1- 1005:04 | 11 - 2510:46 | 26 - 5920:17 | 60 - 8327:00 | 84 - 100•About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 70,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

The acclaimed Irish actor Andrew Scott tackles his most challenging stage role yet in a one-man retelling of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The production, Vanya, was commissioned and directed by Sam Yates, a young British director who was mentored by the likes of Trevor Nunn, Nicholas Hytner and Phyllida Lloyd. Also, opening nights can be stressful under any circumstances, but what do you do when a zombie apocalypse threatens curtain time? We're joined by the team behind Zombie! The Musical. And an updated version of Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play Gaslight is now touring Australia. We meet the director and writers.

Step into the spotlight with illustrious actor Mark Gatiss, know best for his iconic roles in television series like 'Sherlock' and his captivating performances on stage. In this episode, Gatiss breaks down the layers of his favourite speech: a Hamlet monologue but as used in Jack Thorne's recent hit, 'The Motive and the Cue', in which Gatiss has wowed critics in his portrayal of John Gielgud. Join Lucy and Mark as they delve into the intricacies of Thorne's adaptation, exploring not only significance of Hamlet's advice to the players but also Gatiss' personal insights and experiences as a performer, writer and director. From portraying real-life figures to navigating the idiosyncrasies of different audiences, Gatiss' anecdotes offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of a true theatrical virtuoso.Catch Mark in 'The Motive and the Cue' at the Noël Coward Theatre, playing until 23 March 2024. And audiences worldwide can also enjoy the National Theatre Live capture of the original production in cinemas from 21 March. Tickets are available from NTLive.com.Hear Me Out is hosted by Lucy Eaton, a theatre producer and West End / screen actress best known for her role as Lucy in hit BBC comedy ‘Staged'. Other episodes of Hear Me Out include Adrian Lester, Brendan Coyle, Patsy Ferran and Corey Mylchreest.Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and X at @PodHearMeOut.** Join the family by subscribing on iTunes or becoming a Hear Me Out Patreon! www.patreon.com/podhearmeout **Now in the Top 10 theatre podcasts on Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/theatre_pod...A Lucy Eaton Productions podcast. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fleabag, the iconic series that defined a generation, was based on a theatrical one-person show that Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and performed a few years before the TV people got involved. In 2019, she did that show again for the benefit of an audience (and cameras) as part of the National Theatre Live project. We watched it! And then inevitably compared it to the TV show.

Laura Dodsworth investigated how tech giants manipulate users for her co-written book, titled Free Your Mind, which even involved a stay at a nun's convent to escape the endless pings. Ancient alien radio bursts clue to ‘weight of universe'. Regrowing Maui's scorched trees after deadly wildfires.Also in this episode:Nighy & Fiennes in National Theatre Live plays streaming to UK cinemasThumbs ready for London's Counter-Strike 2 game finalUS Marines ‘MacGyver' rocket launcher on robodog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lewis and Cecilia catch up on what they have been watching during a week where they had no screenings to attend: Reality, Carmen and Daliland are all in cinemas, Secret Invasion is on Disney+, Fleabag can be found thanks to National Theatre Live, Rogers The Musical can be tracked down on YouTube and Smartless on the Road can be found on Binge.

Get ready for a summer filled with laughter, sponteneity, and exciting theatre at The Courtyard Playhouse.  Rushdi Rafeek a.k.a Mr Bean of Dubai, shared with us the line up of shows at The Courtyard Playhouse including his own comedy program - Rushdi's Comedy Souk. The theatre will also host a National Theatre Live screening starring Emilia Clarke, and an improv showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the 124th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 124th episode we discuss the National Theatre's 2017 production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Simon Godwin, and starring Tamsin Greig in the role of Malvolia. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/twelfth-night  Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Dewey Stewart – Instagram: @deweystew YouTube: @dewystew56   Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 119th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 119th episode we bring you a classic cup review of the Young Vic's 2016 production of Yerma, adapted and directed by Simon Stone (after Federico Garcia Lorca), starring Billie Piper in the lead – though not necessarily titular! – role. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/yerma Stay tuned next week, for our review of the more local production of Yerma, currently playing in Toronto by Coal Mine Theatre until March 5th, 2023! Tickets for that production can be found at the following link: https://www.coalminetheatre.com/yerma CONTENT WARNING: Yerma deals with themes of reproductive autonomy, abortion, substance abuse, self-harm, and suicide; this review, likewise, speaks directly to these topics. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Follow our panelists: Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] Carly Billings – Instagram: @mscarlybillings & @afterlifetheatreco Alicia Plummer – Instagram: @itsaliciaplummer // TikTok: hialiciabyealicia Jimmy Zhao – Email: jimmy.zhao.writing@gmail.com // TikTok: jjyzhao // YouTube: I Will Say This Tho Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

After the well-received review of Leopoldstadt last year, Sean returns with his (and his Auntie's) views on another National Theatre Live screening in cinemas: The Crucible-Arthur Miller's classic play about the Salem witch hunts that still resonates today. Thanks for listening! Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -'Nowt Special' Side Series: This 'Nowt Special' tier gives you Exclusive Access to a (ANOTHER) side-series in which Sean watches older, classic films.... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'Nowt Special' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/review_it_yourself21 Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021

Welcome back to the 104th episode of episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of proshot productions! For our 104th episode we bring you a Duet Review of of Ian McKellen on Stage, the titular stage and screen legend's one-man show about his life, career, and relationship to the works of William Shakespeare. Join Mackenzie Horner and Ryan Borochovitz, as they discuss the intersections of high culture and geek culture, the unstable borders of the Shakespearean canon, and McKellen's effervescent charm. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed; available until at least October 15th, 2022): https://www.ntathome.com/ian-mckellen-on-stage Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Get the best of cinema and theatre at Courtyard Playhouse for their National Theatre Live Screening of No Man's Land by Harold Pinter starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart. Theatre Director Penny Mackenzie tells us more about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Courtyard playhouse will be screening Henry V this weekend from England starring Kit Harrington. It's like watching a live theatre play in the front seat and seeing all the action as it happens.   Kyle from Courtyard Playhouse tells us more about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the 94th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 94th episode we are discussing the National Theatre's 2014 production of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Benedict Andrews, and starring Gillian Anderson in the role of Blanche DuBois. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/a-streetcar-named-desire CONTENT WARNING: A Streetcar Named Desire contains scenes dealing with sexual assault, domestic abuse, depression, alcoholism, and suicide. As a result, this review, likewise, speaks directly to many of these themes. Viewer discretion is advised. Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Carly Billings – Instagram: @mscarlybillings Andrew Pawarroo – Instagram: @andrew.s.pawarroo Patrick Teed – Instagram: @postmodernpat Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

This week we're celebrating Shakespeare's 458th birthday with Robert McCrum, author of Shakespearean, and Editor-in-Chief at Faber and Faber for nearly 20 years, as well as literary and associate editor of The Observer. Robert's enthusiasm is infectious as he guides us through the best of this summer's stage productions from Gregory Doran's production of Richard III at RSC Stratford from 23rd June, to Kathryn Hunter playing King Lear from 10th June and Julius Caesar from 3rd May, both at The Globe. We also chat about Henry V with Kit Harrington, filmed at the Donmar Warehouse and screening in cinemas via National Theatre Live and The Tragedy of Macbeth with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. And happy birthday to Ralph Vaughan Williams too, who would be 150 this year. We're booking: A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams with Hallé Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder at Bridgewater Hall on 30th April To Glorious John conducted by Sir Mark Elder at Bridgewater Hall on 12th May – tune into BBC Radio Three at 7.30 pm to hear the concert live Phantasy Quintet by Ralph Vaughan Williams with Hallé St. Peter's Chamber Series at Bridgewater Hall on 15th May We're reading: My Year Off: Rediscovering Life after a Stroke by Robert McCrum

Para Maru, Frankenstein propone un esquema para entender las relaciones. Con ella hablamos de cómo los autores románticos representaban las emociones; sobre cómo se describen el odio, el deseo y la soledad en la novela; y de la vida de Mary Shelley.Maru Lombardo es directora editorial del área de ficción en Studio Ochenta. La encuentran en Twitter como @marulombarda.REFERENCIAS:📌 Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo. Mary Shelley. Edición de 1931.📌 La novia de Frankenstein (1935).📌 La versión teatral del National Theatre Live dirigida por Danny Boyle en la que Benedict Cumberbatch interpreta a la criatura. Subscribe at expertosdesillon.substack.com

