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A new version of Oscar Wilde's iconic play The Importance of Being Earnest is enjoying a sold-out run at the National Theatre. Jen caught up with its stars, Sharon D Clarke, Ronke Adekoluejo and Eliza Scanlen, to chat about the enduring appeal of the play, how they're bringing it to a fresh audience, and accessibility of theatre in the UK. The run is now sold out except for Rush tickets, but you can catch it on NT Live from February 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.

James Cameron-Wilson on the UK cinema scene, still dominated by Bob Marley: One Love at #1 with a total of £11.3m in 2 weeks. He was disappointed by Wicked Little Letters at #2. Set in a 20s village, it sees the like of Olivia Colman and Timothy Spall overacting and overswearing in a piece of annoying whimsy. At #6 is the NT Live production of Vanya, with Andrew Scott playing multiple characters. Without boning up beforehand, James found it somewhat baffling. He loved the beautifully-restored home video disc of Stanley Kubrick's 1957 anti-war film Paths of Glory, starring Kirk Douglas. As powerful as ever, it comes with some fantastic bonus material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

INTERVIEW: DAVID SABEL. Fifteen years ago the National Theatre had its first live cinema broadcast, Nicholas Hytner’s production of Racine’s Phedre starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper. The driving force behind NT Live, now a global phenomenon, is David Sabel. He went on to help found the Bridge Theatre and now runs Sabel Productions, working […]

James Cameron-Wilson found Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes confusing and poorly made, though the new #1 helped box office rise 54% with a £5.4m take. Nor was he as enthusiastic as many critics about Saltburn, Emerald Fennell's darkly comic tale of aristocratic mayhem, though he did like Rosamund Pike's and Richard E Grant's performances, as well as the score. However, he loved the new NT Live screening of David Hare's play Skylight with Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, which he found insightful, funny and profound. On Netflix, he recommends David Fincher's procedural The Killer with Michael Fassbinder, which is beautifully filmed and very clever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nasubi var tvítugur grínisti frá Japan sem þurfti að þola hræðilega einangrun í 15 mánuði. Hann var nýútskrifaður úr menntaskóla og var að reyna að meika það í skemmtanabransanum, þegar hann fór í prufur fyrir raunveruleikaþátt sem átti eftir að breyta lífi hans. Nasubi þurfti að þola hræðilega kúgun og misrétti, en hinum megin við sjónvarpskjáinn hló og skemmti sér heil þjóð af því að jú, öll Japan fylgdist með honum. Myndir og myndbönd á Instagram!!

In his 50-year career, English writer David Hare has written more than 30 plays. His latest, Straight Line Crazy, features a powerhouse performance by Ralph Fiennes as the autocratic American road builder, Robert Moses. Also, experimental theatre-maker Robert Wilson transports audiences into an almost trance-like state of stillness. His Moving Portraits now on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia invoke a similar sense of stillness and theatricality.

In his 50-year career, English writer David Hare has written more than 30 plays. His latest, Straight Line Crazy, features a powerhouse performance by Ralph Fiennes as the autocratic American road builder, Robert Moses.  Also, experimental theatre-maker Robert Wilson transports audiences into an almost trance-like state of stillness. His Moving Portraits now on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia invoke a similar sense of stillness and theatricality.

James Cameron-Wilson tells Simon Rose of a bump in the box office as the weather cools. Minions is the new #1 with Where The Crawdads Sing arriving at #3, taking £1.3m. Based on the best-selling novel, James found it beautiful but ultimately rather disappointing. At #6 is the one NT Live showing of Jodie Comer in her one-woman play Prima Facie. James's DVD of the month is the Japanese award-winner Drive My Car, which he found a mesmerising and genuine original unlike anything else. Not so Netflix's action thrller The Gray Man with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, which he found OTT and wildly improbable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suzie Miller was a lawyer before she became a playwright. Now, Prima Facie, a play that takes her back to the courtroom, has launched her career on the West End and Broadway.Also, we visit a regional theatre to meet the young locals preparing for a production of Annie Jr.

Suzie Miller was a lawyer before she became a playwright. Now, Prima Facie, a play that takes her back to the courtroom, has launched her career on the West End and Broadway. Also, we visit a regional theatre to meet the young locals preparing for a production of Annie Jr.

