Podcasts about New Diorama Theatre

INTERVIEW: DAVID BYRNE.  In 2024, David Byrne left the small New Diorama Theatre in London – which he’d transformed into a powerhouse of new work by exciting young artists and companies – to take up the role of artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. His first year there has seen huge hits like Mark […]

Emmanuel Akwafo (Lyric Hammersmith Panto / For Black Boys) joins West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, to round up their Top Performances of 2024! Andrew reveals his top five stage performances of the year and reads submissions from West End Frame listeners whilst Emmanuel shares his top five shows of 2024. Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2024 and for sharing your top performances of the year - we included as many of your contributions as possible. We're back on Saturday to round up our top shows of the year. Emmanuel is currently playing Widow Twerkey in Aladdin at the Lyric Hammersmith, marking his third pantomime at the venue. Emmanuel originated the role of Pitch in For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy by Ryan Calais Cameron, performing the show at the New Diorama Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Apollo Theatre. His other theatre credits include: Narrator in Sappho (Southwark Playhouse), Amiens in As You Like It (Globe Theatre), Mr Martin in The Bald Soprano (Leicester Square Theatre) and Jay in The Spalding Suite (Southbank Centre). This year Emmanuel directed the sold out premiere of his debut play Limp Wrist and The Iron Fist at the Brixton House Theatre. Follow Emmanuel on Instagram: @eman.akwafoAladdin runs at the Lyric Hammersmith until 5th January 2025. Visit www.lyric.co.uk for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins@AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

Across the world, the rise of various forms of authoritarianism and ethno-nationalism seems to be on an ever upward trend. This creates huge uncertainties across multiple dimensions – personal, cultural, political, and not least of which in challenges business leaders face as they attempt to navigate across this uncertainty. All of this turmoil is, according to Larry Kramer - the Vice Chancellor and President of the London School of Economics - to be expected. Neo-liberalism, the once dominant political/economic paradigm, is no longer able to explain or order our understandings of our world. This triggers a search for, and creation of, alternatives. If, or until a different liberal paradigm emerges, we are destined to contend with illiberal, authoritarian and often ethno-national alternatives. In this podcast Larry and I discuss the fall of neo-liberalism and the emerging contours of what may come to replace it. How and when this new paradigm emerges and whether it will successfully defeat the existing alternatives is perhaps the most important question we will face in the next decade(s). Larry provides a thoughtful and provocative framework in which to understand these macro trends. Prior to being appointed to lead the LSE, Larry was the President of the Willam and Flora Hewlett Foundation for 12 years. With assets of over $14 billion, the Foundation is one of the largest sources of grants in the USA. Prior to his work at the Foundation, Larry was the Dean of the Stanford Law School and is a world expert in US Constitutional law and the role of judicial review within that system.Not wanting to miss the opportunity to discuss recent shifts in the US Supreme Court with such an expert, at the end of our conversation we discuss these developments as an example of the power of a paradigm shift - the rise of ‘originalism' as a reaction to the state-led expansion of individual rights – to take on real world consequences. In this context, we discuss the Dobbs decision, the overturning of the Chevron defence and the emerging presidential immunity doctrine.My discussion with Larry reminded me of how fortunate we are at TRIUM to have the LSE as a partner. The depth of analysis and understanding of the macro trends affecting the environment in which business operates continues to be a unique selling point of our EMBA. Enjoy the show!CitationsOperation Mincemeat by Cummings, D. Hodgson N. and Roberts Z. at the New Diorama Theatre,London.A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and adapted by Kip Williams, with Sarah Snook at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.Labatut B. (2024) The Maniac. Pushkin Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Jak discuss The Witches (National Theatre) and Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre) as well as the latest news about For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, two Gwyneth Paltrow skiing musicals, Wicked casting, Operation Mincemeat's plaque for Hester Leggatt and lots more.Jak's theatre credits include A Clockwork Orange (Liverpool Everyman), Diva: Live From Hell (Jack Studio Theatre) and Max & Ivan: Fugitives (Storyglass Podcasts). Jak is currently starring in Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre which continues to take the West End by storm. He has been with the show since its premiere in 2019 at the New Diorama Theatre. In the show, Jack plays Hester Leggett, Bernard Spilsbury, Captain Jewell, Willie Watkins, Ivor Montagu and others; he has received tremendous acclaim for his performance. Follow Jak on Instagram: @jakmalone_Operation Mincemeat is booking at the Fortune Theatre until 15th June 2024. Visit www.operationmincemeat.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   

