Podcast appearances and mentions of Simon Russell Beale

Actor Sir Simon Russell Beale is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest actors of his generation. He has played many leading roles at National Theatre and RSC, including Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. He is currently starring in Titus Andronicus at the RSC. His awards include three Olivier Awards, two BAFTAs, and a Tony Award in 2022 for his leading role in The Lehman Trilogy, which had transferred from London. Simon Russell Beale was knighted in 2019 for services to drama. Simon tells John Wilson about his childhood and his visits to his family in the boarding school holidays at their home in Penang and Singapore. Trained as a chorister from an early age, he reveals how J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion evokes the thrill of singing at his choir school. Simon very nearly embarked on a career in music before switching to drama and tells John about the significance of the Macbeth soliloquy that began a lifetime love of Shakespeare. He also reveals the central role that pubs play in the learning of his lines.Producer: Edwina Pitman

After passing off the reins of Veep, Armando Iannucci returned to movie screens with another political satire. Based on the graphic novel, The Death of Stalin farcically recounts the last days of the dictator and the scramble for power in the days after. With stars like Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs, and Simon Russell Beale, the film received … Continue reading "338 – The Death of Stalin"

Ian and Michael from Lord Of Adders Black: A Black mo baadder Podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Ian's choice The Death of Stalin. The Death of Stalin (2017) is a satirical black comedy written and directed by Armando (The Thick of It) Iannucci. In the wake of the death of Joseph Stalin, the remaining members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union bicker and fight over who will succeed him. Its ensemble cast includes Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor. The Death of Stalin attempts to condense a very complex period of what was then the Soviet Union into 1 hour and 47 minutes with added satirical comedy. Its sheer number of key players adds to its denseness. It's tricky balance of humour and people being shot in the head won't be for everyone and the recommendability scores reflected this. The Death of Stalin scores 4.23 overall. [supsystic-tables id=387]     Episode #373 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode # 373 crew of Ian and Michael from Lord Of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast You can find their website here https://x.com/LeAdderNoire?t=vhI2Je65p1IUANUmQItJXw&s=09 Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Death of Stalin For more info on The Death of Stalin can visit The Death of Stalin IMDB page here The Death of Stalin Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The actor Simon Russell Beale speaks about playing the poet and scholar A. E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's play 'The Invention of Love', as well as discussing his memoir.The singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright was inspired to write a Requiem by his love of the composer Giuseppe Verdi and the loss of his dog, named Puccini. He speaks about the project and the involvement of Meryl Streep.And Kate Garner performs songs from the music halls, alongside the historian and writer Oskar Jensen discussing the stories behind the songs.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ruth Watts

On this episode, we were joined by the legendary British actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale CBE, to discuss his first memoir from a life on the stage, A Piece of Work: Playing Shakespeare & Other Stories. Often described as the "best stage actor of his generation," Simon shares insights into the whopping 18 Shakespeare characters he has played throughout his career with the RSC and the National Theatre. He generously invites us into his process as an actor and explains why the personal and working relationships he has formed with collaborators like Sam Mendes and Nicholas Hytner are essential to his extraordinary success. Lastly, we discuss encounters with performing legends such as Stephen Sondheim and Lauren Bacall and an example of what it means to recieve a "bad note" from a director. 

Julian Clover speaks to Olivier Award-winning actor Sir Simon Russell Beale as he delves into his life and career at Cambridge Arts Theatre on Sunday.  

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant actor and comedian - Nick Mohammed. Nick has portrayed his character Mr. Swallow across both stage and television for over a decade. He is also the creator of the Sky One comedy series Intelligence. Mohammed portrayed the character of Nathan Shelley in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, for which he was nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category at the 73rd and 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Douglas is Cancelled, a four-part comedy drama centered around cancel culture from Primetime Emmy and BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Steven Moffat, starring Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan, Ben Miles, Alex Kingston, Nick Mohammed and Simon Russell-Beale.  The drama is set to air late June on ITV1 and ITVX.  Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xxx If you want to get in touch with the show here's how: EMAIL: Hello@lockdownparenting.co.uk INSTAGRAM: @parentinghell MAILING LIST: parentinghellpodcast.mailchimpsites.com  A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio, um conflito entre os Brackens e os Blackwoods se transforma na mortal Batalha do Moinho Ardente. Daemon visita Harrenhal , garantindo apoio para Rhaenyra de seu castelão Sor Simon Strong. Enquanto isso, Rhaenyra , disfarçada de septã, entra furtivamente em Porto Real para se encontrar secretamente com Alicent.   "The Burning Mill" introduziu vários novos membros do elenco , incluindo Freddie Fox como Sor Gwayne Hightower, Gayle Rankin como Alys Rivers e Simon Russell Beale como Sor Simon Strong.   Angélica Hellish, Marcos Noriega, Samir Saif Tomaz e a nossa convidada do Team Daenerys Brasil, Vanessa de Aviz conversam sobre o episódio, tiram suas dúvidas e fazem conjecturas do que vem a seguir! Tudo com muito bom humor e interação com os espectadores.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWd0F2eiuJ0&t=425s APOIE A GENTE, NOSSO PIX apoiomasmorra@gmail.com MEU PROJETO NOVO – TRUE CRIME! (SE INSCREVA NO CANAL DO YOUTUBE) https://www.youtube.com/@voltaaomundonocrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JÁ SE INSCREVA E DEIXE SEU LIKE ACESSE CINECLUBE DA MASMORRA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6XO2tljzo8XHlFCe3exzCn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Se quiser se inscrever e dar estrelas no podcast lá no Spotify, ⁠clique aqui⁠: https://linktr.ee/masmorracine LIVES TODAS AS QUARTAS 21H NO ⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TWICH⁠⁠⁠⁠ E ⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠ Procure e inscreva-se nos aplicativos de PODCAST e também no SPOTIFY, AMAZON MUSIC, APPLE PODCASTS! – Só procurar MASMORRACINE

