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House of Spirits
Working with Isabel Allende to make a play out of her novel, House of Spirits
Down Among the Mini-Beasts
Bryony Lavery on her character Millie who shrinks to the size of an ant
Shoe Supervisor at the Birmingham Royal Ballet
"Principals can use 16 pairs of shoes a month" discussion on pointe shoes used in ballet
Play Not Known
Unknown speaker explains how he used the story or Genesis to rewrite a play.
Wigmaking
The art of making wigs with real hair for use in theatre productions
The Importance of the Musical Score in Silent Films
Playing the piano and the how styles of music convey meaning in silent films
Chapter Two by Neil Simon
Louise Swan talks to Sharon Gless about the play Chapter Two by Neil Simon
Directing Opera
Phyllida Lloyd on the moving from directing plays to directing opera
Poet Sir John Betjeman
Why this popular English poet was so appealing
Footballers Wives by Shelley Webb
"Sport is theatre" Shelley Webb, author of Footballers' Wives, on using sport in drama