Welcome back to the 82nd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 82nd episode we are discussing the National Theatre's 2019 production of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, directed by Lyndsey Turner, starring Katherine Kingsley in the role of Marlene! Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Carly Billings – Instagram/Twitter: @mscarlybillings Aisling Murphy – Personal Website: https://www.aislingmurphy.ca/ // Intermission: https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/ Grace Walker – TikTok: @notkristenbell // Instagram/Twitter: @gracewalkerrr --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 80th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 80th episode we are discussing the National Theatre's 2014 pro-shot of War Horse, adapted by Nick Stafford from the novel by Michael Morpurgo, directed by Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris, and featuring the work of Handspring Puppet Company in the title role! Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Montana Adams – Instagram: @montanaism_ Susan A. Lock – You can't find her online but send us a message and we can pass it along to her Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Sean talks about seeing the National Theatre Live screening of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt. The story unfolds across four generations of the Austrian-Jewish Merz family from 1899, 1900, 1924, and 1955. A fantastic play with stand-out performances from Aidan McArdle and Sebastian Armesto, there is great tension and foreboding, alongside dark humour. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the 75th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 75th episode we are discussing the National Theatre's 2012 production of the Sophocles's ancient Greek classic, Antigone, directed by Polly Findlay, starring Jodie Whittaker in the title role, with Christopher Eccleston in the role of Creon. It's a real who's-who of Doctor Who cast members, past and present! Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Kel MacDonald – Personal Website: https://kel-macdonald.ca/ // Instagram: @the.precariat Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 74th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 74th episode we are discussing the National Theatre's 2015 production of the medieval morality play Everyman, directed by Rufus Norris, from a new adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy, and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Izzie Solis Lozano – Instagram: @izziewho // Website: https://www.isabelasolislozano.com Max Ackerman – Instagram: @mackerman12 // @dandeliontheatreto Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 67th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 67th episode we take a spooky detour before we finish our Nicholas Nickleby Review Miniseries by discussing the National Theatre's 2011 production Frankenstein, adapted from Mary Shelley's novel by Nick Dear, directed by Danny Boyle, and starring the two Sherlock's, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in the alternating roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. CONTENT WARNING: This production features scenes of overt sexual violence against women. As a result, we address these subjects in our discussion of the performance. Viewer/listener discretion is strongly advised. Watch both versions of the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/videos/frankenstein-jonny-lee-miller-as-the-creature https://www.ntathome.com/videos/frankenstein-benedict-cumberbatch-as-the-creature Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Izzie Solis Lozano – Instagram: izziewho // Website: https://www.isabelasolislozano.com Jimmy Zhao – Email: jimmy.zhao.writing@gmail.com Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

This week we are re-releasing our The Deep Blue Sea podcast in celebration of Terence Davies' new film, Benediction, and in memorial to Helen McRory, who passed away in April. This episode discusses two versions of Terence Ratigan's 1952 play, The Deep Blue Sea. Davies' 2011 film version is a moving portrayal of memory and Carrie Cracknell's National Theatre Live production from 2016 features strong characterization. We discuss adaptation choices, acting brilliance, how the two directors adapt the play to fit their interests, and more. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and special guest Andrew Kendall. Show Notes Sign up for our daily TIFF 21 newsletter (September 9-19). Discover the best new films to premiere at the festival, from buzzed-about titles like The Worst Person in the World and The Power of the Dog to under-the-radar gems nobody else is talking about. Read Alex on how Davies' adaptation is a memory film with an unreliable narrator. The Deep Blue Sea was 13th on our best of the decade list. See the other choices here. Read Alex on the Tom Hiddleston and the hollow charm thwarting the promise of a great actor. Visit our Special Issue on a A Quiet Passion page for more on Terence Davies. Read Alex's interview with Lone Scherfig, which includes a discussion about Helen McRory in Their Finest. Become a Film Adventurer Member to listen to more great episodes from our archive.

Jeremy and Niamh are joined by Courtney Lucien and Crystian Wiltshire to discuss the epic 2021 film/theatre adaptation of Romeo and Juliet from National Theatre, available on the PBS video app.

Welcome back to the 54th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 52nd episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the National Theatre's 2018 production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, directed by Jeremy Herrin, starring Sally Field and Bill Pullman in the roles of Kate and Joe Keller. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/videos/all-my-sons-full-play Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Emilio Vieira – Instagram: @emiliovieira //www.februarytheplay.com Grace Walker – Instagram & Twitter: @GraceWalkerrr // YouTube & Tik Tok: notkristenbell Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 55th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 52nd episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the National Theatre's 2018 production of Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea, directed by Carrie Cracknell, starring the (late, great) Helen McCrory in the role of Hester. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/the-deep-blue-sea Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Kel MacDonald – https://kel-macdonald.ca/ Graeme McClelland – Instagram: instagraeme999 // Facebook: Graeme McClelland // Email: graememcclelland@outlook.com Ryan Borochovitz – The Instagram account that he just made and never checks: ryanborochovitz // His mom's Instagram, featuring adorable rabbits: bkind2allkinds Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 52nd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 52nd episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the National Theatre's 2017 production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part Two: Perestroika, directed by Marianne Elliott, starring Andrew Garfield in the role of Prior Walter and Nathan Lane as Roy Cohn. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/angels-in-america-part-one-millenium-approaches Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Kel MacDonald – https://kel-macdonald.ca/ Dana Tanner-Kennedy – You can't find her online but send us a message and we can pass it along to Dana Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 51st episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 51st episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the National Theatre's 2017 production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part One: Millennium Approaches, directed by Marianne Elliott, starring Andrew Garfield in the role of Prior Walter and Nathan Lane as Roy Cohn. Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/angels-in-america-part-one-millenium-approaches Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Graeme McClelland – Instagram: instagraeme999 // Facebook: Graeme McClelland // Email: graememcclelland@outlook.com Alicia Plummer – Instagram: itisaliciaplummer // TikTok: hialiciabyealicia // YouTube: Alicia Onlineee: https://bit.ly/3vMCDO5 Autumn Smith – Instagram: autumndmsmith // Facebook: Autumn Smith // Instagram/Facebook: littlewoodsmith // http://www.littlewoodsmith.com/Instagram/Facebook: timberbeastproductions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Welcome back to the 38th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 38th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the National Theatre's 2018 production of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, directed by Michael Longhurst, starring Lucian Msamati in the role of Salieri and Adam Gillen as Mozart. Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Aisling Murphy – Instagram: aly_murph // Website: aislingmurphy.ca Andrew Pawarroo – Instagram: andrew.s.pawarroo Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Friend of the Pod Kelly Mengelkoch join us to discuss our very first Julius Caesar production! https://beforeshakespeare.com/2018/02/16/julius-caesar-and-the-politics-of-having-an-audience/ Robben Island Shakespeare

Today it has been exactly one year since our host, Ella Wydrzynska, last watched a live show in a theatre. On Wednesday (17th March) it will be the anniversary of theatres shutting in the West End and across the country because of the pandemic.Now, one year on, this #SpotlightOn episode takes a look at what we've learnt, how the theatre industry has remained viable, and what the future might look like. For a full playlist of all #SpotlightOn episodes, click here.Plus, here are our top tips of theatre content you can still watch or should be keeping an eye on: Broadway HD - a subscription service dedicated to shows from across Broadway and the West End. Stream.Theatre - the platform that is most commonly used for streaming shows where you need to a buy a ticket before. Keep an eye out to see what becomes available! The Shows Must Go On - a YouTube channel that regularly broadcast full shows completely for free. The Space Between - a mini-musical created entirely during lockdown by David Hunter and Caroline Kay. National Theatre At Home - a subscription service where you can watch National Theatre Live recordings; you can have a monthly subscription or pay for a single play.  The Theatre Café - a London-based café that this past year have hosted virtual concerts and launched their own 'Theatre Channel'. Lambert Jackson - a production company who have been working tirelessly throughout lockdown to bring us fabulous new shows designed to be streamed online. Their website will keep you up to date on all their latest projects. BBC iPlayer and Sky Arts are both freely available and regularly feature amazing theatre content, such as musicals, plays, opera and ballet. 

