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On Stage Directions each month I discuss current issues in theatre and performance with colleagues and critics, friends and fellow theatre workers. There are interviews with theatre makers, critics and academics and discussions of the latest shows and the latest theatre research. Stage Directions is brought to you with the support of the Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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A podcast in which I interview writers about their writing. Little Written on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LittleWritten Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mathistopheles
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Shôn Dale-Jones 'I think actually people go to the theatre because they want a conversation and the play is only an excuse to have that conversation' In this episode I talk theatre criticism's past and future with Megan Vaughan and Catherine Love; I interview Shôn Dale-Jones about the artistic and political journey that led to his latest show Me & …
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It's the oldest form of theatre. Gather round and we'll tell you a story Paul Miller In this episode I go in search of right-wing theatre and try to trace out a little history of how and why the theatre might have a liberal bias. I then talk about conservatism in the theatre with Kate Maltby. Finally, I interview Paul Miller, artistic director of t…
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Theatre and Brexit "Theatre will be a great place to restore a sense of the meaning, significance, ambiguity, nuance and beauty of language" Chris Megson In this episode I talk to the wonderful Nadine Holdsworth and Chris Megson about British theatre and Brexit. I report from an academic conference in Reading and ask, what are academic conferences …
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Ellen McDougall 'trying to understand better what it means to be alive now' In this episode I discuss Donald Trump and performance with my brilliant colleagues Bryce Lease and Sophie Nield. I talk about a paradoxical and strange evening of theatre in January 1886. And I have a chat with the amazing Ellen McDougall about her first season as Artistic…
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Writer Interview - Sophie Coulombeau - Novelist - Part II, Point No Point
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In part two of my interview with novelist, Sophie Coulombeau, she discusses her upcoming second novel, Point No Point, a multi-stranded political novel set in 1790s London. The first part (https://soundcloud.com/littlewritten/sophie-coulombeau-little-written-part-1) covered her award-winning first novel, Rites.Over the two parts, our topics of disc…
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Writer Interview - Sophie Coulombeau - Novelist - Part I, Rites
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In this, the first part of a two-part interview, I talk to Sophie Coulombeau, novelist and academic, about her award-winning first novel, Rites, which was published in 2012 . The second part (https://soundcloud.com/littlewritten/sophie-coulombeau-little-written-part-2) will focus on her upcoming second novel Point No Point, which may well be out ne…
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Writer Interview - Dan Rebellato - Blood, Sex and Money
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In this episode, I talk to Dan Rebellato, playwright, academic and lead writer on the first season of BBC Radio 4's massive adaptation of Emile Zola's twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart novels, titled Blood, Sex and Money, which starts this Saturday (21 November) and runs for nine consecutive days.The adaptation will eventually total twenty-seven episod…
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Writer Interview - Annegret Märten, Exeunt Magazine
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In this episode, I interview theatre reviewer, Annegret Märten. Annegret writes for Exeunt Magazine, and has worked behind the scenes on a variety of theatrical productions.Our conversation covers her approach to reviewing plays, the mysterious role of the dramaturge, the differences between British and German theatre, her doctoral thesis on speech…
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Writer Interview - Nick Hennegan, Maverick Theatre Company
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In this episode, I interview writer, director, theatre producer and broadcaster, Nick Hennegan. Nick is artistic director of the Maverick Theatre Company, founder of the London Literary Pub Crawl and presents of the Literary London Show on Resonance 104.4FM.Since Nick recently gave a very extensive interview on his career to The Zone Show (Episode …
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