Audio: Playwrights
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Maverick Steven Berkoff on his Messiah
26th November 2003
INTERVIEW: STEVEN BERKOFF The maverick playwright talks to Rachel Halliburton about his controversial Messiah, the critics he reviles and what he'd do...
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Justifying War: verdict of the critics
7th November 2003
JUSTIFYING WAR The verdict on the Tricycle's recreation of the Hutton Inquiry. Host Rachel Halliburton quizzes Dominic Cavendish, Jane Edwardes and C...
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Producer Sonia Friedman hits back
17th October 2003
RIGHT TO REPLY: SONIA FRIEDMAN The producer for the Ambassador Theatre Group, responds to criticisms in a discussion on the current state of the West ...
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Is the West End in a state of crisis?
11th October 2003
DEBATE: IS THE WEST END IN A STATE OF CRISIS? Charles Spencer joins Mark Shenton and David Benedict to assess theatreland's current health. Dominic Ca...
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Review of Blood
3rd October 2003
BLOOD Patrick Marmion and David Benedict clash over the merits or otherwise of the controversial play, Blood, by Lars Noren at the Royal Court.
Listen nowin European Theatre, International, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables
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Review of The Maths Tutor
3rd October 2003
THE MATHS TUTOR Jane Edwardes and Patrick Marmion sigh and shake their heads over Clare McIntyre's new one at Hampstead. David Benedict hosts.
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Review of The Hotel in Amsterdam
19th September 2003
THE HOTEL IN AMSTERDAM As John Osborne's 1968 drama gets a rare outing, David Benedict, Mark Shenton and Carole Woddis gather to deliver their verdict...
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Review of Democracy
12th September 2003
DEMOCRACY Jane Edwardes and John Nathan applaud Michael Frayn's complex account of high-level politics and espionage in 1960s West Germany. David Bene...
Listen nowin Historical Drama, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables, Transcripts
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Review of I. D.
12th September 2003
I.D. Jane Edwardes, Aleks Sierz and John Nathan express reservations about Antony Sher's first play at the Almeida. David Benedict hosts.
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