The Gals lament the state of Broadway, gush about digital theatre and the blessings of National Theatre Live, and have opinions about the 74th Tony Nominations (Sorry Aaron Tveit). Recorded on Election Night 2020. Support Broadway Follow Us!@MoxieGalsPod@Chels725@darlinginmyway@MissMeganMann@paigenkiserChelsea's LetterboxdThe Community Rewatch PodcastDarling Reads RomanceGinger & Champagne BookstagramOnce Upon a Stream

This month, we talked about all things spooky and kooky for our Halloween episode! We’ll be back next month but in the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on social. Where You Can Find Us:https://www.instagram.com/whatwereadpod/ (Instagram) // https://twitter.com/WhatWeReadPod (Twitter) // https://www.instagram.com/hollyrlandis/ (Holly’s Instagram) // https://www.instagram.com/mlandis_/ (Mark’s Instagram) // https://www.hollylandis.com/podcast (Website) You can also send us your book recommendations, questions and suggestions for topics you’d like us to cover to whatwereadpod@gmail.com. Support The Show:A great (and free!) way that you can support us is by rating and reviewing That’s What We Read https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-what-we-read/id1531699995 (on iTunes) and spreading the word on social media. We have a https://bookshop.org/shop/hollyrlandis (Bookshop.org) (*affiliate) shop where you can purchase the books we’ve mentioned in this episode. They’re a great organisation that helps to support independent booksellers throughout the US and as an affiliate, we’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase through our storefront with Bookshop at no additional cost to you. We also strongly encourage you to support your own local bookstores and libraries wherever you can. Books Mentioned:Who Will Be A Witness - Drew Hart The Man They Wanted Me To Be - Jared Yates Sexton Entitled - Kate Manne Outlander - Diana Gabaldon Beyond The Valley - Ramesh Srinivasan The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy Sophie - Dick King-Smith Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (we will be donating to https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ (The Trevor Project) in response to Rowling’s recent comments regarding the trans community & encourage you to purchase any of her books second-hand if possible). I’ll Be Gone In The Dark - Michelle McNamara Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton Non-Bookish Reads:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/18/secret-world-of-diary-hunters-buying-and-selling (The Secret World of Diary Hunters - The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/28/untouchables-caste-system-us-race-martin-luther-king-india (America’s Untouchables: The Silent Power of the Caste System - The Guardian) Other Resources Mentioned:https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194 (I Cut The “Big Five” Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell - Gizmodo) https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/ (The Social Dilemma) https://www.lorepodcast.com/sources/153 (Edgar Allan Poe sources from the Lore Podcast: Ep 153) Donations for UK theatre funds - https://theatreartists.fund/ (The Theatre Artists Fund), https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/donate (National Theatre), https://www.justgiving.com/trtf (The Royal Theatrical Fund) https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalTheatreOnline/videos (National Theatre Live on YouTube) Cover art by https://www.instagram.com/tomandemweddings/ (Emily Pottiger) and https://www.instagram.com/bonniebegins/ (Bonnie Stoltzfoos)

Richard  has enjoyed a great career in hair, make-up and wigs. He has worked on Finding Neverland,  Evita, La Cage Aux Folles, Frost Nixon, Waitress and Priscilla in New York. London theatre credits include: BIG the MUSICAL, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat,  Fiddler on the Roof, Nine to Five, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall, Pack of Lies, Pinter at the Pinter, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Labour of Love, Spamilton, Lazarus the David Bowie Musical, The Libertine, Mrs Henderson Presents, Elf, The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Season, The Ruling Class, Assassins, Urinetown, Forbidden Broadway, Richard the Third, From Here To Eternity, The Commitments, Strangers On A Train, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Merrily We Roll Along, Privates on Parade, South Pacific, Top Hat, Hairspray, Passion, Legally Blonde, End of the Rainbow, Piaf, Sweet Charity, Frost/Nixon, The Producers, Kiss Me Kate, Starlight Express and “Thoroughly Modern Millie”. Nationwide productions include: The Madness of King George for Nottingham Playhouse and National Theatre LIVE, CILLA the Musical, White Christmas, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, We Will Rock You, Nine To Five, A Damsel in Distress at Chichester Festival Theatre, Benidorm the Musical, Abigail's Party and Little Britain Live.Film credits include: The Ghost Writer, Titanic, It's De-Lovely, Star Wars, Mask of Zorro, Disney's Santa Clause and Richard Harris as Dumbledore in Harry Potter. Television  includes: ITV's CILLA, Vikings, Black Sails, Ripper Street, Mr Selfridge, Little Britain, Catherine Tate Show, French and Saunders, Poirot, Miss Marple, Gavin and Stacey, House of Saddam and Larkrise to Candleford.  Richard owns London's Wig Specialities and is personal wig-maker to Sir Sean Connery, Kylie Minogue, Sheridan Smith, Paloma Faith, Jessie J and Dame Edna Everage.Plans include: The UK and Ireland tour of Waitress, the return of Hairspray to the Coliseum in 2021 and The Angel of Darkness for Netflix filming in Budapest.

This week’s links!Check out the Facebook page for ‘Artists Co-Creating Real Equity’If you want to know more about The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, here is their websiteBuy a copy of ‘Everything Was Possible’!Dear Evan Hansen OBC Deluxe Edition PlaylistWatch the trailer for the National Theatre Live recording of FolliesHere is Imelda Staunton absolutely slaying Losing My MindFollies 2018 National Theatre Cast RecordingFollies 2011 Broadway RevivalFollies OBCFollies OLCFollow My Favourite Musical on Instagram!Follow My Favourite Musical on Twitter!Email us!Listen to the My Favourite Musical Gateway Songs Playlist!Follow our Spotify Account for ALL the My Favourite Musical PlaylistsTheme Music and Sound Engineering by Andrew Sampford

James watches Coriolanus for the first time and speaks with his guest, Amy about National Theatre Live's production starring Tom Hiddelston (Loki). We discuss how it is based on a period of Roman history almost never dramatized, regional accents, Occupy Wall Street and Plutarch. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ranking Thrones and upcoming podcast Civil Wars co-host Evan joins Shakespeare Onscreen to chat about National Theatre Live's Antony & Cleopatra starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo. We remember our days of college, how accurate the play is and how the colorblind casting is more historically accurate than one may believe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I speak with Jermaine Rowe- we had a great conversation about the cultural value, codification and The Children form the Blue Mountain. This is EP23 of #MikesMomentOf … Code of Culture with  @jermainerowe Links  https://linktr.ee/aelsean or in my Bio.  Also michaelseanharris.com/podcast   #Jamaica #Myths #Superstitions #Folklore #Proverbs #culture #musicaltheatre #dance   BIO: Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica,  Jermaine pursued a B.A in Broadcast Journalism at University of the West Indies. He danced with the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica and was awarded the Primer Award for Cultural Excellence, The Tommy Pinnock Award for Dance, and the Prime Minister for the Youth Award in Excellence.    Jermaine gained a scholarship to study at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance in New York. He then became a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem ensemble.    Credits include; Broadway: “The Lion King”  and “Fela”. Regional: “M’lima’s Tale” “Man of La ”Macbeth”, “Titus Andronicus” "Noon Day Sun", “Batboy”.   T.V and film:  Amazon Prime’s “Bwoy”,  Netflix “Freedom" and was an original cast in the National Theatre Live "Fela!".  Opera: “Il barber de seville” and “The tales of Hoffman”   Jermaine has an MFA in Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College.  He was a recent semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neils 2019 Summer Musical Theatre New-Works Festival with The children from the Blue Mountain presented at LPAC in the summer of 2019 . Original works : “A dream on an island”“Mom’s Eulogy” and “Solitary”   Jermaine is also an Adjunct Professor in Acting at the Laguardia Community College.

Interview with Mark Goldthorp about Mary Poppins, the lockdown and creative ‘Theatre in Quarantine’ opportunities that have arisen. (Avenue Q, Les Miserables, Woman in White, Matilda, Beauty and the Beast, Sunset Boulevard, Into the Woods Whistle Down the Wind).Discussion with producer Darren Murphy on National Theatre Live, A Streetcar Named Desire starring Gillian Anderson & Sea Wall starring Andrew Scott.

Australian director Benedict Andrews' note-perfect production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Young Vic in London, with Gillian Anderson as the tormented Blanche DuBois, is now streaming online. Also, we're joined by the cast of American Psycho: The Musical and retrace Francis Greenslade's unusual path to a career on the stage and screen.

Australian director Benedict Andrews' note-perfect production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Young Vic in London, with Gillian Anderson as the tormented Blanche DuBois, is now streaming online.Also, we're joined by the cast of American Psycho: The Musical and retrace Francis Greenslade's unusual path to a career on the stage and screen.

