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Mickey-Jo was recently invited to see THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic Theatre in London, the new play from Conor McPherson (The Weir, Girl from the North Country).The play, which feels in many ways inspired by Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, is set in 1980s Ireland and depicts an uncomfortable family reunion during which discussions of faith and the mundanity of life give way to startling revelations.Check out this full review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on the characters, themes, and McPherson's dual role as playwright and director...•00:00 | introduction01:36 | overview / characters10:26 | themes / development16:26 | writing / performances• get in person / live stream tickets to see MickeyJoTheatre LIVE at the Phoenix Arts Club:https://phoenixartsclub.com/events/mickeyjotheatre-live/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 80,000 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

Earlier this week, a new production of OEDIPUS opened at the Old Vic Theatre in London, notably the second iteration of the Sophocles play in the last few months.The Greek tragedy stars Rami Malek and Indira Varma and incorporates much contemporary dance in place of a traditional Greek Chorus.Check out this brand new review to find out what Mickey-Jo thought about this much talked about new production...•00:00 | introduction02:11 | synopsis / overview05:14 | material11:01 | creative choices14:53 | performances•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

Pavita works closely with Boards and Executive teams to foster inclusive cultures and drive systemic change within organizations. Recognized as a leading authority on culture and diversity, Pavita brings over 30 years of experience as an executive culture leader in global blue-chip companies, including Shell, Barclays, and Lloyds Banking Group. She has served as a trusted advisor to Boards, CEOs, and executive teams across sectors such as financial services, energy, consumer goods, and luxury brands.A passionate advocate and tireless campaigner for equity in business and society, Pavita is committed to shaping more inclusive and equitable workplaces.Pavita currently serves as Chair of the 30 Percent Club UK, a trustee of The King's Trust, the lead Non-Executive Director for an agency of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and a trustee of the iconic Old Vic Theatre. She recently concluded a five-year term as a Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, where she championed initiatives to address systemic inequities.Believing strongly in the power of giving back, Pavita mentors young people from ethnically diverse and socially disadvantaged backgrounds and actively engages with inner-city schools across the country through Speakers for Schools. Her commitment to empowering the next generation reflects her deep-rooted belief in creating opportunities for all.Pavita's contributions have been widely recognized. She was named Woman of the Year at the Asian Business Awards, honored with the President's Medal by the British Academy of Management, and celebrated by Women in the City as a Top 50 Trailblazer for Gender Equality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spooky Season is back. We have a week of brilliant audio drama coming your way. Today is The Revival by Corinne Sailsbury Voice Actors: Alex – Fergus John McCann Iona – Elaine Stirrat Corinne Sailsbury Corinne Salisbury is an Edinburgh-based playwright. She's had plays produced at the Traverse Theatre and the Scottish Storytelling Centre (both commissioned by Strange Town for their youth theatre groups); and digital commissions from Paines Plough and from the National Theatre of Scotland/BBC for the SCENES FOR SURVIVAL series. She's a past Playwrights Studio Scotland New Playwrights Award winner, and was longlisted for the Channel4 New Writers Scheme 2024 and nominated for the Adopt a Playwright Award 2024. She's had development processes supported by Playwrights' Studio Scotland, National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Creative Scotland and the Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Her work has been performed at venues including Hampstead Theatre, Theatre503, the Spiegeltent, Southwark Playhouse, Live Theatre Newcastle, Camden People's Theatre, the Yard Theatre, the Old Vic Theatre, New York's Public Theater, the Tron, the Traverse, the CCA, Leith Depot, the Village pub and the Hidden Door Festival. Her play GIRLBOSS is published in Routledge's anthology ‘Short Plays with Great Roles for Women' The Revival A ghost hunter and property developer meet in an abandoned theatre to communicate with the voices of the past. What could possibly go wrong. OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES Equity Toolkit: Link Stellar Quines: Link Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE

Grabbed a cuppa with the talented Ra'eesah to discuss her writing process for "38%" an audio story for the series Symphonies of Beaded Threads. We also discussed her unique voice as an artist, organisational make up of the theatre industry and of course poetry.  Also, with this I conclude the series of discussing BTS stuff and more with the writers behind Symphonies of Beaded Threads. I hope you enjoyed it and more to come!  About Ra'eesah:  Ra'eesah is a multifaceted creative using the mediums of theatre, film, music and spoken word to tell stories, bring people together and effect positive change. She has performed on stage as an actor and singer at the Bush Theatre as well as with The Old Vic/Neon Arts.  She has produced projects such as The Self-Expression Sessions, a series of spoken word poetry workshops open to people of all ages and abilities, to increase accessibility to the arts and build community through creativity and culture. Further projects Ra'eesah has produced on include Licence to DV8 at the Royal Albert Hall and arts festivals at Almeida Theatre and London Bubble, focusing on outreach. She is a trustee of the Roundhouse and WEST Youth Zone and has contributed to several other organisations including Old Vic Theatre and A New Direction through youth advisory. To Listen to Ra'eesah's story CLICK HERE.  To subscribe to Patreon and become a Patron/ supporter of Chai with Rai.  Social: Myself: https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithrai_/ & https://twitter.com/chaiwithrai_ & https://www.tiktok.com/@chaiwithrai Guest: https://www.instagram.com/ra.eesahh/ , https://twitter.com/Ra_eesahh & https://app.spotlight.com/3812-7862-7993 Links: Myself: https://www.raimuitfum.com/chaiwithraihomepage & https://linktr.ee/chaiwithrai_  Hope you all enjoyed it and Thank you for tuning in. To Subscribe, share, follow my work and everything else is listed above.    