Get ready for an amazing episode of Whisper in the Wings from Stage Whisper! We were so honored to be joined by several company members of Cassie And The Lights, which is a Stage Whisper Creators Pick! We talked about this amazing show, the powerful story and message within it, and these artists' wonderful memories! This conversation is as much fun to listen to as it was to put together so don't miss out on it or the actual production! And be sure to share it with your friends!Patch of Blue in association with New Diorama Theatre and Xinyi Shen for Verse Unbound and Amelia Campbell PresentCassie and the LightsNow- July 2nd@ 59E59 TheatersTickets and more information are available at 59e59.org***STAGE WHISPER CREATORS PICK***And be sure to follow our guests and the company to stay up to date on all of their upcoming projects and productions:Patch of Blue Theatre:patchofblue.webs.com or patchofbluetheatre@gmail.com or @patchofbluetheatreAlex Brain: @brains.pdfEmily McGlynn: @nnlgcmylimeMichaela Murphy: @micmurphymHelen Chong: @helonchongxoTeresa Origone: @tteppaAlex Howarth: @alexdoesplaysAmelia Campbell: @miacampell91Madeline Blossom: @stagestruck13

A reimagining of Caryl Churchill's ground-breaking and celebrated play, Top Girls, opens this week at the Liverpool Everyman which sets the play – about female ambition and success across centuries and cultures - in Merseyside. Playwright Charlotte Keatley and theatre critic Susannah Clapp discuss the play's themes and its continuing impact forty years after its premiere. Prince Harry's book Spare and the ripples it's created have led to questions about the writing and publication of memoirs. In recent years, there has been a widening of the voices encouraged to write and getting published, but what is the impact on the authors, and should there be a greater duty of care? Agent Rachel Mills and Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love, a memoir about losing her brother, join Front Row to discuss. The show must go on has long been the mantra of those working in theatre but last August, David Byrne, Artistic Director of New Diorama Theatre, made an astonishing announcement which began with the words, “The end of the show must go on” and went on to state that the theatre would be closing its doors for at least six months to allow time for an artistic reset. As New Diorama Theatre reopens, David joins Front Row to discuss what the resetting has revealed. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu Picture: Top Girls – Lauren Lane as Pope Joan – Photographer's Credit Marc Brenner

Beyoncé's Renaissance: we discuss Beyoncé's house and disco inspired new album – her first solo material in six years - and her huge significance as an artist and cultural icon. Nick is joined by Jacqueline Springer – curator, and music journalist and lecturer, and by Dr Kirsty Fairclough who specialises in popular culture and music. The Arctic is Don Paterson's new collection of poems. The title refers not to the polar region but the third worst bar in Dundee, the resort of survivors of various apocalypses. Other poets are a presence, too, in Paterson's poems ‘after' Gabriela Mistral, Montale and Cavafy. Nick Ahad interviews Don Paterson about this poetic cornucopia. David Byrne is the artistic director and chief executive of London's New Diorama, the Stage newspaper's Fringe Theatre of the Year. He joins Nick to explain his decision to present no public programme for the rest of the year. Free-for-All is a programme that does what it says on the tin – all artworks on the walls of the Touchstones Gallery have been made by people from Rochdale. Artist Harry Meadley joins Nick to explain the concept. And we remember American actor Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role in Star Trek as Lieutenant Uhura, who has died aged 89. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu Image: Beyoncé

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 I chat with Georgie and Lucy from Chewboy productions, who talk to me all about their new production called Caligari that is on taking place in the New Diorama Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe. Links for tickets: New Diorama Previews (26th & 27th July): https://newdiorama.com/whats-on/caligari Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe (4th - 28th August): https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/events/event/caligari Contact / Socials: Twitter: @chewboyprods Instagram: @chewboyproductions Facebook: @chewboyproductions Website: www.chewboyproductions.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barry-robertson/message

Hello, hello Am-Dram-Fam, and welcome to the award-nominated podcast, In this episode, Jaz talks about www.freescriptfinder.com Don't forget to check out our Etsy shop - www.itsallanact.co.uk  (click the Etsy Shop button) Tom gives us his thoughts on Project Dictator at The New Diorama Theatre. Book Tickets here: https://bit.ly/3KI67UU We have a community over on Facebook, so please come and join us for a chat. https://www.facebook.com/groups/148894559115729/  So take a seat as the show is about to start and we will see you at the end at the stage door. Please rate and review us on iTunes or our Facebook page Yours From The 'It's all an act' Team - www.itsallanact.co.uk Intro and Outro Credit - www.Joepurdue.com It's all an act Logo - Joe Foskett    