这周我们分享 NT Live 一步口碑很好的话剧「雷曼兄弟三部曲」，英文名字是 The Lehman Trilogy，虽说是三部曲，其实是一部三幕剧，每一幕一个钟头，讲述了南北战争前从德国移民美国的犹太人三兄弟和他们子孙后代在美国发展的故事，从一家小卖部经营到2008年金融危机前夕是华尔街如雷贯耳的投资银行，这部剧的三位主演分别是 Adam Godley, Simon Russel Beale 和 Ben Miles，导演 Sam Mendes，剧本是由 Ben Powers 从意大利作家 Stefano Massini 的同名诗歌小说改编。节目中提到的作品信息：The Lehman Trilogy, NTLive在线播放链接雷曼三部曲原文，Stefano Massin调戏话剧 Medea，文化土豆英剧 「空王冠」Hollow Crown，Ben Power 制片Patrick Stewart 版本的「李尔王」：King of Texas英剧「连带伤害」 Collateral，David Hare 编剧调戏话剧 Yerma，文化土豆话剧 Enron, Lucy Prebble电影「华尔街之狼」The Wolf of Wall Street，斯科塞斯电影 「洗钱风云」 Laudromat，Netflix电影 「美国往事」Once Upon a Time in America，Sergio Leone虚构 「美国牧歌」American Pastoral，飞利浦·罗斯编辑推荐非虚构：地中海与菲利普二世时代的地中海世界，费尔南·布罗代尔非虚构，远方之镜，芭芭拉·塔奇曼纪录片，「参与其中」The Offer， Paramount+ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Strange Loop has won Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the 75th Tony Awards. This funny and challenging metafictional musical is inspired by the experiences of its writer, Michael R. Jackson, who joins us from New York. Also, we're joined by the chief theatre critics at the New York Times and the Guardian for the latest from the US and UK and we meet director Max Webster, the man behind a daring new Henry V starring Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) and soon in cinemas.

A Strange Loop has won Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the 75th Tony Awards. This funny and challenging metafictional musical is inspired by the experiences of its writer, Michael R. Jackson, who joins us from New York.Also, we're joined by the chief theatre critics at the New York Times and the Guardian for the latest from the US and UK and we meet director Max Webster, the man behind a daring new Henry V starring Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) and soon in cinemas.

A Strange Loop has won Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the 75th Tony Awards. This funny and challenging metafictional musical is inspired by the experiences of its writer, Michael R. Jackson, who joins us from New York. Also, we're joined by the chief theatre critics at the New York Times and the Guardian for the latest from the US and UK and we meet director Max Webster, the man behind a daring new Henry V starring Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones) and soon in cinemas.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now in theatres! But is it better than the first film? Luke and Dan Layton discuss this and more!We also have a pair of special interviews with Sonic the Hedgehog 2's Jim Carrey and Kit Harington, discussing NT Live's production of Henry V!OUT NOW - New this week:The Bad Guys - cineworld.co.uk/films/the-bad-guysMorbius - www.cineworld.co.uk/films/morbiusSonic the Hedgehog 2 - cineworld.co.uk/films/sonic-the-hedgehog-2OUT NOW - Don't miss:The Batman - cineworld.co.uk/films/the-batman-2022Ambulance - cineworld.co.uk/films/ambulanceRRR - cineworld.co.uk/films/rrr-hindiON SALE:Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore - cineworld.co.uk/films/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledoreDowntown Abbey: A New Era - cineworld.co.uk/films/downton-abbey-a-new-eraThe Lost City - cineworld.co.uk/films/the-lost-cityEVENT CINEMA:NT Live: Henry V (April 21) - cineworld.co.uk/films/nt-live-2022-henry-vUNLIMITED SCREENINGS:Operation Mincemeat (April 5) - cineworld.co.uk/films/operation-mincemeat-unlimited-screeningDon't be anti-social!TwitterFacebookInstagramWeb See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Her Dark Materials is USUALLY a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. But in this very special bonus episode, we're talking about the production of The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage at the Bridge Theatre. Join us as we lose our minds at the awesome puppetry, Faye uses the phrase ‘post-bang' and temporarily forgets how much of a shit Asriel is?! Performances of The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage are running until 26th February 2022. The production will be live streamed by NT Live on 17th February. You can find more information at www.bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-book-of-dust A huge thank you to the PR team at the Bridge Theatre for gifting us tickets! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @HDMPod and you can email us at herdarkmaterialspod@gmail.com. You can also visit our website at hdmpod.co.uk. WE HAVE A PATREON! You can join our family and access lots of fun rewards at patreon.com/hdmpod. You can also support us by rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, it helps other people find us. WE HAVE A SHOP! Want to get your hands on some sweet merch featuring all original artwork by Rach? Head over to hdmpod.co.uk/shop. You can listen to more of Faye's voice on her other podcast, Still Into You: A Paramore Podcast. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts and follow it on Twitter and Instagram @StillIntoYouPod. You can find Rachael @RachMakes on Instagram and @Rach_Makes on Twitter. Into toys, art and all things cute and colourful? If so, you can visit Rach's website rachmakes.co.uk to buy some of her creations. Thanks to Jonny Knott for his musical stylings.