Australian director Benedict Andrews' note-perfect production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Young Vic in London, with Gillian Anderson as the tormented Blanche DuBois, is now streaming online. Also, we're joined by the cast of American Psycho: The Musical and retrace Francis Greenslade's unusual path to a career on the stage and screen.

This review is NOT about a movie?! A film podcast reviewing a play?! Yeah… that’s right. Come join the Flash Cut guys as they talk about Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s seminal one-person show, Fleabag. On a serious note, every dollar outside of tax will be donated to COVID-19 relief. If you’re even remotely interested in the play, please rent it. It’s worth every penny and more; trust us! WASH YOUR HANDS! Time Codes Intro: 00:13 Fleabag FULL SPOILER REVIEW: 01:50 Recommendations: 47:46 NEXT WEEK’S REVIEW: Paterson (2016) [Amazon Prime Video] Social Media Podcast: -Twitter, Facebook, IG, and Letterboxd: @flashcutpod -Email: flashcutpodcast@gmail.com Mitchell -Twitter: @stoneciphermr -Instagram: @stonecipherm Val -Twitter: @valentebabb -Letterboxd: @lack_val Music: Huma-Huma – It’s All Happening

There's a report on lockdown walks and haircare then some recommended viewing and watching. The Fionas then discuss value. Where do we find our value? Are we valuing some jobs more than others in the current season? How can our values help us after the pandemic is past and how much would you pay for a sparrow or a self-shredding artwork? Plus there's a Creative Kernel on buying good art, some wisdom on planning a lockdown event and some thoughts on rest.

Stuck at home with nothing to do because of the Movement Control Order? Worry not, because we're here to keep the boredom at bay. Every day, we present our special curated list of arts, culture, and entertainment that you can experience right from your own home. Today, we talk about the Royal Opera House’s “The Metamorphosis,” a ballet recital adapted from Franz Kafka’s sci-fi novella. Then, we look at National Theatre Live’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy, Twelfth Night.

Stuck at home with nothing to do because of the Movement Control Order? Worry not, because we're here to keep the boredom at bay. Every day, we present our special curated list of arts, culture, and entertainment that you can experience right from your own home. Today, we talk about the Royal Opera House’s “The Metamorphosis,” a ballet recital adapted from Franz Kafka’s sci-fi novella. Then, we look at National Theatre Live’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy, Twelfth Night.

This week on Loves Labours Watched, we're chatting to author Naoise Dolan. Dubbed "the next Sally Rooney", Irish writer Naoise just published her first book Exciting Times, which explores the intricacies of human relationships and connection via the story of three young people living in Hong Kong. There's so much well-deserved buzz surrounding the novel, we both loved it. We had a fantastic time chatting to Naoise about why she chose Hong Kong as the setting, the assumptions made about young female novelists, subverting expectations, how she transplanted the themes of the Victorian novel to the present day and why we would watch a socially-distanced-version of Derry Girls. Later, we discuss the tiny joys getting us through this strange time: Helena's getting excited about Eurovision Again and we're both enjoying the roster of plays offered by National Theatre Live. PLUS exciting news about how we're growing the podcast, check out the last few minutes to find out more.

00:00 - Loyd Grossman impressions and other things that show our age. 05:55 - Some of our favourite things to enjoy during lockdown so far have been the comforting certainty of MasterChef and the relationship-testing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 11:30 - "To have theatre in the house is amazing" - National Theatre Live at home is a thing of wonder and a super accessible way of seeing the stage. 16:19 - The Darby Family Quiz, and a very prescient video game-doing-good: Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to). 27:06 - 1 Survives is an indie gem from Tip the Table Games that blends set collection with slasher horror, and is a perfect opener to a spooky games night. 34:53 - NSV and Phil Walker-Harding's Silver & Gold is keeping the roll and write (or is that flip and write?) addiction going. 42:45 - Our question this episode comes from our pal @baileyneil, who asks "as a solo player of console games and a non-board game player: are there any great board games for solo playing?" All that, and Lady Macbeth on a trampoline, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Sam (@MrSamTurner), and Peter (@XeroXeroXero). Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com

Amanda Bearse and Teresa Ganzel, TV royalty, were just beginning rehearsals for The https://judsontheatre.com/ (Judson Theatre Company )production of THE ODD COUPLE when COVID-19 shut everything down. Bearse played Marcy D’arcy, the Bundy’s neighbor in the hit sitcom MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, and Ganzell spent ten years working with Johnny Carson on THE TONIGHT SHOW. Hear what these funny ladies have to say about theater, comedy, television, and timing. About the Guests Amanda Bearse played Marcy D’Arcy on over 250 episodes of Fox’s Married…With Children during its 11-season run, and co-starred in the cult horror film Fright Night opposite Chris Sarandon. After graduating the Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner, Bearse began her professional acting career in New York on All My Children. Directing episodes of Married…With Children launched her episodic tv directing career, and she went on to direct episodes of many other series including MADtv. Reba, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, George Lopez, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, and Jessie. After over three decades in entertainment, Amanda made her off-Broadway directing, as well as acting, debut in 2018 at New York City Center with Party Face starring Hayley Mills, coming full circle with her work in theater. Teresa Ganzel is perhaps best known to audiences everywhere from her 32 appearances on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson; for playing Jackie Gleason’s wife in The Toy starring Richard Pryor; and for starring opposite Jeff Goldblum in Transylvania 6-5000. She also appeared opposite Bill Paxton in the comedy mini-series Fresno starring Carol Burnett. Teresa was a series regular on The Duck Factory with Jim Carrey, Roxie with Andrea Martin, and Teachers Only with Lynn Redgrave and Jean Smart. She has made dozens of memorable guest appearances on beloved shows including Three’s Company (as Greedy Gretchen), Coach, Mama’s Family, Alf, Newhart, Love Boat, Hotel, and Married…with Children. Game show fans may remember Teresa as a celebrity player on The $25,000 Pyramid and $100,000 Pyramid tournaments as well as Super Password and Hollywood Squares. Teresa’s distinctive voice can be heard in blockbuster films like Despicable Me 3, Toy Story 3, Monsters University, Monsters Inc., Up, Wall-E, Horton Hears a Who!, and Cars. Her recent theatre credits include Harvey starring French Stewart at Laguna Beach Playhouse; Heartbreak Help with Melissa Peterman and Marisa Jaret Winokur; the national tour and Off-Broadway production of Viagara Falls; and Meet & Greet with Vicki Lewis.  Morgan Sills s a Producer/Director with Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre credits. In the past five years, he has produced or directed eighteen shows in theatres in New York and around the United States. On Broadway, Morgan was a producer of the Tony-nominated 2014 revival of Of Mice and Men as a partner in Piedmont Productions (with fellow North Carolina producer Bruce Long). Of Mice and Men starred Oscar and Emmy nominee James Franco (Spider-Man), Chris O’Dowd, Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester, Tony winner Jim Norton, and True Blood’s Jim Parrack. The show recouped its capitalization in the twelfth week of its eighteen-week limited engagement and was the first-ever Broadway show taped for broadcast by Britain’s National Theatre Live. Morgan is in his eighth season as Executive Producer of Judson Theatre Company in Pinehurst, NC, the recipient of NCTC's 2016 George A. Parides Professional Theatre Award for excellence in professional theatre in North Carolina. https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.com/2020-Best-of-the-Triangle-Final-Ballot/gallery/226131827 (RDU on Stage has been nominated for three Indy Week Best of the... Support this podcast

We debate opening windows, the controversial topic of facemasks, and hear from 83-year-old family friend Gloria Jenkins in Cardiff about how she is coping with self-isolation. Links and references: National Theatre Live (youtube and free!) https://www.youtu Tristan Barlow and Agi Katz Yoga Dynamics https://www.facebook.com/tayogadynamics/ Articles about facemasks Michael Klompas et al: Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era. New England Journal of Medicine, 1 April 2020 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?query=featured_coronavirus Ka Hung Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen: COVID-19 epidemic: disentangling the re-emerging controversy about medical facemasks from an epidemiological perspective. International Journal of Epidemiology, 31 March 2020 https://academic.oup.com/ije/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ije/dyaa044/5813980?searchresult=1 To help stop coronavirus, everyone should be wearing face masks. The science is clear. Article by Jeremy Howard, University of San Francisco https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/04/why-wear-a-mask-may-be-our-best-weapon-to-stop-coronavirus Roman Wolfel et al: Virological assessment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Nature, 1 April 2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2196-x Video by Nobel-prize winning virologist Harold Varmus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OSz5Gr7gG0&feature=youtu.be