Ryan Calais Cameron's career spans the worlds of TV and theatre, writing and acting. Previous hits include his play Retrograde, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Alfred Fagon Award and Verity Bargate Awards 2020, and Queens of Sheba (co-written with Jessica Hagan), which won the 2018 Edinburgh Untapped Award before transferring to the New Diorama Theatre for sell-out performances. This February, Cameron's play Typical will make its world premiere on Soho Theatre On Demand. First performed in 2019 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before transferring to Soho Theatre for a sell-out run, Typical uncovers the man and the humanity behind the tragic true-life events of Black British ex-serviceman Christopher Alder and the injustice that still remains twenty years since his story emerged. The specially filmed performance stars Richard Blackwood and is directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour. We spoke to Ryan to find out more about the play and the development of his writing career so far … Find out more about Typical @ https://sohotheatreondemand.com/show/typical (sohotheatreondemand.com) Follow https://twitter.com/ryancalaisc?lang=en (@RyanCalaisC)

Breach Theatre co-directors Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett met me to discuss It’s True, It’s True, It’s True. The show restages the seventeenth-century trial of artist Agostino Tassi for the rape of teenage Artemesia Gentileschi, who would become one of the most famous painters of her era. Combining courtroom drama, stagings of some of Gentileschi’s most famous – and feminist – paintings, punk music, and a powerful three-woman ensemble, It’s True, It’s True, It’s True confronts sexual, social, and institutional violence against women. Billy, Ellice, and I talk ‘post-verbatim’ theatre, devising, performing Artemesia, #MeToo, rage, care, design, structuring, and staging nakedness, sex, and violence. It’s True, It’s True, It’s True was an award-winning hit at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe and London’s New Diorama Theatre and returns to Edinburgh as part of the British Council’s 2019 Showcase before a UK tour. https://www.facebook.com/breachtheatre/

In our June episode, Tim Bano meets the four members of exciting musical theatre troupe Spitlip, who tell him how they created their first full-length show Operation Mincemeat – a madcap, wartime espionage thriller that recently opened to five-star raves at the New Diorama Theatre in London. Meanwhile, Ian Charleson Award-winning actor Bally Gill talks about working with Steven Berkoff, representation on stage, and being the first Sikh actor to play Romeo at the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Stage Podcast, hosted by Tim Bano, is presented in association with Charcoalblue https://www.charcoalblue.com    

Comedian Kat Bond (joins co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian as they get crafty in this episode. Guest haberdasher Lavinia Juliet is lonely, very lonely. But with a hobby like hers and one of Etsy’s most esoteric stores, you’re never truly alone. Stitch some time and Fact Up! See Kat in The Stage and Scotsman award-winning ‘It’s True, It’s True, It’s True’ at the New Diorama Theatre, London, 16 October to 10 November 2018. Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.

Just like the spoken word, you can make sign language more meaningful by altering your moves to create something more touching or, the opposite, distressing. On this podcast we speak to Paula Garfield from Deafinitely Theatre which has recently adapted a hard-hitting play about mental health to include a strong emotionally coded visual language that all audiences can understand. 4.48 Psychosis, by playwright Sarah Kane, is at the New Diorama Theatre in London until October 13. Presented by Damon Rose Scroll down to Related Links for a transcript Subscribe to Ouch as a podcast Email ouch@bbc.co.uk, tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook

A new play by Award Winning Kandinsky -6 -31st March, New Diorama Theatre, London, NW1 3BF In today's episode we talk to James Yeatman, director of a new play, Trap Street, just opened in London.

  In front of an illustrious, albeit all male (we know, we asked) panel of judges at the New Diorama Theatre in London last night, six proptech start-ups pitched their businesses for the chance to claim as much as £150,000 of investment from VC investor Pi Labs. The inaugural EG Techtalk Academy, in partnership with Pi Labs, CBRE and KPMG, saw nervous and excited entrepreneurs battle against a five-minute stopwatch and the threat of being hooted off stage before enduring 10 minutes of frank and tough questioning from a panel that comprised Dominic Wilson, managing director of Pi Labs, Nick Leslau, chairman of Prestbury, Chris Grigg, chief executive of British Land, Dave Eisenberg, senior vice president of digital enablement and technology at CBRE, Mike Sherwood, former MD of Europe at Goldman Sachs and Kevin Brown, founding partner of REV. Six pitched but only one could be crowned the winner and take home the EG TechTalk Academy trophy, plus that investment with Pi Labs. For the judges, the winner was clear. It was a business that appealed to the financial brains on the  panel as well as those that understood the true bricks and mortar of the real estate business. Demand Logic, led by Sonny Masero, is a “fitbit for buildings” a piece of tech that feeds into existing building management systems and rapidly reads that data to provide a fitness regime for the building.