No episódio, um conflito entre os Brackens e os Blackwoods se transforma na mortal Batalha do Moinho Ardente. Daemon visita Harrenhal , garantindo apoio para Rhaenyra de seu castelão Sor Simon Strong. Enquanto isso, Rhaenyra , disfarçada de septã, entra furtivamente em Porto Real para se encontrar secretamente com Alicent.   "The Burning Mill" introduziu vários novos membros do elenco , incluindo Freddie Fox como Sor Gwayne Hightower, Gayle Rankin como Alys Rivers e Simon Russell Beale como Sor Simon Strong.   Angélica Hellish, Marcos Noriega, Samir Saif Tomaz e a nossa convidada do Team Daenerys Brasil, Vanessa de Aviz conversam sobre o episódio, tiram suas dúvidas e fazem conjecturas do que vem a seguir! Tudo com muito bom humor e interação com os espectadores.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWd0F2eiuJ0&t=425s APOIE A GENTE, NOSSO PIX apoiomasmorra@gmail.com MEU PROJETO NOVO – TRUE CRIME! (SE INSCREVA NO CANAL DO YOUTUBE) https://www.youtube.com/@voltaaomundonocrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JÁ SE INSCREVA E DEIXE SEU LIKE ACESSE CINECLUBE DA MASMORRA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6XO2tljzo8XHlFCe3exzCn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Se quiser se inscrever e dar estrelas no podcast lá no Spotify, ⁠clique aqui⁠: https://linktr.ee/masmorracine LIVES TODAS AS QUARTAS 21H NO ⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TWICH⁠⁠⁠⁠ E ⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠ Procure e inscreva-se nos aplicativos de PODCAST e também no SPOTIFY, AMAZON MUSIC, APPLE PODCASTS! – Só procurar MASMORRACINE

Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast.-----SURPRISE! Again... Well, it's no real surprise, is it? But the reviews of the shows might be! Here we go again, friends. Molk delivers four reviews (buckle up!), 5 Up/DownMolk suggestions, and a there's a bunch of great recommendations from the TV BINGEBOX community. Surely your list is as long as Molk's now. Shows covered in this episode:• After The Party (6 eps), starring Robyn Malcom, Peter Mullan, Tara Canton, Elz Carrad, Ian Blackburn, Dean O'Gorman, and Tanea Heke - streaming right now, all eps available, on ABC iview.• House of the Dragon S02 (10 eps), starring returning cast including Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, and Rhys Ifans, with new cast mates including Abubakar Salim, Gayle Rankin, Freddie Fox, Simon Russell Beale, Clinton Liberty, Jamie Kenna, and Tom Taylor - streaming right now (first ep available now), dropping every Monday, on BINGE.• Exposure (6 eps), starringAlice Englert, Mia Artemis, Essie Davis, Thomas Weatherall, George Mason, Sean Keenan, and Ewan Leslie - premieres Thursday 20 June 7am, all eps dropping at once, on Stan.• Taskmaster Australia S02 (10 eps), starring Tom Gleeson, Tom Cashman, Anne Edmonds, Jenny Tian, Lloyd Langford, Josh Thomas, and Wil Anderson - currently airing Thursdays 7:30pm, weekly, on Channel 10 and 10Play.Join us every* Tuesday 8pm AEST on any number of places (mainly the TV Blackbox ⁠Facebook page⁠, ⁠YouTube channel⁠, and ⁠Insta live⁠...plus a few others), and keep in touch with the TV Bingebox show & host Steve Molk at ⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/SteveMolk⁠⁠⁠.Thanks for tuning in! (All content used for review purposes only; all media included under fair use policy. All copyright is retained by respective owners.)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Candida is an MD (musical director), composer and arranger whose world across the globe on musicals and plays. Her work includes: As composer: The Little Prince at the Taunton Brewhouse The Tempest and The Hostage at the Southwark Playhouse Buckets at the Orange Tree Theatre As an MD: Woyzech, Old Vic with John Bodega King Lear, Duke of York's Playhouse with Ian McKellen To Kill A Mockingbird, Gielgud Theatre with Matthew Modine and Race Spall A Strange Loop, West End and Barbican, the show received 11 Tony Nominations The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre, directed by Sam Mendes The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre, West End, Broadway and International Tour Candida talks about her recent involvement in The Lehman Trilogy, both in the UK and Internationally. A show portraying the 163-year journey of the Lehman brothers, from Henry Lehman arriving from Ellis Island all the way to its dissolution during the 2008 financial crisis.  Candida was the live pianist playing the score that accompanied the brilliant performances of the actors as they took the audience on a pulsating ride through the financial world.  She discusses how the show evolved from the first day, putting the score together, working with Sam Mendes, Nick Powell and the original cast (Ben Miles, Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley) on creating one of the most spectacular shows of all time.  If you get the chance to see this show in the future I implore you to see it! Thank you Candida! Stay tuned to for part 2! Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @goweroliver For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uncensored-critic/message

this week's episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes back in time to realize not much has changed with the film, “Firebrand.” Directed by Karim Ainouz (“Invisible Life,” “Futuro Beach”), the film follows Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), the sixth wife of Henry VIII (Jude Law), who finds herself fighting for survival when the paranoid king grows more suspicious of her actions. The film also stars Eddie Marsan, Simon Russell Beale, Erin Doherty, and more.  READ MORE: ‘Firebrand' Review: Karim Aïnouz Paints A Dull Version Of History In Handsome Period Drama [Cannes] During the interview, Law and Vikander discussed their parts being filled with “so many colors to play” that the roles were almost irresistible and so many other aspects of their career. Not only did they discuss "Firebrand," but Vikander's time on the 'Tomb Raider' franchise, Jude Law's tenure on Marvel and the upcoming 'Star Wars' project 'Skeleton Key,' but also almost appearing as Superman in a version of the film with Colin Farrell and Brett Ratner from almost 20 years ago. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/support