Lara gets to utilise her English degree and her South London upbringing this week as we dig into The Local Stigmatic, Al's pet project during his on-screen hiatus. Terrible accents abound, bets are placed at the dawg track, and we explore the best site on the internet. Digressions include Friends, David Thewlis, Basic Instinct 2, Withnail & I, Top Gun, Thief, NT Live, Yentl, Shakespeare, Martin McDonagh, Breakfast Wine, No Time to Die, Billy Magnussen, and Pulp Fiction. Al Pacino by Bette Gordon & Betsy Sussler in BOMB Magazine Patrick Willems: What Does CINEMATIC Really Mean? Find us on Twitter | Instagram | friendsofthepodcino@gmail.com

Francesca Moody is best known as the original producer of the multi-award-winning Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, which she has produced globally on behalf of DryWrite, most recently in London's West End at the Wyndham's Theatre, where it was also recorded and broadcast by NT Live, playing in cinemas throughout the world. Her current and upcoming productions include Leopards, at the Rose Theatre, in Kingston, and Mum at Soho Theatre.

This time we talk to Bernie Davis, the veteran television lighting director, about a subject increasingly apposite to our own work; adapting stage lighting for television and online broadcast.  Bernie is responsible for numerous NT Live and Royal Opera House broadcasts, alongside his work on countless television productions (including a fair number of Royal Weddings), and we discuss the difference between the camera and the eye, how we should now be considering the audience at home alongside the punters in the stalls, and how advances in technology have provided us with a multitude of ways to get it all wrong...

In 2019, the "other RSC" -- in this case, the Royal Shakespeare Company -- offered a gender-flipped production of Taming of the Shrew that underscored the play's issues of hierarchy and power. Austin Tichenor and Dee Ryan saw the production as an NT Live broadcast and are joined by GoodTickleBrain's Mya Gosling and dramaturg Kate Pitt (who saw the production live onstage in Stratford) and they discuss how the production landed in the two formats. This fascinating book club conversation touches on the play's wonderful mutability; the comedy of straight male vanity; whether there’s a need to "fix" it; agreeing on the game of the scene; similarities to Henry and Kate in Henry V and other troublesome couples; woman-spreading and occupying space; surprising lack of sparks; transforming modern examples of masculine anger; and how (or whether) the play changes based on how (or whether) Petruchio changes. (Length 31:35) The post Gender-Flipping The Shrew appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

This week we have a very special guest, David Kerr, who talks us through the prepack pool and the possible options for improvement. We also discuss the release of last quarters insolvency stats and what the options are for the high street, which is unlikely to survive this latest crisis in its current form. 

In this episode, we revisit our previous episode 39 to give you an encore of a Curtain Call show visit. I talk to the company of Amadeus, recently at The National Theatre, about the process of rehearsing with musicians who never had the opportunity of getting out from behind their instruments. But also had a chance to talk to the musicians about having to get out of their comfort zones and get comfortable with telling the story though movement as well as music.  

THE REVIVAL is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In this first episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's landmark 2018 production The Madness of George III, which went on to become the theatre's best-selling show to date and was broadcast via NT Live. Hear from cast members Mark Gatiss, Adrian Scarborough, Debra Gillet, Sara Powell and Adam Karim, alongside Professor of History, Arthur Burns, who provided insight during the rehearsal process for the production.

