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Barbican Theatre
The challenges faced by the Barbican Theatre in London
The Globe Theatre
Descriptions from the audience of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London
Copenhagen
Michael Frayn on his play about the meeting of physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg
The Process of Editing
The role an editor plays in whittling down a play when it is considered too long
JM Barrie
Review of JM Barrie, the Scottish dramatist, and his most famous work Peter Pan
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Phyllida Lloyd on the tale of an Edinburgh schoolteacher who holds her pupils in thrall
Play Not Known
Discussion of a play with themes of abuse and love and the fine line between the two
Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma!
"There's a real tension between men and women" Hugh Jackman on being Curly the cowboy
Eyam - a Musical
An unlikely subject for a musical - the bubonic plague
Doctor Dolittle
The West End show featuring a hundred Jim Henson puppets
Julius Caesar for an International Audience
Taking Shakespeare on tour to Africa and using local performers and dancers
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The stage-play based on the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos
Auditions
It's not a memory test. It's more a test of what someone is able to do"
Death Catches the Hunter
The play's title means we are sometimes defeated by what we do best
John Clifford on his work with a translated 17th Century play
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Discussion of Christopher Hampton's play Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Acting in the Dark
An actor describes a show in which cast members cannot see each other
Starstruck
Roy Williams talks about on his play in which film star Stewart Granger comes to Jamaica
Music and Sound Effects
Discussion about the music and sound effects for stage plays and silent films
An unnamed Irish dramatist discusses her work
Radio Drama in Front of an Audience
"The audience really listens to a reading - for certain plays this works wonderfully"
Salome
"The piece deals with five incredibly lonely people"
The Golem
Discussion of the Golem of Jewish folklore - and how the story was turned into a musical
The Cyclist
Discussion of the play by Vijay Tendulkar
The Snow Palace
Pam Gems talks about her play about the Polish writer Stanislawa Przybyszewska
Duane Hanson
Realistic sculptor Duane Hanson's exhibition
The House Swap
Penelope Wilton discusses a play about a couple swapping life in the US for the UK
Mary Guterson
International Radio Playwriting competition winner Mary Guterson
The Tempest
Playing Prospero in Shakespeare's play
Olivier Messiaen
Discussion about Olivier Messiaen's use of birdsong to inspire music composition
Singing Opera
Discussion with Italian female opera singer and recording artist