País Reino Unido Dirección Terence Davies Guion Terence Davies Reparto Jack Lowden, Simon Russell Beale, Peter Capaldi Música Benjamin Woodgates Fotografía Nicola Daley Sinopsis Siegfried Sassoon fue un hombre complejo que sobrevivió a los terrores de combatir en la I Guerra Mundial y fue condecorado por su valentía, pero a su regreso se convirtió en un firme crítico de la continuación de la guerra por parte de su gobierno. Su poesía se inspiró en sus experiencias en el frente occidental y terminó siendo uno de los principales poetas de guerra de la época. Idolatrado por aristócratas y estrellas del mundo literario y escénico londinense, mantuvo relaciones con varios hombres mientras intentaba aceptar su homosexualidad. Al mismo tiempo, roto por el terror de la guerra, hizo de su viaje vital una búsqueda de la salvación, tratando de hallarla en la conformidad del matrimonio y la religión.

This week Jonny sees you “the coolest power couple in British theatre” (Jez Butterworth and Laura Donnelly, S3, E8) and raises you one “coolest power couple in British culture”, theatre and film powerhouse Sam Mendes and one of the world's greatest classical and jazz trumpeters, Alison Balsom. In the first interview they've ever given as a couple, they treat SDJ Live at Jermyn Street Theatre to a voyage round their remarkable life and times: what is was for them both to be prodigies and whether they miss their younger selves; Alison's calling to play the trumpet and not feeling like a soloist until she'd played the Last Night of the Proms; not feeling like a real film director until Sam directed his first Bond; where doubt exists differently in theatre and in classical music; the search for the perfect chord in art; Alison's recording of her greatest mistake, never being able to duck the hardest challenge and why Simon Russell Beale as Uncle Vanya suddenly couldn't stand up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monocle Radio's Meet the Writers special season, A Word in Your Ear, begins with an excerpt from Naomi Alderman's third novel, ‘The Liars' Gospel', a bold retelling of biblical narratives around the life of Jesus. She was mentored by Margaret Atwood (pictured on left with Alderman) after the two authors were paired together for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Reading the text is BAFTA-winning actor Simon Russell Beale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonny rounds off the summer season in style: the first SDJ live show at Jermyn Street Theatre in the heart of London's West End - and two masters to talk to. Sir Nick Hytner and Sir Simon Russell Beale tell Jonny about the two decades and nine plays of their collaboration. It's a fascinating insight into the dynamics of one of the great director-actor partnerships of our times. Who is the lover and whom the beloved in this relationship? How does Simon know when Nick thinks it isn't working? Nick's thoughts on change in the theatre and in life, how he directs actors, Paul Scofield, Daniel Day-Lewis and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

House of the Dragon, HBO's hit spin-off to Game of Thrones has announced new additions to its cast for season two. Gayle Rankin, best known for her role in Glow has been cast as Alys Rivers, a woman with mystical powers who forms a relationship with Aemond Targaryen. Simon Russell Beale will essay the role of Ser Simon Strong, the Castellan of Harrenhal, Freddie Fox will play Otto Hightower's son and Queen Alicent's brother, Ser Gwayne Hightower, and Abubakar Salim will play the role of Alyn of Hull, a sailor in the Velaryon fleet. Showrunner Ryan Condal will return to helm the second sequel.