The Revival is a brand new, digital documentary series created by Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Each episode explores a different production and gives audiences a new perspective of the work. In this first episode, Artistic Directors Adam Penford and Nadia Fall chat to some of the team from Nottingham Playhouse's landmark 2018 production The Madness of George III, which went on to become the theatre's best-selling show to date and was broadcast via NT Live.Hear from cast members Mark Gatiss, Adrian Scarborough, Debra Gillet, Sara Powell and Adam Karim, alongside Professor of History, Arthur Burns, who provided insight during the rehearsal process for the production.Curtain Up Appeal: www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/support/curtain-up-appeal/

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.

West End actor Keith Jack joins us to co-host The West End Frame Show!In this episode, Andrew & Keith discuss By Jeeves (The Shows Must Go On), Fleabag (Wyndham's Theatre, NT Live recording) & Pieces Of String (Mercury Theatre Colchester).There's news about Rachel Tucker, Lizzie Bea, Barber Shop Chronicles & Harry Potter PLUS Keith discusses his top picks from Disney+, touring the UK with Fame and performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.In 2007, Keith Jack finished second on Any Dream Will Do (BBC) and later went on to play both the Narrator and Joseph in the UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.His other theatre credits include Only The Brave, Sincerely Mr Toad, HMS Pinafore & Forever Plaid as well as numerous pantomimes. He has also released four albums and regularly performs concerts across the UK. Most recently Keith starred as Nick in FAME which toured the UK before transferring to the West End for a run at the Peacock Theatre followed by a season at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. FAME is now available to stream via BroadwayHD.Keith is performing a live solo concert via his Facebook Page this Sunday 17th May in aid of Marie Curie UK.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.Thanks for listening!Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures.

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[CW: This episode contains discussion of sexual violence.] On this week’s podcast, Glenn and Daniel (with special guest Erika Spoden) are a bit more playful than usual. That’s to say, we’re reviewing a play – specifically, the National Theatre of Great Britain’s 2011 performance of Frankenstein, adapted for the stage by Nick Dear, and directed […]

Eli tällä kertaa aiheena on teatteri ja tarkemmin sanottuna National Theatren Frankenstein näytös, vuodelta 2011, joka on nyt nähtävissä YouTubessa. Pääosissa loistaa Benedict Cumberbatch ja Jonny Lee Miller ja tässä jaksossa puhun siis siitä ja kerron mietteitäni.

London's National Theatre, under the leadership of Rufus Norris, is striving for unprecedented diversity on stage and in the audience, and during the pandemic, we can now see their productions at home.Also, we visit some of Australia's top dancers training in isolation, and we continue our search for great theatre, opera, dance and comedy we can watch online.

London's National Theatre, under the leadership of Rufus Norris, is striving for unprecedented diversity on stage and in the audience, and during the pandemic, we can now see their productions at home. Also, we visit some of Australia's top dancers training in isolation, and we continue our search for great theatre, opera, dance and comedy we can watch online.

London's National Theatre, under the leadership of Rufus Norris, is striving for unprecedented diversity on stage and in the audience, and during the pandemic, we can now see their productions at home. Also, we visit some of Australia's top dancers training in isolation, and we continue our search for great theatre, opera, dance and comedy we can watch online.

We're in lockdown so from our respective locations we bring you a quick news update. And we need your help. We want to do a special show next time and we need a good subject being as news and reviews are currently non existent.Send your ideas and suggestions to us at mail@stagedoorcast.co.ukAnd stay safe !Cliff and Rich

Allie and Chrissie had an *absolutely marvelous* time seeing the NT Live screening of Present Laughter, and now they're ready to dive into the Good Book we all know as Fleabag: The Scriptures. But first they take a moment to appreciate the newly crowned best comedy in Britain, Mrs. Brown's Boys.

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.

Three is the magic number, and three people is what we have this week as Sharon returns and promptly makes Tosin and Shaun feel like they have no lives by seeing little. But she gives the Lowdown on Ad astra, which has a lot to live up to after her reaction to Rambo last week.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.

Collie Collins and Jonner Lambert discuss many a subject this week, including the NT Live edition of the amazing one-woman show Fleabag, Colin Trevorrow's Battle at Big Rock short, JJ Abram's Spider-Man comic and the new series Wu-Tang: An American Saga Subscribe if ye love breaking the 4th wall... **PARENTAL ADVISORY - CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE**

Flo Buckeridge, senior producer for NT Live, chats to Helen about the broad remit her producing role covers, NT Live's 10th anniversary year, and their approach to programming the NT Live schedule. Here's to another ten years! Please note: some content titles discussed may now be past events due to scheduling.