Tune in for a twice-weekly dose of positive and uplifting news - each episode our hosts, Will & Annie, bring stories from around the world that are lifting spirits and reminding each other of the good going on around us.In this episode we talk freeing elephants, fighting loneliness with WaveLength, The Great British Sing-Along, Re-wilding and how to watch plays from the National Theatre Stage in your own living room.You can find out about the initiatives we shared here:Wave Length https://wavelength.org.uk/BBC Sing-along https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52090318Heal Rewilding https://www.healrewilding.org.uk/National Theatre At Home https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/nt-at-home?queueittoken=e_safetyevent25mar20~q_169b09e1-a37b-4d27-bcac-f28dcbb4c0ad~ts_1585640643~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_afeca701440f2adca73ec1d6911738c8a377d69e6d5d2815180f2cb22701c49dIf you enjoyed the show, please rate and leave us a review, share with your friends and let's continue to spread the good news.Want to get in touch? Find us @canwejustask on social media and follow our other projects canwejustask.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Interviews with Mark Holden from Pretty Woman & Georgia Green, Director of The Mikvah Project. Discussions on National Theatre Live, Digital Theatre +, West End Musical Brunch, Leave a Light On.

S2 Ep4 2020-3-28 Thespis Talks Theatre Online - Theatre During Quarantine Bruce and Melanie explore the options for seeing shows online. Links below: BroadwayHD: https://www.broadwayhd.com Oklahoma! Free thru 3/29/20: https://www.broadwayhd.com/categories/oklahoma-web Digital Theatre: https://www.digitaltheatre.com/consumer MarqueeTV: https://www.marquee.tv Netflix: https://www.netflix.com Amazon: https://www.amazon.com Filmed on Stage: http://www.filmedonstage.com National Theatre Live at Home: https://bit.ly/3dzckSN National Theatre Live on YouTube: https://bit.ly/39nWtmY  PBS Great Performances:  https://www.pbs.org/show/great-performances Schaubühne (Berlin): https://www.schaubuehne.de Schaubühne (Berlin) Online Schedule: https://www.schaubuehne.de/de/seiten/online-spielplan.html Shakespeare's Globe Online: https://globeplayer.tv Royal Opera House: https://www.roh.org.uk Royal Opera House YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalOperaHouse Sadler's Wells - Dance Theatre (London): https://www.sadlerswells.com Sadler's Wells Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SadlersWells/ Out of the Box Theatrics - The Pink Unicorn: https://bit.ly/3asCp41 The Actors Fund & Seth Rudetsky's Stars in the House: https://www.youtube.com/user/actorsfundorg The Rosie O'Donnell Show LIVE! Give #withme to The Actors Fund: https://bit.ly/39pcRn5 The Actors Fund: https://actorsfund.org Feinstein’s/54 Below - 54 Below At Home: https://54below.com/54belowathome Feinstein’s/54 Below - 54 Below At Home Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/54Below Patrick Stewart: https://twitter.com @SirPatStew Helen Mirren: https://www.instagram.com @helenmirren Together SpARTanburg! with the Spartanburg Little Theatre, Spartanburg Philharmonic, and Ballet Spartanburg: Any of these organizations Facebook or Instagram pages.  

These are difficult times for many people, who are now required to stay at home. Music can help us get through this. In this "two guys not in a pub" episode, Doug and Kirk reflect on social isolation and music. Show notes: Bus-sized fatberg weighing 40 tonnes cleared from London sewer (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/bus-sized-fatberg-cleared-from-london-sewer) GrimeGran's Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/grimegran) The Dropkick Murphys - Streaming Up From Boston (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j06g0TE_Ao) Royal Shakespeare Company in cinemas (https://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/in-cinemas/?from=ql) National Theatre Live (http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk) Dead & Company YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJz0ly741rjN_cfsW5ktYQ) (lots of videos, including full concerts) The Rolling Stones: Four Flicks (https://amzn.to/2WJub3w) The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall (https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home) Alex Ross's COVID-19 live streams list (https://www.therestisnoise.com/2020/03/covid-19-live-streams.html) TJ Connelly's "Uncertain Times" streamcast (https://uncertain.fm/live/) (M-F, 10-12 ET) Rugby Meets Red Rover: Kabaddi Has Captured the Heart of India (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/sports/kabaddi-india.html) Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/working-from-home/) Our next tracks: Roger Eno and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours (https://amzn.to/33LTW4U) Freak Power: More Of Everything For Everybody (https://amzn.to/2WDx2uV) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Like everyone else, we were captivated this year by Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, a short show (on Amazon Prime in the U.S., BBC Three in the UK) with fourth-wall breaking wit, silly and perverse situations, and a surprising amount of heart as the protagonist's psyche and trauma unravels. Also, there's a Hot Priest. We discuss how the show approaches humor, the evolving role of the audience/camera as Fleabag learns to love herself, gender, cinematography, and the complicated relationship between sex, trauma, and guilt. Plus, in a special aftershow, we gush about the well-deserved Emmy wins and how the show differs from the original one-woman play, which Tay saw a broadcast of, including the fate of the guinea pig. Note: because of the adult subject matter of this show, listener discretion is advised. Sources we consulted and/or want to share: See if there's a National Theatre Live broadcast of the play near you! Olivia is going to see it the weekend we're posting this! Phoebe Waller-Bridge considering bringing Fleabag back at 50 Article from Variety about Fleabag and creating perverse characters that Tay cites a lot Great early article from Vulture about how Fleabag FEELS different than other TV The Journey of Buying the Fleabag Jumpsuit Great analysis of the role of breaking the fourth wall in Season 2. THE SHOWER SCENE WAS BASED ON HER AND HER HUSBAND On Writing Olivia Colman into the Show Here's an essay about Fleabag and hair Video essay about the use of the fourth wall and intimacy The guinea pig "gasp" in the play Casting the foxes The BBC didn't let her kill the guinea pig Hannah Gadsby's Nanette on American Netflix Phoebe Waller-Bridge's other written-and-starring show, Crashing, on American Netflix. We've since watched it and quite enjoyed it. Fleabag wins Emmys for Best Comedy Series Emmy acceptance speech from Henry Bradbeer, adorable old British man who directed Episode 1 of Season 2 Playlist of Phoebe's SNL episode Be sure to check out our Patreon, which will be updated soon with new content, to support the show. Follow our podcast on Twitter and Instagram. Meanwhile, you can also follow Tay on Twitter and Instagram and Olivia on Twitter and Instagram. 

The National Theatre Live encore screening of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's original stage play finally made its way to Atlanta! Chrissie and Allie had a front-row (well, more like 10th or 11th row) seat and chatted afterwards to talk through what's different, what's the same, and what's even more impressive about PWB.

Episode 3. The Permanent Way at The Vaults, Fleabag at National Theatre Live and Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall.

Tosin has a very noisy time at the Goodwood Race Course surrounded by naked people. Dumb place to record a podcast really. But we still manage to get reviews of IT and Five came back in, and Sharon got to tell us how Cinema and Theatre are joining forces with National Theatre Live.Support Netflix vs Cinema by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/netflixvscinemaFind out more at https://netflixvscinema.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

2019 is the 10 year anniversary of National Theatre Live, so Jessy and Henry went and talked to Flo Buckeridge, a senior producer for NT Live to hear all about it. They discuss how it all came about, behind the scenes work as well as programming broadcasts.

It's summer! The gang bring you all summer related goods including how to be a Badass by Tash York at The Butterfly Club and Suddenly Last Summer by Little Ones Theatre at Red Stitch. During intermission we discuss the mini-series Waco and King Lear via National Theatre Live. Coming soon heralds Midsumma - top picks include Merciless Gods, The Legend of Queen Kong Ep II + The Homosapiens. Also there is Christian Marclay's 24 hour video piece The Clock at ACMI and MON FOMA, Sydney Festival.