Ken Rea's Outstanding Actor Masterclass About Ken: Professor Ken Rea is a theatre director, internationally acclaimed acting teacher, and author of the bestselling book, The Outstanding Actor, Seven Keys to Success Starting out in New Zealand, he worked with the country's leading theatres and in television drama. In 1973 he formed the Living Theatre Troupe, one of New Zealand's most important experimental companies. He went on to study theatre in China, Japan, and India, then moved to Europe, where he studied with leading European teachers. As Professor of Theatre at the renowned Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Ken has trained some of Britain's top actors and film stars, including EWAN MCGREGOR, LILY JAMES, JOSEPH FIENNES, DOMINIC WEST, JODIE WHITTAKER, DAMIAN LEWIS, HAYLEY ATWELL, RHYS IFANS, MICHELLE DOCKERY, FREDDIE FOX, SIMON RUSSELL BEALE, ORLANDO BLOOM, PAAPA ESSIEDU, and DANIEL CRAIG. Ken is in regular demand internationally and has previously taught at the national drama academies of China, India, New Zealand, and Italy, and he has given courses in the UK, Canada, Indonesia, Germany, USA, and Singapore. As a journalist, he has been a regular feature writer for The Times and was for 15 years a theatre critic for The Guardian. As a public speaker, Ken has given many large-scale presentations in the worlds of business and the arts. He also trains top executives throughout Europe in presentation skills and personal impact. He is about to launch his major online course: Ken Rea Teaches Acting.  How do I get better work? And it's a really interesting question so you don't feel stuck in your career. Ask yourself what would that next level look like for you. Let's think about the acting itself. What would that look like? And so that immediately gives you a target. I want to be like this. So you know where you're going. So the next question to ask yourself is, where do you feel you are now? Which then shows you the gap between now where you are and there where you want to be. Then the next question you could ask yourself is, what would you like to have more of in your work?  You know, for example, would you like to have more personality in your acting, more sense of danger in your acting, more gravitas, more presence, more charisma, more twinkle in the eye, more playfulness? And that immediately is going to take you out of your comfort zone. Progress happens not inside that comfort zone, but just outside it. That's the life of an actor, to be comfortable being uncomfortable. And that's your life as an actor, constantly taking risks, working outside that comfort zone.  How can you be out of your comfort zone and still enjoy that, you know, and love performing? If you want to be more playful, more twinkle in the eye, more dangerous, what is stopping you from bringing that into the work that's stopping you from being out of your comfort zone? And what can you do about that? It takes a certain amount of comfortability in being yourself to know that you can go emotionally to a specific place and also know and play there, and it is out of your comfort zone and in a danger zone and in a scary zone, a risk zone, as you put it, but also always knowing that you have that anchor in yourself that you are able to handle it. Am I going to be good enough? Will I be found out? And I think as you get older, you make it about them, not about you. I find what works for me is, is to get the right mindset. It's about them, the energy going outward and forward with the focus on them, on what I can bring to them. Prepare meticulously. Outstanding Actor So I think the preparation is important and the mindset.  You know, you can coach yourself a lot these days just by trying things out on your laptop, on your phone, recording, and playing it back. Start to experiment with things. Be very specific in your choices.  Using contrary action as an actor. And it helps get that kind of volcano principle, you know, just the rumbling underneath the volcano before it erupts. Before it explodes, which creates, as you mentioned before, a sense of danger.  Danger, I tend to think of that as you set up a tension between yourself, the actor, and the audience, thinking, "Oh, wow, where's she going with this? What's going to happen next?" Because audiences love to be thrilled and surprised, don't they? We lose that sense of playfulness that is the source of our charm, our creativity, and our imagination in adult life. And so a lot of the journey of the actor is to go back the wheel turns full circle back to that, to find at the adult age. I think that it's more fun to play the game if you know that you are capable and can handle whatever circumstance comes your way in life.  Knowing you are capable, I think, is such an important part of being a good actor because you need to feel safe. So a good question to ask yourself then is okay, if there is fear, what is the source of the fear? Ken's New Exercise  Ken's Secret Weapon Exercise And I think a lot is about paring away the clutter. I use that phrase a lot, you know, just to find a simplicity and an energy that comes from a calm center but is fully concentrated. As the actor, you play with the other actor, but you're also playing with the audience and have to make sure they're enjoying being there.

Join us for another week of laughter, TV shows, streaming, movies and all things entertainment. THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING Movies Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023) Emily the Criminal (2022) The Outfit (2022) TV Shows Without Sin (Mini-series) Happy Valley (S3) MOVIE OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE The Outfit. Staring; Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Johnny Flynn, Johnathan McClain, Simon Russell Beale, Alan Mehdizadeh & Nikki Amuka-Bird. Directed by Graham Moore. And finally our Peak Performance nominations are in for Sigourney Weaver. EPISODE TITLE This weeks episode title is dedicated to the cast and crew of Happy Valley. With a very special shoutout to Sarah Lancashire who plays the one and only Police Officer I want on the case - Catherine Cawood. RUNNING ORDER 01m45s | What we've been watching 19m20s | Happy Valley S3 Review (Final Season) 32m55s | Movie of the week: The Outfit 45m45s | News & Mailbag 01h01m27s | Peak Performance: Sigourney Weaver GET IN TOUCH Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Tweet us @HalfMeasuresPod Chat with us on Discord Follow us on Facebook Buy our merch on TeeSpring Visit our website halfmeasurespodcast.com This episode of the Half Measures Podcast is brought to you by our Patreon Producers: Samara Whiting-King, Diana Knauer, Tricia Brady & Michael Chalmers.

