Audio: Playwrights
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Co-creator of Yes, Prime Minister Jonathan Lynn explores comedy
7th August 2011
INTERVIEW: JONATHAN LYNN The actor, director and co-writer, with Antony Jay, of the hit West End comedy show, Yes, Prime Minister (Apollo) - an update...
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Palestinian director and writer Amir Nizar Zuabi adapts Kafka
22nd July 2011
INTERVIEW: AMIR NIZAR ZUABI The director and writer, whose Haifa-based Palestinian ShiberHur theatre company is currently performing an adaptation of ...
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Playwright Penelope Skinner on The Village Bike
20th July 2011
INTERVIEW: PENELOPE SKINNER The playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about her new Royal Court play, The Village Bike, which explores the sex lives of a co...
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Actor Danny Webb on Wesker hit revival
27th June 2011
INTERVIEW: DANNY WEBB The actor discusses Dominic Cooke's well-received revival of Arnold Wesker's seminal 1958 play, Chicken Soup with Barley (the fi...
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Lindsay Posner, director, on staging Simon Gray’s Butley
25th June 2011
INTERVIEW: LINDSAY POSNER The director talks about his current West End revival of the late Simon Gray's Butley. Dominic Cavendish quizzes.
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Arnold Wesker reads two letters from Terence Rattigan
18th June 2011
WESKER EXCLUSIVE Sir Arnold Wesker reads private letters from Terence Rattigan. Currently enjoying the successful revival of his play Chicken Soup wit...
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Epic: a show that spans the 20th century!
25th May 2011
INTERVIEW: LUCY FOSTER and CHLOE DECHERY Diana Damian talks to the theatre-makers about their show Epic (Soho, and touring), and about Brecht, staging...
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David Slack of Manchester’s 24:7 Festival
23rd May 2011
INTERVIEW: DAVID SLACK The Executive Producer of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, an event that focuses on new writing in Manchester and is now in its eight...
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Esther Baker describes the Synergy theatre project
20th May 2011
INTERVIEW: ESTHER BAKER The artistic director of the Synergy theatre project, which works with prisoners, ex-prisoners and young people at risk, tells...
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