Let's talk about ground-breaking theatre. Sonia Friedman Productions & Fox Stage Productions present, a Joseph L. Mankiewicz script, adapted & directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove. With Gillian Anderson and Lily James, as well as Monica Dolan, Ian Drysdale, Tsion Habte, Jessie Mei Li, Julian Ovenden, Sheila Reid, Rhashan Stone, Stanley Townsend and Philip Voyzey. Merric Boyd, Fejiro Emasiobi, Charles Hagerty, Chanelle Modi, Stuart Nunn, Phillipa Peak, Grace Stone and Michael Warburton. http://go.otwp.uk/s01e07-all-about-eve https://allabouteveplay.com http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/ntlout34-all-about-eve All thoughts and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the individual expressing them at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Standard, Milk In A Wineglass & Hicks Entertainment. I, Yann Sicamois - sound in body and mind - shall never apologize to an angry mob under any circumstances. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-the-wooden-path/message

In My Urrwai, Ghenoa Gela reflects on life as 'Torres Strait mainlander', Fiona Blair reviews the radically stripped-back NT Live production of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, ahead of World Circus Day we ask: is circus still transgressive? And we find out about the new production of Muriel's Wedding: The Musical playing some of our biggest theatres this year.

In My Urrwai, Ghenoa Gela reflects on life as 'Torres Strait mainlander', Fiona Blair reviews the radically stripped-back NT Live production of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, ahead of World Circus Day we ask: is circus still transgressive? And we find out about the new production of Muriel's Wedding: The Musical playing some of our biggest theatres this year.

We recently got to sit down with the company of "All About Eve", currently playing at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End to talk about bringing this classic Hollywood film to the London Stage, and then back to the screen on an NT Live broadcast.

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.

Yorta Yorta soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham's requiem for the Eumeralla wars, Anouk van Dijk's Common Ground at Chunky Move performed by Tara Jade Samaya and Richard Cilli, voice and dialect coach Leith McPherson teaches the accent of the Southern United States, Rory Kinnear summons a wicked Macbeth for the National Theatre, and we meet some young performers from Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock: The Musical.

Kirsty Bushell, Claire Price and Anita-Joy Uwajeh, who play Lear's daughters had more to offer including a number of cast changes. Nearly half of the company are new to the production which can be tricky. We also touched upon the political aspects of the play - something which Sinead Cusack also had a bit to say about.

The company of the National Theatre's production of "Julie" talk about how exciting it is bringing this 19th Century Swedish classic to the 21st Century London and being able to share it beyond the walls of the National Theatre's home on the South Bank to cinemas around the globe in their NT Live broadcast on the 6th of September 2018.

The National Theatre production of Shakespeare's Macbeth starring Rory Kinnear now in Australian cinemas, Opera Australia present their first production with completely digital sets in Aida, Claire Nichols brings us the latest arts news, and Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland serves as the setting for Marcel Dorney's award-winning punk rock play Prehistoric.