There are no second acts in American lives but there are in Stage Door Jonny. In the last act of conversation for this series of the podcast, Sir Simon Russell Beale tells Jonny about playing Hamlet for his mum and the challenge of grieving onstage, who he fixates on in his audience about once every couple of months, the actor he thinks is the top dog of his generation, improvising Ibsen and the bastard who invented the matinee. He also manages to beautifully articulate what might actually be the manifesto for this podcast: an actor onstage at a particular high water mark of feeling and an audience who understands in the same moment that they are that character too. Simon definitely says it better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enter the Ur-Guest, the man who's performance in Lehman Trilogy made Jonny fall back in love with theatre, the OG inspiration for Stage Door Jonny and one of the undisputed greats of the modern stage- Sir Simon Russell Beale. It feels entirely fitting to end this inaugural series of SDJ with a chat with SRB, an actor who has performed more great roles than even Wikipedia can count. If you want to know how palatial his dressing room at The Bridge theatre was while he was playing the title role in John Gabriel Borkman, whether he has sacrificed love for his career, who made his very first costume, the role of sniffing in his famous collaborations with Sam Mendes, how many pints can get him to bed before most of the audience and how certain parts get him to a magical place beyond caring, this is the episode for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have our first 'TWO Part' @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ of 2023, and we've got a fire selection for you! Signature Entertainment, XYZ Films start things off with a new indie horror. Focus Features then bring us a period drama / thriller, and we close 'Part One' with Babe Nation Films & Lionsgate's new physiological drama, which is hitting the cinema! Today we have: The Harbinger Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-hGFcHQ3ECQ 71st Berlin International Film Festival: 1st March 2021 Theatrical Release Date: 10th September 2021 Digital Release Date: 23rd January 2023 Director: Andy Mitton Cast: Gabby Beans, Emily Davis, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Myles Walker, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Cody Braverman, Laura Heisler, Jay Dunn, Qiana Watson, Mwape Sokoni Running Time: 87 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/FsLqZXX2TGA Rent or Buy via iTunes: Here. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/the-harbinger/id1660643445 Rent or Buy via Prime Video: Here. https://www.amazon.com/Harbinger-Gabby-Beans/dp/B0B5ZKVR9X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22BTB2BQ1Y28H&keywords=the+harbinger&qid=1669906527&s=instant-video&sprefix=the+harbinger%2Cinstant-video%2C93&sr=1-1 Website: Here. https://www.signature-entertainment.co.uk/film/the-harbinger/ Twitter: @HarbingerMovie https://twitter.com/HarbingerMovie Instagram: @theharbingerfilm https://www.instagram.com/theharbingerfilm/ ------------ The Outfit Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/HmWq4B3JniU 72nd Berlin International Film Festival: 14th February 2022 Theatrical Release Date: 18th March 2022 Digital Release Date: 18th November 2022 Director: Graham Moore Cast: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Simon Russell Beale, Alan Mehdizadeh, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Chiedu Agborh, Michael Addo Running Time: 106 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/3UgJL23HxyU Rent or Buy via AppleTV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-outfit/umc.cmc.63kcri5ub4i3cze314rpep3h3 Rent or Buy via Prime Video: Here. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Outfit-2022/0LKSROCI3Z76LMN4DD6EYKOC8A Rent or Buy via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outfit-Mark-Rylance/dp/B09X3GRRHS Website: Here. https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-outfit-2022 Twitter: @TheOutfitMovie https://twitter.com/TheOutfitMovie Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/theoutfitmovie/ Instagram: @theoutfitmovie https://www.instagram.com/theoutfitmovie/ ------------ Alice, Darling Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-A4Yq9lPb9Q Toronto International Film Festival: 11th September 2022 USA Theatrical Release Date: 30th December 2022 UK Theatrical Release Date: 20th January 2023 Director: Mary Nighy Cast: Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick, Wunmi Mosaku, Mark Winnick Running Time: 89 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/2D2ZRfqKUD4 Website: Here. https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/alice-darling Twitter: @AliceDarling https://twitter.com/AliceDarling Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/AliceDarlingMovie ------------ *(Music) 'Broken' by Little Simz - 2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eftv/message

“If theatre holds a mirror up to nature, and you don't see yourself reflected in that mirror, then why should you engage with it?”  This week on Speak The Speech, we are joined by “one of the great Shakespeareans of his generation” [Sunday Times], Artistic Director Emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company Gregory Doran. Gregory talks about his extensive and acclaimed body of work with the RSC, his long personal and professional partnership with Sir Antony Sher, and his commitment to diversity of voices in creating Shakespeare for everyone.   Gregory Doran has spent 35 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the last 10 as Artistic Director. His directing highlights include King Lear, starring Antony Sher, The Tempest starring Simon Russell Beale, and his world-renowned production of Julius Caesar for the World Shakespeare Festival. In 2021 he directed the Henry VI Part 1 Open Rehearsal Project, which for the first time invited audiences to observe the RSC's full rehearsal process. In 2016 he took the company to mainland China for the first time, with the Henry IV plays and Henry V. In 2012 he directed David Tennant in Richard II, the first RSC production to be broadcast live in cinemas. He's won an Olivier award, a Sam Wanamaker Award from Shakespeare's Globe, and received numerous honorary doctorates. In 2023, as Artistic Director Emeritus, he will direct Cymbeline, his 50th production for the RSC. 

Terence Davies dramatizes the remarkable life of the World War One poet Siegfried Sassoon, weaving back and forth in time to show how much he and others like him lost because of war. For many modern historians, the First World War, from 1914-18, has a special significance, as the point at which an older version of civilization fell apart. In British thought and memory it sometimes has the character of an unhealed wound. Almost 900 thousand young British soldiers died, about 6% of the adult male population. It was as if the flower of English youth had been cut off. In the writings of the poets who fought in that war we still read passionate urgency. Siegfried Sassoon was one of those poets. His father was of Iraqi Jewish descent, his mother a Christian. He was not of German ancestry; his mother chose the name Siegfried because of her love of the music of Richard Wagner. English director Terence Davies has largely focused in his films on exploring and recovering personal and cultural legacies. In his latest film, Benediction, he tells the story of Siegfried Sassoon, not in a straightforward or linear fashion, but as a weaving back and forth in time, a recapturing of Sassoon's experience that takes into account his loves and strengths, but also his mistakes and failures. Incredibly courageous, loved and trusted by the men who served with him, Sassoon, played beautifully as a young man by Jack Lowden, was decorated for bravery and recommended for the Victoria Cross. But when we meet him in the film, he's caused a sensation by publishing an open letter, what he called “a soldier's declaration,” denouncing the conduct of the war and saying he would no longer fight. Instead of being court-martialed he was sent to a psychiatric hospital. In an early scene, he argues with a close friend, the prominent critic Robbie Ross, played by Simon Russell Beale, because Ross had pulled some strings to prevent Sassoon possibly being shot. Sassoon wanted to put his life on the line to oppose the war, but Ross simply wanted his friend to survive. In the hospital, Sassoon meets Wilfred Owen, another poet, and the impact Owen has on his life, both as a poet and as a gay man, is decisive. Wilfred Owen went back to his unit after being pronounced cured by psychiatrists, and he died only a week before the Armistice. The film covers Sassoon's tumultuous life after the war, as a member of the London artistic scene in the 1920s, intercut with scenes of him as an older man, now played by Peter Capaldi, still bitter about the war and about his personal failures, and ultimately turning to the Catholic Church in search of some kind of meaning. In the 1920s, gay life in the London art scene was barely closeted—it was quite evident to anyone who could see, yet no one talked about it publicly. Davies presents us with the sometimes very funny, but also painful, episodes of backbiting and cutting wit on the part of Sassoon and his lovers, including the musician and actor Ivor Novello, with a malicious personality, and the decadent aristocrat Stephen Tennant, self-centered to the point of abuse. Terence Davies is openly gay himself, and here he succeeds in presenting an historical portrait of gay relationships in a specific English time and place, without holding back. Sassoon got married eventually and had a son, but in the scenes with him as an old man, we can sense that there's still an emptiness inside that may never be filled. Why is that? At film's end, in a sequence of almost unbearable poignance, we find out. I cried at the end of Benediction, a film in which personal and historical tragedy embrace.