Actriz | Creadora Teatral | Profesora de DramaPepa Duarte, nuestra invitada de esta ocasión, es una hacedora, creadora y forjadora teatral con un don para la provocación y un talento para la improvisación, imposibles de desestimar. Limeña de nacimiento (de un barrio llamado Barranco), Pepa vive desde hace una buena cantidad de años en Londres, ciudad desde la cual construye experiencias teatrales incómodamente reflexivas, politicamente divergentes, anticonformistas y anticolonialistas.Pepa es una fascinante cuenta cuentos, impregnados de humor critico. Una imparable gastadora de experiencias teatrales, que en torno a temas como la migración, el feminismo, las tradiciones y los conflictos de genero, crea espacios de dialogo cultural y puestas en escena que son siempre vitales reivindicaciónes de valores universales como la diversidad y la anti homologación. Desde que Pepa llegó a Londres para hacer un master de actuación y creación teatral en RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), esta ciudad se ha vuelto su centro de operaciones creativas, permitiéndole a su vez volcar la mirada hacia problemáticas sociales de escala universal. Uno de sus personajes más populares, Señorita Rita, es una encantadora latina bio-drag-queen que se abre paso en el Reino Unido con subversivo humor feminista y con escalofriante información estadística acerca de temas como femicidio, racismo y discriminación. Por otra parte, la segunda temporada teatral de Eating Myself en Londres, fue un éxito de audiencias, y recibió excelentes comentarios por parte del la critica. Pepa es la autora y la actriz de esta obra que examina con gracia y con agudeza, la alienante relación que existe entre los cuerpos, sus apetitos, los roles de géneros y los estigmas sociales vinculados al alimento como símbolo de coherción social y de estatus. Esta obra pone de manifiesto de una manera incómodamente elocuente, la incidencia contradictoriamente complejo que juega la nutrición en nuestras vidas. Eating Myself es una obra que ha logrado además, diseminar un mensaje de relevancia universal, mas allá de las salas de teatro británicas, rindiendo palpable la fe que Pepa deposita en el teatro como herramienta de empoderamiento creativo.Para el momento en el que esta entrevista fue llevada a cabo, en Londres, Pepa estaba a cargo de la dirección del Southwark Playhouse's Young Company, era facilitadora de clases de drama para el Old Vic Theatre y Tender Charity y había liderado cursos de drama y creación teatral para King's College, Latin American Women's Rights Services y Routes, certificando con diversificadas acciones, su compromiso con la función inclusiva del teatro en la comunidad. Como creadora y como docente, para Pepa Duarte el teatro ha sido desde muy niña, una herramienta para la exploración y la discusión de la experiencia social, que permite reír, jugar, soñar, y al mismo tiempo, denunciar, transformar y resistir.¡Y ahora, disfruten la entrevista!__________You can also watch this episode on Youtube, where English, Italian and Spanish subtitles are available. You can also visit the Metralla Rosa website for more details.__________Enlaces relacionadosSeñorita Rita: InstagramPepa Duarte: Support the Show.

Today Tony is conjuring up a history of stage magic: from Reginald Scot's 1584 ‘Discovery of Witchcraft' to Servais LeRoy ‘The Belgium Conjuror' and Talma, ‘The Queen of Coins' via escapologist Harry Houdini to TV magic with David Berglas, Paul Daniels and David Copperfield. Tony also explores women in magic and how ‘female assistants' were integral to the magic tricks they performed. He's invited two accomplished magicians and knowledgeable members of the magic circle, Paul Kieve and Laura London, to help him out with the history and share some magic secrets along the way.Hosted by Sir Tony RobinsonX | InstagramWithPaul Kieve Designer of storytelling magic and illusion, Paul has devised original magic for over 100 productions internationally. Paul is an honorary lifetime member of The Magic Castle, Hollywood, Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic Circle and an associate artist at The Old Vic Theatre, London. www.stageillusion.com/IG @kievepaul Laura London Laura is one of the world's best female ‘sleight of hand' artists specialising in cards and is also fabulous close-up magician with a large and varied repertoire. Laura's interest in magic began at 10 years old, when, for a birthday present, she was given her first magic trick. Just one week after her 18th birthday, Laura became the youngest ever female member of The Magic Circle and is now a member of the Inner Magic Circle. www.lauralondonmagic.co.uk/ IG: @lauralondon52 Credits: Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg Executive Producer: Dominic de Terville Cover Art: The Brightside A Zinc Media Group production Follow: X @cunningcastpod Instagram @cunningcastpod YouTube @Cunnningcast If you enjoyed my podcast, please leave us a rating or review. Thank you, Love Tony x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mickey-Jo recently visited the Old Vic Theatre in London to see one of this year's most anticipated new shows, a jukebox musical telling the story of the historic Live Aid concert, 'Just For One Day'. The show depicts characters including Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and contains the music of Queen, Madonna, The Police, David Bowie, The Beatles, Bog Dylan, and more. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's extensive thoughts on this popular new show and the critical mistake he thought it made... • 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 60,000 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 both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 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 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

On Wednesday 24 January 2024 at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre not only did over 80 young blind and partially sighted children attend the audio described performance of Roald Dahl's ‘The Witches', but 12 year-old Eleanor who is also visually impaired delivered the live audio description script for this performance too. Eleanor worked with the National Theatre's Audio Describers Roz Chalmers and Andrew Holland as a consultant on the audio description script for ‘The Witches' to ensure that the language and wording would be right for a young audience, and when it came to the schools described matinee performance on 24 January 2024, with over 80 young visually impaired children in the audience it was an obvious choice to ask Eleanor to deliver the live audio description script too.  Eleanor is no stranger to theatre, performing and voice over work as you can hear Eleanor voicing the Character of 'Lark' in ‘Milo' on Channel 5's Milkshake (2021 - 2024) and was Tiny Tim in the Old Vic Theatre's production of ‘A Christmas Carol' (2019,2020 and 2021) to name just a couple of her acting credits so far. Eleanor along with David Bellwood, Head of Access at the National Theatre, joined RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey to talk about how Eleanor not only got involved in working on the audio description script for ‘The Witches' but also why David and the NT felt it was an obvious choice to have Eleanor deliver the live description for the children's matinée performance on 24 January 2024. Eleanor also explained to Toby how she was able to read over 400 lines of Braille during the performance and how the technical wizard's at the NT came up with a novel way of enabling Eleanor to open and close her mic when delivering her Braille description script. You can find out more about Eleanor, her current theatre, performing and voice over work along with ways of following Eleanor on social media by visiting her website - https://linktr.ee/eleanorsvoice For more about access at the National Theatre and details of up-coming audio described performances do visit the access pages of the NT website - https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/access/ Image shows Eleanor Stollery and Roz Chalmers MBE in the sound booth preparing for The Witches AD schools performance

