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As well as a curious pliable hinterland between land and sea, the beach has always been a place where the boundaries of conventional morality blur. Not least with the innovation and introduction to piers and promenades at the end of the 19th century of the Mutoscope. Lower yourself to the level of What The Butler Saw in this week's Coastal Stories. Buy Coastal Stories a pint here: https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod Coastal Stories is researched, written, produced and presented by Charlie Connelly
Catherine Russell is a British actress best known for playing Consultant Surgeon Serena Campbell in Holby City since 2012. Her other film and television credits include Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Messiah, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Waking the Dead, Sherlock Holmes, Silent Witness and Pete versus Life. Her hugely successful stage career has seen her play leads in the West End and around the country. Her most recent roles include Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rosie in the West End production of Mamma Mia!, What The Butler Saw and Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus directed by Patrick Marber. Catherine Russell is guest number 171 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Catherine Russell on Twitter: @catherinerusse2 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Cev is at the door to welcome you, m'luds, as we take a gentlemanly stroll into the wilds of Hammer's 1950 “comedy”, What The Butler Saw…Yes, yes, yes, your initial impressions that this is to be a peepshow-arama are well founded, but where exactly does the phrase “What The Butler Saw” actually come from? Who was Henry Mollison, otherwise known as “The Butler”? And how much do you actually know about big game hunting? Oh, and what is the film itself actually like?Believe it or not, all these questions shall be answered in this quite unique episode of The House Of Hammer…TO GRAB YOUR COPY OF THE HOUSE OF HAMMER BINGO CARD CLICK HEREFollow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/househammerpodFollow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/househammerpod“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells
So here we go with episode one of my brand new podcast ‘What The Butler Saw’ and who better tho kick it off with than my old DJ partner Dave Graham. We chat about the early rave scene , getting our 1st set of decks, our 1st gigs, buying tunes, The Drome, Club 051, Society and Dave picks out some stand out tunes and moments. Plus, I ask that question ‘Why did Dave Graham decide to walk away from Club 051?'
A special edition exploring the life and legacy of the playwright Joe OrtonLeonie Orton, Joe Orton's youngest sister, has written a memoir of her life, I Had It In Me, in which she describes the childhood in Leicester she shared with Joe Orton and how his death led her to question and change her life. She meets Samira at the Pork Pie Library which she and Joe used to regularly visit. Dr Emma Parker has co-curated two exhibitions inspired by Joe Orton: What the Artist Saw: Art Inspired by the Life and Work of Joe Orton, is on at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester until 22 October and Crimes of Passion: The Story of Joe Orton is on at the National Justice Museum in Nottingham until 1 OctoberSally Norman, co-founder and co-director of Soft Touch Arts in Leicester, and her assistant Jenna Forbes, discuss their new community arts exhibition Breaking Boundaries: Joe Orton and Me which is on at Soft Touch Arts until 8 September.Theatre critic John Lahr, author of the acclaimed Joe Orton biography, Prick Up Your Ears, discusses Orton's skill and significance as a playwright.The actor Sheila Hancock shares her memories of performing in Joe Orton's first stage play, Entertaining Mr Sloane, during its first Broadway run in 1965.The artistic director of Curve theatre, Nikolai Foster, talks about his experience of staging Joe Orton's final play, What The Butler Saw, at Curve earlier this year.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ekene Akalawu.
This week Ray spoke to comedians Gordon Southern, Michael Fabbri and Joe Wells. He was also joined in the studio by Barry Dodds, and, in the latest instalment of the soon to be hit feature What The Butler Saw, got assistant producer Andy Butler’s review of ‘A Serbian Film’.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) BLACK PEARL SINGS, by Frank Higgins, at The Black Rep, (2) AWAKE AND SING!, by Clifford Odets, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) AGNES OF GOD, by John Pielmeier, at Avalon Theatre Co., (4) WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, by Joe Orton, at Forest Park Community College, (5) INTELLIGENT LIFE, by Lauren Dusek Albonico, at HotCity Theatre, (6) THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, by Nikolai Gogol, at Webster Univ., Conservatory, (7) CURTAINS, by Rupert Holmes, John Kander & Fred Ebb, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (8) DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, by Sarah Ruhl, at Saint Louis University, and (9) BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, by Neil Simon, at Clayton Community Theatre
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) BLACK PEARL SINGS, by Frank Higgins, at The Black Rep, (2) AWAKE AND SING!, by Clifford Odets, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) AGNES OF GOD, by John Pielmeier, at Avalon Theatre Co., (4) WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, by Joe Orton, at Forest Park Community College, (5) INTELLIGENT LIFE, by Lauren Dusek Albonico, at HotCity Theatre, (6) THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, by Nikolai Gogol, at Webster Univ., Conservatory, (7) CURTAINS, by Rupert Holmes, John Kander & Fred Ebb, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (8) DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, by Sarah Ruhl, at Saint Louis University, and (9) BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, by Neil Simon, at Clayton Community Theatre.