This week we review The Outfit! Starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Johnny Flynn, and Simon Russell Beale. 

The individual versus the masses is at the heart of Enemy of the People. A bank manager speculating with his customers' money is the story told in John Gabriel Borkman. Lucinda Coxon and Steve Waters have written new versions of these Ibsen plays. They join Norwegian actor and director Kåre Conradi, theatre critic and writer Mark Lawson and presenter Anne McElvoy to explore the ways in which Ibsen's characters and dramas resonate now. John Gabriel Borkman starring Simon Russell Beale, Lia Williams and Clare Higgins runs at the Bridge Theatre, London September 24th to November 26th. Drama on 3 scripted by Steve Waters will be on air early in 2023. Kåre Conradi has established The Norwegian Ibsen Company which has brought productions to the Print Room at the Coronet Theatre in London. Conradi is an actor and a lifetime employee at The National Theatre of Norway. Mark Lawson is theatre critic for The Tablet and has written many radio dramas for BBC Radio 4. Producer: Ruth Watts On BBC Sounds and the Free Thinking programme website you can find previous discussions about Adapting Molière https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00138km John McGrath's Scottish drama https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017tzt Shakespeare https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06406hm Lorraine Hansbery https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tpdh3 and other key thinkers and writers on morality like Hannah Arendt/ Iris Murdoch/ Thomas Mann in our landmarks collection https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jwn44

Follow us on Patreon at patreon.com/andalmoststarring   On this week's show, we're looking at everyone who almost starred in the film adaptation of Sondheim's classic musical Into the Woods! How amazing is the cast for the early-90s version Rob Reiner was set to direct? Which Lord of the Rings actor was set to play a role? And why couldn't we get Debbie Jellinsky as a murderous giantess? Also – Amy Jo tells the tale of the disastrous production of Into the Woods she was in featuring a live falcon and a show cow named Thriller!   Into the Woods stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, Christine Baranski, Lucy Punch, Tammy Blanchard, Tracey Ullman, Lilla Crawford, Simon Russell Beale, Johnny Depp, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy, and Frances de la Tour; directed by Rob Marshall   On Instagram: @andalmoststarring  Have a film you'd love for us to cover? E-mail us at andalmoststarring@gmail.com   www.andalmoststarring.com   

The Outfit is a 2022 American crime drama film directed by Graham Moore in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Moore and Johnathan McClain. The film stars an ensemble cast including Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Simon Russell Beale. The plot centers around an English tailor, or, as he prefers to be called, a "cutter", (Rylance) in Chicago whose primary customers are a family of vicious gangsters. The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2022, and was released in the United States on March 18, 2022, by Focus Features. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradepaperbacks/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

The Outfit is a 2022 American crime drama film directed by Graham Moore in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Moore and Johnathan McClain. The film stars an ensemble cast including Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Simon Russell Beale. The plot centers around an English tailor, or, as he prefers to be called, a "cutter", (Rylance) in Chicago whose primary customers are a family of vicious gangsters. The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2022, and was released in the United States on March 18, 2022, by Focus Features. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

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@EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is back with more highlights from this year's BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival'. Today, on 'Day 3', we look at a film about a poet struggling with sexuality and the horrors of the war. Plus a couple of Shorts. Today we have: Benediction Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/txvctJm_0Ck Toronto International Film Festival Date: 12th September 2021 BFI Flare 2022 Date: 17th March 2022 Bodies: Film Strand Theatrical USA Release Date: 13th May 2022 Director: Terence Davies Cast: Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Ben Daniels Credit: Vertigo Releasing, EMU Films, BBC Films, British Film Institute (BFI), M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, Creative England Genre: Biography, Drama, War Running Time: 137 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/6L38k6l9DFQ ------------------------- Fever Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/esqv2WOuCNk BFI Flare 2022 Date: 18th March 2022 Strength in Vulnerability: UK Shorts Programme Director: Angele Cooper Cast: David J. Cork, Jeremy Feight, Janet Hubert, Alice Ripley, Terence Archie, Danea Osseni, Iroko Anyogu, Arthur L. Braddy III, Justin Mortelliti Credit: SheStrikes Genre: Short, Thriller Running Time: 20 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/3jJjwMWbTxw Website: Here. https://www.angelecooper.com/filmography Instagram: @fevershortfilm https://www.instagram.com/fevershortfilm/ ----------------------------- For Love Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-5qevYW2KXE BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022 Out Here Livin': UK Shorts Programme Director: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Cast: Ann Akinjirin, Marcy Dolapo Oni, Diana Yekinni, Damola Adelaja Credit: Joi Productions, Quiddity Films Genre: Drama, Short Running Time: 13 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/nBBBxTEXT5g Website: Here. https://www.joiproductions.co.uk/ ---------------------------- *(Music) 'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eftv/message

It is often said of King Lear that if an actor has the stamina to play the titular role, they don't have the age, but if they have the age, they don't have the stamina.  With this in mind, we are taking a look at Early Modern perceptions and beliefs surrounding aging and old age, how aging and old age is represented in the text of King Lear, and how it has been portrayed on stage.  Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone. This month, Patreon patrons receive an extended version of our conversation on Gallatea with Dr. Simone Chess! Works referenced: Martin, Christopher. Constituting Old Age in Early Modern English Literature, from Queen Elizabeth to King Lear. University of Massachusetts Press, 2013. Performance by Simon Russell Beale, and Simon Lovestone, Shakespeare and Old Age: Simon Russell Beale, National Theatre, 19 Apr. 2016, https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/file/shakespeare-and-old-age-simon-russell-beale. Accessed 26 Apr. 2022.   Snyder, Susan. “King Lear and the Psychology of Dying.” Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, 1982, pp. 449–60, https://doi.org/10.2307/2870125. Accessed 27 Apr. 2022.