Halfway there and today's story from the series Symphonies of Beaded of Threads is titled "38%" by Ra'eesah. The Transcript of the piece can be found HERE.   If you would like to Donate to this project and a live event which I will be holding soon for the public in a very well known space in Central London CLICK HERE.  About Ra'eesah:  Ra'eesah is a multifaceted creative using the mediums of theatre, film, music and spoken word to tell stories, bring people together and effect positive change. She has performed on stage as an actor and singer at the Bush Theatre as well as with The Old Vic/Neon Arts.  She has produced projects such as The Self-Expression Sessions, a series of spoken word poetry workshops open to people of all ages and abilities, to increase accessibility to the arts and build community through creativity and culture. Further projects Ra'eesah has produced on include Licence to DV8 at the Royal Albert Hall and arts festivals at Almeida Theatre and London Bubble, focusing on outreach. She is a trustee of the Roundhouse and WEST Youth Zone and has contributed to several other organisations including Old Vic Theatre and A New Direction through youth advisory. To subscribe to Patreon  (listen to the audio version of without ads or intro/outro ) and become a Patron/ supporter of Chai with Rai.  Social: Myself: https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithrai_/ & https://twitter.com/chaiwithrai_ & https://www.tiktok.com/@chaiwithrai Guest: https://www.instagram.com/ra.eesahh/ , https://twitter.com/Ra_eesahh & https://app.spotlight.com/3812-7862-7993 Links: Myself: https://www.raimuitfum.com/chaiwithraihomepage & https://linktr.ee/chaiwithrai_  Hope you all enjoyed it and Thank you for tuning in. To Subscribe, share, follow my work and everything else is listed above.  

A Tony-award winning production of A Christmas Carol has returned to Australia, this time with the Welsh actor Owen Teale as Scrooge. A Tony winner himself, best known for playing Alliser Thorne in Game of Thrones, we learn about Owen's very unconventional path to becoming an actor. Also, the American playwright and drag icon Charles Busch has inspired a generation of artists with his outrageous writing and iconic performances. The first production from the Australian company Little Ones Theatre was Psycho Beach Party and their last will be Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. We're joined by Charles Busch and Little Ones co-founder Stephen Nicolazzo.

In 1978, British showbusiness star, Debbie McGee was a dancer with the Iranian National Ballet Company. Debbie was living in the capital, Tehran, at the start of the Iranian revolution. She tells Gill Kearsley the story of how she dealt with the unrest and escaped the country. Debbie, who went on to marry British magician Paul Daniels, said: "I would never have met my late husband if that hadn't happened... so I've got the ayatollah to thank for that." (Photo: Debbie McGee in 2018. Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Old Vic Theatre)

One of the best reviewed recent openings in London is the musical adaptation of GROUNDHOG DAY, which has returned for a summer run at the Old Vic Theatre where it originally premiered. The show, which features a book by Danny Rubin and a score by Tim Minchin stars Andy Karl as Phil Connors, a weatherman stuck reliving the same day over and over again. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this acclaimed show... • 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 60,000 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 both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 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 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

Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty. Arena-filling comedian, Matilda maestro and co-writer of Groundhog Day the musical, Tim Minchin joins us in the Dream Restaurant. Groundhog Day is playing at the Old Vic Theatre in London until 12 August. Buy tickets here. Follow Tim on Twitter and Instagram @timminchin Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 44 - Sylvia - Richard saw this production at the The Old Vic Theatre in London  Here is more detail about the production... https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/event/sylvia This production is now not on tour but keep your eyes out for the production as it may make a return. You can watch the trailer here... https://youtu.be/-NHagPTAt1E Follow us Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @upstagedownstagepod

In this episode we review Sylvia, the new musical featuring Beverly Knight at The Old Vic Theatre. Secondly we review The Almeida's darkly comic new play, Women Beware The Devil-Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last night the Old Vic Theatre was buzzing for the return of SYLVIA, a musical last seen at the venue in a workshop staging in 2018. The musical, which follows the suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Sylvia, stars Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose. Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on whether this new British musical can compete with Broadway titan Hamilton... • 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 60,000 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 both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 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 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 exhibition ‘Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life' at Tate St Ives not only showcases over 30 examples of the work of one of the twentieth century's most inspiring artists and a true pioneer of modernist sculpture but also reflects on her links with Cornwall. RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey caught up with Giles Jackson, Assistant Curator at Tate St Ives for an insight into the life and work of Barbara Hepworth and her work which is on display in the exhibition ‘Barbara Hepworth:  Life & Art' too. Giles began by explaining to Toby why Barbara Hepworth decided to move from London at the outbreak of World War II to set up her home, art studio and workshop  in St Ives. Giles then talked about Barbara Hepworth's early studies at Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, her travels around Europe and life in London too and how her early work during these times is explored through the exhibition. Toby and Giles then discussed on how well Barbara Hepworth fitted in with the people and artist community in St Ives and how the local Cornish landscape and people influenced some of her work with examples that are also on display in the exhibition too.  The exhibition also includes some of Barbara Hepworth's stage designs for a production at the Old Vic Theatre in London and also explores her interest in science and technology too.  ‘Barbara Hepworth:  Art & Life' continues at Tate St Ives until 1 May 2023, more details about the exhibition and access at Tate St Ives can be found on the following website or by emailing Visiting .stives@tate.org.uk or calling 0173 679 6226. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives/barbara-hepworth-art-and-life Image shows: Dame Barbara Hepworth, Oval Sculpture (No.2) (1943, cast 1958) Tate Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. An off-white oval sculpture which resembles the shape of an egg lying on it's side. There is a large hole through the sculpture with two smooth round bridges connecting one side of the hollowed out side to the other. The piece is on a thin, dark wooden plinth 

To ring in the holiday season, an award-winning production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is in Australia from London's famous Old Vic Theatre. It's directed by Matthew Warchus, who is also the director of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda. Also, we gather the cast of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical in our music studio to perform the big act one finale and we meet Alon Nashman, a Canadian theatre-maker who has just returned from treading the boards at a theatre festival in Ukraine.

To ring in the holiday season, an award-winning production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is in Australia from London's famous Old Vic Theatre. It's directed by Matthew Warchus, who is also the director of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda.  Also, we gather the cast of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical in our music studio to perform the big act one finale and we meet Alon Nashman, a Canadian theatre-maker who has just returned from treading the boards at a theatre festival in Ukraine.