This week I saw two shows I loved! The GREAT "Bonnie Raitt" at the San Jose Civic "Hamlet" with National Theatre London   BONNIE RAITT   In March of 2000, Bonnie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; this was followed by her welcome into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, along with her father, in June 2001. After the Fundamental tour, she went back into the studio with her veteran road band to record 'Silver Lining', released in 2002. Featuring Bonnie's stunning interpretation of the David Gray-penned title track, the Grammy-nominated "Gnawin' On It," and the hit single "I Can't Help You Now," 'Silver Lining' was considered by many critics to be one of the best albums of her career. She promoted the album with a lengthy world tour that included her Green Highway Festival and an eco-partnership promoting BioDiesel fuel, the environment, and alternative energy solutions at shows and benefits along the way. In 2003, she released the retrospective 'The Best of Bonnie Raitt' on Capitol. Raitt stayed busy with more guest appearances, including the stunning duet "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" on Ray Charles' final release 'Genius Loves Company', which won the Grammy award for Album of the Year, and a duet on the Grammy-winning album 'True Love' by Toots & The Maytals. Her 1989 breakthrough album 'Nick of Time', was remixed for surround sound, and released by Capitol Records in 2004 as a DVD-Audio, garnering a Grammy nomination in the newly created category, Best Surround Sound Album. In 2003, she also participated in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed PBS series, 'The Blue's, performing two songs in Wim Wenders' film, 'The Soul of a Man', and joining the all-star cast of 'Lightning in a Bottle', the live feature concert film on the Blues directed by Antoine Fuqua. She also contributed songs for two Disney movies, 'The Country Bears' and 'Home on the Range'. She played guitar on a track on Stevie Wonder's album 'A Time To Love', and appeared in the TV/DVD tribute 'Music l0l: Al Green'. 'Souls Alike', her first album ever to bear the credit "Produced by Bonnie Raitt," debuted at #19 on the Billboard 200 in September 2005, eliciting widespread critical acclaim and propelling Raitt back onto the road. She was also selected as the inaugural artist for the VH1 'Classic Decades Rock Live!' CD/DVD series. 'Bonnie Raitt and Friends' featuring Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss and Keb' Mo' was released in August of 2006. In the years in and around the release of 'Souls Alike', she co-headlined with Jackson Browne and Keb Mo' part of the historic "Vote For Change" tour leading up to the 2004 Presidential election, and then again for the 2008 election, staged a series of benefit concerts and fundraising receptions to help get out the vote and encourage voting in key Democratic Senate races. In 2007, Bonnie joined her MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) friends Jackson Browne and Graham Nash to launch a campaign to prevent the legislative bailout of the nuclear industry and developed www.nukefree.org, a website that serves as an information and networking hub for safe energy activists. In August 2011, MUSE mounted a very successful benefit concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre to raise funds for Japan disaster relief (following the devastating earthquake, tsunami and meltdown of the Daichi-Fukushima nuclear reactors earlier in the year), as well as non-nuclear organizations worldwide. https://www.bonnieraitt.com/   HAMLET by William Shakespeare Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy.  Now seen by over 750,000 people worldwide, the original 2015 NT Live broadcast returns to cinemas. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions. One of the most visually and atmospherically stunning productions I've ever seen, of anything, ever. - Time Out http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/   -------------------------------------- Please tell your friends about this podcast! I need listeners. I want to do so much more with this labor of love. I would really appreciate some reviews on Itunes. Just go here and click on the button on the website: http://raysgreenroom.com/ Can you afford to help me out with a few bucks every month? https://www.patreon.com/raysgreenroom For Alex Bennett's Ramble go to gabnet.net.  Much Love! Ray Renati rayrenati.com raysgreenroom.com

Charlie, Jess, Daniel and Chris discuss the week's films, we look at controversial casting in comic book movies after the announcement of comedienne Kristen Wiig in 'Wonder Woman 2', and inspired by the team behind 'Juno' and 'Young Adult' reuniting for this year's 'Tully', discuss the best writer/director partnerships.Reviews▸ Tomb Raider▸ That's Not My Dog!▸ Human Flow▸ Kangaroo▸ England Is Mine▸ The Strangers: Prey At Night▸ National Theatre Live: Young MarxTrailers▸ Mary Poppins Returns▸ Tully▸ The GrinchNews▸ This week, the internet exploded with news that funny girl Kristen Wiig has joined the ‘Wonder Woman 2’ cast as its villain, Cheetah. Keyboard warriors-slash-geeks immediately had their claws out, objecting to this casting choice with extreme prejudice - however, this is not the first time nor will it be the last that fans have been none-to-happy about those slipping into their favourite characters - only for them to surprise us all and rule the day. So who else has suffered this same wrath? ▸ After discussing Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody's ‘Tully’ in our trailer wrap, and the SWITCH team is getting excited about a reunion from the writer/director partnership behind 'Juno' and 'Young Adult'. We check out the best behind-the-scenes relationships throughout cinema history.Competitions▸ Win one of five copies of 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 1▸ Win one of five copies of 'Catastrophe' Season 3Stay 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 'Peter Rabbit', 'Mary Magdalene', 'The Divine Order', 'Earth: One Amazing Day' and 'Pacific Rim Uprising'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.auEnjoy the episode?We'd love if you took a minute to vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards!

We travel to the Adelaide Fringe, learn about Griffin Theatre Company's Kill Climate Deniers, speak to Philip Quast about his role in Follies, and Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky perform live.