This week on the episode we discuss The Outfit! What a movie. Incredible work by the greatest living English speaking actor, Mark Rylance, and his ridiculous supporting cast, let by Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Simon Russell Beale, and Dylan O'Brien. Graham Moore, amazing effort. Thanks to our Queensland, Australia listeners! And Hawaii!  Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say. Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Twitch/Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod, YouTube: The Love of Cinema Podcast.

Graham Moore is a name you may remember from 2014 when he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Imitation Game." Now, he's back, and this time he's writing and stepping behind the camera for the first time with his directorial debut "The Outfit," starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird & Simon Russell Beale. A sophisticated single location crime thriller with more than enough twists to fill ten movies, the film opens in theaters from Focus Features this weekend. Graham was kind enough to spend some time talking with me about the screenplay, the twists and turns it takes, working with Mark Rylance, and more. Click below to take a listen and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

On this episode Matt & Eric review Graham Moore's The Outfit starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Simon Russell Beale.Matt's Rating: 3/5 Eric's Rating: 3/5

The Outfit – Movie Review 105 Minutes, Rated R Written and Directed by Graham Moore **NOTE: this post has been updated now that we actually got the chance to talk […]

Welcome to the first Monthly entry into The Big Run journal. The loose thread stitching together this month's entry is desire. The desire for adventure, the desire to find joy in what you do. Whatever it means to you. Kicking us off is decorated actor and knight of the realm, Sir Simon Russell Beale reading "Glory, Glory, Glory!" by a former guest, talented runner and supremely gifted wordsmith Sean Hamilton. We then head out to North West London for adventure and trail with the wonderful community of runners that is Camino Ultra. At 19:45 Keiran Alger from The Run Testers drops in with the 2 Minute Review on the latest offering from Garmin with their new Epix watches. 2 minutes later...obvs

País Reino Unido Dirección Marjane Satrapi Guion Jack Thorne. Biografía: Marie Curie Música Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine Fotografía Anthony Dod Mantle Reparto Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard, Simon Russell Beale, Jonathan Aris, Indica Watson, Mirjam Novak, Tim Woodward, Cara Bossom, Richard Pepple, Michael Gould, Mark Phelan, Corey Johnson Sinopsis Pionera. Rebelde. Genio. Radioactive es la historia real e increíble de Marie Sklodowska-Curie y su trabajo ganador del Premio Nobel que cambió el mundo para siempre. A medida que descubre elementos radiactivos previamente desconocidos, pronto se vuelve terriblemente evidente que su investigación podría conducir a aplicaciones en medicina que permitirían salvar miles de vidas, pero también a usos en la guerra que podrían destruir millones de ellas.

The star of “Bach and Sons” tells Anne McElvoy how he brought the great German composer to life on stage. They discuss the impact of theatre closures on actors' finances and why he reckons it's now safe to return to the stalls on both sides of the Atlantic. Plus, how far should identity politics influence who plays which roles?Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:www.economist.com/podcastoffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The star of “Bach and Sons” tells Anne McElvoy how he brought the great German composer to life on stage. They discuss the impact of theatre closures on actors' finances and why he reckons it's now safe to return to the stalls on both sides of the Atlantic. Plus, how far should identity politics influence who plays which roles?Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:www.economist.com/podcastoffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Jewish boy kills a Nazi by the Polish ghetto. He must escape the Third Reich at all costs. The captivating true story of one boy's flight across Europe to escape the Nazis. A tale of extraordinary courage, incredible adventure and the relentless pursuit of life in the face of impossible challenges. In early 1940 Chaim Herzsman was locked in to the Lódz Ghetto in Poland. Hungry, fearless and determined, he goes on scavenging missions outside the wire limits, until he is forced to kill a Nazi guard. That moment changes the course of his life and sets him on an unbelievable adventure across enemy lines. Chaim avoids grenades and rifle fire on the Russian border, shelters with a German family in the Rhineland, falls in love in occupied France, is captured on a mountain pass in Spain, gets interrogated as a potential Nazi spy in Britain and eventually fights for everything he believes in as part of the British Army. He protects his life by posing as an Aryan boy with a crucifix around his neck and fights for his life through terrible and astonishing circumstances. Escape from the Ghetto is about a normal boy who faced extermination by the Nazis in the ghetto or a Nazi deathcamp and the extraordinary life he led in avoiding that fate. It's a bittersweet story about epic hope, beauty amidst horror and the triumph of the human spirit. John Carr is Henry Carr's eldest son, and in Escape from the Ghetto he has re-created his father's incredible adventure through recordings and transcribed conversations in later life. For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Saboteur of Auschwitz and The Volunteer, this is the incredible true story of escape from the Nazis during World War II.