With a Mind to Kill - Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use the British spy in an operation that will change the balance of world power. Bond is smuggled into the lion's den - but whose orders is he following, and will he obey them when the moment of truth arrives?In a mission where treachery is all around and one false move means death, Bond must grapple with the darkest questions about himself. But not even he knows what has happened to the man he used to be.Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony is a born polymath; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism.Anthony has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which he adapted into a movie that was released worldwide in 2006. The Alex Rider series is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. His highly anticipated novel, Oblivion, the epic conclusion to the Power of Five series, was published in October 2012. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults and was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels. The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success. Most recently he was commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis, which was published on 8th September 2015.Anthony is responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most beloved and successful television series, producing the first seven episodes (and the title) of Midsomer Murders. He is the writer and creator of award-winning drama series Foyle's War, which was the Winner of the Lew Grade Audience award for BAFTA. DCS Foyle was voted the nation's favourite detective in 2011. Anthony has also written other original complex dramas for ITV, particularly thrillers. Collision, a major five part “state of the nation” piece was transmitted on ITV1 in November 2009 to seven million viewers a night. He followed this with the equally successful legal thriller Injustice, also for ITV 1 - transmitted in June 2011. Foyle's War returned in March 2013 as a Cold War thriller and was greeted with such critical acclaim and demands for more that he wrote one final series, bringing the show to an end in January 2015. Anthony's latest show New Blood will premiere on BBC iPlayer later this year.Anthony is on the board of the Old Vic Theatre. He regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines on subjects ranging from politics to education and currently has a travel column in The Telegraph. He has been a patron to East Anglia Children's Hospices and the anti-bullying charity, Kidscape, since 2008.In 2019 Anthony became a Patron to Home-Start in Suffolk, a small local family support charity working with families across the Suffolk county, as they navigate through challenging circumstances such as mental health issues, bereavement, long term or terminal illness, isolation, domestic abuse, poverty and so much more. The valuable work the organization does right in the heart of the community – bringing together trained volunteers into families lives to support them both practically and emotionally, helping them to grow in confidence and empowering them with the skills to raise their children to flourish – is why Anthony chose to support this dedicated and hardworking charity. And in Anthony's own word – “For me, charity begins at Home-Start.”Anthony was awarded an OBE for his services to literature in January 2014.

In this episode, we're joined by Minder Kaur Athwal. Minder has been improvising her way through life for decades but found improvised comedy six years ago as a way to help manage her anxiety and depression. She has trained as a facilitator with the Old Vic Theatre and is now an applied improv workshop leader. She regularly takes part in international panels, Q&As and conference talks and in 2019 led a session at the Global Improvisation Symposium. Minder is one half of improv performing duo Honey Badger, a member of the all female theatre collective The Party Somewhere Else and a member of the Edinburgh International Improv Festival's advisory board. She brings her knowledge and skills from her varied career to her improv work. In this episode, we explore: improv 'winging it' networking thinking on your feet facing rejection going outside your comfort zone and loads more. Mentioned in this episode Pippa Evans - Improv Your Life Pam Grout - E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality Connect with Minder via Instagram or Twitter Connect with Hannah @hannah.stainer on Instagram or Twitter. Follow our podcast @psykhecoaching on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or connect with us via our website where you can download your gratitude journal by signing up to our mailing list. Support the podcast by sending us a coffee via Ko-Fi If you've loved this episode as much as we have please do share it on social media and tag us in your post. And we always love to hear what you think so please rate and review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thanks for listening! Hannah & the Psykhe Podcast team x --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/psykhe/message

Jake and Angie discuss Terry Gilliam getting canceled by the Old Vic Theatre, the Jussie Smollett verdict, Julian Assanges extradition and Ross Ulbricht follow us: twitter.com/lowsocietypod | support us: patreon.com/lowsocietypod | talk: reddit.com/r/low_society

Grab a mince pie and enjoy a delightful Dickensian classic as A Christmas Carol returns to the Old Vic Theatre. Telling us all about the production, it's upcoming audio described performance, and more audio described highlights, here's Tim Calvert with A View on Access. A Christmas Carol's AD performance will take place Friday 10th December 2021, with a touch tour earlier in the day. For more information visit: A Christmas Carol | The Old Vic (oldvictheatre.com)   AVOA is written, presented and produced by Tim Calvert of Calvert Creative Concepts for RNIB Connect Radio and The Audio Description Association. For more information or to get involved email aviewonaccess@gmail.com Image shows a production shot from A Christmas Carol. Stephen Mangan as Scrooge staring in shock at the ghost of Marley (Andrew Langtree), heavy chains trailing the stage.

Paradox House presents… Episode 10 and the season finale of Scripted hosted by Daisy Lewis. For our final episode in season 1, we are treated with the presence of Lolita Chakrabarti OBE. Lolita carved some time out of her busy schedule to chat to Daisy about all things scripted - The process of writing, multi-hyphenates and representation in the stories she creates. Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award-winning actress and writer. She trained at RADA and has been working as an actor on stage and screen for over thirty years. Her writing work includes – Theatre HYMN, live-streamed and performed live at the Almeida Theatre, London 2021 Also shown on Sky Arts Adaptation of LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel World premiere at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, July 2019. Transferred to Wyndhams, London in 2021. Awards: WhatsonStage Best New Play 2019, UK Theatre Award for Best New Play, Cameo Book to Stage 2020 Adaptation of INVISIBLE CITIES by Italo Calvino World premiere at Mayfields, Manchester International Festival and Brisbane Festival 2019 A collaboration with digital projectionist 59Productions, choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and twenty two dancers from Rambert. RED VELVET Tricycle Theatre, London 2012 and 2004 St Anne's Warehouse, New York 2014 Garrick Theatre, London 2016 To date there have been over 30 productions worldwide. Awards: Charles Wintour Evening Standard Award Most Promising Playwright Award 2012; Critics Circle Award in 2013 for Most Promising Playwright; AWA Award 2013 for Arts and Culture; Nominations for Whatsonstage Awards 2013 for London Newcomer of the Year & Best New Play; Nomination for an Olivier Award 2013 for Best Play in an Affiliate Theatre. THE GREATEST WEALTH – 2018 Old Vic Theatre, London Curated by Lolita. A series of 8 monologues celebrating the NHS' 70th birthday including SPEEDY GONZALEZ by Lolita Chakrabarti LAST SEEN – JOY – 2009 Almeida Theatre/Slung Low Dramaturg on MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE directed and choreographed by Kate Prince for ZooNation and Sadlers Wells Other Adrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti : A Working Diary published by Bloomsbury in 2020 Radio: PUT MY NAME IN LIGHTS – 2020 a monologue for BBC Radio 4 RED VELVET – 2014 Saturday drama BBC Radio 4 THE GODDESS – 2006 Woman's Hour serial BBC Radio 4 Film: Lolita produced OF MARY, a short film, directed by Adrian Lester Awards: Best Short Film at PAFF, Los Angeles 2012, nomination for Best Producers at Underwire 2012