We travel to the Adelaide Fringe, learn about Griffin Theatre Company's Kill Climate Deniers, speak to Philip Quast about his role in Follies, and Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky perform live.

Charlie, Daniel, Jake and Chris discuss the week's films, take a look at the Mardi Gras Film Festival as it kicks off in Sydney today, discuss whether Netflix's release of 'The Cloverfield Paradox' is game-changing or trickery, and get their nerd on as they reveal their favourite film-related books.Reviews▸ Black Panther▸ Lady Bird▸ Stronger▸ National Theatre Live: Follies▸ Beuys: Art As A Weapon▸ Eric Clapton: Life In 12 BarsTrailers▸ Solo: A Star Wars Story▸ Venom▸ I Feel PrettyNews▸ The 25th Mardi Gras Film Festival kicks off in Sydney today - and this year’s line-up is huge! Running for 15 days, it has something for everyone. For tickets and more info, head to www.queerscreen.org.au.▸ Netflix surprised everyone during the Super Bowl, by announcing the release of the latest ‘Cloverfield’ instalment… and then releasing it at the end of the game. Quality of the film aside, this is (i’m sorry for the pun) game changing, using the franchise to once again redefine the way a film is publicised. So what kind of effect will this unconventional release approach have?▸ All of us here at SWITCH are just a bunch of massive nerds, really, and that takes a surprising amount of work. In one of our recent episodes, Chris cheated in our recommendations by choosing a book rather than a film, so now it's time for a bunch of nerds to choose their favourite books about films for filmmakers or filmmaking - because why just spend hundreds of hours watching films, when you can spend thousands of hours reading about them?Stay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comThe hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/DanielLammintwitter.com/JakeChattytwitter.com/ChrisCEdwardsNext week's episode▸ Reviews of 'A Fantastic Woman', 'Game Night', 'Finding Your Feet' and '2:22'For more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au

How do you write about scent and smells? We're looking at Kate Grenville's new book The Case Against Fragrance which looks at the potentially poisonous fumes with which we voluntarily surround ourselves. British film God's Own Country has been described as Breakback Yorkshire. It's set on a farm on the moors with love developing among the livestock. It's time for Folkestone's third Triennial, inviting artists to engage with the rich cultural history and built environment of the locality, and to exhibit newly commissioned work in public spaces around the town. Since it began in 2009, NT Live has been seen by more than 5.5 million people in over 2,000 venues around the world, including over 650 venues in the UK alone. Their latest production stars Billy Piper in Simon Stone's re-imagining of Lorca's Yerma. Robert Mitchell and David Webb are back with a new series called - appropriately - Back Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Linda Grant, Katie Puckrik and David Benedict . The producer is Oliver Jones.

Kirsty Lang investigates the flourishing phenomenon of so-called event cinema. Plays, musicals and operas in major cities have become available throughout the country on the big - and sometimes small - screen in local cinemas. Eric Felner, the producer of Billy Elliot the Musical tells of his delight at the performance in September that topped the cinema box office, beating Denzel Washington's The Equalizer into second place. David Sabel, the Head of Digital at the National Theatre responsible for NT Live, analyses the success of Frankenstein, War Horse and many other shows. Helen McCrory talks about what the live screening of Medea felt like and Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre describe having their theatre production of Ibsen's Ghosts filmed. Front Row hears from some who fear the impact of event cinema on local theatre and on touring; Lorne Campbell of Northern Stage and the playwright Alan Ayckbourn voice their concerns. And what is the future of event screening? Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Sarah Johnson.

Director Sam Mendes and the cast discuss the 2014 National Theatre production of King Lear. This film was originally shown as part of the NT Live broadcast.

