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Preparing for Auditions

Preparations for an audition through the eyes of the actor

• 4 mins

The Woman in Black

The classic ghost story play, adapted from Susan Hill's short story by Stephen Mallatratt

• 4 mins

The Cripple of Inishmaan

The play by Martin McDonagh as described by the actor who plays Billy Claven

• 4 mins

The Human Voice

Training the voice - an actor describes voice production in theatres

• 4 mins

Landslide

Prescient plot about the landslide victory of New Labour over the Conservatives in 1997

• 4 mins

Maureen Lipman

Her one woman show, being in Blithe Spirit and the roles she likes playing

• 4 mins

Caryl Churchill

The non-naturalistic techniques and feminist themes of dramatist Caryl Churchill

• 4 mins

Lady in the Dark

The Broadway musical written by Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin and Moss Hart

• 4 mins

The Glass Menagerie

Discussion of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams with Laura Taylor

• 3 mins

Mirad - A Boy from Bosnia

Ad de Bont talks about his play Mirad - A Boy from Bosnia about the refugees of war

• 4 mins

Animal Farm

Actors talking about the stage show production of George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm

• 4 mins

A Very Rare Bird Indeed

Actress Judi Dench discusses her latest role in Peter Tinniswood's A Very Rare Bird Indeed

• 4 mins

Alby James

The scriptwriter Alby James discusses a story about a young Muslim Somali girl

• 4 mins

Way Upstream

Russell Dixon who is starring in the Alan Ayckbourn play Way Upstream talks about the play

• 4 mins

Anna Karenina

David Hitchinson talks about his four part adaptation of Anna Karenina. How did he do it?

• 4 mins

The Goodbye Girl

Gary Wilmot talks about the musical by Neil Simon, David Zippel and by Marvin Hamlisch

• 4 mins

The Monkey King

The legend of The Monkey King set in 1950s Hong Kong

• 4 mins

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ian Talbot on producing A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare at the Open Air Theatre

• 4 mins

Marlene

Si芒n Phillips talks about playing Marlene Dietrich in Pam Gems's play Marlene

• 4 mins

Damn Yankees

Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil for becoming the world's greatest baseball player

• 4 mins

Opera Singer Sally Burgess

Mezzo soprano Sally Burgess talks about opera, concerts and jazz caberet

• 5 mins

Uncle Vanya vs The Wood Demon

Director Anthony Clark discusses Anton Chekhov's plays Uncle Vanya and The Wood Demon

• 3 mins

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.

• 4 mins

The Herbal Bed

"She's a free-thinking spirit" Kate Duch锚ne on playing Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna

• 4 mins

Grace Note

Playwright Samuel Adamson gives some background on his play Grace Note

• 3 mins

The Seagull

Director Stephen Unwin talks about Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull

• 4 mins

The Painter of Signs

Discussion of the play of the novel by RK Narayan - The Painter of Signs

• 3 mins

People are Living There

South African playwright Athol Fugard talks about his play People are Living There

• 3 mins

Mosquitoes

The play Mosquitoes recalls the story of Ronald Ross who discovered malaria transmission

• 4 mins

Looking For Mr Big

A discussion of the play Looking for Mr Big

• 4 mins