In episode 67 we review Kathleen Marshall's smash hit Broadway production of Anything Goes which is currently playing in London, with Sutton Foster reprising her Tony Award winning performance as Reno Sweeney. We also went to see Bagdad Cafe, directed by Emma Rice for her new company Wise Children at The Old Vic Theatre. We also have Alice's top tip, a fabulous cocktail and some birthday surprises for Oscar! - Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License 

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a fascinating figure- resourceful, brave, insightful, reflective, but it's his inordinate ambition that leads to his downfall. Can the same be said of Scotland's real Macbeth? Here in Episode 29, we unpack the characters in Shakespeare's play Macbeth alongside their historical (or mythical) counterparts including Banquo, Malcolm, McDuff, even the witches. We also let you in on a few theatre traditions involving “The Scottish Play” as well as why you can never say the word Macbeth in a theatre. Episode Notes:The word Bard means poet and because William Shakespeare was from the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, he was known as the Bard of Avon. Even though the title was never officially bestowed, in 1769 the Shakespearean actor David Garrick is credited with organizing the Shakespeare Jubilee for which he wrote a song referring to Shakespeare as the Warwickshire Bard which seems to have eventually morphed into The Bard of Avon. Here is a link to Garrick's original song, https://www.bartleby.com/333/77.htmlSir Laurence Olivier played the title role in Macbeth at the Old Vic Theatre in London in 1937.Books:Macbeth by William ShakespeareHolinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Raphael HolinshedScotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus MagnussonThe Reign of Elizabeth 1556-1603 by J.B. BlackThe History of Scotland by Sir Walter ScottFilm:Macbeth (1948) Directed by and starring Orson WellesThe Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) Directed by Roman Polanski, starring John FinchThe Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Directed by Joel Cohen, starring Denzel Washington 

Episode 028: Girl from the North Country by Conor McPherson, music and lyrics by Bob Dylan Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Conor McPherson Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We'll discuss the play's origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing. Girl from the North Country is an extraordinary collaboration between the playwright Conor McPherson and the musician and song writer Bob Dylan. The result is a magical work where McPherson's portrait of families struggling to survive in Depression America is transfigured into an uplifting theatrical experience by the ravishing period arrangements of Dylan's songs. The play opened at the Old Vic Theatre in London in 2017 to a rapturous response and reviews, and was followed by runs in the West End and New York. This is a very special episode, first because I am privileged to talk with none other than the play's author Conor McPherson, and secondly because we have also been given kind permission to include several extracts from the original cast recording of the music from the first London production.

Welcome to another Episode of "The Good Listening To Podcast - with me Chris Grimes!" And today, please welcome to GLT Clearing: "Squashy Old Bagpuss" himself - my old Acting Teacher from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Mr John Hartoch! John is the ex "Head of Acting Courses" at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.John Hartoch was one of my illustrious gallery of Acting Teachers (among the likes of the great Nat Brenner - Peter O'Toole's mentor - and Rudi Shelley who adored, for obvious reasons, Daniel Day Lewis...) way back when I was at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, circa 1986-88!And what a lovely rich conversation we had!So - pull up a cup of coffee  - or even better, a glass of wine or two - and enjoy the ride!And thank you for listening to another episode of a "GLT with me CG!"If you'd like to find out more, then please do check out my websites www.secondcurve.uk + www.instantwit.co.uk - and there's also a dedicated "Good Listening To" Facebook Group c/o the link above.Plus if you'd be interested in the experience of being given "a damn good listening to" yourself, or you'd like to explore the idea of some Personal Impact Coaching from me CG - to help level-up your confidence, communication, and personal impact c/o my online Coaching proposition: The Second Curve "Zoom Room" - then, by all means, do get in touch via any of the usual social media channels (see above) or you can email me at chris@secondcurve.uk (The Second Curve "Zoom Room": Coaching to get you to the next level - or Clarity on how to get to "where next?")