Actor Antony Sher has won accolades for playing Shylock, Richard III, Cyrano de Bergerac, Macbeth, and Primo Levi. Knighted in 2000, he’s traveled a great distance from his quiet middle-class upbringing in Cape Town, South Africa, and even further from the world of his grandparents, who were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. Now Sher is returning to his roots in Travelling Light, an acclaimed new play by Nicholas Wright being produced by England’s National Theatre. (Selected National Theatre productions are broadcast to movie theaters worldwide via its NT Live program. Additional U.S. screenings of Travelling Light are scheduled for cities including Brooklyn, N.Y., Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix, and Minneapolis.) He plays Jacob Bindel, a wealthy timber merchant turned movie producer in an Eastern European town in the early 1900s. Through Bindel, the play explores how so many Jews came... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From London, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner (2006 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Play for “The History Boys”; 1994 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Musical for “Carousel”) talks about his tenure leading that influential institution, including whether, as some have said, it was always his career goal; why he thrives on the need to embrace a general audience for the organization's survival; the impact of the £10 (now £12) Travelex season on the company and why he prefers to work under the budgetary rigor it imposes on the theatre's staff; his commitment to seeing new, "muscular" work by young playwrights on the National's large stages; and his assessment of the success of the NT Live screenings of the National's stage productions in international cinemas. He also talks about growing up in Manchester and later returning there as artistic associate of the Royal Exchange Theatre; his apprenticeship under great directors at a time when there was little director training in England -- and his bad early work in regional rep companies; why he thinks the British "megamusicals" are actually popular opera in the European tradition -- and how the "completely crazy" idea of “Miss Saigon” appealed to him; the pleasure he took in directing “The Wind in the Willows” at the National and how it began his ongoing collaboration with playwright Alan Bennett, including “The History Boys” and “The Habit of Art”, which he considers the most important feature of his directing career; what drew him to “Carousel” and how it ushered in the British era of reexamining the musicals from Broadway's Golden Age; why he thinks the musical of “Sweet Smell of Success” is deserving of rediscovery; and why the National's production of “His Dark Materials” will never transfer to a commercial run and how he would do that enormous hit differently if he had the chance to do it over again.

From London, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner talks about his tenure leading that influential institution, including whether, as some have said, it was always his career goal; why he thrives on the need to embrace a general audience for the organization's survival; the impact of the £10 (now £12) Travelex season on the company and why he prefers to work under the budgetary rigor it imposes on the theatre's staff; his commitment to seeing new, "muscular" work by young playwrights on the National's large stages; and his assessment of the success of the NT Live screenings of the National's stage productions in international cinemas. He also talks about growing up in Manchester and later returning there as artistic associate of the Royal Exchange Theatre; his apprenticeship under great directors at a time when there was little director training in England -- and his bad early work in regional rep companies; why he thinks the British "megamusicals" are actually popular opera in the European tradition -- and how the "completely crazy" idea of "Miss Saigon" appealed to him; the pleasure he took in directing "The Wind in the Willows" at the National and how it began his ongoing collaboration with playwright Alan Bennett, including "The History Boys" and "The Habit of Art", which he considers the most important feature of his directing career; what drew him to "Carousel" and how it ushered in the British era of reexamining the musicals from Broadway's Golden Age; why he thinks the musical of "Sweet Smell of Success" is deserving of rediscovery; and why the National's production of "His Dark Materials" will never transfer to a commercial run and how he would do that enormous hit differently if he had the chance to do it over again. Original air date - April 6, 2011.

From London, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner talks about his tenure leading that influential institution, including whether, as some have said, it was always his career goal; why he thrives on the need to embrace a general audience for the organization's survival; the impact of the £10 (now £12) Travelex season on the company and why he prefers to work under the budgetary rigor it imposes on the theatre's staff; his commitment to seeing new, "muscular" work by young playwrights on the National's large stages; and his assessment of the success of the NT Live screenings of the National's stage productions in international cinemas. He also talks about growing up in Manchester and later returning there as artistic associate of the Royal Exchange Theatre; his apprenticeship under great directors at a time when there was little director training in England -- and his bad early work in regional rep companies; why he thinks the British "megamusicals" are actually popular opera in the European tradition -- and how the "completely crazy" idea of "Miss Saigon" appealed to him; the pleasure he took in directing "The Wind in the Willows" at the National and how it began his ongoing collaboration with playwright Alan Bennett, including "The History Boys" and "The Habit of Art", which he considers the most important feature of his directing career; what drew him to "Carousel" and how it ushered in the British era of reexamining the musicals from Broadway's Golden Age; why he thinks the musical of "Sweet Smell of Success" is deserving of rediscovery; and why the National's production of "His Dark Materials" will never transfer to a commercial run and how he would do that enormous hit differently if he had the chance to do it over again. Original air date - April 6, 2011.

Designer Rae Smith interviewed for NT Live