Charlie, Jess, Daniel and Chris discuss the week's films, and share their predictions of the year's biggest upcoming films that were glimpsed at this year's CinemaCon.Reviews▸ Breath (0:32)▸ The Gateway (8:24)▸ National Theatre Live: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (11:38)Trailers▸ Crazy Rich Asians (19:29)▸ Woman Walks Ahead (23:48)▸ Whitney (26:42)News▸ Just wrapping up over in the states is CinemaCon, which is essentially the world’s largest cinema trade show, where film studios and cinema owners come together to showcase their upcoming films. With studios hawking all their wares, we get our very first looks at some of the most anticipated films coming down the pipeline. Stars! Stunts! Cher singing ABBA! Films we all thought sounded terrible that might actually be good! So what were all our highlights? (32:13)Comps▸ Win one of five copies of 'The Greatest Showman' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of five copies of 'The Tracker' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of ten double passes to see 'Chappaquiddick' in cinemasStay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comThe hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/MissJess_SWITCHtwitter.com/DanielLammintwitter.com/ChrisCEdwardsNext week's episode▸ Reviews of 'Deadpool 2', 'Tully' and 'On Body and Soul'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au

Charlie, Jess, Brent and Chris discuss the week's films, follow in Molly Ringwald's footsteps and ask if we can still cherish the films we grew up with when watched with today’s socially sensitive eye, and celebrate Meryl Streep joining the 'Big Little Lies' cast by looking at other Hollywood stars who have made a leap to the small screen.Reviews▸ Isle of Dogs (0:42)▸ Rampage (10:12)▸ Truth or Dare (14:27)▸ The Party (17:57)▸ National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (24:35)Trailers▸ Night School (25:47)▸ Farenheit 451 (29:10)▸ Johnny English Strikes Again (34:02)News▸ Esteemed director John Hughes' muse, Molly Ringwald, wrote an essay for the New Yorker describing her view of her most famous films and the scenes in them that today, and in light of the #MeToo movement, will now be seen as sexist, misogynistic and homophobic. So it poses the question - should we judge past films by today’s moral standards? (38:13)Click here to read Molly Ringwald's article in the New Yorker.▸ Around a month ago, dogs across Australia had a near-death experience thanks to the piercing sounds of Chris' terrifyingly high-pitched screams in response to the news that Meryl Streep would be joining the cast of 'Big Little Lies' Season 2. With the just released first image of Meryl and Nicole Kidman, AKA two of the greatest living actresses in character in the one frame, we thought we’d celebrate la Streep’s return to television for the first time in over a decade by looking at the big Hollywood names taking the plunge into the golden age of television. (44:41)Comps▸ Win one of five copies of 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of ten double passes to see 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' in cinemasStay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comThe hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/MissJess_SWITCHtwitter.com/BrentCDavidsontwitter.com/ChrisCEdwardsNext week's episode▸ Reviews of 'The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society', 'I Feel Pretty' and 'Super Troopers 2'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au

This Week: Evan Hansen needs to do laundry, debating the baseball glove song, Rob's new shower playlist, Rob toots his horn, directorial tips from Susan H Schulman, James Lipton returns, Savage AF with actors, Rob defends directors, the celebration of British theatre, connecting global audiences, Audra McDonald needs some rain, JAY Records and John Yap return, and celebrating Jones & Schmidt. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4

Charlie, Jess, Brent and Chris discuss the week's films, share their favourite Oscar nominations and the most heinous snubs, and ask whether the Razzies are lighthearted fun or a dated hate ceremony?Reviews▸ Phantom Thread▸ Molly's Game▸ Den Of Thieves▸ Father FiguresTrailers▸ Gurrumul▸ I Kill Giants▸ The Hurricane HeistNews▸ With last week’s announcement of the Oscars nominations and the Oscars themselves a mere 32 days away, there is a veritable pantheon of things to talk about: Netflix has nabbed itself 8 nominations, there have been surprise nominations and even bigger and more shocking snubs. There are campaigns to run and win and hearts to fill and break. So with so much to digest over the next few weeks, let’s take a first bite!▸ With every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore with the Oscar nominations comes the Razzie nominations, with the ceremony to be held the day before the Oscars. Now in its 38th incarnation, what was once a fun tongue-in-cheek anti-Oscars now seems like a vicious attack on easy targets such as the 'Transformers' franchise, the 'Fifty Shades' films, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson. So is there still a place in the season for the Razzies, or does the award for worst film awards go to the the Golden Raspberries?Comps▸ Win one of ten double passes to attend a special preview screening of National Theatre Live's production of 'Follies'▸ Win one of five copies of 'November Criminals' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of ten double passes to see 'Menashe' in cinemasStay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comThe hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/MissJess_SWITCHtwitter.com/BrentCDavidsontwitter.com/ChrisCEdwardsNext week's episode▸ Reviews of 'Fifty Shades Freed', 'Menashe', 'Happy End' and 'The Wound'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au

Charlie, Jess, Daniel and Jake discuss the week's films, share their secret shames by declaring the bad movies they love, and debate whether the duration of Hollywood blockbusters is getting too long.Reviews▸ The Disaster Artist▸ Only The Brave▸ The Man Who Invented Christmas▸ Wonder▸ Shot Caller▸ The Star▸ Sweet Virginia▸ National Theatre Live: Peter PanTrailers▸ SmallfootNews▸ Australia is known for many achievements, and some not so known achievements - the funniest being we possess the biggest fandom of ‘The Room’, thanks to constant sellout monthly screenings at independent cinemas for the last 5 years... yes, we should be proud. This got us thinking - if the worst movie ever made can be beloved by millions, then what other terrible gems are we secretly (or not-so-secretly) loving?▸ Have you ever been in a movie and felt like it’s just dragged on forever? Particularly with Hollywood blockbusters over the past few years, there’s been a misguided notion that people want to go to the movies for a long time, not a good time - with many movies pushing the three hour mark. There’s been a recent effort to reign in those exorbitant run times - but does a tight film make a good film?Comps▸ Win one of five copies of 'Girls Trip' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of five copies of 'The Dark Tower' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of five 'The Lost City Of Z' Blu-ray prize packs▸ Win one of five copies of 'Conor McGregor: Notorious' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of ten double passes to see 'The Secret Scripture' in cinemas▸ Win one of five double passes to see 'Wonder Wheel' in cinemasStay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comThe hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/MissJess_SWITCHtwitter.com/DanielLammintwitter.com/JakeChattyNext week's episode▸ Reviews for 'Wonder Wheel' and 'In This Corner Of The World'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au

Emma Keith, producer of the National Theatre Live series of theatrical broadcasts, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, talks about the latest broadcast, the National Theatre in London revival of Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical, “Follies.” The producer of the series since 2016, she discusses what is required to put on this kind of international live broadcast, some of the technical issues involved, and how the National brings in a younger audience. The Royal National Theatre is the English equivalent of New York's Public Theatre, or perhaps Lincoln Center, supported to a great degree by the government's National Arts Council, and is in that sense a model of how government can support the arts. Founded in 1963 with Sir Laurence Olivier as its first director, the National now encompasses three theaters on its side near Waterloo Bridge in London. “Follies” airs on November 16, 2017 with encore presentations following. To find out more, National Theatre Live website The post Interview: Emma Keith, National Theatre Live: Sondheim's “Follies” appeared first on KPFA.

Yanis Varoufakis discusses economics and Marxist analysis with Philip Dodd and Ruth Lea. Plus the new play from Richard Bean and Clive Coleman - the team behind One Man, Two Guvnors. which stars Rory Kinnear stars as the 32-year-old Karl Marx hiding out in Dean Street, Soho. And poet Tara Bergin on her version of Eleanor Marx. Young Marx by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman opens Nicholas Hytner's new London base The Bridge Theatre running until December 31st. It will be streamed in cinemas as National Theatre Live on December 7th. Yanis Varoufakis' new book has just published Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism. Tara Bergin's collection The Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx was shortlisted for this year's Forward Poetry Prize. Producer: Zahid Warley.