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Confirming our Suicide Squad rumor from a couple weeks ago. We also have updates on the Hellraiser series, Resident Evil on Netflix, the Snyder Cut, and a TON more!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Tuesdays and Fridays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.   TV/StreamingFollow-ups/CorrectionsHellraiser - The HBO series just got the creator on board to produce. Clive Barker is now on the production team for the series.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/hellraiser-tv-series-clive-barker-return-hbo-david-gordon-green/ Resident Evil - Donal Logue has been cast as Racoon City chief of police Brian Irons. https://deadline.com/2020/11/gotham-donal-logue-resident-evil-origin-movie-1234607840/ Walking Dead s10 - season 10’s bonus episodes that are set to air in the spring just added a new cast member. The episodes are going to be anthological, and the Negan-centric episode has cast Negan’s wife, Hilarie Burton.https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-hilarie-burton-negan-lucille-cast/ Star Trek: Discovery - Season 4 is in production already.Walking DeadChristmas special in the works? It isn’t what you think though, it is a table discussion with the stars from their homes on a zoom call hosted by Chris Hardwick… This marks the third time AMC has done something like this for their Walking Dead shows.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-holiday-special-amc-plus-streaming-talking-dead-chris-hardwick/ A Christmas CarolAndrew Lincoln will be Ebenezer Scrooge in a live streamed performance of the Dickens classic from the Old Vic Theatre starting Dec 12 and running through Christmas Eve.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-scrooge-a-christmas-carol-old-vic-live-stream/ MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsSnyder Cut - the trailer was pulled due to music rights issues. Or possibly for a mixup with the wrong Warner sub company in the titles. https://cosmicbook.news/snyder-cut-trailer-taken-down Johnny Depp - Lost a libel suit against the Sun in the UK, NOT his legal battle with Amber Heard!Sean ConneryThe Extraordinary Mr. Bond has passed at the age of 90.OrphanThe movie is getting a prequel? Isabella Fuhrman is returning to the role of Esther in a prequel. Is this a thing we need?https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3640025/isabelle-fuhrman-will-return-esther-orphan-prequel-film/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BloodyDisgusting+%28Bloody+Disgusting%29 Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsSuicide Squad - Producer Peter Safran confirms that Starro will in fact be the big bad for the movie.Spider-Man 3Tobey Maguire now rumored to be Tom Holland’s Uncle Ben. Maguire and Tomei a couple?ALSO, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire are both rumored to be attached to the rumored Sinister Six movie.Justice LeagueNew rumor says that a SEQUEL has been green lit to Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie, with the original cast in negotiations to return, and Affleck possibly already signed on.Silent HillGame Awards next month is the new rumored time of reveal for the PS5 game.WolverineNew sources are talking about the return of Hugh Jackman for the role as a transitional piece to hand the mantle off to Dacre Montgomery??? Montgomery has been doing some Tom Hardy antics on his socials with certain BossYou can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Confirming our Suicide Squad rumor from a couple weeks ago. We also have updates on the Hellraiser series, Resident Evil on Netflix, the Snyder Cut, and a TON more!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Tuesdays and Fridays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.   TV/StreamingFollow-ups/CorrectionsHellraiser - The HBO series just got the creator on board to produce. Clive Barker is now on the production team for the series.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/hellraiser-tv-series-clive-barker-return-hbo-david-gordon-green/ Resident Evil - Donal Logue has been cast as Racoon City chief of police Brian Irons. https://deadline.com/2020/11/gotham-donal-logue-resident-evil-origin-movie-1234607840/ Walking Dead s10 - season 10’s bonus episodes that are set to air in the spring just added a new cast member. The episodes are going to be anthological, and the Negan-centric episode has cast Negan’s wife, Hilarie Burton.https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-hilarie-burton-negan-lucille-cast/ Star Trek: Discovery - Season 4 is in production already.Walking DeadChristmas special in the works? It isn’t what you think though, it is a table discussion with the stars from their homes on a zoom call hosted by Chris Hardwick… This marks the third time AMC has done something like this for their Walking Dead shows.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-holiday-special-amc-plus-streaming-talking-dead-chris-hardwick/ A Christmas CarolAndrew Lincoln will be Ebenezer Scrooge in a live streamed performance of the Dickens classic from the Old Vic Theatre starting Dec 12 and running through Christmas Eve.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-scrooge-a-christmas-carol-old-vic-live-stream/ MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsSnyder Cut - the trailer was pulled due to music rights issues. Or possibly for a mixup with the wrong Warner sub company in the titles. https://cosmicbook.news/snyder-cut-trailer-taken-down Johnny Depp - Lost a libel suit against the Sun in the UK, NOT his legal battle with Amber Heard!Sean ConneryThe Extraordinary Mr. Bond has passed at the age of 90.OrphanThe movie is getting a prequel? Isabella Fuhrman is returning to the role of Esther in a prequel. Is this a thing we need?https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3640025/isabelle-fuhrman-will-return-esther-orphan-prequel-film/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BloodyDisgusting+%28Bloody+Disgusting%29 Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsSuicide Squad - Producer Peter Safran confirms that Starro will in fact be the big bad for the movie.Spider-Man 3Tobey Maguire now rumored to be Tom Holland’s Uncle Ben. Maguire and Tomei a couple?ALSO, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire are both rumored to be attached to the rumored Sinister Six movie.Justice LeagueNew rumor says that a SEQUEL has been green lit to Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie, with the original cast in negotiations to return, and Affleck possibly already signed on.Silent HillGame Awards next month is the new rumored time of reveal for the PS5 game.WolverineNew sources are talking about the return of Hugh Jackman for the role as a transitional piece to hand the mantle off to Dacre Montgomery??? Montgomery has been doing some Tom Hardy antics on his socials with certain BossYou can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Music Follow-ups/Corrections Slipknot - Chris Fehn has dropped his suit. Was there a settlement? We may never know. TV/Streaming Follow-ups/Corrections Hellraiser - The HBO series just got the creator on board to produce. Clive Barker is now on the production team for the series.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/hellraiser-tv-series-clive-barker-return-hbo-david-gordon-green/ Resident Evil - Donal Logue has been cast as Racoon City chief of police Brian Irons. https://deadline.com/2020/11/gotham-donal-logue-resident-evil-origin-movie-1234607840/ Walking Dead s10 - season 10’s bonus episodes that are set to air in the spring just added a new cast member. The episodes are going to be anthological, and the Negan-centric episode has cast Negan’s wife, Hilarie Burton.https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-hilarie-burton-negan-lucille-cast/ Star Trek: Discovery - Season 4 is in production already. Walking Dead Christmas special in the works? It isn’t what you think though, it is a table discussion with the stars from their homes on a zoom call hosted by Chris Hardwick… This marks the third time AMC has done something like this for their Walking Dead shows. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-holiday-special-amc-plus-streaming-talking-dead-chris-hardwick/ A Christmas Carol Andrew Lincoln will be Ebenezer Scrooge in a live streamed performance of the Dickens classic from the Old Vic Theatre starting Dec 12 and running through Christmas Eve. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-scrooge-a-christmas-carol-old-vic-live-stream/ Movies Follow-ups/Corrections Snyder Cut - the trailer was pulled due to music rights issues. Or possibly for a mixup with the wrong Warner sub company in the titles. https://cosmicbook.news/snyder-cut-trailer-taken-down Johnny Depp - Lost a libel suit against the Sun in the UK, NOT his legal battle with Amber Heard! Sean Connery The Extraordinary Mr. Bond has passed at the age of 90. Orphan The movie is getting a prequel? Isabella Fuhrman is returning to the role of Esther in a prequel. Is this a thing we need? Gaming/Tech Follow-ups/Corrections Apple TV+ - The streaming app will be shipping with next gen consoles Series X/S and PS5. MK11 - Thiny tells us that the last patch brought some updated security to stop modds and hinder datamines… not done we are... Follow-ups/Corrections Batman #102 - We now know that Ghostmaker is connected to Bruce through training in Morocco, they ran into each other in Dublin later, and at some point came to an agreement about territories before Bruce set up shop as Batman in Gotham. The Flash The new Future State event is going to introduce us to the first non-binary superhero in Kid Quick, aka Jess Chambers. The reveal of this also goes further in exposing the fact that these new characters in familiar masks are from the multiverse. Which should calm some of the fanboys. The information coming from DC is also hinting at another major multiverse event in the works. Rumor Mill Confirmations/Refutations Suicide Squad - Producer Peter Safran confirms that Starro will in fact be the big bad for the movie. Spider-Man 3 Tobey Maguire now rumored to be Tom Holland’s Uncle Ben. Maguire and Tomei a couple? ALSO, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire are both rumored to be attached to the rumored Sinister Six movie. Justice League New rumor says that a SEQUEL has been green lit to Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie, with the original cast in negotiations to return, and Affleck possibly already signed on. Silent Hill Game Awards next month is the new rumored time of reveal for the PS5 game. Wolverine New sources are talking about the return of Hugh Jackman for the role as a transitional piece to hand the mantle off to Dacre Montgomery??? Montgomery has been doing some Tom Hardy antics on his socials with certain Boss