Liverpool playwright Lizzy Nunnery's new play Narvik directed by Hannah Tyrell-Pinder for Box of Tricks will open its national tour at the end of January 2017 following a successful run at Liverpool Playhouse in September 2015. Lizzy spoke to BTG editor David Chadderton a couple of weeks before the tour opened about the process of creating the play from stories from her grandfather and other World War II sailors stationed in the Arctic and about her career writing for stage and radio over the last ten years. Narvik opens at HOME Manchester from 31 January to 4 February 2017 before touring to Stahl Theatre in Oundle, Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, Mumford Theatre at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury, Mac in Birmingham, Clwyd Theatre Cymru in Mold, York Theatre Royal, The Unity at the Bluecoat in Liverpool, The Met in Bury, The Carriageworks in Leeds and Harrogate Theatre before ending at New Diorama Theatre in London from 21 to 25 March.

Anne McElvoy looks at what happened to the Arab Spring five years on, talking to Egyptian novelist Alaa Al-Aswany - whose new novel is called The Automobile Club of Egypt - and to satirist and critic Karl Sharro. They will be joined by Lebanese actress Sahar Assaf talking about performing in Dario Fo and Franca Rame's monologue An Arab Woman Speaks. Also in the programme, Owen Hatherley discusses his latest book The Ministry of Nostalgia. And, lexicographer Tony Thorne and writer Hannah Jane Parkinson discuss how social media is affecting language. The English premiere of Dario Fo and Franca Rame's An Arab Woman Speaks is on at the New Diorama Theatre in London until 6th February. Producer: Luke Mulhall

Libby Purves meets actor Carmen Munroe; composer Denis King and Ralph Montagu, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Ralph Montagu, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, is the nephew of Elizabeth Montagu who is the subject of a new film - The Honourable Rebel. The film tells the story of Elizabeth - Liza - Montagu and is based on her autobiography. She was a musician, actor, linguist and she was recruited by both the UK and US governments to act as a spy during World War Two . The Honourable Rebel stars Dorothea Myer-Bennett with narration by Diana Rigg and is showing in 100 cinemas around the UK. Actor Carmen Munroe is playing Cicely, Duchess of York, in Richard III at the New Diorama theatre. A founder of Talawa Theatre Company alongside Mona Hammond and Yvonne Brewster, she made her West End debut in Tennessee Williams's Period Of Adjustment in 1962 and starred alongside Norman Beaton in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmonds in the 1990s. Although she has starred at the Royal Court, the Tricycle and even the Royal Shakespeare Company in plays by Lorca, Brecht, Shaw and August Wilson, this production marks her Shakespearean debut at the age of 83. Richard III is at the New Diorama Theatre, London Denis King is a composer. He started out in the 50s, at the age of 12 as a member of The King Brothers with brothers Mike and Tony. Since then he has composed over 200 TV themes - his best known being ITV's Black Beauty - and written over 25 musicals including Privates on Parade. His book, Key Changes - A Musical Memoir is self-published. Producer: Paula McGinley.

November 2015 Time is running out to see That is All You Need to Know, an original play which shines a light on the Home of the Codebreakers. Created by theatre company, Idle Motion, the work pulls together three different strands of Bletchley Park’s history; Alan Turing and his team breaking the Enigma code during World War Two, Gordon Welchman writing his ground-breaking book, The Hut Six Story, in the 1970s and the campaign to save the site for posterity in the 1990s. That is All You Need to Know completes its final run next month, with shows each night from Tuesday 15 December to Saturday 19 December at the New Diorama Theatre in London. Grace Chapman and Ellie Simpson, two of Idle Motion’s Co-directors, explained the inspiration behind the play. They said, “A couple of years ago now we learnt about Alan Turing and felt very inspired to put his life on stage. However, since we started researching his life we very quickly realised that all that he achieved at Bletchley Park was not just about Alan Turing’s genius. It was actually a collection of hundreds and hundreds of people’s hard work, and we felt very inspired to get the story on the stage.” The show uses audio clips of Veterans’ interviews, provided by the Bletchley Park Trust Oral History Project, as well as multimedia projections, traditional props and even puppetry, to highlight the interweaving histories. To buy tickets visit http://newdiorama.com/whats-on/that-is-all-you-need-to-know Image: ©Idle Motion #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #Enigma, #WW2, #History