This week we delve into the world of old movie musicals brought to the stage. We take a look at the Broadway tour of An American in Paris. We also go in-depth with the classic Spanish drama, Yerma, staged by the Young Vic Theatre in London and shared with the world by National Theatre Live in London. An American in Paris, tells the thrilling story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl, and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war. Featuring a score including the songs “I Got Rhythm,” “‘S Wonderful,” “But Not for Me,” “Stairway to Paradise,” “They Can't Take That Away” and orchestral music including “Concerto in F,” “2nd Prelude,” “2nd Rhapsody” and “An American in Paris.” In Yerma, the incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone's radical production of Lorca's achingly powerful masterpiece. The unmissable theatre phenomenon sold out at the Young Vic and critics call it ‘an extraordinary theatrical triumph' (The Times) and ‘stunning, searing, unmissable' (Mail on Sunday). Billie Piper's lead performance is described as ‘spellbinding' (The Evening Standard), ‘astonishing' (iNews) and ‘devastatingly powerful' (The Daily Telegraph). Set in contemporary London, Piper's portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax. _______ National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren. They've since broadcast more than forty other productions live, from both the National Theatre and from other theatres in the UK. Their broadcasts have now been experienced by over 5.5 million people in over 2,000 venues around the world, including over 650 venues in the UK alone. Past broadcasts from the National Theatre have included Danny Boyle's Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller; War Horse; Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes; and Everyman with Chiwetel Ejiofor. Broadcasts from other UK theatres include Coriolanus from the Donmar Warehouse; A View from the Bridge from the Young Vic; Macbeth from the Manchester International Festival; and Hangmen and The Audience from London's West End. Our biggest single broadcast to date is Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch at the Barbican, which has been seen by over 550,000 people. In 2014 the National Theatre recorded its first production on Broadway, Of Mice and Men with James Franco and Chris O'Dowd, captured at the Longacre Theatre. Though each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house' view of each production. Where these cameras are placed is different for each broadcast, to make sure that cinema audiences enjoy the best possible experience every time.

Charlie, Jess, Brent and Jake discuss the week's films, ask why Star Wars can’t seem to keep hold of its directors, and speak to the Festival Director of the Queer Screen Film Fest. Reviews ▸ American Assassin ▸ I Am Not Your Negro ▸ Captain Underpants: The First Epic Adventure ▸ Patti Cake$ ▸ The Emoji Movie ▸ Angels In America: Part Two - Perestroika ▸ Spookers Trailers ▸ Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ▸ The Current War ▸ Insidious: The Last Key Interview Starting this Tuesday, the Queer Screen Film Fest kicks off in Sydney, offering a sneak peek at some of the biggest LGBTIQ+ films heading to cinema screens. Charlie spoke to the festival director, Lisa Rose, about the exciting line-up. For more details on the festival, head to queerscreen.org.au. For an extended version of the interview, visit SWITCH's YouTube channel. Comps ▸ Win one of five copies of ‘20th Century Women’ on DVD Next week's episode ▸ Reviews of ‘Mountain’, ‘The Belko Experiment’, ‘Beatriz At Dinner’ and ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ For more episodes www.SWITCHCast.com.au

Charlie, Jess, Daniel and Jake discuss the week's films, ask why so many of the best cinema directors are making the move to television, and debate who should play the Joker in his origin film.Reviews▸ It▸ That's Not Me▸ The Dinner▸ The Lovers▸ Tommy's Honour▸ Namatjira Project▸ National Theatre Live: Angels In America - Part 1Trailers▸ Downsizing▸ Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House▸ Killing GuntherFor more SWITCH trailers, visit our YouTube channel.Film news▸ Director of 'La La Land', Damien Chazelle, is the latest director to make the move to television. Why are so many big names jumping ship from Hollywood's studios?▸ Martin Scorsese is involved with a Joker origin film. Is it a good idea, and who should play the role?Comps▸ Win one of five copies of 'The Mummy' on Blu-ray▸ Win one of four copies of 'Blue Heelers' Collection 2 on DVD▸ Win one of five double passes to the Lavazza Italian Film FestivalNext week's episode ▸ Reviews of 'I Am Not Your Negro', 'Patti Cake$' and 'Spookers'For more episodes www.SWITCHCast.com.au

We saw the National Theatre Live broadcast of Angels in America starring Andrew "gay because I love drag race" Garfield, and we have a LOT to say about it. If you've seen it, let us know what you think! If you haven't seen it, listen to what we have to say and then decide whether you want to! See you in two weeks!TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @OneMoreThangFACEBOOK: One More Thing PodcastNEWSLETTER: www.tinyletter.com/onemorethingPATREON: www.patreon.com/onemorethingEMAIL: 1morethingpodcast@gmail.com  

The second half of our conversation about Twelfth Night focusing on National Theatre Live's production that aired at the Coolidge Corner Theater on April 6th.

Review transcript: You’re listening to Art Smitten on SYN. I’m Rebecca Houlihan, and today I’m going to be talking to you about a National Theatre Live production of No Man’s Land, written by Harold Pinter, and this version is directed by Sean Mathias. So this play was originally produced in 1975, which is where it’s set. The big draw card of this version is the two Sirs, Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Mckellen. It’s a four-man play, and it focuses on conversations between the four characters. So that’s Spooner (played by Ian Mckellen) who’s this bumbling, failed poet, Hurst (played by Sir Patrick Stewart) who’s this successful writer that you don’t really know much about, and it’s clear his mind is deteriorating, and then the two younger men, Foster (played by Damien Molony), and Briggs (played by Owen Teale), who come into the play and you know less about them than either of the other characters, and they sort of raise a lot of the questions. So this play is really interesting because it is essentially a power play with words. Each character is trying to upstage another, and only one character holds the power in the scene at any particular time, and all the characters reveal themselves through story rather than what’s happening. It’s all in one setting, all in one scenario, so it’s what they say and do that you find out stuff about them which is a really interesting device for me. Especially the concepts it explores through this, what memory is, they’re all drinking so how alcohol affects people’s relationships, what taking advantage of people is even. The set itself is very amazing it’s this round, enclosed room. It’s sort of feels a bit like a jail, while also being a bit comforting because it’s this nice stately room. There is very little set dressing on it, but what is, is styled to perfection. Every little part is detailed. Even the alcohol they drink, although it’s not alcohol presumably, it’s the right colour and you can see it. The play itself is sort of very, uncomfortable and sinister in a hard to put into place way. There’s just something not quite right about the whole situation. It’s very unsettling, in a really comprehensive, but engaging way. It definitely captured my attention. It’s the sort of play I want to really study, and read reviews of, read critiques of, and try and understand what’s happening, because it’s not quite clear what they’re doing there. You sort of know a bit about the characters but you don’t really know what they’re relationships are to each other, or if they’ve even met each other before. Is all feels like they’re taking advantage of Patrick Stewart’s character but you don’t really know that. Another interesting element is the contrast between the characters of Spooner and Hurst, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Spooner the bumbling, wanting to please Hurst, character that doesn’t really know what he’s doing and is very cringe-worthy and embarrassing, vs. Hurst who, his mind is deteriorating so he goes between being pitifully pathetic or intensely powerful, holding the scene and everyone in it. It makes you question what’s reality and what’s not in this play. Another delightful thing about the play is the contrast between this ethereal, existential drama, and this really abrupt comedy. In the Q&A session that is featured after this version of this film, they talk about the precisely placed swear word in it, which is really just delightful, in contrast to all this intense stuff, there’s jokes, there’s humour, it’s really quite rude, but it’s also deeply philosophical. So even if you don’t generally enjoy shows in one setting with minimal characters it’s definitely a show to check out, if only because the actors in it are so amazing, bringing so much through their facial expressions. It’s just really an interesting play, I just really want to watch it over and over again, and I probably will go see it again, just to try and figure out what on earth I think is happening in this play.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Review transcript: You’re listening to Art Smitten on SYN. I’m Rebecca Houlihan, and today I’m going to be talking to you about a National Theatre Live production of No Man’s Land, written by Harold Pinter, and this version is directed by Sean Mathias. So this play was originally produced in 1975, which is where it’s set. The big draw card of this version is the two Sirs, Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Mckellen. It’s a four-man play, and it focuses on conversations between the four characters. So that’s Spooner (played by Ian Mckellen) who’s this bumbling, failed poet, Hurst (played by Sir Patrick Stewart) who’s this successful writer that you don’t really know much about, and it’s clear his mind is deteriorating, and then the two younger men, Foster (played by Damien Molony), and Briggs (played by Owen Teale), who come into the play and you know less about them than either of the other characters, and they sort of raise a lot of the questions. So this play is really interesting because it is essentially a power play with words. Each character is trying to upstage another, and only one character holds the power in the scene at any particular time, and all the characters reveal themselves through story rather than what’s happening. It’s all in one setting, all in one scenario, so it’s what they say and do that you find out stuff about them which is a really interesting device for me. Especially the concepts it explores through this, what memory is, they’re all drinking so how alcohol affects people’s relationships, what taking advantage of people is even. The set itself is very amazing it’s this round, enclosed room. It’s sort of feels a bit like a jail, while also being a bit comforting because it’s this nice stately room. There is very little set dressing on it, but what is, is styled to perfection. Every little part is detailed. Even the alcohol they drink, although it’s not alcohol presumably, it’s the right colour and you can see it. The play itself is sort of very, uncomfortable and sinister in a hard to put into place way. There’s just something not quite right about the whole situation. It’s very unsettling, in a really comprehensive, but engaging way. It definitely captured my attention. It’s the sort of play I want to really study, and read reviews of, read critiques of, and try and understand what’s happening, because it’s not quite clear what they’re doing there. You sort of know a bit about the characters but you don’t really know what they’re relationships are to each other, or if they’ve even met each other before. Is all feels like they’re taking advantage of Patrick Stewart’s character but you don’t really know that. Another interesting element is the contrast between the characters of Spooner and Hurst, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Spooner the bumbling, wanting to please Hurst, character that doesn’t really know what he’s doing and is very cringe-worthy and embarrassing, vs. Hurst who, his mind is deteriorating so he goes between being pitifully pathetic or intensely powerful, holding the scene and everyone in it. It makes you question what’s reality and what’s not in this play. Another delightful thing about the play is the contrast between this ethereal, existential drama, and this really abrupt comedy. In the Q&A session that is featured after this version of this film, they talk about the precisely placed swear word in it, which is really just delightful, in contrast to all this intense stuff, there’s jokes, there’s humour, it’s really quite rude, but it’s also deeply philosophical. So even if you don’t generally enjoy shows in one setting with minimal characters it’s definitely a show to check out, if only because the actors in it are so amazing, bringing so much through their facial expressions. It’s just really an interesting play, I just really want to watch it over and over again, and I probably will go see it again, just to try and figure out what on earth I think is happening in this play.