This week the Friends experienced two shows. One was an immersive play for one person for Portaleza by David Israel Reynoso/Optika Moderna, presented by La Jolla Playhouse. The prompt is: Send a message to a person in your life who has died. It's supernatural and kind of sci-fi. Then they review something more high-budget but also similarly technical: Romantics Anonymous, a new musical from Emma Rice, Christopher Dimond, and Michael Kooman. It was live-streamed straight from London's Old Vic Theatre and it was fully staged! The musical is about two socially awkward chocolate makers who fall in love. What do the Brits know that we don't about beating COVID and getting theater back? This week's guests are playwrights Luis Alfaro (Mojada, Oedipus El Rey) and Alexis Scheer (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord), in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The two playwrights talk about theater as alchemy and magic, and how to find your voice as a writer, even when that voice is weirder than everyone around you. Here are links to the things discussed this episode. Portaleza by David Israel Reynoso/Optika Moderna, presented by La Jolla Playhouse Romantics Anonymous, a new musical from Emma Rice, Christopher Dimond, and Michael Kooman This Los Angeles Times piece about Luis Alfaro and Mojada, his riff on Medea. This Q&A with Alexis Scheer about the weekly book club she's hosting with SpeakEasy Stage Company. This week's Patreon shoutout: Diana Burbano, who's gathering monologues for a Zoom reading series she's producing called Breath of Fire, with Latina Theater Ensemble in collaboration with Protest Play Project. If you're a Latinx writer, you can submit your original monologues here. The transcript for this episode will be available at a later date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Karen Fishwick from the RSC production Romeo & Juliet, being live-streamed by BBC. We discuss playing Juliet, the lockdown and being nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.“Theatre in Quarantine” this week spotlight on Hairspray, This House and A Monster Calls.

Persepolis by Miki Lentin tells the story of a meeting between a volunteer Tony and a refugee Ali at a refugee support centre in Waterloo. Under a backdrop of a production of 'End Game' that is playing in the Old Vic Theatre, the story looks at both characters, and asks what it is they are both trying to escape from. Written and produced as part of the Waterloo Festival. About the author/producer Miki took up writing while travelling the world with his family a few years ago. Last year he completed a MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck University, and this year was a finalist in the 2020 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair. As well as finishing his first book, he writes short stories, the most recent of which achieved second prize in the short memoir competition with Fish Publishing. He has achieved second prize in the Momaya Press Short Story Award 2019 and has also been published by @Villageraw Magazine and Elixir Magazine online. He also writes book reviews for MIR Online. Miki is a Trustee of The Reading Agency, volunteers with the Refugee Council and at refugee camps in Calais and Greece, and dreams of one day running a café again. His agent is Cathryn Summerhayes @taffyagent. Find him on Twitter @mikilentin The applause sound FX comes from Orange Free Sounds and has been mixed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Photograph of theatre by photographer hotblack at Morguefile.com

During this global crisis you can count on Galaxy to entertain the masses. Recently Galaxy had the pleasure of chatting with Eleanor Matsuura from AMC's The Walking Dead. This is one of those lovely interviews that will make you giggle during such an unforgettable time in history. Eleanor Matsuura is a Japanese-born British actress, who is best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs. Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2004. She is trained in Modern and Period dance. Matsuura worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle, and British films.[2][5] She currently appears as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Matsuura is of half-Japanese and half-British descent, and does not speak Japanese. She is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Matsuura married Canadian actor Trevor White in 2014. They reside in London. In November 2017 Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child. Check out the best Magazine ever: www.ComicConMagazine.com For more amazing episodes like this one go to: www.ComicCon-Radio.com Follow us on Instagram @ComicConRadio Subscribe to Comic Con Radio on any platform you like! Always give us 5 stars. Please share this episode with the world! We love you all… Thank you for loving us back!

This episode features a returning, and muted loved, special guest host! We discuss Matthew Warchus' joyous production of A Christmas Carol which returns, beginning festive cheer to The Old Vic Theatre for a third year in a row. Then down the road at The Young Vic we saw the show that has set the theatre scene abuzz, Jackie Sibblies Drury's thought-provoking and challenging new play Fairview (no spoilers we promise!). Aurelia Thierree graced London once again with another of her truly unique and magical theatre productions, Bells and Spells which played at The Coronet Theatre. And finally we enjoyed the frothy delights of Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend in a fabulous new production currently playing at The Menier Chocolate Factory. -- Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License

Let's talk about couple relationships. https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2019/lungs 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

Let's talk about true crime. https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2019/a-very-expensive-poison 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

There's a call for population wide testing for the BRCA gene in the Jewish community, which is at greater risk carrying the gene mutation which is linked to ovarian, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer. We're joined by Dr Ranjit Manchanda, Consutant Gynaecological Oncologist at Barts NHS Trust who's carried out new research funded by The Eve Appeal, and Caroline Presho who underwent preventative surgery after testing positive for a BRCA gene mutation. Marina Litvinenko on the play about her husband Alexander's death in London and her subsequent fight for an public inquiry. We're also joined by Myanna Buring who takes Marina's part in the play A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic Theatre. In the next in our series My Best Day, Alison Fletcher explains why this picture (above) means so much to her. In 1962 an Australian GP, Dr Claire Weekes published a book called Self Help for Your Nerves in which she said she could cure panic, depression, sorrow, agoraphobia and anxiety. The psychiatric establishment dismissed her as under-qualified and populist but her book sold well and is still in print over 50 years later. Judith Hoare, author of The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code tells us about Claire Weekes' treatments, the reaction from her contemporaries and her legacy now. Presented by Jenni Murray Produced by Jane Thurlow Interviewed guest: Ranjit Manchanda Interviewed guest: Caroline Presho Interviewed guest: Marina Litvinenko Interviewed guest: Myanna Buring Interviewed guest: Alison Fletcher Interviewed guest: Judith Hoare

Anne McElvoy reads a new biography of Chaucer by Marion Turner called Chaucer: A European Life and talks to writer Bernardine Evaristo about her depiction of 12 characters aged 12 to 93 in her novel Girl, Woman, Other and to Candice Carty-Williams about her best-selling first novel and podcast Queenie. Plus Matt Wolf looks at representations of money, capitalism and the American dream on stage. You can hear Queenie being read on BBC Radio 4 here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p075drzy All My Sons by Arthur Miller with Sally Field and Bill Pullman in the cast runs at the Old Vic Theatre until June 8th. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller with Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke and Arinzé Kene runs at the Young Vic Theatre until 29th June The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power runs at the Picadilly Theatre in London's West End in May for a 12 week run. King Hedley II by August Wilson runs at the Theatre Royal Stratford East from 17th May to 15th June. Producer: Fiona McLean