Back in March of 2020, theaters shut down across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than closing up shop, actor Rob Myles formed a Shakespeare reading group over Zoom — a group which quickly transformed into an online theater company, The Show Must Go Online. Since then, TSMGO has performed the entire Shakespeare canon, premiering a new production every week throughout the pandemic. They've involved actors and theater makers from across the world, and every performance included guest speakers, with luminaries like Ben Crystal and Simon Russell Beale joining in on the fun. All of the performances are still up on YouTube, and have garnered tens of thousands of views across the globe. Rob Myles joins us from his home in Glasgow. He is an actor, author, director, stage fighter, and creator of the Shakespeare Deck, which aims to make Shakespeare simple on the go. Today he'll be joining us to talk about how The Show Must Go Online developed, the process and challenges of creating Zoom theater so quickly and at such a high level, and his views on how we can make Shakespeare and theater in general more inclusive and accessible going forward. Rob is interviewed by host Emily Jackoway. To learn more about NoSweatShakespeare, check out our site at nosweatshakespeare.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to follow or subscribe and give us a five-star rating. Thanks for listening in!

This week we discuss the hilarious historical black comedy The Death Of Stalin (2017) from writer director Armando Iannucci and starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin, Paul Whitehouse, Jason Isaacs, Jeffrey Tambor and Simon Russell Beale (among others). After evil dictator Joseph Stalin  (Adrain McLoughlin) dies, he leaves behind a power vacuum  that his closest allies are quick to fill. This absolute comedy gem highlights the race to the top between the vile sadist Beriya (Beale) and the seemingly hapless Khrushchev (Buscemi) with the skulduggery and backstabbing that only the creator of the Thick of It can do justice! If you enjoy this podcast, then please leave us a rating or share us, and check out Hagfilms on YouTube for more exclusive film related content including Trev's new series "Films I own that I Havent watched Yet", where... you guessed it.... Trev watches films that he owns but hasn't watched yet. You can also drop comments on our podcast there too, or  you can get over  to Facebook and drop a comment there too. www.facebook.com/weneedtotalkaboutmoviespodcastAnd we now also have an Instagram account too - https://www.instagram.com/weneedtotalkmoviespodcast/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wnmovietalk)

Welcome to Them Thorntons' Hard Out: Cinephiliacs! In this episode Chris and Jay discuss Armando Iannucci's THE DEATH OF STALIN, starring Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor. You can check out this wickedly funny, subversive film currently streaming on Netflix—and we suggest you do! Originally aired on YouTube on February 16, 2021.

The Lehman Trilogy at the National Theatre is an epic new play directed by Sam Mendes, which tells the story of the American banking dynasty from its humble beginnings in Alabama to its bankruptcy in the 2008 crash. John talks to Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles, who play the founding Lehman brothers and many other characters too. As the 100th Now That's What I Call Music album is released, John discusses the extraordinary success of the hits compilation series and examines its cultural impact with Now curator Pete Duckworth and music critic Katie Puckrik. Poet Zaffar Kunial's father is Kashmiri, his mother's ancestors lived in Orkney, and he was born in Birmingham, and, as he tells John Wilson, his poetry bridges these worlds and their languages. Zaffar's debut collection Us is published by Faber & Faber, which he describes as like being signed by Manchester United. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Timothy ProsserMain image - (L-R) Simon Russell Beale, Ben Miles and Adam Godley in The Lehman Trilogy. Photo by Mark Douet.

Simon Russell Beale and Don Warrington talk to us about playing one of the greatest roles of all time, to help us unpick the complex relationship between acting and ageing. Plus, we talk to theatre company Improbable about teaching actors in their 80s to improvise for the first time. Please note this episode contains strong language.

Former Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman takes a twist on Othello into the future and outer space in her new book for young adults, Chasing the Stars. She tells Kirsty why she chose sci-fi to explore contemporary issues such as immigration and prejudice.Idris Elba plays a lone wolf CIA operative in the new Paris-based thriller Bastille Day, who enlists the assistance of a reluctant American played by Richard Madden from Game of Thrones. Antonia Quirke reviews the film whose release was postponed after the Paris attacks.The Flick is a Pulitzer Prize winning play about the staff at a run-down cinema in Massachusetts. Kirsty talks to its director Sam Gold as it starts its run at the National Theatre this week.As part of our Shakespeare's People series, Simon Russell Beale chooses Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing.Presenter : Kirsty Lang Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

The actor Simon Russell Beale discusses playing the role of King Lear. Derek Jarman is the subject of a season at the BFI and an exhibition Pandemonium - at the Cultural Institute at King's College London. Composer Simon Fisher Turner, artist Tacita Dean, writer Jon Savage and Director of Film at the British Council Briony Hanson appraise his career. Plus New Generation Thinkers Philip Roscoe and Jonathan Healey reflect on attitudes to the deserving poor, benefits culture and the Channel 4 series Benefits Street.

Sarah Montague speaks to Sir John Tavener, one of Britain's most celebrated composers. He says his music is for God - even referring to it as a form of divine dictation. Forty years ago, his work was sometimes dismissed as bland, populist, new age. But over time he has defied the critics - the Protecting Veil was one of the biggest selling classical albums ever, and his Song for Athene was played at the funeral of Princess Diana. Having been ill for much of his life, he says that everything changed after he nearly died from a heart attack six years ago. How did this experience affect his view of life, his music, and his faith?(Image:Sir John Tavener (left) and Simon Russell Beale. Credit: BBC)

Anne McElvoy applies herself to the crisis of modern banking, the plight of buildings in Moscow and a masterpiece of British theatre. She talks to Simon Russell Beale and John Simm about the latter, Pinter's early tragicomdedy, The Hothouse, before sharing notes on bankers with the academic economist, Anat Admati and then enlisting the views of the conservationist, Clem Cecil about the Melnikov House - one of the jewels in Russia's modernist crown. She's also joined by Karen Leeder and Catherine Merridale to discuss the power that Hitler and Stalin still exert over writers in Germany and Russia.