Colin Grant, author of a book exploring his brother's epilepsy, joins presenter Matthew Sweet, New Generation Thinker Clare Walker Gore who writes about Wilkie Collins and Charles Fernyhough - who studies hearing voices. Plus director Josie Rourke on Joan of Arc on stage at the Donmar Warehouse and theatre critic David Benedict.St Joan by George Bernard Shaw starring Gemma Arterton is at the Donmar Warehouse in London from December 9th - January 18th. It will be broadcast live in cinemas in partnership with National Theatre Live on Thursday 16 February 2017 Charles Fernyhough is a Professor of Psychology at Durham University who has published The Voices Within: The history and science of how we talk to ourselves. Colin Grant's book exploring epilepsy is called A Smell of Burning. Clare Walker Gore is a New Generation Thinker researching Victorian literature at the University of Cambridge. New Generation Thinker is a scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find people who can turn research into radio programmes.Producer: Torquil MacLeod.

Is seeing theatre on a screen the same as going to the theatre? Most of us agree that it's not, but it's just not that simple. Tyler and Don went to see National Theatre Live's production of Hangment at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre. They also talked to Drew Blau, Founder and Executive Director of the Chicago Film Archive of Performance, which recently announced an exciting partnership with the Chicago Public Library where you can go watch a number of Chicago theatre productions at the library. Let's dig in deep on a very specific arty topic, shall we?!

National Theatre Live has reached more than 5 million cinema-goers in 2,000 venues across the world. They have arguably had a role in democratising theatre, by taking star-studded, sell-out productions from London's West End and from New York's Broadway to the far edges of the country and beyond. Some of their best received screenings include War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and, their most recent success, Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch; which has seen by 500,000 people, so far, in more than 50 countries.

In this episode, we compare two productions of Coriolanus: Ralph Fiennes' 2011 film in which he stars and the 2014 Donmar Warehouse production (which was broadcast through National Theatre Live) directed by Josie Rourke and starring Tom Hiddleston. We discuss Fiennes' cold and terrifying interpretation compared with Hiddleston's more humane Coriolanus. We also compare how the two productions build the worlds of Antium and Rome and how well the character seem to fit together. Host: Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) Guests: Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian), Jeremy Mongeau (@JeremyMonjo), and Danny Bowes (@bybowes). Sound recordist and editor: Cam White (@JediDusk) Follow the 21st Folio on Twitter @21stFolio. For more detailed show notes: http://wp.me/p6ZLnU-2aA For more podcast information: http://seventh-row.com/21st-folio

In this collection of films we explore the exciting variety of careers at the National Theatre. Victoria Murray is responsible for marketing the National Theatre Live cinema broadcasts around the world. Find out about her unusual route into the role, and why it's important to work hard and chase the career that most interests you. Discover more about careers at the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/careers-at-the-national-theatre

Libby Purves meets actor Mark Strong; former rugby player Maggie Alphonsi; artist Daphne Todd and blues and jazz singer Carol Grimes. Carol Grimes is a jazz and blues singer and songwriter. Her new show, The Singer's Tale, recreates her life story through spoken word and original music. Carol spent her early life as a busker in London before eventually coming to prominence in 1969 as a member of the band Delivery. The Singer's Tale is at St James Studio Theatre, London. Mark Strong is a film, television and theatre actor. He plays Eddie Carbone in the award-winning production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge for which he was named best actor at the 2015 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. His many television credits include Our Friends in the North and the Buddha of Suburbia. He also starred in Oscar-winning films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Zero Dark Thirty. A View from the Bridge is at Wyndham's Theatre, London and will be broadcast live to over 550 cinemas across the UK as part of National Theatre Live. Maggie Alphonsi MBE is a former England rugby union player and was part of the team which won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2014. Following her retirement from rugby, Maggie is now focussed on her bid to compete in the shot put at the 2016 Rio Olympics. A former Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, she is the first woman in 50 years to be awarded the prestigious Pat Marshall award, a sports personality award chosen by the Rugby Union Writers' Club. Daphne Todd OBE is an artist who is part of the judging panel on BBC One series The Big Painting Challenge in which 10 artists compete to become Britain's best amateur artist. She also has a solo exhibition featuring portraits and landscapes inspired by the Kent and Sussex borders where she lives. The first female president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, she won the BP Portrait Award for a painting of her 100-year-old mother shortly after her death. The Big Painting Challenge is on BBC One. Daphne Todd's exhibition is at Messum's gallery in London. Producer: Paula McGinley.

SURPRISE! It’s a very special .5 episode! Download Direct as an MP3 Subscribe in a Newsreader Subscribe in iTunes! Listen on Stitcher! Both Reidan and Alina saw the National Theatre Live screening of Coriolanus and wanted to talk about it. … Continue reading →

In GBA 144 we get even better acquainted with Richard. I interrogate him about his youthful mistakes and he pushes me to ask him all the questions on my list. We cover rat welfare, changes in approach, growing up, the relationships of artists and audiences, changes in political thinking and more. This is the second conversation that I have had with him and it starts the Kingdom season: over the next two weeks I will air conversations with Richard's father and brother. Richard #1: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-57-richard The plugs are peppered through the episode! GBA has another season coming up on Resonance FM. Episodes from the back catalogue reedited to fit the hour slot will be going out at 11am on Fridays (repeated at 2am on Tuesdays) from the 31st of January. http://resonancefm.com/ Resonance FM could do with your support. Please consider helping fund what they do: http://resonancefm.com/support We mention: Clive: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-11-clive Ged: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-31-ged Russell: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-82-russell Eitan: http://www.eitanbuchalter.com/ Christopher Biggins: http://www.christopherbiggins.com/ Kids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_(film) Chomsky: http://www.chomsky.info/ Harry is Always Right: http://www.greenroomutd.org/show/harry-always-right Channel 4 : Tsunami: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tsunami-caught-on-camera/4od A Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sense_of_an_Ending Ridley Walker - Russell Hoben: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddley_Walker The Corrections - Johnathan Franzen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corrections Broken Glass: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Glass_(play) Royal Court: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/ National Theatre Live: http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ The Collaborators: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborators_(play) Matt Waldoc: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-29-matt Edinburgh special 1: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-15-edinburgh-festival Reverend Billy: http://www.revbilly.com/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

Originally broadcast as part of the National Theatre Live broadcast of 'Othello', this film looks at the military setting of the play and the role of Major-General Jonathan Shaw who helped to create this environment authentic on the Olivier stage. Featured in this video: Nicholas Hytner (Director), Rory Kinnear (actor), Adrian Lester (Actor), Major-General Jonathan Shaw (Military Advisor) and Kate Waters (Fight Director)

National Theatre Live is a groundbreaking initiative to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas. We've been hosting performances since Dec 2010 and this is what our audience have been saying...