To mark 350 years since Rembrandt's death The Rijksmuseum's in Amsterdam is staging a major exhibition of all his works in their collection.22 paintings, 60 drawings and more than 300 best examples of Rembrandt’s prints A Private War is a film about the war correspondent Marie Colvin, who reported on conflicts around the world and was killed in Homs in Syria in 2012 Arthur Miller's play The American Clock, set in New York City in 1929, has just opened at The Old Vic Theatre in London. It's not revived very often: is that for a good reason? Austrian author Robert Menasse's latest novel The Capital won The 2017 German Book Prize. Set around The European Commission it's a story full of tragic heroes, manipulative losers and involuntary accomplices. Traitors on Channel 4 - a spy thriller set in London at the end of the Second World War and the beginning of The Cold War Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Tracy Chevalier, Miranda Carter and Terence Blacker. The producer is Oliver Jones Podcast recommendations Miranda recommends Mercury Rev's album The Delta Sweete and Game of Thrones Tom recommends: Storyville - Conroy Under The Wire on iPlayer Tracy recommends: Clemency Burton Hill's book- Year of Wonder and especially Unsent Love Songs by Elena Kats Chernin Terence recommends: walking in the Waveny Valley

Erica Jong has followed her book "Fear of Flying" with "Fear of Dying". She talks to Philip Dodd about feminism and ageing. Richard Jones discusses Eugene O'Neill's 1922 drama The Hairy Ape - which stars Bertie Carvel as the ship labourer trying to find a way to belong in the divided society of New York. Ben Bernanke, former chair of the US Federal Reserve, has a more contemporary view of the divide between rich and poor in New York. The Hairy Ape is at The Old Vic Theatre in London from October 17th to November 21st. Erica Jong's latest book is called Fear of Dying. Ben Bernanke's book is called The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath

The New York Times recently sent theater critic Charles Isherwood on a trip to London, where he saw Shakespeare, quasi-Shakespeare and Kristin Scott Thomas onstage. While there, Isherwood took note of the theatrical import-export balance between Broadway and the West End. • Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory. • Shakespeare's Henry IV at the Donmar Warehouse. • Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III at the Wyndham's Theatre. • David Hare's Behind the Beautiful Forevers at the National Theatre. • Sophocles's Electra at the Old Vic Theatre.

Today I interview talented singer-songwriter D'lys who escaped from the clutches of London's Square Mile. D'lys has opened for Leo the Lion of The Streets, wowed Kevin Spacey at The Old Vic Theatre's Celebrity Gala, and performed live on a number of BBC radio shows, as well as on the new London Live TV channel. She unofficially released her debut album, ...

Today I interview talented singer-songwriter D’lys who escaped from the clutches of London’s Square Mile. D’lys has opened for Leo the Lion of The Streets, wowed Kevin Spacey at The Old Vic Theatre’s Celebrity Gala, and performed live on a number of BBC radio shows, as well as on the new London Live TV channel. She unofficially released her debut album, ...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: David Mirvish In Conversation With Christopher Hume On Legacy and the Public Realm: Dreaming with Frank Gehry David Mirvish is a Canadian theatre producer, entrepreneur and art collector. A passionate supporter of the theatre and Canada's artistic community, Mr. Mirvish is the owner and operator of Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Ed Mirvish Theatre and Panasonic Theatre. Mr. Mirvish and his father, Ed Mirvish, also purchased and restored the renowned Old Vic Theatre in London, England which they operated from 1983 to 1998. The Toronto facilities were renovated, refurbished and, in the case of the Princess of Wales built by the Mirvish family, providing the city with premiere theatre space where they have mounted outstanding productions such as Les Miserables, The Lion King Horse, The Wizard of Oz and many others. Mirvish Productions, a company founded by Mr. Mirvish in 1986, has produced plays and musicals for these and other venues throughout Canada, on Broadway and in London's West End. In addition Mirvish Productions has presented over 500 touring productions in the city of Toronto. The Mirvish family is widely credited with making Toronto a major centre of theatre. David Mirvish is also the owner and operator of Honest Ed's, the beloved discount emporium and Toronto landmark, which was opened by his father in 1948. Christopher Hume is the architecture critic and urban issues columnist of the Toronto Star. In 2009, he won a National Newspaper Award, Canada's highest award in print journalism, for his columns. Since the 1980s, when he began working for the Star, he has received five NNA nominations. In 2009, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada gave Hume its President's Award for Architectural Journalism. He has also received a certificate of appreciation from the Ontario Association of Architects. His book, William James' Toronto Views, won a Toronto Heritage Award in 2000 and in 2004 he received a Landscape Ontario communications award. NOW magazine named Hume Toronto's best newspaper columnist in 2005. He hosted and wrote a one hour special about Canadian cities for CBC TV's flagship series, The Nature of Things. He appears frequently on radio and television as a commentator on city issues. Hume was educated at the University of Toronto and Glendon College and lives in Toronto. Moderator: Christopher Hume, Columnist, Toronto Star Speaker: David Mirvish, Owner and Operator, Toronto Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Ed Mirvish Theatre and Panasonic Theatre *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

With Kirsty Lang. Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes' series about the Earl and Countess of Grantham and their household, has become a love it or hate it phenomenon of TV costume drama. This weekend the third series arrives, taking the Crawley family into the Roaring Twenties, with Shirley MacLaine as an outspoken mother-in-law. David Hepworth reviews. Sheridan Smith takes on Ibsen's dark heroine Hedda Gabler at The Old Vic Theatre, after her award-winning stage performances in Legally Blonde: The Musical and Terence Rattigan's Flare Path. Rachel Cooke reviews. The musician, songwriter and Talking Heads front-man David Byrne reflects on the influence of his Scottish roots, how small venues shaped the sound of his songs and the future of the music industry, as he publishes a book called How Music Works. As Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a cycle courier pursued across New York City by assorted bad guys in the film Premium Rush, Adam Smith charts innovations in the cinematic chase sequence, from The Spy Who Loved Me to Kung Fu Panda ll. Producer Philippa Ritchie.

We interview Kevin Spacey about his portrayal of “Richard III” in the internationally-acclaimed production, now at BAM. Spacey also discusses his role as Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theatre in London.