Spotlight Episodes Episode guide
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Wilkie Collins
Discussion of the author of The Moonstone, Mr Percy and the Prophet and The Woman in White
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Wigmaking
The art of making wigs with real hair for use in theatre productions
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Widowers' Houses
Fiona Shaw's adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Widowers' Houses
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What's Coming Up on Play of the Week
Gordon House discusses School for Wives and Death and the Maiden
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West of Eden Play
Harry Harrison talks about his play and huge changes in technology
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Way Upstream
Russell Dixon who is starring in the Alan Ayckbourn play Way Upstream talks about the play
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Walking Around Britain
"To travel alone, on foot is the most efficient way of gathering material"
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Volpone
Ben Jonson's play about greed
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Voices on The Wind
Tanika Gupta describes the actions of Bengali Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary Dinesh Gupta, as outlined in her book, Voices On The Wind.
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Uncle Vanya vs The Wood Demon
Director Anthony Clark discusses Anton Chekhov's plays Uncle Vanya and The Wood Demon
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Truman Capote
A flamboyant writer who lived his life in public
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Tobey Maguire on The Cider House Rules
Working on Lasse Hallstr枚m's film adaptation of John Irving's novel
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Timon of Athens
Discussion of Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens
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Three Hours After Marriage
Discussion of this restoration comedy written in 1717
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This Lime Tree Bower
Irish playwright, Conor McPherson on his play set in an out of season seaside town
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Theatre School
The transition from drama school to acting professionally and a love for theatre over TV
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Theatre Critics
Judith Matrell discusses the work of the critic
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Theatre Agents
The excitement felt by the agent in finding a new talent or by securing work for those under their umbrella of care.
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The Woman Who Laughed
Joyce Carol Oates describes writing this radio drama
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The Woman in Black
The classic ghost story play, adapted from Susan Hill's short story by Stephen Mallatratt
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The Use of Recorded Effects in Stage Plays
Sound engineer talks about sound effects used in a production of Henry IV, part 2
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The Tempest
Playing Prospero in Shakespeare's play
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The Speculator
Stephen Wyatt on his adaptation of The Speculator
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The Sorrows of Young Werther
Discussion of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel The Sorrows of Young Werther
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The Snow Palace
Pam Gems talks about her play about the Polish writer Stanislawa Przybyszewska
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The Seagull
Director Stephen Unwin talks about Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull
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The Rocky Horror Show
Nicholas Parsons on his role as narrator in The Rocky Horror Show
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The Process of Editing
The role an editor plays in whittling down a play when it is considered too long
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Phyllida Lloyd on the tale of an Edinburgh schoolteacher who holds her pupils in thrall
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The Power of The Dog
Ellen Dryden talks about her play The Power of The Dog