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Guys and Dolls
"Musicals have this ability to intensify the experience of theatre"
Three Hours After Marriage
Discussion of this restoration comedy written in 1717
Preparing for Auditions
Preparations for an audition through the eyes of the actor
The Woman in Black
The classic ghost story play, adapted from Susan Hill's short story by Stephen Mallatratt
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The play by Martin McDonagh as described by the actor who plays Billy Claven
The Human Voice
Training the voice - an actor describes voice production in theatres
Landslide
Prescient plot about the landslide victory of New Labour over the Conservatives in 1997
Maureen Lipman
Her one woman show, being in Blithe Spirit and the roles she likes playing
Caryl Churchill
The non-naturalistic techniques and feminist themes of dramatist Caryl Churchill
Lady in the Dark
The Broadway musical written by Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin and Moss Hart
The Glass Menagerie
Discussion of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams with Laura Taylor
Mirad - A Boy from Bosnia
Ad de Bont talks about his play Mirad - A Boy from Bosnia about the refugees of war
Animal Farm
Actors talking about the stage show production of George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm
A Very Rare Bird Indeed
Actress Judi Dench discusses her latest role in Peter Tinniswood's A Very Rare Bird Indeed
Alby James
The scriptwriter Alby James discusses a story about a young Muslim Somali girl
Way Upstream
Russell Dixon who is starring in the Alan Ayckbourn play Way Upstream talks about the play
Anna Karenina
David Hitchinson talks about his four part adaptation of Anna Karenina. How did he do it?
The Goodbye Girl
Gary Wilmot talks about the musical by Neil Simon, David Zippel and by Marvin Hamlisch
The Monkey King
The legend of The Monkey King set in 1950s Hong Kong
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ian Talbot on producing A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare at the Open Air Theatre
Marlene
Si芒n Phillips talks about playing Marlene Dietrich in Pam Gems's play Marlene
Damn Yankees
Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil for becoming the world's greatest baseball player
Opera Singer Sally Burgess
Mezzo soprano Sally Burgess talks about opera, concerts and jazz caberet
Uncle Vanya vs The Wood Demon
Director Anthony Clark discusses Anton Chekhov's plays Uncle Vanya and The Wood Demon
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.
The Herbal Bed
"She's a free-thinking spirit" Kate Duch锚ne on playing Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna
Grace Note
Playwright Samuel Adamson gives some background on his play Grace Note
The Seagull
Director Stephen Unwin talks about Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull
The Painter of Signs
Discussion of the play of the novel by RK Narayan - The Painter of Signs
People are Living There
South African playwright Athol Fugard talks about his play People are Living There
Mosquitoes
The play Mosquitoes recalls the story of Ronald Ross who discovered malaria transmission