Audio: Political Theatre
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The Confessions of Gordon Brown, post-show debate (excerpt)
5th July 2014
THE CONFESSIONS OF GORDON BROWN Post-show talk in which Kevin Toolis, the author and director of this acclaimed one-man show about former Labour PM Go...
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Playwright Moira Buffini puts Thatcher and the Queen on stage in Handbagged (1/2)
6th June 2014
INTERVIEW: MOIRA BUFFINI (1/2) The playwright talks to Heather Neill about her play Handbagged, which examines the relationship between Prime Minister...
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Playwright Moira Buffini puts Thatcher and the Queen on stage in Handbagged (2/2)
6th June 2014
INTERVIEW: MOIRA BUFFINI (2/2) The playwright talks to Heather Neill about her play Handbagged, which examines the relationship between Prime Minister...
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Interview: Stella Feehily and Max Stafford-Clark on This May Hurt a Bit, the NHS play
4th May 2014
NTERVIEW: STELLA FEEHILY and MAX STAFFORD-CLARK The playwright and Out of Joint's artistic director talk about This May Hurt a Bit, which tracks the e...
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Playwright Caroline Bird reveals her Secret Theatre play, Chamber Piece
17th February 2014
INTERVIEW: CAROLINE BIRD Continuing TheatreVOICE’s examination of the Lyric Hammersmith’s Secret Theatre, poet and playwright Caroline Bird tells ...
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Playwright Howard Brenton on his new political play about Partition: Drawing the Line
27th December 2013
INTERVIEW: HOWARD BRENTON The political playwright talks to Judi Herman about his latest, Drawing the Line (Hampstead), which tells the turbulent stor...
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Director Alex Thorpe discusses Michael Hastings’ play Lee Harvey Oswald
18th November 2013
INTERVIEW: ALEX THORPE The director talks to Judi Herman about his revival of the late Michael Hastings’ play, Lee Harvey Oswald, currently at the F...
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Unfinished Histories: Susan Croft introduces Re-Staging Revolutions
14th November 2013
INTERVIEW: SUSAN CROFT The writer and historian talks to Aleks Sierz about Re-Staging Revolutions, an exhibition — with talks and other events — a...
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Clean Break: playwright Katie Hims discusses her new play Billy the Girl
2nd November 2013
INTERVIEW: KATIE HIMS The playwright discusses her new play, Billy the Girl (Soho Theatre), which was commissioned by the Clean Break Theatre Company,...
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